Ruanruan, with little padded feet holding a towel, pressed her little face and gently placed the towel on Mu Shen's damp head.
Mu Shen, who was working, suddenly looked up, feeling a small force rubbing on his hair.
The soft towel, and the not-so-strong force behind him, the child huffed and puffed as he wiped his hair.
Mu Shen never could have imagined that the child would actually wipe his hair for him, and he was stunned.
"Daddy, having wet hair is bad for your health; you will get headaches later. You work, I'll help you dry it."
Ruanruan then lay down behind Mu Shen, and he could even smell the milky scent coming from the little one.
Mu Shen took down the towel, his lips stretching into a straight line, "No need."
He was not accustomed to anyone getting close to him.
Ruanruan looked at the icy man, her previously sparkling eyes dimming.
She poked her fingertips, muttered an 'oh' in disappointment, took the towel, moved her little feet aside, and sat down obediently, her little face puffy.
Mu Shen felt vaguely regretful seeing Ruanruan's demeanor, but since the words were already spoken, he couldn't take them back.
Little Baibai let out two whimpers and nuzzled Ruanruan's plump little feet with his fluffy head.
The atmosphere suddenly became a bit silent.
The butler, seeing Mu Shen hesitant to speak and looking at Ruanruan's forlorn figure, felt his own heart soften, thinking, My lord, you could have been a bit more tactful.
Although Mu Shen's slender fingers were tapping on the keyboard, his peripheral vision kept involuntarily drifting towards Ruanruan.
Seeing Ruanruan pouting with cheeks bulging, head drooping smoothly, fingers kneading the little wolf cub's head, and her little body radiating unhappiness, he suddenly also started feeling a bit restless.
Thankfully, the clothes bought for Ruanruan arrived soon.
"Ding dong..."
The sound of the doorbell quickly broke the stifling silence. Ruanruan looked up, her big almond eyes gazing outside.
The butler went to open the door, admitting a familiar face.
Upon seeing her, Ruanruan revealed an especially adorable little face, her cheek's dimples looking exceptionally sweet.
"Sister." Ruanruan bounced off the couch, twirling the long hem of her dress as she ran over, perhaps because the movement was too big or the dress too large, her little shoulders were exposed.
As Secretary Jin saw Little Lovely running towards her, her professional smile became genuinely warm. Her inner child squealed nonstop—Little Lovely, dressed in adult clothes and running barefoot, was just too cute.
Oh! Why couldn't Little Lovely be her own daughter!
Secretary Jin, internally agitated but outwardly composed, crouched down to give Little Lovely a hug.
"Sister has brought clothes for you. Boss, shall I go change the little one?"
As she touched Ruanruan's little bald head, Secretary Jin's gaze softened as well. Although there wasn't soft hair, the touch was still wonderful!
"Mhm," Mu Shen responded evenly as usual, his gaze seemingly fixed on the computer screen, his fingers tapping on the desk, but the content on the screen wasn't registering.
His peripheral vision couldn't help but stray towards Ruanruan's sleek little head, thinking of the feeling when he touched the little one's head earlier, feeling somewhat tempted.
But his expression remained that of a stern, stoic CEO, so at this moment, no one could guess what was going through his mind.
Ruanruan spoke to Secretary Jin in her milky voice to say thank you, her little hand clutching the pretty sister's larger one as she trotted upstairs with her short little legs.
Before she left, she didn't forget to turn around and say goodbye to a certain daddy.
"Pretty sister, can you help carry Little Baibai? Its jiojio are too short to jump up!" Huffing and puffing, she climbed two steps of the staircase when the little girl remembered there was another little companion.
Secretary Jin couldn't help but adore Ruanruan's plump little face speaking so seriously, her hand reached out and pinched her soft cheeks gently.
Oh wow! Such squishy and tender feelings – the skin is also incredibly good!
Secretary Jin couldn't hide the silly grin that spread across her face.
Mu Shen from a distance, "..."
He never knew that his secretary had such a side in private!
"Ow, ow~"
The little White Wolf, unable to clamber onto the stair after several jumps, began to whimper pitifully, its wet and round eyes looking up at her with such longing.
This was another Little Lovely. Secretary Jin, resisting the urge to scream with excitement, stooped down to pick up the fluffy little puppy, its elegant white fur emanating a faint fragrance, just like Ruanruan's, and there was a hint of milky scent to it.
With one in her arms and the other by the hand, Secretary Jin, now with two Little Lovelies, felt like she was on top of the world. She strolled upstairs in her high heels, past the envious glances of the maids, flipping her glamorous wavy hair with pride as she led Ruanruan upstairs to change clothes.
Mu Shen, "..."
He glanced at the Butler, wondering why he had let this person go buy clothes.
As a Butler who had taken care of the young master for a long time, he understood what his master meant with that gaze.
"Young Master, after all, the little miss is a young girl. Secretary Jin probably understands the preferences of young girls better," he said.
Mu Shen said nothing and continued his work.
Before long, a voice came from upstairs; Ruanruan, now changed into new clothes, was pulling at the fluffy kitten pattern on her little belly, her big eyes full of curiosity as she looked downstairs.
Mu Shen and the Butler, hearing the noise, looked up at the same time to see Ruanruan wearing a snow-white tee, embroidered with a lifelike cute little orange cat in the center, with a little pink pair of suspenders covering it.
Her short and plump figure now looked even rounder and cuter, especially as she looked up with a smile, her cherubic complexion like a little fairy descended from heaven. Even without hair, she was the most dazzling baby.
Wearing a pair of puffy pink bunny slippers, Ruanruan toddled towards Mu Shen, her large eyes filled with laughter and contentment.
"Daddy, daddy, does Ruanruan look good?" The little one was slightly vain and really wanted her own daddy's approval.
Mu Shen slightly bent his head, meeting Ruanruan's expectant, adoring gaze; there was a flicker in his eyes as he coughed softly into his fist to conceal his discomfort.
He had encountered many gazes before, some filled with reverence, some with fear, even some with hatred, but this was the first time someone looked at him with such an adoring and expectant gaze like Ruanruan's.
The usually decisive CEO felt a bit unnatural for the first time, though that feeling lasted only for a moment before he shrugged it off.
He began evenly, "Hmm, in the future…"
But he paused mid-sentence – what was he going to say after? The paternity test results weren't back yet!
Ruanruan blinked her big eyes, a flash of disappointment crossing her gaze as her father seemed to still not like her.
With a pout, she drooped her head sadly, biting on her finger. Why wasn't her master returning her calls? She missed her master so much, and she knew that if he saw her like this, he would definitely say how cute and pretty Ruanruan was.