Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"Really?" Kiana looked at the photo over and over, then at Shen Liang. The person in the photo was clearly around twenty years old, handsome and dashing! It looked a bit like him, but it couldn't be! Hurry up and call your dad and brother out!

"Yes, I used a beauty filter back then." Shen Liang's face remained calm; he had thought about this before.

Who hasn't posted photos or verified their face on social media? You always need an excuse.

"Can beauty filters really make you this beautiful?"

"I am Chinese."

Kiana suddenly realized, "Oh, I see."

Then she realized, "So this house belongs to the landlord?"

What a steal!

A young, rich, and adorable landlady, two quirky little girls—has Kiana accidentally stumbled into a love story between a pure landlady and a pretty tenant and become the main character?

Suppressing her excitement at wanting to sign the contract right now, Kiana looked intently at Shen Liang: "Landlord, this is your home, right? I have no objections, I'm very satisfied. Do you have any other requests? I believe I should have met all your conditions for a tenant, right?"

It wasn't that Kiana was confident; she was, after all, a school beauty. Would anyone refuse such a pretty and pure girl? This young landlord looked to be in his adolescence. Even if he were a virtuous and indifferent gentleman, he wouldn't be so indifferent as to refuse a gentle and beautiful young lady.

This is how looks determine justice; Kiana no longer believes Shen Liang is cheating or deceiving her.

"I'm sorry, although you have indeed met all my requirements, we are no longer planning to rent it out. It's just that the advertisement was still up when you left a comment, and we are very sorry about that." Shen Liang carefully chose his words. "Please, Ms. Kiana, find another place."

"Huh? What's going on!" The girl with her hair standing up like a white ball of fluff jumped to her feet, her big eyes filled with disbelief. "You said it yourself, you wanted a beautiful girl, no pets, and someone who was clean. Aren't I one of those? Could you possibly find a prettier tenant than me?!"

Shen Liang was speechless. "When did I say I was looking for pretty tenants?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized that this was the work of the Arlene sisters. Rosalia shrank back on the sofa opposite him. When she saw Shen Liang's sharp gaze sweep over her, she said timidly, "The average appearance of the apartment can't be lowered... Brother, you're already this age and you still don't have a girlfriend. Isn't this a great opportunity?"

"I'm only fifteen, what do I need a girlfriend for!"

Perhaps physiology determines psychology, because Shen Liang didn't even realize that she had already accepted her new age.

“I came here to study all by myself, with no relatives or friends around. I can only hope to rent a place close to the school for convenience.” Kiana sobbed, rubbing her eyes hard to try and wipe away the tears. “Really, I’m so pitiful. I’ve looked at several places, some are only six or seven square meters and cost 80,000 yen a month, not even enough to store my clothes. Some are slightly better, a private single room, but they cost more than 200,000 yen. My budget can only afford your place…”

Shen Liang realized that the price of his apartment was too low.

"I... I really think you guys are really nice. We're all young people, so it won't be inconvenient for us to be together. Besides, I don't socialize much, so I definitely won't bring anyone back and won't affect your lives!" Kiana gritted her teeth, thinking that she was already so tearful, if Shen Liang had even a little bit of pity for her, he definitely wouldn't be able to bear it, right?

How could I possibly let such a paradise-like roommate go? It's not that I can't afford other places, but how could I possibly find three such adorable siblings anywhere else!

However, when she looked up, she saw Shen Liang put down his teacup. He was clearly a young man, yet he was completely unmoved by the beautiful girl! Just as Shen Liang was about to get up and see her off, Kiana had a sudden inspiration!

"Oh, right!" Kiana slammed a white-painted pistol onto the coffee table!

But before she could utter a sound, almost simultaneously, the two little girls who had just been fighting nearby pounced over in the blink of an eye. With extremely practiced ease, one of them hooked Kiana's neck from behind and kicked Kiana's knee, instantly pinning her to the carpet with jujitsu; the other flipped over on the coffee table and swept the gun on the table in front of Shen Liang!

Their coordination was so skillful that Shen Liang didn't even move.

Actually, he didn't expect it either.

Although he always knew that Cocolia Orphanage was a military-run orphanage, and that most of the children sent there were war orphans and former Boy Scouts, unlike him, who was simply abandoned by his parents, Shen Liang mostly treated them as cute little sisters and rarely thought that Rosalia and the others were actually undergoing strict military training.

Everyone in the orphanage has different strengths. Shen Liang is Chinese and is the older brother who takes care of everyone. If we have to say what his strength is, it is that he is good at writing, which is why he was able to quickly enter normal society after leaving the orphanage.

However, the other children were not as lucky as Shen Liang. The turbulent situation in Eastern Europe meant that most of the children in the orphanage had experienced the loss of their families. Before they could even hold a pen, they had to learn to hold a gun, which was the reality for most of the children in the orphanage.

He completely forgot.

Rosalia could take on ten of him by herself.

Chapter Eight: The Second Miss of the Shaniat Family

"Playing with guns? Hmph, when Rosalia was playing with guns, you were probably still breastfeeding!" The little girl wrinkled her nose and said disdainfully, pressing down on Kiana. "Trying to scare us with guns? Hmph, we're not easily frightened!"

"You're still breastfeeding! I was five when I first touched a gun!" Kiana shouted defiantly, even with her hands and feet bound. "You were only three then!"

"I've been handling guns since I was three years old!"

"I'm three years old, and you're only one. There's no way you could possibly be one!"

Rosalia held her breath, unable to refute, which allowed Kiana to let out a triumphant laugh.

"Is this the point?" Shen Liang, who had been watching for a long time, helplessly pointed directly at the gun. "Young man, you pulled out a gun in my house, don't you have anything to explain?"

Kiana finally remembered what she was supposed to do, and then she panicked, frantically twisting her body, "I...I...I didn't mean what you think! I have a legal gun license!"

“You don’t need any proof to shoot someone. What do you want to do?” Lilia sat on Shen Liang’s lap, her hands under her chin, looking like she had a deep gaze.

“I can be the bodyguard for this family!” Kiana said, sounding somewhat dejected. “That’s what I was thinking. I study around here, and you all look to be school age too. You’ll definitely need security when you’re at school, right… I’m very confident in my skills, don’t let my appearance fool you—”

She suddenly leaned back, her slender waist twisting in an exaggerated arc, her shoulders thrusting back, like a beautiful snake breaking free from Rosalia's hold with sheer muscle strength. This demonstrates Kiana's exceptional physical abilities, possessing flexibility comparable to a yoga master and strength no less than that of an adult male.

"Actually, you can't do anything to me, but it seems you really don't need bodyguards or anything like that. It's hard to believe you guys are so strong." Kiana sighed and gave a self-deprecating laugh. "Are there so many martial arts experts these days? I thought a pretty young female bodyguard would be in high demand."

"How narcissistic are you to keep talking about 'beautiful girls' all the time?" Shen Liang thought to himself.

"Fine, since you don't need my martial arts skills, then there's really nothing I can do." Kiana waved her hand nonchalantly. "Give me the gun, I'm leaving. See you again someday."

She was truly at her wit's end. Dressing up so beautifully hadn't changed anyone's mind, and her martial arts skills hadn't intimidated anyone. In her mother's words, "both soft and hard tactics" had failed, so she really couldn't think of any way to keep him there.

But neither Shen Liang nor Kiana noticed what the Arlene sisters were muttering beside them.

"Lilia, Lilia, we finally have a girl whose looks can rival ours. If we just send her away like this, how long will it take before we can hold our brother's baby?"

"Wasn't Rosalia the one who showed hostility first?"

"I don't think this is right. Bronya isn't old enough to be stealing men right now. Besides, we've already left the orphanage. Now it's our brother who's taking care of us. We should be thinking about our brother's future first, not standing up for Bronya!"

"Shut up, you traitor! Rosalia, are you going to betray your sister Bronya?!"

"I've made up my mind to stay with my brother for life. Are you going to go back to that orphanage?" Rosalia curled her lip in disgust. "It's the middle of nowhere. Besides, we haven't betrayed Bronya. Bronya has never said that we should protect my brother for her. Can't you see? It's obvious that my brother isn't interested in people younger than him!"

Lilia hesitated, which was uncharacteristic of hers.

Indeed, if Shen Liang were interested in Bronya, he should be interested in the Arlene sisters by now. But it's clear that Shen Liang has no such intentions; instead, he's showing amazement at the newcomer, Kiana… This is the first time the Arlene sisters have ever seen Shen Liang with the concept of "this is a beautiful woman."

It's not that Lilia is arrogant, but Shen Liang, who grew up in an orphanage, has very few pretty girls who catch his eye. If he misses this one, it will be too difficult to find a new one... Do we really have to wait for everyone to grow up?

"Besides, we're all from the orphanage. Brother treats everyone in the orphanage like his own little sister. Lilia, Lilia, do you really think that's a good thing?" Rosalia whispered. "Only if we find a girl who doesn't belong in the orphanage, and that makes Brother realize this, will he start to see everyone in the orphanage as a girl. Isn't that what Bronya hopes for?"

The scales in Arlene's and Arlene's hearts tipped.

It's not about "your taste in girls," but rather that Bronya would really like us to do this!

It's alright! Bronya will be very happy. We'll train your brother into an excellent boy and then give him to you!

"Wait a moment!"

Kiana heard a cute little girl call her name and quickly turned around, her eyes full of expectation, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Did you agree?"

“Hmm, Rosalia thinks you’re still useful. For example… we can’t teach brother how to use a gun, and his job is quite dangerous. Why don’t you try staying and temporarily be his martial arts instructor?” Rosalia thought for a while before finally finding a reason, and looked at Shen Liang, “What does brother think?”

"I think if you really want to teach, you should be the ones to teach..."

"No, I learned the twin combat techniques with Lilia in the army! It requires unlocking telepathy first! There's no way I can teach it to anyone else!" Rosalia was practically lying through her teeth. "Please let Kiana stay, please."

Kiana looked at the twin sisters with tears of gratitude in her eyes.

Shen Liang had no idea that the Arlin sisters had any kind of mind-reading combined attack technique; this was clearly just an excuse! However, it was quite rare for these two little girls to make excuses to ask him for favors. Usually, the Arlin sisters would just do whatever they wanted directly, and if they didn't have money, they would ask him for it.

So Shen Liang didn't bother to figure out what the A-Lin sisters were thinking; the thought processes of these two quirky sisters were beyond the comprehension of normal people.

"There are four bedrooms on the second floor: one for me, one for Rosalia and Lilia, one for a study, and one that's empty. There are also three rooms downstairs; you can choose one yourself. We'll cover water and internet; you'll have to pay for your own electricity. You can use the living room, kitchen, and furniture on the first floor as you like. I'm not home often, so I'd appreciate it if you could look after the twins occasionally."

Shen Liang continued, "There are restrooms on both the first and second floors. As for the rooftop pool, it's a freebie provided by the property management. If you want to use it, you'll need to apply to me, as the water is very expensive. That's all for now. I won't write any contract or collect any deposit. You just need to pay me for each month you stay, and you can leave anytime."

This was an incredibly generous offer. Kiana had never seen a landlord give such a favorable contract to a tenant, showing absolutely no fear that she would leave after a month of freeloading... without the slightest suspicion whatsoever.

"Aren't you afraid I'll steal your things?" Kiana was completely baffled. She knew she was pretty, but her looks shouldn't be this much of an advantage compared to people of similar appearance... Even if Shen Liang wanted to seduce her, he wouldn't be so obvious about it, would he? Kiana pouted, "Let's make this clear first, I'm not being kept by you."

"If you leave here, can you find a better place to live?" Shen Liang laughed.

"that's true."

"And you're not short of money at all, right?" Shen Liang casually showed her his phone, which displayed a web encyclopedia entry: "A girl as beautiful as you couldn't possibly be unknown, right? Kiana Schariac, the second young lady of the Schariac conglomerate."

Chapter Nine: Don't you have anything to say to Bronya?

Earth is ultimately different from Teyvat. Earth has long since entered the Internet age, and anyone with even a slightly special personality in this era will almost certainly have a name associated with them.

Kiana Schariac is one of the heirs to the Schariac family, a well-known multinational financial group in Europe.

When it comes to the terms "chaebol" and "family," Chinese people have never been very fond of them. These monopolistic capital groups that control finance and are formed by clansmen and close relatives are often the ones that Chinese people think should be eradicated.

However, this concept doesn't exist in Europe, and the currently active conglomerates often lack the ability to manipulate national affairs and their share of GDP is not considered large. The Shaniat conglomerate, based on multinational banks, is mainly involved in the financial industry and European real estate. Like most wealthy families, they operate with a relatively low profile, and Shen Liang wouldn't have known about them if he hadn't specifically searched online.

Although Kiana isn't very famous, her information is included in encyclopedias. She attends a girls' high school in Germany and turned sixteen this year. The photo shows her playing a baseball game at school. Kiana is leaning to the side, gritting her teeth and swinging the bat fiercely, her white hair flowing freely, full of energy and youth. She was so beautiful that she was chosen for the cover of a regional magazine covering the game.

Is the second young lady of that multinational conglomerate actually this awkward white fluffy little thing in front of me?

"Ahem... I've been found out, hehe." Kiana made a cat paw shape with her hand and placed it next to her cheek, tilting her head and sticking out her tongue in an attempt to get away with it.

"A runaway princess, huh?" Shen Liang shook his head. "Your family won't come looking for you, will they?"

"I love the title 'Runaway Princess'!" Kiana exclaimed excitedly, seeing Shen Liang's nonchalant expression. "Of course! I ran away on purpose! I'm fed up with staying in Germany, fed up with all that aristocratic education, learning things like flower arranging, drama, or business administration. I'm a Scandinavian, and my ancestors were Vikings! Don't you think it's more interesting to travel across the ocean alone for an adventure?"

"There's nowhere for you to take risks in modern society."

"I secretly filled out my college application in Japan after graduating from junior high school. Anyway, as long as I can get away from Germany and my sister, that's all that matters! Seriously, even my mom is just a figurehead, why can't I be a spoiled brat?" Kiana complained. "Anyway, no one can control me here in Japan. If you're so capable, then reach into Japan! I know my family doesn't own any property here!"

Shen Liang thought to himself, "You really underestimate 'tycoons' too much. Forget about reaching out; if they find out you live here, this whole building might be bought by your family in a couple of hours." But buying it wouldn't matter; he could just double the price and sell it to the Shaniat family. He'd be happy with any good deal he could get.