Not What I Wanted (Continued)

Although Mobius was very enthusiastic, the oppressive feeling brought by his senior sister's silent demeanor was too strong, and Su felt that he seemed to have overlooked something, so he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Klein, who was standing nearby, handed Su a glass of water at the right moment, her face full of sympathy.

There are no people with low emotional intelligence here. Anyone can see from the current situation that this student, Su, seems to be in trouble.

Mei finally moved and reached out to grab Elysia.

You bastard, you came up with this terrible idea?! You can't just drag people into a self-destructive mess like that!

What good would it do you to have Sue call Mobius's future teacher's wife?! Have you lost your mind?

However, Mei was captured as soon as she got close to Elysia, her anger burning fiercely.

"Haha... I think it would be better if you went to cause trouble for Mobius."

Elysia pinned Mei down with one hand. Although she was a bit dramatic, to be fair, even if all the researchers present were tied together, they couldn't beat her with one hand, okay?

Even if we take a step back, the only two fighters present are Hua and Kevin, and these two can only each take down one of her hands at most, no more.

Elysia thought Mei was probably out of her mind to come and pick a fight with her.

"..." Mei silently stepped back upon hearing this—why is this guy both cute and capable of fighting?!

Mei knew that Elysia was the mastermind, but after weighing the difference in strength, she decisively looked at her junior brother with a cold gaze.

"Please guide me in the future, junior brother."

"Nice to meet you?" Mobius paused for a moment, then understood and smiled. "Oh, little Su wouldn't be looking for a job with me, would he?"

"I...I want to learn medicine from you, my prospective teacher."

Although Su revealed her purpose, she showed an expression as if her mother had died.

He finally realized what he had overlooked—his senior sister was also a scientist working at headquarters!

This means that during my studies, I will likely be in a relationship with my senior sister that involves seeing each other frequently.

It's all over, absolutely all over.

But given the current situation, since the words have already been spoken, rather than backing out at the last minute and offending both sides, it's better to quickly cling to Dr. Mobius's... no, Mobius's wife's thigh!

Su really wanted to call her "Master's Wife" directly, but the senior sister's authority and his last remaining rationality told him that if he said that, his senior sister might just pull out Stun Gun from her pocket and end the match.

On another note, could it be that my senior sister had already figured this out with that helpless look on her face?

"That's it? Of course, no problem. I wouldn't dare say my medical skills are the best in the world, but they are definitely in the top three."

Mobius tossed her hair, a confident look on her face. She was actually a little worried that Sue might make some unreasonable demands, but as for medical skills... that was really not difficult at all, it would just take some time.

"And Xiao Mei, stop staring at your junior brother all the time, what kind of behavior is that?"

Mei's cold expression did not escape Mobius's notice. Considering how sensible Su was, Mobius didn't mind protecting him.

Mobius's elder-like tone made Mei's eyelids twitch.

What should I do if I feel like hitting someone?

"Alright, you guys." Liu Bai tapped Mobius on the head. "Let's make this clear: if Mei really hits you, I won't stop her."

"Well, I still won," Mobius said nonchalantly, shrugging.

If Mei were to argue with a brute like Elysia and get beaten up, then she deserved it. But when scientists argue, if you shamelessly act like a brute, then Mobius doesn't feel ashamed of being beaten up at all.

However, this topic has nothing to do with science anymore.

Mei, having calmed down a bit, pushed up her glasses. She didn't voice any objections, but instead gave Su another deep look. "Learn from this. You actually believed Elysia's ideas?"

Su: "..."

I regret it, but the problem is that it's too late to turn back now, so I can only make do with it.

"How about we have barbecue tonight?" Liu Bai stepped in to ease the tension.

Although Elysia's idea backfired on Su, it's hard to say that it had a completely negative effect.

If Liu Bai were to say this, Mobius would see Su as "Liu Bai's student"; if Mei were to say this, Mobius would see Su as "Mei's junior brother".

But after Elysia taught Sue this explanation, Mobius began to see Sue as "his junior."

Is it a loss? It's a huge profit!

With Sue's brain, as long as she follows Mobius's pace step by step, even if she can't inherit Mobius's mantle, the benefits she can enjoy are incomparable to the previous two identities.

Putting everything else aside, as his own junior, once things are almost done, Mobius will definitely take Sue to see all sorts of high-end gadgets, broaden the junior's horizons, and explain a few things along the way.

If Sue were willing to switch from medicine to biology, Mobius might treat her as a successor.

As for why it's only half... Liu Bai estimates that it won't be long before Mobius realizes that Sue and she are two different kinds of people. Sue is good at learning things, but she's really overthinking it when it comes to inheriting someone else's mantle.

It was precisely for this reason that, although Mei was furious, she was still able to suppress her anger.

"I don't care."

The young Mobius might have cared more about such things back then, but the current Mobius isn't interested in them much anymore.

The others were in a similar mood to Mobius, while Cangxuan did some mental calculations and asked who was treating or if everyone would split the bill... Hmm, Cangxuan was still as meticulous as ever.

"I'll do it," Hua said before Liu Bai could say anything.

"I can't let Teacher Liu worry about everything..." Hua pushed up his glasses.

Hua had always lived a rather frugal life and had little desire to buy things. In addition, her father was still alive and even worked as a junior instructor teaching martial arts. However, he was also a thrifty person. After his salary suddenly increased compared to the martial arts school, he had nowhere to spend it. After thinking about it, he simply gave it all to his obedient daughter.

However, Hua's austerity and frugality are two different things. Hua's lack of spending money and desire to buy things is simply because he feels that most things are unnecessary to buy. If it is necessary, Hua will not be a miser.

Hua is actually more like someone who has a weak sense of money.

"By the way, Cangxuan, are you out of money again?" Hua looked at Cangxuan with some curiosity.

"Ah... it's alright, it's about the level of eating instant noodles twice a day with an egg this month."

Cangxuan seemed quite helpless about the word "again" in Hua's words.

"Fortunately, we usually eat in the cafeteria."

"Ah... this is terrible. It feels only slightly better than when we were on Dusk Alley."

Pardo scratched her head. "Are all scientists this poor?"

"..."

A rare, heartbroken expression appeared on Cangxuan's usually indifferent face as he turned around and grabbed Danzhu's ear with a look of exasperation.

"That's when I'll have to ask my dear sister how many figurines she bought this month."

"Waaah... But, but it's a limited edition!" Even with her ear being pulled, Danzhu stubbornly insisted, "Limited editions are gone once they're gone, but we get new money every month! Sister! This is an investment!"

"It actually makes some sense?"

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"That would require Danzhu to be willing to sell," Hua shook his head, directly pointing out the problem.

Instead of getting a die-hard otaku like Danzhu to sell his limited edition or collector's edition figurines, honestly, it would be better to just stab Danzhu in the back.

At first, Cangxuan, a little money-grubber, was fooled by his younger sister's seemingly reasonable twisted logic. However, as the number of figurines in Danzhu's room increased rather than decreased, Cangxuan came to terms with reality.

"Oh! I understand that you can't bear to throw away things you cherish!" Pardo nodded as if she had just realized something. She used to like collecting all sorts of odds and ends too.

"That's right, that's right! Little sister Pardo, you clearly know your stuff!"

Danzhu smiled, as if she had found a kindred spirit.

"Speaking of which, isn't Miss Cangxuan in charge of the money?"

Kevin quietly voiced his question to his senior sister.

"No... because Cangxuan is completely incapable of taking care of himself," Hua replied softly after glancing at Cangxuan.

Although Cangxuan is a shrewd little money-grubber, he has zero self-care ability and basically relies on his Cangxuan sister Danzhu to take care of him.

To put it practically, in a family, whoever buys groceries usually manages the money...

So although Cangxuan is shrewd, he is more like an accountant in the sisters' life.

"Then Hua and I will go buy groceries!"

Danzhu clearly wasn't going to continue on this topic—her older sister was always eyeing her collection of figurines, which made her quite uneasy.

Mei pushed up her glasses and said, "I'm going back to tidy up my room. I haven't been back for more than half a year, so it needs some cleaning. Call me when it's time for dinner tonight."

"Does anyone want to see the Moth Chasers to Fire?"

Elysia pulled out a small flag from somewhere and pretended to be a tour guide.

"Free tour guide!"

"Me! Me! Me!" Pardo exclaimed excitedly.

Kevin then chimed in, "I'll check it out on the way too."

"Xiao Su, come here, I'm going to ask you a few questions." Everyone else had found something to do, so Mobius thought for a moment, took out a few books from the bookshelf, and beckoned Su over to begin the lesson.

Liu Bai, on the other hand, had absolutely nothing to do, so he went to visit the Moth Chasers to Fire.

We've already moved on from that, so there's no need to keep talking about staying with Aili.

Buying groceries... that's even less necessary. Unless Pardo goes to buy groceries, what else can Liu Bai do if he follows her?

So Liu Bai simply sat down in the office to keep Mobius... However, Mobius had pulled Su to the bookshelf to take a look, leaving only Klein and Cangxuan sitting on the sofa.

"Klein, Cangxuan, how have you been lately? Has Mobius been forcing you to eat any strange things?"

"It's... it's alright, I guess."

Klein was still somewhat nervous in front of Liu Bai —even though she already knew that Liu Bai had seen her before.

But after all, he is her own PhD's "husband".

"You've been quite busy these past six months, and the PhD student hasn't had time to research cooking or anything like that. By the way, how have you been these past six months?"

"It's pretty comfortable—after all, you know I live with a world-class pop star."

"... A world-class pop star?" Cangxuan's eyes suddenly lit up with a golden light, even though he hadn't planned on engaging in any social activities. "That world-class pop diva, Miss Eden?"

"Yes... Ah, Cangxuan, I always feel like you're thinking about how to rob me."

"...No."

Realizing he might have been too excited, Cangxuan calmed himself down.

"But... um... I've heard that Miss Eden earns more from a single concert than a small country's annual tax revenue. Is that true?"

"That depends on just how small this country is," Liu Bai said, shrugging. He'd heard plenty of these kinds of rumors before.

"Yes...that's true." Cangxuan thought for a moment and nodded, realizing he had fallen for her rhetoric. "Speaking of which, Liu Bai, have you considered sponsoring Dr. Mobius's current project?"

"How so?"

Upon hearing Cangxuan mention the word "project," Liu Bai showed interest.

"The cash flow is failing?"

"According to my estimate, it should be soon..." Cangxuan nodded. Although it was intuition, her intuition about money was always very accurate. "After all, the project we applied for and what we are currently researching are two different things."

"Shesha... may I ask where the research is at?"

"You know?" Cangxuan was surprised at first, but then he thought of the relationship between Liu Bai and his own doctor and others, so he was not surprised at all.

"The research is not going very well."

Klein then took over the conversation.

"Our initial goal was to explore the mystery of Shesha's immortality, but we later discovered that Shesha's immortality factor could not be completely separated. However, on the other hand, we did vaguely discover the 'compatibility point' between human and Honkai Beast genes, but... it's just a rough guess."

"So, this means we can integrate Honkai Beast genes into human genes?" This is already considered part of the Fusion Warrior Project.

"Um... it's just a preliminary guess. There are currently no clinical trials—and the doctor wouldn't dare to conduct any related experiments."

"So you need financial support now?"

"No need for that." Mobius then led Su over gracefully from the side. "If you really want money, I'll tell you—I can't refuse Eden, but do you think I can't refuse you?"

How did the exam go?

"A complete mess—this kid has probably never been exposed to proper medicine, right? He only knows some battlefield first aid, his knowledge level is that of a high school student." Mobius sighed, "But oh well, he's quite smart, so I'll teach him."

Sue chuckled behind him; Mobius had only asked him two or three questions before stopping—well, he'd been exposed.