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

Yue Liming was stunned, somewhat confused about what he meant.

If you're related to the little guy by blood, what's the point? He's not related to you.

Lu Lingzhou looked at Yue Liming, and each word struck him hard: "You are Ranran's father."

Like a bolt from the blue, a volcano erupted.

"Wh-what?"

What an outrageous joke!

Yue Liming was stunned.

How could a cat be the little guy's father? Are you kidding me?

Besides, if he remembers correctly, Ranran also calls these two people "Dad".

That's even more impossible.

"Mr. Lu, you must be joking."

This joke isn't funny at all.

Besides, he still knows whether or not she has lost her virginity.

Yue Liming thought it was just a prank, but to her surprise, Lu Lingzhou said again in a serious tone, "I'm not joking, it's true."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

The "he" here refers to Mu Rui, the other person in the study.

Seeing Yue Liming looking over, Mu Rui nodded, "Yes, that's true. We didn't believe it either, but that's the truth."

"If you have any doubts, you can get a DNA test. If you feel that DNA doesn't prove anything, you can use any other method that you think can prove it. Of course, the results will probably be the same."

The suggestion to conduct a DNA test, so open and honest, left Yue Liming somewhat dazed.

It can't be true, can it?

but……

"I know you can't accept it, and I felt the same way at first, but I accepted it quickly because I was the first to realize I had a family connection."

This sentence left Yue Liming completely dumbfounded.

"What did you say?"

What does it mean to accept something quickly?

Oh right, he vaguely remembered that Ranran called Murui "Dad".

Then why does Ranran call Lu Lingzhou "Dad"?

As far as he knew, Ranran's current identity was the young master of the Lu family, who was extremely precious. Murui was also his father. Could it be that they were...?

No, no, if it's the two of them, then what am I? Just an accident?

So, whose son is Ranran? Suddenly, three fathers have appeared.

"Don't rush, I'll explain it to you slowly."

"Come, come, sit down and talk, sit down and talk."

Murray pulled out a chair and invited him to sit down.

The three people formed a triangle, with Lu Lingzhou at the apex, holding a doll in his arms.

In the following time, Lu Lingzhou and Mu Rui explained to Yue Liming in detail what was going on.

Finally, they successfully overheated Yue Liming's CPU.

She was holding onto the railing as she went downstairs, but her steps seemed unsteady, as if she had been struck by something.

The Little Mermaid.

Go ashore to find your father.

There are five fathers.

He was the fourth.

The third one was a bat that he almost ate.

Yue Liming needs to calm down.

It was too warm inside, so Yue Liming went outside and plopped down on the steps to the side of the door, letting the cold wind whistle through him.

But he didn't feel cold at all, because his mind was full of things to do.

After sitting for a while, he exhaled and took out a transparent bag from his pocket that Lu Lingzhou had handed him. Inside was Ranran's hair.

"An authoritative document is more credible than empty words."

Lu Lingzhou said this because he probably thought of many things, or perhaps someone was using this to make a big deal out of it.

Thinking it over, Yue Liming pulled out a strand of her hair and put it in, preparing to go back for testing later.

Lost in thought, Yue Liming didn't see the small, swaying figure behind him.

Little Ranran, holding a large orange and wearing fluffy shark slippers, walked step by step to Yue Liming's side.

"Beep beep."

Suddenly hearing "Dad," Yue Liming was a little dazed. Before he could react, he put down an orange.

"Ba ba, eat an orange."

Yue Liming stared at the orange in his hand, somewhat bewildered.

He looked up at Xiao Ranran, who seemed a little uneasy.

"Thank you, Ranran."

The little guy smiled again, "No, don't be shy, give me a big bite, it's delicious, so sweet."

Yue Liming chuckled softly, pinched his cheek, and then remained stunned.

"Baba, yeah, don't you like Ranran?" Little Ranran asked helplessly.

Why do you look so unhappy?

Her little hands were fiddling with her clothes, her face full of helplessness.

Both Mr. Lu and Mr. Mu accepted it quickly and were very happy, so Xiao Ranran didn't feel any sense of loss from them. But now that Yue Liming is like this, Xiao Ranran is a little at a loss.

Xiao Ranran felt uneasy. Seeing that Yue Liming hadn't responded to him for a long time, her sensitive emotions suddenly surfaced.

He suppressed his emotions, bit his lip, and turned to go inside.

This person doesn't like Ranran.

In the bustling living room, he spotted Lu Lingzhou at first glance.

"Beep beep."

Upon seeing Lu Lingzhou, she couldn't hold back her emotions any longer, and ran over with her little arms outstretched, wanting a hug.

Lu Lingzhou was talking to Si Ye. The two companies had a collaboration after the New Year.

Although he was talking, he kept an eye on the little guy. When he saw him run in with red eyes and a strange voice, he realized something was wrong and quickly got up and went over to pick him up.

His voice was a little urgent: "Little darling, what's wrong?"

"Why are you crying?"

The little guy was a bit sad. He hugged Lu Lingzhou's neck and cried, but afraid that his tears would give him away, he buried his head in his chest.

Lu Lingzhou knew something was wrong, so he carried the little one upstairs. The others wanted to follow and check, but Mu Rui stopped them.

"Time to cook, it's lunchtime."

"The father and son might want to have a private conversation, so let's not disturb them."

In the bedroom on the second floor, Lu Lingzhou closed the door, held Xiao Ranran in his arms, and sat on the small sofa. With the slightest movement, a series of crackling sounds rang out.

When we parted again, my heart was full of pearls.

Looking at the little guy with red eyes, Lu Lingzhou felt heartbroken.

Long, slender fingers landed on the little one's soft cheek. "What's wrong? Tell Daddy."

Little Ranran pouted sadly, "Baba, no Ranran."

He doesn't like Ranran and ignores her.

Lu Lingzhou immediately realized who he was talking about.

It's likely that Yue Liming didn't react immediately, and when Xiao Ranran spoke to him, he ignored her.

Gently rubbing the little guy's cheek, Lu Lingzhou comforted him softly, "No, Daddy Yue didn't want Ranran. He just hasn't realized it yet. We need to give Daddy Yue some time."

"Time?" Xiao Ranran repeated, bewildered.

What is time?

Why give us time?

How should I give it to you?

"Yes, time is space. We need to let Daddy Yue be alone for a while. Once he comes to his senses and understands, he will come to find Ranran and stay with her. So, our little darling, don't cry. Daddy Yue doesn't abandon Ranran."

"If he doesn't want Ranran, Ranran can come and tell her dad that he should talk to him and reason with him, or we can just not want him either."

Little Ranran was confused, but still nodded: "Okay, fine, I'll ignore Baba."

His obedient appearance made Lu Lingzhou kiss his forehead, "Good baby."

"Look at her little face, it's all red. Today is Ranran's birthday, she can't cry."

"Okay~"

With just a few words, Lu Lingzhou calmed the little guy down.

Xiao Ranran sniffed, leaned against Lu Lingzhou's chest, her little hands tugging at his clothes, her eyes slightly red.

Lu Lingzhou kissed his forehead and patted his back gently, waiting for him to calm down.

Before long, Xiao Ranran smiled again and snuggled against Lu Lingzhou in a coquettish manner.

Lu Lingzhou played with him for a while, then put him down to pick up pearls.

"Look, it's another mess."

Fortunately, he cleaned his own room; otherwise, if the maid found a pearl in some nook or cranny and presented it to him, he wouldn't know what to say.

Little Ranran smiled sweetly, knowing she had cried a bit too hard, and consciously went to get a bottle to put the pearls in.

What could Lu Lingzhou say about this familiarity with the place? He could only sigh.

After putting down the last one, the glass jar was full again.

As of now, there are three of these glass jars in his study's safe, and each one is full.

At this rate, I'm a little worried; I'm afraid we won't even have enough glass jars to hold them all.

Seeing the glass jar full again, Xiao Ranran happily held it up, "Baba, money, raise, baby."

Pearls are exchanged for money.

Seeing the little guy's happy look, Lu Hao was both amused and annoyed. He pinched the bridge of the little guy's nose and said, "Daddy has money, I don't need your money." He still had enough money to raise the child.

"Keep these safe, they will all belong to Xiao Guai from now on."

He was thinking about whether he should exchange these pearls for money and then put them in Xiao Ranran's card so that it would be convenient for her to carry around.

After setting the glass jar down, Lu Lingzhou reached out to Xiao Ranran, "Let's go, today's little birthday girl."

Xiao Ranran ran over happily, hugged Lu Lingzhou's arm, and was then lifted up and sat steadily on his arm.

"Come on, let's go eat."

"Okay, let's go eat."

When they arrived downstairs, Lu Tingchen and the others had already prepared everything. Yang Wanyue had also personally cooked, making Xiao Ranran's favorite boiled shrimp.

A whole table full of dishes, all of them beautifully presented and deliciously presented.

"Oh my, the birthday girl is here!" Jiang Wen walked over with a grin, pinching Ranran's little cheek. "Happy birthday, Ranran, my little darling."

Wow, time flies, he's already two years old.

I still remember when we first met, she timidly huddled in Lu Lingzhou's arms, her big, innocent eyes looking around curiously.

But now, the little guy is already brave enough to greet strangers.

"Thank you, Susu." The child's voice was soft and sweet, and she was too shy to turn her head into Lu Lingzhou's arms to hide, her little legs trembling slightly.

She looks so cute.

Jiang Wen almost couldn't resist snatching the child.

"Alright, alright, come sit down, everyone sit down." Mu Rui gestured for everyone to sit down, acting more like the host than the host herself, which made Yang Wanyue a little strange.

When Yang Wanyue heard Ranran address him, she was stunned and then covered her mouth.

Oh my god, what... what's going on...?

Could it be... oh my god...

After taking a sip of red wine to calm herself down, Yang Wanyue returned to normal.

Lin Lin pulled Si Ye to sit down, Yang Wanyue sat next to Lu Tingchen, Mu Chen sat next to Yue Liming, Jiang Wen and Li Rui sat on one side, and Xiao Ranran sat between Lu Lingzhou and Mu Rui.

Looking at the smiling, well-behaved little Ranran, Yue Liming suddenly felt that having a child might not be such a bad thing after all.

Thinking about it this way, it's not hard to accept.

He felt that he should talk to Xiao Ranran more after dinner to strengthen their father-son bond. He hadn't paid much attention to him when he came over to talk to him earlier, and he figured Xiao Ranran would be unhappy.

"Come on, let's clink glasses and wish our little birthday star a happy birthday!"

Happy birthday, Ranran.

Little Ranran happily raised her water cup and reached out her little hand to touch it.

Lu Lingzhou accommodated him and clinked glasses with him.

Happy birthday, Daddy's little darling.

Little Ranran drank her water and smiled softly.

With his father and familiar faces around, this was the happiest birthday he'd ever had.

After the meal, Yang Wanyue had to leave in a hurry because of something at the old house, and didn't even have time to ask about Lu Lingzhou and Mu Rui.

Before leaving, she stole several kisses from Xiao Ranran and even tried to steal the baby. If Lu Tingchen hadn't arrived at the right time, she would have actually taken the baby away.

It was cold, and with nothing to do, Lu Lingzhou and his friends sat in the living room playing cards, eating sunflower seeds and peanuts, and even opened two bottles of wine. They were all people who didn't care about money.

Li Rui was playing video games with Lin Lin.

Xiao Ranran sat on the cushion, unwrapping gifts with Muchen by her side.

Yue Liming didn't like playing cards, so he sat down next to him.

"Do you need Uncle...Dad's help?"

This is the first time I've said it like this, so I'm still a little unaccustomed to it.

However, you'll get used to it after saying it a couple of times.

Xiao Ranran shook her head at Yue Liming's suggestion, "Yes, send it to me."

"Okay, I'll drive it myself."

Looking at the little guy who couldn't even speak clearly, Yue Liming unconsciously softened.

Sitting by and watching him take it apart is also a kind of fun.

Xiao Ranran handed the gift to Muchen, who then made a cut with a knife, and Xiao Ranran removed the wrapping paper.

The gift box was opened to reveal a beautiful crystal ball containing a little mermaid and other fish.

Xiao Ranran liked it immediately.

"Beautiful!"

"Pot, pot, scramble!"

This gift was given by Lin Lin; it was specially made, and the little mermaid inside is Xiao Ranran.

"Yes, if you like it, put it away properly."

"Okay." He'll put it away properly.

Put the gift back in the box and set it aside, then move on to opening the second gift.

The second gift was from Muchen. Inside was a photo album filled with pictures of Ranran, crying, laughing, and more. It was very meaningful.

Little Ranran touched himself on the gift and smiled happily; clearly, he liked it too.

……

All the gifts in the living room have been opened, and Xiao Ranran liked every single one of them.

Holding the baby in his arms: "Xifan, Guoguo, help me hide it."

He hid his gift so that no one else would find it.

Mu Chen smiled at the suggestion, "Okay, brother will help you hide it, little one."

Yue Liming helped carry the gifts upstairs and arrived at Xiao Ranran's children's room. Seeing the warm and playful decorations, he knew that Lu Lingzhou treated him very well.

Mu Chen tidied up the bookshelf against the wall and then put the gifts on it. The photo albums and other items were placed on the desk for easy access.

"Alright, little one, you've put it away. See, is it okay?"

Little Ranran nodded and clapped her hands, "Beautiful, wonderful, awesome!"

He even ran over and hugged Mu Chen.

Yue Liming also helped, and I thought he would get a hug too, but he didn't.