"Welcome to Wanda and Pietro's birthday party!"
Opening the door and seeing the invited guests, Su Che and Steve, already standing there, Natasha Romanoff smiled and invited them in, saying, "Thank you for coming. But I guessed you two would come together. You've been inseparable lately. When Nick Fury talked about it, he was obviously a bit sour."
"Especially about you, Steve. After you rejected Nick Fury's offers again and again, he always said you'd been kidnapped by Su!"
"But to be honest, as Wanda and Pietro's guardian, I don't have many friends because of my work."
"After much thought, I could only invite you two. After all, Barton hasn't returned from his mission yet."
"Thank you for the invitation!" they said in unison.
Hearing Natasha Romanoff's words, Su Che and Steve laughed simultaneously.
They entered the apartment. Although the place S.H.I.E.L.D. arranged for Wanda and Pietro isn't huge, it's very warmly furnished.
The three-bedroom, one-living-room, two-bathroom layout is plenty for Wanda, Natasha Romanoff, and Pietro.
The living room was decorated with many garlands, and a large cake sat on the table in the center. There was even a birthday banner for Wanda and Pietro.
It was clear Natasha Romanoff genuinely cared for Wanda and Pietro.
This was especially evident when Wanda and Pietro came over and greeted Su Che and Steve very politely. Seeing Wanda hold Natasha Romanoff's arm with undisguised affection said it all.
After all, for Wanda and Pietro, given their history of losing their parents and then joining HYDRA, being this close to Natasha Romanoff now proved she truly raised the siblings like her own younger brother and sister.
"Wanda, Pietro, happy birthday!"
Su Che and Steve smiled and handed over their birthday gifts.
Steve gave Wanda a very ladylike dress and Pietro a very handsome suit. This was his first birthday party invitation since waking up from the ice, so he had dragged Su Che on a shopping spree to prepare the gifts.
Well, the look in the shopping guide's eyes when she saw them... Su Che didn't even want to talk about it!
Su Che prepared a durable basketball and the latest-model handheld game console for Pietro. For Wanda, the gift was a necklace made of pure crystal and diamonds.
"Thank you!"
Wanda and Pietro were visibly happy with the gifts from Su Che and Steve. These were the first gifts they'd received since their parents passed away.
Especially Wanda. Looking at the pure crystal and diamond necklace in her hand, her eyes curved into crescents, clearly sparkling even brighter. Girls love gifts that bling in the sun. What's more, this was a gift from her future husband.
As for Pietro... While admiring the handsome suit with a laugh, he happily clutched the basketball and game console. If it weren't his and Wanda's birthday party, he'd probably have put on the suit immediately to play adult, then cradled the basketball while playing the game console.
After all, no matter how mature he seemed for his age, he was still only fifteen years old.
At the table, seeing Wanda not sitting with Natasha Romanoff but naturally taking a seat next to Su Che, and even handing Su Che the piece of fruitcake she liked the most after giving the first piece to Natasha Romanoff...
Though immersed in the birthday joy, Pietro clearly sensed something was off with his sister, Wanda. The way she looked at Su Che was undisguised! It was like looking at a lover.
It's over.
As the person who knew Wanda best, Pietro was certain. Wanda absolutely had feelings for this young man named Su Che. That kind of look couldn't be mistaken!
First, she liked Natasha Romanoff, and now she started liking Su Che, whom she'd only seen once before in the coffee shop! Moreover, sometimes when he went out to the bathroom at night, he could always hear Wanda and Natasha Romanoff discussing Su Che in the living room.
So... Natasha Romanoff and Wanda liked each other, and Wanda also liked a young man named Su Che. Big sister Natasha Romanoff not only didn't stop it but seemed to watch it happen with a smile, even with a hint of encouragement?
And Su Che and Steve came together. Just now, Natasha Romanoff also said Su Che and Steve were almost inseparable these days. Two grown men, inseparable?
My God, why do I feel the relationships between these four people are so messy!
So, should I be happy that Wanda's orientation is finally normal and she likes men? Or should I be confused by this tangled mess among the four of them?
For a moment, Pietro felt his brain might be a bit insufficient. His young worldview seemed to be gradually collapsing.
"Steve, give the drink to Su!"
Watching herself hand a beer to Steve, who then passed it to Su Che, Natasha Romanoff smiled and said, "Su is only nineteen this year. According to the laws here, he's not old enough to drink yet."
After saying this, Natasha Romanoff laughed herself. After all, even she didn't treat Su Che like a typical nineteen-year-old.
Steve even subconsciously looked at Su Che in a daze. These days, spending almost day and night together, whether chatting or otherwise, Steve felt Su Che was from the same world as him and should be around the same age. So they'd all subconsciously ignored that Su Che was only nineteen, not yet legal drinking age.
Wait... Su Che is nineteen, not old enough to drink? Then what's with the two of them always bringing a bucket of cold beer when they go fishing? No wonder every time, Su had him get the beer through the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents monitoring him. So it's because he's underage and the store wouldn't sell him alcohol!
"Alright, alright, don't worry about it," Natasha said, picking up another beer and handing it to Su Che with a smile. "Although Su isn't old enough, today is Wanda and Pietro's birthday party after all, it's a family gathering."
"So let's not worry about these little details. No one will report it anyway, right?"
"Besides, which one of us actually treats Su like a young man who's only nineteen?"
Listening to Natasha Romanoff, Steve nodded slightly. He still found it impossible to treat Su Che as a nineteen-year-old.
On the contrary, Wanda, who sat next to Su Che behaving like a proper young lady, was very happy.
Well, he's nineteen. I'll be fifteen after today. A four-year difference.
No matter how old he is in the parallel world, his world was destroyed. In his parallel world, he must be an adult; otherwise, he wouldn't be my husband. So time in his world moves several years faster than here.
Calculated that way, in this world, the age difference between me and Su is only four years. Perfect!
The group sat around the dining table, talking and laughing happily.
But, at the same time, in Asgard...
Loki looked at the scene before him and was utterly dumbfounded!