Hughie: Now That's Something!

Starlight choked and stuck out her tongue.

But she still chugged from the bottle.

"Come on, come on, cheers!"

Lu Chen raised his Pepsi. They had already treated the guy to a meal, so of course they had to take his side!

Tomorrow, they would catch Supersonic and beat him up.

Make him kneel and sing "Conquer"!

Lu Heng stuffed an entire table's worth of food into his stomach, yet he was only half full.

"Burp~"

"How long have you been starving?"

Starlight asked with "bleary drunken eyes."

"I can still eat just a little more."

Seeing that Starlight was drunk, Lu Heng figured it was about time to take the girl home.

"Viter, pack up two more portions of that food from earlier. I'll take them home to eat."

Lu Heng pulled out several hundred-dollar bills and generously placed them on the table.

The waiter was dumbfounded at the sight.

"S-sir, one is enough. As for the tip, I can't possibly make change for that."

The waiter took out the last two twenty-dollar bills in his pocket.

Even gangsters didn't use hundred-dollar bills for deals.

This big bro clearly came from the wealthy district.

"It's fine. This meal made me damn happy today. It's your reward!"

Lu Heng waved a hand grandly.

Annie continued with her "bleary drunken eyes" and pulled several bills from her pocket, slapping them onto the table as well.

"That's right! We're covering everyone's expenses tonight!"

Five minutes later.

Lu Heng carried the food in his left hand and Starlight in his right.

Just as they were heading out, they ran into two people face-to-face.

A man and a woman.

"Well, isn't this a coincidence?"

Hughie and Robin.

"Gu... Guardian?"

In an instant, Hughie recalled Lu Heng raising his hand and bringing it down, slicing off Translucent's head.

His legs trembled in fright.

"Guardian? You're the Guardian who saved us!!"

Seemingly oblivious, Robin excitedly walked over with her phone.

"Can I take a picture with you? I'm your biggest fan!"

"Look, a Black kid made this account for you. I donated three hundred dollars to it!"

"And this, this is your collaboration T-shirt!"

Robin bounced around excitedly.

Starlight lay in Lu Heng's arms with "bleary drunken eyes," but the corner of her mouth visibly twitched.

"Of course you can. You really lucked out, Starlight is here too!"

Lu Heng gave Starlight a shake.

Starlight wrapped both arms around Lu Heng's neck, pretending to be dead drunk.

"Oh, so that's the kind of relationship you two have."

Robin commented blandly.

She felt as though her idol had been defiled.

"Then there's no helping it. We can take a photo next time. Besides, Hughie and I are buddies!" Lu Heng pulled out one hand and patted Hughie on the shoulder.

He revealed a relatively nuclear-friendly smile.

I'm taking your future wife away.

[Key Character Hughie Campbell—Fear, terror, horror]

[Ability Points Obtained: +2,341]

Current Ability Points: 14,319 / 250,000

"Let's go."

Lu Heng supported Annie as they shot into the sky.

Only the excited Robin remained behind, patting her boyfriend on the shoulder.

"Hughie, Hughie!! Did you see that?"

"That was Guardian!!"

"He's actually such good buddies with you! How come you never told me?!"

Warmth returned to Hughie's blood, and he felt as though he had just walked along the edge of life and death.

"Annie, where do you live?" After flying for a while, Lu Heng suddenly shook Starlight in his arms.

Starlight seemed to have fallen asleep and did not say a word.

"Mm, then how about sleeping at my place first? My apartment's pretty big!"

Starlight's heartbeat fluctuated.

"I'll take that as a yes."

Lu Heng talked to himself as he brought Starlight back to Midtown Apartment.

The moment they entered, before he could even put anything down—

Starlight's two long, shapely legs wrapped around him.

Lu Heng set down the food in his hands.

"Mmm..."

Pretending not to mean anything by it, Annie brought her head closer as though it had naturally drooped at just the right angle, brushing against Lu Heng's neck.

Then he heard a soft "mwah."

Starlight did not have a comprehensive understanding of Guardian's abilities.

Lu Heng's super hearing could pick up Annie's heartbeat.

Annie's heartbeat had been steady until that little move just now suddenly sent it racing.

Not only was this girl not drunk, she had deliberately kissed him.

Putting those signs together, Lu Heng reached an accurate conclusion.

She seemed to like me!

"Starlight? Are you okay?"

Lu Heng shook Starlight, and the movement was rather vigorous.

Starlight seemed welded to him.

She did not move an inch!

"Fine, then I can only sleep while holding you."

Lu Heng lay down on the bed.

Starlight immediately loosened her arms, but her face pressed against his chin.

Lu Heng wanted to see how long she could keep pretending.

"Ahem, you finally let go. Then I'll go sleep on the couch."

The next second, four tentacles locked him down again.

Annie opened her eyes, her face full of resentment.

"When did you figure it out?"

"I have super hearing."

Starlight sat upright, her flexible, slender legs folded beneath her as she knelt on the bed, staring fixedly at Lu Heng.

The next second.

She grabbed Lu Heng's clothes and violently tore them apart.

Lu Heng immediately turned the tables.

He used the same method on Annie.

(That's enough. This can't be written any further, so eighteen thousand, nine hundred and sixty-nine words are omitted here.)

The next day.

Sunlight streamed through the gap in the curtains and fell across the bed.

Half of Starlight's body was exposed outside the covers, her golden hair scattered across the pillow as she slept deeply.

Lu Heng leaned against the headboard, staring at the light bulb in his home that had been blown out by flashes.

The entire building had lost power last night.

[Key Character Starlight—Emotional Changes: Attraction → Infatuation → Dependence → Sense of Belonging]

[Ability Points Obtained: +4,670]

She had contributed even more than Homelander. The system had never said he could farm ability points this way.

Then he might as well go one-two-three-four, two-two-three-four!

"Mmm..."

Annie slowly woke from her sleep.

Superhumans had excellent physiques. Even after a wild night, they only needed two or three hours of sleep to regain all their energy.

Lu Heng did not even need sleep.

He simply retained the habits he had formed as a human.

Back when I was a human in the Eastern Continent...

"Sorry, I'll pay your electricity bill." Starlight blurted it out, leaving Lu Heng utterly speechless.

"No need for that. Just have Vought top up the electricity bill. You can go as wild as you want."

Annie's delicate body obediently pressed against his.

The thin sheet slipped from her exquisite figure, and Lu Heng clicked his tongue in praise.

Starlight had far more to offer than he had imagined.

"I haven't asked yet. Do you have a girlfriend?"

"??" Lu Heng lowered his head to meet those expectant eyes.

"Isn't it a little late to ask that now? The way you acted yesterday didn't look like you'd considered the consequences."

"So you really do have a girlfriend?"

Annie's cheeks instantly turned red.

Wouldn't that make her the same as Supersonic?

"I don't."

Lu Heng shook his head.

In his previous life, he had been poor as dirt. How could he have dared to date casually? Wouldn't that have just held the other person back?

This life was different.

He had superpowers. Whenever he was short on money, he could just have Vought deposit some into his account.

Besides, America's superhumans were all fairly open-minded. As long as they were not promiscuous, any decent girl he met would definitely be his.

He was already Zuzongren. Couldn't he have a few more lovers?

"You wouldn't..." Annie's eyes turned dangerous.

Every member of The Seven was a character, each with their own strange quirks. Annie had learned that not long after joining.

The reason Annie had taken a liking to Guardian was because Lu Heng had seemed fairly normal.

But looking at it now, something seemed off!

Could it be that the one who looked the most normal was actually the least normal?

"Don't worry, I'm a pure-hearted man."

Lu Heng grinned, revealing a mouthful of pearly white teeth.

That was right, a man who was pure-hearted toward every woman!

Starlight and Guardian entered Vought's conference room together.

Ashley Barrett was so busy her feet barely touched the ground.

She had already begun throwing herself into her new work.