The traveling frog is living a carefree life in the Marvel universe.

If I didn't know I couldn't beat him, I would have liked to give him a good whack.

However, considering that he saved Pepper, I forgave him.

Bai Ye took Tony to where Pepper was.

Upon seeing Pepper Potts, Tony's Iron Man armor opened, and he stepped out.

Upon seeing Tony, Pepper immediately covered her mouth with her hand, a look of disbelief and joy spreading across her face.

"Tony, are you alright!?"

Tony walked over and, without saying a word, hugged Pepper tightly.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me that you got kidnapped by that old bastard Obama."

no doubt.

If Obama hadn't threatened Tony with Pepper, Pepper would never have faced this kidnapping danger.

He is also reflecting on it.

Chili peppers cared for him in every way and took meticulous care of him, but his relationship with Chili peppers was clearly not good enough.

At this moment, Pepper had not yet received a formal confession from Tony, and being suddenly hugged by Tony made her a little shy.

"N-no, that's not it!" Pepper stammered. "Actually, it's because of me that I caused you trouble. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be fighting with Obama here, and you almost got killed by him."

"No, it's all my fault..."

"It's still my fault..."

"Tsk tsk!" Bai Ye couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy and said, "If Obama knew that he used his old life to become Cupid's arrow for the two of you, he would probably be so angry that he would come back to life even after he died!"

Tony and Pepper had just woken up when they realized there was still a bright, glowing light bulb in the room!

"Do you think it's appropriate to bring up that old bastard Obama right now?"

Tony couldn't help but retort to Bai Ye.

He was just about to take advantage of the romantic atmosphere to confess his feelings to Xiao La Jiao when Bai Ye's words pulled him from fantasy into reality.

Compared to his sweet, soft girlfriend in his arms, who cares about that damn Obama?

Pepper pushed Tony away from her embrace, tidied her hair, tucked her hair behind her ears, and said to Bai Ye with a slightly shy expression:

"Thank you so much, Mr. Bai Ye. If it weren't for you, Tony and I might have met with misfortune."

To be honest, Pepper Potts' impression of Bai Ye was so-so before, because Bai Ye was like Tony's old cronies, always fooling around with him.

As Tony's fiancée, how could she possibly be happy to see Tony and White Night getting along so well?

But today.

Little Chili knows now.

Bai Ye is a good person to get along with; when something happens, he really goes all out!

Although Bai Ye and Tony influenced each other and went further and further down the path of becoming scumbags, Tony was undoubtedly lucky to have Bai Ye as a friend.

She had just witnessed some of Bai Ye's abilities, which were incredibly powerful. Conventional weapons were barely better than scrap metal in his presence.

With White Nights as his support, Tony will likely face far fewer troubles and dangers.

"Don't be so polite, we're all friends!" Bai Ye waved his hand and smiled, "If you two are alright, then I won't bother you any longer."

You'd better leave quickly!

Tony pursed his lips.

Little Chili slapped him and glared at him irritably.

Bai Ye chuckled softly, his body transforming into lightning as he instantly soared into the sky.

Tony called out from behind:

"I'll treat you to drinks another day."

Watching the long rainbow trail disappear into the distance, Little Chili said, "You owe me a huge favor this time!"

"Anyway, he's saved me more than once. You're not afraid of itching when you have too many lice, and you're not worried when you have too much debt."

Tony adopted a scoundrel-like demeanor.

"Just how strong is he, really?"

Little Chili murmured curiously.

Tony didn't say anything.

He had a clearer understanding of Bai Ye's strength. Conventional weapons were ineffective against him, and even nuclear bombs were questionable in their ability to eliminate him. On Earth today, it was no exaggeration to say that Bai Ye was practically a demigod.

fortunately.

Bai Ye is not an ambitious man, but a goofy playboy. Otherwise, there are really not many people or forces on Earth today who can restrain Bai Ye.

"Alright, let's not talk about him anymore, Pepper. I have something important to tell you."

"what?"

Pepper turned her head and looked at the hesitant look on Tony's face. She seemed to realize it and revealed an expectant look.

“Um…” Tony hesitated for a long time before finally saying, “Aren’t you cold dressed so lightly?”

Pepper: "..."

……

The next day.

Tony went out for drinks with White Night.

Bai Ye had nothing much going on lately, so he gladly accepted the invitation.

When the White Night arrived, Tony, sporting panda eyes and looking rather dejected, had already started drinking by himself.

"You look a bit down," Bai Ye said in surprise. "What's wrong? Wasn't Obama's matter all resolved?"

"It's nothing, it has nothing to do with Obama, it's just... never mind!"

Tony continued drinking in silence.

Last night, he seemed to have angered Little Chili, so...

But you can't blame him!

He has always been approachable despite his high status.

To be honest, he has never seriously confessed his feelings to a woman.

So he was inevitably a little nervous last night.

He didn't say his final words.

Tony felt that it wasn't his fault, and Pepper should be more understanding. If he were someone like Bai Ye, who could just throw out sweet nothings, wouldn't that make him seem like he had too much romantic experience?

"Fine, if you won't tell me."

Bai Ye sat down opposite Tony without ceremony and poured himself a glass of wine.

Tony certainly didn't want to tell Bai Ye about this.

You know, he's one of America's top playboys. If Bai Ye knew that he gets nervous even when confessing his feelings, wouldn't his reputation be ruined and he become a laughing stock?

Especially that bastard Bai Ye, he always has to cause trouble even when there's nothing wrong. If something happens... he'll probably use this to make fun of me for the rest of my life.

"What do you want?" Bai Ye took a sip of his drink and said, "I have to go shopping with someone later, so get to the point quickly."

He really is a scumbag!

Tony gave Bai Ye a disdainful look.

"Snapped--!!"

A stack of documents was thrown in front of Bai Ye.

"signature!"

"What do you mean?"

Bai Ye took it and flipped through it:

"Equity, funds, the Cayman Islands... what kind of mess is this?"

"Simply put, once you sign these documents, you will own 6.5% of Stark Industries."

Tony pointed to his eyes and said:

"You think I got these panda eyes? It's all for this! Through a series of complex manipulations involving cross-shareholdings by investment companies and funds, you will become the third largest shareholder of Stark Industries without anyone knowing."

"You're so generous?" Bai Ye raised an eyebrow and said, "Even based on Stark Industries' current market value, this is practically a gift of several billion dollars to me, isn't it?"

“It’s not like I paid for it; I’m just passing on what I’ve borrowed,” Tony said. “Obadi wanted to fight me, and if he lost, he’ll have to pay the price! All his shares in Stark Industries have ended up in my hands. That’s the unspoken rule in our industry.”

"Don't be fooled by the seemingly large 6.5%. In reality, the benefits we receive are split 50/50. As for Obama's other messy stuff, even if you had it, you wouldn't have the time or energy to manage it."

“Then you don’t need to give it to me,” Bai Ye said. “Why don’t you take these shares from Obama and increase your control over Stark Industries? You know, because you announced the closure of Stark Industries’ weapons manufacturing division, you were almost ousted by the other shareholders.”

“I already have enough shares. Any more, and it would probably scare other people away,” Tony said. “Giving them to you would be no different from keeping them for myself, would it?”

"Furthermore, despite their impressive appearance before, they are nothing more than a rabble. No one can bypass me to control Stark Industries! Do you know that over the years, I have personally held the patent rights to at least half of Stark Industries' groundbreaking products?"

Tony is indeed the largest shareholder and chairman of Stark Industries, but at the same time, his most important identity is that of an inventor.

Many of Stark Industries' advanced weapons and products were developed by Stark personally and then licensed to Stark Industries for manufacturing.

If anyone thinks that by controlling Stark Industries through equity, they can kick him aside, then at this point, Tony can revoke his patent licenses to Stark Industries...

Everything went wrong!

Everyone, stop playing!

Tony Stark is still able to live a good life even after leaving Stark Industries.

Tony's entire fortune is actually divided into three parts: shares in the Stark Industries, his personal patents, and the Stark Family Foundation.

Top billionaires understand the principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket. That's why Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark, established the Stark Foundation early on, using his profits to invest in a number of promising companies, which has grown into a substantial sum. While this money isn't included in Tony's net worth due to the foundation's opaque operations, it represents a vast amount of capital that Tony can readily access.

"After all that talk, are you going to sign or not?" Tony said. "If you don't want it, am I supposed to kneel down and beg you to take it?"