Although it was already late autumn, the sunshine on the west coast was still fierce. Stark lay on the bench on the beach and took a sip of the juice in his hand.
Pepper sat on the lounge chair next to him and applied sunscreen to himself. He looked at the leisurely Stark and asked: "You just throw your laboratory to yourself in another universe? Are you sure he can handle it?"
The work of the universe?”
"I didn't ask him to handle the work for me." Stark spread his hands and said: "I asked Peter from his universe to bring him here purely because there was big trouble coming for me, and it wasn't even a...
, if I didn’t run away early, I would definitely be in bad luck.”
Pepper poked his head forward and asked with some curiosity: "What kind of trouble can make the dignified Stark even abandon his own experimental project and come to the West Coast overnight to accompany me?"
Stark took another sip of juice, sighed deeply, and thought for a long time before spitting out a sentence: "It's too complicated and difficult to explain."
In the Stark Tower laboratory in New York, the unlucky guy Stark who was deceived into taking the blame is now thinking about a philosophical question - do the parents in the parallel universe count as his own parents?
Theoretically speaking, it shouldn't count. If every Stark in the parallel universe has a pair of parents, then everyone must be their own parents, and they can't mix.
But the problem is that most of the Starks in the universe have no parents, and I don’t know why the Starks in this central universe have both parents. So emotionally speaking, it is really difficult for Stark to say "You are there again?"
Not my mother” in response to Maria’s questioning.
Moreover, Stark knew that even if he said that he came from a parallel universe, Maria would definitely ask him who he finally married and whether he had children, etc., but Stark could not answer these questions because they
The earth in that universe is now in ruins, and things like the love between children can only be discussed later.
So, he could only pretend to be indifferent and shrug his shoulders, tilted his head and said, "This issue is very complicated. You have to give me some time. I have to think it through before I can explain it to you."
Stark plans to fool this matter. Anyway, he will leave here in a few days. Will Stark in this universe have a headache by then?
With this thought in mind, he took a few steps back, winked at Peter and said, "I left something at home. I'll go back and get it first, and we'll talk later."
After saying that, he showed a half-hearted fake smile, greased the soles of his feet and quickly slipped away, running all the way to the elevator door, only then did he hear Maria's roar coming from the room.
"Howard! It's all the bad things you did when you were young that prevented you from setting a good example for our son!"
Stark, standing at the door of the elevator, showed a gloating smile, and Peter, who had just caught up with him, asked: "Mr. Stark, where are we going now?"
"Of course we are looking for Stark in this universe. If he is not in the laboratory, he must be at home. Let's go, let's go find him, and then ask him where he hid Schiller."
In most cases, Stark lives in the Stark Group's building, often working in the laboratory all night, returning to the lounge to sleep for a while in the morning, and then continuing to deal with chores.
Occasionally, I would go to the Avengers base, where I would debug the equipment all night, handle various logistical tasks, and then take a nap in the mecha.
But in addition to the Stark family's old house, Stark also has his own penthouse in Manhattan, where land is at a premium. Occasionally, he will return there to stay for a few nights, usually to hold parties or date with his female companions.
Stark knows himself very well. If he is not in the laboratory in the evening, he must be in the bed of a cover model, so now he goes to the apartment to find his other self, and maybe he can appreciate his embarrassed expression.
With this in mind, Stark quickly rushed to the door of his Manhattan apartment. In order to prevent Peter from seeing some scenes inappropriate for children, Stark let him stay in the restaurant downstairs and went to the elevator alone.
The elevator of the penthouse has an independent entrance, so as soon as the elevator door opened, Stark directly entered the familiar entrance and entered the wide hall. Before Stark could turn around and walk to the bedroom, he heard a clear female voice.
Came from the direction of the bathroom.
Stark raised his eyebrows, but before he could feel proud of his accurate prediction, he saw a slim figure with black hair walking out of the bathroom - that was Luo Ji.
Stark was stunned for a moment. Luo Ji in front of him was wearing a white silk nightgown. Her long black hair was blown to half dry, and some moisture-laden hair stuck to her cheeks. There were also hair on her white neck and chest.
With water droplets on it, it looked like it had just come out of a shower.
Seeing Stark appear in front of the door, Luo Ji raised her eyes and looked him up and down. While wiping her hair with a towel, she said, "Why are you coming back now? I've been waiting for you for a long time."
While Stark was dazed, the elevator door suddenly opened again, and Peter and Howard walked out of the door. Howard said as they walked: "Tony, we really have to talk, you have to find a way to cover this lie."
, otherwise your mother will talk about the two of us every day..."
When Howard just walked out, the first thing he saw was Luo Ji, who was wearing a nightgown with wet hair, and Stark standing next to him.
He looked at Stark with wide eyes and said: "Tony, didn't you say that you and Loki have nothing? So you two are really... Helen is really... Humans and Asgardians can... ah?"
??”
Howard pressed his forehead with his hand, puzzled, but when he saw Luo Ji put down the towel and put her hands in the pockets of her nightgown, he immediately covered his eyes with his hands in embarrassment and pulled Peter out quickly.
As he walked, he said: "You can do whatever you want today, but you must give me an explanation tomorrow!"
After saying that, he hurriedly left with Peter, who had given him permission to unlock the elevator. Stark glared at Loki and said: "So the Tony Stark of this universe is really with you...how did you two...
…Wouldn’t Thor…”
After Stark lowered his head and thought calmly for a moment, he raised his head again and looked at Luo Ji from head to toe. Luo Ji blinked.
"I mean..." Stark crossed his arms and lightly tapped one foot and said, "Loki in every universe is... huh?"
The moment Stark glanced at Luo Ji's face, his eyes stayed directly on those green eyes. Ignoring the awkward feeling caused by the slightly familiar face and temperament, Stark had to admit that
Luo Ji is really beautiful and full of strange attraction.
He involuntarily took two steps forward, lowered his head slightly and looked at Luo Ji in front of him and said: "If Luo Ji in every universe is as beautiful as you, the Avengers will definitely welcome Thor more."
Luo Ji pursed her lips and smiled. When she raised her eyes, the water droplets on her eyelashes slid from the end to the root and flowed into her eyes, making her emerald eyes even more sparkling.
Suddenly, a light flashed above her pupils. Luo Ji frowned, stared at Stark's face and said, "You are really not the Tony Stark of this universe. Where did he go?"
"I came to see him too." Stark spread his hands and said, "I thought I would see a certain cover model here, but I didn't expect it to be you."
Luo Ji put away her slightly pitiful expression, and the coldness belonging to the God of Deception climbed onto her face again. She snorted coldly and said, "Of course it's me. I know his parents can't be found in the laboratory."
He'll come here to find him, and if you hadn't come, they would have seen me lying on Tony's bed."
Luo Ji was a little annoyed and grabbed the bath towel from her hair and threw it on the sofa next to her. After sitting down, she crossed her legs, crossed her arms and gritted her teeth and said: "Damn it! He actually ran away early?! Which link was wrong?
Is there a problem? Could it be that who leaked the news in advance?"
"No, Luo Ji." Stark walked to the opposite side of Luo Ji, looked at her and said: "The way you deal with this universe Stark is to run into his bed and slander his reputation. You are too
Isn’t that despicable?”
Luo Ji rolled her eyes and said: "Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? Tony Stark actually has a reputation in this regard that he can slander me with? Or is it that he brought those cover models here to spend the whole night with them?
Discussing the issue of reputation?”
Stark choked, smacked his lips, and mumbled a little weaker: "That's my personal issue, even so you can't..."
"Who allowed him to hit me several times with his stupid mecha and call me a 'weak god'?" Luo Ji crossed her arms and said angrily.
"laugh."
Stark couldn't help but laugh out loud, and immediately received a glare from Luo Ji. He quickly tightened his expression, put on a serious and deep look, and said: "Then he is really worthless."
How could you do such a discourteous thing to a beautiful young lady?"
Stark leaned forward, with his forearms pressed on his knees. Luo Ji leaned against the back of the sofa in a relaxed posture, with her arms on the armrests, leaning to one side. Seeing Stark's interested expression,
She raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "I guess, after the last time we met, you must have looked at the Luo Ji of your universe several times after you returned to your universe, right?"
"To be honest, you are much more lovable than her." Stark made a funny expression and said, "She has caused quite a lot of trouble in our universe. Even if she is as beautiful as you, she cannot be forgiven."
That kind of thing.”
Luo Ji snorted softly, raised the other leg that was on one leg, stroked the long hair beside her ear with her hand, and said: "Seeing that you are so knowledgeable, about your question
, my answer is, yes, Luo Ji has no gender, whether it is a boy or a girl depends on my mood."
"Is it possible that you are doing this for the Starks of this world..."
"Don't use this to flatter yourself." Luo Ji pinched a strand of hair with her hands, turned her head and said, "You should know that Natasha's evaluation of you is not very good."
"That's because she is the Black Widow. No one should criticize a man because he can't handle the Black Widow." Stark said somewhat dullly.
Then, he raised his eyelids again and skillfully took out two wine glasses from under the coffee table. However, he did not immediately put them in front of Luo Ji. Instead, he gently touched the rim of one of the wine glasses with the tip of his index finger, and
Said: "I guess you don't have anyone else to wait for tonight?"
"You want to say you do the same?"
"Yes, we are equally unfortunate, but equally lucky."
Luo Ji smiled brightly, and Stark seemed to have received tacit approval. When he lowered his eyes, the smile in his brown eyes flashed through his thick eyelashes, and he placed the wine glass in front of Luo Ji.
But at this moment, Luo Ji let out two more deep laughs. She looked up at the watch next to her and said, "Look at the time, Thor should be getting off work soon."
"Are you reminding me to hurry up?" Stark raised his eyes and stared at her.
Luo Ji held the handle of the wine glass that Stark handed to her with her hand, but neither her hand nor the glass left the table. Stark stretched out his hand, just as his fingertips were about to touch Luo Ji's white skin.
When he raised his hand, a deep laughter came from above.
"I am indeed very lucky, because if it were Stark from my universe who came today, he would not be fooled by such a simple thing."
The moment Stark's fingertips touched the back of Luo Ji's hand, strong winds rose from the ground, thunder roared outside the window, and a roar sounded from the sky.