When Peter returned to the top of the Empire State Building, Gwen was the only one left.
Evidently, after Felicia explained the situation, she asked Gwen to take her back first.
Peter could roughly guess what Felicia was conflicted about.
However, for him, this was undoubtedly a good thing.
There were some things Felicia didn't want to hear, and it just so happened that Peter didn't really want to say them in front of her... "Peter, you're back."
Even though they already knew each other's identities, Gwen still felt a bit uneasy when she saw Peter wearing the Hollow mask.
However, as Peter took the initiative to remove his mask, revealing a long-lost and familiar smile to Gwen, she felt that sense of unease vanish without a trace in an instant.
A week's worth of longing erupted at this moment, making Gwen almost lose control of her body.
She instinctively rushed forward and hugged Peter, only trying to leave that warm embrace sheepishly after about ten seconds.
But how could Peter let her come and go as she pleased?
So he whispered in her ear:
"Isn't someone going to explain her brilliant speech earlier to me?"
Although Peter didn't explicitly state which speech it was, Gwen immediately remembered her earlier confession, which was half out of testing him and half out of sincerity.
This caused her face to flush instantly, so embarrassed she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
After being awkward for a while, Gwen tried to activate a woman's innate skill: 'playing dumb.'
"What speech? I don't remember?"
To this, Peter was well-prepared. He simply snapped his fingers, and a recording began to play from the flying skateboard:
"The person I like is actually the neighbor I grew up with! Other than him, there is no second choice!"
This was also one of the abilities of the 'wheel of destiny.'
The wheel of destiny possesses absolute control over vehicles.
This meant that when he possessed a vehicle, he could manifest any facility that could exist on a vehicle at will.
Peter had the wheel of destiny generate a recorder right when Gwen was confessing, recording her entire confession directly.
Hearing her previous recording, Gwen's pretty face turned even redder.
How did this guy Peter... become so bad? The situation was so tense earlier, yet he still had the mind to record it?
Gwen complained in her heart, so ashamed she didn't dare to lift her head.
She estimated that as soon as she looked up, she would surely meet Peter's mischievous, teasing gaze.
However, the reality was... even if she refused to look up, Peter had plenty of ways to make her comply.
Feeling Peter's hand around her slender waist trending downwards, Gwen couldn't help but shiver.
She hurriedly pressed down on Peter's hand, while instinctively looking up to glare at him.
But as soon as she looked up, she felt something soft press against her lips.
In that instant, Gwen's mind went blank.
Her eyes widened, looking at the person right in front of her.
Gwen's first reaction was to quickly push Peter away, but for some reason, her superpowers seemed to have suddenly failed.
The terrifying strength that was enough to throw a car away became soft and powerless when it landed on Peter's chest.
Then came a wave of dizziness.
Gwen instinctively closed her eyes, carefully feeling that unprecedented, strange sensation.
Until... after pressing down on Peter's large hand again, Gwen asked indistinctly and a bit crossly:
"Can't your hand be a bit more behaved!"
As she spoke, she forcibly pinned Peter's hands behind his back, while her own hands held his firmly.
Only after ensuring Peter could no longer cause trouble did she smile triumphantly and take the initiative.
No wonder the male and female leads on TV want to stick together and kiss 24 hours a day once they fall in love... this feeling is indeed a bit addictive.
It wasn't until even the superhuman Gwen felt a bit out of breath that the two finally separated.
Gwen panted heavily, feeling her whole body go soft and sticky, yet she still spoke stubbornly:
"Just, just this once, don't let it happen again!"
Actually, for some reason, a strange thought had been lingering in her mind:
I really want to try it again with Peter while hanging upside down... but she felt that doing so would be too forward, and she worried Peter might think she was some kind of easy girl because of it.
"You sure, just this once?" Peter whispered in Gwen's ear, deliberately stimulating the already very sensitive Little Spider.
"Just, just this once!" Gwen's body was trembling uncontrollably, yet she remained stubborn. Only after a long while did she realize Peter might be unhappy because of this, so she weakly added:
"I, I think... it's a bit too fast."
Peter:...One can only say that American teenagers are truly open when they are open, and truly conservative when they are conservative... "Alright, I respect your choice." Peter was playing the part of a man whose words are but fleeting ghosts.
But Gwen clearly fell for it.
Hearing this, she smiled until her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
The two sat down on the top of the tower, and Gwen leaned her head on Peter's shoulder and asked:
"Peter, when exactly did you find out I was Ghost-Spider, and where did your power come from?"
"From the moment you were bitten by that radioactive spider at Osborn, I already expected you might undergo a mutation. Don't forget, the Decay Rate Algorithm was developed by my parents."
"As for where my power came from..."
Peter looked into Gwen's deep blue eyes and whispered in her ear:
"Of course, I obtained it to protect you."
He wasn't exactly lying; he indeed obtained the horse talisman to ensure Gwen wouldn't mutate.
Hearing that Peter knew she was Ghost-Spider from the very beginning, Gwen couldn't help but blush again.
So it turns out Peter had been teasing her since then!
How is this guy so bad!
Even though Gwen's heart was full of sweetness, she still said the opposite of what she felt:
"Stop it! Seriously, how did you get your abilities? Oh, right, and this..."
As Gwen spoke, she took the emerald dragon scale out of her pocket.
Seeing the emerald dragon scale, Peter couldn't help but be a bit stunned:
"Why didn't Felicia take it with her?"
"She said you originally lent it to her to use, and now that the trouble is resolved, it should naturally be returned to its owner," Gwen replied.
Looking at the emerald dragon scale in Gwen's hand, Peter couldn't help but think even more highly of Felicia for a moment.
No wonder she could gain the recognition of the emerald dragon scale; she really is a pure and good woman.
Hmm... speaking of which, what was that saying from the old master again?