It was the CEO of Parker Industries, Natasha Romanoff, our Black Widow.
Ryan smiled. "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Seeing Ryan's visible pleasure, Natasha couldn't help but roll her eyes at him. "Do you have any idea that your lounge is right behind my office? You've been affecting my work for four straight hours!"
Ryan leaned against the door, looked at Natasha, and said leisurely, "I must correct you. It's not that I delayed you for four hours, but that the Gwens could only last for four hours. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to work properly at all today~"
Natasha's lips twitched violently, and she couldn't resist flipping Ryan the bird!
Ryan just laughed at her gesture of contempt and asked, "What are you really looking for me for? It can't just be because I disturbed your work, right?"
"If it is, then I'll give you a few days off, because I'll probably be requisitioning this place for the next few days. You'd just continue to be disturbed..."
The double pleasure had Ryan's little head controlling his big head for once, and he decided to keep 'making hamburgers' for a few more days...
Hearing this, Natasha looked at Ryan with a mix of strangeness and speechlessness, staring with dead fish eyes. "Why don't you go home or to a hotel? Why does it have to be at the company?"
To this, Ryan shrugged. "We're all superhumans, and the 'cooking' gets too loud. I don't want to disturb the old couple, May and Ben. Besides, with two Gwens appearing at once, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to accept it right away..."
"As for a hotel, who goes to a hotel to 'cook' with their legitimate girlfriend? That's only for emergencies and risk avoidance~"
Natasha shook her head and sighed. "Sigh, calling you a scumbag is actually a compliment. You're simply a beast in human clothing!"
Ryan didn't care that Natasha called him a scumbag, because it was an irrefutable fact.
Even her 'beast in human clothing' comment wasn't wrong. After all, though he was human-shaped, because of his Spider Abilities, he might actually have a spider's heart...
So Ryan didn't argue and simply said, "Alright, do you actually want your vacation for the next few days or not?"
To his surprise, Natasha shook her head and said disdainfully, "I wouldn't dare take a vacation from you. This isn't giving me time off; it's clearly just letting several days of business pile up. When I get back, I'll still be the one who has to process those stacked files!"
Ryan really couldn't argue with that.
After all, besides Natasha, he didn't trust anyone else to take over her business, nor did he believe anyone else had the ability.
It seemed it was time for him to find an assistant for Natasha.
Otherwise, if Natasha had something to do in the future, he didn't want to have to take over her work himself.
And this candidate should ideally be someone with abilities comparable to Natasha's and who was trustworthy enough.
After thinking about it, Ryan actually thought of someone with abilities equal to Natasha's!
Someone... closely related to Natasha herself!
That was Natasha's sister, the second-generation Black Widow, also known as the White Widow—Yelena Belova!
And right now, Natasha probably didn't know her sister was still alive. It would be a surprise for her later!
Thinking of this, Ryan looked at Natasha with a mysterious smile on his lips. "Then work hard for a few more days. In a while, I'll find you a capable assistant. I believe you'll like her..."
Natasha's eyes showed a hint of curiosity. "Oh? You actually found a conscience today and plan to get me an assistant? Then I'm looking forward to seeing how 'capable' this assistant you find for me will be~"
Having worked at Ryan's company for so long, Natasha knew very well that Ryan wasn't just terrifyingly strong; his standards were also terrifyingly high.
He didn't care for the average job-seeking talent on the market at all.
One only had to look at the heads of the company's various departments...
Not to mention herself as the CEO—a former Red Room assassin and S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent, proficient in multiple languages and various business skills.
The head of the Power Department was Electro-Spider!
The head of the Security Department was the Asgardian Valkyrie!
The heads of the Research Department were Bruce Banner, possessor of seven doctorates whose name hung on the school's wall of fame and also the Incredible Hulk, and Curtis 'Kurt' Connors, who researched the 'Regeneration Serum' that shocked the World!
Almost every department leader was a top existence in their respective industry!
Even now, there were some departments Ryan would rather leave vacant than let a mediocre person take the position...
Her thoughts flashed by, and Natasha shook her head, no longer dwelling on the company's department heads. Instead, she shifted the topic to the real purpose of her knocking:
"Oh, right. The reason I came to disturb you is because the people in the Medical Department said the girl you brought back has woken up and specifically asked to see you."
Ryan's eyebrows shot up. "The girl I brought back... Silk?"
The girl who, upon their first meeting, had caused him to have a different kind of physiological reaction immediately appeared in his mind.
"Then I'll go see her. You continue working. If the Gwens wake up, tell them I'm in the Medical Department."
With that, Ryan closed the door to the lounge.
Click——————
As the glass doors of the medical room opened from both sides, a tall figure dressed in black walked in.
Seeing the big boss, who rarely visited the Medical Department, arrive, the medical staff suddenly became nervous.
It couldn't be helped. Although the treatment in every department of Parker Industries was top-notch, their Medical Department still didn't have a department head, nor had the department made any major contributions to the company. Without a department head as their backbone, they were truly afraid that the big boss might dissolve the department one day...
But obviously, they were overthinking it. Although the Regeneration Serum produced by Parker Industries could already treat most diseases, it wasn't a miracle drug; it was impossible for the Regeneration Serum to cure everything.
Therefore, a multi-functional Medical Department was still very necessary!
While serving as a place for regular employees to see a doctor, it could also research medicines for diseases that the Regeneration Serum couldn't cure.
However, looking at the uneasy faces of the Medical Department employees, Ryan stroked his chin and decided he should find a head for the Medical Department as well.
Who would be suitable?
Let's see...
Got it. Dr. Helen Cho, the developer of the Cradle in Avengers: Age of Ultron, seems pretty good!
In the original story, this woman proved herself a genius and had a strong moral compass, even risking her life to stop Ultron.
Yes, it's decided. When I have time to go to South Korea, I'll poach her...
Ryan thought about finding a head for the Medical Department, but his steps didn't stop. He didn't comfort the uneasy employees either, instead walking past them directly toward the medical room where Silk was located.
Hiss——————
As the sterilization door of the medical room opened, a graceful black-haired figure wrapped in white spider Silk immediately met Ryan's eyes.
The moment their eyes met, a strange sensation even more intense than the last time drew them together from their hearts to their bodies, making them move closer, closer, and closer still...