Chapter 401 Chapter 398 The Cold Man at the Party

The pale sunlight penetrated the city's fog and fell on his skin without any warmth, giving Zhuang Xuteng the illusion that he was under the light. He had been sleeping upside down before, and he had spent all his energy in memorizing the "Bone Searching Technique" in the Seventy-Two Stone Pillars Hall, which made him feel a little dazed. I thought it would warm me up under the sun, but I couldn't find any warmth.

"The weather is really weird." Zhuang Xuteng yawned. He was in front of Morgana's house, parking the car and waiting for her to come out. Fifteen minutes ago, a servant went to report it, but Morgana never showed up, and she didn't know how big her house was. Of course, there is also a possibility that Morgana has not finished dressing up yet, so no one can predict how long it will take. Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and felt that it would be better not to call and urge her.

The surveillance camera turned around again and deliberately stayed on him for a few more seconds. Zhuang Xuteng had discovered this a long time ago. He knew that there must be someone watching on the other side of the camera, most likely Morgana's family. What's there to see? If one could tell whether a person is good or bad through a camera, then society would not be complicated and people's hearts would not be unpredictable. Zhuang Xuteng waved to the camera, smiled, and then continued to stand leaning on the car door.

"How can such a person make me feel at ease when he looks crooked and never stands up straight?"

In the monitoring room, someone was expressing dissatisfaction with Zhuang Xuteng, and Morgana was also expressing her dissatisfaction behind them: "How long do you want to watch? Why don't I let him take a photo, enlarge it and hang it in our living room? Or I want someone to make a 1:1 full-body statue of him. What pose do you like?"

"Anyway, I don't think this person is very good."

Morgana sighed and said: "Okay, Mom, I'm not asking you to choose a stepfather for me here! You don't need to feel good about him. If you feel that way, it means there is something wrong with your mind. Dad , please watch your wife, I have to leave. It starts at two o'clock, and you still want me to give a speech at two o'clock."

"Go, go! Anyway..."

"There's not that much to sum up!" Morgana rolled her eyes at her parents and said as she walked out: "You can't sum it up after just looking at it for a while? How can it be so simple to 'sum up'?"

Outside the door, Zhuang Xuteng only knew that he was being observed and had no way of knowing that he was being summarized. He looked down at the time on his watch and planned the route to the venue in his mind. He decided that if he couldn't come out for another five minutes, he would have to make a call. While he was thinking this, a familiar figure appeared on the edge of his vision, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

Morgana wore a black dress today, which was made of velvet, silk and some kind of black gauze. From her side ribs along her waist and thighs down to the corners of her skirt, there is a pair of white lines that follow the curves of the body. They match the white light decoration on Morgana's chest, imitating the old holy emblem of the Holy Light Church. Feel.

Although he didn't know much about fashion design, and all the knowledge he learned came from listening to his sister's nagging, Zhuang Xuteng could also see that the design language of Morgana's outfit was called: Dawn breaks through the darkness. Everything is small in front of the dawn, so she did not wear any additional accessories except a pair of white star stone earrings, keeping the overall look very simple and clean. However, Morgana trotted over holding up her skirt along the way. This action would hurt her image. But when he thought that she was doing this to see Zhuang Xuteng earlier, Zhuang Xuteng had no other thoughts besides being happy.

"Slow down, there's still time." Zhuang Xuteng opened the car door and opened his arms to greet her, as if he was afraid that Morgana would fall and was always ready to help her.

"Don't come here, they are watching!" Morgana said in a low voice, slowed down slightly and passed directly by Zhuang Xuteng. At the same time, she said secretly: "You look very handsome today."

"I think so too." Zhuang Xuteng smiled and helped Morgana get into the car, lifting the hem of her skirt to avoid being crushed by the door. "Hey, I should drive the white beast. That car is tall, and it's easy to get in and out of the car while wearing a skirt."

"Are you laughing at me? I rarely wear skirts and I'm not good at getting in and out of cars like this. What's wrong? Come on, sit behind the wheel. How long do we have until we get to the venue?"

"You can't miss it, I've already planned the route." Zhuang Xuteng then stopped talking nonsense, went around to the other side, got in the car, and took the beauty to the venue.

After getting on the bus, Morgana immediately took out a roll of paper from her small bag, unfolded it and said to Zhuang Xuteng while facing the densely packed small words: "Our mission today is this: after we get there, find a seat and sit down, and keep smiling the whole time. Or it can be serious, to avoid overjoyedness or obvious disgust and impatience. It will start at two o'clock, and from 2:20 to 2:30, I will go up and give a speech..."

Zhuang Xuteng smiled and asked, "What theme are you going to use?"

"Although the gods have left, the virtues left by the gods still need to be maintained and carried forward - I have more than 40 sets of this type of speeches, and I have to memorize them since I was a child."

"I didn't expect you to have such skills."

"When I was a child, this was the show I would perform when I was picked out by my elders. Later... I should say that in the past ten years, I have never given such a speech. It was my parents or other people in the family. Today is a special situation. You have to let me go. To avoid any trouble, I have no choice but to agree.”

"Is it because I'm coming?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"You are part of the reason... Well, you are basically the whole reason." Morgana smiled and patted Zhuang Xuteng on the shoulder, saying: "You are my boyfriend and my weakness, so they have a way to threaten me... Actually, you don't have to think you are special. No matter who I introduce back, they will be like this!"

"Tsk! If you go to my house, you won't be treated like this. My parents will like you very much and hold you in the palm of their hands."

"They won't threaten you to do this or that because of this? I don't believe it!" Morgana smiled and waved her hands, saying: "They will definitely say: Such a good girl, hurry up..."

"What to do?" Zhuang Xuteng asked with a smile.

"I don't know, after all, you didn't take me to see it." Morgana pointed at Zhuang Xuteng with her index finger, and Zhuang Xuteng also pointed at her with her index finger. Both of them understood the ghost idea in each other's heart, but they just tacitly didn't point it out.

"I will take you there, are you okay tomorrow?" Zhuang Xuteng finally got his wish to appreciate Morgana's shocked expression, and then saw her nod slowly. "Then it's settled. I'll take you to see it tomorrow. I won't even tell them in advance, to give them a surprise, and also let you see what my house looks like normally."

"Huh... why are you telling me this now?" Morgana shook the paper in her hand vigorously and said, "I haven't spoken in public for a long time. I was already quite nervous, and now I'm even more nervous!"

"I'll make it a little more difficult for you, otherwise it will be so boring?" Zhuang Xuteng said with a smile: "After the speech, what else do we have planned?"

"Sit there and participate in the auction, symbolically bid for a cheap item, and you must not bid for your own home - this is my note." Morgana didn't lie, she was really a little too nervous, and even said the notes. "After the auction, I will go on stage and take a photo with a model of a check with the approximate amount of today's payment, and then there will be a dance and afternoon tea time."

Zhuang Xuteng said: "I can't dance, but I can definitely avoid stepping on your feet, so I really want to invite you to dance."

"We can just hide in the corner and watch them play, there is no need to go down to dance. And the rules of the dance are that if I dance with you, then others can come and invite me. As long as I stay seated, I can keep refusing, and I won't offend anyone." Morgana paused for a moment and continued "Although I can dance, I was forced to learn it. I don't like that sport. It's not my style to let my male partner take control of the dance steps."

"If you dance, I dance. If you want to have some free time, I'll accompany you to have some free time." Zhuang Xuteng said while driving: "You just said that the dance party will also be an afternoon tea party? In other words, we will have something to eat?"

"Yes, there will be some snacks. Generally speaking, the dinner party is just a formality. If you don't feel full, you can use desserts to supplement some sugar in the afternoon, so that you can last until late at night."

Zhuang Xuteng frowned and asked "Why don't we have enough for dinner?"

"Uh... maybe we don't want everyone to eat too much and have to adjust their belts, or let the bellies of the beauties bulge out?" Morgana waved her hand and said, "Don't ask these weird questions! Let's talk about our schedule first! The dinner also requires speeches and wine. This is easy to do. Just stand up with the wine glass and say something. I will stand alone, you sit down, just look at me."

"This job is easy. What about after that?"

"Probably find a place where we won't be disturbed to continue watching them greet and talk to each other until 11 o'clock in the evening, then we can leave."

Zhuang Xuteng thought for a while and said, "It sounds like this, I don't think it's difficult at all. I saw that you were very reluctant to do this activity before, and I thought there would be some troublesome things..."

"Alas, I mainly don't want to get together with them... Our family is passed down from the church, so when others chat with us, they always choose topics such as gods and magic, which can make them look knowledgeable and also show that we only know this." Morgana snorted. Obviously, some words have been suppressed in her heart for a long time, and she finally had the opportunity to say them. "I did research, so I know there are many errors in their statements. If I point it out, it will definitely lead to more topics and be annoying; if I don't point it out, I will feel that they are complacent. I hate being with people like that!"

"I see." Zhuang Xuteng pointed to the end of the road and said, "The last turn is coming soon. Do you want to make the final preparations?"

Morgana was stunned for a moment, and quickly took out the mirror to check it for the last time, then scanned the "work plan" at the fastest speed, and silently said "you are fine" three times in her mind. At this time, Zhuang Xuteng had already driven to the door, and the staff came forward and politely asked him for the invitation letter.

Since they were serious participants this time, not mercenaries who disguised their identities and tried to get in - all the procedures were real and complete, so there was no room for personal ability. All Zhuang Xuteng could do was to squint his eyes and observe others, and then learn to take care of Morgana like them. This included getting off the car and quickly going around Morgana, standing in the right direction, extending his arm for her to hold, and smiling all the time.

Keep smiling... Zhuang Xuteng was glad that he had practiced this skill. Because of his careful observation and exquisite imitation, he completely controlled his expression and body movements, and his inconspicuous appearance did not attract the attention of other participants.

This is good. If it is not conspicuous, it can save a lot of accidents. Zhuang Xuteng accompanied Morgana quietly and calmly. Although he was the man holding Morgana's hand, Morgana was actually the one who directed the direction of travel. With just a slight shake, Zhuang Xuteng, who was sensitive to touch, could immediately understand where to go, as if his feet were controlled by Morgana.

He still can't dance? Just looking at the footsteps, the synchronization level of the two people is not much different from that of tacit dance partners for many years.

Before the auction, Morgana had to greet some leading figures and drag Zhuang Xuteng with her. Fortunately, Zhuang Xuteng had no intention of "getting into the upper circle". He didn't introduce himself at all. The whole person was more like a bodyguard than a bodyguard, and more like a shadow than a shadow. Morgana didn't like this kind of warm greetings when they were not familiar with each other. If it could be omitted, it would be omitted, and the shorter the time, the better.

The two people had a tacit understanding and completed the "guidance task" in a state of completing the task quickly, and quickly found their own seats and sat down. As soon as he sat down, Zhuang Xuteng scanned the surroundings with the attitude of a mercenary, where there were shadows, where he could sneak through, where was the blind spot of surveillance, where could be used as an emergency retreat channel... He looked once with his eyes and calculated many times with his heart, but he didn't feel bored or annoyed.

Many people came to the meeting before and after them. Since this was the first large-scale gathering after the PCPD was bombed, and it was in the name of charity, it was convenient to enter and exit, so the number of people participating in the auction was relatively large compared with previous years. Everyone came here not only for charity or auction, but as long as there are enough people, the amount that can be raised can be increased, and the organizers are also happy to see such a scene.

With so many people, it is inevitable that there will be good and bad people; if you want to talk about business, you don't have extra energy to take care of other miscellaneous matters. Not everyone sits steadily and wanders in the sky like Zhuang Xuteng; not everyone is like Morgana, focusing on personal tasks and not provoking others. There are always people who want to do their own thing at this time and place. After all, some people can do nothing else except doing their own thing.

In fact, it was fine at the beginning. The two were quite low-key and inconspicuous among the crowd. When Morgana went on stage to give a speech and appeared in front of everyone, more people immediately paid attention to her.

Even Zhuang Xuteng, who was following her, couldn't keep a low profile...