The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Shen Yanran was worried that the children's sudden condition might indicate a health problem. The children were so young and couldn't express themselves, so they could only turn to the people they trusted most.

Li Zhanting also wanted to know what was going on. He knew they liked to stick close to him, but it wasn't to the point where they couldn't be separated. "I don't know either. If it really comes down to it, I'll take them back to you."

"Could they be sick? Should we take them to the hospital to get checked out?" Shen Yanran asked with concern.

Seeing that they both looked normal and didn't seem sick, Li Zhanting said, "I don't think they're sick. Besides, they're so young, it's easy for them to get cross-infection at the hospital. I'll stay with them for a while until they calm down, then I'll come find you."

Shen Yanran saw that the time she had arranged with the director was approaching, and she couldn't just cancel suddenly. Besides, with Li Zhanting with the children, she felt much more at ease. "That's all we can do for now..."

Finally, Shen Yanran took some packed toys and snacks, along with a truckload of gifts brought by Xu Fan, and went to the orphanage together.

Chen Yan was overjoyed to learn that Shen Yanran was coming to visit the children at the orphanage. She got up early and cleaned the house inside and out with the children.

With Shen Yanran's sponsorship over the past two years, this place has become more and more standardized. Whether it's the children's food, clothing, daily necessities, or school supplies, they are almost the same as children from normal families.

In particular, the children who have disabilities or intellectual disabilities have received excellent care, and professional teachers have come to teach them some basic life skills to help them become self-reliant.

Even her illness was cured with the help of Shen Yanran's CEO husband.

Therefore, she was sincerely grateful for everything Shen Yanran had done.

Chen Yan stood at the entrance of the welfare home, looking out again and again, but she never saw Shen Yanran coming.

She couldn't help but feel a little lost, and after a while she wondered if she had been delayed by traffic or if she had forgotten about it because she was busy with work.

Indeed, Shen Yanran is no longer the pitiful, lonely girl she once was. She married a good man and is living a very happy life.

It was already difficult enough for her to continue providing financial assistance as usual, let alone for her to personally take the time to come and visit.

As Chen Yan was lost in thought, a black car suddenly appeared in front of her.

Then she heard a familiar voice, "Dean Chen, it's been a long time."

"Yanran, you've come." Chen Yan couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes.

Shen Yanran smiled gently and explained, "Yes, you must have been waiting a long time, Dean Chen. There was some traffic on the way, so I'm late."

Chen Yan reached out and held Shen Yanran's soft, fair hands, shaking her head repeatedly as she said, "It's alright, it's alright, it's good that you came. Let's go inside, the children have missed you so much."

"Really? Those little devils must have grown quite a bit by now. Oh, right, Dean, I brought some toys, snacks, and seasonal clothes this time. I'll have Secretary Xu deliver them to them later. You can find someone to meet them." Shen Yanran finished speaking and pointed to the two cars behind her.

Chen Yan looked at the car full of things in surprise. "Huh? Why did you bring things again? Didn't I tell you we don't need anything? This is such a waste."

Shen Yanran knew that Dean Chen was a particularly frugal person, and fearing that she would not accept the gifts, she immediately explained, "It's not wasteful at all. The toys and snacks are from a lot that my family bought. You know that my family only has two children, so we don't need so many things. It's nice to bring them over for the other children to share."

Chen Yan smiled helplessly, "You spoil them too much, just like your mother did back then."

Shen Yanran now is almost identical to Lin Yueru back then. Whether before or after their marriage, they never forgot the orphanage and did their best to help them.

To be honest, without Lin Yueru's proactive help, there might not be the welfare home we have today, and the children wouldn't be able to enjoy such a good life.

Shen Yanran recalled some of the things her mother had said, "Because my mother came from this orphanage, she couldn't bear to see her suffer here, and so can I."

Chen Yan couldn't help but sigh, "Yes, your mother and you are both kind people..."

She always believed that good people would eventually be rewarded, but Lin Yueru left so young, leaving behind a child who was only a teenager at the time. Her family didn't take her seriously. If it weren't for her later marriage, she really felt that God was too unfair to her and her daughter.

"Sister Yanran, Sister Yanran!" The children, who had been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, finally couldn't contain themselves and ran out one after another.

Shen Yanran turned her head and looked at the children, who had grown quite a bit, with a gratified smile on her face. "Hello, everyone."

The children at the welfare home almost all regarded Shenyang as their own older sister, and every time she appeared, they would rush to get close to Shen Yanran.

Shen Yanran smiled and patted the children's fluffy little heads. "Okay, let's go in."

Shen Yanran had nothing to do all morning.

They would either show her their good grades like they were presenting a treasure, or they would drag her to play all sorts of games.

Children have boundless energy; they seem to have no idea what tiredness is.

Shen Yanran, who was almost thirty, couldn't take it anymore, but she was too embarrassed to dampen the children's enthusiasm.

All I could do was continue to smile and play with them.

In the end, Dean Chen noticed the fatigue on Shen Yanran's face and deliberately said sternly, "Alright, you've been playing all morning. Let your sister Yanran rest for a while. Lunch will be ready soon, so go wash your hands and get ready to eat."

The children hesitated for a moment between eating and playing with Shen Yanran, but in the end they obediently listened to the principal and went to the sink to wash their hands hand in hand.

Shen Yanran sighed deeply, finally able to rest.

Chen Yan took out a clean handkerchief from her pocket and gently wiped Shen Yanran's sweaty face. "They don't even know how to rest when they're tired from playing. They have so much energy, they could play with you until dark without any problem."

Shen Yanran smiled, her face slightly flushed, "I didn't expect them to be so willing to play with me."

I thought the children would find her boring and run away after playing for a while.

Surprisingly, from the moment she came in until now, all the children are still playing around her.

Chen Yan has been the director of the welfare home for half her life, and she understands the children's feelings all too well. "After all, they grew up in such a special environment. Apart from playmates and teachers, they don't have any real relatives around them. They always feel lonely deep down. So when they see you come, they naturally regard you as their closest relative and want to play with you forever."

Shen Yanran nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems that we still need to find suitable adoptive families for them as soon as possible."

"These kinds of things are always a matter of chance, and I hope they can all find a good home. But families who are genuinely willing to adopt children are still in the minority. Most are forced into it, either because they can't have children themselves or because they've lost their only child. And most of them prefer boys, only choosing girls when there's no other suitable option. But I worry that girls might not have a good life after being adopted..."

Therefore, Chen Yan would carefully assess each couple who came to adopt a child, fearing that the child might not have a good life after leaving.

Shen Yanran nodded in understanding and said, "What you think makes sense. We need to review it carefully. This is a responsible thing to do for the children's future."

At this moment, a young girl who looked like a college student walked over and said, "Dean Chen, there is a man in a middle-aged suit at the door who wants to donate money to our welfare home."

In recent years, in addition to Shen Yanran, the welfare home has also received various kinds of charitable assistance from the community.

However, very few people still proactively come to donate.

Chen Yan was a little excited. "Really? Then please invite him into my office."

Shen Yanran didn't want outsiders to know about her relationship with the orphanage, so she didn't follow. "Director, you go ahead and do your work. I'll look around by myself."

Chen Yan nodded, "Alright, you keep an eye on things for now, I'll be right back."

After watching Dean Chen leave, Shen Yanran walked along the corridor and looked at each room.

It has classrooms for children to attend classes, a rest room for lunch breaks, a library, a computer room, and a music room; it looks quite complete.

Shen Yanran didn't have the ability before, so she could only help Dean Chen take care of the children in terms of food and drink.

Later, with a good income and Li Zhanting's support, she gradually began to pay more attention to her children's education.

Provide them with a good learning environment.

After all, children here have trouble even getting a household registration, let alone going to school, and they are easily ostracized.

At least they'll have fewer psychological barriers if they study here.

As Shen Yanran walked along, she came across a peculiar room filled with photographs.

There are photos of Dean Chen with the children and philanthropists, as well as various funny and cute photos of the children playing on their own.

Shen Yanran was immediately drawn to it.

Among them is a photo of her and her mother, which is almost twenty years old.

Shen Yanran noticed that, apart from the photo album hanging on the wall and the one placed on the table, it looked quite old.

Shen Yanran suddenly thought of her mother, who also grew up in this orphanage, but she had never seen her as a child.

Out of curiosity, she opened the photo album and began searching for pictures of her mother as a child.

They should be about the same as me now.

Many people who have seen the mother and daughter say they look about 50-60% alike.

When she finally flipped through half of the pages, she found a photo with her mother's name on it.

One is a photo of her with a boy, and the other is a photo of her when she was about twenty years old.

Shen Yanran carefully took it out and examined it closely, wanting to keep a copy of her mother's appearance from her youth.

Just as she was about to take the photo to Dean Chen, she accidentally bumped into a dark figure that suddenly appeared at the door, and the photo fell to the ground.

Before Shen Yanran could react, the dark figure bent down and picked up the photo.

She immediately looked up and said, "Thank you, please give me back the photo."