[Comprehensive British and American] Life winners are fake

Perhaps it was because the volume of the sound was too low. In this kind of shopping mall with a lot of traffic, it was covered by the voices of the people around, and the people sitting on the bench did not raise their heads.

Peter was a little tangled, he raised his hand and scratched his cheek, staring at the black hair in front of him and lost in thought, for a moment he didn't know what to do.

After a while, he tentatively stretched out his hand, gently stroked his little friend's hair like comforting a small animal, and called him again, this time louder than before:

"Joe?"

The boy on the bench finally raised his head from between the crooks of his arms, revealing Joey's face. Except for a slight bite mark on his lower lip and a little red at the corners of his eyes, there is no other difference. Even if the distance is a little farther, no If you pay attention carefully, it's not easy to see anything unusual from Joey's face.

"When did you come?" Joey asked in a low voice, his voice a little hoarse.

Peter got up, he sat next to Joey, looked sideways at him, and blinked, "Just now."

Joey: "Are you waiting?"

Peter: "No."

Joey breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his hand and rubbed his face, and smiled at Peter reluctantly, "Come with me."

Of course Peter didn't refuse. He watched Joey lean back on the bench back after getting his answer, his eyes drifted away, and he seemed to be dazed, but in fact, Joey just kept his head away from him silently. The thoughts inside, sort out those messy ones.

When he saw that scene, his mind was actually blank at that moment, he didn't think of anything, his eyes were only the scene of Steve and that woman kissing together.

He didn't even notice the faint throbbing pain in his heart, he just stood there in a daze, watching them leave the mall, and only because of the staff's kind reminder came back to his senses.

When he sat on the bench and buried his head between his arms, he seemed to be thinking a lot, but he seemed to be thinking about nothing.

Until then—

His brain seemed to have finally accepted the message, processed the result, and fed it back to him.

"It's over." He said softly.

"Uh, do you need me to lend you my shoulder?" Peter said, when Joey looked at him, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said with certainty, "If you want to cry, you can rely on Me, or if you feel embarrassed, I can cover your face with my hands to make sure no one sees you crying."

Joey: "...Peter, are you going to get beaten?"

Peter opened his eyes innocently, "What's wrong with me, I think I'm trying to comfort you."

Joey raised his hand, bent his index finger and was about to land on Peter's forehead, but when he was about to touch it, he suddenly turned around and wrapped his arms around Peter's shoulders, and then his head really leaned over. Peter's shoulders were heavy, and he could only Hearing Joey's voice, he couldn't see Joey's expression from this angle.

Joey's tone at the beginning was depressing, "I thought I was ready, I thought... maybe if I get older and pursue it, the chances may be higher."

Peter heard Joey chuckle, but it was obviously not the kind of joy, but with self-deprecation.

Joey is not a person who is easily tempted. Otherwise, with his appearance and personality, of course he would not be called a heartthrob, but he would not be single all the time, but sometimes it is so strange. Although he likes the same sex, he usually does not. The person I like, single solo all the time.

Then for the first time, I fell in love with a person, and fortunately, this person became my neighbor.

Because he had never had the experience of liking and pursuing others, he was anxious and didn't know what to do, and because he didn't know whether Steve hated homosexuality, so he didn't dare to show it at first, although he made excuses Close to Steve, but suppressed his excitement every time, afraid to do too obvious things.

Until he knew that Steve didn't hate gays, until he was invited by Steve to hang out, until he was held by Steve's hand, he finally made up his mind to confess.

He was rejected.

But Joey didn't have the idea of ​​letting go, he just thought that Steve didn't hate him, and was even willing to tell him to continue to be friends, and even started to contact him actively, maybe, maybe one day, he could change from a friend to a lover Woolen cloth?

Joey couldn't help thinking, maybe it was really because he was too young, which made Steve worry that he was not mature enough. If he grew up a bit, if Steve was still single at that time, he would not hesitate pursue this man again.

But these ideas have disappeared today.

"I thought it was really age that made him reject me, but I found out—" Joey leaned against Peter, almost talking to himself:

"It's sex."

Peter heard it clearly. He moved his body, thinking about what language he should organize to comfort Joey. Even though he had no love experience, he could tell that the man Joey liked was not gay, but a heterosexual.

"Are you going to comfort me, Peter?" Joey asked.

"Uh..." Peter nodded subconsciously. Because of this movement, his chin touched the top of Joey's head a few times. Even if Joey couldn't see it because he was leaning on Peter's shoulder, he could feel his movement. I'm actually wondering what word to use."

Joey: "I think it might work better if you keep quiet and listen to me."

Peter disagreed, and he tried to give an example: "But on TV, as a friend, there is always something to say at this time."

"Do you think you have this eloquence?"

"Of course there are. For example, when I was Spider-Man, I often persuaded those who did bad things to stop such behavior, remember their conscience, and surrender to the police station is what they should do, although they always end up Will attack me even more angrily, but I feel that if there are too many times, there will always be someone who really reforms because of my words..."

It’s not without reason that Joey and Peter became friends. For example, at this time, most people may feel so uncomfortable that their friends would say such insignificant things and feel more and more irritated. However, Joey listened to Peter’s rambling, Instead, I felt a little more relaxed.

Perhaps this is Peter's unique way of comforting?

Joey felt that he was really going to let go. It was impossible for him to still have the idea of ​​pursuing Steve after seeing that scene. If Steve was single, or if Steve rejected that person's offer Kiss, Joey won't give up.

But the fact is that Steve accepted it, which at least proves that Steve still likes women and is accepting the love of a lady. Joey's self-esteem does not allow him to make any more moves.

"It's over." He repeated this sentence again, different from the heaviness of the first time, this time, with relief after thinking about it.

He no longer leaned on Peter's shoulder, straightened up, got up from the bench, and said to Peter, "Let's go."

"you sure?"

Joey glanced at him, "Are you going to stay in the mall all the time, I remember you have classes in the afternoon."

Peter showed a bitter expression: "... If you don't tell me, I'll almost forget." He kept thinking about making jokes to make Joey relax, and he forgot that he still had a class in the afternoon, and the professor was very strict. If someone dares to skip class, then the usual grades will be lost.

Until the two of them stood on the escalator together, Joey looked down at the head of the black crowd. He was still a little uncomfortable, but it was much better than that time after being rejected in the amusement park.

Maybe it was because of a blow already, maybe it was because he met Peter today, he told himself, since it has been decided, then——

It will pass anyway.

Because he was immersed in his own thoughts for a while, he didn't notice that Peter kept looking around for what he was looking for as he went downstairs.When they had just reached the first floor and walked a few steps, Joey felt a sudden weight in his arms, but it was Peter who put his notebook in his arms, then hurriedly dropped a sentence and slipped into the crowd.

"wait for me."

Joey was holding Peter's notebook, holding his own things in his hands, standing there waiting for him, because Peter ran so fast, Joey just disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he didn't know where he ran where.

He waited for about four or five minutes, and then he saw Peter emerge from the crowd again, with his hands behind his back, but his steps were very brisk, and he just ran to Joey with his hands behind his back.

Then she looked at him with a grin, but didn't speak first.

"What's wrong?" Joey tilted his head, puzzled.

"Mr. Stark once said that sweets can make people feel better." Peter said suddenly.

"Huh?" Joey hummed softly from his nasal cavity and raised his eyebrows to look at him. He also knew about it, and he also knew that his uncle especially liked eating donuts, but Joey didn't understand why Peter suddenly brought up this matter. what to do.

Peter didn't say it directly, he just smiled and said mysteriously, "Close your eyes."

Joey looked at him, and Peter looked at him. Finally, Joey shrugged and was a little curious, so he closed his eyes according to Peter's words. Although he closed his eyes, he could still feel the sunlight coming in from the glass at the top of the mall. Seeing the light, he could even feel the breeze brought by Peter waving his hand in front of his eyes.

Something touched his lips, bringing a cold and soft touch.

Surprised, Joey opened his eyes subconsciously and found that it was ice cream.

"So...you went to buy this?"

Joey held the ice cream in his hand, and he took a bite of the ice cream ball on the top. The white one was creamy, and the cool sweetness spread between his lips and tongue.

"I think this should make you feel better," Peter said, "after all, you've lost love again."

"...can you not use 'again'?" Joey bit down the whole creamy ice cream ball hard, although it made him hiss because it was too cold, and his mouth was almost frozen.

"Well," Peter pretended to be distressed, "do I want to say sorry?"

Joey said, "For the sake of the whole ice cream, I decided to forgive you." But even though he said that, there was no angry expression on Joey's face.

"WOW, I'm so glad that our friendship didn't capsize again." Peter immediately stopped pretending, and said with a smile, he patted Joey on the shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone, "Be happy, and then you will find out, In fact, being single is not a big deal, you see, if you are still sad, I can lend you my membership on those websites for one night..."

"Peter—" Joy pulled out a long voice, "open your mouth."

"What?" Peter finally stopped his babbling, looked at him with a puzzled expression, and then his mouth was blocked by ice cream.

Joey smiled: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Peter naturally opened his mouth and bit down the second ice cream ball, then nodded, even if there was something in his mouth, it couldn't stop him from continuing to speak, and said in a vague tone, "I understand."

"I can lend you the membership for one more night, but you can't watch these all night, you know, we are still young, but..."

"I think you should worry more about your body."

……

This time, Joey did not feel depressed for a period of time like before. He has indeed grown up and knows how to adjust his mood. Quite normal, not even his uncle noticed it.

Only the AI ​​butler noticed something, "The mood swings in your brain are different from usual, little Joey."

"Probably because the recent homework is relatively heavy." Joey casually said, he raised his hand to slide on the holographic projection, and entered some data from time to time, and directly under the projection was a steel arm armor.

Joey is making changes to it, and he has started to do these things under Tony's guidance after getting familiar with it.

At this time, Tony had to go back to sleep in his bedroom after the AI ​​housekeeper told Joey about it because he stayed up all night last night, so he was the only one in the basement research room.

After Joey's eyes were a little dry, he stopped. While kneading his temples, he took off the projection glasses on his right eye, and then sat in front of the computer.

He rested for a while before turning on the computer, ready to modify the design drawing again. After all, it was the first time he modified the steel suit. Although there was only one arm armor, he also hoped to do better.

But before clicking on the software, he found a file on the computer desktop.

"What is this?" he asked.

"A gadget made by sir, do you want to try it, little Joey?" The AI ​​butler didn't directly tell him what it was used for, but instead answered him in a low voice with a smile.

"Interesting?" Joey became interested. Since the butler told him so, it meant that it was not a private matter.

"Well, at least sir thinks it's interesting." The AI ​​butler pointed.

Joey became more interested. He moved the mouse, the light spot fell on the top of the file, and then quickly tapped the left mouse button twice. A black box popped up on the desktop immediately, and countless codes flashed inside. When the code suddenly disappeared, Another scene emerges inside.

Joey glanced at the time on the bottom right of the computer, only 1 minute had passed, and he looked at the picture in the black frame again.

It was a scene similar to a conference room. From this angle, it seemed to be seen through a monitor, because the viewing angle was not in the conference room, and it was separated by a glass wall of the conference room.

The people in the conference room seemed to be talking about something, but soon the atmosphere became tense, and someone even pulled out a gun, but was subdued by a woman.

Then, the woman raised her hand and wiped something off her face, turning into another face that was much younger.

Joey suddenly narrowed his pupils——

Wait, isn't this person the one who kissed Steve?