After coming ashore, the little mermaid was pampered by his five fathers.

With a clang, the wooden door was opened, and a muscular man wearing a black vest walked in. The man had green eyes with deep-set sockets and a straight nose, suggesting he had European ancestry.

"woke up."

He speaks broken Mandarin, a true foreigner.

Murui held Ranran tightly in his arms, looking at the other person warily, "Who are you? Why did you arrest us?"

Anrust, with his hands in his pockets and wearing brown combat boots, approached with a half-smile. "My name is Anrust."

"As for arresting you, someone must have paid you to do so. Don't worry, we don't want your lives, we just want you."

"And we only take money, we don't harm anyone, so stay put and we'll send you away after tonight. If you try to escape, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Murui watched as he touched the gun at his waist, and her heart sank. "Then I'd like to ask one more question."

"You've got a lot to ask, go ahead." Anrust was still patient, so he was willing to answer for him.

"How much would you pay us?"

There's no point in hiding it, Anrust said: "It's only two hundred thousand."

"What!" Murui exclaimed in shock, "Two hundred thousand for us? Two of us!"

"You'd do something this cheap? Are you that desperate for money?"

"How about this, I'll give you one million to buy the two of us, how about that? Cash on delivery, or I'll give you a two hundred thousand deposit first, and you can pay upon delivery."

Anluster's lips twitched slightly. "I'm a respectable businessman; I don't do anything dishonest."

Although money is indeed tempting, he also has his bottom line.

"Betrayal? I didn't ask you to be a traitor." Murui blinked her big eyes.

"What I mean is, we can work together. I'll help you get 200,000 from the other party, and then you'll send us back. By then, we'll easily have 1.2 million, and we won't get chased by the police. Brother, do you want to think about it?"

After careful consideration, Anluster realized that it might indeed be possible.

But he didn't answer.

"Hey, no, think about it. This deal is guaranteed to make a profit."

"If you really don't want to agree, at least get me some food. The main problem is that the child is hungry, and he'll cry if he's hungry."

Murui shouted at the top of his lungs, but received no response until the door closed, and it was unclear whether he had been heard or not.

He sat on the bed, feeling dejected, and looked at the sleeping Xiao Ranran before pulling the blanket over him again.

But after a short while, the door opened again, and this time it was a tall, thin man, also a foreigner, with a striking head of blond curly hair.

He put what he was holding on the table, turned around and left without saying a word.

Murui carried the child over and, seeing the food, said, "Hey, hey, hey, this food is too spicy for the child. Get something non-spicy, preferably some porridge."

The tall, thin man: "...Do you think this is a restaurant? You actually ordered food, expecting to eat whatever they give you!"

After saying that, he slammed the door shut.

Murui pursed her lips, sat down in the chair, took a bite, and said it tasted alright but was a bit spicy.

I carefully picked out some of it and set it aside to give to Ranran later. He ate the rest in big mouthfuls.

Sigh, I miss the food at Lu Lingzhou's house. This stuff is barely enough to fill my stomach, and the water is cold too.

This is bullying, it's really bullying.

After a while, the little one in my arms moved its little paws and slowly opened its eyes.

"Well……"

"...Beep beep."

The baby's soft voice melted Murui's heart.

He picked him up, let him sit on his lap to cool off, and gave him a sip of cold water.

"Wait a moment before swallowing."

The cold water made Xiao Ranran feel much more energetic.

He opened his eyes and looked around. It was an unfamiliar place, and there was an unfamiliar atmosphere outside. He remembered a bearded man covering his mouth earlier, and Xiao Ranran was a little scared.

They were captured by bad guys.

The bad guys wanted to beat him up, and they also wanted to beat up his father.

"Beep beep."

The little body clung tightly to Murui, even reaching out its paws to tug at his clothes, its eyes filled with unease.

Murui knew he was scared, so she pulled open her clothes and wrapped them around him to give him a sense of security.

"It's okay, they won't hurt us."

"Are you hungry? Daddy will feed Ranran. There's no fish here, so please make do with this for now. When we get back, Daddy will take you out for a seafood feast."

Murui comforted the little guy, picked up his chopsticks, and held the food to his mouth, but the little guy wouldn't open his mouth.

"Sweetie, you need to eat to have energy."

"In a little while, Daddy will take you out. Do you need the energy to walk with Daddy?"

The little guy tried hard to turn his head, and finally opened his mouth to eat. The taste wasn't very good, and he seemed a bit disgusted.

After trying to eat several bites, Xiao Ranran refused to eat anymore and curled up in Murui's arms without moving.

If his trench coat hadn't been so small, he probably could have snuggled into Murui's arms without even showing his head.

Murui carried him back to bed, and after lying down, she pulled the blanket over them.

Fortunately, the blanket didn't smell and looked clean; otherwise, he would have been furious.

Anluster glanced out the door and was somewhat incredulous to see that they were actually asleep.

Are you really that relaxed?

Aren't you afraid they'll renege on their promise and kill you?

"Boss."

"Um?"

"Does what he said before count? That one million?"

Anrust turned his head and saw that his brothers were looking at him, so he nodded: "Yes, it should be true."

Murui is a celebrity in China, so he has money. Besides, living in that villa in the woods means he's definitely being kept by someone. His sugar daddy has the money to buy a villa and has a helicopter in the backyard, so he's certainly not short of money.

"Then how about..."

"Boss, don't blame me for being nosy, but 200,000 is too little. Compared to this million... it's hard not to be tempted."

"Yeah, boss, why don't we consider it? We're just after the money anyway."

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Anluster gave a brief reply and returned to his room, preparing to discuss the price with the other party.

Unfortunately, the increase was only 300,000. The difference between 500,000 and 1 million is quite significant.

As evening fell, a car drove into the area, and at the same time, not far behind it, several figures arrived in the same spot under the moonlight.

Lu Lingzhou, Mu Chen, and Mu Qing hid in the bushes, watching as the dilapidated tile-roofed house in front of them opened its door, and several people came out, shook hands, and talked. Two of them were carrying boxes.

"Uncle Lu, I can sense that Zai Zai is here," Mu Chen said in a heavy tone. "And he seems a little scared."

"When do we go in?"

He should be able to take on three humans without any problem, and Mu Qing should be able to take on four without any problem either. At worst, they can resort to dirty tricks.

"Okay, in a bit, Mu Chen will go find Ran Ran, and Mu Qing and I will distract her."

"Master, do you need my help?"

The sudden sound startled the three of them. They turned around abruptly and saw the robot butler, who had been at home, squatting behind them.

He was still tilting his head and looking at them.

"Master, I can help with everything."

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