I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 51 - New Problem

As the saying goes, one doesn’t hit a smiling person. Since Celineina had already proactively offered to pay for this meal, Orson naturally had no objection.

Olivia, sitting beside him, frowned.

“Miss Celineina, do you think I can’t afford to eat?”

“That’s not it,” Celineina smiled.

“Just a little hospitality from the host.”

“Oh?” Olivia heard this, stared at Celineina for a long time, and finally nodded.

If she hadn’t considered the cooperation between Orson and Celineina, and that their relationship couldn’t become too strained, Olivia would truly have wanted to leave here directly at this moment.

However, she couldn’t vent her dissatisfaction on Celineina. Wasn’t Orson right there beside Olivia?

Thinking this, Olivia began to criticize Orson.

“Miss Celineina, how do you view Orson?”

“Young Master Orson?” Celineina was startled upon hearing Olivia ask this, then said, “Very handsome, has excellent business acumen, is powerful, knowledgeable, and very gentle. In short, in my opinion, Young Master Orson is simply a very perfect man.”

“Is that so? It’s a pity such a perfect man has a wife,” Olivia said this.

“I don’t care. Besides, Miss Olivia, you are not yet married to Orson, are you? Are you so certain you will succeed?”

Orson, hearing the conversation between the two women filled with gunpowder, wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

You can argue all you want, but can you please not drag me into it?!

But Orson also knew that the reason for the two women’s argument was ultimately him.

So, to prevent the argument between the two women from escalating further, Orson coughed twice, then said, “Cough, cough... Stop arguing.”

Just then, the dishes were also served. Seeing this opportunity, Orson quickly said, “Let’s eat. We can talk about other things after eating.”

“Okay~” Olivia nodded sweetly, answering Orson first, which annoyed Celineina opposite her.

“Orson, try this. This is the signature dish of this restaurant.” Not to be outdone, Celineina quickly picked up a piece of grilled ribs from in front of her and put it in Orson’s bowl.

“Here, Orson, ah~” And Olivia on the other side had already raised the fork in her hand, around which a circle of noodles covered in sauce was wrapped.

Looking at the ribs in his bowl and the noodles close by, Orson could only swallow the noodles.

“Thank you, but I can eat by myself...”

After all, in their situation, he always felt like a child returning home for the holidays, with elders constantly putting food in his bowl at the dining table.

Although Orson said this, the two of them kept putting food in Orson’s bowl.

Afterward, the two women continued to contend with each other around Orson, until Orson was completely unable to eat anymore. Only then did they start eating themselves.

Looking at Olivia, who was leaning closely against him, Orson sighed.

Did Olivia think that as long as she stayed close enough to him, Celineina opposite would be jealous?

Not at all!

Celineina’s small actions were under the table. She was constantly using her long legs to flirt with Orson.

Eating this meal of his was really...

A sin!

Olivia ate very quickly, as if she was in a hurry to leave.

“I’m finished,” she wiped her mouth with a napkin, then looked at Orson.

“Orson, shall we go back to school?”

“Mm,” Orson nodded, then looked at Celineina.

“Celineina, we’ll head back now? There are still some things to take care of at the Student Council.”

“Alright,” Celineina nodded, then said, “By the way, Orson, speaking of which, you left something with me.”

“Something?” Orson was startled upon hearing this.

“Mm, you left it at my place when we had dinner last time. Unfortunately, I don’t have it with me this time. I’ll find a time to return it to you later.”

“Ah, ah, alright,” Orson immediately understood Celineina’s meaning. “Okay, then let’s find a time later.”

After saying this, Orson left the restaurant with Olivia.

“Do you really think Celineina was just coincidentally here discussing an acquisition?”

“I don’t know,” Orson shook his head. “However, the advice I gave Celineina was to gradually expand her businesses, and owning restaurants is also considered an asset that needs to be developed in the plan.”

“You are truly a good advisor, Orson,” Olivia’s tone carried a hint of jealousy.

“There’s nothing I can do,” Orson smiled helplessly. “After all, she is my ally. There’s no harm to myself if my ally becomes more capable.”

“Yes, a good ally who will never betray you, how nice,” Olivia muttered softly.

The two returned to school, leaning on each other like that.

They spent the afternoon working at the Student Council office.

From Olivia’s perspective, today’s date, encountering Dorothy could only be considered a small interlude. After all, the other party didn’t seem to be interested in Orson. If it had ended like that, it would have been a perfect date.

The only flaw was the lunch at the very end.

If she hadn’t encountered Celineina, Olivia even felt that she could have gone further with Orson...

Thinking this, Olivia looked at Orson, who was sitting beside her.

The latter was staring at the files before him.

There would be an opportunity for an excursion in the second semester. At that time, classes would be organized to go to different parts of the Empire.

After finishing these few weeks of classes, the destinations for each class’s excursion should be announced.

The destination and mission objective for each year were different.

Some were to help local areas clear out wild beasts, some were to quell banditry, some were to solve cold cases, and some were just ordinary tasks helping neighbors. In short, the tasks varied, and the grading criteria were also handed to each class’s homeroom teacher.

The score for the excursion was separate and not included in the grade ranking. Therefore, some classes would choose excursion locations with lower difficulty to help students get high scores.

And what Orson was looking at was the document sent by the Council. It provided a full hundred excursion locations.

There were eighty classes in the Imperial Academy in total. To allow each class some flexibility in choosing, the number of candidate excursion locations was appropriately increased.

Orson was looking at which excursion location was suitable for his class.

Olivia looked at Orson’s focused profile as he worked. A sudden impulse surged within her. Then she leaned forward and lightly pecked Orson on the side of his face.

Feeling the cool touch on his cheek, Orson was startled. Then he turned his head to look at Olivia.

Unexpectedly, Olivia just turned her head away with a blush.

“I just... suddenly wanted to do that.”

“Anyway... how does it feel?”

“Uh, pretty good,” Orson said this, looking at Olivia’s lips.

Noticing Orson’s gaze, Olivia realized that her question just now was ambiguous.

She quickly explained, “I meant how the excursion locations feel this time. Don’t misunderstand...”

Orson heard Olivia’s words and also reacted.

He also blushed.

“Cough, cough, I was just saying that the excursion locations this time all feel pretty good,” Saying this, Orson quickly changed the subject.

It was at this moment that the door of the Student Council office was opened.

Manuel walked in from outside.

“President Orson, there is something that requires your attention,” Manuel said this, quickly handing Orson a document.

Orson took the document and gave Manuel a grateful look, which made Manuel feel a little strange.

“This is...” Orson was startled when he saw this document.

Above were letters jointly reporting Virgil.

These students reported that Virgil had opened casinos and other facilities outside the school, operating gray industries, which severely violated the students’ moral conduct. They requested the Student Council to provide a response as soon as possible, otherwise, this report letter would be sent to the Council.

“Because you, President Orson, know Student Virgil, and this incident indeed requires the Student Council to step forward, I think you, President Orson, need to handle this matter,” Manuel said this, then asked, “How do you want to proceed? Will you, President, handle this personally, or shall I handle it?”

“This is not a small matter...” Orson rubbed his chin, then said, “How about this, Council Member Manuel, I will be fully responsible for this matter. I will give the students a satisfactory answer and make proper arrangements.”

“Alright,” Manuel nodded, then withdrew from the Student Council office.

“Orson, what happened?”

“Virgil’s series of businesses he operated outside the school were discovered...” Orson said this, sighing. “As things stand, the only option may be for Virgil to be expelled.”

This was a measure to cut losses in time. Otherwise, Orson and Litte, who were connected to Virgil, would all be implicated.

As for underground industries, as long as they weren’t brought to the surface, no one would care.

But as nobles, what they cared about most was definitely their reputation. Once their various underground industries were discovered, it would inevitably damage that noble’s reputation.

Because of this, many nobles would cultivate a “white glove,” someone specifically to operate these kinds of businesses for them. Once exposed, they could just push the blame onto their subordinate.

But the problem now was whether the other party was targeting Virgil alone, or if they had already learned about the relationship between Virgil and Orson?

If it was the former, that would be alright. At most, Virgil would publicly apologize. In the very worst case, he would be expelled. But if it was the latter, then caution was necessary.

This was very likely a warning shot from the other party.

Then the question arose, in the current Imperial Academy, in the current Saint Roland City, or rather, in the current Empire, who else was so eager to clip Orson’s wings?

“...” Olivia was silent upon hearing Orson say this.

Then, she spoke, “Can we have Virgil explain? Say that these businesses are inherited family property, and that Virgil was forced to take over, and that his academic performance at the academy has always been very good...”

“I don’t know. That depends on the rules of the Imperial Academy. According to the academy rules, a student’s life within and outside the academy should be separate, unless there is a very serious moral issue...”