At the entrance of the El Building, Mary Jane and Peter had already sat in the car, and the three Leos were waving goodbye to them.
Today, Mary Jane visited El Technology Company for an interview. For Mary Jane, there was an unexpected delivery.
Of course, for Leo, this visit and interview has achieved his original purpose.
Moreover, Peter's appearance and Peter's willingness to be the speaker at the new product launch conference were an unexpected surprise for both Mary Jane and Leo.
When Mary Jane left, she also told Leo that she would write a report about El Technology Company before the weekend to help El Technology Company promote its products in advance.
Of course, Leo accepted Mary Jane's kindness calmly.
The car started and Mary Jane took Peter out of the El Building.
"MJ, it's getting late, let's go have dinner now.
After dinner, we will go to New York University for a walk. At this time, there will always be some small programs in Washington Square, and we can go and reminisce about it."
Mary Jane took matters into her own hands, so the two of them went to have a steak set meal together.
After the meal, Peter paid 70 US dollars for the meal, and then he had less than 100 US dollars left in his pocket.
At this time, Peter remembered what Leo said in the living room again, and then he understood what "material satisfaction" meant.
This also made Peter truly understand how important money is.
Even if he can't pay the rent next month, he won't even have a place to be affectionate with Mary Jane!
You can’t go to Mary Jane’s house every time, right?!
…
The words are divided into two parts, and the time goes back to when Mary Jane just drove away from the El Building.
"Mr. Erwin, if nothing happens, I will go back to the law firm first."
Peter disappeared around the corner of the street in a car, and Matt said goodbye to Leo.
"Hey, wait a minute. Matt, don't leave in a hurry. Come to the office with me. I'll consult you if I have something to do."
Leo first asked Heather to go back to work, and then led Matt back to the chairman's office.
In the office, Leo and Matt sat face to face. Leo remained silent, waiting for Matt to take the initiative to speak.
But Matt also kept silent and simply got into trouble with Leo.
Matt couldn't see him anyway, so Leo simply closed his eyes, lying on the chair with his eyes closed and concentrating, and wouldn't let Matt go.
After two minutes, Matt was finally defeated first.
He still has to go back and sort out a file, and is in a hurry to have a court hearing tomorrow morning. Unlike Leo, who can work as long as he wants and can afford to wait as long as he wants.
"Mr. Erwin, didn't you say you wanted to consult me about something? Why did you fall asleep after I came here with you?!"
"You know what I want to ask, just say it directly. When you are here with me, except for your own private life, you don't need to keep any secrets, because you can't keep them at all."
Leo didn't even open his eyes, he just opened his mouth to bluff people.
But Matt was still playing tricks on him.
"Are you referring to what I interrupted you just now? Are you angry? If so, I apologize to you.
However, the company’s rules and regulations are indeed there. I’m a law student, so I’m a bit rigid, so I hope you won’t blame me.”
"No, I don't mean you interrupting me, but why you don't want me to finish what I want to say."
"Uh...don't these two expressions mean the same thing?"
Leo hinted wildly, hoping that Matt would confess on his own initiative. But Matt was still pretending to be confused.
Leo curled his lips and simply told Matt directly.
"I'm referring to Peter, Peter Parker! How did you know him and how did you have a problem with him? Why are you targeting him today?"
Seeing Leo's tough attitude, Matt knew he couldn't deal with it any longer.
He sighed and told Leo the old story between himself and Peter, but he concealed the embarrassing incident of being beaten.
"Walt! You said Peter Parker is Spider-Man? He's the man who flies around the streets of Queens, New York all day long??"
Leo pretended that he didn't know anything at all, and even spat out the ice water he just drank in his mouth.
Matt shook his head speechlessly, feeling helpless at Leo's pretense.
"Mr. Erwin, when you lie, your heart beats abnormally.
So, you don’t have to pretend, you already knew that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, right? And you’re still pretending to be so exaggerated..."
Leo didn't expect that Matt would spot him right away, and he touched his nose awkwardly.
"Yes, I knew Peter Parker was Spider-Man, so I extended an olive branch to him.
In addition, I’m going to settle on this man, so you will become colleagues in the company immediately. You must be kind when you get along with him in the future.”
"But he'll just make a mess of everything, just like he did in Hell's Kitchen. Our company doesn't really need someone like him."
Matt is still brooding over the beating he received from Peter four years ago.
"Matt, time changes a lot of things. More than four years have passed. You are making progress, and so is Peter. How can you be sure that he is still the same as before?
Besides, you also understand that he didn't have bad intentions back then, and he also wanted to use his own way to make Hell's Kitchen better.
It's just that the environment he grew up in was not as cruel and harsh as yours, and he didn't understand how this society worked at that time.
That’s why he did bad things with good intentions.”
Leo tried to persuade Matt to let go of his grudge against Peter.
"Actually, you should know that there is no conflict of position between you and Peter, so cooperation is a win-win situation.
If you had not driven him away four years ago, but had been more patient and chosen to work together, I believe Hell's Kitchen would not be as chaotic as it is now."
"But, but..."
Matt hesitated, trying to find a reason to explain.
"But now Hell's Kitchen already has you and me, and Boss Bucky.
We can already solve the chaos in Hell's Kitchen, so why bring Spider-Man into the mix?
His sudden joining may disrupt the plan you told me at the time and make the future full of uncertainty.
And I prefer stability, at least until the chaos in Hell's Kitchen is really eliminated, I don't want him to wander around in Hell's Kitchen."
Matt made excuses again and again, which made Leo feel a little irritated.
It just so happened that Leo deliberately wanted to give the nearest Matt a slap in the face to prevent him from getting too carried away.
"Matt, you are a little willful. You are not young now and need to become more mature.
I founded El Technology Company for my own purpose, and I chose to let Peter join me for my own purpose."
Leo's voice was slightly cold and he said slowly,
"As I said before, El Technology can help Hell Kitchen become rich and solve the root cause of Hell Kitchen's chaos.
But this is only a marginal benefit of El Technology Company, and my real purpose is not just this.
At this time, my affability may have given you the illusion that I founded El Technology to solve the troubles in Hell's Kitchen.
Actually you are wrong!
I can allow you to get along with me as friends, but I don’t want you to interfere with my decisions on company-related matters.”