156: Chapter 156 Su Qingxue is stunned! You created Iron Man?!

In the outskirts of Mingzhu City, at Hongshi Villa District.

The night was thick and dark.

The warm yellow ground lights in the courtyard illuminated the cobblestone path.

The curtains of the third-floor master bedroom were left with a narrow gap.

Su Qingxue leaned against the headboard, holding the urgent document just sent by Secretary Wang Qiuge.

The aftershocks of the press conference during the day were still spreading wildly.

Online pre-sales, production capacity scheduling, media interviews, and cooperation intentions from various places.

The sheer amount of reports and data was enough to make one dizzy.

She was truly exhausted.

But at the thought that behind these earth-shattering numbers lay the tidal wave of an era single-handedly stirred up by Lu Li, the fatigue in her bones was completely dispelled by an indescribable excitement.

She flipped to the last page of the document.

Tap, tap.

Two extremely light metallic tapping sounds came from outside the window.

Su Qingxue's movements froze instantly.

This was the third floor.

There was no balcony or foothold outside the window, only a vertical wall.

She turned her head to look.

A tall figure was hovering outside the glass.

No, that was not a person.

It was a suit of Battle Armor with a red and gold color scheme, gleaming with a cold, metallic luster.

The streamlined shell was cold and hard, its lines sharp to the extreme.

The faint blue halo on its chest burned quietly in the night.

If it were anyone else, they would have probably screamed out loud or even pressed the alarm by now.

Su Qingxue did not flinch.

She threw off the covers, stepped barefoot onto the wool carpet, and walked step by step toward the window.

She recognized that figure.

Even completely wrapped in heavy metal, that standing posture, which exuded absolute confidence within its laziness, was something she could recognize even with her eyes closed.

It was her husband.

She gripped the window handle and pushed it open forcefully to the side.

The night wind immediately poured into the bedroom, messing up her long hair.

The Steel Battle Suit hovered steadily in mid-air.

The thrusters on the soles of its feet and palms were emitting stable blue-white flames.

There was no unnecessary swaying, and even the roar of the engines was suppressed to the minimum.

The faceplate retracted silently to both sides.

Lu Li's face, carrying a hint of weariness but full of smiles, was revealed.

"Good evening, President Su."

His tone was very casual.

This didn't sound at all like an opening line from someone who had just broken the limits of human engineering and was hovering a dozen meters in the air wearing an exoskeleton suit.

It sounded more like him saying "Dinner is ready" when bringing a plate of braised pork ribs out of the kitchen.

Su Qingxue looked at him steadily.

Her eye sockets slowly turned a slight shade of red.

She raised her hand, her fingertips touching the cold metal frame, then followed the edge to rest against Lu Li's cheek.

A warm sensation came through.

It was really him.

"You created Iron Man?"

Her voice carried a slight tremor.

It was not fear.

It was the tremor of being filled with extreme security and pride.

"Strictly speaking, it is Mark 45."

Lu Li corrected her seriously.

"The name is a bit dramatic, but the performance is passable."

The moisture in Su Qingxue's eyes turned into a smile.

She looked at this man outside the window, her heart beating deafeningly in her chest.

During the day, over a single phone call, with just a few words, he forced the hegemon of the old era, Ma Huateng, to bow his head and submit.

At night, he wore this terrifying machine capable of sparking a global arms race and changing the landscape of modern warfare, and came to knock on her window.

Just to let her have a look.

This unreasonable contrast, this romance that belonged exclusively to her, struck straight at the soul.

This man clearly possessed the power to destroy everything and reshape the world.

Yet he chose to present his most gentle, most childish side to her without reservation.

"Did I scare you?" Lu Li asked.

"A little."

Su Qingxue did not deny it, her gaze glued tightly to him.

"But more than that, it's a surprise."

Lu Li chuckled.

"Do you want to go for a spin?"

Su Qingxue was stunned.

"Go for a flight."

Lu Li extended his right hand, encased in a metal gauntlet.

"Flying in a game and flying in reality are completely different things."

He paused, a hint of mischief hidden in his eyes.

"Besides, I'll give you a surprise then."

Su Qingxue's curiosity was completely piqued.

This man usually complained about being tired even when going downstairs to pick up a package, and would never sit if he could lie down.

The surprise he spoke of was definitely no small matter.

"Wait for me a moment."

She turned and walked to the coat rack, pulling down a windbreaker to drape over herself.

It was windy at high altitudes, and she didn't want to catch a cold and make him worry.

Returning to the window, she unhesitatingly placed her hand into that cold metal palm.

Lu Li exerted force with his arm, pulling her out of the window and embracing her steadily.

The shell of the Battle Armor was very hard.

But through the metal, she could still feel the steady and powerful heartbeat in his chest.

"Hold on tight."

Lu Li instructed in a low voice.

Su Qingxue wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, her cheek pressed against his chest.

In her ears was the faint and rhythmic humming of the reactor.

Lu Li looked down at the woman in his arms.

Looking at her unreserved trust and reliance.

A thought quickly formed in his mind.

I have to get her a set too.

The defense coefficient must be maxed out, the kind that no active weapon can pierce.

The lines should be softer, perfectly fitting her figure.

As for the color...

A silver-white base, paired with metallic pink.

She would definitely look very beautiful wearing it.

Although she would surely keep a straight face and complain that the color was childish, she would definitely wear it in front of the full-length mirror for a long time in private.

The corners of Lu Li's mouth curled up.

The thrusters flared brightly.

The blue-white flames tore through the night.

The two of them instantly shot up from the ground, soaring straight into the clouds.

A strong sense of weightlessness hit her.

Su Qingxue closed her eyes, instinctively tightening her arms.

The violent wind whistled in her ears.

A few seconds later, the upward momentum leveled off.

She slowly opened her eyes.

The lights of the entire city spread out beneath her feet, turning into a vast, brilliant sea of stars.

There was no glass blocking her, no cabin restraining her.

She just snuggled in her man's arms like this, hovering a hundred meters in the air.

All the fatigue and pressure.

Were completely forgotten at this moment.

She tilted her head up, looking at Lu Li's sharp jawline.

Her eyes were full of love.