"Why would this happen, Mark? Why did Pepper suddenly ask to resign? I felt like we were making good progress recently—"
On the way home, Tony, who didn't know that he had been tricked by Mark and Pepper, kept sending messages to Mark in the passenger seat while driving, with a confused expression on his face.
Mark suppressed his laughter and said seriously, "Papa, pay attention to your driving. There are only two reasons why Sister Pepper resigned. One is that she was unhappy with her job and her boss was too annoying, so she fired her boss in a fit of rage and sought freedom."
"Impossible!" Tony interrupted quickly. "How could anyone dislike me, a handsome, wealthy, and easygoing boss? And I..."
Tony obviously wanted to find a few more reasons to refute Mark's point of view, but after thinking for a while, he couldn't think of any evidence to prove that he was a good boss, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly fell silent.
Mark didn't want Tony to be pushed to the bottom. He didn't want this prank to end so early, so he comforted Tony, "Okay, okay, just think of yourself as a good boss. If Sister Pepper didn't resign for this reason, then this must be the second reason. She found a company with better salary and benefits, so she decided to change jobs."
"But when I tried to get her to stay today, I told her I could give her a raise, but she still didn't agree to stay," Tony said somewhat frustratedly.
"Then I think there is a very good chance that this is the third reason for the exception." At this time, Mark, who had been leading Tony into the trap with patient guidance, finally released the trap he had carefully prepared.
"There are exceptions!? Can you tell me what the reason is?" Tony stopped driving and parked on the side of the road when he heard it, staring at Mark, asking for an answer.
"Isn't it because you want to have an office romance? You keep teasing her like this, without making any promises, and without making it public, making her seem like your secret mistress. Isn't this defaming her innocence?
And if she likes you and you like her, then forget it. The problem now is that you haven't made it clear, and the girl has lost her patience. She doesn't want to be embarrassed in the future at work, so she has no choice but to resign.
"Is that so?" Tony muttered, his eyes blank.
"That's it, there's no mistake!" Mark's plan succeeded, and he quickly gave an affirmative answer.
"Then what should I do next? I don't want Pepper to leave me! The person in charge is often confused, while the bystander can see things clearly. You have to help me, Mark!" Tony fell completely into the trap set by Mark, and without realizing it, he asked Mark, the mastermind, for advice.
Of course Mark would not refuse Tony's request. Since Tony came to him to be his puppet, how could Mark let go of this opportunity?
"First of all, you have to give Sister Pepper some time to calm down and think. Tell her to give her a few days off so she can have a good rest and think carefully about whether she should resign. If she figures it out herself, then the rest of the process will be easier."
In fact, this first step was to give Pepper and Mark time to discuss their plan and discuss how to deal with Tony next.
"Next, you can't let your guard down just because you gave Pepper a break and temporarily stabilized the situation. You have to show your concern for her and let her feel your love. That's the best way to make her change her mind."
Mark didn't intend to play a prank on Tony in this second step. After all, the purpose of his action this time was to make Tony anxious and let him know that if he didn't seize the opportunity, a good match like Sister Pepper would run away.
Therefore, it is necessary to create opportunities for the two to get along with each other and let them understand each other's intentions, which requires Tony to take the initiative.
"Then comes the last step—" Mark stopped at the crucial point and said nothing, wanting to keep the audience in suspense.
"What is it?" Tony cooperated very well and put on an attitude of asking for advice. His big watery eyes kept blinking, just like a primary school student in class.
Seeing Tony's expression, Mark, his vanity satisfied, continued, "The final step is, of course, to declare your feelings! As long as Sister Pepper agrees to be your girlfriend, even if she really changes jobs, then she can still be with you, right?"
"Yeah!" Tony slapped his thigh with a look of sudden enlightenment, but soon his expression changed and he became depressed again. "If I had the confidence and courage to confess, this wouldn't have happened today!"
"Hey! You're such a coward, you're hopeless." Mark really didn't expect that Tony Stark, a nationally famous playboy who had slept with countless beauties, would be so cowardly when facing true love.
"It seems that I can only let nature take its course. I hope things will develop like the plot of the movie." Mark thought silently in his heart.
…
Mark was disgusted with Tony's cowardly behavior and remained silent all the way. Tony was too embarrassed to talk to Mark, and the two returned home in silence.
"Good evening, Jarvis."
As usual, Mark said hello to Jarvis after returning home.
"Welcome home, gentlemen."
"[I am Iron Man!] Do you think you are the only superhero in the world, Mr. Stark? You are already part of a larger universe, you just don't know it yet."
In the dark corner of the living room, a bald black man with an eye patch on his left eye suddenly appeared before the Starks. The innate talent of the Hesitation Period race was so strong that it blended seamlessly into the gloomy surroundings, so much so that Tony and Mark didn't even notice his presence after returning home.
"Who are you?" Seeing that this strange man could break through the security system he set up and break into his home, Tony immediately protected Mark behind him and asked vigilantly.
"I am--"
Bang!
The stranger who suddenly broke in fainted on the ground before he could finish his words, leaving Tony, who was already on edge, stunned.
It was the sound of Mark rushing out from behind him that brought him back to his senses. However, seeing Mark actively running over and preparing to tie someone up, Tony knew that the deceased boy must have done something right.
Mark helped the stranger to a chair, then took off the suspenders of his overalls. He tied them around the man and pressed a button on the strap, which automatically tightened the strap and trapped the man tightly.
"What's going on? Explain it to me." Tony stared at Mark, who looked like he was going to be lenient if he confessed and strict if he resisted.
Mark raised his hand and shook the watch on his wrist. "Hey, this is the accessory I invented to match the magic suit - the anesthesia watch."
As he spoke, Mark pressed the B button on his watch. Click, and the watch mirror popped up. "This is for aiming. I built an anesthetic needle and a catapult device into the dial. It can hit the target within ten meters. The big black guy was knocked unconscious by my anesthetic needle.
The trouser pocket is made of a special graphene material called a stretchable belt, which can be extended from 0.1 meters to 100 meters, which is very convenient.
"Why do I feel like you do more security work than me?" Looking at his son covered in high-tech equipment, Tony silently expressed sympathy for the big black man who broke into a private house. If you want to do something wrong, you really have found the wrong person.
If the unconscious one-eyed bald man could know what Tony was thinking, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged. I am a serious man. I just wanted to show off and talk to you about an important matter. Who would have thought that I would be slapped in the face!
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