Malibu, the most luxurious villa by the sea.
In the basement, which was larger than the entire house of an average family.
Boom-chicka-boom!
Deafening heavy metal music was blaring.
The rhythm was so strong that it seemed to ignite the entire scene.
Tony Stark was immersed in the wonderful music while using some tools to modify a luxury car.
He couldn't have been more content.
"Sir, Miss Pepper is calling."
The volume in the room suddenly decreased, and Jarvis's voice echoed in his ears.
Under normal circumstances, Tony Stark wouldn't bother with this sort of thing.
After all, nothing was more important than Tony Stark's own enjoyment, right?
But Pepper was clearly an exception.
"Connect it!"
Tony Stark gave the order to Jarvis with almost no hesitation.
Swish!
The next moment, a projection screen appeared in front of Tony Stark.
On the screen.
It was none other than his impeccably dressed, efficient assistant, Pepper Potts.
"What's up?"
Tony Stark greeted Pepper without looking up, while continuing his work.
"Everyone's been waiting for you for half an hour. Why are you still at home?"
Pepper didn't bother with pleasantries, immediately launching into a question.
"Because I didn't plan on attending that boring meeting in the first place!"
Tony Stark was completely unapologetic. "It's a complete waste of time. I can't stand it for a single minute."
"Tony, I told you, this meeting is important."
"All the shareholders are there, everyone's waiting for your report!"
Pepper felt her blood pressure rising slightly, but she still patiently tried to persuade Tony Stark.
"Then I'm even less likely to go. Can you imagine me in a room with a bunch of old men?"
"Good heavens, what a disaster!"
Tony Stark was, as always, not taking things seriously.
"What about the meeting?"
"Let them wait. It's not the first time."
"Of course," Tony Stark said matter-of-factly.
Pepper looked helpless, but there was nothing she could do.
After all, her boss was the most unreliable and frivolous, spoiled rich kid in all of America. "Anything else?"
Tony Stark continued to bury himself in his modifications.
"Alright, I'll try to find another excuse."
Pepper conceded defeat.
She ended the call with Tony Stark.
Tony Stark, on the other hand, continued to be immersed in his modifications.
Clang!
Tony Stark's movements momentarily paused as he casually set down a wrench.
Because he noticed that a black notebook had mysteriously appeared on the workbench beside him.
???
Tony Stark frowned slightly.
What the hell?
Where did this notebook come from?
He'd set up the workbench temporarily that afternoon while making modifications.
And no one had even entered the workshop during the entire modification process!
So.
How could a notebook suddenly appear out of nowhere?
Could it be Pepper?
Tony Stark thought it over and over, and this was the only possibility he could come up with.
Pepper knew the password to his home and had the authority to come and go as she pleased.
In fact, if Pepper came over, Jarvis wouldn't even bother to specifically notify Tony Stark unless there was something unusual!
Then the situation was clear.
Pepper must have been here earlier, but he was so engrossed in "work" that he didn't notice her!
But the problem was…
Why would Pepper leave so quietly without saying a word?
Although Tony Stark had deduced the truth, no matter how he thought about it, something still felt off.
"Jarvis, has Pepper been here before?"
Tony Stark asked Jarvis about the situation.
"Sir, when are you referring to by 'before'?" "Miss Potts was here three days ago, sir."
Three days ago? That's not right!
There wasn't even this workbench three days ago! "Are you sure it was three days ago?"
Tony Stark was a bit confused.
"Sir, I am certain!"
Jarvis's answer was firm and resolute.
Tony Stark began to fall into thought.
And this time, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what was going on.
"So, who put this notebook here?"
Tony Stark didn't waste any more brain cells and picked up the notebook, directly asking Jarvis.
Anyway, no matter who put it there, it couldn't escape Jarvis's eyes.
"Sir, this notebook wasn't placed here by anyone."
"It... appeared by itself!"
But Jarvis gave an answer that Tony Stark did not expect.
"Jarvis, now is not the time for jokes."
Tony Stark didn't take it to heart, figuring Jarvis was just teasing him.
After all.
His AI was really intelligent, and teasing his master was just basic functionality.
"Sir, you can see for yourself."
Swish!
As Jarvis spoke, he projected an image in front of Tony Stark.
It was a scene of Tony Stark working at his workbench, with the main perspective focused on the workbench itself.
The time was fifteen minutes ago.
The screen clearly showed that there was no notebook on the workbench.
But after the progress bar finished loading a few seconds later...
Whoosh! It appeared out of nowhere.
A notebook materialized on the workbench.
???
What the hell!
Even with Tony Stark's extremely high IQ, he was completely bewildered.
So, the notebook really did just appear out of thin air!
Could it be…
Someone has mastered space teleportation technology and sent this notebook over?
Or perhaps…
Jarvis has been hacked, and the mastermind behind it is using him to trick me?
"OK, whoever you are, you've successfully caught my attention!"
"Let me see what this notebook is all about!"
Tony Stark's curiosity was completely piqued.
He didn't waste any more time and grabbed the notebook.
He began to examine it closely.
[Zhou Cheng's Diary]
The large characters on the cover immediately caught Tony Stark's eye.
So.
This notebook was a diary!
But... who was Zhou Cheng?
Tony Stark tilted his head and thought hard, but he couldn't recall anyone by that name.
However, Tony Stark didn't dwell on it. He immediately turned to the next page.
His expression immediately became rather interesting.
[Wow, what a showstopper!]
[Guess who I saw on TV? Iron Man, Tony Stark!]
[What the hell, did I just transmigrate into the world of Marvel?]
[Isn't this a bit too much of a rip-off?]
???
Why does this guy, Zhou Cheng, call himself Iron Man?
That title is completely ridiculous.
And...he claims to be a transmigrator? Although Tony Stark has never heard of the term "transmigrator" before.
But considering the context, it was clear that the other person was saying he came from another world!
A parallel universe?
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(End of this chapter)