Lu Yanran's expression was calm.
"Marriage is essentially just a contract."
"Outstanding people naturally have more partners."
"Take me, for example. Several epochs ago, I was also one of the best among my peers."
"Once I broke through to the Godhood Realm and truly began to distinguish myself in the Lu Family, marriage alliances with the other Four Great Families naturally followed."
At this point, Lu Yanran sighed softly.
"Unfortunately, Wan'er's father wasn't any of those men."
"Otherwise, she might have risen to an even higher position by now."
When Lu Yanran was young, she had devoted almost all her energy to developing her Divine Kingdom and had never considered having children.
By the time she had become a High-Tier God, step by step, leaving behind descendants was no longer as simple as it had been in her youth.
The level of existence of a High-Tier God was extraordinarily unique. Conceiving a child was itself something that could only be encountered by chance, never sought at will.
Even though she had tried to conceive most often with her first few husbands, probability was still only probability.
Who could have imagined that Lu Wan would ultimately be conceived from a fleeting, dew-like romance?
And so, even now, Lu Wan had no idea who her father actually was.
"I'm telling you all this only because I want you to broaden your horizons."
Lu Yanran picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip.
Yang Fan fell silent for a moment, but finally could not help asking:
"But I still don't understand. Mother-in-law, why would you introduce another partner to me?"
As Yang Fan saw it, Lu Yanran was, after all, Lu Wan's biological mother.
Logically, his mother-in-law ought to have opposed the matter, just as Gu Xuanting had.
Although