The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Lin Xin'er finally returned to the old house with the help of the maid.

When Lin Haiyuan saw his beloved daughter injured, he was both heartbroken and surprised. "Xin'er, how did you twist your ankle like that?"

With a few glistening tears on her bright and beautiful face, Lin Xin'er said, "Daddy, it was Xin'er who tripped and fell because she was walking carelessly. It's no one else's fault."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at Shen Yanran, who was holding a child to the side.

Lin Haiyuan followed her gaze and looked at Shen Yanran with a complicated expression.

Is she bullying his daughter behind his back again?

But this was Li Zhongnan's territory after all, and he couldn't accuse anyone without evidence. He could only comfort his daughter in a low voice, "You child, how old are you? You're still so careless when you walk. Let Dad take a look. Does it hurt? If it doesn't, Dad will take you to the hospital."

Lin Xin'er shook her head with a strong yet restrained expression and said, "It's okay, Dad. It just hurts a little. Applying some medicine should make it fine."

“Mr. Lin, it’s all our fault for not taking good care of Xin’er and causing her to get hurt. But don’t worry, I’ve already asked the housekeeper to get the medicine, and she’ll be back soon.” Jiang Meiling, as the lady of the house, felt somewhat guilty for not taking good care of her guest’s daughter.

Li Zhongnan didn't expect that something like this would happen at an orchard. "Yes, Haiyuan, after Xin'er finishes applying the medicine, let her go upstairs to rest for a while, and then I'll have the family doctor come and take a look."

Lin Haiyuan nodded, "Then I'll trouble you."

After the housekeeper returned with the medicine box, he immediately had the maid apply the medicine to her.

Lin Xin'er, her eyes red, cried out in pain.

Lin Haiyuan was heartbroken.

Then he carefully carried her upstairs to rest.

Li Zhanting and Shen Yanran, oblivious to everything else, were busy coaxing their two little ones and entertaining themselves.

Once the outsiders were gone, Li Zhongnan asked his wife in a low voice, "How exactly did Lin Xin'er get injured?"

Li Zhanting was also there, so Jiang Meiling couldn't lie, but she didn't hide what Shen Yanran had done either. "She just wasn't careful, lost her balance, and fell down. I wanted Zhanting to carry her back, but Yanran disagreed, which delayed things a little."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhongnan immediately felt that Shen Yanran was being a bit unreasonable. "Yanran, why didn't you let Zhan Ting bring Xin'er back immediately to apply the medicine? What if her ankle sprain is serious and treatment is delayed?"

Li Zhanting naturally defended Shen Yanran, saying, "It has nothing to do with my wife; it's just that I didn't want to hug her."

Jiang Meiling gave a displeased sneer, "What do you mean you don't want to? I think Shen Yanran is just jealous and afraid that you and that Lin Xiner are having an affair."

Shen Yanran certainly didn't refuse Li Zhanting's help for such a childish reason as jealousy. So she explained, "Mom and Dad, forgive me for being blunt, but Miss Lin's foot injury can be healed with some Yunnan Baiyao spray and a few massages. It's not serious at all. She can walk back by herself. Besides, Zhanting was carrying An'an at the time, so he really didn't have a free hand to carry a stranger."

Jiang Meiling wouldn't miss any opportunity to teach Shen Yanran a lesson. "But I'm here. I said I'd hold the child, but you didn't agree. When a guest got injured in our house, you didn't even try to take care of her. You had to wait for the maid to help her up."

Li Zhanting said with sharp eyes, "That's because she had nothing better to do than insist on coming to the orchard with us, and wearing such high heels. It's no wonder she fell. If it weren't for the fact that she's Dad's friend's daughter, I would have kicked that annoying girl out long ago."

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have brought his wife and kids here; it would have saved him from all this trouble.

Jiang Meiling frowned. "No, Zhan Ting, you can't keep spoiling Shen Yanran like this without any principles. She..."

Li Zhanting interrupted coldly, "You don't need to worry about her, Mom. She's my wife, and I can spoil her however I want. If there's nothing wrong, I'll take her home."

Jiang Meiling suddenly became anxious, "You've only been here for less than two hours, don't rush to leave."

Li Zhanting said with a calm, handsome face, "If we don't leave, do you expect us to listen to that woman on the street continue her pointless whining?"

Jiang Meiling was really reluctant to let her son and grandson leave like this, "Then at least you two should have lunch with your father and me before you go."

Just as Li Zhanting was about to refuse, Shen Yanran reached out and touched his arm, stopping him. "Honey, we don't have anything else to do, let's have dinner with Mom and Dad before we leave."

Li Zhanting looked at Shen Yanran with a deep gaze, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Half an hour later, the Li family's doctor arrived.

I went upstairs to the guest room to check on Lin Xin'er's injuries, and they were pretty much as Shen Yanran had described.

The doctor briefly explained, "There's no bone injury, just some muscle strain. Apply some medicine, massage it in, and rest in bed overnight, and you'll be fine."

Lin Haiyuan finally felt relieved and said, "Thank you, doctor."

"You're welcome, it's what I should do." The doctor nodded slightly and left.

Li Zhongnan reached out and gently patted Lin Haiyuan's shoulder, saying, "Haiyuan, the doctor said everything is fine, so you don't need to worry. The food downstairs is ready, and I'll have the maid bring it up to give Xin'er some extra nutrition."

Lin Haiyuan nodded gently and replied, "Okay, then I'll stay here with Xin'er for a while longer."

Li Zhongnan originally wanted Lin Haiyuan to come downstairs to eat with him, but seeing that he seemed reluctant to leave Lin Xin'er, he had no choice but to give up. "Alright, I'll just have the servants bring your food up as well."

After watching Li Zhongnan leave, Lin Haiyuan asked in a low voice, "Xin'er, tell Dad the truth, did you sprain your foot by accident, or did Shen Yanran do it?"

Lin Xin'er hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "It's...it was my own accident that I hurt myself, but it was also because Shen Yanran deliberately showed off her affection in front of me to provoke me, that I didn't pay attention to my footing..."

Lin Haiyuan was puzzled. "She provoked you? Why would she provoke you?"

"Isn't it because she's afraid that if I spend too much time with Brother Li, I'll fall for him and leave her?" Lin Xin'er found a plausible reason for herself.

Is she afraid that Li Zhanting will fall for her?

Lin Haiyuan realized that something was wrong with his daughter's thoughts and immediately became serious. "Don't tell me you still have feelings for Li Zhanting. He has a wife and children."

The moment Li Zhanting was mentioned, Lin Xin'er's innocent and adorable face turned rosy. "Dad, I told you from the beginning that I like the man who saved me and want to be with him. Besides, he's your good friend's son. What a coincidence!"

Seeing how infatuated she was with Li Zhanting, Lin Haiyuan had to remind her again, "But Xin'er, he's already married, and he seems to be very happy. There's no way you can be with him!"

Lin Xin'er, however, seemed indifferent. "So what if we're married? We can still get a divorce. A woman like Shen Yanran, with her ordinary background and looks, is not good enough for Brother Li. My relationship with him is a perfect match, a true match made in heaven."

Lin Haiyuan frowned and glared at her sternly. "No, Xin'er, I absolutely do not agree to you being with a married man."

Lin Xin'er suddenly chuckled, "Dad, you're so silly. Now that Brother Li is divorced, he's no longer a married man. Besides, if I'm with him, I can help you with your presidential campaign. Isn't that a win-win situation?"

Lin Haiyuan still felt that doing so was somewhat inappropriate. "You don't need to worry about Xin'er's father's work. I just want you to be safe and happy. As for your boyfriend, I will find you a better man than Li Zhanting."

"No, there is no better man in the world than Li Zhanting, I want to marry him! Dad, I beg you, please say yes to Xin'er!" Lin Xin'er hugged Lin Haiyuan's arm and kept pleading.

Because his wife passed away early, Lin Haiyuan was afraid that Lin Xin'er would become insecure due to a lack of maternal love, so he always granted her every request, not wanting her to be unhappy or suffer any grievances.

But stealing someone else's husband is against his principles, especially since there are two children under one year old involved.

But seeing his daughter pleading with him like that, he couldn't bear to refuse her outright. "You... give Dad some time, let me think about it carefully."

Lin Xin'er said without any worry, "It's okay, Dad can think about it for as long as he wants, because I know that Dad will definitely support me in the end."

No matter what means she uses, she is determined to win Li Zhanting over.

Finally, because of her foot injury, Lin Xin'er stayed at the Li family's house.

Li Zhanting didn't care, since he wasn't staying there anymore anyway. After lunch, he took Shen Yanran and the child back to his apartment.

That evening, Lin Xin'er took the opportunity to try and get closer to Jiang Meiling, saying, "Aunt Li, you're so kind to me, you remind me of my mother."

"I heard from Uncle Li that your mother passed away when you were very young. You're such a pitiful child." Jiang Meiling gently stroked Lin Xin'er's hair.

"Yes, my dad has never found me a new mother all these years for my sake, so I think that when I get married in the future, I must treat my mother-in-law as my own mother."

"You look like a well-behaved and filial daughter-in-law, unlike mine, who's always trying to seduce my son and won't let me see my grandson." Seeing Lin Xin'er's goodness reminded Jiang Meiling of all her grievances against Shen Yanran.

Lin Xin'er covered her mouth and asked in surprise, "Ah? How could Brother Li's wife treat you like this? Aunt Li, you are such a good person, and Brother Li is so outstanding. What else could she possibly be dissatisfied with? If it were me, I would never do such a heartless thing."

Jiang Meiling couldn't help but sigh, "Who says otherwise? If only you had met Zhan Ting sooner, I wouldn't have had to suffer like this all this time!"

Lin Xin'er immediately seized the opportunity to ask, "Aunt Li, to be honest, ever since Brother Li saved me, I've fallen in love with him at first sight, and I also really like you. So do you think it's possible for me to become your daughter-in-law?"