Now we just need to wait until graduation to hold the wedding. How can we lose when a dragon rides on our face?!

"Because I don't think that your relationship with Orson will be smooth sailing." Lit said this and waved his hand. "Of course, I don't mean to curse you, Olivia, nor do I mean to say that I haven't given up on Orson."

"It's just that love is a race that takes a long time. Eventually, things will change, right?"

If you want to shorten the race time, you can either speed up or just take the trophy away.

Of course, Litt would not tell Olivia his true thoughts, but the plan had already been implemented, and the next step was to target Chelinina.

"You may not know this, but in my opinion, Sister Chelinina also seems to like Orson, and Orson has a lot of contact with her." Litt said.

"You mean, that Chelinina who dined with him tonight?"

"Yeah." Li Te nodded.

"Speaking of which, Lit, what time is it now?"

"If I remember correctly, it should be eleven o'clock at night." Lit said as he looked at the half-moon.

"Do you guys have to eat dinner until eleven?"

"Well...if it's just a simple dinner, maybe not. But if Orson and Sister Chelinina are discussing some business matters, it might be that late."

Lit said this and looked at Olivia.

"Then let's... wait for Orson to come back before going to bed?"

……

The next morning, Orson woke up on the bed in the Chamber of Commerce box.

Looking at the unfamiliar ceiling, he knew that something had happened yesterday.

Then, the girl's mumbling was heard beside him.

He looked to the side, and sure enough, the red-haired girl was lying next to him, hugging him like a sloth.

Even though he was unwilling to face it, everything that was supposed to happen still happened.

But why was it Chelinina? Orson thought so, and the alcohol took effect again, and his head began to hurt.

How should I explain what happened today to Olivia and Lit...

"Sister Chelinina, you have done so much for Orson, don't you have any feelings for him at all?" Litt said this, looking at Chelinina, trying to see something from her eyes.

However, Chelinina's eyes were evasive, and after thinking again and again, she slowly spoke.

"I...I'm sorry, Lit, I don't have any thoughts like that about Orson."

Of course she knew what Lit meant by asking her, but for the current Chelinina, she should not and dared not have such thoughts.

There is no other reason.

Orson is so good.

Just like the brightest star in the sky, although we yearn for it, it is ultimately unattainable for people on earth.

If before, Chelinina still had a little bit of that fantasy, now she only has respect for Orson.

It's not that there is no love between men and women, but that she has completely suppressed and blocked the love between men and women.

She knew what Orson needed from her, and she knew what she needed from Orson.

Orson needs Chelinina as his treasury, and Chelinina needs Orson's help to become the richest person in the empire and avenge her father and brother.

The relationship between them is just one of mutual benefit.

Although she thought so, whenever Chelinina thought back to the day at the banquet when Orson stood up for her and did not back down even in the face of sarcasm from his father and Donnie, her heart would still tremble.

Isn't there a slight possibility that Orson likes me?

But as the letters between Orson and her went on after that day, she learned more and more.

Maybe it was really just a coincidence, and Orson really just wanted to help himself at that time and had no other thoughts.

So, Chelinina buried all these thoughts in her mind, and kept herself busy with her usual work and business, stressing out

Control this feeling.

But when Lit brought it up again, Chelinina couldn't help but think more about it.

Lit was sitting opposite Chelinina. Seeing her slightly red face after she said this, he knew that Chelinina had said something against her will.

"I don't know what you think, Sister Chelinina, but if it were me, if there was happiness in front of me, even if I couldn't get it in the end, if I didn't fight for it, I would definitely regret it in the future." Li Te said.

The reason why Lit said this was that he was planning to drag Chelinina into this love melee.

It turns out that the naive Lianka has no idea what love is.

To put it bluntly, if Lianka succeeds, it will be the biggest insult to the women around Orson.

"..." Hearing this, Chelinina was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Thank you, Lit, but Orson is really too good. Someone like me is not worthy of him at all."

"Really?" Litt said this and looked at Chelinina in confusion.

"But in my opinion, if the future richest man in the empire is not worthy of Brother Orson, wouldn't that be a bit absurd? Sister Chelinina, do you mean that Brother Orson should be single for the rest of his life?"

"That's not what I meant..." Chelinina shook her head, and then was stunned.

"Sister Chelinina, do you think that the reason you are so successful is all thanks to Brother Orson?" Litt said this and began to counsel Chelinina.

"I don't know what others think, but in my opinion, Sister Chelinina, you are a very smart and capable person."

"Think about it, if it is true that whoever Orson wants to support can succeed, then why didn't Brother Orson choose someone else, but chose you, Sister Chelinina?"

After saying this, Litt did not continue.

Next, whether Chelinina regained her confidence in herself or felt that Orson was just greedy for her body, she would only make one decision.

That means officially ending this love war.

"Okay, Sister Chelinina, I'm stopping here. It's getting late today, so go to bed early." Having said this, Lit stood up.

"I hope that when I see you again, Sister Chelinina, you will have made a decision that you will not regret."

After saying all this, Lit left.

Chelinina sat there, staring at the plate in front of her.

After a long time, a tear rolled down the corner of her eye.

She belatedly wiped away her tears with her fingers, and then laughed softly at herself.

"Heh, Chelinina, you actually need a backup to tell you what to do..."

Looking at the place where Lit left, Chelinina secretly made up her mind.

"Thank you, Lit."

……

On the other hand, the day after the celebration banquet, everyone in Phoenix City left and went about their own business.

Lucius also went home to continue recuperating.

After handing over the military affairs to Orson during this period, he did not disappoint Lucius' trust and fought a good battle.

The final exams of the Imperial College also ended after repelling the orcs, and the winter vacation arrived early.

At this moment, in the city of Antica, in the Duke's residence.

"Orson, do you know what impact my doing this will have?" Elsa stood in Orson's room with her back to him, with a complicated expression.

"I know." Orson nodded.

"This is the first time in the history of the empire that so many lords have been sentenced at the same time. No matter how you decide to deal with these nobles, Your Highness, at least your name will definitely be in the history books of the empire in the future. This trial will also be recorded in history as a warning to future generations."

"Do you remember what I told you before? The nobles are the foundation of the empire. If you let me affect the interests of the nobles, even if they really deserve to die, how will other nobles look at me?"

"Would they prefer an empress with noble blood on her hands, or an emperor who has always stood on the same side as the nobles and protected their interests?"

"That's true, but, Princess, don't forget that there are many factors involved in choosing a crown prince, but the most important one is the emperor's own will."

Orson shrugged.

"As long as your thunderous tactics are recognized by His Majesty the Emperor, no matter how much other nobles hate you or oppose you,

That will have to wait until you ascend the throne."

Elsa pursed her lips when she heard this.

The education she received since childhood was traditional aristocratic education. In her opinion, the aristocrats were like the roots of an old tree, intertwined and entangled.

If you want to deal with a noble, the interest groups involved behind the scenes are often quite large.

If she wasn't handled properly, she might very well cause a major upheaval within the empire, and after that, her right of succession would be completely lost.

Perhaps because of worry or excitement, her body was shaking slightly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Orson stood up from his chair and came behind Elsa.

He placed his hands gently on Elsa's shoulders, and his voice seemed to have a magical power, tending to make her obey him.

"No matter what, I'm on your side."

After Orson said this, Elsa calmed down a little.

"That...that's what you said. If, if anything goes wrong, you..."

"I guarantee it on my life."

"..." Elsa nodded after hearing this.

After watching Elsa leave and return to the imperial city, Orson sighed and returned to the Duke's Mansion.

It doesn’t seem to be a good thing for the war to end too quickly. For example, now the winter vacation is nearly half a month earlier than before.

According to the original estimate, the time span of this final test might take up the winter vacation or even the next semester, but because Orson was so amazing, the college was allowed to go on vacation early.

As a result, the schedules of most students are messed up and they don’t know what to do for a while.

But Orson didn't feel that way.

As for the reason...

Looking at Olivia who was discussing meals with the maid Vivian in the kitchen, Orson showed a rare sincere smile on his face.

As Orson's personal maid, Vivian undoubtedly knows Orson's preferences best. Therefore, Olivia has been staying at Orson's house these days on various pretexts. In addition to visiting Orson every day, she also chats with Vivian about Orson's affairs.

It was called chatting, but in fact Olivia kept asking questions, such as what Orson liked to eat, what color clothes he liked, and what kind of personality he liked in girls.

But Vivian was just a maid, and Olivia was the daughter of a duke, so when faced with her questions, she could only answer everything she knew.

After finishing his work, Orson went into the kitchen.

The two people who were exchanging cooking skills in the kitchen saw Orson come in and greeted him.

"You guys are really interested. I see you guys are here every afternoon recently."

"There's nothing I can do. After all, if I want to capture my husband's future heart, I have to capture his stomach first~" Olivia said this, not afraid of outsiders here, and directly called him by an intimate name.

"Forget about my husband or anything like that...it's not time yet." Orson said this, tilted his head and scratched his forehead.

"Hehe~" Olivia smiled.

At this moment, Lit also walked in from outside, holding a bag of barbecue in her hand, looking at the three people in the kitchen.

"I bought some food outside, do you want to eat together?"

As he said this, Lit placed the paper bag on the kitchen counter.

"Speaking of which, Orson." Litt suddenly turned his head and looked at Orson.

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Sister Chelinina has something to talk to you about." she said.

"Chelinina? Is it something about the Chamber of Commerce?"

"I don't know. She said she wanted to invite you to dinner tonight and asked if you had time."

"Then..." Orson said this and looked at Olivia.

"That's fine with me." Olivia smiled. "After all, Orson, you're just going to have a meal, right?"

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