It seemed this journey was indeed a bit "nutritionally excessive" for certain single individuals.
After the plane landed... "Jade~ wait!"
Victor, wearing a harmless, brilliant smile on his face, quickly caught up to Jade, who was about to leave with Jackie Chan.
In his hand, he held a "gift box" meticulously wrapped with colorful ribbon, of considerable thickness.
"Here, a parting gift for you!"
Victor shoved the box into Jade's arms, winked, his tone so sincere it was flawless.
"This is a 'travel souvenir' Venom and I just rushed to customize for you, an exclusive collector's edition!"
Jade looked at the heavy box in her arms, then at Victor's "praise me for being thoughtful" expression, and a sense of foreboding instantly rose in her heart.
She carefully untied the ribbon and lifted the lid—
Inside, neatly stacked, were several handwritten workbooks. On top, considerately placed, was a box of twelve scented answer pencils!
"Victor—!!!"
Jade's little face flushed red with anger, her hands holding the box trembling.
"You... you sly fox! Big jerk! I'm gonna get you!"
She raised the box, wanting to smash it at Victor, but Victor nimbly dodged, even sticking out his tongue playfully with a grin.
"Hey now, don't get so excited!"
Victor clasped his hands together, his expression the epitome of innocent yet punchable.
"I'm just thinking about your studies! Look at you, so young and already obsessed with card games. How can that be? Knowledge is power! These are compiled by Venom and me, combining multi-dimensional knowledge essences, guaranteed to make you win at the starting line!"
At that moment, Jackie Chan also walked over. He first looked at the hopping-mad, teary-eyed Jade, then at the "gift" Victor had given, and a look of sudden understanding mixed with gratitude appeared on his face.
"Victor! Thank you so much!"
Jackie Chan grasped Victor's hand, shaking it vigorously, his tone filled with sincerity.
"I was just worrying about how to cure her of this playful habit! Your gift is so timely and meaningful!"
As he spoke, Jackie Chan very naturally took the box full of workbooks from Jade's arms, and smoothly also pulled out Jade's bulging little pouch, filled with the gems she had won, and stuffed it into his own backpack.
"It's not safe for a child to carry so many valuable things. Uncle will keep them for you until you grow up, okay?"
Jackie Chan spoke with such earnestness and conviction.
Jade watched her hard-won gems change hands in an instant, then looked down at her empty hands and the large stack of workbooks tightly held in her uncle's arms... "Wah—!!!"
This time, she truly couldn't hold back. Sadness, grievance, and anger intertwined, transforming into a wail that echoed to the heavens.
That cry was heartbreaking, tear-inducing, like a small beast whose entire hoard had been stolen.
Victor watched Jade crying her eyes out, contentedly stroked his chin, a look of sweet revenge spreading across his face. He even whistled leisurely.
"You... your vindictiveness is a bit too strong."
Enid walked to Victor's side, watching Jade being half-coaxed, half-carried away by Jackie Chan, still turning back to glare at Victor with tearful eyes. She shook her head helplessly and gently poked Victor's side.
Her azure-blue eyes held a bit of reproach, but more so an indulgent and amused understanding of his true nature.
"The little girl just won a dozen or so rounds against you? You're sometimes just like a kid, holding grudges over the smallest things."
Victor chuckled, Go with the flow putting his arm around Enid's shoulder, proudly raising an eyebrow.
"This is called reciprocity! Besides, I'm just helping her adapt to the 'harshness' of society in advance. No need to thank me~"
Wednesday, standing slightly behind, looked at Victor's childish and smug appearance, and expressionlessly uttered two words:
"Immature."
But in her eyes, there flashed a trace of amusement so fleeting it was almost imperceptible.
Clearly, regarding Victor's childish "revenge" behavior, although she voiced disdain, internally she wasn't averse to it, even finding it... somewhat amusing?
Victor paid no mind to Wednesday's "sharp tongue." Instead, he leaned over and quickly planted a kiss on her cool cheek.
Then, laughing, he dodged the hand Wednesday instinctively swung at him. With one hand holding Enid's and the other attempting to pull Wednesday along, he strode spiritedly towards the exit.
"Let's go! I'll take you back to the Hotel Transylvania to have a look."
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