America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

“Mary Jane is actually a very strong-willed person. If you offer her money, she most likely won’t accept it.”

"But if you hide the money in a farewell gift you give her, and then text her after she arrives at her aunt's house in New Jersey, she won't be able to return the money."

“If she’s too strong-willed and runs back to New York from New Jersey to pay back the money, then your relationship with her is over, Peter,” Li Qun said.

“I can give her two books, and I’ll hide the money inside them,” Peter said.

“You could also give her a doll and hide the two envelopes inside the doll’s stuffing,” Li Qun suggested.

Peter nodded.

"Go back to sleep early."

"Going to box to earn a few bucks is still too risky."

"Thank you, Liqun, you are my best friend."

Peter suddenly hugged Liqun in the car. Liqun tried to push Peter away, but Peter was very strong and Liqun couldn't push him away.

"Okay, I know I'm your best friend now. Harry might be jealous of me."

Peter released Li Qun, who breathed a sigh of relief.

Peter got out of the car, waved at the Mazda's window, and walked home, turning back every three steps.

Li Qun leaned back into the driver's seat, watching Peter's figure disappear into the night.

"I've escaped a disaster," Li Qun muttered to himself.

As Li Qun drove out tonight, he vaguely saw a woman appear in front of his car. He saw this mysterious woman walk through the windshield and hug him.

Li Qun became highly alert, and a very bad premonition arose in his heart.

When Li Qun parked his car on the side of the road to wait for Peter, he felt someone was watching him from under a streetlamp in the distance.

When Li Qun suddenly turned his head to look at the streetlights in the distance, he vaguely saw a woman's figure disappear in the dim light.

Death had its sights on him.

The woman embracing herself represents "death".

Why can I sense that "death" is targeting me?

It was the Great Sage's consciousness and form that were giving him a warning.

"Death" exists, and the Great Sage's form and consciousness can perceive the existence of the "Lady of Death".

You can't take Peter to fight in underground boxing matches to make money.

Li Qun had a vision of his own death that night. He would be shot, just like Uncle Ben, possibly by accidental discharge of a firearm, an unpredictable accident.

How could he possibly be shot and killed? Couldn't even the Golden Cudgel protect him?

With the force of "death" interfering, Li Qun dared not take the risk.

……

Peter gently knocked on Mary Jane's bedroom window. Mary Jane got out of bed, put on her coat, opened the window, and let Peter into her bedroom.

"Mary Jane, this is for you."

Peter pulled out a 60cm tall teddy bear from behind his back and handed it to Mary Jane.

"A gift for me?"

“I remember this was a Christmas present that my mother and I picked out for you when you were little.” Mary Jane looked at the teddy bear Peter had given her.

"Give it a big hug, and it will make a sound saying 'I love you'."

Mary Jane hugged the teddy bear to her chest, and the teddy bear's heart emitted a cute "I love you".

“I hope it can stay with you in New Jersey, Mary Jane,” Peter said.

"I will."

“Peter, I’m going back to college in New York. You don’t need to be too sad,” Mary Jane said to Peter.

"I'm going back to sleep. I'm so sorry to have woken you up."

Peter climbed out the window, lightly jumped over the eaves, and tiptoed back to his bedroom.

Peter stood by the window, glanced back at the opposite side, and Mary Jane waved to him, and Peter waved back.

……

……

The next day at noon, Peter sat on the steps in front of the house and watched as Mary Jane's Aunt Anna parked her car in front of Mary Jane's house.

When the time for parting arrived, Peter helped Mary Jane carry her luggage to Aunt Anna's car and waved goodbye to Mary Jane once again.

Peter and Mary Jane didn't say much.

As Mary Jane drove away in Aunt Anna's car, Peter felt a part of his soul leave with her.

Peter sat on the steps in front of his house, lost in thought, his mind blank.

"Mary Jane is gone?"

Li Qun walked to Peter's house and sat on the steps in front of Peter's house.

"gone."

"How many hours has it been?" Li Qun asked.

“I can text her now.” Peter took out his phone, opened the text message drafts, and sent the message he had already edited.

Chapter 156 Who is she?

On the first day of school, the principal stood on the stage in the auditorium and delivered a speech, emphasizing various old issues to the students below the stage, just as he had done in previous years.

Liqun, Peter, Gwen, and Harry moved up to the 12th grade, reaching the highest level of the school's student class.

"What's wrong with Peter? Why does he look so sullen?" Harry Osborn asked Li Qun in a low voice.

“Harry, didn’t you notice someone’s missing today?” Li Qun said to Harry.

“Who’s missing? I only noticed one extra. Li Qun, look at that dark-haired girl, I haven’t seen her last semester,” Harry whispered to Li Qun.

“I know her,” Peter said, turning to the two of them.

"Her name is Stephanie, Stephanie White, and she just moved to New York last month."

"Peter, how do you know so much?" Harry raised an eyebrow and looked at Peter Parker with considerable surprise.

“Because her father was Aunt May’s client, and I was with Aunt May when she was showing her family houses,” Peter said to Harry in a flat tone.

“Peter, could you do me a favor? Could you get her phone number for me? She looks like she’s in our year too,” Harry said to Peter with a smile.

"I'll give it a try."

When the opening assembly ended, each student dragged their chair back to the classroom. On the way, Peter, Lillian, and Harry quickly caught up with their new classmate, Stephanie.

Peter greeted Stephanie, and Stephanie stopped and looked at the three of them.

“I remember you, you’re Parker, right?” Stephanie gave Peter a friendly smile.

"Yes, thank you for remembering me."

“I didn’t know you would come to our school. This is my friend, Harry and Lillian,” Peter introduced.

"Hello, I transferred here last year. You can call me Leon, or if you can pronounce it correctly, you can call me by my real name, Li Qun." Li Qun pointed to himself without shaking hands with Stephanie.

"I'm Harry Osborne, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Harry extended his hand, and Stephanie gave him a brief handshake.

"What are you doing?" Gwen's head popped out from behind the three people and saw Stephanie being "surrounded" by them.

"Are you bullying the new student?" Gwen asked.

“No, it’s just that Peter said he met Stephanie before school started, and we’re here to make friends with her.” Harry stepped aside to make room for Gwen.

“Harry, do you want your new classmates’ contact information? Neither Lillian nor Peter would ever think of that,” Gwen said to Harry.

“I admit, I want to be friends with Stephanie.”

"Excuse me for being so bold, Miss Stephanie, could you please provide me with your contact information?"

Harry suddenly became a gentleman, exuding a classic aristocratic air. Gwen, Lillian, and Peter could tell at a glance that this was the result of the education given by the former Duke Leopold.

“Of course, I’d love to make new friends at a new school,” Stephanie said.

“My father said that Midtown High School is the best public high school in New York City.”

“Your father is right,” Harry said with a smile.

“You don’t mind if I write my phone number on your hand, do you?” Stephanie asked.

"Of course I don't mind."

Harry confidently extended his hand, and Stephanie wrote a string of numbers in his palm. Harry felt a slight itch in his palm.

"See you in the classroom," Harry said.

Stephanie dragged her chair quickly towards her classroom, and Harry, watching her retreating figure, kept repeating, "OMG! OMG!"

"Don't you think she has a very special air about her?" Harry asked Peter, turning to him.

“She has a smart streak,” Gwen said.

"Harry, hurry back to the classroom, class is about to start," Li Qun said.

Harry nodded.

Li Qun, Peter, and Gwen intentionally chose the same class schedules and will continue to work together this semester.

The three of them entered the classroom last, but there weren't many good seats left. There were empty seats in the first three rows, so the three of them had to sit separately.

"what's the situation?"

Li Qun discovered that Stephanie was in the same classroom and taking the same class as them, which meant that Stephanie's academic performance was at a different level than Harry's.

"Hi, Peter, see you in the classroom."

Peter sat in the seat in front of Stephanie, and Stephanie poked Peter in the back with her pen.