Chapter 3: Big Duck, Why Aren't You Laughing? Come On, Give Us a Smile!
Kiana Kaslana.
If she had to introduce herself in one sentence, it would probably be: "An Eldest Miss from Northern Europe who was inexplicably kicked to Arc City by her old man."
Siegfried was always sighing. To him, Kiana seemed to have taken after Theresa; given the combined genes of the Kaslana and Schariac families, it made no sense to have produced such a low-IQ, white-haired "idiot tuna."
At that time, Theresa had immediately responded with a question mark. Although she was indeed Kiana's aunt, what did Kiana being a "Paramecium" have to do with her? It was as if the average IQ of the Kaslana family was any higher.
You could insult her height, but you could not insult her intelligence!
Kiana was offended at the time. Did her old man even have the right to call someone stupid? "If you're really my biological father, why do you keep belittling your daughter..." Kiana couldn't hold it back anymore. she pulled out her phone and began looping a video clip.
In the video, Comrade Siegfried was kneeling on a washboard. In front of him stood Cecilia, holding a drying pole with a gentle smile on her face.
"When did you record that?"
"Take a guess?"
Theresa stood by Kiana's side, pointing at Siegfried's nose: "Siegfried, Kiana is much smarter than you were at her age! With your IQ, you're hardly qualified to be her father!"
Siegfried's face turned several shades of red and blue.
"Hmph! Stinky old man!"
Kiana made a face at her father. The Kaslana family held a pivotal position in the Schicksal consortium. Together with the Schariac and Apocalypse families, they were known as the Three Great Houses of Schicksal.
The three families controlled the economic lifeline of Schicksal. As the current head of the Kaslana family, Siegfried's methods and brains were certainly not to be underestimated. The marriage alliance with the Schariac family was a powerful union that even the Apocalypse family had to respect.
However, no matter how cool and powerful Siegfried was outside, he occupied the lowest rank at home. They say a daughter is a father's "little padded jacket," but Siegfried only felt he was raising a single-celled paramecium who spent every day eating, drinking, and sleeping.
Was this really the next generation of the Kaslanas? Could Siegfried really trust her to take over the family?
Kiana: "Working is impossible. It's impossible to work in this lifetime."
Kiana: "Dad, you have to understand, me staying at home is actually helping you. Do you know how many rich second-generation kids want to start businesses, only to end up bankrupting their families?"
Seeing his daughter talking nonsense so seriously, Siegfried almost choked on his breath.
This daughter of his only showed such extraordinary wisdom when she was trying to find excuses to be lazy!
Siegfried was worried—truly worried. He felt he had to do something, otherwise, the Kaslana legacy would end with him. He didn't want to be the sinner who ruined the family's future.
But what could be done? How could he motivate a "lying flat" white-haired tuna?
It seemed he had to increase the pressure.
And so.
Siegfried kicked her out of the house, froze all her cards, and sent her to take over a game company owned by Schicksal in Arc City—miHoYo.
Unless she made miHoYo big and strong, she would never be allowed home.
Siegfried looked at Kiana mockingly.
[Ding! Please find a manager to bind with as soon as possible. If the manager's project loses money, the host will receive ten times the rebate!]
At this critical moment, Kiana discovered she had awakened a system!
As long as she bound a manager, she could get ten times the rebate!
"As long as I take over the company, you'll unfreeze my cards?"
"I will give you a dedicated card for running the company. All expenses for company operations can be deducted from it, but it cannot be used for personal consumption." Siegfried paused, looking at his daughter with a sneer, "Besides, with your ability, you probably won't see those cards unfrozen for the rest of your life."
"Go away! Who's afraid of who!"
If she hadn't gotten the system, Kiana might have hesitated, but now...
The more money she lost, the more she would earn! As long as she spent money recklessly, she could become the richest person by losing money!
When the day came that she, Kiana, became the richest person, that "stinky old man" would be nothing...
Immersed in her beautiful fantasy, Kiana couldn't help but laugh out loud!
Time to work.
Kiana took the game company contract from Siegfried and flew straight to Arc City, ready to show off her skills.
However, it must be said that Siegfried did have a bit of a conscience, even if not much.
When Kiana arrived in Arc City, she met an unexpected person.
A somewhat helpless gaze was cast toward her. Kiana looked at the owner of that gaze, and a name escaped her lips.
"Bronya?"
A small black suit outlined the curves of the silver-haired woman's body. Her legs, wrapped in black stockings, weren't thin, but they had a perfect level of "thickness" that would make anyone stare.
Most shockingly, the buttons on her white shirt looked like they were about to burst. Kiana stared in confusion.
Wait, is this really Bronya?!
Once.
Kiana and Bronya were both students at Chiba Academy. Bronya was in the same grade as Kiana, while Raiden Mei was one year above them. The three of them had a great relationship.
However, after graduating from high school, the three went their separate ways to different universities.
Although they talked on messaging apps to keep up with each other's lives, a face-to-face meeting like this hadn't happened in years.
But...
Looking at Bronya's current figure, it was hard for Kiana to associate her with the "Board-nya" from a few years ago.
Bronya told Kiana that miHoYo was currently a studio under her management, but due to poor game sales, it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Siegfried had funded the studio to bring it back to life, but with one condition.
He wanted his "idiot daughter," Kiana, to serve as the President of the company.
"Eh? Me, the President? Then what about you, Bronya?"
"Vice President, and also the HR Manager, though we barely have anyone in the studio anyway."
Being reunited with Bronya made Kiana extremely happy. She talked non-stop all the way, like an open chatterbox.
Bronya mostly listened, replying occasionally.
"Don't worry, Bronya!"
Before stepping into the miHoYo studio, Kiana patted Bronya on the shoulder solemnly and gave a thumbs up.
"As long as I'm here, miHoYo will definitely come back to life. No—it will become the world's leading company!"
Although Bronya didn't know where this guy got her confidence, for some reason, Kiana's confident expression made her smile.
However, Bronya didn't expect that she would soon be unable to laugh.
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