Chapter 68: Wei Ziqing’s Hint

New York International Airport.

Several fully armed bodyguards and a woman wearing a sexy professional suit were waiting anxiously.

Pepper Potts’ hands trembled slightly; she was clearly extremely excited.

Ever since Colonel Rhodey said he had found Tony, she could no longer contain herself and had been waiting here since early morning.

Finally, under her anxious gaze, a private plane belonging to Tony appeared before her eyes.

As the plane landed and Tony appeared with bandages on his hand and a mature, rebellious look on his face, Potts finally could not hold back. She rushed forward and hugged Tony tightly, her eyes completely red.

Clearly, Tony’s disappearance during this time had almost caused her to break down.

Tony’s expression stiffened slightly. He did not expect Potts to be so passionate this time, but having a beautiful woman in his arms, especially his own secretary, made Tony very happy.

He looked over with some pride at the youth standing to the side, who was dressed in white and carried a long sword. When he found that the youth was simply watching the scene with a smile, Tony’s face suddenly became a bit awkward.

Wei Ziqing’s mouth twitched slightly. What kind of look was Tony giving him?

If you want to hug your girl, just hug her; there is no need to look at me, right? Was he trying to show off that a beautiful woman threw herself into his arms the moment he returned?

Three days ago, he, Yinsen, and Tony had met Colonel Rhodey, who was on his way to find Tony. Wei Ziqing had his own goals, so he followed Tony back to New York.

As for Yinsen, he chose to return to Gulmira, his former hometown.

After getting off the plane, just like in the original story, Potts had already been waiting for Tony here!

Yinsen had once said that Tony possessed infinite wealth and could have everything in the world, but at the same time, he had nothing.

Because he had no friends and no family!

But now, if Yinsen were here, he would probably realize that Tony did not actually have nothing, because he still had a loyal Potts who never left his side.

Although he himself had Little Dragon Maiden and Busujima Saeko, they were not by his side; they were not even in his Plane!

Therefore, when he saw this scene, Wei Ziqing pretended to be indifferent on his face, but in his heart, he felt some envy and jealousy toward Tony.

He was the truly pitiful person who had nothing!

However, Wei Ziqing quickly shook off these thoughts, and a look of absolute determination appeared on his face.

Sooner or later, he would possess everything, whether it was Little Dragon Maiden, Busujima Saeko, or everything he had always wanted!

Potts obviously noticed her loss of composure and quickly pulled away from Tony’s embrace, though her eyes remained red.

However, she froze for a moment when she saw Wei Ziqing beside Tony. Colonel Rhodey was a friend of hers and Tony’s, so she was very familiar with him.

But who was this man from Huaxia?

Who was he?

Tony also realized that he had forgotten to introduce Wei Ziqing to Potts. He quickly walked to Wei Ziqing’s side, put his arm around his shoulder, and said to Potts, “Pepper, this is my friend Wei Ziqing. In Afghanistan, he saved my life several times. If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t be seeing me!”

Being held by Tony like this, Wei Ziqing’s body became stiff, and he subtly broke free.

If this were a woman hugging him, Wei Ziqing would definitely be satisfied.

But this was Tony, a middle-aged man, which was a bit awkward.

After all, he wasn’t into that!

He then proactively reached out his hand to Potts and smiled while introducing himself, “Hello, Miss Potts. I have heard your name from Tony for a long time. Now that I see you, you are indeed a great beauty. No wonder Tony mentions you in my ear every day!”

Tony’s mouth twitched slightly. Had he really been mentioning Potts in his ear all the time? However, he was not a fool. It was better for him if Wei Ziqing spoke this way; why not gain some favor in front of Pepper?

Potts was shocked in her heart. She knew that Tony had never had friends; even with Rhodey, he had never used the word “friend”!

But this man from Huaxia actually made Tony say the word “friend” for the first time. She immediately understood the position this young man held in Tony’s heart!

Upon hearing that Wei Ziqing had saved Tony, she reached out and gently shook Wei Ziqing’s hand, thanking him sincerely, “Thank you for saving Tony. However, Tony will not easily mention my name; you don’t need to say good things for him!”

Uh!

Now it was Wei Ziqing’s turn to be embarrassed. Not only him, but Tony was also a bit embarrassed.

However, Wei Ziqing quickly recovered his natural state and smiled slightly, saying nothing more.

Now that Tony was back, Potts originally wanted to take him to the hospital to check his injuries, but Tony refused. Instead, he wanted Potts to arrange for the media.

Although she was worried about Tony’s health, Potts knew that since Tony wanted to address the media immediately, he would not hesitate. She immediately went to make the calls to notify the media.

Watching Potts leave, Wei Ziqing’s expression became serious. He turned to Tony and asked, “Tony, are you sure you want to do this?”

Stark Industries had grown based on military contracts. For Tony to return and announce the dissolution of the weapons department was equivalent to a huge shock to Stark.

To put it bluntly, for any other company, this single decision would be enough to make the entire company completely collapse!

Tony’s relaxed expression gradually vanished, replaced by helplessness and self-blame: “Brother, you saw it too. You were right back then; Stark is the true cause of war. Families torn apart and homes destroyed—this is the sin caused by Stark. Stark has already made countless fortunes from war; it is time to stop!”

In the original story, a major reason why Tony dissolved the weapons department was the epiphany triggered by Yinsen’s disappointment, but this time, he had an epiphany because of Wei Ziqing’s words!

Wei Ziqing did not speak. After a long while, he simply nodded. He supported Tony’s decision.

“Then what about you? How do you plan to handle your matters?” Wei Ziqing did not say it explicitly, but Tony knew what he was talking about.

While on the plane, Wei Ziqing had told him that there were not that many coincidences in the world.

Why was he targeted by terrorists the moment he arrived in Afghanistan? He must have been betrayed!

And besides Rhodey from the military who knew he was going to Afghanistan, the only other person was his father’s friend: Obadiah Stane!

Tony trusted Rhodey, but as for Obadiah Stane, Tony did not want to suspect him!

Hearing Wei Ziqing’s words now, Tony fell silent. After a long time, he said, “Let’s put this matter aside for now and investigate it later!”

Wei Ziqing sighed inwardly. He had already given Tony a hint, but Tony still chose to suppress it, which left him feeling helpless.

However, Wei Ziqing said nothing more.

In the future, when Obadiah Stane reached out his evil claws and tried to kill Tony, then Tony would be able to make up his mind!