The Witch's Bodyguard [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Stark's body is covered with bruises and glass scratches. Of course, it is also possible that the skin is damaged by metal residue and can blame all the broken glass.His head hurts, and the bridge of his nose, Stark has a big swollen bump on his forehead.He held ice packs on his head until they melted into a bag of water, which ran down the top of his head.

He sat in front of the computer and calculated the formulas, correcting the erroneous programs that made him embarrassed, as if he had been beaten by ten people, and the inclination angle of the mechanical lines.Stark has been staying in the studio for the past few days, forgetting to eat and sleep to make armor, and then wear it on his body to test it himself, then fail, modify, and start again and again.The ground is full of discarded unidentified metal objects, and of course there are other damages caused by the test. He kept those damage pictures quite well, like a kind of commemoration.

Stark didn't go anywhere this week, except for going to the toilet and eating (sometimes he even hoped that these two things could be done at the same time), he even passed the living room and bedroom twice, once to take a bath, and once to He originally planned to go to waiting, but when he walked back to the bedroom to change his clothes, he had a sudden inspiration and turned back.This stay was sleepless for three consecutive days, and he didn't even know where the mobile phone was buried on the workbench. It kept ringing just now, but Stark ignored it.

Pep Potts stood outside the glass door and counted a few numbers to the cipher device. She stepped on her high heels and nimbly avoided the sporadic stars piled up on the ground: "I've been calling you, didn't you hear it?" ?”

"Yeah, no." Stark's right arm was covered with a prototype of a hand armor made of alloy materials. He connected a voltage line to the reactor on his chest, "What are you going to say?"

"Obadi is waiting for you upstairs." Pep put down the box wrapped in brown paper in his arms, "Didn't you say you don't make weapons?"

"It's not a weapon," Stark explained. "It's a flight stabilizer. It doesn't do any harm." He raised the armored arm against a wall and pressed the trigger button.

Bang!

Stark was sent flying out by the energy shock bullet fired by the circle in his palm. He knocked over the seat behind him, the coffee cup and a fork. Stark was very happy that the fork didn't go straight into his spine: " Sorry, I didn't expect this, but in theory it's safe." He removed the failed product from his arm and lay there to relieve the pain from his back, "Who did you just talk about, Obaday? "

"Yes, he's been here for a while." Pep was a little startled, but she quickly showed her usual certainty, "Tony," she said, "do you really want to pursue that girl?"

"Yes, of course, you should be able to see that I am serious." Stark sat up from the ground with difficulty, "Have you bought it, that ring, I think you must have bought it."

"I bought it." Pep said, "It was sold for 8000 million US dollars."

"Oh, yes, I thought it would never be possible to buy a second one that was exactly the same." Stark breathed a sigh of relief, and did not frown because he paid more than ten times the original price, "I didn't expect that cunning The designer actually kept one, and it became an out-of-print collectible after his death, and I guess those competitors at the auction must be very jealous that you finally got it."

Though Stark hadn't seen his girl, it was always on his mind. He tested the pills he had stolen and found no trace of drugs in them, but he studied them for hours.The raw materials of the pill were all things that Jarvis could not test out. Stark took a bite in the spirit of scientific research, and then he experienced the bitterness that he will never forget.

Stark almost cried, the pill was not only bitter but also had a strange taste, he really wanted to pull his tongue out at first, but Stark only let the thing stay in his mouth for less than a second, but it made him The next six days were tedious eating and drinking.His sensitive tongue and even his entire mouth were indescribably bitter and inescapable. Until now, Stark's mouth still retains a bit of the bitter taste of pills, no matter how much coffee and alcohol he ingests. Neither worked.

That stuff is ten thousand times worse than drugs!

"Tony, if you really want to pursue a girl, it's useless to just send jewelry." Pep suggested, "You should spend more time with her and meet her more, instead of locking yourself in the studio for Think in your head, how long have you been here, more than five days or seven days?"

"I know, I know better than you, and there are flowers and chocolates, as well as a romantic candlelight dinner." When Stark stood up, he took off the loop of wires left on his wrist, "You give the ring to me?" Have you arrived at the address I wrote to you, don’t send it wrong, it’s 8000 million.”

"I delivered it myself this morning, but she wasn't there. Besides, I was kicked out. They were not as hospitable as you said. So, I failed to deliver it. I brought the ring back to you and put it in your bedroom " Pep took a deep breath, "Tony, that place looks like it's been deserted for a long time, are you sure she lives there?"

"Abandoned?" Stark laughed, "It seems that you haven't been to that cheap bar for a long time."

Pep still had some idea of ​​cheap bars, although he didn't go there often.But when she and Hogan drove to the destination according to the address and location given by Stark, the two of them only saw a dilapidated small building, and the mottled walls of colorful graffiti mixed with paint and advertising paint seemed to be about to collapse. Now, the ground is full of stones and sand.

The two searched around, but didn't even see a bar.

At first Pep thought she had made a mistake. There was no one around, and she couldn't even find anyone to consult.

As Pep approached the building, facing what appeared to be a door panel, the door swung open with an unpleasant creaking sound.A woman looked through the door and asked who they were looking for. It was Dani, half of her pale face showing.

Pep stepped forward to explain why he came, but the other party didn't appreciate it, but drove the two of them away viciously, telling them not to show up again.

They went too early, except for those who have a business card who can see the real face of the bar, the rest of the time, only Ma Linglong will be open to the public from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] the next morning when Ma Linglong is in the bar.She used magic to hide this place, not only to protect the ghosts in the bar, but also to prevent uninformed people from causing trouble after entering. She didn't want to be charged with murder for no reason, after all, those ghosts were still aggressive.

Pep didn't have a business card, and Ma Linglong wasn't in the bar, so what she saw was exactly what the place looked like.

"Tony, when will you really understand a girl's needs? You are in the studio every day debugging your high-tech weapons, you will lose her, whoever she is, you are taking your seriousness in the wrong way." No one will appreciate it." Pep didn't intend to argue with Stark about the bar, she might not believe that the address Stark gave was correct, but she didn't think she was qualified to intervene in the boss's emotional issues, she just wanted to I want to make a comment.

"Hey, Pepper, you're too serious," Stark said, "I know her, she likes jewelry and chocolate, and steak, and of course she likes other foods as well." Messed together randomly and kicked them aside, "I know what you're trying to say, in fact, I haven't got her yet."

"What?" Pep opened his mouth in shock, "You mean, you haven't slept yet?"

"If I say we haven't kissed yet, will you faint? Better not, Obaday will think that I finally passed out my secretary." Stark shrugged, his voice showing poor acting Guilty, "But I'm confident that she will kiss me when she sees this ring. In fact, I'm sure she likes me too, but you know, Chinese people are relatively conservative."

He wasn't sure if Ma Linglong was really conservative, but maybe receiving guests was just her job, and Dai Ni said that she was exhausted by the difficult demands made by the guests, that's really bad, isn't it.He couldn't accept it for a moment, so a few days ago, Stark wanted to calm down.

But the more he wanted to keep a distance from Ma Linglong, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he would think wildly when he was free.

Pep didn't know how to proceed, she was silent for a long time, looking at Stark's frustrated look.

Most people thought that Pep might be the woman who knew Tony Stark best in the world, and she had been working with him for ten full years as his executive secretary.The outside world has rumored that Pep is obsessed with Stark, so he is willing to follow behind him, and even tidy up the bed sheets and quilts left by his one-night stand for his boss, occasionally accompanied by sticky liquid, she must cry every night, Depressed all day long.

Because Stark never slept with his secretary.

Pep knew exactly what she needed, of course she had a crush on Stark, who wouldn't be infatuated with him, he was so charming, women all over America wanted to have him even for a night.But Pep deeply understands that that is not her pursuit. She loves her work more than her boss. Therefore, in the few years after the freshman period, Pep and Stark maintained a relationship of mutual trust between superiors and subordinates.

She thinks this is very good, she just needs to trust him, and doesn't need to try to understand him.

"What the hell happened to you guys in Afghanistan?" Pep could see that Stark was serious, and even though he'd been in his studio for a week without a date, she concluded that Stark wasn't even calling or texting. Not sent to the other party.

Stark hadn't told Pep about his experiences in Afghanistan because it reminded him of Ethan, and he didn't know how to say it, it all happened so suddenly: "A lot happened." He thought for a while and said , "She sold her ring cheap in exchange for food, water, and a place to live. Of course it was more than that. She saved me and let me walk out of the desert alive, but I couldn't do it for her. anything."

Stark finally figured it out yesterday. He has no reason to dislike girls using their bodies to make deals with others. He himself is not an innocent boy. Ma Linglong's world is very complicated. He thought of it at the beginning, which made Stark even more Mark's will to complete Mark's armor.

"Sorry, Tony." Pep saw the frustration on Stark's face. "She must be a good girl."

"Maybe, but I don't care if she's a good girl." Stark said, "I want to help her, but she keeps rejecting me, and I have no idea what is going on with her. But, I have to do something practical." , I'm working on it." He pointed to the alloy armor pieces that were scrapped due to a failed test, "I have to finish them, so maybe I can help her out of trouble."

after an hour--

After Stark met with Opadry, his mood fell to the bottom. He always brought bad news, just like just now, he told Stark that the board of directors intends to remove him as executive CEO because Stark The idea of ​​closing down the arms sector has been called into question.Then Obaday came up with a bad idea, he hoped that Stark would contribute something like the technology of his chest reactor to gag those guys, so they would calm their anger.

But Stark refused, using very blunt reasons, Obaday was very angry, and Stark was even more angry.

He drove the sports car to the bar, took the ring and red wine.Pep was right, he should spend more time with Ma Linglong, and it would be best to drive away those clients.

"Oh, Tony." Dani saw him the first time, "You look so handsome today."

"Thank you, I do this every day." He glanced upstairs, "Where's your boss?"

Dai Ni made an embarrassed look: "It's not convenient for her now."

Stark's rage came to a head in an instant, and he jumped over Dany and ran straight up the stairs.

"Hey, you can't go up!" Dany screamed as soon as she stepped on the first step of the stairs, and was burned by the exorcism powder attached to it, "She's not here, God!" Dany retreated away from the steps in pain , Azali rushed over, and Dai Ni hurriedly said, "No, don't come here, child, you will be burned."

Ma Linglong set the second floor as a restricted area, except for Stark, no one can go up, not just ghosts.

"You said she wasn't up there?" Stark was ready to beat someone, not Ma Linglong, of course, but someone who was having sex with her, he would beat that damned guy until he couldn't crawl Get up, it's better to hit the ground with his dick, "Did they go out and do it?"

"How do I know, she's been away for a week, haven't you contacted her these days?" Dai Ni leaned on the bar sadly, her soul and body felt unprecedentedly fragmented.

"No." Stark stood hesitantly in the middle of the stairs. He had never been in a relationship. He didn't know that after the couple separated and didn't see each other, they would keep in touch through text messages. "Is she really not here?"

"Of course not, otherwise she would have come down to see you." Dai Ni said, "Lilian values ​​you so much." She whispered.

Stark walked back to the bar slowly, he ordered a glass of vodka, hard liquor, he needed this: "You said she left for a week, who did she leave with?"

"She left alone." Dany pointed to the empty owl shelf, "and took the pets with her."

"Isn't her pet a bat?" Stark's arrogance gradually dropped.

"Well, she has two pets, and she took them away." Dai Ni didn't give him vodka, "You shouldn't come here, you are in a weak physical condition now." It is difficult for Dai Ni to maintain her original appearance, she She felt burned by the exorcism, and she desperately needed to replenish the lost energy.

"I'm fine, Sweetie." Stark just felt that the bar was extremely cold today, like an ice cellar, "If you can help me turn up the temperature of the air conditioner, I'll feel better."

"There is no air conditioner here." Dai Ni's voice became less sweet.

Stark froze for a moment: "You must be kidding me." Standing in front of him, the sexy Diane's clothes were just two pieces of light fabric, and she seemed completely unaffected by the low temperature, "I'll give you a tip Yes, beauty, turn off the air conditioner for me."

"You should, call Lillian, tell her you're here, call, Tony." Dany can't tell him the truth, and can't throw him out, but she doesn't want to hurt Stark, "or, hurry up Leave, and you'll get yourself in trouble."

"I will." Stark took out his phone tremblingly, "Danny, turn up the air conditioner, it's really too cold."

Working dozens of hours on end, eating irregularly, living on donuts and coffee, and not exercising, Stark is not as healthy as he was in Afghanistan.The drinkers were all ghosts, they could clearly feel Stark's weakness, it was too obvious, the moment he stepped into the bar, Yang Qi was quickly drawn out of his body.

They must be very restrained from inhaling the yang energy emanating from Stark's body, but for ghosts that can materialize, it is too difficult, just like addicts face drugs.

All the ghosts approached him one after another, including Dai Ni.

Stark's breathing became more and more difficult, and he found that his exhaled breath had turned white: "Hey, this is a little, not normal." He looked up and noticed that the lights in the bar were all dark, and the music was dark. Stopped, the faces of the drinkers who were sitting in the seats became very pale, and their eyes were empty, "You also feel very cold, right, your faces are all frozen white."

Stark was suddenly enveloped in fear, his scalp was numb, his legs were trembling, and he couldn't even move his fingers to dial the number.

He was about to get out of the seat and go outside, but he realized that his legs couldn't move a step at all, as if they were entangled by something.Stark lowered his head and roared in fright, but he couldn't make any sound, as uncomfortable as being strangled by someone.

Stark saw half of the face, or half of the head, and he couldn't tell the difference.But he can be sure that it is a person, that person's brains flowed out from the severed head, and the mouth, eyes, and ears were covered with thick bright red liquid, and Stark's shoes were full of disgusting mucus .

The man's lips were purple and in an unnatural smile, like a clown's make-up, the corners of the mouth almost hooked to the ears.

The ghastly face had arms and legs, and they wrapped tightly around Stark's legs, preventing him from taking a step.

The author has something to say: Nini, Little Sweet is in bad luck!

Today is the last day of double update, and all the saved manuscripts are used up. I hope everyone is not disappointed. The author has done his best!

Starting tomorrow, it will be updated every day, and the time will be [-]:[-] in the afternoon. If the time is changed, it will be written in the author's words one day in advance. I hope that the little angels will never leave.