American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 16 The boy was too close!

"No way! Are you crazy?!" The man stared in shock as Xiao Xian finished playing the video with a smile on his face. At that moment, he had an urge to go up and slap Xiao Xian.

However, before the man could put his plan into action, his girlfriend slapped him across the face.

"separate!"

"Sunny! Sunny! Don't go, Sunny! I was wrong, Sunny." Ignoring Xiao Xian, the man hurriedly chased after her, begging for his girlfriend's forgiveness.

"Hahaha~ You're so naughty~" Tomie, who was pretending to pick out clothes, walked over with her mouth covered and laughed at Xiao Xian.

"He asked for it." Xiao Xian shrugged. He was just playing on his phone when this guy insisted on coming up to him and spouting off a bunch of self-incriminating remarks. Xiao Xian had no choice but to take advantage of the situation and reap some hatred.

This kid probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

"Someone just called me their girlfriend!" Tomie winked at Xiao Xian and said happily.

"It's just for the sake of the plot." Xiao Xian shrugged. Calling someone his girlfriend doesn't mean I agree.

"Hmph~ I'll make you confess sooner or later." Tomie said smugly, glancing at her phone, opening Twitter, pulling Xiao Xian along, and making a half-kissing gesture, saying, "Come on, let's take a picture, I'll tweet it."

"Remember to take a good picture of me looking handsome." Silently putting some distance between himself and Tomie, Xiao Xian made a no-go gesture. He was going to be a superhero in the future, and his public image was very important. He could be controversial, but he had to be handsome, otherwise how could he attract female fans?

Without fans who blindly defend their idols, how can online flame wars arise? Without flame wars, how can there be buzz and attract hatred? One-sided comments aren't flame wars; they're cyberbullying.

"Okay, are you thirsty? I brought some water." Tomie took a picture, posted it on Twitter, and included the address. Everything was part of her plan; she was determined to take down Xiao Xian today. As she spoke, she took out a thermos filled with water.

"No, thank you." Why does Tomie carry a thermos with her when she goes out? It can't be because she's on her period and needs to drink more hot water, right? Xiao Xian raised an eyebrow at Tomie's thermos and politely declined her suggestion.

In the past few days, Xiao Xian has hardly eaten or drunk anything, but he doesn't feel uncomfortable at all and is full of energy. It turns out that Xiao Xian can really survive on hatred alone without eating.

The test was actually complete, but Xiao Xian still had reservations about eating Tomie's food.

"I don't think I ever see you drinking water or eating," Tomie said, taking a sip of water. She didn't actually need to drink water or eat, but when she was trying to attract others to fall in love with her, she would make sure to pretend to be like a normal person, including the frequency and amount of her meals.

In addition, her past habits as a living person meant that she not only ate and drank, but also wanted to eat well and eat expensively.

"I drank it in my room," Xiao Xian said without hesitation. He did indeed take the water back to his room, although he used it to water the flowers. But who would know?

"Yeah, where should we go next? How about a watch shop? I'll buy you a nice watch." Tomie thought for a moment, and realized she did see Xiao Xian carrying water back to his room, so she suggested that with money to pave the way and the damsel in distress plot to come, she could definitely win him over.

"Okay, let's go. Is there a Rolex store here?" At this point, Xiao Xian was no longer sleepy. Why not take advantage of a bargain? Anyway, Xiao Xian didn't feel guilty about using Tomie's money. He even felt like he was doing a good deed.

"Peter? Peter?!" On the other side, Mary Jane, who was waiting for Peter to pay, saw that Peter was attracted by the farce over there, and quickly grabbed Peter's arm and shook it.

"Oh, what is it?" Peter only came to his senses and answered Mary Jane after seeing Tomie pulling Xiao Xian away from his sight.

"It's time to pay." If it were before, Mary Jane would have been angry long ago if Peter dared to look at other beautiful women like that when they went out together, but now, Mary Jane just wanted Peter to pay up quickly.

"Okay~ You can shop around by yourself from now on. I'll give you the extra money." Peter opened his bag, took out several wads of cash, stuffed them into Mary Jane's arms, and then quickly followed her.

"Okay, Peter, you're so kind." Mary Jane took the money, but before she could finish thanking him, Peter had already walked away.

"Tch~ Men." Mary Jane rolled her eyes in exasperation, feeling betrayed. She carefully stuffed the money into her bag. Now, thinking about it more carefully, she wondered if renting the dress would have been a good idea. She hadn't felt anything when Peter paid for it, but now that the money was hers, Mary Jane started to feel the pinch.

That much money is enough for her living expenses for several months; renting would be much cheaper.

"Miss?" The saleswoman looked puzzled as she saw Mary Jane stuff the money into her bag. Didn't she say she wanted to buy something? What's the meaning of putting it in her pocket?

"Let me think about it some more." Mary Jane pulled on her bag, looking at the salesperson warily, as if he was trying to swindle money from her.

After pretending to browse the store again and changing into two different outfits, Mary Jane decided to leave. The clothes here were indeed nice, but too expensive. She would come back after she successfully hooked up with a rich man, at which point she would fill her entire wardrobe.

"Beautiful lady?" At that moment, a man dressed in an inexpensive black suit and looking haggard walked up to Mary Jane and struck up a conversation.

"What are you doing?" Mary Jane looked at the man warily, her face showing impatience and vigilance. This man looked like he could die at any moment and had no money. How dare a man of this caliber try to chat her up?

"Here's the thing, have you seen these two people? They should have been in this store just now." The man took out his phone with a broken screen and several cracks, showed a picture of Tomie pretending to kiss Xiao Xian, while Xiao Xian made a gesture of rejection, and asked.

"They seem to have gone that way." Even this kind of man wasn't looking for her, but for the woman who had attracted Peter. Mary Jane rolled her eyes, unsure whether to be angry or amused, but still pointed in the direction from her memory.

"Okay, thank you. By the way, if there's nothing else, you should leave the mall as soon as possible." The man smiled at Mary Jane, then walked out of the shop and headed in the direction Mary Jane pointed out.

On the other side, Xiao Xian, who was trying out a watch, suddenly stopped, and the system's voice sounded in his mind.

Ding~ Quest: That boy is too close! Triggered.

Task Name: That boy is too close!

Mission Description: Your intimate encounter with Tomie has ignited the jealousy of her admirers, who are determined to kill you in the hopes that Tomie's heart will turn away from you and fall for them instead. However, what they don't know is that for you now, death is not the end, but a new beginning.

Mission objective: Be 'killed' by one of Tomie's admirers.

Task Reward: Tomie - Super Charm

Tomie - Super Charm: Greatly increases your charm value, and the longer you spend time with her, the higher her perceived charm value and the stronger her desire to possess you. The stronger one's will, the weaker this effect is.

(End of this chapter)