The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Shen Yanran felt that Lin Ruoqi was acting completely inexplicably, as if she had done something to wrong her.

"Whether I use cosmetics or not is my own business and has nothing to do with you. Please don't block my way, okay?" Shen Yanran ate a bit too much for dinner and her stomach was a little uncomfortable. She urgently needed to go to the bathroom to take care of herself.

However, Lin Ruoqi blocked the door tightly, and given her weight, she really didn't want to cause a conflict with her.

Lin Ruoqi sneered sarcastically, "You really know how to talk. Why didn't you say that at the dinner table? You were acting all obedient, trying to get Jiang Meiling to look up to you, weren't you? Let me tell you, dream on. I've been married to Li Yanchen for so many years, and she's always been critical of me. She looks down on you from the bottom of her heart. Don't think that just because you're carrying twins, you can be superior to me in this family."

Shen Yanran didn't think there was anything to compare about pregnancy at all. "Aren't you overthinking it? What's there to compare between you and me?"

Lin Ruoqi's eyes suddenly brightened, and her expression became smug. "Of course there's a comparison. I'm the eldest daughter-in-law of the Li family, and I'm carrying the eldest grandson of the Li family. In terms of status, your child is inferior to mine. Besides, look at yourself now, as fat as a pig. How dare you show affection to Zhan Ting in front of me? If it weren't for the fact that you're pregnant, he might be disgusted to death by you!"

It's inevitable for a woman to gain weight during pregnancy. She was upset for a while at first, but seeing that Li Zhanting treated her as well as always and praised her for being prettier than before, she stopped caring so much.

In contrast, Lin Ruoqi still wore bright makeup, fitted clothes, and high heels. If it weren't for her prominently protruding belly, which confirmed her pregnancy, she would look like a wealthy heiress ready to attend a banquet at any time.

It's not that pregnant women can't wear makeup, pretty clothes, or high heels, but it's always better to be careful. Besides, as time goes on, the pregnant woman's belly gets bigger and bigger, and various bodily functions undergo different changes. If she's not careful in any aspect and harms herself or the baby, it will be too late to regret it.

Therefore, Ming did not directly refuse Jiang Meiling's request at dinner.

Lin Ruoqi, on the other hand, was extremely angry about this.

She clearly suffered a lot to have this child, so she should be protecting it even more sincerely. Why does she seem so indifferent?

They even tried to sow discord between her and Li Zhanting, as if she would only be happy if Li Zhanting disliked or even abandoned her.

"Please don't impose your filthy and disgusting thoughts on my husband. What kind of feelings we have as husband and wife is none of your business." Shen Yanran was no longer being polite to her, directly and coldly denying her unrealistic fantasies.

After saying that, Shen Yanran pushed Lin Ruoqi, who was blocking her way, aside and warned her coldly, "Also, let me tell you one more thing: instead of wasting your time on other people's business, you should take better care of yourself. Your brother is so good to you, so please don't let him down."

Without giving Lin Ruoqi another chance to waste words with her, she went straight into the bathroom and locked the door.

Li Zhanting waited for a while but Shen Yanran didn't come downstairs. He looked up at the building with some concern. He thought that if she still didn't want to come in another minute, he would go upstairs to find her.

Seeing Li Zhanting's worried expression, Sun Mingyan and Li Shengtian exchanged a smile and then said, "Zhanting, you've looked upstairs more than ten times in such a short time. If you keep looking, you'll see right through the house. Don't worry, Yanran is at home and will be fine."

Li Yanchen also comforted Li Zhanting, saying, "Yes, Zhanting, your sister-in-law is upstairs too. They are both pregnant, so they must have a lot in common. Maybe they chatted a bit longer and came down late."

Li Zhanting became even more worried after seeing Lin Ruoqi go upstairs. Who knew if that woman would hurt Shen Yanran when no one was around?

She had considered this before and had warned others about it.

He didn't know why, but he felt inexplicably nervous whenever Shen Yanran left his sight.

Fortunately, at that moment, Shen Yanran came downstairs.

Li Zhanting immediately went to her, looked her up and down, and asked, "Are you alright?"

Shen Yanran seemed to know what he was worried about, so she gently shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

When Li Zhongnan saw how worried Li Zhanting was about Shen Yanran, he felt both annoyed and amused.

Back then, he went to great lengths to get this brat to go on blind dates and get married, but the boy refused with all sorts of excuses, and in the end, he even dismissed him with the excuse that he was too busy with work.

Compared to now, he's practically a different person.

Therefore, men are completely different before and after marriage.

Li Yanchen didn't see Lin Ruoqi come down with Shen Yanran, so he asked curiously, "Yanran, where's your sister-in-law? Why didn't she come down with you?"

Shen Yanran respected Li Yanchen, her older brother, and spoke very politely, "I'm not sure, maybe she went straight back to her room to rest."

"Is she feeling unwell? I need to go upstairs and check on her." A hint of anxiety appeared on Li Yanchen's gentle face.

But Jiang Meiling didn't like hearing these words. "She talked back to me like that during the meal, and I didn't see her being uncomfortable. But she became uncomfortable just because she went to the bathroom. She's being dramatic and won't stop. I think she's just afraid I'll scold her again and doesn't want to come down."

Li Yanchen felt that Lin Ruoqi's pregnancy was already very difficult, and he didn't want her to be misunderstood by her mother. "Mom, don't say that. Qiqi definitely didn't mean it that way. You know how weak she is."

Jiang said, "I only said that because of her poor health. She's taken so many supplements and they haven't worked at all. People might think that our Li family is mistreating our daughter-in-law. I asked her to take some more Chinese medicine to supplement her health, but she refused no matter what. She's really spoiled!" Meiling always felt that Lin Ruoqi's pregnancy was abnormal because her belly was only growing big. She specially asked a friend to bring back several Chinese medicine prescriptions for pregnancy preservation. However, Li Yanchen felt that the smell of the medicine made him cry and felt sorry for his wife, so he disagreed with letting her take it. Just thinking about it made her angry.

Fearing that the mother and son would start arguing if they continued, Sun Mingyan quickly spoke up to stop them, saying, "Alright, stop talking. Every medicine has some toxicity. If Ruoqi doesn't want to drink it, why force her? Yanchen, don't worry about your mother. Go upstairs and keep your wife company."

Li Yanchen nodded, then glanced at Li Zhanting before taking the elevator upstairs.

Jiang Meiling, the mother-in-law, didn't like either of the two wives her sons married, but for some reason, her two sons doted on their wives more than the other.

Fortunately, Lin Ruoqi comes from a good family. The Lin family is considered a prominent family in Haicheng, so she doesn't lose too much face when she goes out to parties.

Shen Yanran, on the other hand, was someone who had nothing and did not meet her standards for a daughter-in-law at all. If it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant with twins and brought joy to the Li family, she would not have accepted such a low-level daughter-in-law so easily.

Jiang Meiling turned her head and gave Shen Yanran a cold look, saying, "Don't think you're safe just because I didn't say anything. You've gotten ridiculously fat. If Zhan Ting hadn't brought you here, I wouldn't have recognized you. When the baby is born and we have a full-month celebration and a hundred-day celebration, do you think you'll have the nerve to show your face to the guests?"

"Why should I be embarrassed?" Shen Yanran admitted that she had gained a lot of weight, but it shouldn't be to the point that she couldn't be seen in public, right?

Jiang Meiling glared at her with disgust and said, "How dare you! I can't stand the embarrassment. I don't want an ugly woman like you at my grandsons' one-month celebration. You'd better lose weight right after you give birth, or don't blame me for being heartless and not letting you attend!"

Li Zhanting suddenly stood up, blocking Shen Yanran's way, and bluntly undermined his mother, saying, "Sorry, this matter is not up to you."

No matter what, he would never let Shen Yanran suffer even the slightest grievance.

Besides, there's nothing wrong with Shen Yanran gaining weight; she's adorable when she's chubby, and he loves it to bits.

Jiang Meiling's face suddenly turned pale, and she said with some grievance, "Zhan Ting, I'm only saying this for your sake. Do you want outsiders to laugh at our Li family?"

"This is just your opinion, it doesn't represent everyone, and it certainly doesn't represent me. It's getting late, we need to go home." Li Zhanting really didn't want to argue with her about these pointless topics.

He gently helped Shen Yanran up and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Li Shengtian and Sun Mingyan were a little unhappy. They had finally managed to get Li Zhanting to bring Shen Yanran back for them to see, but Jiang Meiling had driven her away again. They wondered when she would change her temper.

She was such a well-educated and reasonable wife when she was young, so why does she talk so much now that she's old?

Sun Mingyan didn't want to criticize Jiang Meiling in front of the younger generation, for fear of embarrassing her, so she could only sigh and say, "Don't rush off yet. I have a sachet specially prepared for Yanran. It helps with sleep. I've used it myself and it works really well. You can take it home and try it too."

As she spoke, she asked the housekeeper to bring the things over.

Shen Yanran happily accepted the old man's kind gesture. "Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma. I'll put it under my pillow when I get home."

"Why are you being so polite with us? Let's go home and get some rest." Li Shengtian and Sun Mingyan got up and saw them to the door, watching them get into their car and leave.

At that moment, Lin Ruoqi stood by the window watching Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran's car drive away, a strange smile playing on her bright red lips: "Shen Yanran, enjoy those sachets I added special spices for you..."