"At such a young age, instead of studying properly, your mind is always filled with these messy thoughts."
Listening to Wanda's question, Adam pinched her face, a bit speechless:
"I am a normal man; I only like women, not men."
"However, your brother here prefers more mature women. I'm not interested in those young girls at school."
He didn't want his sister to misunderstand him as gay.
As a man who had lived two lives, totaling over thirty years, and leaned towards grand principles, he naturally preferred slightly more mature women.
At least they should be in their twenties.
The young girls at school who liked him were all underage; he wasn't a pervert, so how could he be interested in them?
"Mature women."
Hearing Adam's answer, Wanda was both delighted and disappointed.
She was delighted that Adam was a normal man and didn't have the sexual orientation issues she had worried about. She was disappointed that Adam liked mature women, and she was still four years away from adulthood.
"No, I must keep a close eye on him these next few years, cut off all of Adam's romantic prospects, and wait until I'm mature…"
Snapping back to reality, Wanda looked at Adam with a serious expression:
"Adam, I think men should prioritize their careers. Romance is something that needs careful consideration. There's a saying that goes…"
"Love is a war without smoke and gunpowder; someone always gets hurt in the end. Love is a kind of bondage, it makes people lose their freedom."
"So, don't rush into dating, and definitely don't marry early."
Listening to Wanda babbling on, her mouth full of pessimistic ideas about love, Adam was utterly bewildered.
He remembered Wanda as a super romantic, with an extraordinary longing for marriage. How did she suddenly become so pessimistic about love and marriage?
Could it be…
Adam's expression instantly changed:
"Wanda, tell me, did something happen? Did some boy at school hurt you? When we get back, I'll break his leg!"
The only thing he could think of now was that Wanda had dated someone at school and then been dumped or cheated on. Otherwise, why would she suddenly become so pessimistic about love and marriage?
Although he wasn't against Wanda dating, if this was the situation, he was still very displeased. Breaking an arm or a leg was already him holding back; otherwise, he would surely take the other person's life.
"No, I've never dated. I don't even look at those rotten apples at school. I just think it's better for men to date after they turn twenty."
"That way, love will be perfect, and marriage will be happy."
"I read this in a very famous book about love and marriage."
Wanda quickly explained, not wanting Adam to misunderstand.
"There's such a saying?"
Adam was also stunned. He had never heard of such a claim before—that if a man dates after twenty, he will have perfect love and a happy marriage.
He was sixteen this year, meaning he still had four years.
However, he estimated that four years might not be enough. His priority now was to improve his strength. He probably wouldn't date within ten years unless he truly met someone he particularly liked.
"We're here. Let's go down."
As they chatted, Adam realized they had already flown to the Doom Corporation's space Base.
Chatting with Wanda, the little chatterbox, time always flew by quickly, and a long time passed without him noticing.
"I can't do it, I absolutely cannot do it!"
On the large launchpad of the space Base, Ben Grimm was leaning on the guardrail, shouting angrily.
His friend, Reed Richards, next to him, asked in confusion:
"The external Rocket launcher, the orbital engine—these are all the same as the spaceships you've flown before. Why can't you do it?"
"I mean I can't be Johnny Storm's stupid sidekick."
"Do you know how he got fired from the space agency?"
"During intern training, he secretly brought two lingerie models into the simulated cockpit and then crashed into a wall."
"Make me his sidekick? I absolutely refuse!"
Ben roared at Reed.
Reed grimaced and tried to appease him:
"Calm down, Ben. He's just a bit full of youthful exuberance. Young people are always like this; don't take him seriously."
There was no other way. Doom Corporation had specified that Johnny would be the astronaut for this experiment. Unless they abandoned the experiment, they could only accept this outcome.
Johnny was Susan's brother, and Doom liked Susan, so it was naturally impossible to replace Johnny.
Just as the two were arguing, a voice suddenly interrupted them.
"Good morning, Dr. Reed, Mr. Ben."
Looking up, they saw Adam, holding a girl, slowly descending from the air.
"Good morning, Mr. Adam!"
Seeing Adam appear, Reed and Ben immediately greeted him with some excitement.
They knew Adam's identity and had watched the live broadcast that day. They held deep respect for Adam's act of saving humanity.
"This is…?"
"This is my sister, Wanda. She wanted to see a space shuttle launch, so I brought her to watch."
Adam introduced Wanda, and Wanda politely greeted the two uncles.
After only a couple of sentences, the iron gate behind the launchpad guardrail opened, and a stunning beauty wearing a blue, open-chested bodysuit appeared before them.
"Ben, Johnny has arrived. It's time to try on the spacesuit and prepare to calibrate the instruments!"
The person who arrived was none other than the future Invisible Woman, Susan Storm.
"Oh, Mr. Adam, you're here too. Victor was just mentioning you. He's really looking forward to your attendance at this ceremony."
"Thank you, Ms. Susan. You look very beautiful in that outfit. Is it the latest spacesuit?"
Adam observed Susan and praised her generously.
Susan Storm's outfit today certainly highlighted her figure, especially with the top half-open, making her look even more sexy and mature.
Moreover, Adam felt it was necessary to befriend the mother of the future omnipotent Franklin.
"Yes, this is the latest spacesuit invented by our company. On the outside, it just looks like a normal bodysuit, but in reality, it's like a second skin that can adapt to the body's needs."
Susan explained with a smile.
Just then, Wanda, behind Adam, seemed to perform a Transfiguration spell, instantly appearing in front of Adam, separating him and Susan. She extended her hand to Susan with a slight smile:
"Hello, Miss. My name is Wanda."
"Hello, Miss Wanda."
Susan paused for a moment, then also extended her hand with a smile.
However, she didn't know why, but she felt that this young girl named Wanda, despite her smiling face, had a murderous aura in her eyes. She wondered if it was just her imagination.