My older sister is a villainous rich girl

I don't care what other people think of me.

The reason things have turned out this way is entirely due to other people's fault, especially that so-called "brother" who took everything from me.

She had already decided that she would live her life based on her hatred for him.

Make him realize that ignoring his feelings from a young age is a big mistake!

but--

After returning, I noticed, without realizing it, that he was gradually losing his strength.

There are too many things in this world that he cannot control.

Perhaps... he's not perfect, nor is he as cold and heartless as I think. Is there even a slight possibility that he wouldn't want to endure this kind of life either?

She resented him day and night, yet secretly she couldn't help but find all sorts of reasons to excuse him.

Lawrence loathed his own cowardice.

Even the desire to hate someone is difficult to fulfill.

There was a knock on the tightly closed door.

"...Your Highness Prince Lawrence, Young Master Wayne has come to visit you." The maid's voice came through the door, sounding unusually somber.

Lawrence became increasingly agitated after his solitary consolidation was disrupted.

"No! I said I'm not seeing anyone!" He stood up and shouted at the door.

He didn't want anyone to see him looking so embarrassed.

"But...you haven't left the house for almost a whole day, you should at least eat something..."

"What's it to you? I told you to get out! Get out—"

"Lawrence!"

Suddenly, Wayne's shout rang out from outside the door.

Without the owner's permission, he trespassed onto private property.

"Are you a coward?" he shouted.

"Varied--"

"Locking yourself in your room and constantly running away, as if you can't see anything by covering your eyes, isn't that something only cowards do?!"

After a brief pause, Wayne confidently asked and answered his own question.

“A friend of mine, Wayne, could never be a coward who is too timid to face reality!”

The rain pattered softly outside the window, and the corridor was particularly dark due to the lack of light on this rainy day.

Wayne stood outside the sturdy yet fragile doorway and winked at the maid beside him: "I have something to say to Lawrence. You can go now and tell the others not to disturb us."

The maid's expression was full of worry, but she really had no better solution, so she had no choice but to accept the order and leave for the time being.

Perhaps realizing that only Wayne was waiting at the door, the door was finally opened when Wayne called him again.

Lawrence's somewhat haggard and pale face appeared behind the door.

Seeing Wayne's clothes soaked through with rain, Lawrence pursed his lips. "Don't think... just because you say some righteous words to me, I'll run off to Richard to beg for peace..."

"Ok?"

Wayne looked confused: "Why would I say that? I came here to collect a debt from you."

"Hurry up...hurry up on the debt?"

Lawrence was momentarily stunned.

Wayne glanced around and whispered, "Since you didn't come to the academy today, Miss Ge Li had to ask me to remind you that there isn't much time left until the agreed-upon repayment deadline."

Lawrence only remembered this after he reminded him.

He immediately lost his previous confidence.

"I...I'll pay it back in a while." This sentence sounded so unconvincing.

“What I meant was, if you don’t have enough funds right now, I can help you make up the difference.” Wayne kindly offered him a solution. “I’ve been in better financial shape lately, so I can help you out and prevent her from spreading the word to others.”

Upon hearing this, Lawrence immediately showed his gratitude.

"I...I am still a little short."

He admitted it in a barely audible voice, then quickly added, "But I'll get it all ready as soon as possible, and I'll definitely pay you back then!"

"Hey! We're practically family, no need to be so formal."

Distracted by this unexpected event, Lawrence's agitated emotions seemed to strangely calm down.

Seeing his disheveled appearance, as if he had just finished crying, Wayne patted him on the shoulder.

"There are always more solutions than problems. Sometimes, things that you can't solve on your own become much easier with someone's help."

Chapter 529 You should just sell yourself to pay off your debts.

really?

Will things get better if I just ask someone for help?

Lawrence hesitated for a moment, then murmured, "Let's talk in the study next door."

Like his elder brother, he did not live in the palace.

After returning from Stuart, the king gifted him a quiet little estate not far from the palace, which was said to have been the private residence of a king several generations earlier before his coronation.

Although it is not large, it has all the necessities and is very convenient to get to, and it does not take long to get to the palace.

"I'm not feeling well today, that's why I took the day off, not to avoid anything."

He offered an awkward explanation.

Wayne didn't need him to serve tea or water; he simply sat down on a nearby chair and said, "Of course I'm willing to believe you. But the truth is, we often have a hard time controlling what others think."

Upon hearing this, Lawrence tensed up again, clenching his fists tightly.

"Hmph, let them think what they want! I don't care about their gossip. I've had enough of it all these years."

Tut tut...

The young man may seem stubborn on the surface, but his actual behavior suggests he doesn't care at all.

Lawrence's skills were indeed too shallow.

Wayne nodded: "Indeed, it's very annoying to have all sorts of rumors spread about you behind your back."

In this respect, both he and Chris suffered greatly.

Upon discovering that Wayne was an ally on the same side, Lawrence seemed to instantly let go of many concerns and poured out all the grievances he had accumulated since childhood to Wayne.

It was only then that Wayne realized that there were too many people around Lawrence who would intentionally or unintentionally compare him to Richard.

But the more he compared, the stronger Lawrence's rebellious mentality became.

“I know what those people think of me behind my back,” Lawrence said, “but I don’t care!”

Seeing his expression, as if he was about to rush out and beat someone up, Wayne would sometimes chime in and sometimes stand with him in his hatred.

After having a long talk with Wayne, Lawrence felt much better.

"Cuckoo..."

Someone's stomach growled in protest of hunger.

Lawrence's expression suddenly changed as he was talking animatedly, and he froze in place.

Wayne chuckled inwardly.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Hmm... it's getting late, so I'll have dinner here before going back. Surely you won't be without food to offer me?"

The more someone emphasizes that they don't care, the more likely they are to expose their vulnerability.

Wayne had a general idea of ​​what was troubling him.

……

"So, is Lawrence too influenced by others?"

At one end of the corridor outside the Lily Club activity room at Seikyo Academy.

At Wayne's prompting glance, Richard followed him to a secluded spot outside to talk.

Upon hearing Wayne's analysis, Richard's face showed a hint of contemplation.

“That’s a very important reason,” Wayne said. “But if we want to change things, it’s unlikely that relying solely on external factors will produce any ideal results.”

"You, and Lawrence himself, both have to make an effort for this."

So why don't we—

After carefully listening to Wayne's advice, Richard replied with a slightly serious expression, "I understand."

For him, achieving this level was a bit of a stretch, but it wasn't entirely without ideas.

"Then let's proceed according to plan for now. We'll act as the situation unfolds, and discuss any problems that arise later," Wayne said, concluding the conversation briefly.

The two did not talk for too long, since there were people coming and going outside the activity room, and there was no chance that a few words would be overheard by others.

Richard walked away first, seemingly unconcerned.

Watching his figure disappear through the doorway, Wayne turned and walked towards the stairwell on the other side.

Richard wasn't the only person he was scheduled to meet with today.

In an empty classroom.

"You arranged to meet me beforehand, but then made me wait for so long. That's really typical of you."

Leaning against the window, Ge Li glanced at him suspiciously.

"Speak, what exactly is it?"

“Ahem… Richard was looking for me earlier, which took up a little time.” Wayne took out a deposit slip from the Edgeworth Family Chamber of Commerce from his pocket. “Here, this is to pay off Lawrence’s debt to you.”

Ge Li raised an eyebrow but did not immediately accept.

"Why are you the one returning it?" she asked.

"Just remember to pay it off." Wayne stepped forward and stuffed the receipt into her hand. "By the way, if he asks about it later, just say that you received it when he came to collect the debt, and don't say anything else."

Goethe glanced at the withdrawal limit, which was exactly the amount Lawrence had borrowed last time.

"You're quite devoted to him, aren't you?" she commented inexplicably.

"Not even a tenth of what I give you."

He could spout cheesy sweet nothings without batting an eye, and Wayne leaned close to her cheek and gave her a gentle "mua" kiss.

Ge Li gave a half-smile: "Is that so?"

She seemed unwilling to let him off so easily, and casually waved the receipt in her hand.

"The money I lent out was also a very important favor, you admit that, right?"

In any case, she did manage to solve Lawrence's immediate problem.

“Uh, of course.” Hearing her tone, Wayne immediately sensed something was wrong.

Is Ge Li planning to... mess with himself again?

"Then, the favor he owes and the favor you repay are not the same thing." With a smile playing on her lips, she revealed her ulterior motives.

Wien struggled internally for less than a second before immediately declaring righteously, "Whatever Miss Ge Li wants to do, I will absolutely not resist!"

Now that a man and a woman are alone in a room, how can they possibly repay this favor?

Wayne struggled to suppress his little bit of excitement.

She must miss me a lot, right?

Noticing the excitement in his eyes, Ge Li ruthlessly shattered his illusions: "Alright, then you can come and work at my family's tea restaurant this week."

Wayne: ? ? ?

"Wait, work? What the hell!" Wayne looked like he'd seen a ghost.