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Probably thought that Sid's expression was too scary, and Tony, who had always been thick-skinned beyond the city wall, had to cough twice in embarrassment. "It only takes you two seconds...Of course, if you don't like it, it's not a problem."

As he spoke, he wanted to turn his hands away, but Sid had already strode closer to him. "Where are the wires?"

The distance between the two was only one step, and the workbench was still leaning behind them... Tony was about to change his mind—it was probably better for him to use automatic machinery than Sid to help him—but somewhere in his heart Shouting to disagree.

Can you find a better opportunity to approach him?The voice questioned in his head.

He's not an idiot, maybe he can read your heart... the voice persuaded again in his head.

Tony blinked hard, trying to shake both thoughts out, because neither was possible.

When Sid was ten years old, he knew that Sid was not his real brother.Howard told him the fact, and made him swear never to tell anyone the secret.Of course, Sid is also included, because Howard hopes that no one will study Sid's life experience.

"You're his brother, Tony, and you have to protect him."

Shortly thereafter, Howard died in a car accident.As a young adult, he must immediately take over the burden of the CEO of Stark Industries, and try his best to suppress his excessive curiosity and not to explore the secrets.

In fact, the only reason that prevented Tony from investigating by himself was not Howard's instructions, nor his own promise, but the possible consequences of the truth.

If there is a problem with Sid's background, then it will be much safer for Sid to have a sufficient public identity recognized by everyone, such as Stark's second young master.Of course, Sid would be safer if he, the young Stark, could attract the attention of the gossip media to himself.

Also—and this is the last thing Tony wants to think about—if Sid knows that he is not a Stark, will he lose him forever?Especially when Sid grew up and became more and more assertive, he looked at the black-haired and black-eyed young man, and he clearly felt his own accelerated heartbeat, as well as the unknown feeling that the other party had the ability to leave him at any time. panic--

When he thought of this, Tony wanted to laugh at himself: Howard had been dead for almost 20 years, and he was still deeply trapped in the shadow of his father; whether it was the arc reactor or Sid himself.

"...Tony?" Sid asked suspiciously.Could it be that making him wait for half a minute was part of the wire prank?

Tony was jolted back to consciousness.Accidentally lost in front of Sid, this is really bad!While drawing a big cross in his heart, he said in his most relaxed and indifferent tone: "Just connect a thread," he pointed to his chest, "but there are limited places where you can do it. "

Sid lowered his eyes and saw the steel edge of the heart of the reactor.He turned his head again, and there was a new reactor on the table that he hadn't noticed in time. "Have you improved it?"

Tony nods. "It'll give me three or four times the power. Oh, I mean, my armor." As for palladium or something...it's a good thing Sid doesn't know! "But you also know it can't leave my body for too long, so... um, hurry up."

As a biomedical student who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with full honors, Sid can be said to know the other person's physical condition better than Tony——

Tony suffered an attack in Afghanistan, shrapnel shrapnel entered the blood vessels of the body; if the reactor stopped repulsive work, those shrapnel would reach Tony's heart in 20 seconds, and then killed Tony.Also, 20 seconds is only the maximum time; if you are unlucky, a few seconds is enough to cause an accident.

"I know," Sid replied, reaching for the new little reactor.

If he had been shocked and angry at first, it was all gone now.After all, Tony didn't give him a good face in person, but he still went to study the new reactor; it was not a matter of two wires as Tony said, but a real life-threatening matter.

Sid wants to see Tony love himself more than his bad attitude towards him.Stern words and duplicity, how can there be convincing facts?

For the second time today, Sid couldn't help but smile, the joyful kind.But in the blink of an eye he saw Tony staring at him, and the half-smile disappeared reflexively. "If you don't lie down, I don't guarantee that you will fall to the ground later."

Tony pursed his lips, and climbed up directly regardless of the oil stains on the workbench.Sure enough, Sid was still cute when he was a child...how could it be like this now, he couldn't bear to give him a smile!Don't be shy about speaking!

Tony, who thought this way, had no idea that he himself was like this, or even worse.

Sid wanted to laugh even more at Tony's slightly exasperated reaction.Everyone said that Master Stark's temper was unbearable, but he felt the exact opposite.Just like Tony condoned his willfulness when he was a child, he didn't mind pampering Tony's willfulness as long as he had the ability.

But it must never show, especially in front of Tony.So he stood by the stage and confirmed in his usual tone: "Before the reactor in your body is taken out and the new reactor is connected, you may have a pause in heartbeat, and then the brain is hypoxic, leading to dizziness." .and if you're unlucky, you might also feel a tingling sensation in your heart as debris invades the heart valve..."

"Hey, I'm not your patient!" Tony protested angrily.Originally, he still had some charming little thoughts, but now they are all gone!Can't he let him imagine and satisfy himself?

Sid would like to say that this is a professional and responsible attitude, and inform all risks (including the worst) in advance before the operation, but it is obviously impossible to reason with Tony. "Okay, let's start then." He put his hand on Tony's chest, reached into the steel heart, and quickly touched the wire connector in the electrolyte, "Three, two, one—"

I don't know whether it's from excessive nervousness or a pause in the heartbeat, Tony felt suffocated for a moment.The white light above his head, the Mark armor placed beside him... can't see anything clearly, can't hear anything; everything is moving away from him, except for the slight heat in his chest.

Sid was quick and ruthless, Tony thought—he wasn't even sure if he was thinking or if he was out of his body—when he was rambling, he was rambling, but when it mattered, he wasn't ambiguous.

Sid probably wouldn't kill him at this time, Tony thought again.Probably not, otherwise, with the other party's expertise, it would be so easy to give him a syringe or something to make him die silently, why wait until now?

Yes, even though he was always causing trouble outside, he was still good to Sid... Oh, probably not on the surface, because he only dared to think in his heart, he secretly loved him...

See, that old saying is true.People speak the truth when they are dying, and he is the same.What's even more sad is that he still only dares to say this kind of truth in his heart...

With a smack of heat on his lips, Tony opened his eyes.This look almost scared him to death—an enlarged handsome face approached him, and something was opening his eyelids—

"There is no sign of pupil dilation," Sid's voice sounded very calm, "Heartbeat is normal." Then he withdrew his left hand, stood up straight, and took a piece of facial tissue to wipe off the residual electrolyte in his right hand, "If you feel God’s word, we should really go.”

Tony sat up from the workbench, still feeling terrified. "Isn't it true that patients who wake up from your operating table will not be scared to death by you?"

"Then I will bring them back to life." Sid rarely said a cold joke. "Come on, if you really want to go for a drive in your Mark Six." Then he turned and went up the spiral staircase.

It wasn't until Sid disappeared that Tony squatted down and sat on the floor.The touch on his lips just now... Could it be his illusion?

It must be very clear to ask Jarvis about this, but Tony didn't dare to ask and didn't want to ask.Instead of letting reality shatter his fantasy, he would rather immerse himself in this extravagant fantasy.

As for Sid, he had reached the upper living room.

"Sir..." Jarvis rarely hesitated, "What you did just now..."

"Don't let Tony know." Sid's answer was quick.

But the artificial intelligence hesitated even more. "Sir, I have to remind you that your brother is my real master." The implication is that if Tony asks or investigates, he will never be able to hide it.

"Come on, Jarvis, I know I have Level [-] clearance." Sid walked across the hall and stopped before going out the door. "About your question, I want to set a password."

"What is it?" Jarvis asked, though he still didn't think it would fool Tony.

"The condition is, if Tony asks, you tell him." Sid said as he opened the glass door. "I bet Tony won't ask. Are you going to bet me that, Jarvis?"

Calculating that the probability of failure of this gamble is at least 90.00%, the artificial intelligence fell silent again.