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However, the two Ghost Armors were not photographed. At that time, Coulson had already led the agents to clear the area, and only a few people witnessed the appearance of a blue and white armor.
This means that as long as the people present do not admit it, the public will only know about Iron Monger and Mark Armor, and the appearance of the Ghost Armor can be explained as the witnesses' dazzled eyes or hallucinations caused by shock.
No picture, no truth.
This is advantageous, a hidden knife is always the sharpest.
Moreover, Lai Mu does not intend to become a so-called superhero like Iron Man. He is willing to do something for ordinary people and has invested in a lot of public welfare, but he has not yet stepped forward to become a superhero.
Finally, there is another benefit. If something happens while wearing the armor, Stark can be blamed. After all, everyone knows that the steel armor is unique to Stark.
Chapter 40. Here is my dowry for you
After Stark roughly read the manuscript, Coulson began to give him additional explanations.
The tone was neither hurried nor slow, showing that they were very experienced in dealing with this kind of thing.
"You were on your yacht..."
"As for Obadiah Stane, his plane crashed while he was on vacation..."
"You just need to announce that Iron Man is your bodyguard, and people will soon forget about these things..."
The nagging voice fell on Stark's ears like some kind of headache-inducing spell.
He looked at the manuscript, nodded absentmindedly.
Coulson said a polite goodbye and Pepper chased after him to thank him.
Although the agents did not provide much help on the front battlefield, they were responsible for all the aftermath.
"I want to thank you for your help. Thank you for the strategic defense of the country... and the attack..."
This name is really hard to remember and difficult to pronounce.
Coulson had his usual smile on his face, gentle and polite, or rather formulaic, "Call us S.H.I.E.L.D. We have changed our name."
"Ok."
Lai Mu put down the newspaper, looked up, and said with a half-smile, "Agent Coulson, if I remember correctly, I came up with this name. How much copyright fee are you going to give me? I won't agree to anything less than one million."
At the Stark Foundation party, when Lemu and Coulson first met, he jokingly took over the name of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now he is using it to tease others.
Coulson couldn't keep his expression for a moment, and smiled bitterly, a little overwhelmed. "I thought you were joking."
"I'm serious. Who can resist money?"
"Well then... I'll report this to my superiors. This is not something I can decide..."
"Okay, I look forward to hearing from you."
Lai Mu narrowed his eyes and looked serious, although he knew he was talking nonsense.
Pepper shook hands cordially with Coulson and escorted him out the door.
"Hmph, cough!"
Stark, who was sitting on the sofa, coughed unnaturally, his eyes always glancing towards the door.
He never cared about his girls being touched by others before. After all, he had so many ex-girlfriends. How could he keep up if he was serious about it?
But he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Pepper shaking hands and talking intimately with another man.
Moreover, the man who ruined his plan last night was also good-looking and had a gentlemanly temperament.
A faint sense of crisis arose in Stark's heart.
"How...did you know each other? You and Agent Coulson, I mean."
Stark waved the note in his hand, pretending to be nonchalant, but in fact he was already full of jealousy as soon as he opened his mouth.
Pepper smiled helplessly, shook her head and spread her hands, "It's nothing to worry about... Well, you should leave, the media reporters are waiting for you."
She picked up her suit jacket and put it on Stark, smoothing it out meticulously and carefully removing the wrinkles.
Stark stood up and let Pepper do what she wanted. He realized that he was a little stressed and began to change the subject endlessly.
"I like the name Iron Man. I think it suits me very well."
Pepper corrected casually, "You're not, he's just your bodyguard."
Stark muttered quietly, "Okay, okay, you have the final say...but I think I am Iron Man, and no one can do such great things for me."
"...I destroyed a terrorist's lair with my own hands and stopped Obadiah from reselling weapons and continuing to endanger the world... I think I deserve these three words."
"And I should have a girlfriend..."
Stark was stunned for a moment. He didn't know why he suddenly said what he was thinking... Anyway, he could only make the best of it.
His tone was steady, as if this was what he was going to say to Pepper.
"She... knew my identity and was worried about me, but also proud of me... She was conflicted, but fascinated by me as I am, and always supported me silently behind the scenes."
"And... I'm proud of her, too. She's brave and fearless, even though she can be clumsy sometimes."
Tony Stark turned around and looked seriously into Pepper's eyes, his tone soft and seductive, "You dare to say you haven't thought about it? That night, and last night."
Pepper also looked at Stark, her eyes were vague, but there were gentle waves flowing in her eyes, "I..."
"let me consider it……"
Pepper suddenly lowered her head sadly, "If I quit..."
She still cared a little about the fact that Stark was her boss.
Subordinates are not allowed to talk back to their superiors. This is a matter of principle. She is also worried about the public's attention. In society, she has to take care of her reputation.
Just when the atmosphere was frozen, a document was suddenly handed to Pepper.
"Pepper, I want to give you a gift."
Lai Mu's voice suddenly rang out, startling the two of them.
He didn't know when he walked up to the two people, or rather, the two people only had eyes for each other and couldn't see anyone else coming.
"One percent of Stark Industries stock. If you're tired of being a personal assistant, why not join the board of directors? We have the final say in Stark Industries now, and we can easily transfer you to an equal position."
One percent of the shares may not sound like much, but with Stark Industries' stock plummeting, its value must be at least one billion US dollars.
The size of Stark Industries is measured in hundreds of billions.
That's about ten times as much as Pepper himself has.
Stark offered himself an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars. Pepper's annual salary was usually 8-15% of Stark's. She had saved over the years, plus the income from other investments, and it was probably more than million.
And after Stark announced his identity as Iron Man and his reactor miniaturization technology, the value of this one percent would at least increase several times, which is indeed a huge gift.
Pepper turned around in surprise.
She looked at Lai Mu. The little guy had a warm smile on his face, but he was full of doubts.
"One percent? Where did it come from? Did Tony give it to you? Is he... so generous?"
"I've always been very generous. Do you have any misunderstanding about me? Although this is definitely not a gift from me, but..."
Stark waved his hands and tried to argue, but Pepper seemed not to hear him. She just looked at Lemu, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Lai Mu pretended to be surprised and asked Pepper, "Have you forgotten? You sorted out the information about my acquisition of Stark Industries' stock and submitted the report to Tony. Don't you remember?"
Pepper felt like she was hallucinating. This joke... was too unrealistic.
"Haha...T-Tony?"
She wanted to smile to fit in with the mood, but she saw Stark shrug and confirm, "It's true."
She turned her neck as if she was stuck, looked at Lai Mu again, and spoke incoherently, "But how is this possible? This is impossible, no one can do it... You are still so young..."
Chapter 41. No one cares that I'm Iron Man
According to the data previously collected by Pepper, this means that Lai Mu earned at least more than 10 billion yuan in half a year.
This is outrageous!
But she had no idea that Lai Mu had already earned nearly 30 billion yuan.
Lai Mu patted Pepper's arm and just smiled, "Nothing to be surprised about. This is normal for me. There are many things that are abnormal about me, and you should be able to see a lot of them normally."
Pepper took a deep breath and slowly recovered from her shock.
She dodged questions about what was wrong with Lemu and simply rejected the proposal firmly.
"I can't accept this, it's too expensive!"
Slime curled his lips with a hint of cunning, "But, I have already completed the transfer of shares, and it is useless for you to refuse."
"I have handled all the formalities through technical means on the Internet. The document is only symbolic, just for you to see, and it doesn't matter if you tear it up on the spot."
Lai Mu straightened his face and thanked Pepper sincerely, "This is the money I promised to pay you for your clothes. Thank you for taking care of me over the past six months. It has been a great help to me."
On the first day in the United States, Pepper bought clothes for Lai Mu out of her own pocket. It was the care and concern of these two people around him that more or less gave him some comfort as a stranger in a foreign land.
"I want to thank you, Pepper."
Pepper was silent for a moment, her eyes gradually turned red, and suddenly she hugged Lai Mu tightly, so moved that she whimpered.
"You, kid, always remember it..."
"OK OK."
Instead, Lai Mu gently patted Pepper's back, speaking softly, like an adult comforting a child, "Don't cry. If you keep hugging me, some guy named Stark will get jealous. He's jealous even of you shaking hands with others."
Breaking away from Pepper's arms, Lemu held her hand, "I've always thought you two are a good match, why don't you agree to him?"
Lemu looked at Stark again, "I think you can take care of her, right?"
"of course."