Chapter 159

"Oh, it's okay, little sister, we'll give it to each other." Lawrence said this with a smile.

"That's it." Hearing this, Chelinina nodded, and then settled the account with Lawrence.

It wasn't until Lawrence left with guilt that Chelinina and Orson smiled at each other.

This Lawrence is too easy to fool.

Chapter 56: Invitation to the Ball

"Okay, now the beggars have left, we just need to operate steadily, and it's only a matter of time before we take over the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce." Orson said.

"Yeah." Chelinina nodded, then walked forward and gently hugged Orson's waist.

"Then, after taking over the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce, Orson, what do you want me to do?" She stood on tiptoe and asked in Orson's ear.

"Do you want to use money to help you develop the Dukedom of Antica into the strongest duchy in the empire, or do you have a greater ideal?"

"Those things, we have to wait until you develop them, right?" Orson obviously didn't want to mention this question. He shook his head and then said:

"Anyway, I have something to do today, so I'll go back first."

Then, Orson fled away from here, leaving only Chelinina standing there in a daze.

After a while, Chelinina reacted, she sighed, and then went up to the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce to her office.

After returning to the academy, it was already afternoon.

As soon as Orson returned to the dormitory door, a person rushed out from the side and pressed him against the dormitory door.

Of course, the moment the other party appeared, Orson knew that it was an acquaintance, otherwise she would have fallen to the ground now.

"Liangka, what are you doing suddenly..."

"Hmph, Orson, tell the truth, did you have a tryst with someone this morning?"

"Uh...no." Orson heard this and shook his head quickly.

"I had something to do this morning, so I went to find someone who is more knowledgeable and asked her for help. It's not what you think, Lianka."

"Oh." Lianka heard this and let go of Orson's hand.

"Sorry, I just overreacted."

"It's okay." Orson shook his head.

"But Lianka, why did you suddenly come to me?"

"Uh..." Hearing Orson's words, Lianka immediately remembered that she came here to ask Orson for help. When she thought of her excessive behavior just now, she suddenly felt regretful.

It's bad, I was too impulsive just now. What if Orson is unwilling to agree to my request next...

She lowered her head and thought for a long time. After making enough psychological preparations, she looked up at Orson and said with a red face: "That... Orson, our class will hold a masquerade two nights later, I... I need a male partner, so can you... can you..."

"Isn't there Lit?" Orson said doubtfully.

Although

I know that Li Te is a girl, others don’t know it yet.

“Li Te has to accompany Lena, so…”

“But you have to know that I am your sister’s fiancé. If I am your date, even if it is just a dance, it is inevitable that people will gossip about me.”

“It doesn’t matter. Everyone will wear masks and no one will know each other. As long as you don’t introduce yourself, you will be fine. Don’t worry about being discovered.”

“…” Hearing Li Anka say this, Orson rubbed his chin and began to think about whether this matter is feasible.

Li Anka is his sister-in-law after all. It stands to reason that if there is anything to do, he will help, but this situation is quite special. Will Olivia care?

Why don’t you talk to Olivia?

Just when Orson was thinking this, Lianka seemed to be able to see through Orson's mind, and quickly said: "Ah... By the way, Orson, can you please not tell your sister about this..."

"Huh? How do you know I'm going to tell Olivia?"

"Because you are my future brother-in-law after all."

"Since you know, why don't you let me tell Olivia?"

"Because... because..." Lianka stuttered, and then said: "Because my sister doesn't know about this, and I don't want my sister to know that I can't find a male companion and make her laugh."

It turns out that she is good at face.

This is indeed in line with Lianka's character.

After all, for such a lady from the upper class, there are indeed many men who flatter and curry favor with the powerful around her.

"Then why don't you find someone else, Lianka?"

"Orson, do you think it would be better for me to find someone else?" Lianka asked back.

Orson was silent.

With Lianka's arrogant character, she really seems to look down on ordinary men.

Yes, even if the students of the Imperial Academy are all elites in the outside world, they are all ordinary people in Lianka's eyes, or in Orson's eyes.

In Orson's eyes, he does think that the excellent and talented Lianka is not worthy of ordinary men.

This can be regarded as the protection of the brother-in-law to the sister-in-law.

"Okay, okay, I know." Orson nodded. "What about the time and place?"

"I... I will come to you, Orson, but I have to wait until Lit and Lena leave first."

"Okay." Orson nodded when he heard this.

"Well, see you later." Lianka then waved and said goodbye to Orson.

I always feel that Lianka's motives seem to be more than this.

No, how did she know that I went out in the morning?

Orson wondered, and then walked into the dormitory.

In the dormitory, Lena was sitting with Lit, and Lit was tutoring Lena's homework. After all, the latter was behind by a semester.

"Orson, you are back?" Lit turned his head and looked at Orson, smiling.

"Hey, big brother, why didn't I see you in the teaching building after class?" Lena also asked curiously.

"I have something to do today, so I asked for a leave." After Orson explained, he sat opposite the two.

"Lite, are you helping Lena review her homework?"

"Well, Lena is very smart. According to the current progress, the theoretical courses that she didn't take last semester can be passed this semester." Lit praised Lena, and Lena's ears trembled, looking very happy.

"Hehe~" She smiled foolishly.

"Not bad, you've made progress." Orson said this and touched Lena's head.

Lena also moved her head closer like a little animal.

Lit saw this scene and felt a little jealous for some reason. He pouted and looked at Orson without saying a word.

Orson smiled when he saw Lit like this, stretched out his hand, and also touched Lit's head.

"Lit, you've worked hard too."

"By the way." At this time, Orson suddenly asked: "Lit, is your class going to hold a masquerade in two days?"

"Ah, yes." Lit nodded. "Not just our class, but the entire first grade."

"It seems that in order to promote students' social skills, the entire first grade will hold this event, and the specific location is in a restaurant on campus."

"A restaurant that can accommodate nearly a thousand people? It seems to be a big event."

"Well, everyone needs to bring their own dance partner. I see that Lena doesn't know much about these things, and I am almost the same, so I will temporarily form a pair with her."

"That's good." Orson said.

"By the way, Orson, has anyone invited you to be her dance partner? You are so popular, I guess many girls are willing to invite you?"

"Uh... not yet." Orson wanted to say Lianka, but suddenly remembered that Lianka asked him not to tell anyone, so he concealed it.

Chapter 57: The pain of growing up

Two days passed quickly. That afternoon, after Lit and Lena finished their classes, they returned to the dormitory and began to change into the clothes they needed to wear for the dance tonight.

Standing in his bedroom, Lit looked at the men's suit in front of him and sighed helplessly.

She glanced down.

She was growing up, and her chest had grown from the slight growth when she first entered the house to a considerable size.

When she usually wore clothes, Lit would choose looser clothes so that the rise and fall of her chest would not be noticed by others, but the situation today was different. She had to wear this slim dress to attend the masquerade.

"Really, why did I agree to accompany Lena..." Lit complained.

"Lit? Haven't you changed yet? Lena is waiting for you at the door." At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Orson's voice came in.

"That... wait a little longer, it will be fine in a while."

"Okay, I'll talk to Lena for you first." Orson nodded outside the door, then walked downstairs, looked at Lena sitting in the living room, and showed an apologetic expression.

"Sorry, Lena, Lit is a little slow in changing clothes, please wait a moment."

"It's okay." Lena was very considerate at this moment, she smiled and shook her head, indicating that it was okay.

After a few minutes, Orson was ready to go upstairs to see how Lit was doing.

"Lit, are you still not well?"

"No... not well..." Lit said anxiously.

She had almost wrapped it up, but when Orson opened his mouth, the cloth strips she had just wrapped loosened again, which could be said to be a failure.

But he couldn't let Lena wait downstairs for too long, so Lit could only helplessly seek Orson's help.

"That... Orson, can you come in and help me?"

"Okay." Orson nodded, and then opened the door directly.

Then, seeing the scene in front of him, he was stunned.

Lit had his back to him, and his entire upper body was smooth and empty, with only his hair scattered behind him.

She was holding the cloth strips used to wrap her chest in her hands, but it was obvious that perhaps because she had developed better, or perhaps because she hadn't worn formal clothes for a long time, she had some problems wrapping the cloth strips.

"Lit, what are you doing..." Orson was stunned, not knowing what to do for a while.

At this time, Lena's voice came from far away.

"Big brother, is Lit not well yet?"

Hearing Lena's voice coming upstairs, Orson immediately closed the door and locked it.

"Um, sorry, Lena, wait a moment."

Then, he came to Lit and asked quietly: "What's going on?"

"I... I don't know..." Lit said shyly with a blushing face.

"It was very smooth before, but it seems that because I have eaten too well recently... I have gained some weight on my chest, so it's... It's a bit difficult to deal with..."

"Orson, please help me. I'll wrap it in front and you can help me in the back, just keep it together."

"Okay." Orson nodded helplessly.

Speaking of which, Li Te was indeed a bit malnourished when he first joined the family because of the poor life in the countryside. He looked more androgynous. Now, I don't know if it's because he's getting older or his nutrition is not up to par, but it's getting harder and harder to stay neutral. This is not only in his appearance and temperament, but also in his figure.

"Orson, don't look around." With this, Li Te blushed and put down his arm that was blocking his chest, and began to tidy up the cloth strips in front of him.

In order to make it easier to wrap, Li Te sat in front of the mirror. If he was alone, it would be fine, but now there is an extra Orson. If Orson looks in the mirror in front of him, it is easy to see something he shouldn't see.

"I know." Orson nodded, and then looked elsewhere.

"Hey, Orson, help me lift my hair up..." Lit said after he arranged the cloth strips.

After all, Lit's hair is still a bit long. If it is left hanging down like this, it will be uncomfortable to get tangled in the hair.

Hearing this, Orson obediently did as he was told.