Lu Tuan’s little display of self-praise seemed as though he had accomplished something remarkable, and his childish tone was absolutely adorable.

Ji Miandeng smiled and patted his head, “Good boy.”

Lu Tuan then looked expectantly at his big daddy, and Lu Chen also praised him.

【Both dads really love praising Tuanbao! Tuanbao is such a confident baby!】

【Darn! I thought Lu Tuan would ask for a reward. Tuanbao, think about the snacks that got taken away!】

The performance ended, and the audience began to leave. They weren’t in a hurry, lingering a little longer.

As they stood up, Ji Miandeng walked ahead, and Lu Chen, holding Lu Tuan, came out from their row of seats. They were unexpectedly stopped by a young lady.

【Lu Tuan got praised…???】

【Li Tao, is it really true that a handsome guy holding a child gets approached?】

【Li Tao, do “handsome” and “Lu Boss” even match up?】

【Laughing so hard, the camera panned over just now, and the young lady was taking photos of them in the upper-right corner.】

The young lady boldly stopped them, but as soon as she was met with Lu Chen’s glance, she instantly became more reserved and softly said, “Hello… Sorry, I just saw how cute the little one is, so I took a photo. I ended up getting your whole family in the shot. It looks really sweet, so I wanted to give it to you.”

She showed them her phone.

Lu Chen lowered his eyes, looking at the phone for two seconds before replying, “Thank you.”

At this moment, Ji Miandeng noticed they hadn’t caught up and came back.

Lu Tuan pointed to the photo and said, “Nice~”

The young lady realized he was the other dad, so she explained again, “It’s just like this… Uh, you look like a celebrity.”

【Could it be that he really is that celebrity?】

【What did the photo Lu Tuan said was nice look like? Can the camera catch it?!】

【How come I didn’t notice how sweet this moment was? What’s the camera for?!】

【I wish I could also have an accidental encounter with Lu Tuan’s family! / Crying.】

Ji Miandeng smiled slightly, speaking with a tone of surprised delight, “Is that so? A lot of people say that.”

Lu Chen glanced sideways, noticing the mischievous smile in his eyes.

There was a hint of childishness.

“Yes, really, it’s very similar,” the young lady hesitated, sending the photo, and then accidentally caught sight of the microphones on their collars. She looked around and, upon spotting the nearby cameras, suddenly realized. She gasped and covered her mouth, “Ji Miandeng! You, you, you guys are filming a show?!”

Seeing her reaction, Ji Miandeng’s playful mood faded. He gently smiled and nodded, “Thank you for the photo.”

The young lady was ecstatic, “My boyfriend really likes you. He’s your fan! He said he was going to watch the show today, but didn’t come out to play with me. He missed out big time, hahaha.”

【Hahahaha @Young lady’s boyfriend, come on, say something, bro.】

【Laughing so hard, boyfriend, speak up now!】

【The person involved is definitely regretting now.jpg】

The show’s cameras made sure to avoid capturing the young lady in the shot, staying at a distance. The audience only heard the young lady go on and on about how amazing Lu Tuan was, clearly showing her affection for him.

In the end, she successfully got a photo with Ji Miandeng.

【The young lady is so lucky! Who else is so envious they’re crying?/Crying】

【Young lady, can you show us the photo?! Pretty please!】

The family of three exited the theater, and Lu Tuan was put back into the stroller.

Lu Chen glanced at Ji Miandeng, who was looking down at the photo they had just taken. To Lu Chen, the photo didn’t seem “sweet,” but the candid shot of Lu Tuan was undeniably cute, with his side profile looking like a little Crayon Shin-chan, his small, pouting lips—just a tiny bundle that could melt anyone’s heart.

Lu Chen paused before asking, “Where are we going next?”

Ji Miandeng put away his phone: “Let’s turn around, let Tuan choose. Let’s see where he wants to go.”

In the stroller, Lu Tuan lay back with his small head resting on his arm. One leg was casually crossed over the other, but as soon as he heard his little daddy’s words, he immediately sat up with excitement, pointing in one direction. In a high-pitched, excited voice, he said, “There!”

The two of them followed his finger, and saw an ice cream shop with a soft pink and blue color scheme, sparkling brightly.

Three minutes later, Lu Tuan was happily licking an ice cream cone.

Ji Miandeng leaned down and reminded him, “Tuanzi, you’ve already had your ice cream for this week.”

Lu Tuan, his eyes only on the ice cream, took another lick and replied in his babyish voice, “I know~”

Lu Chen watched the pair, and suddenly had a strange intuition. He thought Ji Miandeng probably liked ice cream too, so he asked him, “Do you want some?”

Ji Miandeng paused, his eyelashes slightly trembling, then straightened up and smiled, softly saying, “No, thanks.”

Lu Chen observed him, sensing an inexplicable drop in his mood.

There wasn’t much for Lu Tuan to do in the park, but it wasn’t too bad either. However, by the time dinner came around, they had only done two activities.

Lu Tuan had been on the spinning ride six times. The first time, he was a bit scared, nestled in big daddy’s arms, but the second time, he leaned forward on the edge to look down, and when he came off, his eyes sparkled. “I want more!”

Both fathers indulged him and let him ride until he was satisfied.

Next, they went to a 5D naked-eye animation experience, a well-known domestic animated IP, and Lu Tuan kept talking about it until dinner.

For dinner, Lu Tuan picked his own meal by looking at pictures—a plate of ink pasta.

He mimicked a villain he had seen earlier, acting “mean” with a little “Ah woo~” sound, his tiny hands and mouth stained black.

Ji Miandeng held up his phone to entertain him, saying, “Tuan, don’t move, that’s great, wow, you’re so fierce, I’m scared,” pretending to shrink in fear, though he was almost bursting with laughter.

Lu Chen watched them play around, and when Lu Tuan turned to scold him, he cooperated with a smile, “Wow, Tuan is really impressive.”

【The dads are so playful, Lu Tuan is so much fun / Laughing】

【Lu Boss’s tone is so steady, how can he be so indulgent? So lucky / Flowers】

【Lu Tuan’s black history is in high definition, haha】

Lu Tuan usually eats neatly and rarely makes a mess, but ink pasta was a challenge. After a few bites, he noticed the mess he had made. He opened his little finger to show his little daddy, “Dirty, wipe.”

Ji Miandeng pushed his hand back with a finger and said, “Keep eating, wipe it after you’re done.”

“Okay.” Lu Tuan didn’t mind the mess and found it quite fun.

Every time he ate another bite of pasta, his fingers got a little dirtier, and he curiously played with it for a while.

It was the first time Lu Chen had seen him distracted while eating, and he found it fascinating. Children are small everywhere, with movements that are awkwardly innocent, soft and cute. Lu Chen ate quickly and elegantly, finishing first. He just watched his baby play, and during a break in his own meal, Ji Miandeng looked up at him and said, “You feed Tuan.”

It wasn’t exactly a command, but it had a special intimacy and disregard for formalities that only family shares.

In just a moment, the tone had completely changed.

Lu Chen looked up at him, and just as his gaze crossed the camera, he retracted his initial surprise, replying calmly, “Mmm,” and began feeding Lu Tuan.

Lu Tuan was delighted to have someone feed him, and after each bite, he would share his little hand with big daddy.

【What a cute little thing Lu Tuan is! You can only see his little hand, but his mouth is all black, haha】

【I want to see Lu Boss eat ink pasta!】

As soon as the comment appeared, Lu Tuan, with his dirty little hand, pointed to the plate and happily shook his head, saying, “Yummy, big daddy eat!”

Lu Chen: “…”

Ji Miandeng coughed twice, turning his head after hearing this.

This was in front of the national cameras, Lu Tuan was really something.

Lu Tuan looked back at his little daddy with concern, thinking that his favoritism might have upset him. So, after he stopped coughing, Lu Tuan said, “Little daddy eat too.”

Ji Miandeng smiled, “There’s no need for that…”

Lu Tuan, who would never show favoritism, said earnestly in his baby voice, “Lu Tuan loves both little daddy and big daddy, sharing everything!”

【Lu Tuan knows how to share】

【Hahaha, Lu Tuan, come here for a kiss. Such a thoughtful little treasure!】

Lu Tuan eagerly invited both dads to try his food. Lu Chen and Ji Miandeng exchanged a look and saw compromise in each other’s eyes.

This shop wasn’t stingy with its squid ink sauce, and the noodles were quite long.

Lu Chen, busy with socializing these past years and trained in dining etiquette to fit in with high society, elegantly twirled the noodles and put them in his mouth without getting his lips stained black.

Having completed half of the sharing, Lu Tuan smiled with his eyes squinted, “Big daddy, is it delicious?”

Lu Chen looked down at him, gently tapping his little round head, “Mmm.”

Lu Tuan clapped his hands and looked at his little daddy, who tried to mimic Lu Chen’s action. However, he only twirled one noodle, and Lu Tuan, concerned, flapped his little arms, “Eat more.”

Lu Chen took a sip of water, wiped Lu Tuan’s mouth, and passed on some advice to Ji Miandeng, “One bite is fine, it won’t affect your image.”

【Is this the elegance of the rich, Lu Boss?】

【I don’t believe it. I don’t eat squid ink noodles like that.】

【Waiting for the screenshot of the Film Emperor】

Ji Miandeng actually quite liked squid ink pasta, but he had no doubt that if he took a bite, the next week’s batch of memes would be born in the livestream chat.

The Film Emperor had a bit of an image to uphold.

Seeing Ji Miandeng hesitate, Lu Chen said to the camera, “Take a shot of me and Lu Tuan.”

The cameraman paused for a few seconds, unwilling to refuse.

【Lu Boss, can’t you take a joke? / Disdain】

【Someone’s pampering their wife! Someone’s overdoing it with the pampering!】

【@GrowingUpWithYou, foul play!】

Ji Miandeng sighed in relief and took a big bite in front of Lu Tuan. The little round boy looked satisfied and showed his little black teeth with a smile, clapping his little black hands, “Little daddy is awesome!”

Lu Chen watched as Ji Miandeng quickly drank some water, then took a selfie in front of the camera. He let out a light laugh and softly said, “You care so much about your image? You were just filming Lu Tuan.”

Ji Miandeng, feeling guilty, wiped Lu Tuan’s hands and fed him water, but still said matter-of-factly, “If a child can’t be played with, it would have no meaning.”

Lu Tuan, half-understanding, nodded enthusiastically, “Yes!”

Little daddy and Lu Tuan are playing! Lu Tuan likes it!

Ji Miandeng looked at him: “…”

Because of Lu Tuan’s untimely cooperation, Lu Chen raised his hand to his forehead, revealing an entirely happy, contagious, affectionate, and incredibly charming smile.

【Holy sh*t!!!】

【This smile is so powerful, I’m in love! Ahhhhh, hubby (bushi)】

【Is this the legendary case of someone who doesn’t smile often, but when they do, they’re deadly charming!!!】

【Just saying, is this the smile Ji Miandeng sees in bed? / Lecherous】