The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Sun Mingyan only knew that Li Shengtian's old problem had relapsed.

In the beginning, the entire Li family lived off Li Shengtian. Whether Li Shengtian liked it or not, he squandered all the money he received as his own.

On the day she and Li Shengtian officially got together, she specifically said that from now on she would be in charge of the family's finances.

It wasn't that she was unwilling to give money to the Li family, but rather that she wanted the money to be spent where it was needed.

Li Shengtian has always been a stubborn but soft-hearted person, and Sun Mingyan knows him all too well.

On the surface, Li Shengtian hasn't done anything to the collateral branches of the Li family in the past few years, but in reality, he has spent a lot of money on them.

There are always hundreds of millions.

Sun Mingyan knew this, but she always turned a blind eye and never exposed it.

Because she knew that he was not a truly cold-blooded person; if he didn't secretly support the collateral branches of the Li family, he would live with a guilty conscience for the rest of his life.

The year after Sun Mingyan and Li Shengtian got married, his father passed away from cancer.

His last wish before he died was that Li Shengtian would treat the members of the collateral branches of the Li family well, and at least not put their lives in danger.

How could someone as filial as Li Shengtian possibly refuse?

His descendants should naturally do the same.

Sun Mingyan sighed and said helplessly, "You, you, what can I say to you? It's one thing for you to secretly help those weird relatives, but why don't you even spare Zhan Ting? You know what kind of person he is."

"Wife...so you knew all along." Li Shengtian awkwardly touched his nose, thinking he had hidden it well, but he didn't expect that he had been discovered long ago.

Sun Mingyan waved her hand with a heavy expression. "I don't want to talk about the past. Let's talk about the one in front of us. You treat Li Guofu as your brother's only son and take care of him, which is fine. But does he respect you like an uncle? If it weren't for the money, he probably would have cut ties with you long ago. When you got into trouble, his first reaction was to stay far away from you. Have you forgotten that?"

How could I forget Li Shengtian? During the global economic crisis that year, his company was greatly affected and almost went bankrupt!

The fastest way to revive a company is to recover funds and stabilize the market.

Most of the money he earned was lent to his relatives, and the total amount has exceeded 100 million yuan.

His previous company was in a stable situation, so he didn't care or pursue the matter, but it's a different story when the company encounters difficulties.

But they denied it without any remorse, and even asked him if he had a loan agreement to prove that he borrowed money.

Li Shengtian has always been generous to these relatives. If it weren't for the global economic crisis, which forced him to resort to this desperate measure, he would never have thought of getting the money back, let alone keeping an IOU as evidence.

At that time, Li Guofu was the one who reacted most strongly.

Not only did they refuse to repay the money, they also immigrated to Germany with their entire family, completely acting as if they didn't know Li Shengtian at all.

If it weren't for Li Shengtian later hearing about the economic crisis and achieving great success, which made him envious again, he would have called Li Shengtian to reconnect.

Li Shengtian knew Li Guofu's intentions, but he just gave a few perfunctory replies and that was it.

But Shengtian International's business has grown bigger and bigger, spreading all over the world.

Li Guofu was extremely jealous, but he wasn't cut out for business and could only survive by relying on Shengtian International.

Using their family connections, they gained considerable benefits in Germany and managed to get their business up and running.

When Li Shengtian found out, he didn't say anything. Anyway, it was in Germany, not under his nose, so out of sight, out of mind.

After listening to his grandparents' conversation on the other end of the phone for a while, Li Zhanting knew that his grandmother was on his side, so he no longer needed to care about Li Guofu's life or death.

"Grandpa and Grandma, why worry so much about an outsider? You can just enjoy yourselves at home. I'll take care of everything else."

Sun Mingyan took the phone from Li Shengtian and said, "Zhan Ting, don't listen to your grandfather. Li Guofu's current predicament is his own fault. He evaded taxes and withheld workers' wages. It's no wonder the workers are making trouble for him. You don't need to worry about it, just focus on your work."

In many ways, Li Zhanting's personality is more like Sun Mingyan's, and even their thoughts are similar. "Yes, I understand, Grandma."

"Okay, Grandma won't disturb your rest any longer, goodbye."

Li Zhanting glanced at the time on his phone. Shen Yanran should have already fallen asleep by now, and he didn't have the heart to disturb her.

I could only continue working, feeling somewhat depressed.

In Germany, besides handling some tricky matters for his company, Li Zhanting would occasionally receive various invitations to banquets from different companies, all of which he declined.

Without Shen Yanran by my side, I really wasn't in the mood.

But aside from charity galas.

In Germany, almost no one knows that Li Zhanting is married and has children; he is still regarded as a "bachelor of bachelorhood."

Foreign beauties are always very enthusiastic. When they saw a man as powerful and handsome as Li Zhanting appear, and he was alone with no female companions, they all threw themselves into his arms.

It wasn't by accident that I tripped and fell in front of him, and he almost spilled his wine on me because he wasn't holding his glass properly.

Li Zhanting ignored them all, showing no pity or tenderness whatsoever.

It's not that he can't see what those women are thinking; is it that his wedding ring isn't conspicuous enough?

Li Zhanting didn't want to be bothered by these inexplicable women any longer, so he found a quiet corner and called Shen Yanran, "Wife, what are you doing? Have you missed me?"

Shen Yanran hadn't seen Li Zhanting for almost ten days. "I miss him, I miss him every day, but what's the use of missing him? He's not coming back."

Li Zhanting also wanted to go home as soon as possible. "Soon, I'll be back in the country by next Monday at the latest."

"Okay... what are you doing over there? It sounds like it's quite lively." Shen Yanran heard cheerful music coming from Li Zhanting's phone, and it sounded very familiar.

Li Zhanting looked up, glanced at the stage performance not far away, and explained, "I'm attending a charity gala, and there's some kind of female celebrity performing."

"Doing charity is a good thing, but you should also take care of your health. It's already past 10 o'clock where you are, so go back to your hotel and rest early."

"Yes, I know, you're the same. Don't overwork yourself, your health is important."

Shen Yanran felt warm and happy as she listened to the man's gentle words on the phone.

Not long after she hung up the phone, Zhao Qingying's secretary knocked on the door and said, "Designer Shen, President Zhao is looking for you. Could you please come over?"

Shen Yanran immediately stood up. "Okay, I'll be right there."

Upon arriving at Zhao Qingying's office, she placed an exquisitely designed invitation directly in front of Shen Yanran. "Yanran, take a look at this."

Seeing that it was printed in English, Shen Yanran picked it up out of curiosity and opened it to take a look. "This is an invitation to the Gamora Jewelry Design Competition in Paris, France..."

With a smile on her face, Zhao Qingying said, "That's right. The Gamora Jewelry Design Competition is like the Oscars, the highest award in movies. As long as you achieve good results in this competition, you can be on the international stage. This is something I never dared to dream of before!"

Shen Yanran was also a little excited, "Yes, I had only heard my mother mention it before. It's a competition that famous designers from all over the world participate in. It's the dream of every jewelry designer!"

It's a pity that her mother was pregnant with her at the time and couldn't move around easily, so she couldn't go, which has always been a regret.

Zhao Qingying continued happily, "The reason we were able to receive the invitation this time is also thanks to you, Yanran. It was Teacher Qiao Yi's recommendation because you were the champion of the previous Muse Jewelry Design Competition. You are exceptionally talented, and he thinks you have a good chance of achieving good results in the competition."

Joey... it seems like we've rarely been in touch since he went back to his country. I didn't expect him to still think about her so much.

"So you mean, I should represent the company in the competition?"

"Of course, I've already had my secretary book the plane tickets. We're leaving tomorrow afternoon."

So suddenly, Shen Yanran was completely unprepared.

But she was still very happy to be able to participate in such a grand competition. "Okay, I understand."

It seems that France and Germany are very close to each other. If we have enough time, we can go and give Li Zhanting a surprise!

However, she needs to settle things at home first, as she has three children to take care of.

If she leaves, I definitely won't feel at ease leaving the child with just a nanny.

After much deliberation, Shen Yanran called Sun Mingyan. "Grandma, it's me, Yanran."

"Yanran, what made you decide to call Grandma?"

"Grandma, I'm going to France tomorrow for a competition. Could you please take care of the children at home for me?"

Shen Yanran didn't specifically refer to the twins; she just wanted Gu Zitong to receive care as well.

"Of course, no problem. I'm overjoyed. Your grandfather and I will go over to take care of them first thing tomorrow morning." Sun Mingyan knew what Shen Yanran was worried about, considering Jiang Meiling's previous actions. She agreed and reassured her.

Shen Yanran breathed a sigh of relief, no longer needing to worry. "Okay, thank you, Grandma. I'll wait for you and Grandpa at home. But I also hope that Grandpa and Grandma can keep this a secret for me. I'm thinking of giving Zhan Ting a surprise when I go to Germany."

Sun Mingyan was very pleased that the young couple had such a good relationship. "Grandma understands, don't worry, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."

Germany at this time.

Li Zhanting probably missed his wife and children at home too much, and unknowingly drank quite a bit of alcohol, becoming slightly drunk. Fortunately, the money had already been donated, so he could leave at any time.

However, what he didn't know was that while he was calling Xu Fan to pick him up, a pair of beautiful and alluring eyes were staring intently at him from behind.

Xu Fan arrived at the banquet in less than ten minutes, picked up Li Zhanting, and took him to the hotel to rest.

The owner of those eyes followed them all the way to the hotel and even confirmed the room number where Li Zhanting was staying.