My older sister is a villainous rich girl

What happened to the romantic moments under the moon and flowers, the sweet nothings we were promised?

"Hmph." Ge Li leisurely extended two fingers and slowly traced them down his chest. "Do you think my debts of gratitude are so easy to repay?"

Even through her clothes, Wayne felt as if her heart was plummeting with every move she made.

“That tea restaurant outside the library is having a promotion this week.” She smiled meaningfully. “As for you, you might as well sell yourself to pay off your debts.”

Chapter 530 A Battle Outside Wayne's Sight

Wearing a teddy bear costume that covered his entire body, Wayne stood by the roadside under the blazing sun.

This is one of the busiest intersections in the academy area.

No matter which of the major functional areas you want to go to—teaching area, leisure area, accommodation area, etc.—you can transfer here.

Teachers and students passing by were immediately drawn to the wobbly, cumbersome yet adorable doll.

"...Are you really alright?" Behind him, a tall waiter with a short beard asked in a worried whisper.

"It's alright, it's not a big problem."

Wayne kept handing out flyers to the men and women who had gathered around out of curiosity.

"Welcome! Welcome everyone! Our cozy little wooden cabin tea restaurant will always be waiting for you outside the school library!"

His voice was deliberately made to be much deeper than usual, sounding very powerful.

Hmph, all they want is for me to help them attract customers, right? That's a piece of cake for me.

"Ahhh~ What an adorable bear~"

Even though they knew there was someone hiding inside, the usually shy girls became frighteningly bold, reaching out their claws to touch and hug Wayne, unable to put them down.

However, the experience of being inside the mascot costume was far from comfortable for Wayne.

The almost completely non-breathable fabric made Wayne feel like he was trapped in a stuffy can.

The only saving grace is that it's not the unbearably hot summer right now.

He quickly handed out the stack of flyers, then the teddy bear put its hands on its hips and began to wriggle its chubby body.

"1, 2, 3, 4..."

Accompanied by the soft rhythm that Wayne himself tapped out, the teddy bear began its clumsy dance.

Its dance steps shifted from left to right, its arms swaying back and forth in time with the beat, and the extremely smooth curves of its body subtly revealed a touch of ethereal beauty.

The gathered audience was overjoyed and erupted in waves of cheers.

Seeing that his strategy seemed to be quite effective, the short-bearded waiter quickly put on a warm smile: "Please come to Little Wooden House Tea Restaurant to support our business... Thank you everyone!"

Before long, a large crowd gathered at the intersection, causing severe traffic congestion.

……

"Hey, what are those people up ahead doing? Why are they so noisy?"

Blocked by many people, Chris stood on tiptoe at the back of the crowd, curiously observing.

Beside her, Tasia, holding a stack of books, also looked puzzled: "I haven't heard of any recent events..."

Just then, several excited girls ran past them, urging them to hurry up and say things like "It's just ahead," as if they wanted to squeeze into the crowd to join the party.

"Hey student!"

Chris casually grabbed someone who was asking for directions, "Excuse me, what happened up ahead?"

"Oh dear! It's a promotion at the Little Wooden House Tea Restaurant. It might be gone soon. Sorry, I'm in a hurry..."

Before she could even explain in more detail, the girl ran off, urged on by her companions.

"Little Wooden House Tea Restaurant..."

Upon hearing this explanation, Chris muttered to herself, "Isn't this the one the Edgeworth family runs at the academy?"

She turned to Tasia and said, "Why don't we go take a look too?"

"Eh?"

"let's go!"

Before Tasia could react, Chris dragged her along to join in the fun.

However, due to the overwhelming crowd ahead, Chris and Tasia eventually stopped on a higher rock.

"Sigh, I guess I'll just have to stay here and watch," Chris complained resentfully.

But her spirits quickly lifted again: "Wow~ It's a teddy bear dance performance!"

It was a bit far away, so we couldn't hear any music playing. Watching the teddy bear having so much fun by itself, everyone around us seemed to have the illusion that they wanted to move along with it.

At this moment, the teddy bear was completely absorbed in its own world, oblivious to everyone around it, twisting and turning with great enjoyment.

Tasia paused for a second, stunned: "This is... a promotion?"

It was as if she had opened the door to a new world.

Chris, trying hard not to laugh too hard, exclaimed in amazement at the idea: "Which little genius came up with this? It's absolutely brilliant!"

"Our family must have this kind of status too!"

No sooner had this bold and ambitious statement been uttered than a disdainful snort rang out from another direction.

"—Excuse me, this is an idea from our Edgeworth family."

Miss Ge Li, accompanied by her follower Yuna, suddenly appeared from some unknown corner.

However, since both Chris and Tasia were standing on stone steps, their lines of sight were clearly not at the same level.

Chris: (￣ω￣)

Seeing this guy she'd never gotten along with appear, Chris retorted irritably, "So what?"

"Does your family have a patent? Or is your name engraved on that bear's head?"

She immediately interrupted him, leaving Ge Li speechless.

"Besides, doesn't your family steal my ideas every day? I haven't even settled the score with you for the publishers stealing my business!"

Unable to seize the high ground, Ge Li could only subtly clench his fists and tighten the hem of his clothes, suppressing the urge to explode in anger.

After taking a few deep breaths, she finally regained some composure. "Ha, what's rightfully mine can't be taken away by anyone."

“Ah, that’s what I think too,” Chris said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ge Li subtly curled the corners of his lips. "Is that so?"

"So you admit that what can be taken from you by someone else—was never yours to begin with, right?"

Chris opened her mouth to agree without thinking, but Tasia suddenly tugged at her hand.

"...Chris, let's go back first."

"I still need to take the reference materials I borrowed back to Professor Shirley; he's probably getting impatient..."

Under the watchful eyes of a group of people with varying thoughts and feelings, Tasia stammered and ended the battle.

"Oh right! We still have important business to attend to!"

After being reminded, Chris realized that now was not the time to argue with others or join in the fun.

"Listen to me, Gothic Edgeworth! I don't have time for you right now. If you're so tough, let's have another match after school!"

Holding Tasia's hand, Chris strutted away with her head held high.

Ge Li, however, simply stared at their backs, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

"Lord Geli..." Yuna exclaimed with heartfelt admiration, "So the reason you stayed here all this time was to stop Chris's arrogance!"

"—As expected of you!"

"..."

Ge Li almost suffered internal injuries from her clumsy flattery.

"Don't you think you sometimes talk too much nonsense, Miss Yuna?"

Chapter 531 The Devil's Whispers

After moving his body a little, Wayne was covered in sweat.

"You...you are truly amazing." The short-bearded waiter was impressed by the proposal he had put forward.

With the hot days over, the cabin-style tea restaurant has entered its off-season. The school library, which was never frequented by many people to begin with, is now even more deserted.

So, after discussions among senior management, Ms. Ascletis suggested launching a promotional campaign.

He wasn't initially optimistic, especially after Miss Ge Li told him that she had chosen an advisor and that he should follow their instructions.

But as it turns out, the effect of today's publicity far exceeded expectations.

Not only did the prepared flyers sell out quickly, but the story spread by word of mouth and caused a sensation among almost half the school.

Even after the performance ended, many students, reluctant to leave, came up to ask when the next performance would be, assuring them they would be there on time.

“No, this is nothing special.” Wayne flicked a few damp strands of hair from his forehead and struck a very pretentious pose.

"Anyone can do this with just the most basic training."

The kitchen of the tea restaurant was relatively cool, but when the cold wind blew, Wayne couldn't help but shiver.

Stop pretending.

Ge Li walked in alone from the outer room.

A tea restaurant with only one manager and employee can only temporarily close when there is no one to run it, but this obviously cannot stop Ge Li.

Wayne turned to look at her, and then gave her a bright smile.

"So, did anyone come to see my performance today?"

“I’m busy every day and don’t have time to worry about every little thing.”

She calmly instructed the embarrassed waiter beside her, "Prepare a hot drink for him, not coffee."

The waiter felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly excused himself from the strange atmosphere between the two.

"Heh..." Wayne chuckled softly upon seeing this, "Does he know about our relationship?"

"He can probably sense something, but even if he knows something, he wouldn't dare to go out and talk about it."

Walking over to Wayne, she naturally took a tissue and wiped his sweat.

Wayne lowered his head slightly, letting him do as he pleased.

"I've never seen you work this hard before."

Her deliberately cold tone made it impossible to tell whether it was resentment or heartache behind it.

“After all, the situation is different now. This is in front of your men, so I have to stand up for you no matter what,” Wayne said with a smile. “If we need similar publicity in the future, we just need to send a few more people to do it the way I did.”

I'm doing this so diligently so that I can set a good example.

A dance battle between several large dolls is an eye-catching and captivating scene, no matter the era.

“…Indeed, very cute.” Ge Li admitted in a very low voice.

Wayne's eyes lit up.

"Huh? What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

Under his intense gaze, Ge Li couldn't take it anymore and forcibly avoided his eyes.

"The teddy bear is very cute."

She emphasized the first half of the sentence to indicate that she was not praising him personally.

Wayne laughed heartily: "Didn't you say you were too busy to come see me every day?"

"—So you still came to see it secretly after all!"

"I didn't steal anything!" Ge Li was so angry that he raised his hand to hit him, but he grabbed it.

The distance between the two suddenly became extremely close.