The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Lin Xin'er was startled by this thought in her mind, but quickly came to terms with it.

She had never been so moved by any man as she was by Li Zhanting.

The men she used to fancy were easily won over with a few simple tricks; it was so boring.

But Li Zhanting was different. No matter what she did, he always remained indifferent and didn't take her seriously. But it was precisely because of this that she liked him so much.

Moreover, that wretched woman Shen Yanran had insulted her like that in the jewelry store just a few days ago. With both old and new grudges, she was even more determined to have Li Zhanting.

Jiang Meiling has never been interested in the family orchard, nor does she eat any of the fruit from it, as she finds it unclean. If it weren't for her father-in-law's fondness for it, she would have had the orchard leveled and replaced with bright and beautiful flowers long ago.

So when Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran went inside with the child, she sat in the pavilion outside and waited.

Just as she was getting bored, she suddenly noticed that Lin Xin'er, who had stayed behind to keep her company, was staring intently at her son.

This made her realize something, and an idea that had been in her mind before resurfaced.

So he took the initiative to speak with concern: "Xin'er, if you also like picking fruit, go inside and take a look, and join your brother Li."

Lin Xin'er snapped out of her daze, looked at the elegant Jiang Meiling, and smiled sweetly, "No, Aunt Li, I'm afraid of getting my clothes dirty, so I won't go in."

"It seems like he's a clean child. Actually, my Zhan Ting used to be very clean, even a bit of a germaphobe, but ever since he got together with that Shen Yanran, he doesn't care anymore. And our two children, who are not even a year old yet, have suffered along with him. Look at that orchard, it's full of bugs and dirt, it's so dirty." Jiang Meiling became more and more disgusted as she spoke.

After hearing this, Lin Xin'er's first thought was that Jiang Meiling, the mother-in-law, was very dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law, Shen Yanran.

This is a good thing for her!

Lin Xin'er covered her mouth and said in feigned surprise, "Ah? How could Brother Li's wife do that? If it were me, I would never let such a young child play with such dirty things. What if he gets sick?"

Jiang Meiling also said with a worried look, "Sigh... It's because my son dotes on her. I don't know what's so good about her. She has no background and no looks, but she's completely infatuated with my son."

Although these words were meant for Lin Xin'er, Jiang Meiling herself was puzzled and couldn't understand what was so good about this woman that her son liked her so much!

“Brother Li looks like a good man. It’s a pity I didn’t meet him sooner… otherwise I would have…” Lin Xin’er finished speaking and lowered her head with a blush on her face.

“Yes, Xin’er, you are a perfect match for our family in terms of both looks and background. You also seem to be a well-behaved and obedient child. If only we had met earlier, we wouldn’t have let such a nobody like you enter our Li family.” Jiang Meiling made no attempt to hide her disgust for Shen Yanran.

"So, according to you, a woman like Shen Yanran could never have any connection with Brother Li. How did they meet? Did she use some underhanded means to force Brother Li to marry her?" Lin Xin'er asked, feigning innocence.

Jiang Mei sneered, "I don't know if she did anything shameful, but according to my son, the two met by chance. Apparently, Shen Yanran was kidnapped, and my son happened to be passing by and rescued her. They got together after that."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xin'er became quite excited, "So, both Shen Yanran and I are women who were saved by Brother Li?"

In other words, if he can like Shen Yanran, he can definitely like me too.

As long as she knows how to create opportunities for herself, that's fine.

"Yes, it's a pity. You and Zhan Ting are destined to be together but not meant to be," Jiang Meiling said, shaking her head with regret.

By this time, Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran had finished playing with the two children and picked a lot of fruit, so they planned to take it back, wash it, and eat it together.

Jiang Meiling felt sorry for her grandson, and immediately went to greet them when she saw them coming out of the orchard.

Then he glared at Shen Yanran with a look of disgust, "Look at your dirty hands, let me hold the child."

Lin Xin'er then said solicitously, "Brother Li, you just hold the baby, I'll carry the fruit basket for you."

"No need." Li Zhanting, carrying the fruit basket, dodged to the side.

Lin Xin'er didn't expect Li Zhanting to actually dodge, and she lost her footing and fell to the ground.

Jiang Meiling had to withdraw her hand that was reaching out to hug her grandson, and instead bent down to help Lin Xin'er up. "Oh dear, Xin'er, are you alright? How could you be so careless?"

"Aunt Li, I think I twisted my ankle...it hurts so much!" Lin Xin'er said, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

After speaking, she raised her head again, looking at Li Zhanting with a pitiful expression.

Shen Yanran narrowed her eyes. What was the meaning behind Lin Xin'er falling down and looking at her husband?

Does she want her husband to put down his own child and hug her instead?

Shen Yanran immediately took two steps forward to block her delicate gaze and said with concern, "Miss Lin is injured. I'll call someone to help you. If it's serious, we'll take you directly to the hospital."

Lin Xin'er shook her head and said with feigned strength, "No need to trouble Madam Li. It's just a minor injury. I can walk back and apply some medicine myself."

"Xin'er, don't push yourself. You can barely stand, how can you call it a minor injury? Look, your ankle is swollen!" Jiang Meiling seemed to feel sorry for Lin Xin'er and wouldn't let her walk on her own no matter what she said.

So he earnestly instructed Li Zhanting, "How about this, Zhanting, you hold the child and take Xin'er back to the house. Then call the family doctor to come and take a good look at her. If it's really not good, then we'll go to the hospital. Otherwise, with her foot so swollen, if she walks back by herself, it will definitely get worse, and we won't be able to explain it to her father."

Before Li Zhanting could speak, Lin Xin'er expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Brother Li. You've gone to so much trouble. By the way, I hope Madam Li won't mind."

Jiang Meiling naturally picked up the conversation, "This is a special case for you, what is there for her to mind? Zhan Ting, don't just stand there, quickly pick up Xin'er."

They said all sorts of things, as if Li Zhanting was "unwilling to help" by not picking up Lin Xin'er and taking her back.

Shen Yanran suddenly felt that her mother-in-law and Lin Xin'er seemed to have become very tacit, as if they were deliberately helping her to get closer to her husband.

She pursed her lips and calmly refused on behalf of Li Zhanting, saying, "Mom, you're wrong. Actually, I do mind."

"What?" Jiang Meiling didn't expect Shen Yanran to speak her mind like this.

Then she frowned and asked, "Yanran, what do you mean by that? Are you jealous because of something like this? But you have to consider the occasion. You can see how swollen Xin'er's foot is. Letting Zhan Ting carry her back will save time. As a daughter-in-law of the Li family, you should learn to be magnanimous!"

As if asserting her dominance, Shen Yanran firmly stated, "Mom, I can be magnanimous about anything, except my husband. If he wants to hug someone, he can only hug me and the child."

Jiang Meiling angrily questioned loudly, "Are you just going to stand by and watch Xin'er die in pain? Besides Zhan Ting, who else here can carry her?"

Li Zhanting suddenly said in an icy voice, "The person who can carry her has arrived."

Everyone followed his gaze and looked behind them, where they saw Uncle Han, the old house's butler, walking briskly toward them.

He came to call Li Zhanting and the others back for lunch. "Madam, Young Master, Young Madam, lunch is ready."

Then, noticing the guest sitting on the floor, she asked, somewhat puzzled, "Miss Lin, what's wrong?"

Shen Yanran explained in a detached voice, "Uncle Han, you've come at the right time. Miss Lin has accidentally fallen and can't walk. Please trouble you to carry her back inside."

Han Shengli glanced at Li Zhanting, then nodded and said, "Okay, no problem, Miss Lin, I'll take you home."

Lin Xin'er's face stiffened, and she subconsciously refused, "No...no need, I feel...I feel much better, I can walk by myself."

She doesn't want an old man holding her!

Shen Yanran raised her delicate eyebrows slightly. "No, Miss Lin, your foot seems quite swollen. If you walk by yourself, won't that aggravate your injury? Don't make things difficult for yourself."

Lin Xin'er, still looking unwell, refused, "Really, it's not necessary. I think the butler is older than my father, and his health might not be able to handle it. Let's just forget about it."

Jiang Meiling defended her, saying, "That's right, Yanran. Butler Han is a man after all. Letting him carry Xin'er back like that will have a bad influence on her. Don't make things worse."

Shen Yanran's cold gaze swept over Jiang Meiling. "Mom, my husband is a man too. Do you think it'll be alright if you let her take Miss Lin back with her?"

Jiang Meiling turned her face away guiltily, "I... I certainly didn't mean that, you're overthinking it."

Shen Yanran said with a complicated expression, "I hope I'm overthinking it. Uncle Han, please call a few more maids to help take Miss Lin to the hospital. Don't delay her treatment."

"Yes, young mistress." Han Shengli immediately took out a walkie-talkie from his pocket and called over two strong maids.

Lin Xin'er suddenly felt like she was in a dilemma and wanted to ask Jiang Meiling for help, but Jiang Meiling avoided her gaze.

He could only wait for the maid to come and help him.

Li Zhanting didn't even glance at Lin Xin'er again. He reached out, gently put his arm around Shen Yanran, and left.

After walking a few steps, Li Zhanting couldn't help but kiss Shen Yanran on the cheek. "Wife, you're amazing. You didn't let that woman's evil scheme succeed."

Shen Yanran gave him a reproachful look, "How dare you say that? It's all your fault for attracting so many suitors."

Lin Xin'er knew perfectly well that Li Zhanting and she were husband and wife, yet she still used such petty tricks to seduce him; it was truly laughable.