After dinner, the three of them sat on the living room sofa drinking coffee. Of course, Chen Mo was the one who wanted coffee; Tony Stark was merely tagging along for a free cup.
He also wanted to take the opportunity to ask about the explosion again, but Chen Mo ignored him completely, merely chatting casually with Pepper. More precisely, Pepper was complaining to Chen Mo, listing Tony's poor behavior over this period, while Chen Mo occasionally swept Tony with a dangerous gaze. It made Tony's scalp tingle, and he obediently held his cup while sitting in the farthest corner of the sofa, doing his best to minimize his presence. He was terrified Chen Mo might say something about checking his skills. How could he possibly spare any thought for asking about the explosion?
Women were far too petty. He had only occasionally left her alone in bed at night to go play with his armor, yet she was openly badmouthing him to his father right in front of him!
But he was the one in the wrong, and with his father backing her up, what else could he do besides admit defeat?
He would have to be more careful from now on. If she kept complaining to his father, he definitely would not have an easy time!
Just as Tony Stark was trembling with anxiety, Happy's return finally pulled him back from the edge of danger!
Tony immediately grabbed Happy and asked about the explosion. Happy then carefully explained the cause and course of events from beginning to end.
Pepper also stopped complaining about Tony to Chen Mo and listened carefully to Happy's account. When she heard that Aldrich Killian was involved, she was greatly surprised. But recalling the information Killian had introduced to her at Stark Industries today