Jemma looked a little surprised at Su Zhan's attire. His muscular build made her blush, especially since his boxer briefs were so obvious. She might not have had any experience with men, but she wasn't clueless. Seeing Jemma's shy look, Su Zhan smiled and joked, "What's this? Coming to my door in the middle of the night-are you ready?"
"No, no!" Jemma shook her head quickly. "I just realized that Michael was about to self-destruct, but after you knocked him out, the Centipede serum seemed to stabilize. Since you absorbed the Extremis virus, I wanted to ask you about it. Maybe there's a solution in your experience!"
"Come in first," Su Zhan said, taking Jemma's hand and inviting her inside, closing the door behind her.
"You came to my room like this-aren't you afraid someone will see and misunderstand?" Su Zhan teased, looking at the nervous Jemma.
"No one saw me. Skye… Skye was already asleep," Jemma replied.
Su Zhan grinned. "You sound like you're here for a secret date, waiting until Skye fell asleep."
Jemma lowered her head, too embarrassed to respond.
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Whatever you want to ask, I promise to answer," Su Zhan said, then lay his head on her lap, smiling contentedly.
Jemma had never experienced anything like this. Looking at Su Zhan lying on her lap, especially the way he gazed at her, she didn't know what to do and forgot the questions she'd planned to ask.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to you until you're ready."
"Oh… okay." Jemma took a deep breath, calmed herself, and began to ask her questions. Su Zhan was very cooperative, especially when it came to his experience with the Extremis virus, which he explained in detail. His insights were valuable and might even help her find a solution to the Centipede serum.
Unknowingly, they talked for a long time. When they finally realized how late it was, Jemma whispered, "It's so late-I should go back to rest. Thank you!"
"Alright," Su Zhan replied, rolling over and noticing Jemma sigh quietly, still a bit nervous.
"I have to say, lying here was very comfortable. This is the first time I've used a woman's lap as a pillow-it feels great," Su Zhan said with a smile.
"Really? Has Skye ever…?" Jemma asked, surprised.
"Really!" Su Zhan nodded seriously, then whispered, "Okay, go get some rest."
"Alright, I'm going back. Good night!"
"Good night!"
As Jemma stood up and headed for the door, Su Zhan suddenly said, "Next time you're alone with me, try wearing a skirt or shorts. Your legs are beautiful-I'd hate for them to stay hidden."
"I… I know," Jemma replied shyly, then left.
The next day, Su Zhan woke up around noon. When he came out, he saw Skye on the sofa, playing on her computer, while Jemma and Fitz were probably in the lab. The two of them were scientific geniuses-especially Fitz-and worked together perfectly, at least in experiments. If the story followed its original path, those two would have had feelings for each other, but now… clearly, things had changed! Because of Su Zhan's presence, many things had naturally shifted.
"There's something going on!" Coulson suddenly called out.
"Peru. We found an 0-8-4!"
"What's an 0-8-4?" Skye asked curiously.
"0-8-4 means an object of unknown origin-just like you and Su Zhan," Coulson explained. To put it simply, both Skye and Su Zhan were of mysterious origin, especially Su Zhan. As for Skye, her background wasn't much clearer, which was why she came to S.H.I.E.L.D. to investigate her own past.
"We use this code to determine if something is useful or a threat. The last 0-8-4 we found was very interesting," Coulson continued.
"What was it?" Su Zhan asked casually.
"A hammer."
As soon as Su Zhan heard the word "hammer," he immediately realized it must refer to Thor's hammer. When Thor first arrived on Earth, his hammer appeared before he did, and Coulson had overseen that case.
Peru, dense jungle.
After the plane landed, the group took an off-road vehicle and soon arrived at an archaeological excavation site.
"I'm going to park the car somewhere remote. It's too open here," May said. After everyone got out, she drove away to find a better spot.
Coulson and the others walked through the jungle and arrived at a pyramid-like structure. A man emerged-likely the person in charge. Coulson went over to speak with him, while Su Zhan quietly reminded the team, "Everyone, be careful. I have a feeling this place isn't safe."
"I heard there are rebels in this area, and there's been ongoing conflict," Fitz said nervously.
"Either way, stay alert and try to stick close to me," Su Zhan advised.
Soon, the conversation ended, and they were invited inside for testing. Su Zhan noticed something embedded in the wall: 0-8-4, an unidentified object known to be extremely powerful.
Su Zhan wondered if he could take the object for himself but ultimately decided against it. Although it was dangerous, it wasn't practical, he didn't have the means to turn it into a super-weapon, nor anywhere to store it. Besides, he didn't want to arouse suspicion.
He had no intention of leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. for now, at least not until Skye awakened her Inhuman abilities. So, after a brief look, he left the site.
His current system level was still too low, limiting what he could do. If only he could open a plane he could enter and exit at will-then he could make it his base, store things safely, and experiment freely. With so many powerful items in the world, it was hard to guarantee none would attract unwanted attention.
The road to becoming a king was a long one!