[Superman] Number One Enemy

"Luther?" Clark frowned.As soon as he heard the name, he thought of crime.

"Yes, Lex Luthor, that Lex Luthor. There is no doubt that six years ago, he was acquitted in the lawsuit against Superman before Superman was present to complete the lawsuit. He is now a clean and wealthy man. Money merchant, of course we have to attend his banquet.”

Clark frowned even more when he heard this. "But he's guilty," he explained. "He's always up to no good. He wants to control the country."

Audrey rolled her eyes without a trace. "So didn't I take you there?" she said, as she prepared to step into the elevator. "Remember to buy clothes. The price is not an issue, but the appearance is important."

Clark regained his senses, quickly grabbed the credit card that Audrey threw on his desk, stood up, and wanted to catch up, knocking over the whole stack of official documents in the process, "Wait, Barnes, I can't—"

The elevator doors closed.No one cares about Clark.

Clark dropped his hands dejectedly.Was he really taken care of? !

Suddenly, the elevator doors opened again.

Clark looked up, bewildered as Audrey walked towards him.

"I think it's better to keep an eye on you." Audrey said, glanced at the pile of documents scattered on the floor with disgust, and looked down at her watch, "You have 30 seconds to clean it up."

"what?"

"You have 28 seconds left."

Clark almost came up with superhuman speed to clear the table.His boss is a serious person and never talks nonsense, saying that he only has 30 seconds left, and he will never give him 31 seconds.Audrey was serious.

Audrey used the 30 seconds to swipe her phone to contact Jarvis, looked up, and was satisfied to see that Clark was getting ready.If you want to talk about Clark's advantages as a superman, Audrey will definitely say that the advantage is that Prince Krypton is fast and efficient.

"Go." Audrey turned and stepped into the elevator with her bag in hand.

Clark followed Audrey helplessly.

In the past few days, the Planetary Media building has been surrounded by other reporters, and everyone still refuses to give up asking about Audrey's relationship with Superman. Audrey relies on helicopters to get in and out.With the popularity of this kind of news, Audrey estimated that she would be able to drive to and from get off work normally in a week.

Now that they took the helicopter, Audrey simply dragged Clark back to New York to buy clothes.She is familiar with Fifth Avenue. She has worked in the Metropolis for six years, but she is still not used to the trends there. She always feels that the fashion of the Metropolis is different from the style of painting in New York.

Just like the last time I entered a high-end restaurant, from the beginning to the end, Clark bought clothes for Audrey, and repeated entering the store, trying on clothes, buying clothes, leaving the store, entering the store, trying on clothes, buying clothes, and leaving the store. , these few actions.

"Don't worry about it. This is your overtime pay." Audrey said, "I'm investing in myself. The man standing next to me can't dress casually."

Clark didn't care.He has already seen through Audrey's sharp mouth and bean curd heart, and his boss is a peach, otherwise why would there be a bunch of daily clothes mixed in the clothes he bought for him.

"Don't tell me you don't have to accompany me to occasions when you go to work." As if seeing through Clark's thoughts, Audrey added this sentence.

"Yes, sir." Clark quickly straightened his expression.After a pause, he turned his head, looked at the clerk who was helping them pack the goods, and asked half-jokingly, "I'm not really being taken care of by you, am I?"

Audrey was scrolling on her phone.Hearing this, she narrowed her eyes, raised her head, and looked Clark up and down.

"It's up to you?" Audrey sneered, raising one corner of her mouth, "It's not far away."

Clark sighed. "I know, sir, I just..." Just kidding...

"I like the type of Captain America." Audrey said again, staring at the phone screen tenderly, "Except for my uncle, he is the most upright, kind and brave man I have ever met."

Clark inadvertently caught a glimpse of the screen on Audrey's phone.Audrey was talking to someone who sent her a photo of what appeared to be a blond, handsome young man holding a dark-haired child.

Clark also noticed two things at the same time.

When Audrey mentioned Captain America, her expression was particularly relaxed.And her comparison object is not her father, but her uncle.

What happened to Audrey's family?

Clark kept the question in his heart.

That night, Clark was forced to return to the apartment with a bunch of expensive clothes of which he didn't know the price at all. He could only think of other ways to repay Audrey in his heart. After all, for a person with Audrey's living standard, They have so much money that what money can't buy is precious.

However, doubts about Audrey's family have always lingered in Clark's heart.

The banquet begins in the afternoon.

When the helicopter carrying Audrey appeared above the apartment where Clark lived, Clark felt that something was wrong.

"It's going to get the neighbors to complain," Clark said, as soon as he climbed into the helicopter.

Audrey turned her head and raised her eyebrows disapprovingly.

"Close the door." Audrey gave Clark a strange look, and leaned over to help Clark close the hatch, "Go and complain to those of your colleagues. When they stop following me, I can skip the helicopter. "

Clark took a breath, and quickly turned his head away──while Audrey was bending over.

Today Audrey is too... Clark has to admit, Audrey is too beautiful.It's not that Audrey is usually unattractive, it's just that today...is the reason for her dress up?

"You look great in this dress today," Clark said bravely.

Audrey raised her eyebrows and continued to swipe her phone. "If I need you to compliment me, I'll do it myself."

Clark knew that this was a bit strange, but from the perspective of appreciation, he also wanted to tell Audrey that she was very suitable for white.It's not plain white, dead white, but soft white like clouds with a little powder mist.

Just like the dress she is wearing today; sheer tulle, long sleeves, low neckline below the ribs, at the waistband, lace at the sleeves and waist, a solid color dress like the fog in a dream.

Suddenly, Audrey put away her phone.Clark quickly looked away, pretending to be okay.

Audrey began to play with the phone, thoughtful.

Clark looked at her puzzled.

After a while, Audrey said, "Lex may be related to the local civil war in Nairomi, Africa."

Clark reacted quickly.

"We're going to track down Lex," Clark said, serious. "I'll keep an eye on who he's been in contact with lately."

Audrey raised her eyes and looked at Clark expressionlessly.

Clark was taken aback for a moment, and then he realized belatedly that what just now should not have been the reaction of an ordinary reporter, or a small follower next to a CEO of a big company.He didn't even ask Audrey's source of information.

Audrey raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Uh...sorry." Clark quickly lowered his head and pushed his glasses, "I mean, I will pay attention to who he communicates with at the banquet."

Audrey had a half-smile.

"You should ask me where I got this information." Audrey reminded Clark.

"You're the boss." Clark cleared his expression, quick to wit, "You are the leading media CEO, of course you have all kinds of intelligence channels. And you know Tony Stark, he is the Avenger, so...you may also know the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent."

Audrey raised her eyebrows and nodded approvingly.

"Not bad." She said, her tone was not salty, "The response has become faster, very good."

Clark was trembling with fear, his heart was sweating like rain and tears were streaming down his face.Who can help him translate, how much does his boss's words mean...

Audrey lowered her eyes and looked at her phone again. "I believe that your attitude shows that you trust me. Regarding today's banquet, I have only one request."

"Whatever it finds, don't do anything about it. S.H.I.E.L.D. will take care of it, we've got plenty of ways to keep Luthor busy."

Clark frowned suspiciously and confused.

Although it's unlikely... At this moment, Clark once again suspected that Audrey actually knew his identity, right? !

The venue for the banquet was at a hotel owned by Luthor.

Hotel, hotel again.Before stepping into the venue, Audrey was thinking that something might happen tonight.She specifically warned Clark, hoping that he would listen and not fall for Luthor's tricks every time.

Clark had just boarded the helicopter when Natasha told her that Luthor might be looking for kryptonite.Although everyone in the family knew that the two names Clark Kent and Superman were actually the same person, in the Barnes family, it was an absolute taboo, because Audrey didn't want Brandon to find out who his father was.

In short, despite this, Natasha still intimately told Audrey any first-hand information related to Superman.After all, Clark is the father of the child. No matter how angry Audrey is, it will be difficult for Audrey to watch Clark fool himself to death. What if Brandon finds out later.

And recently, Audrey has mixed feelings about Clark.

Now, Audrey took Clark's hand and walked into the banquet hall.

Luthor's taste in venue settings was very different from Tony's, and very different from Bruce's.

To Audrey's description, Tony prefers warm colors, likes avant-garde designs with a New York feel, with American classic heroism, luxurious and high-profile, which is Manhattan.

Bruce was different.Bruce is also luxurious and high-profile, but Bruce likes dark colors, purple, black, wine red, sea blue, with a gothic aristocratic style, like Gotham.

As for Luther.

Audrey reasonably suspected that the man was a little sick.She's not joking or swearing, she's very serious; don't you feel uncomfortable looking at this almost silvery white tone for a long time?Not in a hospital.

After entering the arena, Audrey took Clark to say hello to the people she knew.She has communicated with more than half of the people in the venue, some of whom she met when she was working in Stark Industries, and some of whom she met after she became the acting CEO of Planet Media.

"You have so many friends." Clark leaned into Audrey's ear.When their communication came to an end.

"You misunderstood." Audrey said lightly, and took a glass of champagne from the passing waiter's plate, "They just haven't become enemies for the time being, and they will never become friends."