CHAPTER 56: You've Changed...

Happy time always flies by...

Jean, wearing a pink bikini, got out of the pool and went to Arthur: "Arthur, you seem to like sunbathing."

"I really envy you, even though you sunbathe all the time, your body doesn't get tanned."

Jean discovered that whenever Arthur was free, he would enjoy the sun on the sun lounger.

This kind of relaxed air is really enviable.

Mainly Lara Jean.

In your life, being able to enjoy the sun with such peace of mind is practically a luxury.

She also gradually fell in love with the atmosphere around Arthur...

Relaxed and cozy.....

No escape, no fight...

"Next time you can put on sunscreen and come sunbathe with me, it's very comfortable."

"The sun at this time is the most comfortable."

Jean also lay down, his body still dripping with water, revealing a fascination that would leave any man speechless.

In the pool, there was Gwen...

The swimsuit she chose this time was relatively conservative, but it still couldn't hide her proud figure.

Especially recently, with Arthur's care.

It adds a special kind of beauty.

This is also a beautiful view that only Arthur could appreciate.

If these two beauties go to the public pool or beach for a swim, they will surely gather a group of people wanting to start a conversation.

Jean took a sip of milk tea and became more relaxed...

"Arthur, you are truly amazing..."

Originally, Jean just wanted to praise Arthur for being able to cook, make desserts, and write books.

But in this kind of environment, saying such words will inevitably make people daydream.

Even Jean, who said this sentence, suddenly turned slightly red.

(What did I just say?)

Arthur looked at Jean deliberately, he definitely knew what she wanted to express.

But it doesn't stop him from misinterpreting what Jean meant by his eyes...

Jean immediately explained: "No, no, Arthur, you misunderstood. I mean that you are very powerful..."

"Hum?"

Jean suddenly blushed: "I mean, there are very few people like you in this world."

"......"

Only then did Jean realize that she was being bullied by Arthur!

After looking at him resentfully, she stood up again and jumped into the pool to play with Gwen.

The Red Queen's projection also appeared at this moment...

[Miss Gwen, your father sent you a message, he said he will pick you up now.]

Gwen, in the pool, was immediately surprised.

If George finds out that she is not at university now, he will interrogate her.

"Arthur, I need to go back to college..."

"Okay, go change first, I'll wait for you in the car."

"Jean, I'm going now."

Jean nodded, "OK."

Jean also knew what happened recently during the conversation with Gwen, and comforted her.

And I told Gwen to let me know if she needs any help.

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Out from Empire State University.

George's car is parked at the door...

Looking at the silent and peaceful campus, George sighed helplessly, if not for Peter's words.

He wouldn't worry so much about Gwen.

As his wife said, Gwen is no longer a child, and it is useless to keep holding her all the time.

Soon, he saw Gwen leaving the campus.

"Gwen, starting today I'll pick you up from school."

George didn't explain why, worried that Gwen might become moody again.

"Hum."

Unexpectedly, Gwen agreed so readily...

Gwen also knew that George was worried about her safety, so she definitely did not object to George's actions.

George smiled knowingly...

Your daughter has been very obedient since she was a child.

After getting into the car, George was also talking to Gwen along the way, and while they were talking, George suddenly said, "Gwen, do you know Arthur Morgan?"

Gwen suddenly became nervous.

Did George hear anything?

"Of course."

"I'm a fan of his books."

George continued, "I mean, do you know him personally?"

"Dad, why are you asking me this all of a sudden?"

"That's right, haven't I read his books lately? I remember you telling me he had come to your university for a book signing."

"So I wanted to ask if you know him personally."

Hearing this, Gwen let out a long sigh...

(Phew~ Turns out that was it...)

Gwen rummaged through her backpack and pulled something out.

"Dad, look!"

Taking advantage of the red light, George turned his head curiously and saw Gwen pick up a copy of the Harry Potter book.

Arthur's signature is impressively on the title page.

This made George envious.

After reading her books for this period, he also became a fan of Arthur's books, he wanted to ask Gwen if he could get an autograph.

"Por que Harry Potter?"

"Ah?"

Gwen didn't understand what George meant. Isn't Harry Potter one of Arthur's books?

"If you make Arthur sign it, you should sign it 'A Song of Ice and Fire'."

[A/N: For those who don't know, 'A Song of Ice and Fire' is the name of the Game Of Thrones book.]

Apparently, George prefers A Song of Ice and Fire.

"Dad, are you also a fan of Arthur's books?"

George immediately noticed a hint of intimacy in Gwen's words.

"Do you just call him Arthur...?"

"Everyone in the book club calls him that, and Dad, don't change the subject, you're a fan of Arthur's books too, aren't you!?"

Gwen changed the subject immediately.

It was absolutely impossible for George to admit this, so he could only stubbornly say, "As your father, I don't want you to become like those crazy girls who fall in love with celebrities."

"And I'm not a bookworm, I'm a cop, I don't read books that affect my job."

If George knew about Gwen's current situation with Arthur, he would probably stop the car in anger and go directly to look for Arthur.

So fiercely...

I would ask for a unique signature on your book!

"Really? Dad?"

"But of course."

George continued driving seriously.

"Okay, don't talk to the driver while driving."

"I'll send you back quickly, I still have tasks to complete at the police station."

"That is good..."

Gwen didn't speak to George anymore either, she sat silently in her seat and looked out the window at the scenery.

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About that...

After sending Gwen back home, Arthur saw that Jean was alone on the roof looking at the landscape in the distance.

She also wore a white shirt, through which she could vaguely see the purple swimsuit underneath.

The lower body is still naturally exposed.

"That woman..."

That shirt is his.

Arthur smiled, walked to the kitchen counter and poured wine into two glasses.

A tea with milk is definitely more delicious.

But there are some atmospheres that only wine can adjust.

On the roof, Arthur walked up to Jean and placed the wine in his hand.

"Arthur, why not milk tea this time?"

"I think you have something on your mind, so drinking some wine will make you feel better..."

Jean took the wine from Arthur's hand and took a sip: "It's not as good as milk tea, but it's not bad."

"Is there more?"

"Definitely."

Arthur brought two bottles.

"Let's drink together..."

Arthur sat down next to him, he knew Jean must have a lot to talk about.

It is impossible to say that there is no complaint in your heart.

If she really had no complaints, the Phoenix's power wouldn't have completely exploded later, changing from Phoenix to Dark Phoenix.

[A/N: A very good arc in the comics but adapted very poorly in the movies.]

Although this happened much later.

But it's also enough to see that Jean has been repressing her emotions all these years.

So when that emotion explodes, it will be devastating.

So Arthur isn't drinking with Jean now.

It's saving the world~

Hum!

Perfect and reasonable!

The effect of alcohol is still very strong and after a few drinks, Jean was already a little drunk.

"Arthur, I was so lucky to meet you at that ball."

"I feel like this meeting was predestined."

"How to say."

Arthur took a light sip of wine.

Although alcohol doesn't make him drunk now, he really can't get used to the taste of wine.

It's not that it's difficult to drink.

He just wasn't used to it.

Jean stood up from his chair while holding his wine glass and looked at the distant landscape: "Actually, before I met you, I felt that there was only darkness in front of me."

"It's like there's no place for me in this world."

"Or that I shouldn't have come into this world."

As she said this, Jean's mood began to change.

Vaguely, Arthur felt an extremely powerful force exuding from her.

(Is this the strength of the Phoenix?)

Jean seemed to feel this too, and once again tried his best to calm his emotions.

"What you may not know is that Charles was warning me the whole time."

"I have a cage set up by him in my body."

"Although I also know he's doing this for my own good, I really don't like the feeling of being watched all the time."

Even though Jean is an X-Man, she has the powerful Phoenix force in her body.

But in the final analysis, she is still a twenty year old girl, what she needs is not all kinds of names.

But from someone who can protect her and understand her.

That feeling she felt here with Arthur.

Arthur stood up and walked to Jean's side: "That's what I don't like about Charles."

"He is such a coward."

Jean also wanted to defend Professor X, but after seeing Arthur's eyes, she didn't know where to start.

She also defended last time, but was completely dismantled by Arthur.

"The power in you is yours."

"As a veteran who uses telepathic power, what he did was not teach you how to control that power, but he feared that power and sealed it away."

Jean looked at Arthur in surprise: "Arthur, do you know?"

"I definitely know a lot..."

If it were someone else right now, Jean would definitely ask why the other party knew so much.

But living with him during this period made Jean understand that Arthur seemed to know a lot of things and that he had no malice towards her.

Arthur never asked her much.

How could she ask him these things?

Arthur continued, "Haven't you noticed that your body's power only responds when your mood fluctuates?"

"Your power is responding to your feelings, to your heart."

"You must not listen to Professor X and suppress it, but learn to feel it and control it."

Jean: "Feel and control…"

This is something she never thought of.

She grew up under Professor X's education, so Professor X said that this force would bring disaster to the world.

She believed his words.

But now the facts have proven that Professor X was not right.

"But Arthur, what if I can't control this force?"

Arthur smiled slightly, "It's okay, I'm here."

These words, were like a sharp sword, completely cutting through the shield around Jean's heart.

She imagined countless times that someone might say these words to her.

Today it finally happened.

"Arthur, thank you~"

Jean suddenly hugged Arthur, buried her head in his chest and began to cry.

To vent the emotions accumulated over the years.

Suddenly, countless emotions found an outlet and came out along with her tears instead of expressing it in the form of the Phoenix's strength.

If the current Professor X could sense Jean's mood, it would certainly scare him and all the X-Men.

It's a shame that Professor X was completely disconnected from Jean due to the suppression field.

Arthur hugged Jean, feeling the feeling transmitted in front of him.

While it might not normally seem like much of a difference, Arthur can now be sure of one thing.

(Hmmm~)

(Hers is bigger.)

Half an hour later, Jean's mood had improved greatly, and she looked at Arthur with tears in her eyes.

This time it wasn't Arthur who took the initiative, but Jean lifted her toes and sealed Arthur's lips.

Compared to Gwen, Jean is much bolder.

Maybe it's because she's faced more things and is more mature.

Or maybe Arthur opened his heart completely.

In short, only Jean herself knows the reason.

All Arthur could do was answer Jean, then pick her up and carry her back to the room.

[A/N: The chapter is already very long, so I'll update a special one with the lemon.]

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Instituto Xavier.

Professor X tried to contact Jean again, but found he could no longer reach her.

But there was no feeling of anxiety in his heart.

"Forget it, maybe it's a good thing for Jean."

After accepting Arthur's idea, Professor X also discovered that he had made many mistakes before.

He was so wrong.

At this moment Logan knocked on the door and entered: "Charles, Jean hasn't come back yet."

"Do you need me to look for her?"

"Didn't you say you didn't want to go?"

Logan looked at Professor X, this old man is shameless.

But after all, Jean is also his teammate, and Logan will definitely be worried if she doesn't return so late.

[A/N: We saw his worry😏😏]

"It's okay, Jean will come back whenever he wants."

"?"

Logan looked at Professor X in disbelief. Is this still the Professor X he knew?

Why does he seem like a different person?

"Charles, you've changed."

Hearing Logan's words, Professor X also smiled slightly: "Yes, it's time for a change."

"I was very naive before, but I realized I was wrong."

"From now on..."

Early the next morning.....

Arthur woke up in bed.

Jean was still sleeping soundly, she had a hard time last night, but she didn't have Gwen's resilience.

So she still needs some sleep.

Arthur stretched his waist and left the room, leaving the moment of tranquility to Jean.

After about an hour, the door to the room opened and Jean came out.

There was a touch of laziness and relaxation in the tone: "Good morning, Arthur."

"Good morning, come down first to have breakfast and replenish your energy."

Jean smiled slightly: "Okay, Arthur..."

"You need to go back to the Xavier Institute later, don't you?"

Jean thought for a moment: "Yes, you can drop me off outside the institute, and I will go in by myself."

Obviously, Jean doesn't want Arthur to have access to Professor X and the X-Men right now.

Arthur didn't have that idea either, so he easily agreed.

In the car, Jean kissed Arthur on the cheek: "When classes are over, I'm going back to the mansion."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back, Jean..."

(End of chapter)

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