My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"It seems that Orson doesn't dislike Lit." Lucius was relieved to see the two brothers so close and respectful. "Orson is such a good boy."

"Yes." Mary also nodded. Although she was Lucius' second wife after the death of the former Duchess Diana, and neither Orson nor Little were her children, if she had to choose between the two children, she would undoubtedly choose Orson.

"Having Orson as a child is already a blessing for the Stranik family." Mary said with a smile, "As for Leet, let's take good care of him first and get rid of his rusticity before we see what happens."

"Yes." Lucius nodded, then looked at the nobles behind him. "Thank you for your hard work, please go to the hall and rest first."

"It's a great joy that Master Litt has returned. He just needs to stand outside for a while. It won't be a problem." Several nobles waved their hands and said with a smile.

……

On the other side, Leeteuk, who was held in a princess-like posture, buried his face in Orson's arms.

The small nose gently sniffed the scent of Orson.

The incense smelled so good that he couldn't help but smell it for a while longer.

Then, as if realizing that this was impolite, he covered his face with his hands.

What am I doing? It's so rude of me to do this to my brother just after entering the family!

Orson was concentrating on looking ahead at the moment and did not notice the little movements of Litt in his arms.

To be honest, this brother of mine is really light.

Alas, after living in the countryside for so long, look how thin the child has become.

No wonder he was bullied in the original book.

From her temperament to her figure, there is nothing like that of an aristocrat, but she is treated like an aristocrat. How can others not be jealous?

Suddenly, he seemed to hear Litt whispering something in his arms, and he quickly lowered his head to look at him.

"What's wrong, Li Te, are you feeling unwell?"

Seeing Litt's slightly red cheeks, Orson thought he was sick.

"No, no..." Li Te answered weakly, and then asked: "O...Osen brother, if you hold me, my clothes will get dirty, and I don't smell good..."

Orson looked at Litt in surprise, then smiled and rubbed Litt's head.

"When your clothes get dirty, just change them.

Besides, Leeteuk is not dirty at all."

I have to say that Leeteuk's current appearance is quite likely to arouse people's desire to protect him. I don't know how Orson in the original book could have the heart to do something to such a cute brother.

Then he carried Lit into his room.

"Your room is still being cleaned. It's perfect. If you want to change your clothes, come to my room first." Orson said this, put Litt on his bed, opened the closet and started looking for clothes he had from a few years ago.

Orson is not actually very tall, about 1.8 meters, but Leete is only 1.6 meters, which is really short.

As soon as Li Te entered the room, he was stunned by the furnishings inside.

Everywhere were decorations he had never seen in the countryside.

Especially the bed. When his body touched the bed for the first time, he could hardly believe that it was a place for people to sleep.

This is too soft!

And the whole room seemed to be Orson's favorite. He could smell a light and elegant fragrance as soon as he came in, which seemed to be some kind of flower, but Litt didn't know.

A few minutes later, Orson took out a set of clothes he had worn three years ago from his closet. After comparing them with Lit, he decided to use this one.

"Okay, now that we've chosen our clothes, let's go take a shower."

"Eh? Take...a shower?" Upon hearing this, Lit's expression immediately became panicked.

"Well, your hair is still a little messy after all." Orson said, pointing to the compartment in the room. "Just use my bathroom. I'll teach you how to use the things in there."

As he said this, Orson pulled Lit, whose eyes were rolling around, into the bathroom.

"Leet, look carefully. This is a magic-sensing shower head. It is powered by magic stones. You can use it even if you don't know magic. Just press the button and hot water will come out."

"Then, this knob is used to adjust the temperature. Come on, try it." As he said this, Orson held Litt's hand and pressed the button.

Then, water sprayed out from the shower head hanging on the wall, and the cold water splashed on Litt's hair, wetting it.

Of course, Orson, who was standing behind Litt, was not spared either. At this moment, the top of his dress was also stained with water.

Orson turned off the button.

"How about it? Isn't it interesting?"

Li Te turned around and saw Orson’s wet clothes. He apologized in panic, “I’m…I’m sorry, Brother Orson, I, I didn’t mean to, I…”

"It's okay." Orson shook his head. "I asked you to try."

As he said this, Orson used a magic spell, and in an instant, water vapor evaporated from the clothes, and the dress that had just been wet was instantly dry again.

"Huh!?" Lit looked at everything in front of him in surprise, unable to understand for a long time.

"This is magic. One day, Leeteuk will be able to learn it."

Having said this, Orson walked to the door.

"You don't need me to teach you the rest, right?"

"Yeah." Li Te nodded, "Brother Orson, thank you..."

"It's nothing. We're a family from now on. Don't be polite." Orson said this, opened the bathroom door and walked out.

I think it left a good impression on the protagonist.

Orson thought so.

……

On the other side, Leeteuk was soaking in the bathtub with his legs hugged and his face buried in the water.

His face was very red, as if it had been steamed, but only he himself understood why.

The day Albert contacted them, his adoptive parents were also very happy.

The child will be taken to the city to live a good life, and he will also be able to get a lot of wealth. It can be said that he has the best of both worlds.

And then comes sadness.

After all, Leeteuk was the child he had raised for eighteen years, and it was impossible for him not to feel a bit reluctant to be taken to the city all of a sudden.

Lituo still remembers that on the day of separation, his adoptive mother took out the clothes she had made herself and handed them to Lituo.

But even so, in the eyes of those nobles, the clothes were still cheap, so they asked her to change them.

At least she had to wear this dress to meet her biological parents.

After all, if I really married into the family, I would probably never be able to wear the clothes made by my adoptive mother again.

Sure enough, after seeing Lucius and Mary's eyes turn from joy to a hint of disappointment, Litt knew that he had messed up.

Should I listen to Uncle Albert and change into more decent clothes to please my parents more?

Thinking of this, Li Te looked at the clothes basket next to him.

On one side were Leeteuk's own clothes, and on the other side were the ones that Orson had chosen.

Lit vaguely remembered the response given by his adoptive parents when Albert came to their home.

"Are your children your own?"

"No... We picked him up. He was born with a jade bracelet. We thought he was discarded by some noble..."

"Yes, it is true, but he didn't abandon it. It was lost by His Excellency the Duke."

"Is this so..."

"We are willing to give you one thousand gold coins. You can go to the city to buy a house and open a shop, as long as you are willing to return the child to the Duke."

"...We are willing." The adoptive father thought for a long time and then said.

"By the way, the child's name is Li Te, right? What a nice boy."

"No, actually she is..." The adoptive father was about to speak when he was interrupted by the adoptive mother.

"Master, you have a keen eye."

On the night I ran away, my adoptive mother called me into a room alone.

Then, she took out a piece of white cloth, passed it through Lit's chest and armpits, and wrapped his chest.

"Leet, when you get to the city, be sure to tell them you are a boy, so they won't bully you."

The adoptive mother said earnestly.

The tradition in the countryside is to favor boys over girls, so they think the same is true in the city.

In order to prevent their daughter from being bullied in a noble family, they resorted to this desperate measure.

……

Lit got up from the bathtub, walked to the clothes basket, picked up the white cloth strips, and wrapped them around his chest layer by layer.

Fortunately, my current scale is not large, but what should I do if I can no longer cover it up in a few years?

When Litt thought of the gentle look in Orson's eyes when he looked at him outside the door, his heart couldn't help but beat faster.

……

(There is a foreshadowing about other people not knowing the characteristics of Li, which will be revealed in the later plot)

Chapter 3: Is it fun?

Outside the door, Orson began to look for other accessories for Litt.

In the empire, only nobles above the rank of duke are qualified to wear formal dresses with family characteristics.

As a family founded on military power, the Stranik family has always had a military tradition, and military elements are prominently featured in the design of their dresses.

There are two sets of family dresses, one black and one blue.

In formal occasions hosted by the Stranik family, they usually wear bright blue dresses.

In more formal occasions, more solemn black dresses are worn.

These two dresses were designed by the empire's top craftsmen, and are perfect in both beauty and comfort.

When Qi Pei Shi was found, Li Te just came out of the bathroom.

His hair was a little wet at the moment, and the hot steam from just getting out of the bath made his little face red.

Orson walked forward and took the towel from Litt's shoulders.

"Next time you take a shower, make sure you dry your hair. Especially since your hair is so long, you'll easily get sick if you don't dry it." Orson said this while carefully wiping Litt's hair.

"Brother Orson... this is too troublesome, I can do it myself..."

"It's no trouble." Orson shook his head. "Besides, Lit, you just came back and there are many things you don't understand yet."

"As a brother, it is my duty to help you." Orson said.

In fact, according to their birth dates, they were born on the same day.

But Orson is more like an older brother both in appearance and personality.

In addition, in order to stabilize Orson's mentality, Lucius had already announced to the public that Orson was the elder brother and Leet was the younger brother.

Therefore, both of them now accept each other's identity.

"Okay, dry it." Orson put the towel back into the bathroom, and then put the accessories of the dress on Litt one by one.

Then he picked up the boots on the ground, held Lit's ankles, and helped him put them on.

She also tied his shoelaces carefully.

"Have you learned it? From now on, you will have to do these things by yourself." Orson squatted on the ground and raised his head, looking at Litt who was sitting on the bed without saying a word.

"Yeah." Li Te nodded. "Thank you, Brother Orson..."

"We don't have to be so distant with each other. You can just call me brother or Orson. We are not that old.

A lot different." Orson smiled and took out the family crest.