By the time Ethan and Hannah returned home hand in hand, it was already quite late.
His younger sister, Chloe, was already asleep.
His parents were also getting ready for bed.
Seeing Ethan return with Hannah, they were slightly surprised, but neither of them said anything.
His mother, Emily Chen, simply reminded Ethan not to bully Hannah.
His father, Daniel Chen, gave Ethan a knowing look that only another man could understand.
Then both of them went to bed.
The two returned to Ethan’s room.
Even now, Hannah’s face was still bright red.
She couldn’t believe she had actually been so bold.
But she didn’t regret it.
She had already become unable to imagine her life without Ethan.
Ethan went to take a shower first.
Hannah sat alone on the edge of the bed, blushing as she nervously played with the corner of her clothes.
When Ethan returned after showering, he couldn’t help finding her adorable.
Then it was Hannah’s turn to take a shower.
While waiting for her, Ethan lay on the bed and thought about everything that had happened that day.
There was no doubt that today’s battle had made him even more confident.
The Hulk was a famous powerhouse throughout the Marvel Universe.
Yet such a terrifying existence had been completely toyed with by Ethan today.
This also gave him a much better understanding of his Paw-Paw Fruit.
Simply put, its defensive repulsion seemed to have no upper limit.
For a long time, Ethan had secretly worried that if an enemy’s attack exceeded the maximum force his Paw-Paw Fruit could repel, he might still be injured.
But today’s battle had eliminated that concern.
Ethan had barely felt anything while blocking the Hulk and Abomination’s attacks.
Their tremendous strength hadn’t even caused him much pressure.
And although there were certainly beings in the Marvel Universe stronger than the Hulk, there weren’t that many.
Now I just need to test whether I can block Thor’s hammer.
According to what I remember from the movies, Mjolnir was supposedly forged from material taken from the core of a dying star.
That sounds terrifying.
Ethan couldn’t help thinking about it.
If the Hulk hadn’t been hit by Mjolnir several times without suffering serious injuries, and even Captain America could block it with his shield, Ethan probably wouldn’t dare try blocking it himself.
Although Captain America’s shield was made of vibranium, Mjolnir was supposedly forged from the core of a star.
How can a shield just block something like that?
And wasn’t Mjolnir eventually crushed by a woman in Thor: Ragnarok?
Ethan felt that perhaps he had been watching a fake hammer all along.
Therefore, he decided that one day he would have to test his Paw-Paw Fruit against it.
Before long, Hannah came out of the bathroom.
She was wrapped in a bath towel, her body still surrounded by a faint mist of steam.
Her hair hung loosely down her back.
Her glasses were nowhere to be seen.
She tightly held the towel around herself, looking extremely shy.
Seeing how adorable Hannah looked, Ethan decided not to hesitate any longer.
He walked over and gently embraced her.
“Hannah, I love you.”
Hearing his confession, Hannah froze for a moment.
Then she gently responded to his feelings.
Their clothes gradually disappeared.
After that…
Well…
Ahem.
Let’s just say that happened.
The following morning, Ethan woke up.
He looked at Hannah, who was still sleeping peacefully beside him.
He affectionately kissed her before getting out of bed.
After washing up, he went downstairs.
His parents and younger sister were already having breakfast in the living room.
When Daniel and Emily Chen saw Ethan come downstairs, they both gave him teasing smiles.
Ethan immediately felt embarrassed.
His younger sister, Chloe, however, looked at him unhappily.
“Brother, did you bully Sister Hannah last night?”
“I heard her crying out.
She sounded like she was in so much pain.”
Ethan: “…..”
Daniel: “…..”
Emily Chen: “…..”
After finishing breakfast, Ethan put some food onto a plate.
He also took a drink upstairs.
He woke Hannah and waited as she ate breakfast with an extremely shy expression.
Afterward, they went downstairs together and happily chatted with the family.
From then on, Ethan and Hannah were practically inseparable.
They spent every day together, constantly acting like a couple of newlyweds.
Even Chloe began showing signs of jealousy.
Ethan was completely addicted to this peaceful and comfortable life.
Unfortunately, peaceful days couldn’t last forever.
Finally, school started.
On the first day of school, Ethan and Hannah entered Midtown High School together.
As fate would have it, they were even assigned to the same class.
And that class happened to include Peter Parker.
The sweet appearance of Ethan and Hannah naturally attracted everyone’s attention.
Hannah’s former classmates were especially surprised.
They had barely noticed her before.
She had always been timid and quiet.
Yet now she suddenly had a boyfriend.
They were shocked.
After paying more attention to the couple, some of Hannah’s former classmates realized something else.
Hannah was actually quite cute.
Several boys immediately showed regretful expressions.
They couldn’t help wondering why they had never noticed her before.
Gwen, who was in the neighboring class, soon heard that Hannah had gotten a boyfriend.
She was surprised at first.
But she sincerely congratulated Hannah.
She also came over to meet Ethan.
After learning that Gwen was Hannah’s best friend, Ethan was equally polite and happily introduced himself.
As for Peter Parker…
After getting Hannah, Ethan completely abandoned his original plan of approaching him.
I barely have enough time to enjoy being in love.
Why should I bother with that little spider?
Besides, he’s not as strong as me anyway.
That was Ethan’s attitude.
After a few students tried to provoke Ethan because they thought he was easy to bully and because he was Asian, Ethan taught them a proper lesson.
Afterward, he domineeringly moved his desk next to Hannah’s.
And just like that, the two began enjoying their wonderful high-school life together.
Time always passed quickly.
While Peter Parker was occasionally being bullied at school, another major event was approaching.
Tony Stark finally departed for Afghanistan.