American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 37 Dream on

Having finally escaped the overly enthusiastic older woman upon reaching his destination, Xiao Xian went upstairs. In the stairwell, he saw Aunt Mei, looking haggard, with tear stains on her eyes, standing guard at his door.

As soon as Aunt Mei saw Xiao Xian, her eyes lit up. She rushed over, grabbed Xiao Xian's hand, and said to him with teary eyes...

"I apologize for Peter's actions. I know he was wrong, but could you please say in court that he saw us having sex and, in a fit of anger, hit you? And express your forgiveness. I've asked my lawyer friend, and this way Peter can get a much shorter sentence!"

"You want me to commit perjury? To reduce the sentence of someone who tried to kill me and almost succeeded?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xian laughed. He wasn't a saint. There were only two reasons why Xiao Xian didn't kill Peter on the spot to retaliate: one was that he used Peter as a tool to give him a super regeneration buff, and the other was that killing Peter with one blow would be too easy for Peter.

Although Xiao Xian did not like Tomie, nor was he Tomie's boyfriend, this did not prevent Peter from aiming to cuckold Xiao Xian. Moreover, in order to achieve his goal, Peter chose the extreme method of killing Xiao Xian.

For someone who tried to cuckold him and then wanted to kill him, Xiao Xian felt that killing him with a single blow would be too lenient, let alone helping him reduce his sentence.

"I know Peter was wrong, please~ please, for the sake of what happened between us, forgive Peter this time! Give him another chance, okay? He just went astray, I promise, he won't do anything to you or Tomie again after he gets out of prison!"

Aunt May pleaded humbly, even bringing up her past with Xiao Xian, something she had planned to never mention again if it weren't for Peter.

"First of all, you don't have that much influence. Peter stabbed me in the heart with a poisoned knife right there in the parking lot. If I didn't happen to have regenerative superpowers, anyone else would have been killed. Would Peter have given them a second chance? Secondly, I was the one who helped you back then. I have video evidence. Strictly speaking, you owe me, not the other way around. I hope you understand that."

Xiao Xian shook off Aunt Mei's hand without hesitation. He wasn't some lecherous genius who would lose all sense of direction just because a woman begged or cried, and would even spare someone who tried to kill him.

Even if Aunt Mei's affair was only because Peter drugged her, and they were actually together, Xiao Xian would never commit perjury in court for Aunt Mei in order to reduce Peter's sentence for killing him.

Besides, what era are we living in? It's all consensual. Why does it seem like the man owes the woman something after they have sex? And the man wasn't the only one who was happy at the time.

"Please~ I really can't do anything~ He's my only nephew. I watched him grow up. I treat him like my own son. His parents asked me to take good care of him before they died, and I promised them that." Aunt Mei's tears streamed down her face as she saw this.

"Then you should have taught him a lesson. If you had sent him to jail when he drugged you, none of this would have happened."

Xiao Xian rolled his eyes upon hearing this. Although Tomie's extraordinary charisma played a part, Peter's lawlessness was largely due to his inflated ego after becoming a superhero, which in turn was linked to his upbringing and personality.

Moreover, if Aunt May hadn't condoned Peter's actions and allowed him to escape legal punishment, but instead had directly called the police and been wanted for his true identity, unable to return home, it's hard to say whether Peter would still commit murder after understanding the consequences of his crime.

"Please~ I beg you, I'll do anything you ask if you agree!!" Looking at the beauty mark at the corner of Xiao Xian's eye, Aunt Mei, having no other choice, said as if possessed. She even felt a burning sensation in her body just thinking about the related images.

Thinking about the scene after Xiao Xian agreed, Aunt Mei didn't even think about Peter's reduced sentence, but involuntarily thought about herself and Xiao Xian.

"Anything?" Xiao Xian rolled his eyes, feeling completely unfazed and even a little amused. Did he really look that impulsive and driven by his lower body?

"That's right, anything is fine." Aunt Mei nodded quickly upon hearing this, wiped away her tears, tidied her hair, and forced a bright smile.

"Then I think you should go back in time and teach Peter to be a good person, and never do anything illegal or disorderly, especially not to try to steal my man."

With a smirk, Xiao Xian pulled out his keys. He had lost all interest in talking to Aunt Mei anymore. How could Aunt Mei come up with such a thing as giving false testimony for the murderer?

"Please~" Aunt Mei knelt down with a thud and kowtowed.

"Begging me is useless. Let me tell you, when Peter was arrested by the police, he violently resisted arrest and killed several policemen. Whether I forgive Peter or not, whether I give him false testimony or not, he will spend his life in prison."

Xiao Xian looked at Aunt Mei on the ground and said

"You treat Peter like a son, but other people's sons were killed by Peter. What about their parents? What about their children? Have you considered them? If you ask me, life imprisonment is too lenient; Peter should be sentenced to death."

"..." Aunt Mei was speechless upon hearing this, and could only slump to the ground, sobbing silently.

"Can you get up? I can't help you commit perjury, but I can help you get home, since we were just casual acquaintances."

Xiao Xian looked at Aunt Mei, who was slumped on the ground sobbing, and said that although Peter had brought it on himself and did not deserve sympathy, Aunt Mei and Xiao Xian had no grudge against each other. She might just be thinking too much.

But it's not wrong for people to have fantasies.

"Thank you for your trouble." Aunt Mei was actually able to get up and go home by herself, but looking at Xiao Xian's handsome face, she blushed a little.

"It's alright, neighbors help each other out." Helping Aunt Mei to her feet, Xiao Xian escorted her to her door and asked, "Where's the key?"

"It's in my left pocket," Aunt Mei said, feeling Xiao Xian's broad shoulders and body temperature. Strangely, even though nothing had been done at the moment, Aunt Mei felt that Xiao Xian's importance in her heart had increased even faster than the day Xiao Xian helped her and shattered her perception of durability.

"Hmm, why don't you do it yourself?" Xiao Xian said, glancing at Aunt Mei's pocket.

"It's alright, we've already seen each other, what's there to be shy about?" Aunt Mei turned her head slightly and leaned on Xiao Xian's shoulder, saying, "I don't know why, but I feel like you've changed a lot compared to before."

"It's normal for a person to change after experiencing death."

No, you were just crying about your nephew, is it appropriate to talk about this now? Xiao Xian glanced at Aunt Mei, who was leaning slightly on his shoulder. Was Tomie's charm really that powerful? How had he managed to hold on for so long?

Anyway, it wouldn't hurt Xiao Xian to help get the key, so he simply took the key out of his pocket. When he took the key, Aunt Mei deliberately squeezed her legs together, as if she wanted to trap Xiao Xian's hand, but Xiao Xian was quick and wasn't trapped at all.

After taking out the key, Xiao Xian glanced at Aunt Mei, who looked around nonchalantly, as if it had been unintentional. However, her flushed cheeks and rapid breathing betrayed her.

(End of this chapter)