Really?
Could things get better just by asking for help?
Lawrence hesitated for a moment, and then greeted in a low voice: "Let's go to the study next door to talk."
Like his elder brother, he did not live in the palace.
After returning from Stuart, the king gave him a secluded small manor not far from the palace, which was said to be the private residence of a certain king a few generations ago before his coronation.
Although the area is small, the necessary things are all available and the transportation is very convenient. It does not take long to get to the palace.
"I don't feel well today, so I'm not asking for leave to escape."
He argued unnaturally.
Wayne didn't need him to bring tea and water, and sat down on the guest chair beside him: "Of course I am willing to believe you. But the fact is that it is often difficult for us to control what others will think."
When Lawrence heard this, his emotions became tense again, and his fists were clenched tightly.
"Huh, let them think whatever they want! I don't care about those guys' gossip. I've had enough over the years."
Tsk tsk tsk...
Young man, he seems to be very tough on the surface, but in reality he doesn't act like he doesn't care at all.
Lawrence's Taoism is indeed too shallow.
Wayne nodded: "Indeed, it is very annoying to have others fabricate all kinds of rumors behind your back."
At this point, both myself and Chris suffered equally.
Discovering that Wayne and he were allies on the same front, Lawrence seemed to let go of many worries for a moment and confided to Wayne all the dissatisfaction he had accumulated since childhood.
Only then did Wayne realize that there were too many people around Lawrence who would compare him with Richard, consciously or unconsciously.
But the more they compare, the more rebellious Lawrence becomes.
"I know what they think of me behind my back," Lawrence said, "but I don't care!"
Seeing his look as if he was about to rush out and beat others, Wayne sometimes echoed a few words and sometimes shared his hatred.
After talking to Wayne, Lawrence felt much better.
"Gu Gu Gu Gu..."
Someone's stomach growled in hunger.
Lawrence's expression suddenly changed while he was talking eloquently, and his movements froze in place.
Wayne smiled secretly.
After thinking about it, he said: "Well... it's getting late now. I'll just finish dinner at your place tonight and then go back. You shouldn't have anything to eat to entertain me, right?"
The more you emphasize that you don't care, the easier it is to expose your vulnerability.
Wayne already roughly understood what he was struggling with.
…
"——So, Lawrence is too influenced by others?"
Qingxi Academy, one end of the corridor outside the Lily Club activity room.
At the suggestion of Wayne's look, Richard followed him to a secluded place outside to talk.
After hearing Wayne's analysis, Richard's face showed a hint of thoughtfulness.
"This is a very important reason," Wien said. "But if you want to change, just relying on external factors will hardly produce any ideal results."
"You, and Lawrence himself, must work hard for this."
"So we might as well-"
After listening carefully to Wayne's suggestion, Richard responded slightly seriously: "I understand."
For him, it was a bit reluctant to reach this point, but it was not completely without ideas.
"Then let's implement the plan first. We'll act according to the situation. If there are any problems, we'll discuss it separately." Wayne ended the topic briefly.
The two didn't talk for too long. After all, there were people coming and going outside the activity room, so the few words they said could be heard by others.
Richard walked away first as if nothing had happened.
Watching his back disappear from the door, Wayne turned and walked towards the stairwell on the other side.
In his scheduled schedule today, Richard is not the only person he has arranged to meet with.
In an empty classroom.
"You made an appointment to meet me in advance and then made me wait for so long. It's really very your style."
Leaning his back against the window, Geli glanced at him suspiciously.
"Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
"Ahem... Richard wasted some time just now when he came to see me." Wayne took out a deposit certificate from the Edgeworth Family Chamber of Commerce from his pocket, "Well, this is to pay off your debt for Lawrence."
Ge Li raised his eyebrows but did not accept it immediately.
"Why are you here to return it?" she asked.
"Anyway, just remember to pay it off." Wayne took two steps forward and put the voucher into her hand. "By the way, if he asks about it later, just say that you already received it when you came to me to collect debt. There is no need to say anything else."
Song Li glanced at the withdrawal amount, which happened to be the amount Lawrence borrowed last time.
"You do your best for him." She commented emotionally.
"Not a tenth of what I did to you."
Nasty love words came out of her mouth, and Wayne came close to her cheek flatteringly and gave her a gentle "mua".
Ge Li smiled half-heartedly: "Really?"
She seemed unwilling to let him go so easily, and waved the note in her hand lightly.
"The money I lent is also a very important favor. Do you admit this?"
No matter what, she solved Lawrence's urgent need.
"Uh, of course." Hearing her tone, Wayne suddenly felt something was wrong.
Geli shouldn't want to... torture herself again, right?
"Then, the favor owed by him and the favor repaid by you are not the same thing." There was a smile on her lips, and she really revealed her evil intentions.
Wayne struggled in his heart for less than a second and immediately said righteously: "No matter what Miss Song Li wants to do, I will never resist!"
Now that a man and a woman are alone in the same room, how can we repay this favor?
Wayne tried hard to suppress his little excitement.
She must be missing herself very much, right?
Seeing the excitement flashing in his eyes, Geli ruthlessly shattered his fantasy: "Well, you can come and work in my tea restaurant this week."
Wayne:? ? ?
"Wait, part-time job? What the hell!" Wayne looked like he had seen a ghost.
As promised, where are we and I, in front of the flowers and under the moon?
"Humph." Geli stretched out two fingers leisurely and slowly traced them down his chest. "Do you think my debt of gratitude is so easy to repay?"
Through a layer of clothing, Wayne felt as if his heart was falling with her every move.
"The tea restaurant outside the library is having a promotion this week." She smiled meaningfully, "As for you, just sell yourself to pay off your debts."
