[Pride and Prejudice] Becoming Katherine Bennett

After the Bennett family entered Nedelfil Manor, they were immediately warmly welcomed by the host.

"You are here at last, Mr. Bennett, Mrs. Bennett, Mr. Collins, and all the ladies," Mr. Bingley looked very happy, with a sincere smile on his handsome face, "It is really wonderful to see you all." alright."

"Thank you." Mr. Bennett responded politely, and Mrs. Bennett began to praise the luxury and beauty of Nedfield Manor with extremely exaggerated words and tones as soon as he finished speaking.

Catherine felt that Miss Bingley's smirk might have lasted a little longer if she hadn't expressed the satisfaction of appreciating her homeland, both in and out of her words.

Elizabeth led Catherine into the lounge, her eyes wandering around the room.It's a pity that she saw all the officers in red coats present, but she didn't see Mr. Wickham.

Elizabeth was greatly disappointed.She couldn't find anyone she wanted to see, and she suddenly felt like a deflated ball.She hoped so much to see each other, and she dressed herself ten times more seriously than usual for today's dance, and she felt even more disappointed at this time because of her high expectations.

"Could it be that Mr. Darcy didn't let him come, so Mr. Bingley didn't invite him?" Elizabeth was very angry, and blamed Mr. Darcy for the fault of this matter.

And Lydia's reason for Mr. Wickham's absence, which Lydia inquired from an officer, did not agree with her idea, but to a certain extent, it was also consistent: Mr. Wickham went to work elsewhere.It was not that Mr. Bingley did not invite, but that he did not want to see Mr. Darcy.

Both Elizabeth and Lydia felt discouraged.

When Catherine heard such remarks, because she was so happy to see her sister before, all the good feelings she had for Mr. Wickham Ai Wu and Wu who had never met before faded away: she had never heard of any upright person who would take the initiative to avoid sorry for him friends, even former ones.

Elizabeth's hopes were thwarted, and she wanted to confide in others.But she looked at Catherine's calm expression, remembered the little quarrel between the two a few days ago, and wisely decided to talk to Charlotte about it.

And Catherine began to look at every corner of the hall, wondering whether she should find a hidden place to hide and try to reduce the sense of presence, or go out directly and stay in another room.

The downside of the former approach is that she will likely still be seen and asked to dance.Although the latter avoids this kind of trouble, after returning home, she will be complained by Mrs. Bennet for at least three or four days.

Only children do multiple-choice questions. In the world of adults, she doesn't want either of these consequences.

The ball is about to begin, and Catherine does not currently have a partner for the first two dances.Catherine shrank herself behind a screen in a corner, lest she should be presumptuously invited, and in doing so succeeded in evading the gaze of Mrs. Bennet, accompanied by a man, who was looking for her.

When the man gave up and invited another lady, the music of the dance started to play after a while.Catherine stood behind the screen and saw Elizabeth dancing with Mr. Collins with a painful face through the gap.

Compared with his excellent bragging skills, Mr. Collins's dancing skills are too far behind.Probably the upper echelons of the church forbade the clergy to have fun, and he wanted to dance, but suffered from no sanctimonious reason for him to practice openly.

Anyway, Mr. Collins always stepped on Elizabeth, and Catherine alone saw it twice or three times.

Looking at the clumsy appearance of the other party, Catherine couldn't help but wondered whether her dancing skills were so bad when she danced with Mr. Darcy last time.If this is the case, then she has a more positive evaluation of Mr. Darcy, and believes that the other side of his arrogance is occasional gentleness.

To the music, Elizabeth and Mr. Collins switched places in the dance, and stood right next to Catherine.

Catherine deliberately walked out from behind the screen, and smiled at Elizabeth with a "you understand" face.Elizabeth was being embarrassed and embarrassed by her partner. She saw Catherine's smirk and gave her a look. When she was thinking about how to deal with her later, she suddenly adjusted her expression and returned to her with a similar expression.

Catherine sent a questioning look for no reason.

However, almost in the next second, she knew the reason.

"I want to invite you to the next dance."

Catherine heard the reputation and looked over.

It's Mr. Darcy.

"Ah..." Catherine let out a soft sound, not knowing how to answer.

She subconsciously wanted to refuse.She didn't want to dance and was with him again.

Catherine thought in her heart that according to the current rules, if she danced with others after refusing Mr. Darcy, it would undoubtedly be a humiliation to Mr. Darcy.It's better to simply reject him, she just can take advantage of the trend and refuse to participate in any invitation, but Mrs. Bennet's nagging makes her a little scared.

Catherine raised her eyes to look at Mr. Darcy, and found that he was staring straight at her, with a stern face, but the gentleness of water was rippling in his black eyes.

"Do I have the honor?" Mr. Darcy pursed his lips and said softly.

Catherine looked at him, and he looked back quietly.

The two of them didn't speak for a while, and the silence between each other turned into some kind of inexplicable airflow in the lively dance, slowly flowing in the air around them.

"Okay." Catherine heard her answer.

With her permission, there was no special expression on Mr. Darcy's face, but a smile on the corner of his mouth.He turned and left, and Catherine silently watched his back, standing where she was, her thoughts drifting away.

She thought of the past, those old things from the past, the old things in her previous life, those things that she thought had been forgotten, and now she found out that she remembered them clearly.

Mr Darcy.Catherine whispered his name in her heart.

This seems to be the first time in these two lifetimes that someone likes her so much.

Catherine recalled just now that she had decided to ignore Mrs. Bennet and say no, but when she heard the pause in Mr. Darcy's speech, and saw his Adam's apple sliding up and down due to the continuous swallowing of saliva, Catherine hesitated for a moment, then changed her mind.

She thought he must be nervous.No matter what happens afterwards, at least at this moment, Mr. Darcy's heart is very sincere.He likes her very much. He likes someone so proud that he can't control his timidity when talking to her.

Just like my former self.

In her previous life, Catherine did not receive the favor of Venus until her death.She is not surprised by this, because she knows that she is bad, and she is not worthy of being loved by others.

She looks very ordinary, neither ugly nor good-looking.She is an orphan who doesn't even want her parents. She has no family and friends.She has a bad personality, and she won't cry bitterly for sympathy for the characters in the TV series, she will only cover her mouth and cry silently when she is particularly sad.The only thing she is passionate about is money, and she is indifferent to other things.

She seemed to have had suitors before, but after those people inquired about her from others and knew that she was an orphan, they all disappeared without a trace.

There was also a person who said that he wanted to marry her, but when she rejected the boy who was far inferior to her in everything, what he got in return was the other party's swearing.He said angrily that she was shameless, if it wasn't for the fact that there was a paralyzed father in his family who needed to be taken care of, he wouldn't have looked down on her who had no father or mother.

She had met someone who was kind to her, and that was the only time Catherine was moved.That boy was her senior. He was tall and handsome, and had a good conversation. He dismissed other girls, but he was full of warmth towards her.

Catherine was flattered and grateful. At first she couldn't believe it, thinking that she was thinking too much. Later, she really felt that he had treated her specially every time, and she thought it was God's reward for her suffering. Show up with warmth and love.

Fortunately, before her emotions completely lost control, she knew that the other party's kindness was just a gamble for a group of campus figures who had nothing to do.They let the handsome and wealthy man prove his unstoppable charm, and the subject who was selected for the experiment was his cold and hard self.

Catherine was not sad, but seemed to be.She doesn't quite remember.She only remembered that after she knew about it, she soon felt that this is the case, this is normal.

She really doesn't deserve to be loved.His behavior just confirmed her cognition once again.

She doesn't blame him.She loved him so seriously, how could she bear to blame him?She even felt that she wanted to thank them for being boring. Without such a proposal, she would never have met him in her life.

If that's the case, she will never know that those fiery and crazy loves described in the original book, those just because of his one smile, one look and one sentence, she will be haunted and addicted to it The happiness that belongs to love is what it looks like.

Even if his kindness and tenderness were fake, every time she recalled it, a smile would still appear on her lips.

As long as you don't think about it, just let the memory stay in the moment.

If she had to find someone to blame for her heartbreak and breakdown, Catherine felt it could only be herself.It was because she didn't take care of her own heart, and even hoped for something she didn't deserve at all.

If she wasn't moved, how could she be sad about it?

At this time, the music of the opening dance ended, and Elizabeth, who was quickly approaching her, interrupted Catherine's meditation.

"Kitty, you must tell me, did Mr. Darcy ask you to dance just now?"

Catherine nodded slowly: "Yes."

"I guessed it, I think he likes you." Elizabeth said.

"Perhaps so," Catherine replied with a smile, her tone indifferent, "but so what, Lizzie. Even if a character like him feels fresh because he rarely sees a country girl like me, he becomes curious about me for a while." , what could this mean? Autumn is coming to an end, maybe they will be back in London soon, waiting for the social season. And Nedelfil and I will be forgotten together, he will never remember again. "

"Kitty..." Elizabeth was dumbfounded.She was speechless, unable to find the words to continue.

"Oh, don't worry, Lizzie, I don't like Mr. Darcy, not at all now. I'm sure it won't be long before his feelings fade away too. As far as he's concerned, he might still be annoyed that he once liked me." , How could I have liked such a lady before, haha."

"Kitty, why are you always so pessimistic? I find that you, like Jane, are always belittling and denying yourself. You are so good, and you deserve the best man," Elizabeth couldn't laugh at all, she said excitedly, " You underestimate yourself too much."

"It's not pessimism, it's a fact. Mr. Darcy and I are people from two worlds. Could it be that I fell in love with him too, and the huge gap between us will be bridged? Do you really believe that love can overcome all difficulty?"

"I believe it." Elizabeth said with certainty.

Catherine didn't intend to change her optimistic perception, so she just smiled: "I don't believe it. So, I have to take care of my heart."

When you shouldn't be heartbroken, never be heartbroken.

That way, you won't be sad.

The band set up their instruments again after a short break, ready to play the next dance number.

Catherine saw Mr. Darcy looking at her, their eyes met, he smiled slightly, and then, amidst the attention and astonishment of the crowd, he walked towards her step by step, accompanied by music and by candlelight.

"However, tonight..."

Please allow her, who has never been loved before, to indulge herself once.