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"Truly extravagant, just as expected from the evil capitalist society. With money, anything is possible!"

The next morning, Chen Mu woke up and looked at the beautiful blonde woman sleeping soundly beside him, sighing.

He had gotten drunk at the banquet last night and even found a beautiful blonde woman to spend the night with…

This was the power of influence, especially in America, a country that championed capitalism where money was almost omnipotent.

Many reporters had attended yesterday's banquet. Tony had used it as an opportunity to reveal that Stark Industries would be investing in and taking a controlling stake in a Chinese mobile phone company, and that their first smartphone would be launched soon.

Stark was officially entering the mobile phone industry.

This was the first major event that could impact the world for Stark Industries after Tony shut down the weapons division.

Chen Mu, as the second protagonist of the banquet, naturally drank a few more glasses. Then, instigated by that old rascal Tony, he had gone along with the crowd and found a young and beautiful female reporter…

Tony was still the same playboy. Although he had become Iron Man, transformation wasn't an overnight process. At the very least, his philandering nature was still quite severe.

After all, even though he and Little Pepper had developed feelings for each other, their relationship status was still undetermined.

"Bang bang."

Just then, the bedroom door opened, and Xu Jia walked in with a blank expression, holding a brand-new set of clothes. She completely ignored Chen Mu's naked state and tossed the clothes to him.

"Ahem, Miss Xu Jia, could you please step out for a moment?"

Chen Mu said, accepting the clothes with a helpless and embarrassed expression.

"..."

Xu Jia rolled her eyes and turned around impatiently, saying, "Hurry up and get dressed. We need to leave as soon as possible."

After all, America was full of dangers for both Chen Mu and her.

As Chen Mu's bodyguard, Xu Jia didn't want Chen Mu to have any accidents. In fact, she had guarded the door all night yesterday, and she could even hear the sounds from inside the room…

"Leave as soon as possible? Why?"

Chen Mu asked, very confused.

"In short, it's safer back home. That's an undeniable fact. Tony Stark and you have been too high-profile."

Xu Jia didn't have a solid reason, but she still said, "Besides, we need to go back to handle company matters. The funds from Stark Industries will arrive soon, and the company's business is very busy."

Even if it was busy, why would Chen Mu need to manage it personally?

"Haha, Mr. Chen Mu is awake?"

Just as Chen Mu was feeling speechless, Tony's laughter rang out. He walked over from not far away, a mischievous grin on his face, and winked as he said, "Did you have a good time last night?"

"Oh, Miss Xu Jia is here too. Did she join in?"

"..."

Tony winked at Chen Mu, making a gesture that all men would understand.

"Hehe…" Chen Mu scratched his head, glanced at the expressionless Xu Jia beside him, and didn't know what to say.

Xu Jia's face was full of dark lines, and she glared at the two men colluding in mischief.

Is this what American superheroes are like? They don't seem all that great!

Xu Jia complained in her heart, feeling very displeased.

"Speaking of which, Tony, it's time for us to go back. You know, we need to launch the Xiao Mu Phone as soon as possible, and things will probably be very busy back home."

Although he was reluctant to leave, Chen Mu decided to listen to Xu Jia, not wanting to make things difficult for her. Thus, he decided to leave.

The most important thing was that he had already obtained the technology he wanted, so he was ready to go back and develop it.

He was now eager to return and build his own armor.

"Leaving so soon?" Tony looked at Chen Mu in surprise and said, "Can't you just leave the busy work to others? Why not stay in America for a few more days? I can introduce you to some fashion magazine cover girls."

"Uh, maybe next time…"

Although tempted, Chen Mu coughed lightly and refused with a righteous expression.

"That's a real shame. I heard this month's magazine girls are twins."

"..." Tony's words made Chen Mu roll his eyes. This evil capitalist society!

"Since I tried your armor yesterday, I think this thing is very interesting. I'm also planning to go back and study it."

Thinking that his own armor would also be revealed in the future, Chen Mu casually expressed his thoughts.

"Planning to go back and study it yourself?"

Tony looked astonished, and even Xu Jia beside him looked incredulous, and… disdainful…

Iron Man armor. Besides Tony, who else in this world can build it?

Even imitations are just vague knock-offs, nowhere near comparable to Tony's armor.

Therefore, Chen Mu openly saying he wanted to study armor in front of Tony was like showing off in front of an expert and making a fool of himself.

Moreover, in Tony's opinion, Chen Mu's idea was completely nonsensical and worthy of contempt.

"Heh heh…"

So, Tony's myriad of words converged into a mocking "Heh."

"What? You don't believe me?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow, looking at Tony and asking.

"Ask your companion, the beautiful Miss Xu Jia. Please, do you think your boss could create this kind of armor?"

Tony smiled and looked at Xu Jia, who stood silently beside him, and said with a smile.

It had to be said, Xu Jia was truly quite beautiful, especially possessing a unique Eastern beauty that captivated Westerners like Tony.

Of course, Tony, who had seen countless women, wouldn't have any thoughts about Xu Jia, merely appreciating her beauty.

With all the money he had, what kind of woman couldn't he get?

"..."

Xu Jia didn't speak, faithfully fulfilling her duty as a bodyguard. However, it was obvious from her eyes that she didn't believe him.

"Hmph, don't disbelieve me. I'll tell you, I only need half a year, no, one month, and I'll be able to create armor!"

Seeing the two looking down on him completely, Chen Mu seemed provoked and said irritably.

"Haha, alright. If Mr. Chen Mu can develop Iron Armor within a month, I'll grant you the usage license for it."

Tony laughed heartily, patted Chen Mu on the shoulder encouragingly, and made his promise.

"That would be great. I hope you remember what you said."

Chen Mu rubbed his nose and looked at Tony seriously, saying.

This Tony guy is truly incredibly arrogant. Chen Mu said he could create armor, not specifically Iron Armor. Did he think that anyone who developed armor, no matter who it was, was copying his Iron Man?

Could it be that they needed his usage license to use it?

Arrogant, conceited – these words were insufficient to describe Tony at this moment.