Chapter 1540: The Man Who Chases the Sun (1)
Although it was late autumn, the sun on the West Coast was still scorching, and Stark lay on a bench on the beach and took a sip of the juice in his hand.
Pepper sat on a chaise longue next to her and applied sunscreen to herself, looked at a laid-back Stark and asked, "You just threw your lab to your cosmic self?" Are you sure he can handle the work that comes to our universe? β
"I'm not asking him to do the work for me." Stark spread his hands and said, "I asked Peter of that universe to bring him here, purely because there was a big trouble to find me, and it wasn't one, if I didn't run sooner, I would definitely be out of luck." β
Pepper poked her head forward and asked with some curiosity, "What trouble can make the dignified Stark not even want his own experimental project and rush to the West Coast overnight to accompany me?" β
Stark took another sip of juice, sighed deeply, and thought for a long time before spitting out a sentence: "It's too complicated, it's hard to explain." β
And in the Stark Building laboratory in New York, Stark, the unlucky guy who was deceived into taking the blame, is now thinking about a philosophical question - are the parents of the parallel universe his own parents?
Theoretically speaking, it shouldn't be counted, if every Stark in a parallel universe has a pair of parents, then everyone must be their own parents, and they can't be mixed.
But the problem is that most of the Stark in the universe have no parents, and I don't know why Stark in this central universe has both parents, so emotionally speaking, Stark is really difficult to respond to Maria's questioning with a sentence of "You are not my mother".
Besides, Stark knew that even if he said that he was from a parallel universe, Maria would definitely ask him questions about who he eventually married and whether he had children, but Stark couldn't answer these questions, because the earth of their universe was in ruins now, and things like the love of children could only be talked about later.
So, he could only pretend to be indifferent and shrugged his shoulders, tilted his head and said, "This question is very complicated, you have to give me some time, I have to think it through before I can explain it to you." β
Stark plans to fool this matter over, anyway, he will leave here in a few days, and it won't be a headache for Stark in this universe by then?
Thinking of this, he took a few steps back, glanced at Peter, and said, "I have left something at home, I'll go back and get it first, and we'll talk later." β
After saying that, he showed a smirk, and the soles of his feet slipped away with oil, and he ran all the way to the elevator door, only to hear Maria's roar coming from the room.
"Howard! It's all the bad things you did when you were younger, so you didn't set a good example for our son! β
Stark, who was standing at the elevator doorway, showed a gloating smile, and Peter, who had just caught up with him, asked, "Mr. Stark, where are we going now?" β
"Of course I'm going to find Stark in this universe, he's not in the lab, so he must be at home, let's go, let's go find him, and ask him where he hid Schiller."
Most of the time, Stark lives in the Stark Group building, often working in the lab all night, going back to the break room in the morning to sleep for a while, and then continuing to take care of chores.
Occasionally, I would go to the Avengers' base, where I would spend the night tuning up and handling all sorts of logistics, before taking a nap in the mech.
But in addition to the Stark family's old house, Stark also has his own penthouse in Manhattan, where land is at a premium, and occasionally he returns there for a few nights, usually for parties or dates with his girlfriends.
Stark knew himself very well, and if he wasn't in the lab in the evening, he would be in the bed of some cover model, so now go to the apartment and find another self, and maybe get a taste of his awkward expression.
With this in mind, Stark quickly rushed to the door of his Manhattan apartment, and in order to prevent Peter from seeing some inappropriate scenes, Stark left him in the restaurant downstairs and went to the elevator alone.
The elevator of the top floor mansion is independent of the entrance, so as soon as the elevator door opens, Stark directly enters the familiar hallway and enters the wide hall.
Stark raised an eyebrow, but before he could be satisfied with his accurate prediction, he saw a slim figure with black hair come out of the bathroomβit was Logie.
Stark was stunned for a moment, the Rogie in front of him was wearing a white silk nightgown, her long black hair was half-dry, and some watery hair was sticking to her cheeks, and her fair neck and chest were still stained with water droplets, which looked like she had just taken a shower.
Seeing Stark appear in front of the door, Rocky looked him up and down, wiped his hair with a bath towel, and said, "Why are you only back now?" I've been waiting for you for a long time. β
While Stark was stunned, the elevator door suddenly opened again, and Peter and Howard walked out of the door, and Howard said as he walked: "Tony, we really have to talk, you have to find a way to make this lie over, otherwise your mother will talk about the two of us every day......"
Howard, who had just walked out, saw Loki in a nightgown with wet hair at first glance, and Stark stunned next to him.
He looked at Stark with wide eyes and said, "Tony, didn't you say you had nothing to do with Rogie?" So you two really...... Helen really ...... Humans and Asgardians can...... Yes??? β
Howard pressed his forehead with his hand, puzzled, but when he saw Logie put down the bath towel and put his hands in the pockets of his nightgown, he immediately blocked his eyes with his hands in embarrassment, pulled Peter out quickly, and said as he walked: "Whatever you want today, but tomorrow you must give me an explanation!" β
After saying that, he left in a hurry with Peter, who gave him the permission to unlock the elevator, Stark glared at Rogie and said, "So Tony Stark of this universe is really with you...... What's the ...... of you two? Wouldn't Thor'......"
Stark lowered his head and thought calmly for a moment, then looked up again at Rogie from head to toe, and Rogie blinked.
"I mean......" Stark crossed his arms and stomped one foot lightly, "Rogie in every universe is ...... Well? β
The moment Stark's gaze swept over Rogie's face, his eyes stayed on the green eyes, ignoring the awkwardness brought by the slightly familiar face and temperament, Stark had to admit that Logie was really beautiful, and full of a strange attraction.
He involuntarily took two steps forward, looked down slightly at Rockie in front of him and said, "If Rocky in every universe is as beautiful as you, the Avengers will definitely welcome Thor more." β
Rogie pursed her lips and smiled, and when she raised her eyes, the water droplets on her eyelashes slid from the ends to the roots and flowed into her eyes, making the emerald eyes even more sparkling.
Suddenly, a light flashed above her pupils, and Rockie frowned, stared at Stark's face and said, "You are really not the Tony Stark of this universe, where did he go?" β
"I'm here for him, too." Stark spread his hands and said, "I thought I'd meet some cover model here, but I didn't expect it to be you." β
Rogie put away a slightly pitiful expression, and the coldness that belonged to the god of deception climbed back on her face, she snorted coldly, and said, "Of course it's me, I know his parents won't be able to find him in the lab and will come here to look for him, if you don't, they should see me lying on Tony's bed." β
Rogie grabbed the bath towel from her hair and threw it on the sofa next to her, sat down and crossed her legs, hugged her arms and gritted her teeth, and said, "Damn! He actually ran away ahead of schedule?! What went wrong? Could it be that someone left the news in advance? β
"No, Rogie." Stark walked across from Rocky and looked at her and said, "Your way to deal with this cosmic Stark is to run to his bed and then slander his reputation, you are too despicable, right?" β
Rockie rolled her eyes and said, "Would you like to hear what you're talking about?" Tony Stark still has a reputation to slander me in this regard? Or did he bring those cover models here to talk to them all night about reputation? β
Stark choked a little, he smacked his mouth, weakened a little and muttered, "That's my personal problem, even then you can't ......"
"Who let him smash me several times with his stupid mech, and call me a 'weak god'?" Rogie hugged her arms and said angrily.
"Snort."
Stark couldn't hold back his laughter, and immediately received one of Rogie's eye knives, he quickly tightened his expression, made a serious and deep look, and said, "Then he is so ungraceful, how can he do such a rude thing to a beautiful young lady?" β
Stark leaned forward, her forearms pressed on her knees, Rocky leaned on the back of the sofa chair relaxedly, her arms rested on the armrests, and the whole person leaned to one side, seeing Stark's interested expression, she raised her eyebrows, smiled and said, "I guess, after we met last time, you must have taken a few glances at the Rogie of your universe after returning to your universe, right?" β
"Seriously, you're a lot more likable than she is." Stark made a funny face and said, "She's made quite a mess in our universe, and even if she's as beautiful as you are, she can't be forgiven." β
Luo Ji snorted lightly, raised the other leg on one leg, stroked the long hair in his ear with his hand, and said: "For the sake of your knowledge, my answer to your question is, yes, Luo Ji has no gender, whether it is a man or a woman depends on my mood." β
"Could it be that you are for the Stark ...... of this world"
"Don't use this to flatter yourself." Lockie pinched a strand of hair in her hand, tilted her head and said, "You should know that Natasha doesn't have a good opinion of you. β
"That's because she's a Black Widow, and no one should be harsh on a man for not being able to handle Black Widow." Stark said sullenly.
Then, he raised his eyelids again, and expertly pulled out two wine glasses from under the coffee table, but instead of immediately placing them in front of Rogie, he gently groped the rim of one of the glasses with the tip of his index finger, and said, "I guess, you shouldn't have anyone else to wait for tonight?" β
"Do you want to say you're the same?"
"Yes, we are just as unlucky, but just as lucky."
Rocky laughed brightly, and Stark seemed to have acquiesced as if he had received acquiescence, and when he lowered his eyes, the smile in his brown eyes churned through his thick eyelashes, and he placed the wine glass in front of Rogie.
But at that moment, Rogie let out two more low laughs, she glanced up at the watch next to her, and said, "Look at the time, Thor should be about to leave work." β
"Are you reminding me to hurry?" Stark raised his eyes to stare at her.
Rogie gripped the handle of the glass Stark had handed her with her hand, but neither the hand nor the glass left the table, Stark held out his hand, and just as his fingertips were about to touch the back of Logie's white hand, a low laugh came from above.
"I'm really lucky, because if it's Stark from my universe who came today, he wouldn't have fallen for such a simple fool."
The moment Stark's fingertips touched the back of Rogie's hand, a fierce wind rose on the ground, thunder roared outside the window, and a roar rang out from the sky.
Tony Stark!! I knew you weren't in good hands!!!! β
(End of chapter)