In the morning, Ethan was awakened by Hannah’s face rubbing against his.
When he opened his eyes, he found Hannah still asleep with her face pressed against his.
Perhaps because she was comfortable, she occasionally rubbed against him in her sleep.
Her arms were wrapped tightly around Ethan as well.
Although they were both fully clothed, Ethan had never been in a relationship in either of his two lives.
For a moment, he couldn’t help staring at Hannah, completely immersed in this wonderful feeling of happiness.
After a while, Hannah frowned slightly and opened her eyes.
She couldn’t help stretching, but halfway through, she noticed Ethan staring at her from beside her.
Remembering what had happened the previous night, she immediately became embarrassed and buried her head beneath the blanket.
After a while, she cautiously poked her head out and looked at Ethan.
Ethan wasn’t embarrassed at all when their eyes met.
He smiled boldly, moved a little closer, and wrapped his arms around Hannah.
He then leaned toward her and stared into her eyes.
“From today onward, you’re my girlfriend.
I’ll take good care of you, and I’ll never bully you.”
He then gently kissed her.
Seeing Ethan’s gentle expression, Hannah was instantly melted by his tenderness.
She also gave him a soft kiss before tightly embracing him.
The two of them simply enjoyed this beautiful feeling, something neither of them had ever experienced before.
The loneliness that had once surrounded Ethan seemed to be drifting farther and farther away.
“You just graduated from middle school too, and school starts in two weeks.
Which high school are you going to?
I’ll go with you.”
Having only just experienced the feeling of being in love, Ethan didn’t want to be separated from Hannah at all.
Even if he had to pull some strings, he was determined to attend the same high school as her.
“I’m going to Midtown High.
I’ve already enrolled, so if you’re not going to Midtown High, you probably can’t change schools anymore.
But I can come visit you every day.”
Hannah also wanted to be with Ethan every day.
The moment Ethan heard that she was going to Midtown High, he immediately relaxed.
Since he knew Spider-Man would attend Midtown High, he had already enrolled there himself.
Now that he knew he wouldn’t have to separate from Hannah, Ethan was extremely happy.
He couldn’t help kissing her again.
“I’m going to Midtown High too.
That’s great!
We won’t have to be apart.
When we get to school, we’ll show off our relationship and make all those single people jealous.
Hahaha.”
“Really?
That’s wonderful.
But showing off our relationship sounds a little too flashy, doesn’t it?
As long as we’re happy, that’s enough.
By the way, aren’t I going to meet your parents later?”
Hannah was delighted when she learned that Ethan would be attending Midtown High as well.
She was especially happy that they wouldn’t have to separate.
However, the thought of meeting Ethan’s parents soon made her nervous again.
Sensing Hannah’s nervousness, Ethan kissed her gently on the forehead before speaking.
“Don’t be nervous.
My parents are really nice.
And I have a younger sister who’s very well-behaved too.
When we eat later, just act normally.”
“Mm.”
Although Hannah was still somewhat nervous after hearing this, she gradually relaxed.
The two of them continued embracing each other as they slowly chatted about their pasts and learned more about each other’s families.
Hannah’s family was very simple.
She lived with her mother and younger brother.
Ethan felt quite relieved about such a simple family situation.
“Big brother!
Big brother!
Wake up!
You lazy bum, hurry up and get up and play with me!”
Just as Ethan and Hannah were enjoying their time together, a small figure rushed into the room.
Without even looking properly, she jumped straight onto Ethan’s bed.
Ethan was instantly speechless.
He had been tormented by this particular method of being woken up for many years.
“Huh?
Big brother, who is she?”
After jumping onto the bed, Chloe finally noticed the unfamiliar older girl in the house.
She looked at Hannah with an adorably confused expression.
“This is Hannah, my girlfriend.
Hannah, this is my younger sister, Chloe.”
Looking at Chloe’s foolishly adorable expression, Ethan answered helplessly before introducing the two of them.
“Hello, Chloe.
I’m Hannah, your brother’s girlfriend.”
Hannah spoke nervously to Chloe.
“What?
My brother’s girlfriend?
When did you get a girlfriend, big brother?
Why didn’t I know?”
Chloe was completely caught off guard.
“Do I really have to tell you everything first?”
Ethan gave Chloe a look before turning toward Hannah.
“Hannah, get up.
Let’s go downstairs and meet my parents.”
He then got up and began washing and getting ready with Hannah.
Chloe stayed nearby the entire time, asking one question after another.
After they finished washing up, Ethan, Hannah, and Chloe went downstairs from the attic and entered the living room.
At that moment, Daniel and Emily Chen were both sitting on the sofa, watching television and drinking tea.
When they saw the three of them coming downstairs together, both of them froze.
Where had this extra person come from?
“Dad, Mom, this is my girlfriend, Hannah.
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I secretly asked Hannah to come over.”
Ethan brought Hannah over to the sofa and introduced her to his parents.
The two were extremely surprised to suddenly find Hannah in their home, but they quickly recovered.
His mother, Emily Chen, immediately pulled Hannah over and began asking her all sorts of questions, while Chloe occasionally interrupted from the side.
Ethan, meanwhile, poured himself a cup of tea and sat beside his father.
He looked up at Daniel and gave him a smug expression.
Daniel was somewhat speechless, but he was also pleased.
He gave Ethan a thumbs-up, sighing inwardly that his son had finally grown up and even had a girlfriend now.
The whole family was enjoying themselves, and Hannah gradually relaxed as well.
She even offered to help Emily Chen prepare lunch later.
Just then, someone knocked on the front door.
Daniel found this strange but immediately went to open it.
Ethan, however, had already guessed who it was.
It was probably someone sent by Tony Stark.
Sure enough, when the door opened, a beautiful woman with blonde hair tied behind her head and dressed in a sharp professional suit stood before the Chen family.
Two men in suits who looked like bodyguards stood behind her.
Pepper Potts was the person closest to Tony Stark.
She had brought light into his life, protected him, cleaned up his messes, and kept his chaotic life in order.
Tony was a genius who could invent all kinds of incredible things, but when it came to everyday life, he was practically helpless.
That was why Pepper Potts, his “Pepper,” had to take care of everything for him and bring order to his messy life.
The previous day, Pepper had received a rather strange order from Tony.
She was supposed to go to Tony’s house, retrieve something, and deliver it to a seventeen-year-old high school student named Ethan.
She was also instructed to give some of Stark Industries’ less important logistics contracts to Ethan’s father, who was apparently preparing to start his own company, and discuss the business arrangements with him.
Pepper found this strange, but she didn’t ask any questions.
She understood Tony Stark.
If Tony didn’t voluntarily tell her something, she never pressed him about it.
Her job was simply to make sure the task was completed.
That was also why she had been able to stay by Tony’s side for so many years and earn his complete trust.
After Daniel opened the door, he was still wondering who this woman was when Pepper spoke.
“May I ask who Ethan is?
I’m Tony Stark’s assistant.
I’ve come here to deliver something to him and to discuss a logistics business arrangement with his father.”