Jimmy and Julie sat with Su Wen and the four of them at a small table in the corner blocked by a pillar, and after repeatedly saying that they had been refused to leave Julie to take care of them, the two returned to the social arena in the middle of the hall with apologies.

Su Wen is a big deal here, and the social business field over there is also equally important.

As time passed, more and more men, women and children dressed in fancy costumes came to this hall to carry out activities such as "warm-up" before the official start of the reception.

In contrast, the Morpheus Hotel's own live band of about 10 people in the lobby also began to play soothing and soft tunes.

Although people's conversations and laughter are complicated, they are not noisy.

Those present were all "upper-class people" who followed strict etiquette.

"Su Wen, when will it be served?"

"If you have this kind of banquet, you will probably have to wait for everyone...... Oh no, at least it won't start until the important guests are there, right?"

"But most of the time, some people come late to show their status, so this kind of drinking party usually starts much later than scheduled. Yumi added.

When the three of them heard this, they looked at Yumi with a somewhat surprised look, in the cognition of the three of them, they didn't expect Yumi to have such knowledge.

"What to see...... Although I haven't been to this kind of occasion much, I still know the basic common sense, okay?" was stared at by the three of them, and Yumi quickly explained.

"Goo-"

Ellie's stomach rang, and although it was a small sound, it was still caught by the trio who were in the middle of a conversation window.

"I remember, didn't you eat so much at noon......?"

"How do I know? But I'm hungry! No, what time is it! It's getting dark!"

"So...... Sure enough, someone was late, right?"

Finally, after Ellie had arrived in the third group of guests, Barry, who was standing at the door, finally led a couple in. The door of the banquet hall was also gently shut.

This middle-aged couple is probably the highest-ranking guest at this reception.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

Barry walked to a small stage in the middle of the ballroom, and when he got on the stage, the live band stopped playing, and the beam of the hedron lamp also focused on Barry, handing over time and the stage to the host of the banquet.

At this time, the guests also stopped or temporarily interrupted their conversation, and turned their eyes to Bally.

"Very distinguished guests are here today for the Winter Cocktail Reception hosted by Bally's business, and on this day, allow me to represent ......"

Barry looked calm and began to make his opening speech. In terms of eloquence alone, this wealthy businessman in the prime of life is still quite powerful, and Su Wen thinks that he can't reach this level of speech.

While Barry was speaking, the waitresses appeared in the hall with plates full of wine, and then shuttled through the guests like swimming fish, light and skillfully, and delivered the wine to their hands.

No one was missed, no sudden accidents occurred.

Including Su Wen, who was still in the corner, the four of them were all discovered by the sharp-eyed service lady and sent drinks.

Before Bally's speech was over, every guest at the scene had a drink in their hands. Towards the end of Barry's speech, a waitress with a higher rank than the average waitress appeared at the right time and brought him a toast.

"Everyone, let's raise a glass and celebrate this night to remember!"

Barry raised his glass, and the guests echoed it, raising their glasses and drinking them down.

Su Wen and the four of them also raised their glasses and drank them all.

Putting down the wine glass, Su Wen was using his tongue to taste the aftertaste of the high-end wine, and suddenly as if he thought of something, he turned his head, looked at Ellie, and said, "That." ”

"Huh?"

"It's wine. ”

“......”

Ellie's expression suddenly became like a certain famous little girl frowning emoji with two ponytails.

"A glass should be fine, right?" Mia said weakly, as if to reassure Ellie. As for Ellie's reaction to alcohol, she still heard a little from Su Wen's mouth.

"I don't know...... Probably all right?" Ellie exhaled, feeling the alcohol in her stomach.

"It's a pretty high alcohol content. ”

"Wow, I don't care what happens to me at that moment!"

While the guests put down their cups, one by one, the waiters, dressed neatly dressed and with delicate faces, pushed a large metal food cart and walked in in an orderly manner from the direction of the kitchen.

The wheels of the dining cart are obviously high-end goods, and they barely make a single noise when rolling on this floor.

"It's time for dinner!" Ellie's nose twitched slightly, and her eyes lit up.

The dining mode of the cocktail party is self-service, with a large table in the middle, which is used to stack food, and next to the large table, there are four small tables, which should be used to place special types of food, such as desserts.

On either side of the hall, there is also a bar, each with three bartenders on standby. In addition to the guests being able to order their own drinks, there is also a waitress who regularly picks up a plate with a large amount of alcohol and walks around the hall.

But on occasions like this, no one is willing to spend their precious time on wine tasting and eating, and it is more important for them to build relationships and network with these people.

"Then I'll go!"

Ellie stood up and walked straight to the large table where the waiters were serving.

"Let's go, let's go eat something too, and ...... after eating."

Originally, Su Wen's mood was quite calm, but Ellie had just drunk a glass of alcoholic beverages, so Su Wen's heart gradually began to feel a certain uneasiness.

Will...... What's really going on?

Ellie's face was grim, holding a small plate in her left hand and a fork in her right hand, gracefully and quickly, carrying the food that had been cut on the table.

Halfway to the plate, Ellie took a few steps forward to the next few dishes. At this time, all the food on the plate had been put into her mouth. The plates, naturally, were also empty, just in time for other food.

Even the waiters who are always paying attention to the venue probably won't notice in such a short period of time that a high-efficiency food destroyer has appeared at this table, right?

Not to mention the socially immersed guests.

Jimmy and Julie, as agreed, did not come to disturb Su Wen and his party, but appeared next to Barry, and together with some other "friendly partners", they started the core conversation of this drinking party.

This reception was set up to achieve this purpose. Except for the core figures in their circle, the rest of the social interaction is a dispensable foil for them.

But the big guys eat meat, and when they are younger brothers, they also have to drink soup, right?

But this soup is still fragrant for middle-level people who are not rich enough and are attached to big businessmen.

At the beginning of the reception, these bigwigs naturally did not talk about important things, but casually chatted about the repertoire of the Imperial Theater a few days ago, the main actors, and the creators. Each shows his connections, and each makes a statement that shows itself without a trace.

Finally, I will talk about my own relevant experiences and increase my personal connotation in the eyes of others.

After everyone finished talking about the drama, a gentleman with glasses pointed the topic to a middle-aged man with a slight figure and a small beard: "Old Roosevelt, I've been talking about it for so long, shouldn't you introduce this guest next to you?"

On this occasion, these core figures will occasionally bring a new face to join or get to know their circle.

And the old Roosevelt did not introduce the guest next to him.

The guest next to Roosevelt Sr. was about forty years old, only a little fatter than normal, with a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose, and he looked like an intellectual.

The new face smiled politely and waited for the old Roosevelt next to him to introduce him.

Old Roosevelt smiled mysteriously and said slowly: "Why don't you guess first, who is this gentleman?"

Sell off?

Appropriate selling is helpful to the atmosphere of the conversation, but in this case, the effect of selling is very narrow. On the other hand, there is also a high probability that the identity of this guest is not ordinary!

And guessing the identity of this gentleman is also a tricky problem.

If the guessed identity is high, it will inevitably cause embarrassment after the answer is revealed; if the guessed identity is low, although it will achieve that surprising effect, it will greatly reduce one's "eyesight" score in the eyes of others; if the guessed identity is the same, but the scope involved is beyond the reach of eight poles, it will only be secretly ridiculed for ignorance.

In their circle, it would be too unwise to sell Guan like this.

But maybe is there a value ...... this guest is worth "cheering"?

"Old Roosevelt, don't sell it! Just say okay? You know that if you guess the riddle, everyone can't compare to you!"

Don't guess, for these people, it's the best way to cope.

Roosevelt Sr. smirked and looked at the others.

Most of the others also showed expressions of surrender, waiting for Roosevelt to reveal the answer.

"If I'm not mistaken. ”

Julie, who was standing beside Jimmy, although her expression was hesitant, her tone was very confident, and she said softly: "This gentleman should be a teacher...... Oh no, professor-level figures, huh?"

"How?" said Roosevelt Sr., noncommittal, smiling.

"Because, this gentleman gave me a lot of the same feeling that the teachers gave me when I was studying......

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and the final gaze still fell on old Roosevelt and this guest. Even Jimmy, who was very reassuring to Julie, felt a little uneasy because of this.

If Julie guesses wrong, then the image of "virtuous help" established in front of these people will be damaged, and with it, Jimmy's reputation will also decline. Between unmarried couples, it is originally a relationship of both prosperity and loss.

But if you guess correctly...... impact...... God, is it really possible that Julie is right?

"Aside from feelings?"

Everyone's eyes followed Roosevelt's question and put it on Julie.

Julie looked at it, frowned slightly, and after more than ten seconds, she stretched her brows and said confidently: "I think, this professor should be from the Imperial Academy, right?" Because, the professor's standing posture is the standard standing posture stipulated by the academy assembly, and the drooping left hand is slightly weakly grasped, which should be a habit of carrying a briefcase that has been cultivated over the years......

"Also, you only used three fingers to lift my position. This makes me even more convinced that you are from Imperial College...... Because, the briefcase issued by the academy has too short handles, and people with slightly larger hands can't hold it at all......"

"Look, am I right?"

Everyone's eyes turned to the old Roosevelt and this guest.

Roosevelt Sr. looked at the guest and laughed all at once.

"The afterlife is terrifying! Miss Julie really lives up to her name! Brother Jimmy is really blessed!!"

You guessed it!?

"Little girl, what year did you graduate?" the professor smiled slightly, as if acquiescing to his identity.

"Just graduated from Calendula College for a year. Julie replied calmly, without any hint of joy or pride.

Although many people in this circle have heard that Jimmy has a fiancée who graduated from the Imperial Academy, they are more or less suspicious, after all, in the current royal city, it is too common for academic qualifications to be faked. Even some girls from the Land of Wind and Moon are soliciting customers under the sign of the Imperial Academy.

Even though the Imperial Academy protested and sent people to seal it up, this phenomenon has still not been curbed.

With the confirmation of the old Roosevelt, Julie's identity is even more convincing.

In other words, the guest brought by Roosevelt Sr. is really a professor at Imperial College?

Ordinary Imperial College teachers, on this occasion, are just ordinary guests, and what will be the identity of the old Roosevelt who can personally introduce him so solemnly?

After a few words of amazement and praise, old Roosevelt seemed to be finally satisfied, put away his joking expression, and solemnly introduced to a few people: "This gentleman is the most famous, most influential, and most accomplished professor of Imperial College today——"

...... Julie imperceptibly had a strange feeling that the old Roosevelt did not seem to be an arrogant man......

"-Professor Su Wen!!"

......

"Su Wen, someone called you. ”

Ellie concentrated on destroying the food, without looking back, and said a word to Su Wen in the form of a sound transmission.

"Who called me?"

"Over there. Ellie pointed with her fork at the table in Jimmy's direction, then poked the fork into the sauce-drenched piece of meat on the plate and brought it to her mouth.

Su Wen looked over, saw that a few people didn't mean to look at him at all, looked at Ellie again, shrugged his shoulders, and didn't pay attention to it anymore, just followed Ellie, enjoying the delicious, free, and noon restaurant brought by Ellie's speed at one-tenth of the speed of Ellie.