At that moment, Clark suddenly discovered the wonderful feeling of standing above others through his own knowledge and experience.
Lex Luthor seemed completely unaware that something had gone wrong with his mindset, that he was already showing severe signs of regression. But Clark knew, and that meant that until Luthor realized it as well and got his emotions under control, Clark would remain invincible.
The thought gave Clark more confidence. He leisurely said to the person on the other end of the phone, "Don't get worked up. At least tell me why you want to see me."
"You..."
Luthor seemed unaccustomed to this shift in Clark's attitude. He choked on his own words, sputtered for quite a while, then said, "You country bumpkin, don't you watch the news?! The Luthor Hotel collapsed!!!"
"I know." Clark picked at his ear and said, "I work in the news media, after all. I wouldn't hear about it later than you did. Besides, without me, it wouldn't have been a mere collapse."
"You know?! Then you..."
"Don't tell me that because the Luthor Hotel collapsed, I'm supposed to be devastated, immediately call to comfort you, sympathize with your misfortune, and do everything I can to help you. Lex Luthor, let me ask you again: what exactly is the relationship between us?"
The other end of the line fell silent for a long time. Clark was absolutely delighted. He suddenly found that facing a crying infant with the bearing of a mature adult really could satisfy a certain desire for control and make someone happy.
"You have to come over." Luthor seemed to have finally regained some of his composure. In a low voice, he said, "Videos of you saving the Luthor Hotel are all over the Web now. You need to come forward and