The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

Shen Yanran reached out and gently patted his head, comforting him, "Auntie knows you're reluctant to do this homework, so let's not do it. If the teacher criticizes you, just have her come to me and I'll explain to her."

Feeling the tenderness Shen Yanran brought him, Gu Zitong nodded gently, "Yes, I understand, thank you Aunt Yanran."

"Silly boy, why are you always so polite with me? Let's go eat." Shen Yanran said, then took his little hand and led him to the restaurant.

Gu Zitong looked at Shen Yanran, who was coaxing the twins at the dining table, and then at the man next to her who was looking at them with doting eyes.

I always feel that this kind of life is unreal, like a dream.

If he wakes up from the dream, he will have to return to that dark, hellish prison.

Zhang Fen's existence was like a demon that shattered his dreams, making him restless and unable to eat or sleep.

After dinner, when Shen Yanran escorted Gu Zitong back to his room, she handed him a bank card. "There's 10,000 yuan in here. It's your prize money from the piano competition. I've saved it for you. If you win any other prizes in the future, I'll save them for you to use later."

Gu Zitong immediately refused, saying, "This money is a gift I gave you; I can't accept it."

Everything he ate and used in this house was bought for him by Shen Yanran with her own money, and it was all the best quality. The total cost was more than 10,000 yuan.

How could he possibly get the money back?

As if she knew he would say that, Shen Yanran said something similar to him, "Since you said you were giving it to me, then if I take it out and give it to you, it's also a gift, so you can't refuse me, be good, listen to me."

Seeing the determination in Shen Yanran's eyes, Gu Zitong knew that no matter how much she refused, it would be useless. "Okay, thank you, Aunt Yanran."

He will carefully save the money here, and when he has saved up 100,000, he will buy her a very special gift.

The next day, Gu Zitong went to school as usual.

To avoid making him stand out too much, Shen Yanran specially bought a more common car to pick him up and drop him off at school.

Zhang Fen, who had been waiting at the school gate, had her eyes light up when she saw Gu Zitong get out of a car worth about 300,000 yuan.

It turns out his son is living such a good life now.

No wonder she was unwilling to acknowledge him as her father.

It's because they can't bear to give up better living conditions.

But she couldn't give up on this son.

"Tongtong, Mom has come to see you again." Zhang Fen suddenly walked up to Gu Zitong and said with a big smile.

Gu Zitong immediately looked back nervously and saw that Shen Yanran had already driven away. He breathed a sigh of relief, then ignored Zhang Fen and walked directly towards the school gate.

Zhang Fen's smile froze. "Tongtong, Mommy's talking to you, why aren't you talking to me?"

Gu Zitong thought she had made herself clear enough, but she didn't expect her to come again. "I've already said everything I needed to say yesterday, so please stop bothering me."

"What are you saying, child? I'm your own mother, I've come to check on you, how can you call it harassment?"

"If you really care about me, stay away from me!"

They were being watched by other students and parents, and he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

With tears in her eyes, Zhang Fen asked, "Tongtong, what you're saying really hurts my heart. I sincerely want to take you home, but why do you always refuse me? Is it because your life is too good now and you don't want to live a hard life with me?"

Gu Zitong's heart tightened immediately. Did she know everything?

"I don't understand what you're saying. I'm going to class, get out of the way."

"Tongtong, don't worry, I won't make your class late. Actually, I didn't come here today for anything important. I just wanted to ask if you've spent the prize money from the piano competition you won a while ago. If you haven't, could you lend it to Mom for a bit? I'll pay you back in a couple of days."

Gu Zitong stopped abruptly, her eyes filled with icy coldness as she stared at her mother, who claimed to be doing this for her own good. "Actually, you've come here to ask me for money?"

Even if Zhang Fen thought that way, she couldn't say it out loud. "Of course not. I came to take you home, but you don't want to now, right? My family is having some difficulties and urgently needs money. Your bonus is 10,000 yuan, right? You're just a kid, you can't spend that much money. Just lend it to me for now."

Borrow money?

To put it nicely, it's a loan; to put it bluntly, it's a demand.

She's such a grown adult, yet she borrowed money from an eight-year-old child. Doesn't she fear being laughed at by others?

Gu Zitong was very smart and precocious. After thinking for a moment, he understood why Zhang Fen had suddenly come to the school to reunite with him.

It's all because of money.

But he only wanted to give that money to Shen Yanran, and even if Zhang Fen was his biological mother, it wouldn't matter. "I don't have the money, I can't lend it to her."

Zhang Fen suddenly became anxious, "How could there not be? I saw you leave with your own eyes taking the bonus. Is it possible that the woman who took you in has taken the money and spent it?"

She knew that there couldn't be any kind person in the world who didn't want anything in return.

That woman kept her son by her side; she must have seen his talent and wanted to make money off him!

Gu Zitong found Zhang Fen ridiculous; she was clearly the one with a filthy heart, yet she thought everyone else was the same.

"No means no, believe it or not." Gu Zitong said this and ran into the school.

Zhang Fen tried to chase after them, but was stopped by the security guard at the gate. "I'm sorry, parents can't enter the school without the teacher's permission."

Zhang Fen was furious. If she didn't take that 10,000 yuan home, her live-in husband would beat her to death.

God is so unfair, making her life so miserable.

Back then, she married an honest man for a stable life, but he died in a car accident. Then, another man used sweet words to deceive her, swindling her out of her body and money, leaving her threatened and unable to escape.

The only thing I could do was try to get money from all over the place for him to gamble.

Her only son, who could help her, was so indifferent to her that she felt like dying.

There was nothing she could do but continue waiting at the school gate until Gu Zitong finished school.

Gu Zitong was constantly on edge at school, knowing that Zhang Fen would stop at nothing for money.

He could have given the money to Zhang Fen and ended it all, but he was afraid that she would be like a bottomless pit that could never be filled, and in the end, she would also implicate his Aunt Yanran.

Gu Zitong spent an entire class period thinking about it before finally deciding to call Shen Yanran and ask her to help her transfer schools.

As long as Zhang Fen can't find him, it won't affect his and Shen Yanran's current life.

Shen Yanran was surprised to receive a call from Gu Zitong at this time. "What's wrong, Tongtong? Is there something you need?"

"Aunt Yanran, I don't want to study at this school anymore. Can I transfer to another school?"

"Why? Is it because someone is bullying you at school?"

"No, it's just that I feel the pace of learning here is too slow, I find it boring, and I want to switch to a better school."

"Okay, let me think about it. We'll have a proper talk after you get out of school tonight."

"OK, all right."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yanran began to recall that Gu Zitong's recent exam scores all seemed to be 100 points.

He's so smart, maybe we really should consider sending him to a more advanced primary school.

Just then, someone knocked on the door, interrupting her thoughts.

"Designer Shen, may I come in?"

Shen Yanran recognized Xu Xiaohui's voice and, assuming he had something to discuss with her, said, "Please come in."

The next second, Xu Xiaohui walked in with a cup of coffee. "Designer Shen, this is a hand-ground coffee I made myself. Try it and see how it tastes."

"You have this skill too? Great, I'll try it." Shen Yanran didn't think much of it and took the drink.

"Yes, it tastes really good, better than coffee shops outside. Xiaohui, you're amazing."

"No, it's just that I usually like to drink coffee and I like to study it. Designer Shen, if you like it, how about I make you a cup every day from now on?" Xu Xiaohui looked at him expectantly.

Shen Yanran actually prefers milk tea, but she doesn't want to dampen the enthusiasm of young people, so she says, "Okay, just don't interfere with your work."

"It won't cause any delays." Xu Xiaohui's almond-shaped eyes lit up instantly. "By the way, I have something I wanted to ask you about work, it's just..."

Xu Xiaohui bent down and placed the other document on Shen Yanran's desk, then looked down and asked.

Shen Yanran also focused her attention on the document.

But this very misalignment led a colleague passing by to believe that the two were being intimate!

Back at her desk, she immediately exclaimed in shock to the others, "My God! I saw Shen Yanran kissing Xu Xiaohui in the office! She's so bold! Isn't she afraid that her boss, Mr. Li, will find out and kick her out of the house?"

"Huh? You must be mistaken. We all know how loving that designer Shen and President Li are. She would have to be crazy to cheat on President Li."

"I thought I was seeing things, so I even took a picture with my phone. Look, aren't they kissing? Their heads are practically touching."

"Your photo is too blurry. I can't even recognize who's who. I don't believe it. Don't say anything more. If this gets to Designer Shen's ears, you're dead."

Some people don't want to cause trouble, but others love to watch the drama unfold and spread the gossip they hear everywhere.

Before anyone knew it, the rumors about Shen Yanran and Xu Xiaohui had spread throughout the entire company.

Only Shen Yanran herself was kept in the dark.

When it was time to leave work in the evening, Shen Yanran felt that her colleagues were looking at her strangely. She even thought that there was something dirty on her, but after looking closely for a long time, she couldn't find anything wrong.

I just assumed I was being too sensitive and overthinking things.

Shen Yanran picked up Gu Zitong from school, and the journey was smooth, so she arrived ten minutes earlier than usual.

She had just parked her car on the side of the road when she heard someone banging on the car window from outside.

Shen Yanran rolled down the car window and looked at the completely unfamiliar woman in front of her, asking, "Excuse me, is there something you need?"

Zhang Fen immediately explained, "You're here to pick up Gu Zitong from school, right? I'm Gu Zitong's mother."