Chapter 62 Stress Response

Steve noticed Rong Huan's embarrassment and considerately pretended not to hear it. He gently touched the little girl's head.

"I'm glad you're Tony's daughter. He gets lonely sometimes."

Rong Huan glanced at the awkward Tony Stark, and then looked at Steve who sounded concerned.

Why do I suddenly feel a little bit excited?

It was her first time watching a CP scene up close (yes, Rong Huan had already started matchmaking), and everything she saw seemed a little off.

Natasha came over with interest and stretched out her hand to Rong Huan.

"Hello little princess, I'm Natasha."

The famous Black Widow generously displayed her charm in front of Rong Huan, instantly increasing Rong Huan's favorability.

She put her hand in Natasha's palm, smiled and called her "beautiful sister".

There is no girl who doesn't like to be called "pretty sister" in a sweet way, and Black Widow is no exception.

And Natasha actually has always loved children, but because of her past experiences she is unable to have children of her own.

Now, the more I see the well-behaved little girl, the more I like her.

Since she is Tony's daughter, she is also the little princess of the Avengers. Natasha did not hesitate to regard Rong Huan as her own child.

Hawkeye was worthy of being called the "Atmosphere Terminator" by Tony. He came over and looked at Rong Huan.

Her age was not much different from his own daughter, and Agent Clint Barton, who had extensive experience in raising children, could tell at a glance that Rong Huan was too thin.

He frowned and said to Tony,

"Where did you find the child? Didn't you examine her?"

Clinton's words reminded Tony, and he quickly asked Jarvis to prepare the laboratory instruments.

Then he picked up Rong Huan and took her to check her body.

Unexpectedly, there was someone who was faster than him. Natasha easily lifted the child up.

He shook it silently, then felt the weight in his arms which was obviously too light, and winked at the three of them.

The teammates, who had such good chemistry, immediately realized that Rong Huan's situation was not good.

Tony looked a little solemn as he led everyone to the laboratory.

Wanda and Pietro didn't understand what was going on, but seeing Tony's expression they thought Rong Huan had some problem and hurried to catch up.

Rong Huan was slightly confused for a moment, not quite understanding where things were going.

She came to her senses only when it was placed on the table in the laboratory.

The test required drawing blood, and the moment Rong Huan saw the needle in Tony's hand, her head buzzed.

She jumped up suddenly and Steve was unable to hold her back.

The little girl ignored the instruments around her, huddled herself in a corner of the laboratory table, and stared at everyone.

Everyone present was shocked by this sudden change, especially Natasha.

She was the closest and watched Rong Huan rush out like a kitten with its fur standing on end.

She wanted to pull her, but she froze in place when she noticed Rong Huan's disgusted eyes and expression that was about to show her teeth.

Tony saw that Rong Huan was not feeling well and thought about coaxing the child first.

Who would have thought that just after taking two steps closer, Rong Huan became even more nervous and was about to fall off the platform.

Tony didn't even dare to move forward and could only stand there and worry.

Rong Huan was completely out of her mind at this time, and recalled the scene of Kenny injecting drugs into her body.

The pain was so clear that it was useless even if Rong Huan tried to hide the memory deep in her mind.

Her brain automatically activated the defense mechanism, controlling her body to allow her master to escape from the pain.

Clint squinted his eyes for a while, then suddenly snatched the needle from Tony's hand and put it on the table.

Tony was stunned, and then he heard Clint ask,

"Has the little girl been injected with anything?"

Pietro, who knew the truth, gave a worried explanation.

"Xiao Rong was previously injected with a catalyst by Hydra's men."

"And she was in pain for a long time."

Wanda added that she was filled with hatred when she thought of Hydra's torture methods.

Rong Huan always faced Kenny herself, and even though her arms were covered with bruises, she smiled and said it was okay.

She clenched her fists, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept blaming herself as she remembered Rong Huan crying just now.

They are obviously the older brother and sister, but it is always Rong Huan who comes to protect them...

Pietro's eyes were dim, and it was obvious that he thought the same as his sister.

Steve listened to what the two said and his heart was filled with anger.

The significance of his efforts is to enable American children to live in a safe environment.

But the child in front of me is a bloody example.

Natasha's face was equally grim. She said to Tony,

"Tony, put away all the needles first. Xiaorong is having a stress reaction."

Iron Man is of course very aware of stress response, as most of the children rescued in the previous missions to encircle and suppress Hydra bases had this result.

His hands trembled slightly as he hid all the needles and sharp instruments within his sight.

Then he stopped a few meters away from Rong Huan and showed her his palm facing up.

"Xiaorong, look, papa won't hurt you."

There was nothing around her that could penetrate her body, and Rong Huan's tense body slowly relaxed.

She moved her body stiffly and in small steps towards Steve who was standing beside the laboratory table.

Steve stretched his hand as far as possible to give Rong Huan enough sense of security. He lowered his voice as if he was afraid of scaring the little girl.

"Don't worry, Xiaorong. It's safe here. No one will hurt you."

Perhaps it was because the adults around her were radiating kindness, Rong Huan hesitated for a long time, and finally placed her little hand on Steve's hand.

Steve gently pulled her, held Rong Huan in his arms, and patted her back soothingly.

Wanda and Pietro breathed a sigh of relief and watched silently from behind.

Pietro patted Wanda's shoulder, asking her to relax, and whispered to comfort his nervous sister.

"It's okay, Xiaorong's stress response will recover."

Wanda was still shedding tears. She was paying close attention to Rong Huan's condition and was worried.

"I hope so, brother. If she's not happy here I'll take her away."

Pietro smiled deliberately in a funny way, and nodded when he saw Wanda smile.

"Of course, I will protect you!"

Rong Huan slowly recovered. She looked up at the concerned eyes and felt a little guilty.

She ran towards Tony, her long eyelashes like crow feathers trembling slightly, and clasped her hands to apologize to Tony.

"I'm sorry, Tony papa, I didn't mean to..."

Before he could finish his words, Tony picked him up.

Tony Stark's heart and eyes were filled with pity. He shook his head in pain.

"No need to apologize, baby, it's not your fault."

Then he winked again, pretending to be relaxed.

"It breaks papa's heart to see my little princess like this."

Rong Huan was amused by Tony's tone. She hugged Tony's neck tightly, trying to show everyone that she was really fine.

Natasha came closer, carefully straightened her wrinkled clothes, then pinched her cheeks, raised the corners of her mouth and said softly,

"Our Xiaorong is too thin. She needs to eat more meat."

Rong Huan nodded, and then let Tony put her down. She trotted over, hugged Wanda's legs, and smiled sweetly at her.

"Wanda Wanda, look, I'm much better, don't worry!"

Wanda's eyes were filled with a genuine smile, and her voice was gentle.

"good"

There is no way to do an examination, I can only have Jarvis do a scan and a rough test.

It was already afternoon when they finished. Rong Huan had experienced too much today, and she fell asleep on Wanda's lap not long after chatting with her.