Chapter 1540: The Sun Chaser (I)

Although it was late autumn, the sunshine on the West Coast was still scorching. Stark lay on a bench on the beach and took a sip of juice in his hand.

Pepper sat on a lounge chair next to him and applied sunscreen to herself. Looking at the leisurely Stark, she asked, "You just throw your laboratory to yourself in another universe? Are you sure he can handle the work in our universe?"

"I'm not asking him to handle the work for me." Stark spread his hands and said, "I asked Peter from that universe to bring him here purely because there was a big trouble coming to me, and it wasn't just one. If I didn't run away early, I would definitely be in big trouble."

Pepper leaned forward and asked curiously, "What kind of trouble can make Stark give up his own experimental project and rush to the West Coast to accompany me overnight?"

Stark took another sip of juice, sighed deeply, and thought for a long time before spitting out a sentence: "It's too complicated and hard to explain."

In the Stark Building Laboratory in New York, the unlucky Stark who was deceived to take the blame is now thinking about a philosophical question-are the parents of the parallel universe considered his own parents?

Theoretically, it shouldn't count. If every Stark in a parallel universe has a pair of parents, then they must be their own parents and can't be mixed.

But the problem is that most of the Starks in the universe have no parents, and I don't know why the Stark in this central universe has both parents. So emotionally, it is really difficult for Stark to respond to Maria's questioning with a sentence "You are not my mother".

Moreover, Stark knew that even if he said he was from a parallel universe, Maria would definitely ask him who he finally married and whether he had children. But Stark couldn't answer these questions because the Earth in their universe is now in ruins, and things like love can only be discussed later.

So, he could only shrug his shoulders and turn his head away and say, "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."

Stark planned to fool around with this matter. Anyway, he would leave here in a few days. Wouldn't it be a headache for Stark in this universe?

Thinking of this, he took a few steps back, winked at Peter and said, "I left something at home. I'll go back and get it. We'll talk later."

After saying that, he showed a fake smile, slid away quickly, and ran all the way to the elevator door. He heard Maria's roar coming from the room.

"Howard! It's all those bad things you did when you were young that made you fail to set a good example for our son!"

Stark, who was standing at the elevator door, showed a gloating smile, and Peter, who had just caught up with him, asked, "Mr. Stark, where are we going now?"

"Of course, we're going to find the Stark of this universe. If he's not in the laboratory, he must be at home. Let's go find him and ask him where he hid Schiller."

In most cases, Stark lives in the building of the Stark Group. He often works in the laboratory all night, goes back to the lounge to sleep for a while in the morning, and then continues to deal with chores.

Occasionally, he would go to the Avengers' base, where he would also debug 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 every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Occasionally, he would return there to stay for a few nights, usually to hold a party or date a female companion.

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 another self, maybe he can appreciate his embarrassed expression.

Thinking of this, Stark quickly rushed to the door of his Manhattan apartment. In order to prevent Peter from seeing some scenes that are not suitable for children, Stark asked him to stay in the restaurant downstairs and went to the elevator alone.

The elevator of the penthouse is an independent entrance, so when the elevator door opened, Stark directly entered the familiar entrance and entered the wide hall. Before Stark turned around and walked to the bedroom, he heard a crisp female voice coming 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 coming out of the bathroom - it was Loki.

Stark was stunned for a moment. Loki in front of him was wearing a white silk nightgown, with long black hair that was half-dried, and some wet hair stuck to her cheeks. There were water droplets on her white neck and chest. It seemed that she had just taken a shower.

Seeing Stark appear in front of the door, Loki looked him up and down, and said while wiping her hair with a bath towel, "Why are you back now? I've been waiting for you for a long time."

While Stark was stunned, the elevator door suddenly opened again, and Peter and Howard walked out of the door. Howard said as he walked, "Tony, we really need to talk. You have to find a way to make up for this lie, otherwise your mother will nag about us every day..."

Howard, who had just walked out, saw Loki in her bathrobe with wet hair and Stark standing beside her.

He stared at Stark with wide eyes and said, "Tony, didn't you say that there was nothing wrong between you and Loki? So you two are really... Helen is really... Humans and Asgardians can... huh???"

Howard pressed his forehead with his hand, puzzled, but when he saw Loki put down the towel and put his hands in the pockets of his bathrobe, he immediately covered his eyes with his hands in embarrassment, pulled Peter out quickly, and said as he walked, "It's up to you today, but you must give me an explanation tomorrow!"

After that, he hurriedly left with Peter, who unlocked the elevator for him. Stark stared at Loki and said, "So the Tony Stark of this universe is really with you... How are you two... Can't Thor..."

After Stark lowered his head and thought calmly for a while, he looked up again and looked at Loki from head to toe. Loki blinked.

"I mean..." Stark crossed his arms, stamped his foot and said, "Loki in every universe is... huh?"

The moment Stark's eyes swept over Loki's face, his eyes stayed on the pair of green eyes. Ignoring the awkward feeling brought by the slightly familiar face and temperament, Stark had to admit that Loki was really beautiful and full of a strange attraction.

He took two steps forward involuntarily, lowered his head slightly and looked at Loki in front of him and said, "If Loki in every universe is as beautiful as you, the Avengers will definitely welcome Thor more."

Loki smiled with her lips pursed. When she raised her eyes, the water drops on her eyelashes slid from the end to the root and flowed into her eyes, making her emerald eyes more sparkling.

Suddenly, a light flashed above her pupils. Loki 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 find him too." Stark spread his hands and said, "I thought I would see a cover model here, but it was you."

Loki put away her slightly pitiful expression, and the coldness of the God of Fraud climbed onto her face again. She snorted and said, "Of course it's me. I know his parents can't find him in the laboratory, so they will come here to find him. If you didn't come, they would have seen me lying on Tony's bed."

Loki took the towel off her hair in anger and threw it on the sofa next to her. After sitting down, she crossed her legs, hugged her arms and gritted her teeth and said, "Damn it! He actually ran away early?! What went wrong in the link "Is there a problem? Did someone leak the news in advance?"

"No way, Loki." Stark walked to the opposite side of Loki, looked at her and said: "Your method of dealing with this universe Stark is to run to his bed and slander his reputation. You are too despicable, aren't you?"

Loki rolled his eyes and said: "Do you want to listen to what you are talking about? Tony Stark actually has a reputation in this regard that I can slander? Or did he bring those cover models here to discuss reputation issues with them all night?"

Stark was choked, he smacked his lips, and muttered with a weaker momentum: "That's my personal problem, even so you can't..."

"Who told him to hit me several times with his stupid mecha and call me 'a weak god'?" Loki said unhappily with his arms folded.

"Tsk."

Stark couldn't help laughing, and immediately received a glare from Loki. He quickly tightened his expression, made a serious and deep look, and said: "Then he is really rude. How could he do such a disrespectful thing to a beautiful lady?"

Stark leaned forward with his forearms on his knees. Loki leaned against the back of the sofa in a relaxed posture, with his arms on the armrests, and leaned to one side. Seeing Stark's interested expression, she raised her eyebrows and smiled and said: "I guess, after we met last time, you must have looked at your universe's Loki several times after returning to your universe?"

"To be honest, you are much more likable than her." Stark made a funny expression and said: "She is in our The universe is in a big mess, and even if she is as beautiful as you, she cannot be forgiven. "

Loki snorted softly, raised the other leg that was on top of one leg, stroked the long hair by her ear with her hand, and said: "Since you are so tactful, my answer to your question is, yes, Loki has no gender, whether it is a man or a woman depends on my mood."

"Could it be that you are doing this for Stark in this world..."

"Don't use this to flatter yourself." Loki pinched a strand of hair with her hand, turned her head and said: "You should know that Natasha's evaluation of you is not good."

"That's because she is the Black Widow, and no one should blame a man for not being able to deal with the Black Widow." Stark said a little depressed.

Then, he raised his eyelids again and skillfully took out two wine glasses from under the coffee table, but he did not put them in front of Luo Ji immediately. Instead, he gently touched the rim of one of the wine glasses with his index finger and said, "I guess you don't have anyone else to wait for tonight?"

"Do you mean the same for you?"

"Yes, we are equally unfortunate, but equally lucky."

Loki smiled brilliantly, and Stark seemed to have tacitly agreed. When he lowered his eyes, the smile in his brown eyes rolled out through his thick eyelashes, and he placed the wine glass in front of Loki.

But at this moment, Loki laughed twice more, she looked up at the watch next to her, and said, "Look at the time, Thor should be off work soon."

"Are you reminding me to hurry up?" Stark looked up at her.

Loki held the handle of the wine glass that Stark handed to her, but neither her hand nor the glass left the table. Stark stretched out his hand, and just as his fingertips were about to touch the back of Loki's white hand, a low laugh came from above.

"I am indeed very lucky, because if it was Stark from my universe who came today, he would not be so easily fooled."

The moment Stark's fingertips touched the back of Loki's hand, a strong wind rose from the ground, thunder roared outside the window, and a roar sounded from the sky.

"Tony Stark!!! I knew you had bad intentions!!!"