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

Lu Tingchen felt that although it was somewhat absurd, it was not without reason.

"Dr. Yue, what's wrong with him now?"

Yue Liming wiped his hands. "If it's a vampire, it's easy to understand. Just like a human needs to eat when he's hungry, he couldn't resist the temptation of blood."

"It has to be human blood?" Lu Tingchen frowned. If it really was a vampire, where would he find so much blood for him to eat?

Thinking about it this way, he felt that it was better not to have Ranran as a father. He was always sucking blood and hovering on the edge of the law, which was not a good thing.

"Not necessarily, but vampires are very picky about blood. If they don't like it, they won't eat it."

They are also a bit difficult to raise.

Lu Tingchen looked at the docile little Ranran in his arms, rubbed his head, and said, "Ranran, how about we get rid of this bird?"

They suck blood and are picky; they're impossible to raise.

If you're not careful, someone will come knocking on your door.

Little Ranran knew what "no" meant, so she pouted and her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

"Yes!"

I want a dad.

You can't do without it.

No, Daddy will be sad, and Ranran will be sad too.

Seeing that the little one was about to cry, Lu Tingchen quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry, your second uncle is just joking with you."

"We'll raise them, why wouldn't we? We definitely will."

"Don't cry, don't cry, okay, sweetie."

Little Ranran sniffed, holding back her tears. Afraid that Yue Liming would notice something amiss, she buried her head in Lu Tingchen's arms, her little hands still clutching his clothes.

Seeing that Xiao Ranran was a little sad, Yue Liming couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache, and even felt a little dislike for Lu Tingchen.

It's just a bat, you can keep it as a pet, but why do you have to tease the little guy? You can't bear to see him cry.

"Little one, don't cry. Look, the doctor has some candy here."

Yue Liming took out an apple-flavored lollipop and handed it to Xiao Ranran.

Little Ranran turned her head, her eyes were red, and her little nose was also red, making her look quite pitiful.

She raised her chubby paws and took the candy from his hand, "Thank you, sweetie."

Her voice had a nasal quality, which made people's hearts clench.

"You're welcome, little one, you're such a good boy/girl."

Yue Liming boldly reached out and ruffled Xiao Ranran's hair, then looked at Lu Tingchen and said, "Mr. Lu, you shouldn't make these kinds of jokes with children in the future. Children are simple-minded and can easily take things seriously."

Lu Tingchen knew he had said the wrong thing when Xiao Ranran's eyes were red, so he wasn't angry when he heard Yue Liming's words.

He picked up the little guy in his arms and gently stroked his face with his fingers: "Don't cry, Uncle was wrong."

"After Dr. Yue finishes her examination, we'll take it home."

"Okay~" Xiao Ranran nodded emphatically, holding the lollipop in her hand, and soon smiled.

Lu Tingchen smiled, pinched his little cheeks, and hugged the cute little dumpling tightly.

Yue Liming felt inexplicably disliked this scene, and he didn't know why.

After carefully examining Akeris, she handed the cage to Lu Tingchen and watched him leave with the little guy.

"Susu, Baibai~" The little guy waved his little hand to greet him.

Yue Liming also raised his hand and waved in response.

He only turned back to the clinic when he could no longer see it.

As soon as he entered the door, he trembled and suddenly clutched his chest.

What's going on?

Feeling waves of unease washing over him and a sense of restlessness rising within him, Yue Liming suddenly glanced at the calendar on the wall.

Oh no, today is actually...

He endured his physical discomfort, hung the "Closed" sign on the door, quickly closed the doors and windows, drew the curtains, and went straight upstairs.

After a few crackling sounds, silence returned.

Not long after, a handsome, grey Maine Coon cat jumped out of the window and ran away down the alley.

¥

Lu Tingchen carried Xiao Ranran back to Lu Garden and casually placed Aikeruis on the coffee table.

"Sit still, your second uncle will make you some milk."

"Okay~"

Xiao Ranran sat on the sofa, and with a nimble kick, her little shoes landed on the floor.

With her little feet dangling in white socks, Xiao Ranran quickly crawled onto the sofa, hugging her bunny doll and lying there obediently.

After eating a drop of Yue Liming's blood, Eckeris felt unwell and lay listlessly in the cage.

Lu Tingchen brought over the baby bottle and handed it to Xiao Ranran, saying, "Here, drink this. Do you want to go upstairs and play with Muchen?"

"My second uncle has something to attend to and can't keep you company."

Little Ranran nodded, holding the milk bottle, "Mmm, okay."

She opened her little arms and said, "Susu, hug me."

Lu Tingchen picked him up, turned around and went upstairs, taking him to Mu Chen's room.

"Mu Chen, I have to go out in a bit. I'll leave Ranran in your care."

"Okay, Uncle Lu, don't worry, I'll take good care of the baby."

Mu Chen hugged Xiao Ranran tightly and pressed his forehead against hers.

"Okay, I'll be right back."

"Um."

When Lu Tingchen left the room and went downstairs, Aikeris was still curled up in the cage, motionless.

He didn't think much of it, assuming he was just tired from jumping.

After he left, Lu Garden fell silent. The cage on the coffee table in the living room emitted bursts of red light, which was very eerie.

Suddenly, the cage fell to the ground, the plug opened, and a red light shot out.

In the distance, a figure slowly solidified in the air, and soon a person wearing a red and black cloak with golden hair stood in the living room.

Ecris slowly opened her eyes, revealing golden eyes, a bewitching face, and a slight curve to her red lips as she lazily stretched.

"Comfortable."

"I never imagined that a single drop of blood could restore him to human form."

"It's more comfortable being a human being, but I wonder how long this control will last."

Ekris glanced at the second floor, a smirk playing on his lips, and slipped away.

He needs to replenish his energy.

But just as he reached the doorway, with a whoosh, he transformed back into a bat and landed on the ground with a thud.

Eccles looked at himself and broke down.

hateful!

It only lasted a few seconds!

Is this really necessary?!

No, he couldn't just sit here and wait to die; he needed to replenish his energy.

If he can't fly, he'll walk; he'll always find suitable food.

He walked forward with his short legs, and suddenly he saw something, something several times bigger than him.

A cat strode menacingly toward them, each step feeling like a blow to Ekris's heart, making his small body tremble.

What a big cat.

Cats don't eat bats, do they?

"Meow."

A grey Maine Coon cat strode over with an imposing air, its yellow eyes fixed on the bat on the ground, and licked its lips.

It stopped three meters away and meowed.

After glancing at Ekris again, the Maine Coon hunched its back, pushed off with its front legs, and pounced forward.

Ekris ran back as fast as he could, his bat legs sending sparks flying.

The Maine Coon missed its target, let out a frustrated meow, and chased after the cat straight into the house.

"Meow!"

Eckers looked left and right, and when the cat came over, he darted into the cage and deftly put the plug back in with his little legs.

Hehe, come in if you dare!

The Maine Coon cat felt provoked and raised its paw to poke at the cage, but couldn't open it no matter what it did.

Ecclesia, perched on the cage, stretched out her uninjured wings to provoke the Maine Coon.

Come on in, if you're so capable.

If you can get in, I'll take your surname.

You think you can eat me, the Duke? That's hilarious.

Ecris lay smugly in the cage, completely relaxed.

This cage does have some advantages.

When the Maine Coon couldn't open the cage, it sat down aloofly to the side, flicked its tail, and clearly wasn't going to leave; it was waiting for Ekris to come out.

It licked its lips, elegantly raised its paw and licked it again, then pushed with its paw, and the cage in front of it rolled away.

It rolled away into the distance with a thud.

Ecris, inside the cage, was stunned and stretched out its wings to try and stop the cage from escaping.

Unfortunately, it was no use.

He was forced to roll and spin along with the cage, spinning until he was dizzy and disoriented, but it never stopped.

When the cage stopped, Eckers was already a "dead" bat, lying motionless on the ground.

Sin ah.

Mu Chen took Xiao Ranran's baby bottle downstairs to wash it. He saw the cage containing Aikeris at the bottom of the stairs, with a cat next to it. He quickly went downstairs and picked up the cage.

I hope I don't get eaten.

This is the baby's father.

"Whose cat are you? What are you doing here?"

Mu Chen rearranged the cage and hung it on the railing before looking at the cat on the floor.

The Maine Coon gave a haughty "meow," flicked its tail, and turned to go upstairs.

"Hey, don't run around!"

Mu Chen asked the fully charged robot butler to wash the baby bottles, while he chased the Maine Coon cat upstairs.

But when he came up, the cat had vanished.

He had to search room by room, and finally found it in his own room.

Inside the room, Xiao Ranran was fast asleep, curled up in his blankets. Beside him lay a cat, the Maine Coon that Mu Chen had been searching for.

"What are you doing here?"

Afraid of waking Xiao Ranran, Mu Chen lowered his voice and spoke.

Unexpectedly, the Maine Coon curled up in a ball and fell asleep.

When Mu Chen tried to hug it, it made a warning sound, clearly unhappy.

"You slept in my bed, and you yelled at me?" Mu Chen was shocked.

Is there no justice in this world?

Upon hearing this, the Maine Coon stopped hissing, slowly lowered its head, and raised its paw to cover it.

It did nothing and knew nothing.

I don't know, I don't know.

Seeing the cat acting spoiled, Mu Chen gritted his teeth. If he wasn't afraid of disturbing the little one's sleep, he would have given the cat a couple of punches.

Just go to sleep, as long as you don't disturb the baby.

He sat down at the desk next to him and picked up his textbook to study diligently.

Uncle Lu said he would let him go to school after the New Year.

If he doesn't go, Uncle Lu will be summoned by his superiors, who will think he's abusing children.

Sigh, to think that a dignified underwater coral like him now has to learn human knowledge and take exams is really a headache.

However, the child will spend most of his time on land and will go to school in the future. Lin Lin also told him to study hard so that he can tutor the child in his studies in the future.

With that thought in mind, Mu Chen's enthusiasm surged. He put on his headphones, opened the course, and began to study on his own.

At 3 p.m., with nothing much going on at the company and worried that Xiao Ranran might be bored at home, Lu Lingzhou packed his things and returned to Lu Garden.

Upon entering, one could see the cage containing Ekris floating in the air.

"Why is it hanging up here?"

Eckeris had a very good impression of Lu Lingzhou. When he returned, she rushed to the edge of the cage and cried out in grievance.

"Squeak squeak".

Hey sir, let me tell you something. There was a cat that tried to eat me. It scared me to death!

Lu Lingzhou listened to his squeaking, but couldn't understand a single word, so he could only put him down and place him back on the coffee table.

They added water and food to his bowl before going upstairs.

After going upstairs, he went straight to the children's room. When he didn't see Xiao Ran, he went next door and knocked on Mu Chen's door.

Mu Chen opened the door and saw Lu Lingzhou. He happily called out, "Uncle Lu."

"Hmm, how was your study today?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen's joy vanished instantly, and he frowned, "No, not so good."

He found it very difficult.

Seeing his pitiful look, Lu Lingzhou laughed and reached out to pat his head: "It's okay, take your time, there's still time."

Mu Chen: "I'm just worried about embarrassing Uncle Lu and Zai Zai."

He's supposed to be the little mermaid prince's guard, yet he's so bad at studying. If he goes back to the bottom of the water, the other aquatic creatures will probably laugh at him, and they'll laugh at the baby too.

"No, just focus on your studies. Grades don't represent everything."

Is Ranran with you?

"Yes, but... Uncle Lu, you should see for yourself. Be prepared..."

Mu Chen stepped aside to let Lu Lingzhou in.

Are you mentally prepared?

This immediately alarmed Lu Lingzhou. When he went inside, he saw Xiao Ranran playing happily with a cat.

"This cat..."

It's not what he thinks, is it?

Mu Chen scratched his head, "He came here by himself today, I don't know whose house it is."

"But I discovered something..."

Lu Lingzhou looked at him, hesitant and uneasy: "It can't be what I'm thinking, can it?"

Mu Chen covered his face and nodded: "It seems so."

Lu Lingzhou instantly clutched his chest, feeling as if he had been riddled with countless arrows.

"No way..."

One bat is bad enough, but why does a cat have to show up too?

"Does the Mermaid King know that his son has become a bat and a cat?"

This soul is so split.

Not only did they give up being mermaids, but now they've even given up being human.

Cats eat fish, and they might even eat bats...

Mu Chen: "I'm afraid the King can't handle it, so I haven't said anything yet."

Lu Lingzhou sighed.

"I feel that for the first time in my life, even as the richest man, I don't have enough money for them to keep doing business."

What terrible things have they done?

A bunch of restless guys are coming.

Staggering into the room, Lu Lingzhou composed himself and looked at Xiao Ranran on the bed, "Little darling."

"Beep beep."

Upon seeing Lu Lingzhou return, Xiao Ranran happily jumped up, abandoning the cat, and stood by the bed wanting Lu Lingzhou to hold her.

"Baba, hug."

Stomping her little feet, she looked eager.

Seeing that he was about to lose his little pearl if he wasn't picked up soon, Lu Lingzhou quickly stepped forward and picked him up.

With a couple of gentle kicks, little Ranran happily nestled in Lu Lingzhou's arms.

"Baba, I miss you."

He planted a kiss on Lu Lingzhou's cheek.

Lu Lingzhou felt a warmth in his heart, and the terrible news he had just heard didn't seem so devastating anymore.

"Daddy misses Little Darling too."

This little guy smells so sweet and milky; it's so comforting to hold him in my arms.

Lu Lingzhou, holding his little darling, turned and left Mu Chen's bedroom. As soon as he left, the Maine Coon cat immediately jumped off the bed and followed him.

They follow each other so closely, you'd think Lu Yuan kept cats.

"Oh my, where did this cat come from?" The butler came out with fresh tea and immediately spotted the handsome cat.