American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 250 Fighting Landlords

About half an hour later, the bathroom door finally opened. Steam mixed with the scent of shower gel hit me in the face. Poison Ivy and Xiao Xian came out wrapped in bath towels, with wet water droplets on their bodies.

Harley pretended to focus on her phone, but her peripheral vision was always following the two people's movements. She tried hard not to look up, for fear that her little action just now would be discovered.

Poison Ivy walked lightly to the changing basket and leaned over slightly. Her eyes swept over the clothes in the basket, and then she showed a meaningful smile.

She looked up at Harry who was pretending to be immersed in the world of mobile phone, and the curve of her mouth deepened.

"Harley," Poison Ivy called softly, with a hint of teasing in her tone, "Is there anything interesting about the phone?"

Harley looked up sharply, trying to act nonchalantly: "Oh, nothing special, just checking the news."

Poison Ivy nodded meaningfully: "Really? I hope you're not bored."

"I'm going to do the laundry," Poison Ivy said, picking up the clothes in the basket. "Harley, if you need anything, just let me know."

"Okay, no problem." Harley said nonchalantly.

After Poison Ivy left, Harley finally breathed a sigh of relief, but her heart was still beating fast. She was not sure if Poison Ivy had noticed her little move.

After changing his clothes, Xiao Xian walked to the living room and prepared to sit on the sofa. At this moment, he noticed an obvious wet mark on the sofa.

"Huh?" Xiao Xian looked at the mark in confusion, "Harry, why is the sofa wet here?"

Ha Li looked up suddenly, and her face flushed instantly. When she saw where Xiao Xian was pointing, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

"Oh, that," Harry stammered, trying to come up with a reasonable explanation, "maybe I just spilled the water accidentally. I wasn't paying attention when I drank the water."

Xiao Xian nodded, seeming to accept this explanation. "It's okay, I'll help you clean it up." He said, standing up to get a tissue.

"No!" Harley almost yelled, jumping up from the sofa. She realized that she was overreacting, and quickly slowed down her tone, "I mean, don't bother you. I got it wet, I'll just wipe it off."

Xiao Xian looked at Ha Li's intense reaction but didn't say anything more. "Okay, if you insist."

Ha Li quickly stood up and got a tissue. She turned her back to Xiao Xian and pretended to focus on wiping the sofa, but in fact she was trying to calm her pounding heart and burning cheeks.

"I hope he doesn't get suspicious." Harry prayed in his heart, secretly regretting his own gaffe.

Harley was concentrating on wiping the sofa, trying to hide her embarrassment. However, Xiao Xian's eyes fell on her pants. "Uh, Harley," Xiao Xian teased, "the back of your pants seems to be wet too."

Harley stood up suddenly, her blush deepened. She looked down at her pants and indeed found a noticeable wet spot on the back. Her heartbeat accelerated again, and her mind raced, trying to find a reasonable explanation.

"Oh, well," Harry stammered, "maybe I just sat on the wet couch. You know, I noticed it was wet and I sat on it by accident."

Xiao Xian nodded thoughtfully, but there was still a hint of doubt in his eyes. "I see. But you have to be careful not to catch a cold."

At this moment, Poison Ivy came out with a glass of water in her hand. She glanced between Harley and Xiao Xian, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"What's wrong? Did anything interesting happen?" Poison Ivy asked with obvious teasing in her tone.

Harry felt her face was so hot that it was about to smoke. She lowered her head and pretended to continue wiping the sofa, hoping to avoid this embarrassing scene.

"Nothing," Xiao Xian replied, "Harley accidentally wet the sofa and pants."

Poison Ivy chuckled, walked over to Harley, and patted her shoulder. "It's okay, Harley. This kind of thing can happen to anyone. Why don't you go change your pants first? I have a spare pair."

Harley looked at Poison Ivy and nodded, "Thank you, I'll go change it right away."

After saying that, Harley fled to Poison Ivy's room, feeling both ashamed and relieved. After closing the door, Harley leaned against it and took a deep breath, feeling an inexplicable sense of excitement.

After changing her clothes, Harley returned to her room and sat on the bed, browsing her phone, trying to distract herself and forget the embarrassing scene. Suddenly, the door was pushed open and Poison Ivy walked in.

"Harry, I don't mind sharing good things with you. You can come with me to play cards with him tonight. How about it? Some light entertainment?"

Harley was stunned for a moment, she lowered her head, and twisted her fingers together nervously, as if she was having a fierce inner struggle.

After a moment, Harley raised her head with a look of determination and hesitation in her eyes: "I can't betray the Joker." She paused and added: "But I can go and watch you play cards."

Poison Ivy raised her eyebrows and showed a meaningful smile on her face: "Oh? Just watching us play cards? Are you sure you don't want to join?"

Harry bit his lower lip and insisted, "Yes, I'm just... observing."

(End of this chapter)