As they said, more people meant more ways of thinking. Lin Xue's reminder instantly cleared my mind.
By now, I had nearly forgotten how many research projects Tawell was working on, let alone how many had reached critical stages. Yet Lin Xue still remembered, and she immediately connected the two things. I wasn't hopelessly slow, so of course I instantly understood why: apparently, while I hadn't been paying attention, this sharp-tongued Miss had never relaxed either. She was always secretly working hard so she could help me when it mattered. Though she always acted careless and scatterbrained, whenever I needed help, she was always there. As for someone like Qian Qian, she was probably genuinely scatterbrained...
So after freezing for a moment, I immediately looked overjoyed, cupped Lin Xue's face, and planted a loud kiss on her...
"Hey! Are you insane?!" Like she had been electrocuted, Miss sprang out of my arms and crouched on the back of the sofa, glaring warily in my direction. Vanilla happened to turn around at that moment. When she saw this, she clicked her tongue in amazement and muttered, "Labi can also cling to walls and lie on the back of a low couch like that..."
I paused, recalling that the Labi she mentioned was that timid Catgirl who taught children reading and writing in Crow God Holy Capital. And you know what? Miss really did look rather like a startled cat...
"That smile full of wrinkles has completely exposed the filth in your brain," Miss snarled, baring her teeth at me. She had also noticed just how shocking her arched-back, wall-hugging, four-legged stance atop the sofa was. So she nimbly but sheepishly hopped down, pulling on her socks and looking for her shoes as she spoke. "All right, it's getting late. I'm going