Starting with the Herrscher, mowing down enemies without equal.

The owner laughed heartily and went back to bring out a second bowl of wontons.

"Heartless, cold-blooded, ungrateful, and without conscience."

Alicia snapped out of her daze, muttered under her breath, and gently kicked An Yu under the table with her toe.

An Yu curled her lips: "I'll really prepare a ring then, and you'll be the one who can't afford to play this game."

"Let's eat. Can't even a bowl of wontons shut you up?"

After saying that, he held a slightly cooled wonton to her lips.

Alicia lowered her eyes: "...Who can't take a joke?"

An Yu: ...

If you had even half the skill as persuasive as you are, you would be a globally renowned entrepreneur by now.

Volume 21: Chapter 21 Melancholy? Snow? Kiana? Are you alright?

An Yu stood downstairs at the company building waiting for the elevator, thinking to herself that she needed to finish her work today and also find some time to find a reliable psychologist for her older sister.

"Good morning, boss!"

While waiting for the elevator, An Yu noticed the late arrival of Bronya, whose long silver-gray hair was somewhat disheveled, indicating that she had also arrived by car.

"Good morning. Middle group: 2≡↓氿※→缌琳泀♂℃{…"

Bronya didn't want to answer, but when she heard An Yu's voice, she raised her eyes slightly instead of simply nodding.

"How is your sister doing lately?"

An Yu is indeed a bit special. At least Bronya has never seen a real-life psychopath before, and this person is An Yu's junior schoolmate's older sister.

"I booked the wrong doctor. That guy is a quack. I'll try again after I get off work."

Just kidding, I find it more efficiently when I'm slacking off at work.

"quack?"

Bronya tried hard to recall, "Didn't you book an appointment with a very expensive old doctor?"

"Is it really not that the doctor's orders don't suit your taste?"

Using the reflection from the elevator, she tidied her wind-blown hair; her helmet couldn't stop her from speeding along.

An Yu said calmly, "He said I'm a brother-sister complex, but my sister tried to kill me a few days ago. She was also tricked by a group of friends into creating a new loving family on her phone—I'm not in it."

Bronya lowered her head, and after a moment she raised it again, understanding the complexity in An Yu's two sentences.

Wow! Your life is so exciting!

No wonder I haven't seen you speeding around Mount Taixu at night lately.

Are you sure you can still work?

Bronya couldn't help but ask, with a hint of genuine concern.

"It doesn't matter. I originally wanted to quit without a backup plan, but my older sister thought it wasn't necessary. She doesn't think I'm sick."

Bronya hesitated, then said, "That's not what I meant. Besides, your casual words make me really want to fire you."

She patted An Yu on the shoulder and comforted her earnestly, "Hang in there a little longer, and I'll definitely promote you then."

An Yu: ...

Thank you, but this pancake is too dry; I can't swallow it.

"How about this, once the project is finished, if you don't want a promotion, I can introduce you to a few beautiful girls. I have plenty of resources."

Bronya changed her approach and said, half-jokingly.

An Yu: ...

This pie-in-the-sky promise is even less reliable than the last one.

“Boss…” An Yu said softly, “You should try to get your game into the top eight this year.”

Although it's unlikely, since the boss was working at Anti-Entropy a few years ago, the team he's working with is already in place.

Bronya's face stiffened, as if she had been shot in the knee.

She quickly cleared her throat and adopted a superior's demeanor.

"When working, you should address people by their job title, An Yu."

This isn't some casual chat among street racers, Bronya, be serious!

"Yes, yes, Chief Producer~"

An Yu readily accepts good advice.

　¨≥NQ:Two,＆『∫▲@伍$$柶The elevator finally arrived, and it was empty, which was a bit of a surprise so early in the morning.

Standing in the elevator, Bronya felt a little unsteady. The thought of reviving her past IP and making a big splash made her feel like she was 18 again, a youthful and energetic age.

"An Yu, if Mei were to really join the previous civilization, what reason would she need?"

I was 18 years old, which was also the age when I first got my driver's license and the age when it was revoked for the first time.

An Yu: ...

"We're making games, boss. The backstory doesn't need to be too logical, and the backstory for subplots is even less necessary."

"Anyway, World Serpent is the big boss, so let's add a few more settings for them."

While it could be made even more perfect, this is a game whose main storyline is fighting and survival, not a dating sim. The player's main immersion comes from the subsequent gameplay.

"Moreover, what you need to worry about even more, boss, is what if a bunch of players who rely on Qiya's combat power rise up again if the game really succeeds."

After all, Mei truly experienced a catastrophe, yet in the end, she still couldn't match Kiana's ultimate achievement.

This sense of absurdity is bound to generate memes.

Unless the Honkai Impact IP is completely dead, but An Yu didn't say that out loud.

“Qiya’s combat power…” Bronya murmured.

A fleeting image flashed through her mind: Kiana, clinging to her legs and crying, desperate to be the protagonist. She shook her head, deciding to end this delicate topic.

"Yesterday's progress wasn't complicated, so catch up as soon as possible."

Bronya switched back to work mode, and after a few seconds of silence, a subtle, almost imperceptible glint appeared in her voice:

"Come with me to pick someone up at noon." She added, "Remember to dress smartly and make me look good."

An Yu was stunned for a moment, huh?

Boss, are you alright? If you're okay, how about we go get some plum juice?

Moreover, this takes up my lunch break, and you're still the project manager. I don't see any hope of promotion in the short term.

“A young lady is coming over today. Although she claims to have run away from home, I don’t believe her story.”

Bronya casually explained, "Remember to dress smartly so I can look imposing."

Speaking of her old friends, Bronya's most unfathomable one is Kiana. Kiana always gives Bronya the impression of being wise but foolish, a hot-blooded idiot, but no one can say for sure that she is really stupid.

An Yu: ...

Seeing An Yu's speechless expression, Bronya said with rare understanding, "If you really don't have time, then forget it. Judging from your recent condition, you do need to rest."

After all, An Yu's sister is mentally unstable... If it were me, I probably wouldn't feel as normal as An Yu.

"May I ask which family's young lady you are?"

An Yu was slightly curious, after all, in this era, using "Miss Eight" to describe someone was mostly an insult. (￥≌‰)

"Kiana, my go-to leading lady, you should have heard of her name in college."

Sigh, Bronya said as she gave her name, inwardly thinking that An Yu probably didn't have the time or inclination to deal with that idiot.

however--

An Yu's eyes seemed to light up.

"Who? The senior who often sat alone by the club window in college, looking melancholy, like an ice princess?"

He had indeed met Kiana a few times. Although they had never spoken, the aloof and slightly melancholic profile of that senior left an extremely deep first impression on him.

Although it may be full of filters, this is the first time in his life that he has seen such a cold and melancholy ice princess.

"Melancholy? Ice and snow? Kiana?"

Who?

Bronya's thinking was nearing a standstill.

If you absolutely have to associate these two words with Kiana, it's probably only when everyone else at university is studying that Kiana is alone, engrossed in a web novel, staring blankly out the window with a sullen, cat-like face.

"I'll go! Boss, take me with you! Don't forget me!"

But An Yu seemed to have been motivated; Bronya's lips twitched for a moment, and finally the corners of her mouth curved up.

Smile, for a smile needs no reason.

After all, she never imagined in her life that Kiana's fans would be fans of the melancholic Kiana.

Volume 1: Chapter 22 22 A Short Day from Marriage to Divorce

"Don't worry, sis, I'm the best—a cow and a horse—that you personally trained."

Ling joked, ignoring Ying's helplessness, and put Qianjie's photo magazine aside, finally giving her a playful smile.

"I'm not going to say anything more, sis, I'm going to apply for the job."

She moved with light steps, almost skipping, blending into the flow of people in the towering office buildings before her.

As Ji watched his sister's energetic figure disappear behind the revolving door, Sakura sighed softly.

She didn't doubt Ling's abilities; after all, the girl had mastered C and Java during her university years by her side. However, the workplace was far more complex than code, and the interview process was not as simple as Ling had imagined.

A loving and close-knit family

b swiped her finger across the screen and opened a not-so-lively group chat.

Sakura: "Watching my younger sister go to her job interview alone and step into society, I suddenly felt a pang of emotion. (Cat wiping away tears.jpg)"

Alicia: "Yeah, yeah! I always feel like the little one becomes a stranger as soon as she's out of my sight, and she stops being clingy at all!"

cherry:"……"

The initial sadness that had just arisen was instantly dispelled by the terrifying future described by Alicia.

Alicia: "Besides, my brother and I were only separated for four years during college, but it feels like my brother has become a different person. He's not as easy to fool as he was when we were kids anymore."

cherry:……

The others in the group couldn't get a word in edgewise, since only Alicia and Sakura had younger siblings around their own age.

Alicia: "Then the children you raised will completely leave your sight, shed their pretense at home, and gradually change into their inner selves, and then—they can never come back."

cherry:……

Aponia: "Boys and girls are a bit different, but... how's Sakura?"

Alicia: "It's all the same. I even tricked my younger brother into signing a marriage application in high school, and he even put his fingerprint on it. Now that kid doesn't even like me anymore. *crying cat emoji*"

Although on the afternoon of the same day, Alicia signed a divorce registration form with her younger brother on the grounds of a broken relationship, and divided half of the money An Yu had saved up, using it as start-up capital for the Pink Fairy account.

Then she successfully made money from money, making up for the college tuition fees of the two siblings... although this operation also greatly shocked 18-year-old An Yu.

Aponia: "?"

Sakura: "I have to go to work now, I have to talk to you later."

Although she took the day off today, she feels a bit down right now.

Alicia: "It's so annoying to be in the workforce; we have less and less time to get together... But! We all have to be happy!"

cherry:……

She quietly opened the settings and added "Do Not Disturb" to the group chat.

Aponia: "I feel fine. The patients at my private clinic are surprisingly easy to talk to. (Cat sighing.jpg)"

…………