Another Restless Night

The young assistant took the documents and left, dutifully returning to the company to work overtime.

Lin Feng took Susan back to the villa.

Before they even entered, they discovered the surprise Tony Stark had prepared!

Bright red roses decorated every inch of Lin Feng's villa, inside and out.

Under the colorful Light, they looked like a vast red Sea, drawing a cry of surprise from Susan.

What a grand gesture. Lin Feng clicked his tongue in amazement. As expected of that filthy rich Tony Stark.

Thousands upon thousands of roses—who knew how much they had cost?

Even a man like Lin Feng, who was practically indifferent to flowers, found them stunning. There was no need to mention how devastating they were to a young woman like Susan.

Watching Susan run and laugh through the Sea of flowers like a child, Lin Feng could not help shouting inwardly.

Thank you, Teacher Tony, for the assist!

"Hey, Susan!" Lin Feng called out, waving at her with a broad smile.

"What is it, Lin?" Susan ran over and asked, her eyes brimming with indescribable happiness and joy.

"Do you like it?"

Lin Feng reached out and pinched her little cheek. Her face was slightly flushed from running around.

"I do! Of course I do!"

"Thank your filthy rich friend, Lin!" Susan said with a smile. She had learned the phrase "filthy rich" from Lin Feng.

"Let's take a picture together!"

Susan pulled Lin Feng into a heart-shaped wreath made from roses.

She took out her phone and switched to the front camera, only to find that it could capture only half of Lin Feng's head.

"Lin! You're too tall!" Susan complained coquettishly. "Crouch down a little!"

Naturally, Lin Feng did not refuse. He took the phone from Susan's hand.

He crouched slightly and wrapped his right arm around Susan's waist, drawing them close together.

Through the phone camera, Susan looked as though she were nestled in Lin Feng's arms.

After taking the picture, Lin Feng was somewhat reluctant to let go of Susan, whose pretty face had turned red.

"Susan! I have a gift for you!" Lin Feng said.

Then, Lin Feng extended his right hand and made a magician-like flourish.

The next second, an exquisite necklace appeared in Lin Feng's hand.

A transparent gemstone hung from a silver-white chain.

The gemstone was incredibly magical, faintly glowing with Light.

Looking closely, it was an exceedingly pale grass green, as if an aura of Light were flowing within it.

It was not some high-end brand, but it looked more like a custom-made piece.

"Wow!" Susan could not help crying out. This necklace might have been the most beautiful one she had ever seen in her life.

It was even more captivating than the ones she had seen with her best friends in luxury stores.

"It's for you, my girlfriend!" Lin Feng said slowly, gazing into Susan's eyes.

No girl disliked jewelry, and Susan had a certain understanding of jewelry prices.

This nearly transparent gemstone, reflecting Light beneath the lamps, was clearly expensive.

"Wouldn't it..." Susan hesitated. "Wouldn't it be a little too precious..."

Lin Feng smiled and shook his head, his gaze filled with sincerity.

"To me, nothing is more precious than you!"

"Let me put it on for you, okay?" Lin Feng suddenly launched a shameless sneak attack.

That cheesy line struck Susan right in the heart.

She shyly avoided the affectionate Light in Lin Feng's gaze.

Susan did not refuse again. She merely turned around slowly, lifting her hair to reveal her fair, slender neck.

Lin Feng had exchanged this necklace from the System Shop. It was no ordinary necklace.

The gemstone with its pale green Light aura was a product from Elf Village.

It was the essence formed by the Tree of Life only once every hundred years.

Worn for a long time by ordinary people, it could improve their constitution and also sharpen their eyesight and calm their minds.

Most importantly, it could make its wearer immune to nearly all toxins.

This necklace had cost Lin Feng 100,000 Reputation Points.

It was not too expensive. Lin Feng could afford it.

Lin Feng put the necklace on Susan.

Already stunningly beautiful, Susan now seemed even more cool and ethereal. Against the Sea of roses, she was like a golden-haired elf.

The two unconsciously met each other's eyes, conveying their feelings without words.

Their eyes held no other Light; all they could see was each other.

The two, in love for the first time, fell into the Sea of roses.

At some unknown point, the moon shyly hid behind the clouds.

It was late at night. Lin Feng and Susan held each other as they fell into a deep sleep...

They slept soundly, but many others could not sleep.

For example... Black Egg.

Black Egg was currently sporting dark circles under his eyes, having just finished a video conference.

The topic of the meeting was the monster incident in New York that had just occurred.

Lin Feng's guess had been right. Before the night was over, his information had been placed on the desks of every major power.

The strength he had displayed was far too dangerous.

He had punched Abomination into outer space—such combat power was incomprehensible.

If Lin Feng had not usually played the role of a superhero in New York.

Then Lin Feng might already have been surrounded by the U.S. Government.

S.H.I.E.L.D.'s analysis of Lin Feng's combat power and controllability suggested that he was likely an existence beyond an Omega-level Mutant.

During the meeting, Black Egg repeatedly insisted that they needed to proceed slowly with Lin Feng.

Since Lin Feng was willing to be a superhero in New York, there was a good chance they could draw him into the organization.

However, several others, who were far too wary of Lin Feng's strength, insisted.

They had to bring Lin Feng's power under their control as soon as possible.

If they could not control him, they needed to find a way to destroy him.

No matter how Black Egg explained it, those people seemed to have coordinated beforehand and refused to budge.

Left with no choice, Black Egg could only take a step back for now and agree on the surface.

The meeting ultimately ended on bad terms.

Black Egg returned to his office with a dark expression.

"Motherfucker!"

He slammed his palm onto the desk, producing a deafening bang.

It startled Coulson.

"Control him? How?"

"Have these people sat in their offices so long that their brains have turned to mush?"

"Y-your coffee, sir."

A logistics staff member tremblingly set down a cup of coffee, lowered his head, and hurried out as though fleeing.

The director was terrifying when he lost his temper.

After taking a sip of coffee, Black Egg still could not quell the resentment in his heart.

The strength Lin Feng had displayed was beyond even Captain America's combat power.

As far as Black Egg knew, the only person currently possessing such immense power was Captain Marvel.

Call Captain Marvel back from the universe just to control Lin Feng?

Wasn't that ridiculous? Lin Feng had not done anything wrong. On the contrary, he had constantly helped New York solve its problems.

He had continuously projected a positive image. Everyone knew that Superman was New York's guardian.

Trying to make a move against Lin Feng, never mind whether it would succeed.

No one dared imagine what consequences it would bring.

Were they supposed to use nuclear weapons against a superhero who saved civilians every day?

Did they really think the American people were blind?

After thinking for a long time, Black Egg looked at Coulson.

"Coulson!"

"Tomorrow afternoon, come with me to Lin Feng's villa!"

He had no intention of listening to that group of useless idiots with mush for brains.

If not for needing funding, Black Egg would have torn off the mask with them long ago.

This kind of thing had happened more than once or twice.

As for the Avengers Initiative, he had his own plans...

Leaving Black Egg aside, Pierce, that old schemer, had also set his sights on Lin Feng.

At this time, Black Egg still did not know that his S.H.I.E.L.D. had already been riddled with holes.

Pierce was also plotting how to bring Lin Feng into his own camp.

Orders were passed down one after another.

Hydra swiftly gathered information on Lin Feng and began formulating a recruitment plan.

Tony Stark was also staying up late.

After calling Lin Feng, Tony Stark began analyzing Lin Feng's data.

The last time he had said he wanted to test Lin Feng's physical data, there had never been a suitable opportunity or time.

Falling from space was one thing; flying out of Earth again by himself in an extremely short amount of time.

That was another matter entirely.

The gap between the abilities represented by those two feats was not small at all.

"Sir, Mr. Lin Feng's data archive has been created. Should it be uploaded to the data center?" JARVIS asked.

"Store it on my personal server. No one is allowed to access it," Tony ordered.

Multiple forces became busy.

Clearly, this was another restless night...