The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

As Bruce expected, when he opened the car door for Ma Linglong and let her walk into the venue on his arm, all the reporters waiting on both sides rushed forward.The charity dinner gathers celebrities from all walks of life. The media don't want to miss this feast, and the headlines are often excavated from them.

Ma Linglong knew that Stark was also on the invitation list, but he would definitely not be there, because this was an auction initiated by the Wayne Group.

"Don't be nervous." Bruce reached out and touched the back of Ma Linglong's hand, expressing comfort, "It will pass in a while."

Bruce is naturally comfortable facing the camera. He responds perfunctorily to the reporters' questions in a tone that sounds very real. Bruce is also very flirtatious, but he is completely different from Stark. He will not say frivolous words. But often hit the nail on the head.

"Yes, I will consider a permanent dance partner, maybe next time you can see Miss Lillian and I attend other events together." No one believed Bruce's words, he answered the same way last time, but so what, What he wants is to make everyone in Gotham City feel that he is a rich man with constant gossip.

Bruce is always compared with Stark by the media, but he knows better than anyone that Stark is really perverse and he is fake and ridiculous.

After entering the venue, Bruce still attracted the attention of most people, and by the way, Ma Linglong also became the focus of the night. Many guests came to greet him, so it ushered in a long time of exchanging names and talking nonsense.And Bruce is a reasonable boss, he didn't ask Ma Linglong to write down the names of the guests overnight (he memorized them one by one), so Ma Linglong only needed to nod when Bruce introduced her identity, and then showed a disdainful attitude. The corners of her mouth turned up.

Ma Linglong has been observing Bruce's expressions when facing different characters, smiling, very shallow smiles, which will not make people feel superior, but it is not an expression that wants to be approached by others.Ma Linglong seemed to finally be able to understand why Stark hated the reception to the core. A guy like him who didn't know how to hide his likes and dislikes would only create countless embarrassments.

Stark never keeps smiling, he never expects people to love him, or even begs to be understood.

"It's boring, isn't it?" Bruce whispered to Ma Linglong after seeing off the last talker, "I guess you don't like this kind of occasion."

"I like it." But Ma Linglong said, she turned her head to the direction of the delicious dishes made of high-end ingredients not far away and said, "There is no more interesting place than this kind of occasion." The reason why Ma Linglong I like it because high-end receptions are often accompanied by high-end desserts, and she may be the only guest in the audience with food in hand.Ma Linglong tried her best to maintain a passable eating appearance, and put small bites of chocolate cake into her mouth bit by bit, she hoped she didn't look so rude.

But it's really hard, because the cake is delicious, the cream is delicious, and the other desserts are so tempting, a small bite can't solve the problem.

"...Really." Bruce didn't know how to proceed, but he quickly adjusted his mentality, "Then, I think I can safely leave you here alone."

It was really hard for her to understand Muggle banquets. Since everyone would not go to the dining table to get something to eat, but just stood and chatted with wine glasses, why did they prepare such a rich and delicious meal.If it is to set off the scene, they can use plastic instead, so that there is no fear of butter or other sauces getting on the cuffs or shirts. Almost every guest who walks past the dining table carefully avoids it, just like there There are bombs that detonate when touched lightly.

Ma Linglong suddenly missed the annual Hogwarts dance time very much. No one cared how much food you took, you could sit at the dining table and eat all day, and the food would not be reduced.

After Bruce left Ma Linglong, he was caught by reporters. He was being interviewed by the media at this time. He asked Ma Linglong to move around freely, as long as he stayed within his sight, because he would have an opening speech later, and Ma Linglong Long is his female companion and assistant, and needs to be by his side to pass a microphone or something.

Ma Linglong controlled her range of activities between the dining table and the exhibits. Bruce could see her bright red figure in the crowd just by turning her neck a little. He noticed that Ma Linglong had gone back and forth to the dining table It's the fifth time.She ate three chocolate chips and two strawberry ice creams in 3 minutes, but she probably would have continued.

Ma Linglong took ice cream and walked to the front of the showcase. This area was filled with Chinese antiques, and the glass covers contained utensils from various Chinese dynasties.Ma Linglong was very knowledgeable about antiques. She didn't need to read the introduction to know which dynasty each item in the showcase came from, how much it was worth, and whether there was room for appreciation.

But she soon discovered that a large part of the information on the antiques here was suspected of being fraudulent. Ma Linglong thought she had misread it. After all, this was a grand and grand auction, and the possibility of this shouldn't be too big. scale appears.But when Ma Linglong quickly went through all the auction items in the China exhibition area, he couldn't help feeling angry.

Antiques are indeed antiques, but there is a huge discrepancy between the year of production and the actual place of excavation. More than half of the pottery is not official kilns. In other words, the objects placed here are not worth the price marked under the glass cover.Of course, they are all beautiful, and no one will be able to tell unless a very senior appraisal expert compares them for several days and nights. At least most of the foreign guests are full of praise for the artifacts from the East, eager to try Ready to grab a few.

Several people gathered around a two-foot-high blue-and-white porcelain jar to comment, as if they were experts (there may be experts), but Ma Linglong knew it was only worth 200 yuan, but its price was as high as 100 yuan. Ten thousand US dollars, and it is still the starting price.

Ma Linglong wasn't sure if this was the case only for the artifacts in the Chinese exhibition area, or if it was the same for other exhibits from Europe. She didn't have much research on foreign antiques, but this was undoubtedly a serious fraud.

"Do you like it?" Bruce finished the interview and came to Ma Linglong's side, "You have been looking at this place for a long time."

"Not bad." Ma Linglong thought for a while and asked, "Where did they come from?"

"It's not from China anyway, although these are indeed Chinese jade ceramics." Bruce replied, "Actually, I don't know, someone offers auction items, I only provide the auction venue, as long as the other party gives a legal possession certificate." .You seem to like it, maybe you can help me choose two, I think my office is missing something."

"I'm sorry, but I personally don't think your office is suitable for antiques."

Bruce laughed, "Are you trying to say I have no taste?"

"I don't mean that." Ma Linglong didn't intend to tell him that these were fakes. No one would believe that a secretary without an appraisal certificate could understand antiques. Even Bruce felt that the reason why Ma Linglong focused on these and Something that matches her temperament is because she may just want to find a hidden place to eat.

"Your ice cream has melted, I'll get you a new one," Bruce said.

Ma Linglong said: "I'll go by myself, you are the boss."

"Then if you don't mind, we can go together, I'm a bit hungry." Bruce is a good and considerate boss, he will show his caring side and enjoy delicious food with his girlfriend.

"Sorry to bother you." A clear male voice sounded from behind the two of them.

Bruce turned first, followed by Ma Linglong.

"I'm a reporter from Planet Daily, Clark Kent." A tall man wearing black-rimmed glasses introduced himself. He was half-hunched, trying to keep his posture as low as possible, but his height and physique were still in the middle of the entire venue. The very attention-grabbing category, "We met before, Mr. Wayne, is it convenient for you to accept my interview now?"

"Yes, Mr. Clark Kent." Bruce twitched his mouth with a half-smile, "I'd be happy to accept your interview. This is my personal assistant, Miss Lillian."

"Hello." Clark held out his hand to Ma Linglong with a modest smile. It was hard to reject him with his clean appearance and face.

Ma Linglong stared at the man in front of her with dilated pupils. She restrained her emotional expansion and maintained a calm expression.Except for Clark, the others couldn't notice Ma Linglong's momentary change of expression just now, and he was also very surprised. Clark thought he had never seen the female companion from Bruce in front of him. If he had, even if he only had a quick glance, He will also leave a deep impression on his mind.

But the other party showed a terrified look.

"Mr. Kent, you seem to scare my assistant." Although he said this to Clark, Bruce was actually trying to remind his secretary.

"Hello." Ma Linglong did not reach out to shake hands with him, but went around from behind Bruce to the other side, avoiding Clark's palm, "The ice cream has melted, I'll go get a new one." She could feel Clark's It is different, the spiritual force field emitted by the man is different from all the people she has seen before, the man looks very humble, but she feels the strong oppression and dare not approach him, let alone shake hands with him .

Ma Linglong left the two men standing there without looking back. She was not afraid that Bruce would fire her because of this. She had many ways to settle the scandal for the playboy.

"If I'm not mistaken." Bruce said teasingly, "You're hated, Superman."

"It's not funny, Bruce." Clark changed his humility just now, he glanced at Ma Linglong's back, and his brows furrowed, "How are you preparing for tonight?"

"You see, as soon as the auction money reaches that person, I will take immediate action."

Bruce Wayne knew that there were a lot of fakes mixed in here. A batch of valuable collectibles recently appeared in Gotham City, which were found in various countries. The high degree of imitation has attracted many collectors.But so far, no one has found the culprit. In addition, many artifacts come from black market auctions, and those who are deceived often dare not make it public.The purpose of Bruce's high-profile holding of this auction is to bring the root cause of inferior antiques to the table. He has been paying attention to this matter for more than half a year.

"Your new secretary..." Clark hesitated, "Do you know her background?"

"Why, do you think she is suspected?"

"No, it's just a little weird."

"If you showed up in tights, I think she'd be swooning over you dude," Bruce teased, "There aren't many big city girls who'd like your old-fashioned look, why don't you buy clothes in the direction I'm telling you , is there no trendy style in the second-hand market?"

"I don't have to follow the trend."

The auction went smoothly, and only at this time will you find that there are so many rich people in the world, and every man and woman participating in the auction is scrambling to raise their placards to raise the price, constantly increasing the value of the handicraft.

Bruce has already bought [-] items, half of which are Chinese porcelain and jade, and the other half are European medieval gold jewelry. He spent astronomical sums that ordinary people can't even imagine, but he doesn't seem to give up yet.Ma Linglong gave her boss a sympathetic look, and left the auction venue with an excuse.

She wants to go to the garage, and Bruce puts the laptop under the leather cover of the extended Lincoln seat, and now is the time, no one will suspect that Bruce's female companion is back in his car doing shady things.She's probably going to change into a sexier dress, get a touch-up of makeup, and enjoy a night out with Bruce Wayne.

The phone buzzed slightly in the pouch, and she thought it was Bruce.

"Hi, baby Linglong."

"Stark?"

"You are so beautiful in your red evening dress, but when can you call me Tony?" Stark said dissatisfiedly on the other end of the phone, "Stupid, take your hand away, you are blocking the camera."

Ma Linglong heard the sound of mechanical friction coming from the receiver.

"Are you spying on me?"

"Spy on you?" Stark laughed, "You don't know that Wayne Group's charity auction has already been on TV, right? He is the organizer tonight, and I am also on the invitation list. In fact, I just found out, because I saw you. If I knew you were there, I think I would choose to go to the appointment, but only at the door for a short while, and I would take you away in front of Bruce Wayne It must be very interesting to meet the reporter, guess what the newspaper will write?" He expressed regret, but with a malicious tone, Ma Linglong had no doubt that as long as he had the opportunity, he would definitely fulfill the plan just now.

"Really." Ma Linglong said, "Do you think the conflict between you and Bruce Wayne is not deep enough?"

"I want to take this as your concern for me." Stark said quickly, "You are his girlfriend now, honey, he had you before me, well, he just got false You." Stark's every sentence was filled with strong irony, but he didn't want to put his displeasure on Ma Linglong, so he babbled for a long time before turning to the topic, "Who are you on TV?" Possibility is [-]%, I guess you will still be on the headlines of the Gotham Morning Post tomorrow, 'Bruce Wayne's new girlfriend is a Chinese girl', such a headline will make them sell out." Stark said in a brisk tone , unlike before, this time it was difficult to tell whether it was really sarcastic or just telling the truth, "What was it like working with him, sucks?"

"It's not too bad."

"Hey, you're just on a mission, right? You're not really his personal secretary. You're my assistant." Stark's lack of self-confidence was even noticed by himself, and he couldn't wait to Get rid of this, so abruptly change the subject, "Which antique do you fancy, I'll ask a friend to take a picture, or you can have two or three, but hurry up."

"I just want your reactor." Ma Linglong said.

"Reaction furnace, which one do you mean on the table?" Stark said generously, "As long as you come back, it will be yours."

She seemed to raise the corners of her mouth into a smile, but also seemed to be swallowing the sweet aftertaste in her mouth.The reactor represents Stark's "heart", and Ma Linglong alluded to Stark's sincerity that what she wanted was Stark's sincerity: "Don't buy the antiques here." Ma Linglong said, turning her head to look at the auction venue In the direction where the doors are closed, reporters and irrelevant people are talking outside, "There are a lot of fakes."

"Fake, how do you know?" Stark seemed to be talking to someone suddenly, "Don't point the fire extinguisher at me, you make me nervous!"

"I just sell antiques." Ma Linglong said, "Are you testing armor?"

"That's smart," Stark said, "I wish you were here with me now, who else could share the beauty of these metals with me?" Then he asked something like "Wayne Group also sells fake Antiques" question.

Before Ma Linglong could continue to expand on his question, she noticed Clark Kent's gaze. She turned her face, and the tall man looked away. He tried his best to conceal the strangeness that Ma Linglong had caught just now. Real and reliable: "Be careful yourself, I still have something to do." Ma Linglong pressed the hang up button and moved quickly away from her gaze.

Clark would not take the initiative to eavesdrop on other people's phone calls. He usually controlled his hearing very well in this regard, but occasionally, there were still some special cases.He was about ten feet away from Marlin, and Clark was waiting outside the auction to assist Bruce in case the counterfeiting gang gave Batman a headache, although that was unlikely.

The main reason he was here today was the interview. Clark didn't want to mess up the task arranged by Perry. He was just like a hard-working reporter waiting for the scoop. He stood alone in a place where the security guards would not interfere. It just so happened that he knew. Batman's plan.

During the waiting period, he kept focusing on Ma Linglong, but he couldn't get any information from the girl's phone, which surprised Clark. He couldn't hear Ma Linglong's voice, of course, normal It is impossible for a person to hear it at this distance, but he is not a normal person.

This is likely to indicate that Bruce's new secretary is not normal.Clark began to worry about his comrades-in-arms, and Bruce seemed to have always had a crush on "abnormal" girls.

There was a special barrier around Ma Linglong's body that blocked Clark's hearing, he could feel it, and apparently, he could even see those magnetic field-like lines through his infrared eyes.

The author has something to say: Get rid of your heroine!No matter who fell in front of him, it was lost anyway!