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Chapter 422 Rooftop Conversation
Yang Le and Gwen certainly weren't going to just stand by and watch the Stark family drama. Since their date had been ruined, they might as well make the most of the remaining time.
"Where to now?" Gwen stood at the edge of a rooftop of a tower, overlooking the city traffic below that looked like ants. "Come to think of it, it's been almost four months since I've seen this view. It's been that long since I've been Ghost-Spider."
"This place is nice. You can take in the most beautiful night view of the city." Yang Le, having transformed back into a human, stood beside Gwen. "Sometimes just being together quietly like this is nice too."
"You're right." Gwen took a step forward, standing as if on flat ground on the wall of the tower, perpendicular to the ground. Then she turned around, leaving the noisy ground behind.
"Uh, I don't think I can see the view you're looking at right now." Yang Le awkwardly looked at Gwen's back.
"Don't you have the Omnitrix?" Gwen turned around, looking at Yang Le, who was at a 90-degree angle to her, confused. "Couldn't you just transform into an alien hero who can wall-crawl?"
"Give me a break, Gwen." Yang Le said, sounding pained. "It's rare for us to have time together, and I'd rather spend it with you as myself."
"Heh heh." Gwen looked at Yang Le playfully. When he started to look a little uncomfortable under her gaze, she suddenly opened her arms. "Then let me help you."
"You mean... okay." Yang Le understood what Gwen meant. Even though his heart was pounding like a drum, he pretended to be calm and stepped off the edge.
First, he felt the pull of gravity. Even though he knew in his heart that nothing would happen, the actual experience still made Yang Le's adrenaline surge. Fortunately, Gwen caught him a second later, otherwise Yang Le might have been tempted to activate the Omnitrix.
"How does it feel?" Gwen smiled, looking down at Yang Le in her arms, who looked a little dazed.
"Too thrilling." Yang Le swallowed hard. "Honestly, I feel like my heart is about to jump out of my chest."
Gwen chuckled softly, then freed her right hand to shoot two webs at the wall. She wrapped the two webs around Yang Le's waist, using them as a safety rope, and finally sat on the wall while holding him.
"It really is different." Yang Le looked at the busy ground below. This was the first time he had experienced something so dangerous in his ordinary person state. Both the view and the physical feeling were novel experiences for him.
"So you can actually make that kind of expression." Gwen teased.
Yang Le was a bit speechless and said, "I'm just an ordinary person, Gwen. It's normal to be scared when jumping from this high up."
"I know." Gwen pressed her head against Yang Le's chest, listening to his heartbeat, which was noticeably faster than usual. "I'm just used to seeing you being all-powerful. It's just novel to see you like this for the first time."
"You're probably the only one who gets to see me like this." Yang Le tried to calm his heartbeat. He was acutely aware of his racing heart, and even though he'd already shown his fear, he still subconsciously tried to play it down.
"Remember to hold on tight. I'm just an ordinary person now."
"Got it, Mr. All-Powerful."
…
"Good morning, Gwen!"
"Good morning, Katie."
Seeing her friend, who was full of energy, Gwen, who was already in a good mood, couldn't help but smile. It seemed like today would be a good day.
"You seem to be in a great mood. What's up? Did your boyfriend give you a gift?" Katie asked, her face full of gossip.
Katie, who was practically inseparable from Gwen at school, knew about Yang Le and Gwen's relationship. In fact, it wasn't just Katie; almost everyone in their grade knew.
It started when Gwen had just transferred school and attracted a lot of attention with her good looks. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Gwen had to publicly announce that she had a boyfriend.
But even then, a small group of people insisted that this boyfriend was just a fabricated shield and continued to pursue Gwen relentlessly. Gwen chose to ignore them, and eventually, she finally found peace and quiet.
However, a large number of people still believed that Gwen's boyfriend was made up, but Katie, who was practically inseparable from Gwen, knew the inside story, because she had seen Gwen looking at her mobile phone with a smile on her face several times.
Katie could guarantee that she only made that kind of expression when chatting with someone she liked.
"Sort of. We went on a date yesterday," Gwen said with a smile, her tone unintentionally carrying a hint of boastfulness.
"That's nice," Katie said, pouting enviously, then consciously changed the topic.
"Oh, by the way, Gwen, did you hear? Last night, Xue Xi encountered a terrorist attack during her concert at Stark Stadium."
"Really?" Gwen feigned surprise, but couldn't help but think to herself, 'More than just heard, I was there last night. Not only that, but it was my boyfriend and I who defeated the terrorists.'
"Of course it's true. Tony Stark himself posted about it on Twitter." Katie's expression was exaggerated, as if she had been there herself. "He said that a group of terrorists tried to capture him, but their plan failed. Two new masked vigilantes appeared and cooperated with him to drive the terrorists away."
"Looks like rich people don't have it easy either," Gwen, the hidden rich girl, remarked.
"Luckily, Xue Xi herself wasn't hurt," Katie said, clasping her hands together. "I just wonder if it'll affect her transfer school. But thinking about it, if the first thing I experienced upon arriving in a nation was a terrorist attack, I might never come back to that nation."
"Damn terrorists," Katie said indignantly.
…
*Smack!*
A sharp *smack* echoed, followed by the sound of paper scattering. A man in a yellow shirt, with one arm in a plaster cast, stood in the center of the room. Around him, papers were scattered on the ground and still falling.
"I've told you this so many times, George!" A middle-aged man in a lab coat walked out from behind his office desk, straight up to the yellow-shirted man, and poked him in the shoulder with his finger.
"We at AIM have a much grander goal than just being a violent gang for you to take out your anger on. I know you have a personal grudge with Howard Stark, but you shouldn't impose your personal grudge on the organization."
"Tell me, just how much loss have you caused the organization this time?" The middle-aged man's saliva flew as he glared at his subordinate through gritted teeth.
"Two whole 'Coconut Crabs', two whole units! The organization just finished research and development, and we only had five in inventory. And you just destroyed two of them in one go!"
(End of Chapter)
Yang Le and Gwen certainly weren't going to just stand by and watch the Stark family drama. Since their date had been ruined, they might as well make the most of the remaining time.
"Where to now?" Gwen stood at the edge of a rooftop of a tower, overlooking the city traffic below that looked like ants. "Come to think of it, it's been almost four months since I've seen this view. It's been that long since I've been Ghost-Spider."
"This place is nice. You can take in the most beautiful night view of the city." Yang Le, having transformed back into a human, stood beside Gwen. "Sometimes just being together quietly like this is nice too."
"You're right." Gwen took a step forward, standing as if on flat ground on the wall of the tower, perpendicular to the ground. Then she turned around, leaving the noisy ground behind.
"Uh, I don't think I can see the view you're looking at right now." Yang Le awkwardly looked at Gwen's back.
"Don't you have the Omnitrix?" Gwen turned around, looking at Yang Le, who was at a 90-degree angle to her, confused. "Couldn't you just transform into an alien hero who can wall-crawl?"
"Give me a break, Gwen." Yang Le said, sounding pained. "It's rare for us to have time together, and I'd rather spend it with you as myself."
"Heh heh." Gwen looked at Yang Le playfully. When he started to look a little uncomfortable under her gaze, she suddenly opened her arms. "Then let me help you."
"You mean... okay." Yang Le understood what Gwen meant. Even though his heart was pounding like a drum, he pretended to be calm and stepped off the edge.
First, he felt the pull of gravity. Even though he knew in his heart that nothing would happen, the actual experience still made Yang Le's adrenaline surge. Fortunately, Gwen caught him a second later, otherwise Yang Le might have been tempted to activate the Omnitrix.
"How does it feel?" Gwen smiled, looking down at Yang Le in her arms, who looked a little dazed.
"Too thrilling." Yang Le swallowed hard. "Honestly, I feel like my heart is about to jump out of my chest."
Gwen chuckled softly, then freed her right hand to shoot two webs at the wall. She wrapped the two webs around Yang Le's waist, using them as a safety rope, and finally sat on the wall while holding him.
"It really is different." Yang Le looked at the busy ground below. This was the first time he had experienced something so dangerous in his ordinary person state. Both the view and the physical feeling were novel experiences for him.
"So you can actually make that kind of expression." Gwen teased.
Yang Le was a bit speechless and said, "I'm just an ordinary person, Gwen. It's normal to be scared when jumping from this high up."
"I know." Gwen pressed her head against Yang Le's chest, listening to his heartbeat, which was noticeably faster than usual. "I'm just used to seeing you being all-powerful. It's just novel to see you like this for the first time."
"You're probably the only one who gets to see me like this." Yang Le tried to calm his heartbeat. He was acutely aware of his racing heart, and even though he'd already shown his fear, he still subconsciously tried to play it down.
"Remember to hold on tight. I'm just an ordinary person now."
"Got it, Mr. All-Powerful."
…
"Good morning, Gwen!"
"Good morning, Katie."
Seeing her friend, who was full of energy, Gwen, who was already in a good mood, couldn't help but smile. It seemed like today would be a good day.
"You seem to be in a great mood. What's up? Did your boyfriend give you a gift?" Katie asked, her face full of gossip.
Katie, who was practically inseparable from Gwen at school, knew about Yang Le and Gwen's relationship. In fact, it wasn't just Katie; almost everyone in their grade knew.
It started when Gwen had just transferred school and attracted a lot of attention with her good looks. To avoid unnecessary trouble, Gwen had to publicly announce that she had a boyfriend.
But even then, a small group of people insisted that this boyfriend was just a fabricated shield and continued to pursue Gwen relentlessly. Gwen chose to ignore them, and eventually, she finally found peace and quiet.
However, a large number of people still believed that Gwen's boyfriend was made up, but Katie, who was practically inseparable from Gwen, knew the inside story, because she had seen Gwen looking at her mobile phone with a smile on her face several times.
Katie could guarantee that she only made that kind of expression when chatting with someone she liked.
"Sort of. We went on a date yesterday," Gwen said with a smile, her tone unintentionally carrying a hint of boastfulness.
"That's nice," Katie said, pouting enviously, then consciously changed the topic.
"Oh, by the way, Gwen, did you hear? Last night, Xue Xi encountered a terrorist attack during her concert at Stark Stadium."
"Really?" Gwen feigned surprise, but couldn't help but think to herself, 'More than just heard, I was there last night. Not only that, but it was my boyfriend and I who defeated the terrorists.'
"Of course it's true. Tony Stark himself posted about it on Twitter." Katie's expression was exaggerated, as if she had been there herself. "He said that a group of terrorists tried to capture him, but their plan failed. Two new masked vigilantes appeared and cooperated with him to drive the terrorists away."
"Looks like rich people don't have it easy either," Gwen, the hidden rich girl, remarked.
"Luckily, Xue Xi herself wasn't hurt," Katie said, clasping her hands together. "I just wonder if it'll affect her transfer school. But thinking about it, if the first thing I experienced upon arriving in a nation was a terrorist attack, I might never come back to that nation."
"Damn terrorists," Katie said indignantly.
…
*Smack!*
A sharp *smack* echoed, followed by the sound of paper scattering. A man in a yellow shirt, with one arm in a plaster cast, stood in the center of the room. Around him, papers were scattered on the ground and still falling.
"I've told you this so many times, George!" A middle-aged man in a lab coat walked out from behind his office desk, straight up to the yellow-shirted man, and poked him in the shoulder with his finger.
"We at AIM have a much grander goal than just being a violent gang for you to take out your anger on. I know you have a personal grudge with Howard Stark, but you shouldn't impose your personal grudge on the organization."
"Tell me, just how much loss have you caused the organization this time?" The middle-aged man's saliva flew as he glared at his subordinate through gritted teeth.
"Two whole 'Coconut Crabs', two whole units! The organization just finished research and development, and we only had five in inventory. And you just destroyed two of them in one go!"
(End of Chapter)
