Senate Hearing
With that, Xia Yu ignored the even louder boos from below and started singing.
Though the audience's enthusiasm for Iron Man hadn't waned, the classic song was still quite effective. The boos gradually faded, and some people even began humming softly along to the rhythm. Watching Xia Yu settle into his performance onstage, Natasha remembered the song he had sung to her in Times Square when they first met. From then on, she had begun to have a life like an ordinary person's. Her life would no longer consist of nothing but missions and fighting; she truly had a home of her own, a home for the two of them.
As Natasha's thoughts wandered, the song onstage gradually drew to a close. As soon as Xia Yu finished the last line, Tony Stark finally made his dashing entrance under everyone's watchful gaze.
A red-and-gold Iron Man Armor came whistling through the air. Wearing the Mark 6, which had come into existence ahead of schedule, Tony Stark landed steadily on one knee on the landing platform that had long been prepared. A tremendous roar erupted from the crowd, with screams ringing out incessantly.
Xia Yu shot the showy Tony an annoyed glance and quietly started off the stage. But Tony had no intention of letting Xia Yu go just like that. He gestured for the audience to quiet down, then called out, "Thank you to this unknown singer for his heartfelt performance. I have to say, it wasn't bad as entrance music for me."
Xia Yu rolled his eyes and walked straight offstage. After a short dance with a group of backup dancers, Tony officially began his opening speech for the expo.
After the opening ended, the group was heading out when they encountered a beautiful law enforcement officer delivering a subpoena. Just as in the movie, Happy took the subpoena, while the officer showed a different kind of interest in Xia Yu.
"That song you sang onstage just now was wonderful. I've never heard it before. Did you write it yourself? Are you Tony Stark's friend?" the officer asked.
"He's my boyfriend, ma'am," Natasha said as she came out behind them. She pulled Xia Yu into the car, leaving him no chance to answer.
"You're not married yet!" the officer called after the departing car.
Unlike in the movie, Tony left in a stretch limousine rather than a sports car. Since the expo was in New York, and although Xia Yu was wealthy, he still didn't have a car in New York. In fact, all the cars in Los Angeles belonged to Tony.
"Hahaha, Natasha, you're jealous! Didn't you say you'd never put restrictions on Xia? Xia, congratulations on entering married life ahead of schedule. Why don't you two get married? I'll throw you the most dazzling wedding in the world," Tony teased as soon as he got into the car.
Natasha gave Tony an annoyed look and explained, "I really won't restrict him, but seducing my man right in front of me is called a challenge. In fact, what I hate most is people challenging me."
Xia Yu changed the subject. "Let's talk about tomorrow's hearing instead. The military and Congress can't wait to make you hand over Iron Man's technology. The media's been reporting on it like crazy every day. If you weren't Tony Stark, and it were someone else, the government would have forcibly taken it away long ago."
"I'm not handing it over. The government and the military can forget about taking my personal property. Natasha, I'm a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant now. Surely you can help take some of the pressure off me," Tony said.
"Tomorrow's hearing can't threaten you, Tony. The government won't push you too hard unless it has no other choice. S.H.I.E.L.D. will support you at the appropriate time. You'll find out when the time comes," Natasha said.