"Hi, Jessica! Over here!"
Just as they arrived, a girl's voice called out from the distance. Jessica and Lin Feng looked over to see two girls standing in the crowd, waving enthusiastically.
"Is that... Gwen?" Lin Feng felt a flicker of interest. He followed Jessica as she walked toward them.
"Gwen, Betty," Jessica greeted them in a low voice.
"Hehe." Gwen stepped forward and playfully took Jessica's arm. She glanced at Lin Feng and whispered, "Jessica, who's this? He's not... your boyfriend, is he?"
"Oh, he has to be! Is he your boyfriend?" Betty Brant chimed in with a teasing grin. Gwen couldn't help but giggle along.
"No... it's not like that..." Jessica stammered, her expression frantic as she tried to explain.
She didn't know how to describe their relationship. After all, for today's event, everyone was supposed to invite family or close friends, but she and Lin Feng didn't technically have a formal "status" yet.
"Haha." Seeing Jessica's predicament, Lin Feng stepped in to save her. "Hello, ladies. My name is Lin Feng. I'm not Jessica's boyfriend... at least, not yet."
"Lin Feng?" Gwen and Betty repeated the name.
Gwen asked curiously, "That sounds like a Chinese name. Are you from China, Lin?"
"That's right," Lin Feng nodded.
Betty laughed and nudged Jessica. "I'm so jealous, Jessica! Such a handsome guy is chasing you—what are you waiting for? If it were me, I'd have said yes already!"
Jessica remained silent, but she shot Lin Feng a look of immense gratitude. She knew he was just bailing her out, but she couldn't help wondering: was he just making an excuse, or did he actually have feelings for her?
"Alright, Betty, stop teasing her," Gwen smiled, steering the conversation back on track. "Speaking of which, I'm really looking forward to the Oscorp expo today!"
"Didn't you intern at Oscorp for a while, Gwen?" Betty asked.
"I did," Gwen nodded, but then shook her head slightly. "But I was just a lab assistant. I mostly recorded data and did basic prep. I don't actually know much about the core research projects they're working on."
"That's still impressive!" Betty sighed in admiration.
The group chatted amongst themselves, while Lin Feng and Jessica stood to the side, listening quietly without interrupting. Their little group drew quite a few wandering eyes. After all, Jessica, Gwen, and Betty were all top-tier beauties.
Gwen, in particular, was the school's "it-girl." Seeing Lin Feng as the only male standing among the three beauties sparked a fair amount of envy from the other boys nearby.
In the crowd not far away, Peter Parker and Flash Thompson were among those watching.
She's the school belle, Peter. Stop dreaming... Peter Parker looked away, feeling a wave of self-doubt and inferiority wash over him.
Flash Thompson, however, stared with burning eyes. Hmph, where did this yellow monkey come from? he thought with a cold sneer.
Flash didn't give Lin Feng a second thought. In his mind, he and Gwen were part of the high-society elite, while Lin Feng was just some foreign "nobody." To Flash, Lin Feng wasn't even worth acknowledging—just a peasant who had somehow stumbled into a garden of roses. His only real focus remained on Gwen.
Half an hour later, the students boarded the school buses for the expo. Today's exhibition was specifically catered to various high schools.
To Lin Feng's surprise, the teacher leading the Midtown High group was none other than Natasha Romanoff—the woman he had met just yesterday and shared an "intensive exchange" with.
It had to be said—Natasha was simply on another level. Among a group of teenage girls who hadn't fully matured yet, Natasha was like a goddess of temptation. She drew the gaze of every male in sight, and even students like Gwen and Betty couldn't help but look at her with a mix of admiration and self-consciousness.
Natasha herself remained perfectly composed. Whether by coincidence or design, she took a seat right next to Lin Feng. Jessica sat on his other side.
"Mr. Lin, we meet again," Natasha said, her eyes lighting up as she greeted him with a knowing smile.
She couldn't help but recall the pleasure of the previous day. He had left her almost unable to get out of bed; just as she had suspected, Lin Feng was no ordinary man. What kind of "normal" person could be so formidable that they'd leave a trained agent with weak knees?
Natasha had to admit, she was genuinely intrigued by him now.
"Miss Natasha," Lin Feng nodded politely, showing no sign of their private history.
Natasha's red lips curved upward. She didn't mind his coldness. She turned to the girls and nodded. "Jessica, Gwen, Betty—I hope you all have a wonderful time today! But remember to stay safe."
"Thank you for the reminder, Miss Natasha," Jessica replied politely, but she felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of urgency.
Perhaps it was due to her own burgeoning superpowers, but she felt a strange vibe coming from Natasha. It felt as if the teacher's gaze was "predatory," as if she wanted to devour Lin Feng whole.
Jessica stole a nervous glance at Lin Feng. Natasha was a nearly perfect woman; Jessica felt like she couldn't compete at all. What if Lin Feng was stolen away?
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