$100,000 seems like a lot, but the consumption in Los Angeles is also very large, if Ling Xiao's store only does normal business, the total annual income is not 100,000, and the net profit is even less.

Chang Xi's family background is ordinary, but his brother's income is not expensive, although some of them can't get on the table, but there are indeed a lot of subsidies to the family every year, Chang Xi's life has not been bad in recent years, plus after coming to USC, she is used to seeing the life of those rich children who don't treat money as money, and her understanding of the purchasing power of 100,000 US dollars in Los Angeles is also much more real.

"Chang Xi, call your brother over on the thirtieth night. It's not a matter of ordering takeout every day in his days, but he came to improve it during the New Year, and then went to the villa for a vacation together. Ling Xiao instructed Chang Xi as he reached out and ruffled her hair.

"I know, Brother Ling, I'll tell my brother and I'll tell you." Chang Xi nodded heavily, she hadn't seen her brother for a month, and she didn't know what he was busy with, and every time she called, she was always busy.

"Alright, you guys are busy, I'll call Big Brother Michaela and see what this aunt wants to do." Ling Xiao shook his head slightly, glanced at the street outside the store, and returned to the second floor.

Picking up the phone, Ling Xiao dialed Michaela Baines's number, and the phone was quickly connected, and a lazy voice came: "Hey, Ling, you finally called me!" ”

Michaela Baines's tone was full of resentment, although she knew that she had a lot of acting ingredients, Ling Xiao still couldn't help but "look" at Xia Ganjing downstairs through induction, what did she say to her, so that she had to speak in this tone.

"Mickey, I heard you're going to Mr. Stark's birthday party?" Ling Xiao ignored Michaela's strange appearance and asked directly.

Ling Xiao's temperament, Michaela, knows very well that this person is very cold in front of outsiders, but he is very enthusiastic in the people he cares about. She admitted that she was very attractive, but she didn't think that Ling Xiao would regard herself as her own, so she said directly: "Yes, I saw that your name was also on it, so I wanted to invite you to go with me." ”

"Tell me to come along, so how do you get close to Tony?" Ling Xiao frowned and asked his own question.

"What can be done about this, there are so many women who want to climb into Tony Stark's bed now, especially after Pepper became the CEO of Stark Industries. There are a lot of beauties attending the party tomorrow night, and if you can't have some special means, I'm afraid you won't be able to get close to him at all. Although she was a little helpless, Michaela still told Ling Xiao the truth, and she couldn't hide her thoughts from him.

"Okay, I see, I'll take you to Pepper and Tony, and you'll have to do the rest." Ling Xiao chuckled, he was a little amused by Michaela Baines's thoughts, in Tony Stark's heart, there could be no second person to take Pepper's place.

"Thank you, I'll introduce you to a few more clients." Michaela Baines laughed, of course, he knew the reward.

Time passed quickly, and soon the next evening, Ling Xiao and Michaela Baines put on gorgeous new clothes, drove a Porsche, and arrived at Stark's private villa in Malibu Beach.

The car belonged to Michaela Baines, Ling Xiao's pickup truck was really a little out of his hands, he originally wanted to rent a Mercedes-Benz or BMW by himself, but Gan Jing's eyes glared, and Ling Xiao had no other ideas.

As soon as he got out of the car, Ling Xiao heard loud music, coming from the villa, handing the key to the waiter, Ling Xiao took Michaela inside, at this time, his ears moved, and the voice in a car behind him immediately came.

"Yes, General, I understand,...... No, it's completely unnecessary, I'll take care of it, General, and I promise that within 24 hours, Iron Man will be back at his post. It was Colonel James Roddy who hung up the phone, and after listening to this paragraph, Ling Xiao knew that the matter was a little urgent.

Ling Xiao has no intention of interfering in Tony Stark's troubles, with S.H.I.E.L.D. by his side, no one can let him suffer. Ling Xiao only planned to follow behind Tony Stark and make some profits, that's all.

The blue light shone in the small garden in the front garden, there was a different kind of beauty, and when Ling Xiao walked in with Michaela, he happened to see Pepper walking out, and hurriedly greeted him, "Hey, Pepper, hello." ”

"Hello, Ling, Miss Baines." Pepper nodded at Ling Xiao with a solemn face, and said, "Ling, can I talk to you alone, let's go out for a walk together, I have to go and breathe." ”

"What's wrong?" It was Colonel James Roddy who said this, and even Pepper could tell that he was upset tonight.

Seeing Roddy appear, Pepper knew that there were some things that she couldn't say to Ling Xiao in private, so she sighed helplessly and said, "You all come with me." ”

The three of them followed Pepper to the hall of the villa, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they couldn't help but be stunned!

I saw Tony Stark wearing steel armor, staggering, constantly pouring wine into his mouth, looking drunk, and a group of beautiful women in front of him cheering and applauding him, and Tony also wanted to do something to please these beauties, but he was really a little too drunk and couldn't stand on his feet.

"I don't know what to do?" There was a panic on Pepper's face, and the Tony Stark in front of her was not the person she knew.

"It's just a joke." Colonel James Roddy's eyes widened, he couldn't believe what he was seeing, he took a deep breath, and he said in a deep voice: "Enough, I want to ......"

"No, don't call anyone." Pepper quickly grabbed Colonel Roddy and said pleadingly, "Let me take care of him, let me take care of him." ”

"Hurry up and get him, or I'll change you." James Roddy said angrily, "You know, I just made a guarantee for him. ”

"I know, I know, don't worry." Pepper comforted Colonel Roddy as he pulled Ling Xiao and was about to walk towards Tony.

At this time, Tony Stark, who was barely on his feet, picked up the microphone and said to everyone: "You know, the question I get asked most often is: Tony, how do you go to the toilet when you wear this steel armor?" It's like this. ”

Pepper stepped forward, snatched the microphone from Tony's hand, and said to the crowd with a smile on his face, "This guy loves to party, doesn't he?" ”

"Oh!" Seeing Pepper and Tony Stark standing together, the crowd in the audience suddenly began to laugh.

Tony was also a little excited, and saluted everyone drunkenly, and then said to Pepper in a daze: "I love you!" ”

"Incredible, thank you, Tony, for arranging such a great evening." Despite some emotion, Pepper had to say, "But it's time for us to say goodnight, thank you for coming." ”

"No, no, no." Before everyone could cheer, Tony refused, "We haven't cut the cake yet, we haven't blown out the candles......"

"You've lost self-control, Tony, trust me, it's time for you to go to bed." Pepper soothed Stark as softly as she could.

"Let's all go home, it's getting late. All right? Pepper's tone was full of pleading.

"Since you say so, then listen to you." Tony shoved the wine glass into Pepper's hand, took the microphone, and said to the crowd, "Pepper Potts, she's right, the party is over, the party should have ended a long time ago." But the next party, which starts in 15 minutes, is there if anyone doesn't like it. ”

As he spoke, Tony stretched out his hand and pointed to the stairs, and he didn't know where he had touched it, and with a bang, a laser cannon went out, shattering the glass next to Pepper.

(End of chapter)