Chapter 12 The Prince's Dinner Party 4

  Rochester also noticed the commotion at the door, and with a displeased glance at the musician, he frightened the timid fellow so that his hands trembled, but did not deign to notice him further. Rochester stepped towards the door.

  Cinderella hung her head in shame, feeling that today was a day of humiliation. If only she could be like Lydia and Kitty. Alas, there's no medicine for regret. As she listened to the noblewomen nearby gossiping about her, all she heard were praises for Charlotte and how she couldn't compare to her. Cinderella felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.

  Rochester approached and saw Cinderella, who was trying hard not to cry, looking at the small woman in front of him, feeling a bit familiar.

  "Look up."

  The prince's commanding tone.

  Cinderella was quietly nursing her wounds, when she didn't expect someone to come and disturb her again. She didn't know whether it was anger or some inexplicable emotion that made her eyes sting, but the tears she had been holding back all day finally rolled down. Cinderella felt like a total failure, not only causing trouble, but also humiliating herself by crying in public.

  Rochester saw that this little woman not only disobeyed his orders, but also dared to cry?! The noble prince felt a bit bored and decided to comfort her for a few words before leaving. At this time, the little woman slowly raised her head, with tears welling up in her eyes, and her small nose twitched as she struggled to breathe.

  It's her!

  Rochester was stunned when he heard that the Duke of Windsor had gone south and was somewhat disappointed, only to find out that the beauty was not from the House of Windsor.

  Cinderella vaguely saw the prince's uniform and was also stunned.

  Two people stared at each other for a long time, and Rochester suddenly bowed down, stretched out his right hand, palm up, and smiled to ask Cinderella.

  "May I have this dance?"

  Cinderella was driven to distraction by today's continuous situation, she couldn't react to the prince's invitation, in fact now no matter who talks to Cinderella, she won't have any reaction.

  The mouths of the onlookers were agape, as if they could swallow an egg. Many people felt that things had gotten out of hand. The men mostly looked at the prince with envy, while the women, especially those who were unmarried, gazed at Cinderella with a hint of jealousy. Having wounded Baron Dance and not only not being thrown out but also gaining the prince's favor, it had to be said that today's Cinderella was so lucky as to make everyone jealous.

  Rochester whirled her through dance after dance, Cinderella felt as if she were floating on air, with a dizzying sense of being in a dream. The jealous, envious, greedy, lustful, admiring, and disguised glances around her, she saw none of them; the joyful, melancholy, low, sharp voices, she heard none of them. She only saw and heard one person. The brilliant lights in the palace behind him seemed dull, gradually fading away into the vast universe like weak starlight. He slightly curved his lips upwards, and the deep sky finally rose to the sun. Cinderella couldn't bear it, and her eyes fluttered closed.

  "Look at me. Am I ugly?"

  "Not at all! You're very handsome!"

  The words tumbled out of her mouth, and Cinderella wished she could find a hole to crawl into. Rochester was completely satisfied, and he didn't even correct the way she addressed him.

  "Can you tell me your name? Who is your father?"

  Rochester's question was simple, and under normal circumstances Cinderella would have told him without hesitation that her name was Cinderella. But in this situation, where she had come in Charlotte's place, if she told the prince a false name, what would happen when Charlotte returned? And if she said she was Cinderella, then she would be exposed for impersonating someone else, which was punishable by death. Cinderella found herself in a dilemma.

  Rochester hastily explained, taking in Cinderella's distressed appearance

  "Don't get me wrong, I just want it to be more convenient for me to find you. What kind of family you are doesn't matter to me."

  Is it true that Prince is confessing to himself, without caring about his family, and finding himself convenient?

  "Okay, you can say that my name is..."

  A huge wave of happiness suddenly dazed Cinderella, and she vaguely didn't remember how she answered the prince, only remembering that at the end of the last dance, the prince gently kissed her forehead.

  Sitting in the carriage on her way home, Kitty was staring at her with a strange gaze, as if she didn't recognize her. Cinderella looked over at Kitty, who quickly turned away, thinking Cinderella was still looking at her. Kitty turned back and glared at her fiercely, but Cinderella just wanted to laugh - before, this kind of behavior from Kitty would have made her angry, but today she suddenly felt indifferent. Was it because of the prince? Cinderella had a premonition that the most important person in her life had already appeared.

  "Xiao Bai!!!!!"

  "Cock-a-doodle-doo~~~~"

  A sharp, delicate female voice startled a flock of birds that were perched on the branches of trees, drowsy and about to fall asleep. The camera panned down, then pointed further down!

  A beautiful woman bathing: a short, thin, and light corset is soaked through and clings to her body, her skin exposed in the sunlight, coated with a layer of honey color, transparent water droplets sparkling like stars from the tip of her hair dripping into the lake, splashing tiny waves.

  The golden sunset generously splashed its remaining warmth, and in the dense depths of the forest, there was actually such a treasure. Charlotte exclaimed at the wonder of creation while biting her teeth and grasping the lively fish. Before she could even get to the lake, a white figure suddenly darted out from the woods.

  "Ahh!!!"

  "Shut up!"

  Charlotte covered her mouth with her hand, Xiao Bai's forehead flashed three black lines, it wasn't fictional, his forehead really did flash three black lines, Charlotte saw it too.

  "Our fish, Charlotte, when will you stop being so stupid? No, stupid can't even describe you, you're simply idiotic."

  Xiao Bai couldn't help but make a sarcastic comment.

  "It's all your fault! If you hadn't scared me, I wouldn't have shouted. And if you hadn't told me to shut up, I wouldn't have reflexively covered my mouth. Sigh... Now we have to catch the fish again. This time, you can't let it get away. You're the one who released it, so you're responsible for catching it back."

  "I'm just a cat! How can I catch fish in the water?"

  Charlotte lands ashore

  "What's wrong with the cat? Are you a cat? Are you a cat?"

  "I'm a cat now! If it weren't for saving you, how would I have become like this? You should repay my kindness and go catch some fish for me to eat, quickly!"

  Xiao Bai uses his cat paw to push Charlotte, but Charlotte doesn't move.

  "Even if I die, I won't believe you, whether you eat or not, anyway I'm not going down today."

  After spending a few days together, Xiao Bai also figured out Charlotte's temper and knew that it was impossible to let her catch fish in this state.

  "So lazy, I must have been out of my mind to risk my life to save you back then."

  "Do you think I won't hear if you speak softly? What's gotten into your head? You're clearly infatuated."

  The lie was exposed, and Xiao Bai slipped away with a guilty conscience to catch fish, only giving Charlotte a glimpse of his shy red buttocks.