Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 82 Rose with Thorns
The man opened his powerful hand, and his five fingers grasped a slender, snow-white palm.

The feeling of this hand in my palm was strange. Softness was to be expected, but there was something subtly familiar about the feel, like...
Looking at the slightly puzzled expression on Selina's face, Bruce shook his head gently to clear the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

"I got here as quickly as I could."

When Serena heard this, she gave Bruce a sly smile: "Me too."

Selina Kyle, Bruce Wayne.

One is a socialite active in various high-end banquet venues in Gotham City, and the other is a playboy who is well-known in Gotham City and has inherited a huge family fortune. This pair, who seem unlikely to develop any real feelings to outsiders, started dating again on this Valentine's Day night.

At this time, the two were holding each other's hands and dancing near the fountain in the center of the square.

The girl, with a calm and mysterious air, looked at Bruce's face, raised her eyebrows, and suddenly asked playfully, "Did you cut your lip when you were shaving, Bruce?"

"Ok?"

Bruce responded subconsciously, then belatedly remembered that he had sustained a minor injury earlier. Because the wound was so insignificant, he didn't bother to hide it.

"Your lips—you should have someone do that for you."

Selina's suggestion was effective, but Bruce didn't intend to use it. He habitually prevaricated, "Alfred has helped me more than once."

Bruce's absent-mindedness didn't seem to bother Serena. A fragrant breeze blew over her. Her face came very close, and her deep and beautiful black eyes looked into Bruce's eyes. She said meaningfully, "I mean, find someone more feminine to do it."

Invitation? Hint? Proposal? In just a few seconds, Bruce's mind quickly flashed one thought after another. Looking at Selina's beautiful black hair, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Don't get me wrong, playboy Bruce is by no means an innocent child. In fact, his playboy image comes from the roses that rotate around him. However, Selina, the black rose, is the most special one in the rose bush, and Bruce is really seriously considering his relationship with her.

The issue of "who will be the future mistress of Wayne Group" is completely different from "there will be one or more beautiful girls around Bruce". What's more, Bruce has other concerns about his choice of spouse - therefore, Master Wayne hesitated rarely.

Fortunately, he was lucky. At this moment, a flower girl in a green burqa came over with a basket of roses in her hand and interrupted their conversation.

"Mr. Gentleman, would you like to buy a rose for this lady?"

Before Bruce could respond, Selina took out a bill first. She looked at Bruce with a smile, seeming to enjoy the feeling of taking the initiative in their relationship. "It's my treat."

"Selina" Bruce murmured her name subconsciously and took the bright red rose from the girl's hand.

"what--"

The moment he got the rose, Bruce felt a sudden pain in his hand. The rose branch covered with green thorns left a small scar on his hand. He held the flower carefully, but still couldn't help but cry out in pain.

"You are indeed not very popular with sharp objects tonight." Selena couldn't help but tease.

The girl selling flowers apologized hurriedly, looking flustered and humble: "I, I'm so sorry, these thorns——"

"It's okay. I'm fine."

Bruce put the rose away and waved to the girl: "Don't worry, go ahead, kid." "Okay, sir."

The girl under the green burqa tried her best to suppress the smile on her face.

Vernon had left the kitchen to eat his veal, leaving Maroni leisurely flipping through the newspaper. Ma Zhaodi no longer had to wash the dishes, but instead continued to work as a waiter, constantly shuttling between the kitchen and the front hall. He looked so neat and tidy that he didn't seem like a newcomer who had just arrived today.

But he was still grumbling in his heart. The system had scheduled the mission for Valentine's Day, and it was already late, but the mission notification still hadn't changed, neither success nor failure. Could it be that the mission target was already there, and he just needed to identify it himself? But this didn't seem like the system's usual notification style.

"Is the target of the mission Maroni? But this birdman spent Valentine's Day alone."

Ma Zhaodi looked at the happy Maroni with confusion. He didn't know what was wrong with him. He also liked to spend Valentine's Day alone, but what he was more certain of was that he didn't seem to have anyone to give chocolates to.

"How about giving it a try?"

Just as he began to think about how to sell chocolate to Maroni, two people pushed the door open and walked in, immediately attracting the attention of all the upper-class people dining in the restaurant.

"Bruce, are you really in such a hurry to go home?"

"No, Selina." Bruce hesitated for a moment, looking a little distracted, but soon returned to normal: "I'm not in a hurry to go home."

At this moment, he felt very strange, as if he was talking, but not like he was talking. It was as if his soul had left his body, watching his body automatically answer Selena's questions.

Green The whole world seems to be green.
"Then stay here with me for dinner?" Selina giggled and pulled him to the chair, but she was a little angry in her heart. Ever since buying the bouquet of roses, Bruce seemed to have been thinking about going home, which made her grit her teeth at this unromantic guy.

I should have tickled you more earlier. She thought so, but when she saw his handsome face, she felt reluctant.

Fortunately, there were still vacancies in this restaurant. If I hadn't booked a table quickly, I would have been left alone on Valentine's Day night.

The moment the two stepped into the restaurant, the system prompt immediately appeared in front of Ma Zhaodi.

【Mission target has appeared】

[Any method is acceptable. Please make Bruce Wayne eat the Valentine's Day chocolate before the two of you leave the restaurant.]

Simple, clear and concise.

Ma Zhaodi looked at the two people in front of him and couldn't help but sigh. He knew that situations where the system directly gave an advanced skill were usually more troublesome or more important - but this task was officially related to these two heavyweights, which was very bad.

At this moment, Selena looked around and saw Ma Zhaodi on the side. Her eyes immediately lit up - if she wanted to liven up the dull atmosphere, she had to find someone interesting.

Coincidentally, she knew that Ma Zhaodi was a very interesting person.

"Waiter, we'd like to take our order."

(End of this chapter)