I Am Gwen's Spider-Man Mentor

The girl walked aimlessly on the streets of New York in the morning with her pockets in her pockets. She lowered her head and looked at the Converse sneakers on her feet, feeling weak all over. She once thought that someone understood her, but it seemed that no matter where she went, Gwen Stacy could not avoid this fate - she was destined to be alone.

Thinking of this, Gwen shrank her shoulders inward, and her head sank deeper and deeper - even every strand of blonde hair hung down listlessly. She thought of the quarrel between herself and Raymond in his car that morning, of Raymond's confession to her, of his empathy and comfort to her, and she felt cold to the core.

"Oh my, she's a long way from suburban towns——"

Gwen took out her mobile phone and saw the name "Raymond Xu" on the prompt for an incoming call. Her first reaction was to press the red button on the right, but when she really wanted to press it, the call was answered by accident. Called:

"Hello." Raymond on the phone lost his high-spirited brilliance at the door of the police station and returned to the image he was familiar with and could be criticized by him. "Gwen, I'm sorry, I have an emergency here. , if you want to go to the laboratory, I will say hello to the laboratory director in advance, and if you want to go home, I will give you a holiday."

He still does everything right.

"Besides, I still have to prepare a welcome party for you."

But - Gwen Stacy couldn't help but ask herself - does she really still want all this?

"Professor Xu -" Gwen Stacy switched to a more official title, "I think these can be pushed aside, I have other things to be busy with now."

"Uh..." Raymond also suddenly felt the chill in Gwen's words. He could roughly guess that when he suddenly changed from Gwen's intimate brother to a ruthless participant in the power game, how would he treat a second-hand man? What a shock to a ten-year-old girl.

Even if he wants to educate Gwen, let her grow up and become a heroine who can stand alone, he cannot blame Gwen for avoiding it at this time. On the contrary, he must first obtain her approval before he can communicate these things with her.

The professor carefully chose his words: "Gwen, do you have time to chat?"

"Damn it." Hearing Raymond's words, Gwen cursed secretly. When could he stop being so sensitive? Isn’t it so easy to guess your own thoughts? He had almost just expressed his alienation, and even before they met, he had just spoken a few words, and he had already guessed what he was thinking very keenly.

Gwen felt sad - but there was also a bit of joy in the sadness, which at least proved that he really understood himself and was not relying on "parallel universe experiences" to win over him. But what's the use now? They are not from the same world, their experiences and values ​​are very different, and that speech full of power and conspiracy has already built a sadly thick barrier between them.

"I..." Gwen lowered her eyes, frowned slightly, and gritted her teeth gently - she wanted to refuse, but also wanted to escape, because past experience told her that as long as she has no friends, there is no weakness. As long as she has no friends and is far away from her family, would not be harmed; a complex and thoughtful person like Raymond should not be friends with Spider-Man. They have intersected, but just like after a straight line passes through the intersection, everything after that is nothing more than drifting away.

This is the best way to protect yourself. This is also the best way to not feel so painful when you find out that Raymond Xu has become a super villain one day.

But Gwen Stacy is Gwen Stacy after all. She is Spider-Man, she is the support of ordinary people in New York, she is a superhero, and she is the one who dares to stand up in the face of all suffering, injustice and threats. Gwen Stacy showed up, even though she was burdened with injustice and everyone's misunderstanding, she still insisted on the responsibilities she should bear. She will not choose to abandon anything because of her cowardice, nor will she choose not to face anything because of her fear.

As a result, the girl's courage defeated all attempts to escape in an instant - she decided to break the stereotype, which she had always done.

The blonde girl raised her beautiful face again, facing the rising sun, and her voice suddenly became firm: "Raymond, I want to ask you something."

Listening to the determination in the voice on the receiver, Raymond once again felt a little surprised - but more uneasy. He knew that Gwen was a simple and straightforward girl, and he also knew that she did not like Machiavellian tactics by nature. Do, she has more reasons to stay away from herself.

"You said it." The professor responded equally straightforwardly and firmly - even if Gwen decided to leave, it would not change what he would do next.

Gwen clenched her fists and asked word by word: "Raymond, we are still friends, right?"

"As long as you want." The professor replied. He knew how much courage it took for Gwen to show her cards to him.

"Okay." Although she knew Raymond couldn't see it, Gwen still nodded. The girl took a deep breath: "You should have a lot to say to me, and so do I, so why don't we make an appointment!"

"Okay." Raymond breathed a sigh of relief - he had once thought about it in another person's shoes. If he were Gwen, he suspected that he might have taken advantage of her, and planned to use a Science paper as a cover and bait to continue to use Ghost. After Spider-Man, you may quickly cut your losses and leave. But fortunately, Gwen was not him. In this matter, Gwen was much more courageous than him.

----Dividing line----

So another day, another morning, Professor Xu changed his white Audi S8 to a low-key black paint, then drove back to the street full of graffiti, and picked up the freshly groomed Gwen... Stacey. This time he arrived at the laboratory at Empire State University without incident.

When the blond girl held the shoulder strap of her shoulder bag with both hands and walked into Professor Xu's experimental center that occupied an entire floor, she felt his greatest confidence.

The struggle in the past few days was enough for the girl to find out the details of Professor Xu. After Betty Brant learned that Gwen's mentor was related to the power struggle within Stark Industries, she feverishly dug up all the public information she could. out.

Last year, due to congressional accusations that Stark Industries' scientific research system was too closed and that school-enterprise cooperation projects were seriously insufficient, Tony Stark promoted Raymond Xu as a bridge with Empire State University - led by the school. Providing test sites and teaching positions, Stark Industries provided funds and projects, and the two parties used Raymond Xu as a bridge to launch a so-called "model school-enterprise cooperation" - this is why Raymond is regarded as "a model school-enterprise cooperation" by other professors in the school. Stark’s Vase” reason.

But based on Gwen’s own experience, Professor Xu was by no means a flower vase. In fact, Gwen began to feel that the professor’s previous laziness and lying down were a bit like “pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.”

Raymond led Gwen into his laboratory. A long list of Stark Industries staff and Raymond's own graduate students had already stood up to greet Gwen. This group of scientific research roughnecks were all wearing straight suits today. , everyone raised their hands and clapped hard - there were a few graduate students among them. Of course, they had also heard of the reputation of Gwen Stacey, the most beautiful girl in the School of Engineering, but they did not expect that she was actually "won" by their professors. .

Of course - this "win" cannot be won by that person.

Gwen was a little scared. Although she knew there were still many people paying attention to her, she was still used to pushing them away and hiding in the crowd pretending to be low-key - but today this group of senior engineers, assistant professors and associate professors welcomed her. The scene was beyond her imagination, which made the girl feel quite embarrassed.

"Okay, okay." Raymond stood in front of Gwen and helped her out: "Don't scare Miss Stacey. Go back to work. Don't forget the group meeting tomorrow."

Raymond naturally knew that Gwen Stacy - or Gwen Stacy after losing Peter Parker, had become more autistic and resistant to communicating with others. The current overly warm welcome was almost It's like putting her on the barbecue and flipping it over.

For this group of science and engineering nerds, the "group meeting" is indeed the most intimidating thing in the world. A group of old scientific researchers who stood in line to watch the beautiful girl were shocked when they heard this, remembering that they had a bunch of Professor Xu to hold them down. I didn't finish my work, so I hurriedly dispersed.

Raymond shook his head. The group of science and engineering men in his laboratory had never let him down in dealing with girls - because he was already desperate. He turned around and pointed lightly not far away: "There is an empty seat there. Let's use it as your workstation for now. If you need anything, you can report it and leave it to Associate Professor Mellon. He is responsible for all the procurement matters in the laboratory. , I have already said hello in advance."

Gwen nodded and went over to put the bag on the workstation. Then he raised his head and said softly to Raymond: "Do you want to talk, Professor Xu?"

Raymond glanced around the laboratory. In theory, American professors absolutely need to avoid female students. If they are labeled as harassing behavior, even if Raymond is a vase promoted by Stark and no matter how solid the background is, it will definitely be enough. He suffered.

But... the professor looked at Gwen's eyes, which were looking up at him with a slightly frowning brow. He took a deep breath and then sighed, raising his voice just enough for others to hear: "Okay. , you come to my office and I will assign your tasks."

Gwen nodded at him. The professor could see the hope in those eyes - Gwen didn't want to lose this friendship, and it was difficult for her to get a friend.

The two of them sneaked into Raymond's office one after another. Unexpectedly, as soon as they sat down, Raymond's cell phone rang - the professor saw that it was a call from an old friend, and smiled at Gwen with some embarrassment and helplessness. , and then picked up the phone.