Chapter 116

In the bedroom, which was not large but very cozy.

Hawk and Gwen were embracing.

Their eyes met.

Don't be a bad person, but try to be a kind person.

Gwen's words echoed in Hawk's mind like an angel's temptation.

Hawk pursed his lips.

"I have never thought of being a bad person."

"I know."

Gwen said without hesitation, hugging Hawk while continuing to meet his gaze: "So please keep it up, continue to be a kind person, Hawk."

The definition of a good person and a bad person is perhaps defined according to the perception of most people.

For example, Spider-Man; he is a good person because most people like him.

For example, Hydra; he is a standard bad person because most people hate him.

But good and bad are defined by others' perceptions; there are those who like Spider-Man, and naturally there are those who hate Spider-Man; for example, the New York Police Department hates this New York vigilante Spider-Man.

For another example, some people hate Hydra, but there are also some people who like Hydra.

But...

Being a kind person doesn't need that.

A person who can have a clear conscience, can be without guilt, and won't be woken up from nightmares about things they've done in the past when they sleep at night is a kind person.

Hawk met Gwen's gaze and nodded.

"Alright."

"Thank you."

Gwen looked at Hawk's nodding motion, and the smile on her face bloomed like an angel's; she hugged Hawk tightly and buried herself in Hawk's chest...

Just at this moment.

The slightly ajar bedroom door was pushed open from the outside.

"Gwen, eat..."

"Uh..."

Pushing open the door, Helen looked at the two little ones practicing hugging in the room, blinked her eyes, looked at Gwen, who had left Hawk's embrace like a startled deer, and the corners of her eyes crinkled with a smile: "Sorry, you two continue, but Gwen, you should hang a 'Do Not Disturb' tag on the door."

Saying this, Helen was about to smile and close the door again.

Gwen's earlobes were slightly red; hearing her mother's teasing, she said "Mom" with some speechlessness, then chased after her.

Hawk heard Helen's teasing and couldn't help but laugh, then followed Gwen out of the bedroom.

Today's dinner was mainly to celebrate Gwen and Hawk's holiday, and incidentally, to formally celebrate that both of them had received invitation letters from their respective dream universities.

But unlike Hawk's first time coming to eat.

When he came over the first time, dinner was served in individual portions, while now it was served family-style.

And compared to the somewhat tense and reserved atmosphere at the dinner table the first time, the atmosphere at the dinner table now was very happy and active.

But it was mainly Gwen's two younger brothers who were the most active, followed by Helen and Gwen.

George, as the head of the family, still maintained a serious, unsmiling expression to uphold the dignity of the head of the family.

The two little ones, nine-year-old Howard and eight-year-old Simon, were daydreaming about where they hoped to go for fun this holiday.

After all, with George Stacy's salary as a captain of the 19th Precinct, he could afford the expenses of a large family while also providing for the whole family to go on trips two or three times a year.

Helen, resting her chin on one hand, listened with a smile to Howard and Simon's chattering, then seemed to think of something and looked toward Hawk: "Hawk, do you have any plans for the holiday this year? If you don't have any plans, you can come with us, right, George?"

George met Helen's gaze, glanced at Hawk, and remained unsmiling: "I have no opinion."

His prejudice against Hawk was nothing more than seeing a wild boar arching away his little cabbage.

But setting that aside, Hawk was great.

This was not just polite talk.

Hawk being an orphan might have been a shortcoming before, but after receiving a full scholarship to New York University, this was no longer the case.

To use a more popular phrase, Hawk, who started in hell, had forcefully opened up a path with a bright future with his own two fists.

A full university scholarship was enough for Hawk not to worry about high tuition fees while studying at law school, and as long as Hawk obtained his qualification certificate after graduation, then a bright future would be right before his eyes.

Of course.

Unless Hawk went crazy and ran off to be some kind of pro-bono lawyer after getting his license, or out of the goodness of his heart ran off to specifically fight lawsuits for those at the bottom, otherwise, relying on the connections of New York University Law School, buying a car in half a year, a house in a year, and achieving financial freedom in three years was not a dream.

Therefore, George's unsmiling attitude toward Hawk was not aimed at Hawk himself, but at Hawk's wild boar attribute.

Hawk heard Helen's invitation and was just about to refuse.

Gwen, sitting next to him, had already spoken first.

"Mom, Hawk probably doesn't have time, and I don't have time either."

"What's wrong?"

"Mary invited Hawk and me to go out and play during this holiday, but the location and time for the vacation haven't been chosen yet."

"Mary..."

"She's dating, the other person is Peter."

"Peter, I know, you seem to..."

Helen was stunned for a moment, then remembered that this Peter seemed to be Mary's neighbor, and then the topic was successfully led astray; Gwen began to gossip with her mother Helen about the story of Mary and Peter.

As expected.

Gossip, for women, has no age limit.

Helen gossiped with Gwen with great interest.

Hawk was also happy to see it happen.

Soon.

Dinner ended, and just like before, because Hawk had to catch the subway, Gwen sent Hawk downstairs to the apartment building.

"Didn't you say you were going to take the driver's license test? Still not taking it?"

"I'll take it when I get back."

Hawk said with a smile; the biggest thing this Christmas holiday was Hulk.

If he didn't send Hulk to his younger sister this Christmas holiday, he wouldn't be able to eat or sleep, let alone do anything else.

Gwen nodded: "Alright then, when do you plan to go to New Jersey?"

Hawk shook his head: "I don't know, I'm waiting for a call."

Anna had been keeping an eye on it for him, and since she hadn't called yet, it meant Bruce Banner and Betty Ross's itinerary was still proceeding according to plan.

In a sense, no call was the best news.

He hoped Hulk would appear at Culver Lake as promised; after all, the scenery there was indeed quite nice, very suitable for eternal sleep, and there were few idle people there, so even if they fought, the possibility of affecting other innocent people would be very low.

Hawk's younger sister had died because of the collateral damage from the great battle between Hulk and Abomination.

Putting himself in others' shoes.

He didn't want to kill any innocent people because of his own battle with Hulk.

Just at this moment.

The phone rang.

It was Anna's.

Hawk raised an eyebrow, glanced at Gwen, and answered the phone.

"Hello."

"Ready? No problem, where?"

"Can do."

"See you then!"

"..."