Benjamin was almost scared into a cold sweat.
He has traveled so far, and the time is not short. And in all this time, not even his family has discovered that he is not the real Benjamin. Therefore, he has not actually considered the worry of being identified for a long time.
He had already completely entered the role of Benjamin. Even if he was asked to answer his name subconsciously, the one he said was Benjamin.
However, today, at this moment, he was called out by a little girl.
what's the situation
His heart was like ten thousand grass and mud horses running past, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Of course, he still didn't show all this on his face.
"What are you talking about? I'm Benjamin." He was experienced in many battles. No matter what he was thinking, at least his expression was unmistakable.
"Really?" Elizabeth frowned slightly, seeming a little confused, but she quickly relaxed, "If you say yes, then that's it."
“…”
After receiving such an answer, Benjamin could not relax.
What does this attitude mean
What did she find
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at the people nearby. Fortunately, the people around him didn't seem to be attracted by the conversation just now. They were still talking about their own things and didn't care.
There shouldn't be any rumors like "Benjamin was transferred to someone else".
Then, the only problem he had to solve was Elizabeth in front of him.
"Why do you say I'm not Benjamin?"
"Because my intuition tells me that you are not Benjamin." Elizabeth still stared blankly, as if she couldn't blink. "But don't worry, I won't tell others. Even if I tell others Even if they don’t, they won’t believe it.”
Benjamin was speechless.
Can he really not worry
Obviously, judging from her answer, the girl has figured out Benjamin's identity. He didn't know how she did it, but he couldn't let it go.
But…
What can he do? Silence this girl
Just when Benjamin was hesitant, Elizabeth glanced at Benjamin again. Suddenly, she spoke again.
"Aren't you going to invite me to dance? Let's go dance on the second floor." She raised her eyebrows with an expectant expression, "After tonight, I will leave Havenright. This is my first time This is the first time I want to dance at a cocktail party, and of course, it’s also the last time.”
Hearing this, Benjamin was a little confused.
She is leaving the capital tonight? What does she mean by this
He couldn't guess the girl's intentions at all.
"I can't dance, and I will step on your feet very painfully." While thinking about it, he declined in his mouth.
"It's okay, I don't mind." Elizabeth replied. With that said, she took Benjamin's arm and pulled him to go upstairs.
Benjamin couldn't react.
What are you doing? Does he really want to dance with this girl
Hesitating, he didn't make any big resistance move. Elizabeth's action of pulling him was also extremely firm, which was quite beyond his expectation.
In the blink of an eye, he was taken to the second floor of Ross Restaurant by Elizabeth.
The second floor of the restaurant is a quite spacious ballroom. Many noble men and women have already entered the dance floor and danced in pairs. A band was on the dance floor, with several violinists playing the piano together, playing elegant and cheerful music one after another.
Before Benjamin could refuse, he was pulled into the dance floor by Elizabeth.
On the dance floor, pairs of men and women twirled past them, and the girls' long hair was like flowing water. Benjamin was in it, feeling like a crow that broke into a flock of wild geese, a little helpless.
"I... really can't dance."
Elizabeth looked at him and nodded, her eyes bright.
"It doesn't matter, I can't do it either."
As she spoke, she took Benjamin's hand, trying to guide him into a ballroom dancing posture. Benjamin didn't know what to do, but being on the dance floor, he had no choice but to imitate the people around him and do that posture awkwardly.
He raised his hands, one hand holding the other's hand, the other holding the other's arm.
at this time.
After a loud high note from the violin, the music stopped abruptly.
On the dance floor, the dancing men and women also performed finishing movements. Then, they stopped dancing and began to disperse around. It seemed that it was half time and everyone was ready to take a rest.
Benjamin was stunned.
Is the song over
Elizabeth turned her head and glanced at the band who put down their instruments to take a break on the dance floor, showing a somewhat disappointed expression.
"It seems that no matter where I go, I can't please anyone."
She shook her head, with a tone of regret, and suddenly said: "Forget it, you don't want to dance with me anyway. I'm leaving. You don't have to worry that I will tell others what happened tonight. This is what I'm doing here. It’s the last night in the royal capital.”
With that said, she let go of Benjamin's arm, turned around, and took steps, as if she was really leaving.
"You..." Benjamin shouted in confusion, but he didn't know what to say.
Hearing this, Elizabeth stopped, turned her head, and smiled at him.
"There are several rooms in the corridor from the second floor to the rooftop balcony. You must not go to the sixth room to look."
Leaving these incomprehensible words behind, she walked to the stairs, went downstairs, and left.
W-what
Benjamin was confused.
"Alas." Suddenly, the system spoke in his heart, saying in a tone that was full of hatred, "You idiot, you are doomed to live a lonely life."
“…”
Benjamin suddenly came back to his senses and found that he seemed to be the only one left on the entire dance floor, stretching out his hands stupidly. Feeling the strange looks from the others, he hurriedly walked out of the dance floor.
After thinking for a while, he walked to the stairs, went downstairs, and came to the lobby on the first floor.
The first floor of the reception was still the same, with the aroma of food filling the air, crowds of people, and chatter, but not noisy. Benjamin stood at the top of the stairs and glanced around the crowd, but Elizabeth could no longer be seen.
She's really gone.
For some reason, Benjamin suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
How... baffling.
While lost in thought, he walked into the hall.
Some of the faces of the people around him had begun to show drunken blushes, and the topics they talked about began to change from innocuous food and fun to family revelations.
Strangely, Benjamin was not in the mood to listen carefully.
Why
Suddenly, he turned his attention to the dining table at hand.
Benjamin suddenly understood.
Because he is hungry.
He hasn't had dinner yet, so no wonder he feels this weird - he's so hungry that he can't even think straight.
Thinking of this, he no longer worried about his image. He picked up a plate of steak and immediately started chewing it. While eating, he also took a glass of champagne from the passing waiter's plate and drank it in one gulp.
So cool!
Feeling the bubbles dissipating in his mouth with a spicy taste, Benjamin sighed sincerely.
"You idiot, focus on being an orphan." The system said this in his mind with a somewhat helpless tone.