American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 12 My upbringing did not support me doing this kind of thing.

Sitting on the bed, Peter opened his phone and saw several unread messages. Aunt May asked if he had already gone home. His friend Ned asked if he wanted to go to a comic convention together. A country bumpkin from the next class asked if he wanted to go stargazing together. Unfortunately, there was no message from Mary Jane.

"Who would go stargazing with you? If anyone's going to stargaze, it'll be with Mary Jane."

Peter pursed his lips, gave Aunt May and Ned a few perfunctory replies, and chose not to reply to the little country girl's messages.

Then Peter cleared his throat, clicked on Mary Jane's profile picture, and sent a voice message.

"Are you free lately? How about we go on a trip to the Metropolitan Area this weekend? It's on me. Also, do you like the necklace I bought you last time?"

After waiting expectantly for more than half an hour, checking my phone repeatedly, Mary Jane finally replied to Peter's message.

"Thank you for the gift, Peter, but I'm sorry, Harry invited my sisters and me to a party at his mansion this weekend. I've already accepted, so let's talk about Metropolis another time. You don't mind, do you? You're all very good friends of mine, and I don't want any rift between us."

Peter put down his phone dejectedly, licked his lips, and said in a deliberately casual tone...

"Of course~ It's okay, we're good friends, you promised Harry first, you can't go back on your word~ I understand you, Jane."

"That's great, thank you, Peter! You're such a generous man." This time Mary Jane replied quickly, and she soon sent a second voice message.

"Also, I've got my eye on a pair of Valentino high heels. They're really beautiful and perfect as a dress for parties, but I don't have enough money right now. Could you lend me some to buy them? I'll pay you back as soon as I get paid."

"It's just a pair of shoes. If you like them, I'll give them to you." Peter said generously without any hesitation.

"Really? Thank you so much, Peter! I also saw a dress that would really match those shoes, but the price..."

"I'll buy it too~" Peter agreed immediately. Now that he has money, he spends it on his goddess without batting an eye, unlike before when he had to save up every penny, even skipping breakfast, to buy his goddess the baby she wanted.

"Ahhh! Peter, you're so great! I've noticed you're getting more and more handsome! Mua!"

Mary Jane was overjoyed to hear this, saying that with a sexy dress and Valentino, she might be able to hook up with a rich guy this weekend, and maybe even meet a celebrity or director who could help her achieve her dream of becoming a star!

That was a party organized by Harry Osborn! Many of the men who came were either rich or powerful, unlike Peter, a loser who somehow suddenly struck it rich. They were the kind of men who could truly help her achieve upward social mobility!

If Harry takes a liking to her, she might become the boss's wife of a listed company in the future!

"Hello~ I brought you breakfast~ Want to eat together?"

Early in the morning, Tomie rushed over and knocked on the door. Xiao Xian, who was sitting at his computer desk, heard the sound and turned off the video. After verification, he realized that he was indeed fine after staying up all night, and he didn't feel tired at all. Moreover, his recovery ability was indeed greatly enhanced.

"You actually came~ Come in." Xiao Xian opened the door and saw the breakfast bread that Fu Jiang was carrying. He said, "I won't eat it. I'm on a diet lately."

"I think your figure is just right, not fat at all." Tomie walked into Xiao Xian's house with a smile, sniffed, and then looked at Xiao Xian with a half-smile, saying, "Little brother, are you lonely living alone? Haven't you thought about finding a girlfriend?"

"No, women will only slow down my earning speed." Xiao Xian took out a newspaper with job postings and started reading it seriously. "If there's nothing else, Sister Tomie, you should go back."

Asking for money requires strategy. If Xiao Xian asks for money directly, it will look rather unseemly, and it will be difficult to refuse Fu Jiang's request later. What if the other party asks for a refund? Uncle Da once taught me that even if you're a kept man, you have to be tough.

"Hey~ little brother, haven't you heard? When you meet a good man, start a family first; when you meet a benefactor, start a career first; when you meet a rich woman, start a family and start a career at the same time."

Tomie placed her LV bag on the table and looked at Xiao Xiandao, who was staring intently at the newspaper without glancing at her. If it weren't for the familiar scent, she would have almost doubted whether Xiao Xiandao had any sexual needs.

"Am I the kind of person who lives off a woman?" Xiao Xian glanced at Tomie with a disdainful look and snorted, "A man has to rely on his own efforts."

"Your little brother is very ambitious~" Tomie smiled faintly, unable to suppress her smile. It's more interesting to destroy a boy with such ambition and ideals. If Xiao Xian also has a girl he deeply loves, he would be the perfect prey. Just thinking about it makes her tremble.

"Of course, my dream is to own my own company," Xiao Xian said earnestly, putting down his newspaper.

"Of course, starting a company requires a lot of money, so I need to work hard to earn money and save up my first pot of gold before starting my own company. So please stop bothering me~ I need to focus on finding a job and earning money, I don't have time to be distracted by dating."

"Don't be so resistant to me~ How long will it take to save up money from odd jobs? Let me help you." Tomie stretched out her long legs clad in black stockings and used her high heels to push the newspaper away from Xiao Xian, saying, "How about I give you some start-up capital?"

"I can't take your money; we're not related."

Xiao Xian raised an eyebrow and said seriously that the scenery in front of him was nothing to him, of course, that was psychological. From a physical point of view, the scene in front of him could be described as magnificent and grand.

"It's nothing~ I feel an instant connection with you, and I'm not short of money. How much do you want?" Tomie pulled out a checkbook, walked behind Xiao Xian, and stroked Xiao Xian's face with her other hand.

"As long as you keep my sister happy, you'll get your share of the money. Consider that Maybach downstairs a gift from her."

Xiao Xian grasped Tomie's hand that was touching his face and pulled it away, saying solemnly, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not the kind of person you think I am. The education I received growing up didn't support me doing this kind of thing."

"I love men like you with backbone." Taking Xiao Xian's hand, Tomie whispered in his ear, "If you just nod, I can give you money that most people couldn't earn in a lifetime, and I'll also give you a beautiful woman like me!"

"Stop talking, I won't take your money." The posture was ambiguous, but Xiao Xian didn't feel any ambiguity. Instead, he felt like he was being watched by a top predator. His intuition told him that it was best not to overact.

Xiao Xian vaguely remembered that in the manga, when Tomie faced a prey with a high resistance to her charm, she would stage a terrifying killing show in front of him, and then try to take advantage of his psychological defenses when he was frightened and his defenses were wavering.

"Of course, if you really want to help me, then lend me some money as start-up capital. I'll give you an IOU, and I'll pay you back with interest in two years. Also, I can accompany you shopping, singing, and playing games, but please don't force things when it comes to feelings. I think that's something that needs to be nurtured."

(End of this chapter)