For Tony Stark, everyone who approached him did so because he possessed immense wealth.
They desired fame, fortune, and these were things he could easily provide.
However, only Pepper, even after becoming his executive assistant, continued to treat him strictly professionally, with no hint of flattery in her eyes.
And over such a long period, Pepper always managed to handle everything, saving him a significant amount of energy.
But precisely because of this, he, a man born with a silver spoon in his mouth, had never experienced a sweet romance untainted by any interests.
This also led to him not knowing what Pepper's reaction would be if he told her the truth.
After all, Pepper didn't seem to be very fond of him, and if she resigned after he confessed, he would completely lose Pepper.
Organizing his thoughts, Tony Stark glanced at Pepper and said, "Me? The entire United States of America knows I'm a philanthropic person; girls all love me."
As he spoke, he forced a few laughs, affirming his words.
Pepper's eyes dimmed after he finished speaking; she knew Tony Stark wouldn't settle down.
Andy found it a bit amusing after hearing Tony Stark forcefully defend himself.
How could these two not mutually admire each other? It was just a pity that neither of them seemed to understand the other's feelings.
If the relationship between Andy and Tina was like a thin veil, where both knew but no one dared to break through it, then the relationship between Tony Stark and Pepper was like a soundproof wall.
Neither knew the other's feelings, wanting to speak but unable to open up.
"Well, at least the cover girls of every fashion magazine still like you."
Looking at Tony Stark, who was trying to compose himself, Andy shook his head and made a helpless gesture towards him.
"Perhaps you should settle down; at least I think your relationship with Pepper is quite good. You two could try it."
Picking up the teacup on the table and taking a sip, Andy said to them with a smile.
Now it was their turn to be stunned; they sat silently on the sofa, speechless.
In their silence, teatime quickly passed, and Tony Stark and Pepper acted as if nothing had happened, automatically forgetting what had just occurred.
They didn't bring up the matter again until they left Orokin Technology.
After seeing them off, Tina looked at Andy with a scrutinizing gaze, leaning towards him and asking,
"Aren't you going to tell me what happened in Los Angeles? If you lie to me, I'll tell Aunt and Uncle everything."
There was a hint of threat in her tone.
Andy believed Tina was capable of doing such a thing, as she had a track record of it.
With a wry smile, he told Tina everything he had done in Los Angeles, even taking her to see the bones of Bragi brought back from Los Angeles.
The Cannon Beasts that bombed Los Angeles, the dragons on the balcony, the unkillable Black Armor Soldiers, and the two giant pythons fighting over the Dragon Ball Energy.
These things, as told by Andy, were like a live reenactment, causing Tina to shriek from time to time.
Tina had not anticipated these dangerous events; she knew about the monster attack in Los Angeles.
But she never imagined that Andy would go with Norman Osborn to hunt these monsters, and that the dragons outside were captured by Andy after he wounded them.
And the bones of Bragi, these large, ink-jade-like fragments, were actually left behind by a giant python hundreds of meters long after its death.
It and another giant python had been waiting for the Dragon Ball to reincarnate for five hundred years, all to compete for a Dragon Ball that could transform them into dragons.
These events caused Tina's sound worldview to somewhat collapse; she was a thorough materialist, and the appearance of these things nearly shattered her worldview completely.
How could such legendary creatures appear in the real World? Until Andy told her that legends could also be true.
Just like the special radiant energy emitted by that Dragon Ball, it helps organisms undergo rapid, beneficial mutations.
In Andy's eyes, this was a biological evolution induction device; it was just that its induction speed was extremely fast.
Especially after acquiring energy aggregation technology, he could record various energy fluctuations and use energy aggregation technology to replicate this energy and apply it to any field.
This made Tina somewhat hopeful because Andy told her that the Dragon Ball Energy could be replicated.
And by using the replicated Dragon Ball Energy to irradiate experimental organisms, it would promote their physical evolution, which would contribute to the rapid development of Orokin Technology.
Looking at Tina's eager face, Andy reached out and pulled her into his arms. Stark was right; he loved the woman in his arms.
Tina, suddenly embraced, seemed a little flustered, but after realizing what was happening, she felt a bit sweet inside; Andy had finally made a move towards her.
Resting her head on Andy's chest, they sat on the sofa like that, holding each other for a long time.
"You know what, Tina? In my heart, you've long been my family, and my parents have already considered you my future wife."
"I know, I know everything. If it weren't for Aunt and Uncle's permission, I might not be managing you like this now."
They smiled at each other and embraced in a kiss.
In the Military Base,
Many technical personnel were bustling about, busy constructing a large current emitter.
According to their estimates, this current emitter could kill Bruce Banner in an instant, eliminating the Hulk before he could even appear.
However, General Ross didn't want to kill Bruce Banner just like that; he wanted Bruce Banner to cooperate with him to create even more powerful Super Soldiers.
Therefore, this current emitter was a backup plan: if he went berserk in the Military Base, the current emitter would be activated to kill him before he could transform into the Hulk.
Meanwhile, Bruce Banner, confined in a specialized mobile prison, sat bound to a chair by chains, completely motionless.
He was heartbroken because he remembered his childhood in the residential area that had been bombed into ruins.
He recalled the faces of his parents and knew that the strange old man hadn't lied to him, and it was these memories that made him even more painful.
He didn't know how to face his biological father, that twisted father who was so cold-blooded he had killed his own mother.
The door of the mobile prison opened, and Betty walked in.
"Banner, how are you feeling? Should I unlock these chains? You can leave here and never come back."
Betty was anxious and sad; she feared the monstrous Hulk, but she didn't want her beloved Bruce Banner to be sent to an experimental table or killed by her father.
Bruce Banner, with his head bowed, said dully, "I'm fine, Betty. I wasn't trying to deceive you.
It's just that I've tried many ways and can't kill the monster inside my body. If I can truly die here, perhaps it would be the best outcome."
Currently, Bruce Banner was completely decadent, without any will to live.
Whatever the Military wanted to do with his genes, he no longer cared; he simply sat in the chair, waiting for death to arrive.
Bruce Banner, completely devoid of the will to live, brought tears to Betty's eyes; she felt that all of this was her fault.
If she hadn't called her father to bring soldiers to rescue her, none of this would have happened.
Tears streamed down her cheeks; at the time, she was truly just scared, afraid that the Hulk would suddenly go berserk and tear her apart. She wanted to save Bruce Banner.
But none of this went as she expected; Bruce Banner was imprisoned by her father to collect samples and create the so-called Super Soldiers, with no intention of treating Bruce Banner.
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