Chapter 57: The Depressed Shigure Kira
"Go on, keep hiding!"
Shigure Kira, having finally cornered Ya Qing, spoke with a smile that didn't reach her eyes.
Ya Qing shot a glare at Rita, who was snickering behind Kira. Completely unfazed, Rita simply covered her mouth and laughed even harder.
"Kira, long time no see. Welcome to the Far East," Ya Qing said, putting on a polite smile.
"Tell me, why did you forget to pick me up?" Shigure Kira's pretty face was dead serious.
"Because I forgot," Ya Qing answered directly.
"What!" Shigure Kira's beautiful eyes went wide.
"How about this? I'll treat you to a tour of St. Freya High School," Ya Qing offered, picking up his car keys.
"Huh?" Shigure Kira was so taken aback that she forgot to even be angry.
Ya Qing patted her on the shoulder.
Shigure Kira instinctively followed behind him.
Ya Qing had his own agenda. He had already planned to visit St. Freya today to find Theresa, Kiana, and the others, and he also had the task of photographing the campus blueprints.
St. Freya's campus was massive. Before taking Kira on a tour, they first needed to visit the Principal's office to find Theresa.
Outside the office, Ya Qing knocked on the door. After a short wait, he heard a series of frantic, mysterious thumping sounds from within, followed by Theresa's flustered voice.
"W-wait a minute!"
About a minute later, the office door opened a crack, and Theresa's small head poked out. She looked at Ya Qing suspiciously. "What are you doing here?"
Theresa's wary expression changed to one of delight when she saw Shigure Kira behind him. After all, no one would be afraid of a...
"Kirara!"
Theresa threw the door open.
Ya Qing's eyes immediately fell on the shredded paper in the trash can. Understanding dawned instantly, and he looked at Theresa with an amused smile.
Theresa shot him an irritated glare.
Shigure Kira, completely lost, asked, "Hey, is this some kind of secret code you two have?"
"It's nothing. Kirara, what brings you to the Far East all of a sudden?" Theresa asked, hopping onto her chair. Her feet dangled high above the floor, her white-stockinged calves swinging gently.
At the mention of this, Shigure Kira's anger flared up again. She sat down on the sofa, planted her hands on her slender hips, and said with puffed cheeks, "It's all this guy's fault."
Following her pointed finger, Theresa saw Ya Qing, who was casually pouring himself a glass of water. He pointed at himself in disbelief. "Me?"
"Yes, you!" Shigure Kira said with absolute certainty, though her tone held a hint of grievance. "If you hadn't opened a branch in the Far East, none of this would have happened! Theresa, can you believe it? I just went on a three-day vacation, and when I came back, my entire work team had been disbanded."
For some reason, upon hearing Shigure Kira's tragic story, Theresa wanted to sympathize with her, but she just couldn't hold back her laughter.
"Sigh, just laugh if you want to," Shigure Kira said helplessly.
"Hahahahahaha!" Theresa burst out laughing.
"Hahaha—oof!" Ya Qing had just started laughing when a fist landed squarely on his chest.
"Laughing? You're not allowed to laugh!"
"Alright, alright. Kira, you and little Theresa haven't seen each other in ages, you must have a lot to talk about. I'll go get my work done first."
"Go on, go on~"
After Ya Qing left, Shigure Kira finally couldn't hold back her question. "Theresa, I heard Director Cecilia is also in the Far East. Is she here now...?"
Theresa looked puzzled. "Kirara, you don't know? Cecilia left the Far East yesterday. I think she went back to the European headquarters."
Shigure Kira, who had just arrived in the Far East from headquarters today: ...
Shigure Kira turned to stone.
After organizing all his documents, Ya Qing was about to leave when he ran into Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya. Kiana stared at him in surprise. "Stinky Uncle, what are you doing here?"
"Little Kiana, I came to pick up some files. Are your classes over?" Ya Qing smiled. Holding the files with one arm, he reached out with his other hand to pat her head, but Kiana dodged him.
"Stinky Uncle, I'm a grown-up now," Kiana huffed.
"Alright, alright," Ya Qing gave up with a helpless shrug and turned to the other two girls. "You must be Raiden Mei and Bronya."
"Hello, Ya Qing..." Mei was at a loss for how to address him. Calling him 'brother' would inexplicably make her a generation older than Kiana, but she couldn't just call him 'uncle' like Kiana did. "...Uncle Ya Qing."
'Uncle' was the most suitable term Mei could come up with after wracking her brain.
"Big Brother Ya Qing." Bronya didn't overthink it like Mei and addressed him directly as 'Big Brother.' After all, given their relationship, it wasn't necessary to be so formal.
"Bronya!" Kiana was not happy. "You're my best friend, and you're calling my uncle 'Big Brother'? You're totally taking advantage of me!"
To Kiana's surprise, Ya Qing didn't object to the title. He didn't even seem to think it was inappropriate and accepted it gladly.
"Bronya, long time no see. You don't get lost at amusement parks anymore, do you?"
Bronya's pretty face flushed red.
"Wait, wait, wait." Kiana finally processed what was happening. "Bronya, you and my Stinky Uncle know each other?" she asked, shocked.
Bronya nodded.
"Okay, I have other things to do, so I can't chat with you all any longer."
Just as Ya Qing was about to leave, Kiana grabbed his arm.
Ya Qing looked at her, confused.
"Stinky Uncle, you're going to see Great Aunt, right? I need to get my snack box too, so let's go together," Kiana said.
"Can you share some with me?"
"Get lost!"
When Ya Qing and Kiana arrived at the office, Shigure Kira was still in a funk. Ya Qing was a bit confused. When he had left, the woman had been in high spirits. How did she get so dejected in such a short time?
"Kira, I'm done with work. It's time to go," Ya Qing called out.
Shigure Kira remained huddled on the sofa, hugging her knees.
"Uncle, who is this?" Kiana asked, already tearing open a bag of chips from her snack box. She mercifully offered a few to Ya Qing.
"Hm?" Shigure Kira looked up and forced a weak smile. "You must be little Kiana. I held you when you were a baby."
Hearing the familiar line, Kiana shot a glare at Ya Qing. From that one sentence, she knew who this person was. She had to be a Schicksal employee—either someone who worked for her uncle or a member of her mom's team.
"Theresa, what did you do to her?"
"I didn't do anything," Theresa said, sipping her bitter melon juice.
"Kira, if you don't want to go on the tour, I'm heading back to work."
"You can go back. I'm not in the mood to go anywhere anymore," Shigure Kira said, retreating into her shell.
Ya Qing sighed helplessly. As he left, he reminded Kiana to message him if her allowance ran out.
Back at his company building, Ya Qing took out his phone and made a call to someone on the other side of the ocean.
"Hello, this is..."
A pleasant voice answered on the other end.
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