Chapter 18: Chapter 18: Another Restless Night
The assistant quickly left with the materials and rushed back to the office to continue working late. Meanwhile, Lin Feng and Susan returned to the villa, hoping to enjoy a peaceful night. However, before they even entered, they discovered the surprise that Tony Stark had carefully prepared for them.
The entire villa was decorated with bright red roses, creating a spectacular sea of color. The lights cast a magical glow over the space, making it feel like they had stepped into a romantic fairy tale world. Upon seeing this, Susan couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.
"Wow… this is such a grand gesture!" Lin Feng couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration. He thought to himself, "No wonder Tony Stark is such a big spender. This is truly extravagant."
The villa was filled with roses—thousands of them. Lin Feng couldn't help but wonder how much money Tony must have spent on all these flowers. Even for someone like Lin Feng, who wasn't particularly fond of flowers, the scene was jaw-dropping. And for someone like Susan, a young woman with a deep appreciation for beauty, this was nothing short of a dream.
Watching Susan joyfully run through the sea of flowers, laughing like a child, Lin Feng couldn't help but think to himself, *"Thank you, Tony, for your assist!"*
"Hey, Susan!" Lin Feng called out with a grin, snapping her out of her playfulness.
Susan turned around, her eyes filled with uncontrollable joy. "What's up, Lin?"
"Do you like it?" Lin Feng smiled as he walked over, pinching her soft cheek, feeling it redden from the excitement of running. His heart softened at the sight.
"I love it! Of course, I do!" Susan laughed happily. "Thanks to your 'big spender' friend, Lin!" She teased, using the term "big spender," which she had picked up from Lin Feng.
"Well then, let's take a picture together!" Susan eagerly grabbed Lin Feng's hand and pulled him into a heart-shaped wreath made of roses. She took out her phone, ready to snap a photo. She adjusted the front camera but quickly realized that she could only capture half of Lin Feng's head in the frame.
"Lin! You're too tall!" Susan pouted in a playful tone. "Can you crouch down a little?"
Lin Feng chuckled and leaned down to grab the phone from her hands. Crouching slightly, he wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling them closer together. In the picture, it looked as though Susan was being held in Lin Feng's embrace, both of them wearing joyful, content smiles.
After they took the photo, Lin Feng looked at Susan's slightly flushed face and suddenly smiled. "Susan, I have a gift for you."
With a flourish, Lin Feng made a sweeping motion with his right hand, and in the next moment, a delicate necklace appeared in his palm. The chain was silver-white, with a transparent gemstone dangling from it. The gem emitted a faint glow, and upon closer inspection, it had a soft green tint with a swirling halo inside, giving it an air of mystery.
"Wow!" Susan exclaimed in awe, her eyes sparkling with admiration. This necklace might just be the most beautiful piece of jewelry she had ever seen, even more enchanting than anything she'd ever seen in luxury stores.
"This is for you, my girlfriend," Lin Feng said softly, gazing tenderly at Susan.
Susan hesitated for a moment, a hint of doubt flickering in her eyes. "Isn't this… a little too expensive?" As a woman, she was somewhat familiar with jewelry prices, and the necklace clearly wasn't cheap.
Lin Feng smiled gently, his eyes full of affection. "To me, nothing is more precious than you."
Without waiting for her to respond, he suddenly bent down, his voice barely above a whisper. "Let me help you put it on, okay?" The simple words, full of sweet affection, made Susan's heart race. Her face turned bright red.
She lowered her head shyly, trying to avoid Lin Feng's tender gaze, but didn't refuse. Slowly, she turned her back to him, gently lifting her hair to reveal her slender, pale neck.
This necklace wasn't just any ordinary piece of jewelry. It was a special item Lin Feng had exchanged for in the system's store. The soft green gem came from the Elven homeland, where it was said that the Life Tree bore it once every hundred years. Prolonged use of this gem not only improved the wearer's health but also enhanced focus and clarity of mind.
This necklace had cost Lin Feng 300,000 reputation points. While it was somewhat expensive, he could afford it.
As Lin Feng placed the necklace around Susan's neck, the already stunning woman appeared even more ethereal, as if she were glowing. Their eyes met, silently conveying the deep emotions they shared. In that moment, it was as if time itself stood still, and nothing in the world mattered except the two of them.
The moon had quietly slipped behind the clouds, and the night grew deeper. Lin Feng and Susan lay in each other's arms, peacefully drifting off into sweet dreams. Even in their dreams, the world around them remained serene and filled with romance.
However, while Lin Feng and Susan were peacefully sleeping, many others outside were struggling to find rest.
For example… Black Egg.
At that moment, Black Egg, sporting a noticeable set of dark circles under his eyes, had just finished a video conference. The topic of the meeting was the follow-up handling of the "Twisted-Waist Monster" incident. As Lin Feng had anticipated, within just a few hours of the event, it had already made its way to the desks of major forces.
Lin Feng's display of extraordinary power had left everyone stunned. Just the sight of him knocking the Abomination away with a single punch was enough to show that his strength was beyond human comprehension. If Lin Feng had not been playing the role of a superhero in Twisted-Waist, he might have already been surrounded by the U.S. government.
During the meeting, Black Egg firmly insisted on taking things slow, believing that Lin Feng's positive image in Twisted-Waist could be leveraged to pull him into their camp. However, the other department heads were much more impatient, arguing that such an uncontrollable force had to be contained as soon as possible, or else they might need to destroy it.
Despite Black Egg's repeated explanations, his views were not accepted. The meeting ended in frustration, and Black Egg returned to his office, his face dark with displeasure.
"Motherf***ers!" He slammed his fist onto the desk with a loud bang, causing Coulson to jump in shock.
"Control him? How do you control him?" Black Egg seethed, fury burning in his voice. "Are these idiots out of their minds?"
"Sir, your coffee," a staff member timidly placed a cup of coffee on the desk and quickly backed away, clearly nervous about Black Egg's temper.
Black Egg picked up the coffee and took a deep sip, but the anger inside him remained. The power Lin Feng had shown was something that even Captain America couldn't match. Such strength, if used for good, was worth trusting. But if used by the enemy… the consequences could be catastrophic.
"Do they want to use a nuclear bomb on a superhero who's out there helping the people?" Black Egg muttered bitterly to himself. "The American people aren't fools."
After a moment of thought, Black Egg looked over at Coulson, his voice becoming serious. "Tomorrow afternoon, come with me to Lin Feng's villa."
He had decided to personally meet Lin Feng and reassess him. As for the Avengers Initiative, Black Egg had his own plans, and Lin Feng's role in that was something he could no longer ignore.
At the same time, the shrewd and calculating Pierce had also set his sights on Lin Feng. Unknown to Black Egg, his SHIELD organization was already in tatters, with Pierce secretly planning how to recruit Lin Feng to his own cause.
As for Tony Stark, after his call to Lin Feng, he delved even deeper into analyzing Lin Feng's data. The last time he had mentioned wanting to test Lin Feng's physical data, but had not yet gotten the chance.
"Sir, Mr. Lin Feng's data library has been created. Should we upload it to the data center?" the assistant asked.
"Store it on my personal server. No one else is allowed access," Tony Stark replied coolly, a calculating glint flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, this was yet another restless night…