Chapter 129

Vroom, vroom—

Ye Li pressed the horn a few times, then stopped, letting Vinika beep automatically.

He leaned back in his seat, pulled out his phone, and started scrolling through short videos.

The big data algorithm thoughtfully recommended hot, beautiful women dancing; the refreshing video content paired quite well with the cool sea breeze.

However, as for the quality of the dancing... Ye Li's assessment was "average," not even as good as Gwen and the others.

Vroom, vroom—

【Sir, you have a visitor.】

【After verifying the information, it is confirmed to be Mr. Ye Li. There is an invitation record for you.】

Stark rolled over, still fast asleep, and didn't hear Jarvis's announcement.

Beside him was a blonde woman, stark naked, draped only in a white bedsheet.

【Sir.】

Jarvis: 【Sir.】

"Oh—Jarvis!"

Tony finally woke up, rubbing his head as he sat up. "Isn't a day off supposed to be for enjoying pleasant exchanges with beautiful women?"

"Which guy is visiting me so early in the morning?"

Jarvis: 【Sir, the time is 9:43.】

"That's still early, isn't it?"

Although Stark said that, since he was already awake, he climbed out of bed.

"Someone is visiting you?"

The sexy lady beside him had also woken up. She clutched the sheet and smiled at Tony, "I bet it's some lady~"

Christina was a well-known reporter.

So she knew.

Given the personality of "Iron Man" Tony Stark.

He didn't have many true friends.

Anyone coming at this hour was more likely a beauty he'd had a fling with~

However, she was immediately slapped down by Jarvis.

It repeated the announcement: 【Sir, it is Mr. Ye Li. He has your invitation clearance.】

"It's him, oh—"

Tony yawned and ordered, "Jarvis, pull up the front door surveillance."

The floor-to-ceiling window facing the sea immediately displayed the scene at the gate, complete with audio.

Vroom, vroom—!

Vinika, parked at the gate, was honking loudly, but Ye Li was already gone from the seat.

"..."

Tony: "Jarvis, don't tell me the visitor is a motorcycle, even if it is cool."

【Sir, twelve seconds ago, Mr. Ye Li was invited in by Ms. Pepper. He is currently waiting in the living room, and Ms. Pepper is hosting him.】

The screen on the glass window shifted.

It showed Ye Li and Pepper chatting face-to-face; they seemed to be getting along quite well.

"Fine, I'll be right there."

Tony left the room and went to another to get dressed.

"Hey, Tony!"

Christina, left behind, rummaged around and found her clothes were missing.

She had no choice but to put on a shirt Stark had tossed aside over her underwear.

"Ye... Li..."

Christina remembered the name—

Although Ye Li wasn't as widely known to the public as Tony Stark, he had quite a reputation in socialite circles due to his hobby of painting beautiful women.

So, she curiously walked out too; after all, a reporter never turns down extra material.

"Tony is still sleeping?"

Ye Li took the coffee Pepper handed him, not rushing to drink it. "Is he like this every day? I've heard people say he's a workaholic."

"Occasionally."

Pepper sat opposite him with a proper posture and chatted, "Like last night, he had a chance encounter with a beautiful reporter from Vanity Fair, so he's getting up a bit late today."

"Oh, then I guess he's only just now reluctantly crawling out of bed."

Ye Li offered a polite compliment, "Ms. Pepper, with a thoughtful beauty like you by his side, I think Tony should cherish it, rather than just finding random women for one-night stands."

Pepper felt a sting in her heart and masked her bitter smile with a polite one.

"I am just a housekeeper and assistant, taking the clothes of the women Tony brings back to the dry cleaners."

"And then... sweeping the trash out the door."

【Trash...】

Ye Li raised an eyebrow; it seemed Pepper had a lot of resentment toward Stark and the women he brought home...

Hmm... shouldn't he stir the pot for Tony?

"Assistants are great."

Ye Li continued, "I also have a little assistant. She's very beautiful and very smart, and most importantly, she has a nimble little mouth~ She's very clingy~"

"Is that so?"

Pepper didn't realize Ye Li was secretly making a dirty joke about Skye, and she felt a bit envious of such an intimate relationship.

However, she didn't show it on her face, maintaining a smile as she said, "It seems Mr. Ye Li is quite the romantic too~ You must be very good at pleasing women?"

Asked this by Pepper.

Ye Li wasn't embarrassed and smiled, asking back, "Then have I pleased you, Ms. Pepper?"

This wasn't because he was interested in Pepper; it was just a casual joke to liven up the conversation.

Pepper was still quite young during this period.

"Of course~ Mr. Ye, you have a great demeanor. I don't think many women would refuse you."

Pepper was the same, cracking a small joke~

After all, Ye Li was talented and handsome, and she had a favorable impression of him; she didn't mind flirting a little.

"Mr. Ye has great achievements in art. Recently, Jackson Pollock has a new work..."

Pepper found a topic to chat with Ye Li about, "It's from his representative 'Spring' series. What do you think?"

"It's painted well enough, but the price tag is way too inflated, and there's very little room for appreciation. I don't recommend buying it."

Ye Li chatted with Pepper with a pleasant expression, but inside, he was getting impatient—

【Hiss】

【This guy Tony, why hasn't he rolled down here yet?】

【He's the one who kept urging me to come over every day.】

【I came, and he's just playing with women.】

Ye Li began to understand Pepper's resentment... taking care of a lifestyle disaster like Tony was indeed difficult.

Come to think of it, in the comics, it seems Pepper was snatched up by Tony's bodyguard Happy, and they even got married later...

"Mr. Ye?"

Pepper reminded him, "Your coffee is getting cold."

"Right, thanks for the reminder." The coffee cup wasn't even the size of his palm, so Ye Li downed it in one go.

And at this moment.

The dawdling Tony finally came down. "Hey, Li, you like drinking it like that too?"

"Tony, did the Vanity Fair reporter make you linger?"

Ye Li put down the coffee cup. "Do you want to learn martial arts from me, or do you want to learn some 'special' martial arts from her?"

"Li, you sound like a jealous little woman right now."

Tony sat on the sofa and spread his hands. "She can't teach me anything. In fact, it should be me teaching her." ===== CHAPTER 131 =====