Chapter 4: A Second Strike on the School Bully
"Hi! Thank you!"
MJ looked closely at Su Ye's face, as if seeing for the first time the unique charm of an Eastern face on someone from China.
As a traveler with looks like a young John Lone, Su Ye's appearance was naturally striking.
While MJ was staring at Su Ye's face, he was also looking at her.
This girl with the low-cut top and large face… her, uh, figure seemed oddly familiar.
It seemed like he had seen this look somewhere around the 1:20:40 mark of the first original Spider-Man movie, the uncut version online.
So, was she actually Mary Jane, the first Spider-Man's girlfriend? The one known for screaming, dramatic expressions, and green tea girl vibes?
This version of Mary Jane gave Su Ye the impression that, while her figure was curvy and appealing, her face didn't quite match his taste.
He hadn't expected that, just after becoming Spider-Man, the original Mary Jane would appear. He was surprised but relieved that his green card had brought out Gwen instead of Mary Jane.
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If he had drawn this Mary Jane, he'd probably hesitate over whether to use it or not.
She was like a walking heartbreaker! Flirting with Parker when with Thompson, flirting with Parker when with Harry—even when she was engaged, she was still flirting with Parker.
Maybe, in her mind, both Parker and Spider-Man were just backup options.
Whenever things went badly with her current boyfriend, there would always be a "puppy" or "bad boy" waiting for her.
Who would dare want a girlfriend like that?
Compared to Gwen, who was loyal from start to finish and didn't waver even when her father opposed her relationship, Mary Jane was worlds apart.
If he used a green card on Mary Jane, he'd be "green" for sure.
Mary Jane had no idea what Su Ye was thinking. Seeing his gaze on her, she assumed he was yet another potential admirer drawn to her physical "assets."
"I haven't even noticed yet..."
Mary Jane didn't hurry to get up; she wrapped her arms around Su Ye's neck and, with a very interested look, was about to say something flirty to tease him.
As an experienced flirt, Mary Jane was quite skilled at turning potential admirers into full-blown backup options.
But before she could say anything, Su Ye raised his hand and pushed her away.
"If you're fine, then go. I still need to eat."
After saying that, Su Ye turned back, focused on his tray of burgers as if they were a thousand times better than Mary Jane's "assets."
Watching him devour the burgers, the nearby students started feeling hungry themselves.
"What?"
Mary Jane stumbled a bit from the push, her face filled with confusion. She couldn't understand what had just happened. Her foolproof flirt game had actually failed?
"Ye!"
A loud shout suddenly came from nearby—oh, not a celebration, more like a roar of anger.
Ye, "Yeah," it's too easy to misunderstand this name.
Sometimes, Su Ye even felt like his classmates were calling him "boss."
Luckily, his name was Su Ye, not Su Yeye…
Behind him, Thompson charged forward, roaring like an enraged lion.
"You bastard! Ignoring me, holding my girl, and now you even dare reject her? You piece of crap, Ye Su!"
Originally, Thompson hadn't planned on causing Su Ye more trouble. Being punched away earlier had been pretty painful.
But just now, after Su Ye's heroic rescue, Mary Jane had looked at him with a flirty expression, which really stung Thompson.
No one likes being cheated on, especially not right in front of them.
With his lackeys egging him on, Thompson quickly lost his temper.
Approaching from behind, Thompson grabbed someone's tray and swung it at Su Ye's head as he ate.
Remembering his last encounter, this time he planned to use a tool and keep some distance so Su Ye wouldn't grab him or counter with that powerful punch.
He even mentally congratulated himself on his clever strategy.
"You bastard! F**k! Go eat crap!"
As Thompson's tray came down, his vision went black again. The tray, along with leftover soup, landed right on his face, and then he felt a sharp pain in his chest as he was sent flying once more.
In the classroom earlier, things had happened too quickly for the other students to catch what happened.
But this time, everyone's attention was already on Mary Jane's near fall, and Thompson's shouting made them all look over.
So when Thompson tried to hit Su Ye with the tray, only to have it kicked back into his own face and then get launched by a spinning kick, nearly everyone in the cafeteria witnessed it.
One word instantly appeared in everyone's minds.
"Chinese Kung Fu!"
"That's definitely Chinese Kung Fu!"
"I'd heard all Chinese people know Kung Fu. I thought Ye Su was an exception, but he was just hiding it."
"That move was so cool, so powerful. I want to learn it!"
Not far away, Gwen stopped eating.
She had watched the whole thing, from Su Ye's heroic save of MJ to his swift counterattack against Thompson.
To be honest, at first, seeing Mary Jane flirting with Su Ye made Gwen feel uncomfortable.
Everyone has the right to pursue love, but she felt that a righteous guy like Su Ye shouldn't be with someone like Mary Jane. Thompson was a better match for her.
Su Ye's response made Gwen very satisfied. Rejecting "green tea" starts with you and me.
As for Thompson's sneak attack and Su Ye's counter, Gwen felt a bit conflicted.
Thompson was a bully, and it was good that Su Ye defended himself.
But wasn't his counter a bit much? Kicking someone several meters into a table—couldn't that kill Thompson?
As the sheriff's daughter and a straight-A student, Gwen's sense of justice made her feel like she should say something.
But she didn't know who to speak to.
Say something to Su Ye?
Sure, he hit hard, but it was so cool and satisfying!
Gwen felt like giving him a thumbs-up in her heart. How could she criticize him?
Meanwhile, Su Ye casually sat back down, continuing to eat his burger as if nothing had happened.
Filling his stomach was most important; as for everything else, he didn't care.
Even if the school guards or the police showed up, he could claim self-defense. Saying it was excessive would be a stretch.
"If I were an unrestricted fighting student of Master Chen, I wouldn't even have needed this time; I'd have finished Thompson back in the classroom!"