Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake Oh

"Doctor... I..."

Although Mobius had sincerely invited him, Ling Xi still wanted to refuse. Because... he really just wanted to be a slacker. He came to the lab just to cling to the Doctor and get a hibernation pod, never thinking about becoming a core force against the Honkai in the Pre-Collapse Civilization.

Moreover, Ling Xi knew very well that if he agreed to Mobius and became her student, then...

He'd never be able to slack off again in his life. At the same time, he would become one of the focal points, causing some of the attention originally on Mobius to shift to him. And this... was not the outcome he wanted at all!

"What's wrong? Any other problems?"

However, Mobius wouldn't let Ling Xi go. To prevent Ling Xi from escaping, she had already cornered him against the chair with her body, locking him in with one hand and grabbing his collar with the other, in a highly aggressive posture.

"I... don't... really want to be your student, because..."

Ling Xi forced out an excuse, saying, "If I become your student, I feel like we'll grow apart, and we won't be as close as we are now."

"Eh..."

Upon hearing Ling Xi's answer, the smile on Mobius's face widened. She asked, "You don't want to grow apart from me? Mmmph... Since Ling Xi doesn't want to be my student, then... what do you want to be to me? Come on, gather your courage and say it boldly."

Ling Xi "..."

"Doctor, you've tried this trick twice already. Do you think I'll fall for it again?"

Ling Xi looked at Mobius with a dejected expression. Although Mobius was indeed amazing, and in this current position, he could not only smell her scent but also clearly feel her magnificent curves.

But as the saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me." He had already been tricked by the Doctor twice yesterday, so how could he fall for it again today?

"Oh..."

Mobius simply leaned down, pressed her lips against Ling Xi's face, and then stuck out her tongue to lick him, saying with a wicked grin, "Ling Xi, I taste lies on you. Do you... really not want to tell me anything?"

Ling Xi "..."

Stay calm, stay calm, absolutely stay calm!

Bad women only trick me into restarting. Only Mother Fu truly loves me. I absolutely cannot believe the bad woman's words, absolutely...

"Doctor!"

Suddenly, Klein walked in, holding a large stack of documents. While looking at the documents, she said, "Doctor, these are the experimental data you asked me to organize yesterday. I've already compiled them and am now bringing them to you..."

Then, Klein saw the situation in the lab...

Klein "..."

If the possibility of her being silenced two hours ago was only 50%, then now... that possibility should have reached 80%.

"Ahem, Klein, good job!"

Mobius calmly got up from Ling Xi, casually took the documents from Klein's hand, and began flipping through them with a composed expression.

"Uh... Doctor, I'll go back to work..."

Klein decided it was best to slip away. While Ling Xi was here, the Doctor probably wouldn't do anything to her, but if Ling Xi wasn't here, then...

"Wait, Klein."

Mobius smiled and returned the documents to Klein, saying, "Klein, there are many errors in the files, so... please organize them again."

"Eh..."

Klein was immediately bewildered. Errors? Impossible. In all her years as the Doctor's assistant, she had never made a single mistake, not even... a single symbol had been misplaced!

Unless it was a situation where what she thought was correct was actually wrong, like a cognitive imprint, or water being a deadly poison. Otherwise, she wouldn't make a mistake.

"I say there are, so there are..."

Mobius smiled at her, "Don't tell me... Klein, are you... questioning me?"

Klein "..."

Ling Xi "..." I'm sorry, Senior Sister Klein, it's my fault!

"Yes, Doctor..."

Helplessly, Klein took the documents back from Mobius and silently walked to the hall to revise them. As for how to revise them...

She had no idea!

"Doctor, aren't you bullying an honest person?"

After Klein left, Ling Xi looked at Mobius with a hint of resentment. Klein was such an excellent assistant, working overtime every day, diligently and without complaint. You're still bullying her like this, it's too much.

"Hmph, I did not..."

Mobius pouted, "What, do you want to question me too? Are you the Doctor or am I the Doctor?"

"Of course, you're the Doctor, Mobius... Doc! tor!"

Ling Xi just rubbed his forehead. While he wouldn't argue, he still wanted to say that when it came to being a "dog," Doctor, you're truly experienced!

"Hmph..."

Mobius also let out a soft hum, "Alright, alright, if it's wrong, it's wrong. Go tell Klein to send the files to me, is that satisfactory now."

"Eh..."

Ling Xi was stunned for a moment. Did... did he hear that correctly?

"Go on, do you really want Klein to change the files?"

Mobius smiled and urged Ling Xi to hurry.

"Okay, Doctor!"

Ling Xi quickly went out to find Klein. He didn't know if his persuasion had worked, but Klein would no longer be bullied, at least not this time.

"Hmph…"

Watching Ling Xi leave, Mobius also let out a displeased hum. Of course, even if Ling Xi hadn't said anything, she wouldn't have actually made Klein re-organize the files. In at most three minutes, she would have used the excuse of needing them urgently to have Klein bring them over again, and then the matter would be dropped.

After all, she wouldn't bear to bully Klein. Of course, a little bit of teasing was acceptable occasionally.

"Sigh…"

Meanwhile, after Klein returned to the hall with the files, he was looking at them with a troubled expression, wondering how to change them.

Although Klein knew it was probably the Doctor… no, it was definitely the Doctor deliberately making things difficult for him, he couldn't do anything about it. She was the Doctor, after all.

"Senior Sister Klein."

Just as Klein was agonizing over the files, Ling Xi came out of the room and smiled at Klein, saying, "The Doctor wants you to send over the organized files."

"Huh?"

Klein was clearly confused and asked, "But the Doctor just told me to revise them?"

"Ah, that… it's like this, the Doctor needs them urgently, so she wants you to send them over first. We can talk about the revisions later."

Ling Xi made up an excuse and didn't tell Klein the truth directly. Although Klein could probably guess, she probably understood Mobius better than he did.

"Is that so… Thank you, Ling Xi!"

As expected, Klein immediately guessed something and thanked Ling Xi before rushing off to find Mobius with the files.

"Sigh… this is truly amusing."

Watching Klein's retreating back, Ling Xi couldn't help but laugh. Although the Doctor could be unreasonable at times, she didn't bully Klein too much.

Chapter 40: The Doctor is a Very Good Person! Yes, I Know!

After Klein went to deliver the files to Mobius, Ling Xi sat on the sofa and looked at the information on Klein's computer, though he couldn't understand most of it.

About a minute later, Klein walked out of Laboratory No. 3 and saw Ling Xi sitting on the sofa.

"Ling Xi, thank you."

Klein thanked Ling Xi, as she could generally guess that Ling Xi had made the Doctor change her mind. Otherwise, given the Doctor's personality, she would have waited at least five minutes before calling for her.

"You're welcome. After all, the Doctor was just teasing you."

Ling Xi shook his head, indicating that it was nothing. "You've been with the Doctor for so long, you should understand her better than I do."

"That's not entirely true."

Klein shook her head slightly and said, "The Doctor… is a very good person, but to say I understand her, I don't think I can say I truly understand her yet. It's more like I comprehend her. And the person who truly understands the Doctor is likely only the Doctor herself."

"Is that so…"

Ling Xi touched his nose at this answer but didn't refute it. Indeed, only Mobius knew what was going on in her mind. Moreover…

Although he couldn't quite articulate it, he felt that Mobius's personality wasn't what she outwardly displayed. He felt… a sense of disconnect!

Therefore, Mobius's current behavior and personality seemed more like a compromise after experiencing the harsh realities of the world.

"It's okay, you'll get to know the Doctor better over time."

Klein smiled at Ling Xi and said, "The Doctor… is truly a very good person. You won't regret being with the Doctor."

"Uh… regretting it is unlikely."

Ling Xi knew what Klein was implying. Wasn't she hoping he would stay? Of course… that was his intention too. Hold onto the strong, and don't forget your original aspirations!

However, he had now latched onto the strong, but it seemed he had latched on a bit too tightly, and now Mobius wanted him to be her student…

"It's fine, just spend more time together."

Klein nodded in understanding and smiled, "This is the first time the Doctor has been so invested in someone. So, it's obvious that the Doctor truly likes you."

"Ha… you… you already know?"

Ling Xi looked at Klein in surprise. Hadn't she just gone in for a minute? Had Mobius already told Klein about wanting him as a student?

"Mhm…"

Klein nodded silently. "The Doctor told me last night."

Although Klein wasn't sure of Mobius's intentions at first, she was now certain. Their Doctor genuinely liked Ling Xi, so as the Doctor's top assistant, she naturally had to help her out!

After all, when their Doctor talked about Ling Xi last night, she was incredibly happy. Perhaps… that was the Doctor's true intention.

"Uh…"

Ling Xi suddenly didn't know what to say. Good heavens, so Mobius's intention to take him as a student had been planned and revealed to Klein last night. Come to think of it…

Was he really that outstanding? He was a complete novice when it came to research, so why had Mobius taken a liking to him?

"Ling Xi, this is the first time the Doctor has taken the initiative. It's enough to show how much the Doctor cares, so..."

Klein also tiptoed and patted Ling Xi's shoulder. "You really should consider the Doctor. After all, the age gap between the Doctor and you isn't that large, and this kind of thing is quite common."

Klein was enthusiastically promoting their Doctor. After all, a woman three years older is like holding a gold brick, and if Ling Xi embraced the Doctor, it would be like holding three gold bricks!

Ling Xi was speechless.

It seemed to make sense. After all, there were no age requirements between teachers and students. Among three people walking, one must be my teacher. And Mobius's strength was probably enough to be the teacher of over 99% of all senior professors globally.

"This... I need to think about it."

Of course, even though Klein's words made a lot of sense, Ling Xi wouldn't rashly agree. After all, Mobius could definitely be considered one of the main figures of the Pre-Collapse Civilization, and his initial goal was just to latch onto a powerful figure and be a happy slacker, not attracting too much attention!

But if he became Mobius's student, it would truly be hard not to be noticed.

"That's true."

Klein nodded silently and smiled. "After all, this is a major decision concerning the future, so it definitely needs careful consideration. But personally, I really hope you stay by the Doctor's side. We can all work hard together in the future and create brilliance!"

Ling Xi was speechless. Does it concern the future?

Yes, indeed. Considering Doctor Mobius's importance to the Pre-Collapse Civilization, his choice really did concern the future.

After chatting for a while, the two stopped discussing the previous topic and began talking about research matters.

"By the way, Klein, are you good with computers?"

Seeing how professionally Klein handled the computer, Ling Xi suddenly had an idea.

"Mm, I suppose so."

Klein nodded silently and said, "Who does research these days who isn't good with computers? But I didn't major in computer science, so I can only say I'm passable."

"Then can you help me get tickets?"

Ling Xi got straight to the point.