The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Shen Yanran looked at Li Zhanting with a hint of envy and continued, "Your grandparents are really good to you. Just like you said, they love me because of my family. I haven't felt such warm family affection for almost ten years."

In fact, ever since her mother passed away, she had been even more eager for her father Shen Changtian's love. But on the seventh day after her mother's death, her most respected father returned to the Shen family with another woman and a girl.

She was even told bluntly that from now on, Du Yuzhi would be her mother and Shen Yufei would be her sister.

Shen Yanran felt like she had been struck by lightning when she heard that!

She couldn't believe what she was hearing, and she couldn't believe what she was seeing.

She immediately turned to Cheng Liwen for help, "Grandma, please do something about Dad! Mom has only been gone a few days, and Dad has already brought another woman home. My mom will die with her eyes open in disbelief!"

When Cheng Liwen first heard that Shen Changtian had a woman outside, she was also furious. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public.

However, during the most difficult time for the Shen family, Shen Yanran's mother, Lin Yueru, fell seriously ill. They had already spent more than a million yuan but there was still no effect. She did not want to continue to add money to this bottomless pit, so she tacitly accepted the relationship between Shen Changtian and Du Yuzhi.

Since Du Yuzhi's family was in the real estate business and had plenty of money, they not only solved the Shen family's immediate crisis but also gave her a villa. She was absolutely delighted with such a considerate and sensible daughter-in-law.

Therefore, she was even less concerned about Lin Yueru's life or death, and even provided very little medical expenses, just enough for Lin Yueru to stay alive with the help of medical equipment.

Not long after, Lin Yueru passed away in the hospital, and Du Yuzhi naturally brought her daughter in.

The gate of the Shen family.

Cheng Liwen genuinely loved Shen Yanran, but compared to Shen Yufei, who was good at talking and knew how to make the elderly happy, Shen Yanran was quickly forgotten, and her requests were ignored. "Alright Yanran, you are still young and don't understand many things. Listen to your father and get along well with your new mother and sister in the future."

How could we possibly get along well?

Her biological mother's body was barely cold when her biological father took another woman as his wife. How could she possibly tolerate this!

Shen Yan felt as if her heart had been pierced by countless sharp knives, the pain was excruciating, and her sorrowful eyes were filled with anger, making her unable to help but shout, "Dad, why are you treating me and Mom like this? Don't you love us anymore? Don't you care about Mom's last words?"

Shen Changtian frowned impatiently, his face grim and his voice cold as he said ruthlessly, "You don't need to look at us like that. Your mother died without giving me a son to carry on the family line. I've already been more than generous by not having the hospital stop her medication. Now that Yuzhi is pregnant with the future heir of our Shen family, it's only natural for her to live in the Shen family. From now on, you'd better be obedient and not cause me any trouble, or I'll send you to the countryside to fend for yourself."

Shen Yanran suddenly opened her eyes wide, her pupils widening in shock as she looked at Shen Changtian, who was speaking coldly to her. She even doubted whether she was his biological daughter, otherwise how could he be so heartless and ruthless?

"Who are you taking away?" Suddenly, an old and heavy voice came from the doorway.

All eyes turned to him, and an elderly man in a black Zhongshan suit with a solemn expression walked in from outside.

Shen Changtian didn't expect his father, Shen Guohua, who was resting at the sanatorium, to suddenly appear at this time. "Dad, you're not feeling well. Why didn't you rest at the sanatorium for a few more days before coming back?"

Shen Guohua snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, "I'm afraid if I don't come back soon, my granddaughter will be sent to the countryside!"

"Dad, nothing like that. I was just teasing the child. Yanran is my own daughter, how could I bear to part with her?" Shen Changtian couldn't go too far in front of Shen Guohua, as he was still counting on the 30% of shares he held to develop his business.

Shen Yanran was already in tears, heartbroken. When she saw Shen Guohua appear, she suddenly realized that perhaps only her grandfather could help her. "Grandpa, I don't want a new mother or a sister. I just want my mother. Please, don't let them move in, okay?"

Shen Guohua sighed deeply, reached out and wiped away her tears, saying helplessly, "Good child, Grandpa knows you're heartbroken, and you know Grandpa's health isn't good. I can stop them for a while, but can I stop them forever? The only thing I can do now is take good care of you for your mother. You don't want your mother to leave in peace, do you?"

Mom... what should I do?

What should she do? What else can she do?

There is no way!

She could only accept Shen Changtian's cold and heartless decision with utter despair...

Over the years, apart from her grandfather Shen Guohua, Shen Yanran had long since given up hope on her so-called family ties. But unexpectedly, she saw hope again in Li Zhanting's home, and once more felt the warmth of a family...

“They are your family now. You can go back to see them anytime you want.” Li Zhanting slowly raised his head and calmly looked into Shen Yanran’s clear eyes.

Hearing this, Shen Yanran snapped out of her reverie and smiled slightly, saying, "Yes, I will."

The car moved forward smoothly, and neither of them said anything. Li Zhanting simply put his arm around Shen Yanran's thin shoulders, giving her the warmest support without her even realizing it.

A short while later, Li Zhanting dropped Shen Yanran off at Dilong Bay, and then had his driver take him back to his company.

How could such a large company be without a decision-maker like Li Zhanting? It's no exaggeration to say that he handles deals worth hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars every minute. Even though he, as the boss, doesn't have to clock in and out on time, he never misses a single task.

Shen Yanran knew the importance of his work, so she naturally wouldn't stop him. But before leaving, she whispered a reminder to him to go home early.

Although she felt no pressure living in the villa, she still hoped that Li Zhanting would come home to be with her and not leave her alone in the villa.

She's most afraid of being alone...

Of course, Shen Yanran didn't just stay in the villa doing nothing. To pass the time and prepare for her new job, she started to immerse herself in her jewelry design again.

From then on, Li Zhanting's study also became her study.

When Li Zhanting returned to the company that evening, he saw that Shen Yanran had taken over most of his study. He just smiled indulgently and didn't say a word of complaint, letting her use everything on his desk.

The two spent several days in harmony and happiness, except for the occasional kiss Li Zhanting would steal a kiss from her while she was drawing, which made her heart flutter and ruin several of her drawings. Everything went quite well.

That day, as Shen Yanran was once again kissed by the man until her face was flushed and she was panting, her phone suddenly rang.

It was Wenqian who called.

Shen Yanran used a lot of effort and said several soft words to Li Zhanting before he finally let her leave.

Just as the phone was about to ring out, Shen Yanran answered it, slightly out of breath, "Hello... Wen Qian..."

Wen Qian was about to ask Shen Yanran why it took her so long to answer the phone, but upon hearing Shen Yanran's abnormal breathing on the other end, a glint of light flashed in Wen Qian's calm eyes. "Yanran... I didn't disturb you and Mr. Li while you were exercising, did I?"

Shen Yanran didn't react for a moment, and just tried to steady her breathing. "What exercise? We didn't do any exercise."

Wen Qian raised her eyebrows and said with interest, "Are you sure you haven't been doing any exercise? Your breathing is a bit too rapid, isn't it? It sounds like you've been up to no good, hahaha..."

Shen Yanran finally understood what her friend was talking about. Her already flushed face, kissed by Li Zhanting, became even more rosy and lovely. But she quickly retorted, "What, are you envious?"

To be honest, Wen Qian was genuinely envious of Shen Yanran for having a doting husband. After all, it had been almost three years since she broke up with her ex, and he had gotten married and had a child six months ago, while she was still a pitiful single dog. "Yanran, don't be so provocative. Be careful, or this single dog will come to your house and bite you!"

"Don't be like that, rabies vaccines are quite expensive these days," Shen Yanran joked with Wen Qian.

"Woof woof woof, I scared you to death!" Wenqian said exaggeratedly on the phone.

Shen Yanran seemed to have not joked with Wen Qian so unrestrainedly in a long time, and unconsciously even the corners of her lips were completely curved into a smile. "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. So, what do you want to see me about?"

"No way, my dear lady, what's wrong with your memory? Tomorrow's Friday! I told you I was going to take you to a fashion gala!" Wen Qian sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Wen Qian reminded her, and she really had forgotten about it. Perhaps she had been having a good time with Li Zhanting these past few days and had lost track of time for a moment. However, she would not admit it. "I didn't forget. I have prepared everything I need."

"Oh? You're all ready? I was just thinking of discussing the banquet with you..." Wenqian said, somewhat disappointed.

"I've only prepared the jewelry I'll wear; the rest is up to you. You know I've never been to an event like that before, so you'll have to guide me on what to say and do."

"Of course, that's no problem. The fashion gala will definitely focus on fashion, and there will be many celebrities from the fashion industry, as well as many popular stars. Who knows, someone with discerning taste might take a liking to your design and become an overnight sensation!"

Shen Yanran is confident in her designs, but not in her social skills. Since that incident in college, she has rarely appeared in crowded places and rarely interacts with unfamiliar people.

She never thought about becoming an overnight sensation; she only wanted her designs to be recognized by the world and her ideals to be perfectly realized.

More importantly, she also wanted to become a wife worthy of Li Zhanting through her own abilities.