Chapter 14: The Banquet
Wayne Building.
The lights on the top floor of the building are bright, and under the melodious music, the people gathered here in their hands holding goblets and shaking the crystal liquid in them, gathering in twos and threes, smiling and talking to each other.
They are all well-dressed, luxurious or restrained, but without exception they are all valuable, they are the upper class of the city, whether it is identity or power in their hands, they are the pinnacle of the city, and to be able to let such a group of people gather here, you can imagine how big the face of that person is.
Bruce Wayne does have such a face, even if he is just a flamboyant in the eyes of everyone, but the surname Wayne represents the long history of the city, Wayne existed when Gotham didn't exist, and Wayne still existed when Gotham existed, why did Gotham exist? It's because of Wayne, it's Wayne who created the city.
Even if there is a gloom in the city that Wayne can't know, Wayne has never been the creator of the gloom, and Bruce Wayne, who is the successor of his surname, is a flowery guy, and all kinds of lace news are constant, but no one will ever think that Bruce Wayne is a disgusting guy, and even in many things they think that Bruce Wayne is a kind person, after all, those who donate from Wayne Enterprises every year are already awe-inspiring.
However, tonight's protagonist is not Bruce Wayne, a famous person, but the brightest and most righteous new district attorney in Gotham City, Harvey Dante, who is known by the Gotham media as the Knight of Light alongside Batman.
The elevator opened, and Harvey Dent took Rachel Dawes by the hand and walked into the banquet.
Rachel nodded with a gentle smile on her face and responded to the people who were watching the two, her attitude was neither arrogant nor contemptible, although the etiquette of aristocrats was not used at such a banquet, but it also added a lot of points to her whole person in the eyes of others.
As Harvey Dent's assistant and girlfriend, Rachel Dawes is undoubtedly qualified, otherwise it would not make a rising political star like Harvey Dent always want to marry home, but this is a little cruel to Bruce Wayne, after all, he is also fighting for the justice in his heart, but the path he chose is more difficult to walk, wearing a robe and throwing himself into the darkness, although he has done far more than Harvey Dent, but the light is obviously more desirable.
And this made him rub shoulders with this childhood sweetheart for a lifetime.
Rachel Dawes obviously noticed the nervousness of Harvey Dent holding her, and said with a smile: "It's an honor to see Harvey Dent, who is terrifying to the criminals, actually frightened by a group of trust fund billionaires." ”
"Rachel." Harvey Dent looked at her helplessly.
"Hehe, wait for me." Rachel smiled, then patted the back of his hand and turned to the side.
Harvey Dent exhaled, his gaze swept around, visibly nervous.
"Mr. Dante, would you like a drink of Gu Gu Courage?" At this moment, a white-haired old man in a butler's uniform walked up with a smile on his face, carrying a plate with four or five goblets in his hand.
"Oh, thank you." Harvey Dante thanked him and took a cup.
"Alfred, right?"
"Yes, sir."
"Rachel mentions you a lot, and you seem to know everything about her whole life." Dante raised an eyebrow and took a sip of champagne as he said.
"No, not for a lifetime." A hint of pity flashed in Alfred's eyes, and he pouted.
Apparently not a micro-expressionist, Dante just smiled and asked, "So does she have any crazy ex-boyfriend that I need to watch out for?" ”
"Oh no." Alfred shook his head mysteriously, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, a strange look flashing in his eyes, and said closer: "You would never have imagined it. ”
After all, that ex-boyfriend was Bruce Wayne, and even that relationship never seemed to start.
Although Bruce Wayne has never expressed his love for Rachel Dawes, the two of them understand that they are in love with each other, but many times love does not necessarily come together, Rachel wants a man without a mask, and Bruce Wayne is destined not to give up his career for love, so although they both love each other deeply, they both know that they are not the ones who can bring happiness to each other, in fact, this is a kind of luck.
And just when Harvey Dant was stunned and didn't know what it meant, a helicopter had already flown here, and with everyone's gaze, it slowly landed, and then the young man who was rumored to have eloped with the Ballet Russes two days ago walked down, only this time he was no longer surrounded by the beautiful ballerina, but three equally beautiful girls.
"I'm sorry I'm late." Bruce Wayne's apology came from the open door, but no one could hear the apology, and they didn't care if he was really sorry for it, most of them just glanced at the beautiful woman in his arms, and then looked at him with an expression that I understood, but there was no blame.
"I'm glad you guys were already in the open when I wasn't there." Bruce Wayne was used to such a scene, and his face was not embarrassed, and he walked through the crowd with a smile on his face.
Turning a blind eye to the sparkling gazes and deliberately seductive gestures of the ladies on both sides of the wayway, Bruce Wayne pretended not to notice Harvey Dent and looked in the crowd for a while before looking at Harvey Dent not far away.
"Oh! Harvey Dante, tonight's protagonist. ”
Harvey Dant smiled at him and nodded in response.
"Where is Rachel Dawes? She's my longest friend, come here. Bruce Wayne looked at Rachel, who was standing in the crowd, and beckoned.
Rachel shook her head slightly, smiled helplessly, and walked up, Harvey Dent smiled and reached out to take Rachel's palm.
"When Rachel Dawes said she was dating Harvey Dent, I was thinking: Which guy is in the bad campaign slogan? Oh! 'I believe Harvey Dante'? Well, nice tagline, got Rachel's attention, and then I started noticing Harvey too. Bruce Wayne said jokingly, then became a little more serious, gave Harvey Dent a thumbs up, and continued: "You know everything he did for us as the District Attorney? ”
He looked at the crowd, and their eyes were focused on him.
Bruce Wayne said, "I believe in Harvey Dante. I'm sure Gotham City will be safer and more optimistic under his attention, look at this face, it's a face full of bright futures, hats Harvey Dant, let's applaud him. ”
After speaking, the first one applauded, and then the applause was continuous.
Bruce Wayne showed his generosity by hosting this party for a rival to raise funds for the operation, but he wasn't in a good mood, not only because of Rachel's attitude towards him, but also because of the recent events in Gotham.
Blowing a cold wind, Bruce Wayne let out a long breath, but there was still some worry in his heart.
Noticing that Bruce Wayne walked outside, Rachel Dawes frowned and eventually walked out.
The night breeze above the tall building was very cool, which made her tremble slightly in a long dress, but she still came to Bruce Wayne's side, and looked at Bruce Wayne's handsome face with complicated eyes.