Erin gripped the recorder tightly and shoved it directly in front of Tony.
" Mr. Stark."
Erin speaks extremely fast.
"Are you here at this budget-friendly restaurant tonight simply to experience life, or do you have some undisclosed business plans?"
Tony paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow.
Although he had no idea what had gotten into Chen Mo that made him insist on dragging him here in the middle of the night to watch an alien prince chase after an Earth female reporter.
But when facing the media, especially female reporters.
Tony Stark has never backed down.
Tony straightened his slightly disheveled collar and leaned back in his chair.
"Beautiful lady, I must correct two of your mistakes."
Tony held up two fingers.
"First, Stark Industries ' business plans would never be discussed in a small restaurant like this."
He glanced at the spaghetti bolognese on the table.
"Secondly, I don't believe that a place where you can enjoy good food can only be defined by its affordability."
Erin's eyes lit up even more.
So, you don't have any aversion to ordinary life?
"Rejection?"
Tony spread his hands.
"Please, I've always been approachable."
The two then launched into a question-and-answer session, which turned into a stand-up comedy routine on the spot.
Thor sat there, completely dumbfounded.
He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
He spent the entire night gathering his courage.
The atmosphere was completely ruined!
The words of confession were stuck in his throat, he couldn't swallow them, and he couldn't spit them out.
Seeing the two people chatting so enthusiastically, Thor was so angry that his hands were trembling.
no.
He couldn't let those two bastards ruin things.
He took a deep breath, turned his head sharply, and wanted to clear the area.
"Fan..."
He had barely uttered a single word when a hand reached out.
Chen Mo casually grabbed the double beef Hamburg on the table and, in the simplest and most brutal way, shoved it into Thor's mouth.
With a bang.
Thor's vocal cords were physically severed by Chen Mo.
"Eat yours, Thor."
Chen Mo looked at him with a smile.
"Don't steal the spotlight from the stand-up comedy."
Thor's eyes widened as he tried to pull the Hamburg out with both hands.
But the more he pulled, the more tightly the Hamburg was stuffed in, leaving his face covered in grease.
Thor tore into his Hamburg, his face flushed red with sweat and frustration.
If this were in the Asgard, I would definitely smash this bastard into the ground with a hammer.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have a hammer now.
Seeing that Thor had been thoroughly exhausted, Chen Mo turned to look at Erin.
That's enough.
Chen Mo tapped the table, interrupting Erin's question.
"No one would read this kind of gossip about older men."
Tony:?
Who's the old man? Mr. Tony is in his prime!
He was about to retort when Chen Mo completely ignored him.
"I'll give you a juicy scoop, it's absolutely exclusive."
Erin's attention was indeed drawn, and she looked over with the recorder in hand.
Chen Mo's lips curled into a mischievous smile as he pointed to Thor, who was diligently devouring Hamburg beside him.
"About this rice cooker."
Upon hearing this, Thor instantly had a bad feeling.
Erin was stunned.
" Thor?"
"Right."
Chen Mo cleared his throat, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone to hear.
"This big oaf didn't sleep a wink last night because of this meal."
Thor's eyes widened, and he stopped chewing.
How did that bastard know? Were they spying on me?
Thor screamed inwardly, trying to stop him, but the Hamburg in his mouth was just too big.
"Not only did he not sleep, he also locked himself in the bathroom."
Chen Mo's tone was very certain.
He rehearsed his confession lines to you over eighty times, standing in front of that toilet.
The air fell silent instantly.
Erin froze in her chair, staring blankly at Thor.
Thor froze completely.
His Shocker eyes stared intently at Chen Mo.
He felt as if his soul had left his body.
Upon hearing this revelation, Tony reached up and stroked his chin.
I see.
No wonder Chen Mo was smiling so broadly when he looked at the light screen during the experiment last night.
Tony promptly called JARVIS.
" JARVIS, save yesterday's recording for me."
"Sir, your file has been saved."
At this point, Thor's neck was completely red.
His rugged face instantly swelled up like a boiled crab.
He didn't even dare to look Erin in the eye.
This is truly embarrassing, even to other galaxies.
but.
Seeing his comical, helpless expression...
The slight panic and helplessness in Erin's heart miraculously disappeared completely.
Instead, there was a sweet feeling that he was exceptionally sincere and adorable.
A tough guy who isn't even afraid to fight.
He actually practiced speaking to her on the toilet all night just to say one sentence to her.
How could anyone be so stupid?
For some reason, she doesn't feel embarrassed at all now.
On the contrary, I'm happy.
I'm so, so happy.
Erin's lips curled into an uncontrollable smile, and a slight blush rose to her fair face.
The way she looked at Thor changed; her eyes were now filled with tenderness.
" Thor..."
Erin spoke softly.
Her face flushed, and she prepared to take the initiative to respond to this clumsy expression of affection.
but.
Sometimes things just take an unexpected turn.
Thor, who had been holding back for a long time.
The tension had reached its peak.
The moment Erin called his name, his brain completely short-circuited.
Completely without thinking.
He stood up abruptly like a log, his hands instinctively gripping the edge of the table.
"Snap--!"
A deafening roar erupted.
The diners in the entire restaurant were startled and all turned to look.
All I could see was a sturdy solid wood dining table.
From the very center.
He forcibly broke it in two.
The tabletop instantly lost its balance and collapsed to both sides.
In this brief moment.
The tableware on the table was suddenly launched into the air due to the lever principle.
This includes the plate of spaghetti bolognese that Tony was just pointing to.
The piping hot pasta traced a perfect parabola in the air.
He went straight for Tony's face.
With a snap.
Absolutely accurate.
A whole plate of pasta was smeared solidly on Tony's face, which was just about to continue watching the show.
Dead silence.
An eerie, deathly silence fell over the entire table.
Thor remained standing.
He was holding a piece of broken wood in his hand.
The Hamburg fell out of my mouth and rolled onto the ground.
Erin had just created a romantic atmosphere.
It vanished without a trace at that moment.
She stared, mouth agape, completely mesmerized.
Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, his gaze shifting from Thor to Tony.
He made no attempt to hide the gloating smile on his face.
" Tony, don't just stand there, eat up!"
Tony sat there, completely stunned.
Red meat sauce dripped down his eyebrows and nose.
A few noodles hung from his goatee.
It looked utterly ridiculous.
A full three seconds passed.
Tony slowly raised his hand.
He wiped a handful of noodles, still dripping with sauce, off his face.
"Very good."
Tony took a deep breath, the sound of gritting his teeth escaping from between his teeth.
"This is the first time in my life..."
He glanced at the noodles in his hand and casually tossed them on the ground.
"Being subjected to a plate of food costing a dozen yuan."
Thor swallowed hard.
We're doomed.
It's completely over.
The confession ruined everything, destroyed the atmosphere, and even caused trouble for the restaurant.
All Thor wanted to do right now was smash a hole in the restaurant floor and crawl into it.
"I'm... I'm sorry."
Thor managed to squeeze out a few words.
Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"It's nothing. Looks like you've been eating well lately; your strength is recovering quickly."
Erin frantically pulled out tissues from her bag, intending to go over and wipe Tony's face.
"I'm very sorry, Mr. Stark, he didn't mean it..."
"No."
Tony stood up, interrupting Erin.
He didn't even glance at Thor, turning away with a dark expression.
"What I need now is a hot shower and a washing machine, JARVIS."
"Preparing for you, sir!"
Tony walked along, frantically rubbing the sauce off his clothes with his hands.
He felt he shouldn't have gone out with Chen Mo today, especially after something like this where he got smeared in the face without even doing anything.
Just as he was about to reach the door.
"Don't rush off, richest man."
Chen Mo's voice drifted over lazily.
"You should pay for the table first, and settle the bill for the meal while you're at it."
Tony stopped abruptly.
He turned around and looked at Chen Mo with disbelief.
What did you just say?
"I said, pay up, just settle the bill however you like."
Chen Mo pointed to the mess on the ground.
" Thor's pockets are emptier than his face, and I didn't bring any money with me. You don't want to see news about Stark dine and dash tomorrow morning, do you?"
Tony laughed in exasperation.
He reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of banknotes.
Regardless of the amount, he slammed it onto the bar counter.
"Keep the change, please."
After saying that, he kicked open the restaurant door and stormed off.
Even their backs exuded a murderous aura.
Once Tony left, the surrounding guests also turned their attention away.
The waiter ran over to clean up the mess on the floor.
The scene became incredibly awkward.
Thor stood there, looking awkward and uneasy, like a child who had done something wrong.
Chen Mo stopped smiling.
He dropped his nonchalant expression.
He casually pulled over a perfectly good chair and sat down, looking up at Thor.
"Alright, stop standing there like a log."
Upon hearing this, Thor slowly sat down, but his eyes remained evasive.
" Chen Mo..."
Thor wanted to explain something.
Don't explain it to me, it's not important.
Chen Mo interrupted him without any politeness, and then his tone became nonchalant.
"However, there's some news you'd better hear."
Thor paused for a moment.
"What news?"
"Your younger brother."
Chen Mo stared at him indifferently.
Loki, he's come to Earth.
Erin's eyes suddenly sharpened.
Upon hearing the name, Thor abruptly raised his head, his eyes instantly changing.
He grabbed Chen Mo's wrist.
" Loki's here? Where is he? Why hasn't he come looking for me?"
Chen Mo looked down at the thick, muscular arm.
"He not only came, but he also brought a lot of new gadgets. Looks like your father has a big heart."
Chen Mo pursed his lips.
"However, he was unlucky. He got a severe beating and his leg was broken as soon as he landed in the Arctic. He's now locked up in S.H.I.E.L.D..'s highest-security prison."
These words were like a thunderbolt, exploding directly in Thor's mind.
Loki has been captured?
How could such a wise god be captured by a few mortals from Midgard?
No matter how cunning Loki is, he's still his brother.
Even back in the Asgard, he was always working against himself.
But when he heard that Loki was injured and imprisoned...
The protective instinct in my blood immediately surged to the top of my head.
He had to find out the truth and save Loki.
But soon, a deep sense of powerlessness washed over Thor.
Thor released Chen Mo's wrist.
He looked down at his rough palms.
He no longer possesses divine powers.
It couldn't even stop an ordinary gun.
What would they use to break into S.H.I.E.L.D..'s prison?
Going there would be a pointless death.
If we don't go...
Are we really going to abandon our brother and watch him fall into the hands of the Midgardian?
While it seems they were quite polite to me back then, what about Loki?
Thor pondered with a complex expression; this was far too difficult for his brain, which was now nothing but muscles after losing his divine powers.
Looking at Thor like this.
Chen Mo simply stood up, stretched, and patted Thor on the shoulder.
"I just think you should know about this. What you do is the choice."
After saying that, Chen Mo turned and left.
Only a stunned Erin and a silent Thor remained, heads bowed.