When Pepper swiped the door to enter the presidential suite with his key card, Tony was already slumped on the soft and comfortable leather sofa and fell asleep.

Seeing this, Pepper first rolled her eyes helplessly, then gently took off her high heels and walked quietly in front of Tony barefoot.

Harpy, who has always been dutiful, is arranging security measures for the two of them downstairs at this time, so after closing the door, the room becomes a two-person world for Tony and Pepper.

Looking at her boyfriend who was snoring lightly in front of her, Pepper felt a little distressed, but more helpless. Compared to non-humans like Laura and Steve, Tony is just an ordinary person's body.

Although there are various technologies and kryptonite means to assist and alleviate, his physical condition is definitely not good when he often stays up late, which is also the point that Pepper is most worried about, the two have discussed this topic many times, but still have not been able to come to a conclusion.

"Ugh..."

The worry in his heart finally turned into a soft sigh, and Pepper put the bag he was carrying on the coffee table next to him, and bent down to get closer to Tony's head to get a closer look at his condition.

The room is a little dimly lit with only a few small spotlights turned on and the huge floor-to-ceiling windows with curtains drawn.

As a result, Pepper didn't notice the faint dark blue that remained in the corners of Tony's eyes, but her nose was still sensitive, and she smelled something strange as she approached her boyfriend's face.

So, she leaned in a little closer, and sniffed hard, and Pepper frowned, for she smelled a faint fishy smell.

If it was a time when the relationship was not determined before, Pepper would definitely need to help her employer dispose of some used "garbage" for the N+1st time, and these "garbage" would usually appear naked on the soft and comfortable bed.

Pepper stiffly turned her neck and glanced through the wide open bedroom door, and found that the king-sized large bed was neatly organized, and there was no sound of water running in the bathroom next to it, which made her gradually lift her heart back down.

It's hard to blame Pepper for suspecting this kind of thing, after all, our Tony Stark classmate used to be notorious in this regard.

At this time, some kind of crisis was temporarily lifted, but Pepper's frown did not dissipate, after all, she had not been able to find the source of the fishy smell.

Next, her gaze moved to Tony's slightly open mouth, but there was no sign of drooling.

Then she looked at Tony's slightly unfluffed collar, and found no food stains or anything like that.

Eventually, Pepper, who had no clue after some searching, decided to take a closer look at the source of the smell.

So, she endured the discomfort, her nose almost touched Tony's face, and she began to look around.

If there was a third person in the room who was observing, and that person happened to be Tony's best friend, Colonel Rhodes of War Machines, I believe he must have some different opinions.

After a bit of devastation of his nose, Pepper finally determined that the strange smell was coming from Tony's eyes.

Far from solving the previous problem, this finding begs more questions: why does a person smell like this near his or her eyes?

Suddenly, Pepper's heart tightened, and she remembered a topic she had chatted about when she met Maya Hansen at a burger restaurant two days ago, that is, do tears smell?

"Under normal circumstances, tears are salty, weakly acidic, colorless, and transparent liquids. If the tears are foul-smelling, it may be caused by dacryocystitis or a blocked tear duct. When this type of inflammation occurs, the tears will have a fishy smell. ”

At that time, Maya Hansen's expressionless words while waiting for the clerk to pack the food appeared so clearly in Pepper's mind.

It is said that people are most afraid of cranky thinking, and Pepper's divergent brain hole because of misunderstanding can't be stopped at all.

In the end, when it came to a long-term chat with Laura, Pepper couldn't help but shudder when the other party talked about the professional team of a black coffin in Ghana, Africa, and an anxious look appeared on his face after coming back to his senses.

"Tony? Tony! Wake up! Wake up! ”

Pepper, who finally couldn't hold it back, stretched out her hands and grabbed Tony's shoulders and shook it vigorously.

"Huh? Am I awake? Who is it?! What's the matter? ”

Tony, who was forcibly awakened, had no return, his eyes were dry, and he was a little dizzy from being shaken, so he showed a languishing appearance that he couldn't love.

"Pepper? What time is it? What about the Happies, when are we leaving? We can leave for New York sooner if we finish early. ”

Tony yawned and slurred as he stood up, as they were going to a meeting next and he had to take a shower and change gear.

"It's half past ten in the morning, Harpy is waiting downstairs, the meeting is at three o'clock in the afternoon, let's be half an hour early..."

Pepper first glanced at her watch and replied habitually, but she soon realized that something was wrong.

"That's not right! What meetings are not meetings? Tony, you quickly answer me truthfully! What the hell is going on with your eyes! Don't talk about him left or right! ”

After staying up all night, Tony, who was woken up after nearly three hours of light sleep, was frightened by his girlfriend's serious appearance, obviously as a well-deserved IQ of the Avengers, but his brain at this time was not at least one-tenth of the usual speed.

Tony, in a daze, thought so.

"Don't give me any excuses to think of there! Hurry up and summon it truthfully! ”

Facing Pepper, who suddenly became powerful but cried a little for some reason, Tony really couldn't stand it, and could only tell everything that happened before with a bitter face. Of course, Laura, the teammate who gave him "tips", was not betrayed, and Tony just said that he had found a treatment plan on the Internet.

Thinking that something was wrong with Tony, Pepper was anxious and tense at first, but as the story progressed, she gradually focused all her attention on how to control her facial muscles to make sure she didn't burst out laughing.