This Kiana person was far more shameless than he had imagined.
Russell looked at the girl who had just slammed her face into his upper abdomen.
He was quite a bit taller than Raiden Mei, so judging by her face’s current position, her target had clearly been Mei’s chest.
One glance was all it took for a definitive appraisal: a pure yuri hound.
Russell came to this conclusion very quickly.
If word of this got out, what little reputation the Kaslana family had left would probably be wiped out completely.
Not that it had anything to do with him, of course.
He was just here to deliver something.
With that thought, Russell calmly pulled a bank card from his pocket and held it out.
“Your living expenses.
Mei won’t have time to prepare your three meals a day from now on.”
Won’t have time to prepare my meals from now on?
It was as if a bolt of lightning had struck.
Kiana froze stiff, as if electrocuted.
Why won’t she have time to prepare my meals?
She took a step back in disbelief, looking at the apartment that had practically become her second home.
In her mind, this was the love nest she shared with Raiden Mei.
She couldn’t come here anymore?
Her brain trembled.
Her heart convulsed.
Kiana looked around wildly, as if searching for the source of this catastrophe.
Naturally, her gaze focused on the man who had opened the door.
His features were well-defined, his brow sharp and distinct.
Even the slovenly act of opening the door with a piece of bread in his mouth had an air of casual, unconventional charm about him.
If one were to ask why he was perceived as dashing rather than lazy…
it was naturally because he was handsome.
When a great beauty clutches her heart in pain, it inspires pity.
When an ugly woman does it, it makes one’s SAN value hit zero.
Russell was clearly in the former category.
Without a doubt, he was an incredibly handsome man.
If she had met him in a cafe and he had invited her for a drink, ninety-nine percent of women would have given him a chance.
For such a man to appear in Raiden Mei’s home…
“This is…
my husband.
Kiana, why don’t you introduce yourself as well.”
In a daze, Kiana seemed to see Mei in a wedding dress, shyly holding the arm of the man beside her and speaking to her.
Ahhhhh!!!!
Not that!
Anything but that!!!
Kiana felt as if a thousand Ottos were galloping on horseback across her mind.
Is this kid an idiot?
Looking at the girl who was frozen stiff as if she had been gazed upon by the legendary Medusa, Russell felt a little puzzled.
“Do you want it or not?”
“If not, I’m leaving,” Russell said.
Like a statue in a horror story cracking open to reveal a human body inside, Kiana finally snapped back to her senses, regaining her ability to function as a living creature.
“Who the hell are you?!!” Kiana felt her entire body heat up.
Desire flowed through her blood.
Well, the desire to attack.
He had stolen Mei away from her, and now he was going to humiliate her with a handout?!!!
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Her azure eyes almost turned crimson.
One would suspect that in the next moment, she would start breathing fire just like Talulah and roast Russell to a crisp.
This girl…
she wouldn’t happen to see me as a romantic rival, would she?
Ah…
it feels like she’s about to start a fight with me.
Russell looked at the girl who seemed ready to pull out her dual pistols and perform the Kaslana gun-fu at any second, a troubled expression on his face.
He didn’t much like fighting.
He needed to clear up this misunderstanding quickly, or a fight would be inevitable.
But explaining his relationship with Raiden Mei involved the chat group, which would be a huge hassle.
So, it was time for a little white lie.
“Russell.
Mei’s distant cousin,” the young man answered simply.
“For various reasons, she had to be taken away.
But she was worried about a friend of hers named Kiana, so she asked me to come take care of you.”
The young man looked at Kiana again, his gaze now carrying a hint of scrutiny, like an elder sizing up a potential son-in-law.
“Mei said you were a lively, cute, and very polite girl…
She said I would like you very much.
Looking at you now, it seems her judgment may have been a bit off.”
Ah…
Kiana was instantly stunned.
So he wasn’t an enemy.
Hmm, he knew her name, so he clearly knew Mei and was very familiar with her.
And he claimed to be her cousin.
Wait…
cousin!
In that case, wasn’t this her brother-in-law?!!!
Wait…
which means, she had just been posturing as if she were about to beat up her brother-in-law?
Like a dam bursting its floodgates, all of Kiana’s anger instantly vanished.
No, it was more than vanished.
It went straight into the negatives!!!
Help, I acted like I was going to beat up my brother-in-law the first time I met him.
Is there any hope for me?
If she could connect her brain to the internet, Kiana would have immediately posted this question, complete with a GIF of herself kowtowing and begging for help.
All she wanted was a sliver of hope for survival.
She believed the omnipotent netizens could definitely help, definitely!!!
However—
“Miss Kiana Kaslana, how much longer are you going to keep that fist clenched?”
In her perception, the giant, titan-like young man was looking down at her, his tone like that of the King of Hell, declaring that this insolent thing should be sent straight down to the eighteenth level of the underworld to occupy a floor of her own.
A stiff smile stretched across Kiana’s lips.
“Haha…
Big Bro Russell, hello.”
“I am not ‘hello’.”
“The card’s PIN is Mei’s birthday.
If you don’t even know that, you can get lost.”
The young man placed the bank card on the table, snorted coldly, and immediately turned his back, giving Kiana no opportunity to take an inch and run a mile.
Ah!!!
I’m really done for this time!!!
Kiana’s brain worked faster than ever before.
At a speed that even startled Russell, the girl swiftly found the best tea in Raiden Mei’s home, brewed it, and then, with an utterly fawning expression, presented it to Russell. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
“Hmm?” Russell grunted.
“I don’t recall asking you to make me tea.”
This guy is really putting on an act!!
“Mei has mentioned you to me.
Hmm, she said Big Bro Russell seems a little cold, but is actually a very good person.” Kiana, in a moment of genius, immediately began to use cold reading techniques.
Since he claimed to be Mei’s cousin, she would use Mei as a mediator to defuse the atmosphere.
Russell didn’t seem like a very lively person, so someone must have called him aloof before.
Besides, most people have a very high opinion of themselves.
Many of the most corrupt officials believe themselves to be upright men who have only made one or two small mistakes.
It was all a matter of self-perception.
Kiana believed that Russell would see himself as a gentle and easy-going person.
Hmm, first I’ll use Mei to get closer, then I’ll subtly praise him!
I’m a genius!!
Kiana gave herself a mental thumbs-up.
?!!!
Russell stared at the girl who was lying through her teeth, stunned.
For a moment, he almost truly believed he had a cousin named Mei.
Well, I’ll be…
so she’s decided to start acting, has she?
“Are you two really that close?” Russell’s expression seemed to soften slightly.
Then, he frowned and massaged his own shoulder.
Kiana jolted, then, ever so obediently, circled around behind Russell and, with extremely precise force, began to massage his shoulders.
“Mhm, mhm, Mei and I are the best of sisters!!” This white-haired fluffball had maxed out her observation skills, and was even trying to make her voice sound sweeter.
“By the way, Big Bro Russell, is your neck okay?
You must work very hard, don’t you?”
Well, now.
She’s really laying it on thick!
Russell had a newfound appreciation for this seemingly scatterbrained Paramecium.
This girl’s ability to tailor her words to her audience was maxed out!
Things were getting interesting.
Feeling the perfectly applied pressure on his shoulders, a strange smile crept onto Russell’s lips.
“The pressure is a little weak.
Also, my shoulders aren’t sore.
Instead of rubbing my shoulders, why don’t you help me relax my neck?”
His tone was exactly that of someone ordering around a servant girl.
But hearing those words, Kiana only grew more excited!
He hadn’t answered her question, but he had accepted her sycophantic display.
There was still hope for this relationship!
“Leave it to me!
Big Brother, you’re just like my dad.
Your neck isn’t in great shape either.”
The girl put on a smiling face and obeyed Russell’s command, carefully helping him relax his neck.
Her earnestness was enough to bring her father, Siegfried, to tears—he had never received such treatment.
Does Siegfried even know his neck is in bad shape?
But speaking of which, Kiana’s technique was quite good.
She was a Kaslana, after all; her control over her strength was indeed maxed out.
Hmm…
Russell closed his eyes, as content as a cat having its chin scratched.
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