"I have a dinner party tonight. Do you want to go with me?" Ben asked her in a low voice.
"What kind of dinner? If it's a business one, I won't go. I'm stupid." Bella had gone out to dinner with her father before. It was too complicated, and she didn't know how to behave.
"Just a dinner with a client. If you don't want to go, you can just wait for me at the hotel." Ben respected her thoughts.
"Do you want me to go?" Bella's beautiful eyes lit up.
"Yes, I do." Ben said Georgely.
"Well, then I'll go with you." Bella didn't want to stay in the hotel alone. She felt safer with Ben.
"OK. You don't have to drink," Ben laughed softly.
Bella nodded.
There was a total of eight or nine people at the dining table. Ben was confident enough to handle the situation, although all of the people present were middle-aged men in their forties or fifties.
"Mr. William, is this your girlfriend? This is the first time I've seen you bring a girl out to dinner."
"So beautiful. Mr. William, you are quite lucky."
Bella stood beside Ben in embarrassment. Seeing that she was valued because of Ben, she was indescribably happy. Perhaps she had been suppressed in her own family for too long. The feeling of being respected and valued was really different.
"Yes. This is my girlfriend, Bella." Ben introduced her in a generous manner.
Bella smiled at them. Then, Ben introduced the people present to her one by one.
The dinner was mainly about a project that Ben had developed here in the city. Bella listened carefully. Although Ben was young, his tone was calm and extraordinary. He was completely different from those rich families' boys. He was not arrogant at all.
Bella suddenly wanted to meet Ben's parents. She wondered how he was brought up. She had seen many rich kids—some lazy, some arrogant. But Ben was completely different. She had rarely seen a low-key and confident man like him. Perhaps she had seen too little. In this world, there were really many outstanding people who were working even harder than the ordinary.
The atmosphere at the dinner was good. Bella had also had some food and drinks. Perhaps it was because of Ben, no one forced her a toast. She was at ease.
After the meal, it was already past ten o'clock. Ben had brought a driver along, so he could go back theoretically.
But he had drunk some wine, and his face flushed red. Bella was worried that driving at night was not safe, so she preferred to rest here for a night before returning.
"Ben, let's go back tomorrow morning. Anyway, I don't have classes tomorrow," Bella looked at Ben's blushing face and whispered.
Ben couldn't agree more.
"Fantastic. Let's get a room and rest," he turned up the corners of his thin lips.
Bella was a little flustered by his smile. Could it be a bad idea?
They got a suite and checked in. Bella poured a glass of water for Ben, who was sitting on the sofa.
"Are you alright?" Bella asked him with concern.
"I am happy today. I've had a little much." He looked up at her and said, "Do you know why I'm happy?"
How could Bella know? She immediately shook her head.
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