Kiana shook her head and gave Siegfried a big, warm hug.
"Dad, it's not your fault. And… it's not Sirin's fault either…"
Hearing this, Siegfried was moved. He patted Kiana's shoulder with emotion and said, "Our Kiana has really grown up. Even your old man has to look at you in a new light~"
As he said this, Siegfried seemed to think of something. His expression suddenly turned serious, and he changed the subject, "Kiana, since you've matured this much, then as your father, it's time I see how much you've improved during this time!"
In response, Kiana also answered seriously, "Then please go easy on me, Dad."
At the side, Raiden Mei originally thought that this father and daughter were going to engage in a serious duel, much like when she and her father Raiden Ryoma would spar.....
Who would've thought, in the next second, the two were sitting in front of the TV playing PS5.....
Watching Kiana and Siegfried quickly enter gaming mode, Raiden Mei could only shake her head helplessly.
Just as she was about to go to the kitchen to see if she could help with anything, the doorbell suddenly rang.
When she opened the door, Van, Fu Hua, and Ivana were standing outside carrying gifts.
"Mei! You're here~" Ivana greeted enthusiastically.
"Have you guys been waiting long? It's all that Van and Old Antique's fault, they were walking way too slow."
Raiden Mei shook her head and smiled. "Not at all. We just got here too."
"By the way, why are you the only one at the door? Where's that Kiana girl?" Ivana pressed.
"As the host, she shouldn't be letting a guest like you come greet us, right?"
Just as Raiden Mei was about to explain, the group heard intense gaming battle sounds from the living room, along with father-daughter bickering.
"Dad, you're cheating!"
"This is called tactics! Understand or not?!"
Hearing this, Raiden Mei could only smile wryly as she led the three into the living room.
Seemingly sensing that guests had arrived, Siegfried quickly turned to Kiana and said, "Kiana, your friends are here. Shouldn't you go greet them?"
Yet Kiana didn't even look up. She kept tapping on her controller and said, "Trying to trick me again, huh, Dad? Are you just saying that because you're about to lose and want to distract me?"
In order to stop his parental authority from being totally exposed by this leaky little cotton-padded jacket of a daughter, Siegfried protested loudly, "Kiana, what nonsense are you spouting?! How could your father be someone who lacks honor and sportsmanship?"
Kiana scoffed and said with disdain, "And who was it that, when I was little, knocked over my stool just to win a game, made me fall, and then used the chance to grab victory?"
Siegfried's old face turned red. He muttered under his breath, "This girl… she never remembers her textbooks this well, yet remembers that clearly?"
The conversation between the two made everyone around them laugh helplessly.
But Van could feel the warmth of this family from it.
In reality, it's rare enough for children and parents to even have mutually respectful, equal conversations, let alone be friends who talk about everything.
That's why Van felt that this kind of father-daughter relationship, like friends, was so precious.
Just then, a door opened upstairs, and Cecilia came down holding Sirin's hand.
"Darling, could you come over for a bit? I need to talk to you."
After bringing Sirin into the living room, Cecilia called to Siegfried, who was sitting in front of the game console.
Siegfried, without turning around, instinctively replied, "Cecilia, wait a moment, just need to finish this round…"
But before Siegfried could finish his sentence, he suddenly felt his clothes being yanked.
The next moment, his body uncontrollably tilted backward.
It turned out that Cecilia, seeing he wasn't getting up, didn't say a word and just grabbed his collar and yanked him back.
And so, a man over 180cm tall was lifted like a kitten, causing Ivana to burst out laughing with a "pfft" sound.
"Hey hey! At least save me a little face in front of the kids, will you?!"
As Siegfried's protesting voice gradually faded, the living room returned to quiet.
However, this funny scene didn't catch Sirin's attention at all. Because her mind was completely occupied by the person she had been longing for all this time.
Faced with Sirin's longing and slightly resentful gaze, Van was internally numb.
'Seriously? I just said earlier that I planned to spend the rest of the holiday peacefully as a shut-in. And now you throw this at me?!'
While Van was thinking, Sirin suddenly ran toward him and hugged him tightly.
"Van... I missed you so much..."
Feeling the warmth coming from his arms and the girl's pure emotions, Van sighed softly, then rested his head on hers, gently stroking it, "Sirin… long time no see."
At the side, Siegfried, who was sneaking a peek from the kitchen, was utterly shocked by the scene.
'Hey?! Where did this little brat come from?! He just arrived and already managed to snatch away my newly adopted precious daughter?'
'If I give him more time, is he going to steal my other two daughters too?'
Thinking of this, Siegfried instantly felt furious. Sometimes he really wished the scenes from those videos were true.
That way, he'd have powerful strength, and could give this guy a proper beating.
Thinking of this, Siegfried immediately decided to stand up and walk out of the kitchen.
No way, he couldn't let this go on. One more second and he was going to explode.
Just as Siegfried was preparing to assert his parental authority, Cecilia grabbed his arm and stopped him.
Siegfried turned around in confusion and asked, "Cecilia, what's wrong? Why won't you let me teach that kid a lesson?"
But Cecilia said emotionally, "Actually… before we adopted Sirin, the staff at the orphanage once told me about her situation. This little girl has always been searching for her 'older brother'..."
"Older brother?" Siegfried looked puzzled.
"Yes," Cecilia said.
"Judging by their interaction… that boy should be the person Sirin has been searching for, her family."
"Is that so?"
After hearing Cecilia's words, Siegfried instinctively scratched his head.
Although his ancestral intuition told him that this matter didn't seem so simple…
But since Cecilia had said this much, Siegfried decided not to pursue it further, like hell he would.
'If that guy is really Sirin's older brother, then why did he abandon her in the first place?!'
Thinking this, Siegfried immediately felt that this kid didn't deserve the death penalty… but he definitely deserved some punishment.
"At dinner later, I'll make sure to drown that brat in drinks, let him know who's boss!"
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