Mother Lu: I really don't know how such a good family atmosphere like ours produced a son like you who doesn't know how to make girls happy.
Father Lu: He was cold as ice since he was a kid. If a girl talked to him, he would glare and scare the little girl to tears. To think a girl actually had children with him now that he's grown up—she must have been forced into it.
Mother Lu: Oh my, my heart aches for that girl. Anyway, listen well, you brat. If you can't coax our Lu family's daughter-in-law into being happy, don't you ever come back.
Father Lu: He's in his thirties. Last time he barely escaped death from the Black Desert, the higher-ups promoted him to a desk job, but he refused. He insists on staying on the deadly front lines. I don't even know if he'll be lucky enough to come back alive this time.
Mother Lu: Exactly. People usually cherish their lives more as they get older, but not him, doing the most dangerous jobs every day. But old man, since we have a granddaughter now, let him be.
Father Lu: Hurry and send us a picture of our granddaughter. Just don't let her look like you, cold and not cute at all.
Lu Yan watched his parents echo each other, and the contours of his handsome face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
How could there be such parents in this world?
He directly left the group chat and turned off his phone.
He wouldn't send them photos of the little girl; let those two be anxious.
When Lu Yan returned to the wooden cabin villa, he sneezed several times in a row.
It was probably the two elders cursing him fiercely from abroad.
Lu Yan barely slept all night.
He hadn't been this excited and nervous in many years.
Before dawn, he sent another message to his subordinate.
Over an hour later, the subordinate arrived at the cabin carrying bags of all sizes.
Captain Lu, why did you have me buy so many toys that little girls like?
Lu Yan didn't answer. He took the items from his subordinate and asked in a low voice, Did you buy the clothes?
Bought them, bought them.
The subordinate handed Lu Yan a garment bag containing a suit.
Captain Lu, the weather here is thirty or forty degrees Celsius. Are you sure you want to wear a suit?
Lu Yan took the bag and pulled out a white shirt and dress pants. I'll change into it first, see if it works.
Lu Yan rarely wore suits, but with his tall and muscular physique, he was a walking clothes hanger, able to wear anything with his own unique charm.
Lu Yan put on the white shirt, dress pants, tied a tie, and then put on the suit jacket.
Standing at a height of 1.9 meters, he was tall and straight. His facial features were cold and sharp, resolute and tough. The well-tailored suit on him made him look righteous, yet cold and solemn.
Lu Yan was a completely different type from the popular young pretty boys of today.
His suited-up appearance exuded both a mysterious sense of abstinence and a hormone-bursting sexual tension.
Full of masculinity.
The subordinate gave Lu Yan a thumbs-up. Captain Lu, your iron tree is finally blooming. Are you trying to go pick up girls?
Lu Yan adjusted his suit. Does it look okay?
It works, it works. You look especially like a groom today.
Lu Yan ignored his subordinate's teasing and waved his hand. You leave first.
After the subordinate left, Lu Yan went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror.
Stubble had grown out, so he took out a razor and shaved it clean.
His hair had grown a bit recently, so he styled it simply.
He tried to curve the corners of his mouth into a smile, trying not to look so cold and fierce, lest he scare the little girl.
But for someone who rarely smiled, the smile looked unnatural and even more awkward.
Ding-dong—
The doorbell suddenly rang.
Lu Yan's heart instantly leapt to his throat.
...
Jiang Shuyin led Little Sweet Orange by the hand to the wooden cabin.
She had asked Little Yiyi to come along, but Little Yiyi didn't agree.
After the two children woke up this morning, she told them about their biological father.
The two children had different reactions. Little Sweet Orange had a I-knew-it-all-along expression, while Little Yiyi was icy cold, showing no emotion at all.
Mommy, actually I don't want to come see Cool Uncle either.
A trace of doubt appeared in Jiang Shuyin's eyes. Why?
Little Sweet Orange held Jiang Shuyin's hand tightly. Because Mommy doesn't like him. My brother and I have grown to be three years old, and he hasn't come to see us once. My brother and I both think he's a big baddie.
Jiang Shuyin's heart skipped a beat.
Although she didn't like Lu Yan, she didn't want the two children to misunderstand him because of her relationship with him.
She quickly explained, You're wrong. I gave birth to you secretly and didn't tell him of your existence. He actually loves you very much. You could see that from last night when he risked a stomachache to participate in the chili-eating contest, right?
Jiang Shuyin squatted down and kissed Little Sweet Orange's forehead. Mommy was also selfish and deprived you of the right to have a father's love. I'm sorry.
Little Sweet Orange immediately hugged Jiang Shuyin's neck. Mommy, don't say sorry. Even if my brother and I have a daddy, we will always love Mommy the most.
Jiang Shuyin gently stroked Little Sweet Orange's head. Baby, don't let my relationship with him affect your father-daughter bond. When you saw him yesterday, didn't you genuinely like him?
Little Sweet Orange nodded somewhat shyly.
Then let's acknowledge him! Jiang Shuyin stood up and rang the doorbell of the cabin.
The doorbell only rang once before it was pulled open from the inside.
Seeing the man appearing at the door, Jiang Shuyin and Little Sweet Orange couldn't help but freeze slightly.
The mother and daughter momentarily thought their eyes were playing tricks on them and they had mistaken him for someone else.
The man inside the door was wearing a well-tailored, meticulously ironed suit and a crisp white shirt with a neat tie. His exquisite and elegant appearance made it seem like he was going to attend a meeting for some important occasion.
Jiang Shuyin looked at the man's face. The stubble on his jaw was shaved completely clean, and his facial features were deep and three-dimensional, as if carefully carved by a craftsman.
Handsome, cold and resolute, tough, and dashing.
Little Sweet Orange was the first to react. She opened her pink little mouth and let out a gasp of wow. Are you really the Cool Uncle I know?
The suited-up Cool Uncle is really, really handsome.
Lu Yan and Jiang Shuyin locked eyes for a moment, and he nodded at her. Thank you for bringing the little girl over.
It was his first time speaking to her so politely and courteously, and Jiang Shuyin was still a little unaccustomed to it.
She pursed her lips and said, I'll wait outside.
She left the space for the father and daughter.
After Jiang Shuyin left, Lu Yan squatted his tall and muscular body. He somewhat nervously reached out his large palm toward Little Sweet Orange. Little girl, do you know who I am?
Little Sweet Orange placed her fair and tender hand into Lu Yan's large palm. She smiled sweetly, I know. When Mommy brought me over, she told me you are Daddy.
Hearing the word Daddy, Lu Yan's heart felt like it was going to leap out of his chest.
He pulled the little girl into his arms, his voice slightly choked as he said, What did you just call me? Can you call me that one more time?
