"Goddess? I'd heard the boys at school call me that so often I was sick of it."
Jessica said proudly, "My name is Knightress. I want them to remember it!"
"Jessica, why don't you start your own fan club too?" Skye suggested.
"How would I have that much money...?"
With her little stash completely empty, Jessica subconsciously looked at Ye Li and found her brother staring straight at...
The holes in her stockings.
"No, no!"
Jessica hurriedly shut her eyes and shook her head. If she asked for more club allowance, her legs would probably go numb.
She felt she could no longer degrade herself for money. She was a superhero.
Gwen Stacy offered an idea as well. "Maybe you could change the Ghost-Spider Fan Club into the Ghost-Spider and Knightress Fan Club?"
Jessica had started the fan club for her, so of course she did not mind sharing it with Jessica.
Ye Li felt that he needed to say something at this point... otherwise, the club's name might one day easily become longer than S.H.I.E.L.D.
"I don't think the name needs to change. It should stay Ghost-Spider, to commemorate its original purpose."
He said, "Then we can change the nature of the club. It doesn't have to be a fan club for just one hero. For example, we can add Jessica's Knightress. That way, more members can join, and, well... we can collect more membership fees."
The three girls had thought Ye Li's earlier words made sense, but when they heard that last sentence, they all rolled their eyes.
He was already so rich. Why was he still thinking about money?
"Don't look at me like that."
How could Ye Li not know what they were thinking? He lectured them, "If the club wants to grow, it needs to develop into an organization. It also needs some industries under its name to create a flow of funds. You can't just keep throwing money at it."
He made it sound perfectly logical.
Only then did the three girls fall into thoughtful silence.
If Jessica had started the club purely out of interest at first,
then now it was already showing signs of becoming a hero organization.
Naturally, they could not just run it casually for fun anymore. They had to learn how to manage it and how to grow.
"All right, we're here."
Ye Li parked in the school lot and got out first.
The three girls, still imagining the future, immediately followed him.
It happened to be the break after a class.
Seeing three beautiful girls gathered around a ridiculously handsome guy, the students all turned to look. Soon, someone recognized the school's only superhero student.
"It's Jessica!"
"Jessica, I saw the news this morning! You were freaking awesome!"
The group paid no attention to the shouts. Jessica and Gwen Stacy were headed to class, while Ye Li was taking his little assistant to class as well.
One word, different meanings.
"My class starts at ten. Skye, go to my studio at school and help me prepare first."
After they separated, Ye Li sent Skye away again.
Because he sensed Peter, and Peter's situation did not seem good.
After all, Peter was the neighborhood kid who used to follow him around when they were little. He should save him.
"Peter, you'd better know your place and stay away from my Liz!"
"Thompson, Liz and I have nothing to do with each other!"
Under a large tree, Peter was surrounded by Thompson and several others.
Thompson sneered and shoved Peter. "Insignificant Peter, without Gwen Stacy and Harry to save you this time, what are you even worth?"
Peter resisted, "Don't go too far!"
He might have been introverted and shy, but he was not cowardly.
"So what if I do?" Thompson gave him another arrogant shove.
This time, Peter did not want to react anymore and chose to remain silent.
He knew Thompson would not dare do anything serious. After all, he was one of the school's top students, favored by the teachers.
But the contemptuous attitudes of Thompson and the people around him made him feel awful.
"Kid, don't be so hot-blooded." At that moment, a voice came from behind them.
"It's you!" Thompson turned and saw Ye Li, the man who had once thrown him out of a party.
He warily took two steps back. "Why are you here? What do you want?"
Ye Li gave a wicked smile. "I'm going to throw some dust in your eyes."
"What?"
Thompson had barely paused in confusion when a gust of wind stirred up dust and blew it into his eyes—
"Ah! My eyes!!"
..
After driving Thompson and the others away,
Ye Li greeted Peter, said he had class to attend, and left as well.
He had only helped on a whim. He had no intention of meddling in anything else.
Under the large tree,
Peter quietly leaned against the trunk and scrolled through the morning's news about Knightress battling the Lizard Man.
Unlike most people who were focused on Jessica, his attention was fixed on the Lizard Man.
He had often helped with Connors's research these past few days, so he quickly guessed who the Lizard Man was.
The strength that could rival a superhero's, the immense destruction caused by every movement—it captivated him more and more as he watched...
"Using that thing can grant this kind of power...?"
"Compared to this power, what does a strong guy like Thompson even amount to? He'll be the insignificant one!"
"Mary Jane and the others will look at me too..."
Peter gradually made a decision and sent Connors a message...
Felicia and Cindy! Silk, Another Spider-Woman!
The clock hands clicked as they turned, pointing toward the upper left.
Seeing that lunchtime was almost here, Ye Li set down his brush and announced, "That's about enough. We'll stop here. Class dismissed!"
"Huh?" Skye, acting as his teaching assistant beside him, quietly reminded him, "Li, it's not time for class to end yet."
More accurately, there was still a long time before class was supposed to end.
The early dismissal did not make the students happy, because they had discovered that they liked Ye Li's lessons.
A beautiful student with snow-white hair boldly spoke up from below the stage. "Teacher, you explain things really well. Could you teach a little longer?"
"No, no, no."
Ye Li raised one finger and waved it. Not even a beauty could stop his desire to slack off.
"I remember you, miss. You painted the jewel on the crown rather well. I'll teach you more next time if there's a chance."
Putting on his coat, he prepared to enjoy lunch.
After Ye Li dismissed class, the students gradually dispersed as well.
The white-haired beauty who had spoken earlier stood up, and only then did her figure fully reveal itself.
Compared to Skye and the others' balanced, graceful proportions, she had a completely devilish figure—curvy in all the right places, lush and alluring, impossible to ignore.
Just as Ye Li was about to leave the studio, he saw her pull another girl along and quickly walk toward him. With a radiant smile, she said, "Teacher, my name is Felicia Hardy. Can I get your contact information? I want to study painting with you privately."
A smile curled at Ye Li's lips, and his starry eyes seemed to see through everything... Privately? Was it really just for painting? I suspect you're after my body.
Seeing that he only smiled, Felicia's thoughts shifted. She then introduced the girl she had pulled over. "Her name is Cindy Moon. She's my friend, and she also li... also wants to study painting with you, Teacher."
This Cindy Moon, whom she had pulled over, was an Asian beauty as well.
Completely unlike Felicia, Cindy Moon had simple dark brown hair and pale pink lips, giving her a fresh, clean, elegant air.
As though she had gained another bargaining chip, Felicia's cool, striking face revealed a seductive expression. She tempted Ye Li, "The two of us together~"
Together for what?
Of course, learning to paint together.
Cindy Moon seemed rather reserved. With her friend blurting out her thoughts, she pouted coyly. "Felicia, what nonsense are you saying~"
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