The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Cooking, washing clothes, cleaning – these are things a five or six-year-old child wouldn't do.

Shen Yanran never imagined that such a young child would be subjected to domestic violence by his relatives while also having to do things that he wasn't supposed to do.

Suddenly he remembered last night when Gu Zitong begged that uncle to let him go to school.

Shen Yanran's expression suddenly darkened. "Tongtong, tell Auntie, are you still in school?"

“I’m not going anymore. Ever since my parents died, I’ve been living with my uncle and haven’t been going to school…” After losing her original happy family, Gu Zitong’s only hope was to go to school, but her uncle refused to let her go no matter what.

Shen Yanran's delicate brows furrowed tightly. "Why?"

No matter how much his uncle disliked the child, he shouldn't have prevented him from going to school; it was a matter of his future happiness.

Gu Zitong felt a surge of grievances, and as if she had finally found an outlet, she cried as she spoke, "Uncle, Uncle said that my parents are dead, and it's good enough that he takes care of me with food and drink. He doesn't have any spare money to send me to school, so he made me stay home and help him with chores. And in order to help Uncle earn money as soon as possible so that I can go to school, I started selling roses. Unfortunately, I'm not good at talking and rarely manage to sell any flowers, so Uncle gets very angry and then beats me..."

Shen Yanran grew angrier as she listened. "Your uncle is going too far. At your age, why aren't you in school? What are you doing? He even hit you. He's breaking the law. Isn't anyone going to do anything about it?"

Gu Zitong explained, her voice choked with sobs, "My uncle has a bad temper, and most people don't dare to mess with him. Several of my grandparents tried to help me before, but they were all scared away by him, and no one has taken care of me since..."

Shen Yanran thought of the man's scoundrelly behavior last night, and indeed no one dared to interfere.

Meeting Gu Zitong might have been a coincidence, but she would never stand idly by while Gu Zitong was being abused to this extent.

Moreover, this child is begging her so desperately. If she really abandons him, what will become of him in the future?

We can't just send them back to that person who's worse than an animal.

"Tongtong, be good, don't cry. You're not fully recovered yet, so don't get too excited. Auntie will try to help you. Just stay here and rest, okay?"

"Aunt Yanran, will you really help me?" Gu Zitong still couldn't completely trust Shen Yanran.

Many people had offered to help him, but nothing ever came of it. He didn't want Shen Yanran to be the same.

Shen Yanran gently held Gu Zitong's clenched fist and said firmly, "Really, Aunt Yanran keeps her word. But right now, the most important thing is your health. Once you get better, everything will be alright."

Gu Zitong looked at her intently with his dark eyes for a few moments before nodding gently and saying, "Yes, I understand."

Shen Yanran gently coaxed Gu Zitong a few more times, and only after watching him close his eyes and fall asleep peacefully did she slowly get up and walk to Li Zhanting's side.

Before she could speak, Li Zhanting understood what she meant. "Since he doesn't want to stay in that family, I will find a way to help him and then find a suitable family to adopt him."

Shen Yanran nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's do it that way."

She insisted that she would never let that poor child return to that terrifying home.

Gu Zitong fell asleep. Shen Yanran and Li Zhanting still had work to do and couldn't stay here with him, so they asked the hospital to arrange a caregiver to look after him.

Before leaving, Shen Yanran left her phone number with the caregiver, telling her to call her immediately if anything happened.

After giving all these instructions, Shen Yanran left with Li Zhanting with peace of mind.

But strangely enough, along the way, quite a few people were secretly watching them.

Shen Yanran felt a little uncomfortable watching this.

Suddenly she felt a bit uncomfortable in her stomach and needed to use the restroom, so she asked Li Zhanting to wait for her nearby for a while.

As she washed her hands and prepared to come out, two younger women walked over, not to wash their hands, but to touch up their makeup.

They were still chatting.

"Honey, I recently got in touch with a really good guy, he's super rich, we're going to rip him off later."

"Wow, you've changed your big brother so quickly."

"That's right. Don't you know what my sister does? She can easily charm them with just a flick of her finger, making them eager to buy me bags and clothes."

"I really envy you. I wish I could have an older brother like you to take care of me."

"Didn't I introduce you to several older men before? How come none of them worked out?"

"Oh dear, those guys you introduced me to are indeed very rich, but they're all so ugly. You know I'm a sucker for good looks."

"What are you saying? Who wouldn't want to find a handsome and rich man? It's just that there's no chance."

Although Shen Yanran didn't intentionally listen to them, she felt that it was wrong for girls to be so materialistic; it was completely irresponsible of them.

She stopped listening to what was said after that, washed her hands, and left.

However, to her surprise, she encountered the two girls again while riding the elevator, and they were standing very close to her husband.

They huddled together and whispered, "Go ahead, go ahead, be brave, ask for her WeChat."

Since it was a confined space, it was difficult for Shen Yanran not to hear it.

This was clearly directed at Li Zhanting.

Soon, the elevator reached the first floor. One of the girls suddenly rushed forward and bumped into Li Zhanting. The milk tea she was holding fell to the ground and spilled onto his shoes.

Li Zhanting's cold face instantly turned icy as he turned and coldly stared at the woman who had bumped into him.

The girl was clearly startled by Li Zhanting's expression, and even forgot to say what she had planned to say to start a conversation. She could only apologize dryly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

Shen Yanran raised an eyebrow slightly. She had been a step too late and had seen it clearly: the girl had done it on purpose.

But she didn't say anything; she wanted to see what they were up to.

Seeing this, the girl's friend quickly came to her rescue, saying, "I'm so sorry, young man, my friend really didn't mean it. To express our apology, let's treat you to a meal."

When they came out of the restroom, they saw Li Zhanting's handsome and elegant face and tall figure, and were immediately captivated.

Most importantly, his clothes and appearance clearly showed that they were very expensive, indicating that his family must be very wealthy.

So they wanted to find an opportunity, maybe a little accident, to exchange contact information and get to know each other.

Throughout the entire process, the two of them only saw Li Zhanting and did not notice that Shen Yanran was next to him, let alone realize that he was already married.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yanran understood what was going on.

They really don't respect her at all!

Shen Yanran was a little angry. Before Li Zhanting could refuse harshly, she grabbed the man's arm and said softly, "I'm sorry, little brother, I don't have time. I won't eat this meal."

The girl who hit the person looked at Shen Yanran with some displeasure, "Are you his girlfriend?"

Shen Yanran shook her head. "No."

The girl suddenly became somewhat self-righteous, "Then what right do you have to stop him from eating with us?"

Shen Yanran looked up at the man. "Yes, what right do I have?"

Li Zhanting's handsome face darkened slightly. "Wife, why are you paying attention to them?"

Wife?

How could that be? Such a good man got married so early.

Shen Yanran, as if asserting her ownership, intertwined her fingers with Li Zhanting's and said, "I heard you, little sister. Big brother has a wife, so you two can..."

gone.

Before she could utter the last two words, Li Zhanting said coldly, "Get lost!"

The two girls' faces instantly turned extremely embarrassed. They lowered their heads and fled as if escaping.

At this moment, Shen Yanran released Li Zhanting's large hand, then raised her hand and tapped his broad chest, saying, "Wow, Mr. Li, you're incredibly charming. Even in the hospital, young girls are throwing themselves at you."

Li Zhanting felt utterly wronged. "They're just being shameless; it has nothing to do with me."

Shen Yanran inexplicably thought of last night, when it seemed that the female celebrity also wanted to seduce Li Zhanting.

He felt a little uneasy. "Why are there so many women who like you, one after another? Should I follow you around 24 hours a day?"

If it were really possible, Li Zhanting would certainly be willing to be with Shen Yanran 24 hours a day.

However, seeing her jealous for me still made me very happy.

He lowered his head slightly to look at her delicate and elegant face, and asked softly, "What's wrong? Did you eat something wrong?"

Shen Yanran naturally wouldn't admit it, "How could that be? Why would I be jealous? I'm leaving."

Li Zhanting smiled indulgently and once again took Shen Yanran's soft little hand and left.

However, inside the car, Shen Yanran still muttered to herself with some resentment, "Why doesn't anyone like me? I'm not bad looking, am I..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhanting's good mood instantly soured, and he asked in a deep voice, "Who do you want to like? Let me hear it."

He finally managed to make Shen Yanran his alone, so why did she suddenly have other ideas?

Shen Yanran never expected that her casual remarks would anger Li Zhanting.

She quickly explained, "Nobody, I was just saying it casually. Don't take it to heart. You need to concentrate on driving. Look ahead, don't look at me."

Goodness, I almost crashed into the car in front of me just now.

Li Zhanting felt that Shen Yanran's casual remark was inappropriate and shouldn't have been even considered. So he simply parked the car on the side of the road. "Now you can tell me properly what you mean by 'casual'."

"No way, you're really angry? I'm sorry, honey, I was wrong." Shen Yanran immediately put on a smiling face and apologized.

However, Li Zhanting was unmoved, and his expression darkened.

Thinking that no one was around, Shen Yanran reached out and hugged Li Zhanting's neck, gently kissing his thin lips twice. "Okay, don't be angry anymore."

Li Zhanting wrapped his large hands tightly around Shen Yanran's slender waist and said meaningfully, "Just two kisses aren't enough."