A Foolish Beauty Becomes a Father in the Child-Rearing System

Novel blurb:

Ruan Lan had been an adorable, pretty little dumpling since childhood, but his family didn't like him.

His brother and sister, who could breeze through exams with perfect scores, always called him stupid, while his successful parents thought he couldn't do anything right.

Though Ruan Lan lived in a wealthy, genetically gifted family, he felt like a useless little nobody with no one to love him.

As time went by, he grew more and more withdrawn and hardly dared speak to anyone. He only opened up enough to say a few words when he was around cute little animals.

Then one day, Ruan Lan suddenly realized that he seemed to have gained the ability to communicate with animals!

"Xiao Mi, don't roll around and get your white fur dirty! You'll look ugly if you get all grubby!"

"No, I want Ruan-Ruan to carry me home and give me a bath!"

"Huh? I thought cats were all afraid of baths?"

"Tch, that's other cats. I love baths! Ruan-Ruan, come rub my belly!"

"Pfft, hahaha... Wait, why can I understand what Xiao Mi is saying..."

Only after the fact did Ruan Lan realize that he was no longer on the school sports field. He was inside a strange but adorable little mushroom house!

Xiao Mi acted as if nothing had happened. It leapt out of Ruan Lan's arms, arched its back, and darted into a deluxe cat bed, then cried out, "Whoa! Is this my new home? Ruan-Ruan, you're a real mom to me!"

Ruan Lan: ...

As Ruan Lan stared at the brand-new mushroom house and deluxe cat bed, he was overcome with dread of the unknown. Then a System voice spoke:

System: Welcome, player "Ruan Lan," to the pet-raising System. This is a completely safe pet-raising System. You can exit, log in, and save at any time, so please raise your pets without worry...

Every item in the homestead had to be redeemed with exam scores, and Ruan Lan's total across all six subjects was only 270 points. He couldn't afford to raise more than a few little pets...

Just then, the handsome top student who'd scored 720 on his final exams suddenly appeared. He'd changed out of his school uniform and was dressed in a suit, like a superstar heading to an awards ceremony...?

Li Ming's expression was cool, but his ears were bright red. He said to Ruan-Ruan, "What do you want? I'll buy it for you."

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Mutual pining, the sweetest romance! Studying and raising pets!

[Kind, silly beauty receiving x devoted, icy top student pursuing]

Theme: Good love can heal a life