I'm Really Not What You Think

Sif's face went pale at those words.

But Frigga said, "Asgard does not practice monogamy. It does not conflict with whether you have a wife."

"This..." Apocalypse looked troubled.

To say he was unmoved would definitely be a lie.

Faced with such a stunning divine warrior as Sif, any normal man would have some thoughts, especially when she was practically offering herself to him.

It was just that he would have a hard time explaining this to Black Widow when he got back.

After all, not long ago, he had stormed S.H.I.E.L.D. and forbidden her from using her beauty-based abilities, only to turn around and bring another beautiful woman home.

He could not be such a hypocrite.

At that moment, Thor spoke. "Mother, I'm afraid this puts Brother Tang in a difficult position. He loves his wife very much."

The three of them looked at Thor, Apocalypse included, all wondering, Have I ever talked to Thor about Black Widow? I don't think so? Let alone whether I love her or not.

Thor tossed back his flowing golden hair and said smugly, "My girlfriend Jane has a student named Daisy. She's a hot, busty girl, and she's completely smitten with Tang. She was practically ready to throw herself at him."

"Jane even secretly discussed with me whether we should set them up, so she would not have to keep watching it and getting annoyed. But our time on Earth was too rushed, so we never got the chance to do anything."

"But Tang did not even look at her. He never even touched her hand."

"At first, I thought he liked handsome men..."

The queen lightly slapped the back of his head. "Watch your mouth."

"Ahem. At first, I thought Tang simply did not like that type."

"Now that I've heard he has a wife, I understand that Tang is a gentleman. Even in the face of temptation, he remains faithful to the principles of marital loyalty. So I can say with certainty that he loves his wife deeply."

After that long speech, Thor felt his reasoning was flawless, and an unbearably smug expression appeared on his face.

Apocalypse was dumbfounded. Did other people really see him as that noble?

Back then, he had been running around nonstop and had no time to pay attention to Daisy. He had just finished fighting the Destroyer and had not even had time to sit down and rest before rushing to Asgard. He had not even gotten the chance to test his own character.

The queen sighed. "In that case, we have been discourteous."

Seeing Sif's deathly pale face beside her, the queen felt a little heartache and asked, "Is your wife one of the Eastern gods, or someone else?"

"No, she... is just an ordinary Earthling, I suppose."

To Earthlings, Black Widow was a superhero, but to Asgard, she truly could only be considered an ordinary person.

The queen said, "If that is the case, Earthlings only live for a hundred years. Accompany her through this life, and after a hundred years, you and Sif can be together. That would not violate your own beliefs."

Asgardians generally lived for several thousand years. The lifespans of the strong and weak could sometimes differ by one or two thousand years.

Not to mention Thor and Jane. Unless something unusual happened, Jane could only accompany Thor for a little over a hundred years.

Whether Thor would find another lover afterward was beside the point. At the very least, in Asgardian terms, companionship had a time limit—unless the two had comparable lifespans.

Sif tightly clenched the fabric of her dress with both hands and said softly, "Tang, I have at least three thousand years left to live. I am willing to wait a hundred years for you."

Such a stunning divine warrior had practically delivered herself to his door, and he was supposed to wait a hundred years? No man could stand that.

Apocalypse hardened his heart. Maybe he should just be a scumbag for once, so he would not regret it for the rest of his life.

"No need to wait..."

Before he could finish, Thor cut him off. "Tang is right, there is no need to wait. If he ate from the bowl while eyeing the pot, then his feelings for his current wife would no longer be pure."

"And Sif, if you waste a hundred years of your youth, what if you meet someone you like during that time? Love means giving both sides freedom and hoping the other person lives happily."

Thor flicked his hair. Ever since meeting Jane, he felt that he had understood the true meaning of love.

Queen Frigga sighed and said, "Prince Tang is truly admirable. As a woman, I am so envious of your wife. If I say any more, I would be disrespecting your love."

Apocalypse's thoughts were in utter chaos. No, don't! I'm really not what you think I am.

Frigga looked at Sif and asked, "Sif, is there anything you wish to say?"

Sif raised her head, her expression resolute. "Tang, choosing to wait is my own decision. I will not destroy what you have. A hundred years from now, no matter what you decide, I will respect it."

After saying that, her eyes turned red, and she hurriedly ran away.

The queen rose to her feet. "Sigh... matters between young people should be decided by young people."

With that, she left as well.

This time, she had failed to bring Apocalypse and Sif together, so the plan to win him over was not perfect.

However, seeing that the newly bestowed Prince Tang possessed such noble views on love, the queen was still very satisfied.

Pressuring him too much and forcing him to violate his firm beliefs would only be counterproductive.

Watching the two leave, Apocalypse stood there dumbfounded. The second half of his sentence had been, "...a hundred years is too long. We can start now."

At least let me finish what I was saying!

Sif, you could at least have tempted me a little!

Daisy would have said something like, "It does not count if you are not wearing a ring." Why could you not say, "It is fine when she is in another country"? Maybe then I would have given in.

Now this idiot Thor had made him sound so noble that even the queen and Sif believed it.

No matter how thick-skinned Apocalypse was, he could not suddenly turn hostile on the spot and go from a romantic hero to a scumbag. He could only force the words back down into his stomach.

Seeing Apocalypse's ugly expression, Thor patted his shoulder with a sympathetic sigh. "Come, have a drink. No need to thank me! As a junior, it would have been inconvenient for you to directly reject Mother and embarrass her. Your brother here said it all for you."

You fucking blocked off my path to becoming a scumbag, and you still expect me to thank you?!

Apocalypse gritted his teeth. "I thank your whole family."

Thor said, "Just thank me, Father, and Mother. There is no need to thank that bastard Loki."

Apocalypse and Thor drank round after round, and Apocalypse could not help feeling a little sentimental.

If Thor had not interrupted him, would he really have accepted the queen's attempt to win him over?

Sigh, human nature truly could not withstand tests.

But when he thought of Sif's heroic and breathtaking beauty, he could not help sighing again:

Fuck, animal instincts were even less able to withstand tests.

After drinking for a while, Apocalypse remembered the energy fluctuation he had sensed earlier. It had not dissipated yet, so he decided to go out and take a look, lest he drink too much and end up beating Thor on the spot.

As he strolled along, people around him bowed to Apocalypse one after another.

When he reached the square, he saw a semi-transparent rectangular prism standing on the ground, faintly glowing yellow.

In front of it stood a middle-aged Black woman with a plump figure, dressed in a tight riot-control suit and holding a file folder.

The people around them seemed unable to see either the semi-transparent rectangular prism or the Black woman. When they approached her, they unconsciously went around her.

Seeing Apocalypse approach, the Black woman said, "Mr. Tang, you finally came out."

The moment he saw this setup, Apocalypse's heart thumped twice.

These were people from the Time Variance Authority!

In one timeline, Loki had been put through hell by the Time Variance Authority.

Although he had tried his best to preserve the original plot, he had still changed so much. There was no way they did not know.

"Are you here to arrest me?"

The Black woman hurriedly said, "I would not dare, Mr. Tang. You misunderstand. Your status is far beyond my authority. I am here to deliver a message."

"What message?"