"What about me?"
Gwen asked, looking into Rhodey's eyes.
At this moment, she was much braver than before.
She was completely unlike the girl who used to be shy even when making eye contact with Rhodey.
"You are special!" Rhodey looked directly at her without evasion, "You're different from all the women I've had around me in the past; they can't compare to you!"
"Hmph~! You just say nice things."
Gwen turned her head away, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"You are special!"
These words kept replaying in Gwen's mind.
What girl could refuse to be special in the eyes of the man she liked?
Perhaps for older women, Rhodey's sweet talk was useless; throwing a bank card at them would be more effective.
But for a girl Gwen's age, what she wanted wasn't material possessions.
It was the other person's sincerity!
....
Queens, in front of an apartment building.
Rhodey stopped the car and looked at Gwen in the passenger seat.
"We're here."
He said.
"Okay, thank you for driving me home."
Gwen nodded and reached to unbuckle her seatbelt.
Just then, a hand gripped her small hand.
Then a burst of warmth came, and Gwen's eyes widened.
"See you tomorrow!"
Rhodey knew when to stop, retreating without taking any further action.
And Gwen was completely speechless.
Although their previous conversation in the car had made Gwen want to reconsider their relationship.
But now...
Gwen found herself unable to let go!
"Goodbye!"
After quickly saying goodbye, Gwen fled like a rabbit, getting out of the car and running into the apartment building across the street.
Rhodey, in the car, also smiled as he watched Gwen flee in a panic.
Just then—
Rhodey seemed to sense something and looked up.
Through the windshield, Rhodey saw a pair of angry eyes staring intently at him.
Uh...
Rhodey gave an awkward smile, then quickly started the car and drove away.
If he wasn't mistaken, that person just now should have been Gwen's father, George Stacy, right?
Surely that entire scene wasn't seen by his future father-in-law, was it?
Even Rhodey, with his thick skin, felt a bit overwhelmed at this moment.
Fortunately!
George was still calm and didn't directly come downstairs with a gun to "have a good talk" with Rhodey.
Otherwise, that would have been even more awkward!
....
Bang!
Gwen, who had gone upstairs and returned home, leaned her back against the door, feeling her heart pounding fiercely.
"How could he ambush me!"
Gwen's face was red.
Just then—
"Gwen, is that you back?"
A middle-aged woman's voice came, it was Gwens mom.
"Yes, it's your precious daughter back, and someone even drove her home in a luxury car!"
At this moment, Gwen's father George also walked out of the kitchen and said loudly.
"Dad ~!" Gwen quickly called out.
She hadn't expected that the scene of Rhodey dropping her off had been seen by George.
Then did he also see...
No, no, no!
That was in the car; George definitely didn't see it!
Gwen comforted herself.
Otherwise, she was really afraid that George would take a gun and go after Rhodey.
After all, Gwen knew her father's personality all too well.
"What luxury car?"
At this moment, Gwens mom also walked out of the room.
She curiously asked her daughter.
"Gwen, what luxury car was your father just talking about driving you home? Was it a classmate?"
"No, it's a friend."
Gwen said.
"When did you get a friend who drives a million-dollar sports car? Why don't I know?"
George brought a glass of Water over and sat down, looking at his daughter and asking.
"A million? That expensive!"
Gwens mom also looked at her daughter in surprise.
However, unlike George's angry mood, Gwens mom was more curious about who the person was and what their relationship was with her daughter.
"Come, Gwen. Tell Mom properly, what's his name? How old is he?"
Gwens mom quickly pulled her daughter over to sit down, then immediately began to inquire about the person's identity.
"Mom ~!"
Gwen called out playfully.
"He's just a normal friend, and you don't know him anyway."
"Normal friends have dinner together? And he brought you back so late?"
George, sitting opposite, heavily put down his Water glass and said sternly, "Why don't you quickly tell me who that kid really is?"
If the other person was a playboy who was deceiving his daughter's feelings, George would definitely bring people over immediately, and it wouldn't matter what kind of crime he pinned on him.
At least he had to make the other party go to jail and receive a good lesson!
George was absolutely capable of doing such a thing.
And Gwen also knew that her father was absolutely capable of doing such a thing, so she was even more unwilling to talk about Rhodey's situation.
But the more she didn't say, the more George wanted to know.
"Even if you don't say, I can check that kid's license plate tomorrow, and I'll know anyway."
George snorted and said.
Gwen was helpless.
Since George had said so, she had no choice but to briefly explain some of Rhodey's situation to her parents.
However, Gwen still emphasized that they were currently just friends.
It wasn't what they thought.
"Vice President of Osborn Group? Young and promising!"
Gwens mom, upon hearing about Rhodey's situation, seemed quite satisfied with this young man.
But George was very displeased.
"What young and promising, I think he's just a playboy!"
"Just like that Tony Stark!"
George said discontentedly.
"What's wrong with Tony Stark? He's Iron Man! He's the Superhero who saved Free City!"
As soon as George mentioned Tony Stark, Gwens mom immediately became displeased.
She was Iron Man's fan!
How could she allow George to slander her idol in front of her?
And seeing her parents about to argue again over whether Iron Man was a Superhero, Gwen quickly found an excuse and ran back to her room.