Te's light, soft and boneless body made him sigh: "Master Li Te is as light as a girl. It would be nice if she was a girl."
"Don't talk nonsense." When Orson heard this, he quickly covered Vivian's mouth.
The latter widened his eyes in surprise, then nodded with a blush, and Orson moved his hand away.
"If your words are misunderstood by others, it will be very disadvantageous to me." Orson explained. "They will think 'Orson wants Lit to be a girl so that he will not be a threat to his inheritance'."
"Don't say that kind of thing anymore, got it?"
"Uh, well..." Vivian was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "I see, thank you for reminding me, Master. I almost made a big mistake."
"It's okay. It's better to remember it now than to say it in front of others later."
"Okay, take Li Te back to the room to rest."
"Well, I see."
……
Orson returned to his room, sat at his desk, picked up a pen, and began to write in his notebook.
At this moment, the door of his room was pushed open.
Orson turned around and looked at the person who came.
Then, he stood up and bowed.
"Father."
"Yeah." Lucius nodded. "How is Li Te doing in his studies?"
"If it's an entrance exam, I'm confident that Leeteuk will pass the written test, but in the actual test that follows..."
"What's wrong? Doesn't this kid, Lit, have any talent for fighting?" Lucius asked.
“No, no, no, Li Te is your father’s flesh and blood after all, so he must have a talent for fighting, but…”
"Just what?" Lucius asked.
"It's just that it hasn't been shown yet, or it's not time for him to realize it yet."
"Heh." Lucius understood what Orson meant after listening to his words.
"Orson, I've seen how good you've been to Leeteuk these past few days."
"This is what I should do as a brother, father."
"But," Lucius said, "As a brother, it's fine for you to pamper Lit, but don't forget that you are still Lit's teacher."
"A teacher cannot be too fond of his or her students, at least not before the students are able to learn independently."
"Your life has been smooth sailing and you have never encountered any obstacles, so you have the idea that you can achieve success without going through any difficulties." Lucius patted Orson on the shoulder.
"But Leeteuk is different. He has never enjoyed happiness since he was born. If he is suddenly dragged to heaven, he may not be able to adapt."
"Especially when you are teaching him, you must not let him have the idea that 'it is normal for me to be worse than others'. Otherwise, he will always be one step behind others. How can he meet your expectations?"
Lucius stared at Orson with a sharp gaze.
"Although I don't know why you seem to have a special liking for Li Te, I hope you don't spoil him. You are just his brother and you can't accompany him for the rest of his life."
"He will eventually be out of your protection in the future. By that time, your current doting on him will turn into harm to him."
"I understand, Father." Orson nodded.
Indeed, because he was worried that Lit would be bullied like in the original book and thus bear a grudge against Orson, Orson's attitude towards Lit has been like holding him in his hands for fear of dropping him, or holding him in his mouth for fear of melting him these past two days.
He always takes Lituo's feelings into consideration in everything he does, and is always inexplicably wary of Lituo.
This almost doting attitude is not suitable for Leeteuk's development, but will instead spoil him.
To be honest, if Litt was spoiled, Orson would no longer be a threat.
But does Orson want this?
Because they know that you are the protagonist, they strangle your possibilities in the cradle at the very beginning, making it impossible for you to make any progress in your life.
Is this fair to Leeteuk?
That's obviously unfair.
"Yeah." Lucius nodded and patted Orson's shoulder. "To be honest, I'm glad to see that you are willing to do this for your brother."
"Tell me, Orson." He looked Orson in the eye.
"What do you want?"
The two looked at each other for a long time, and then Orson said with a smile: "Father, although you may not believe it, I am really not interested in the position of Duke."
"Rather than sitting on me in the end
I don't want to be in a position that I like, so I might as well train Leeteuk to be someone who can take over your father's position now."
"Since you said you don't want to be a duke, then, as a father, I would like to ask, what are your ambitions, Orson?" Lucius stared at Orson.
Chapter 19: I Want You
"So, Miss, are you really going to the Duke's Mansion?" Outside the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, Lorenzo asked, looking at Chelinina sitting in the carriage.
"Yes." Chelinina nodded. "There are some things I have to discuss with myself, Uncle Lorenzo. I know why my father arranged for you to stay with me. Please take a rest today."
"..." Lorenzo widened his eyes when he heard this, and then he nodded silently.
"Well, in that case, Miss, please be safe on the road."
"Ah."
The carriage then drove away and headed into the distance.
Orson sat in the room. Ever since the conversation with his father Lucius that night, he had been gradually strengthening Lit's training over the past half month.
At the beginning, Lit couldn't even hold the sword steadily, but slowly he was able to dance with the sword quite well.
But this is not enough.
Litt still can't even reach the first level of strength, which gives Orson a headache.
Is it really impossible for me to change the direction of the plot? Is it true that Li Te can only be admitted through Lucius's recommendation?
He wanted to increase his training volume, but Leeteuk's body obviously wouldn't allow it.
Just at this moment, the butler Albert walked in.
"Master Orson." He said this, bowing respectfully. "Agent Chelinina from the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce is looking for you."
Hearing the name, Orson frowned.
"Why did she come to see me? Didn't I tell her the detailed requirements for the construction of the new urban area in the letter before?"
"I don't know that."
"Okay, bring her to my room, and ask Vivian to bring two cups of coffee."
"Okay." Albert nodded and then walked out of the room.
A minute later, the door opened again.
Orson was already sitting at the coffee table and pointed to the sofa in front of him.
"Please take a seat, Miss Chelinina."
"Yeah." Chelinina nodded and sat opposite Orson.
She habitually stretched out her hand and looked at the coffee table, and was stunned when she saw that there was nothing on it.
"Oh, sorry, I didn't expect you to come. I just asked the servant to get some coffee, so it might take a while for him to get it." Orson smiled. "Ms. Chelinina, why did you think of coming to see me today?"
"Mr. Orson, please tell me the truth." Chelinina sat opposite Orson.
In the past half month, every time Orson corresponded with Chelinina, he would add Litt's name after his signature.
"There is absolutely no need for you to put pressure on me through Master Lit."
"Oh?" Orson frowned when he heard that. "When did I put pressure on you through Lit? If I remember correctly, I only met you once with Lit."
"Heh." Upon hearing this, Chelinina stared at Orson. "Although I don't know how you knew that I wanted to interfere in the succession of the Stranik family, I don't like to do so many twists and turns when doing business."
"As long as the goal can be achieved..."
"As long as you can achieve your goal and the price is appropriate, you should go back and do it, right?" Orson said the famous words of Chelinina in the original book before Chelinina could.
"How do you know..."
"I've said it before, we have common interests," said Orson.
Just then, the door opened and Vivian walked in with two cups of coffee.
"This cup is for Master Orson, and this cup is for Miss Chelinina. Master Orson specifically asked for sugar to be added." After Vivian finished speaking, she put away the tray, bowed to the two of them, and left the room.
"You know all this?" Chelinina looked at Orson in disbelief.
"Of course." Orson nodded. "Coffee is bitter. It's good for keeping alert while working, but if you like to drink coffee during your breaks, you need to add sugar. After adding sugar, although it still tastes bitter, the sweet aftertaste is nice, isn't it?"
"Master Orson is so elegant that he can taste so much from my simple preference for sweetness." Chelinina said sarcastically.
"So, do you want to know why I know that?" Orson took a sip of the bitter coffee, looked at Chelinina and smiled.
"..." Chelinina felt a little uncomfortable for some reason when being stared at by Orson, so she turned her gaze away and looked to the side.
"It's simple," Orson said.
"As the eldest daughter of the Bonaventura family and the only female in the family, she was suddenly appointed as the head of the Antica region of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce half a year ago."
"Your two brothers, one is in the Duchy of Prussia and the other in the Duchy of Aragon. These two regions are originally prosperous economic regions of the empire. Why is Miss Celinina, the jewel in the Duke's eye, exiled to the Duchy of Antica, which was just established not long ago and has a depressed economy?"
"Can I understand this as an exile?"
"So, I've said it before, we have common interests." Orson said this with a smile. "The reason you intervened in our family's succession dispute is to use our family's power to help you get promoted, or to achieve some other purpose to keep your position in the family, isn't it?"
"So I hate doing business with smart people like you." Hearing this, Chelinina bit her lower lip tightly, and then she made a huge concession in her heart. "Tell me, what do you want? I can only use the money from the Antica Chamber of Commerce now, and I can't give you more."
"I don't need money." Orson shook his head and looked at Chelinina. "I want you..."
"What!?" Upon hearing this, Chelinina's face turned red. Then she stood up and stared at Orson angrily, her body trembling slightly due to the violent fluctuations of emotions.
"Mr. Orson, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person. You are already engaged, but you still want someone outside?"
"Don't be angry, Miss Chelinina. You can't be a good businessman like this." Orson smiled and then motioned for Chelinina to calm down.
Chelinina realized her own misconduct, regained her composure, and sat back down.
"I want you to support Leeteuk."
"Ha!?" Hearing this, Chelinina looked at Orson in disbelief. "Mr. Orson, what do you mean?"
"You wanted to support Lit, didn't you?" As Orson said this, Chelinina felt as if her heart had stopped beating.
From knowing what he was going to say, knowing what drinks he liked to drink, to his initial support for Leeteuk's idea.
Could it be possible that Orson could read minds?
"Don't look at me like that. I can't read your mind. This is just a reasonable inference I made based on your past experience, Miss Chelinina. It's not difficult to guess."
"It just so happens that I also want to support Leeteuk's rise to power, so that's why I said we have common interests, right?"
Chapter 20: Why are you blushing? Why are you blushing again?
"Tsk..." Chelinina clicked her tongue unhappily, then nodded. "Although it feels like courting disaster, I have no way out."
"So, how do you want me to support Leeteuk?"
"Marry him," Orson said simply.
"Huh?" Chelinina looked incredulous again.
This proposal is even more outrageous than the previous one.
Even if Chelinina married Orson, a cunning fox, she would never marry Litt, a guy who looked like a sissy.
Of course, if she had to choose between Donny and Leeteuk, she would still choose Leeteuk.
After all, the former really made her sick.
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