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

The chefs from several large restaurants in Saint Laurent City were all preparing meals in the kitchen, and those attending the banquet were all business celebrities from the empire.

However, ironically, the purpose of this banquet was to hold the funeral of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, which was once the first chamber of commerce in the empire.

Yes, after fighting a trade war with the Lison Chamber of Commerce for more than half a year, Louis, the president of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, has completely lost the ability to fight against the Lison Chamber of Commerce.

First, the branches of the major dukedoms collapsed and were acquired, and then the changes in the Naples region completely wiped out the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce's interests in Naples.

With Celinina being elected as a minister in the Duke of Napoli's cabinet, she has become quite successful in both politics and business, and is no longer comparable to the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, all the celebrities participating in the exercise had smiles on their faces.

On the prairie, when a lion successfully hunts a bull and feasts on it, the surrounding jackals, hyenas and vultures rush over and share the remaining flesh and blood of the bull, leaving only a skeleton in the end.

The fall of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce is bound to mean a major reshuffle in the empire's business community.

The new chamber of commerce represented by the Lison Chamber of Commerce will replace the old chamber of commerce and redistribute the empire's market share.

In addition to distributing goods, the new chamber of commerce also has more control over the production of goods, so they can set prices more freely.

At the same time, the new chamber of commerce also developed a large number of other businesses and generated considerable revenue.

Just like this banquet, only the Lison Chamber of Commerce could declare its rise with such a grand gesture in the heart of the empire, the city of Saint Laurent.

At the same time, while the banquet hall on the first floor was bustling with people, the conference room on the second floor was completely silent.

Chelinina sat on one side of the negotiation table, and the only person accompanying her was Orson.

Opposite her were her father Louis and elder brother Mark.

Louis and Mark looked at the terms of the acquisition. Although the conditions were very harsh, they still left a considerable amount of cash to the two of them.

With this money, the two of them can live a rich life even if they do nothing for the rest of their lives.

Louis was old, so this clause was naturally not attractive to him, but it was undoubtedly very tempting to his son Mark.

The Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce is already in name only, and the revenue figures of its various businesses in the past month have been terrible.

In the eyes of others, the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce has nothing left except its fame.

In this case, instead of inheriting a heavily indebted chamber of commerce and spending his entire life paying off his father's debts, it would be better to sell the Lison Chamber of Commerce now and live a better life in the second half of his life.

Yes, it was Mark who initiated the acquisition.

Seeing that his son had lost confidence and even joined other managers to put pressure on him, Louis was forced to sit at the negotiation table.

"how?"

Chelinina said casually.

"I'm hosting a banquet downstairs today. If our negotiations go well, you two should be able to have a good meal downstairs."

When Mark heard this, he glanced at Louis beside him, and then whispered:

"Father, you are the president of the Chamber of Commerce. You should be the one discussing this matter with my younger sister."

Louis closed his eyes when he heard this.

All the past events appeared before his eyes.

From the first time Chelinina rebelled against him, to her later confrontation with him, and the subsequent business war.

Yes, she earned her first pot of gold by herself, but everything that came after that was the result of her hard work.

Regardless of whether Orson helps her or not, Louis believes that Chelinina will be able to defeat his Chamber of Commerce in the future.

After a long time, Louis opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

He looked at Mark beside him and said angrily:

"Mark, if you and your sister swap genders, I won't leave you a penny."

As he said this, he signed his name on the purchase contract, then stood up, walked to Chelinina, and handed it to her.

At this time, the identities of the two people, apart from their kinship, have undergone tremendous changes.

"Chelina, congratulations."

Louis said this with a forced smile.

"You successfully destroyed the foundation left by your grandfather and built your business empire on it."

"You are amazing, Chelinina. As a father, I am proud of you."

Although it sounds ironic, every word Louis says is sincere.

"Although I regret that I didn't realize who my successor was until the end, it doesn't matter. As long as the empire's commercial hegemony is still firmly in the hands of the Bonaventura family, I will feel at ease."

Chelinina took the contract from Louis, glanced at the contents, and nodded.

"In that case, let's tell the good news to the people below."

Celinina and Louis walked out, and at this moment, only Orson and Mark were left in the conference room.

"Haha... Duke Orson, long time no see. You are now the Duke of Naples."

Seeing that there were only two people left in the room, Mark wanted to take the initiative to build a good relationship with Orson.

"I was also born in Naples. Strictly speaking, I should be considered your subject."

Orson said nothing, looking at Mark playfully.

He wanted to see what else he could say.

Seeing that Orson didn't reply to him, Mark continued to chat with him even though he knew he was being ignored.

"Um... Duke Orson, I want to ask, what do you think of my younger sister? Of course, I know you have a fiancée, but you have helped my younger sister so much, it is impossible that you have no feelings for her..."

"Mr. Mark."

Orson finally spoke.

"What do you want after saying so much now?"

"Nothing... nothing, I just want to ask you something. If you find it inconvenient, Duke Orson, then I won't say it..."

"Not really."

Orson shook his head.

"You made a good impression on me, but your father made an even better impression on me."

As Orson said this, a happy expression suddenly appeared on Mark's face.

Sure enough, flattery is still useful.

But why did he say that his father left a better impression on him?

Could it be that although his father disliked Orson and Chelinina on the surface, he was actually secretly befriending them?

What? He thought his father was such an upright man, but at this point, shouldn’t he just admit defeat?

"Do you want to know the reason? I was deeply impressed by a sentence from your father, Mr. Louis who just left."

Mark was shocked when he heard this.

Could it be that my father has said some thought-provoking quotes?

"That time, I think you will definitely remember it if I tell you."

"Last year, at a banquet in Saint Laurent City, Mr. Louis invited Mr. Donny, the son of the Duke of Napoli at the time, to bring him together with Celinina. Do you remember this banquet?"

When Mark heard about this banquet, he immediately understood what Orson meant.

Although it is said to be a good impression, in fact, this is probably not the reason for the enmity.

“Remember, remember…”

But there is no choice. Since I have already said this, there is no turning back and I can only continue with this topic.

"At that time, I obeyed Celinina's wishes and stood up to protect her, but your father said: 'Your family only became dukes more than a decade ago. Before that, you were not even worthy of entering such social occasions!'"

"At that time... my father was too angry and said some irrational words. If I have offended you, Duke Orson, please forgive me."

"Of course, this is no offense to me, it's just to my loved ones."

Orson shrugged.

"After all, my family was built by my father with his own efforts. It was accumulated bit by bit through his military exploits on the front lines. I don't want his value to be devalued to nothing because of the ridicule of such people."

"But now I have a new understanding of this sentence."

Mark broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this, and then asked:

"Duke Orson, what do you think?"

"I agree with the saying that people's status will change as the environment changes. The change in the environment now is that you have lost the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce. From today on, you are just ordinary people with some money. I'm afraid you can't fit in at the social gatherings downstairs."

Having said that, Orson also stood up, turned around and left the meeting room, leaving Mark alone.

When we got downstairs, we heard deafening applause.

In the middle of the banquet, Chelinina announced to the business celebrities attending the banquet the news that the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce was acquired by the Lison Chamber of Commerce.

With this, Chelinina successfully completed her revenge on her father.

She completely shattered the shackles that had once been intended to be placed on her head, broke free of the cage, and became her own master.

Seeing this, Orson also applauded Chelinina wholeheartedly.

He helped Chelinina a lot, but Chelinina did not burn her bridges. Instead, she knew very well why she was successful and never treated Orson unfairly.

Because of this, the two established a close working relationship, and in the end, Chelinina even confessed her feelings to Orson.

After the banquet, Orson followed Chelinina to the rooftop of the Chamber of Commerce. On the balcony, the two of them enjoyed the evening breeze.

"Congratulations, Chelinina, you have completely succeeded. From now on, you will be the freest person."

There is an additional clause in the acquisition contract, which is to end the father-daughter relationship between Celinina and Louis. Although Celinina will still retain the Bonaventura family name, she will no longer have any family obligations to her father and two brothers.

In other words, when the three of them are down and out in the streets in the future, they should not expect Chelinina to help them.

"Hey, isn't this all because of your help, Orson?"

Chelinina was obviously also very happy. After completely acquiring the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, she would basically be the one who had the final say in the business world of the empire.

Pricing, supply, handling fees, etc. are all firmly in her hands. Not only does she eat the meat, but even drinking the soup depends on her mood, and she doesn't have to share it with others.

Thinking back on her struggle with her father and brother, Chelinina felt like she was in a dream.

"Don't say that, Chelinina. You must have your own reasons for being successful."

Orson said this, raised his glass and clinked it with Chelinina.

"Although your father and brother seem incompetent, that's only compared to you. In fact, if nothing unexpected happens, they are capable of protecting the foundation of the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce."

"Of course I know that."

Chelinina nodded, took a sip of red wine, and then pointed to the former Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce headquarters not far away.

"I have had a dream since I was very young, that is, to be able to take over there one day."

"But as I grew up, I found that what my father asked me to learn was completely different from what I wanted to learn. My father asked me to learn etiquette, musical instruments and gardening, and even arranged for me to learn household management skills, but he never arranged for me to learn business management."

"So I started to teach myself, following my father, watching him, and learning from him."

"Now that I think about it, maybe not having experienced the teachings of others has given me a different understanding from them, which has helped me a lot. Otherwise, I probably would have the same thinking as them."

Having said this, Chelinina couldn't help but laugh at herself.

"Actually, now that I think about it, I seem to have the same idea as them, but your appearance, Orson, has given me a completely new understanding."

"So, in the final analysis, Orson, you are not only an important advisor to me, but also a mentor who changed my destiny, and..."

As she said this, Chelinina gently leaned her head on Orson's shoulder.

Orson's body stiffened for a moment, then he adjusted to the feeling and relaxed.

"Don't make me sound so great. I'm just an ordinary person."

"If even you can only be considered an ordinary person, then the people in the entire empire are probably all ugly."

Chelinina joked.

Then, silence fell between the two.

Looking up, the two people watched the bright moon in the sky until it was covered by dark clouds.

"It should rain tomorrow..."