This Time... Klein's Backstab!

On the way back to the lab, Ling Xi ended his call with Kevin in some frustration!

After having lunch with Seele earlier, Ling Xi had headed straight back to the research institute. On the way, he had called Kevin, intending to give him the remaining ticket. However, that guy told him one of his friends had managed to snag two tickets, and he would be going with that friend.

Thus, Ling Xi could only keep the remaining ticket in his hands.

"The tickets have already been collected, so they can't be refunded..."

Staring at the ticket in his hand, Ling Xi fell into deep thought, wondering how he should deal with it. He could not return it, since he had already picked it up, so...

Sell it to someone else?

Uh... that would be scalping. Although Ling Xi could guarantee that even if he priced this ticket at thirty thousand, someone would definitely buy it, and instantly at that. After all, it was a premium seat, right in the absolute center of the first row. Raising the price tenfold would still make it easy to sell.

Still, forget it. That was illegal, and it went against his principles!

So how exactly was he supposed to deal with this ticket?

Invite Klein after going back? Hmm... that girl would definitely refuse. She had far too much work.

If it were Cangxuan and Danzhu together, they might agree, but...

There was only one ticket. Giving it to one of them seemed unfair to the other, and they were so close that they were practically inseparable. If he only gave them one ticket, they would probably refuse too!

Finally, Mobius?

Well, although he had considered it, she would probably refuse just like Klein. Mobius only cared about research and definitely had no interest in concerts, so even if he invited her, she would most likely still turn him down.

Ling Xi: "..."

For a moment, he realized he could not give it away at all!

Then, a pink figure flashed through Ling Xi's mind...

Ling Xi: "..." No, no, absolutely not!

In less than a second, Ling Xi dismissed the idea outright. If he invited her along, she would definitely bully Seele. Seele might even get angry again in the end, so that certain pink-haired girl was absolutely out of the question!

"Achoo..."

Some pink-haired girl sneezed...

Ling Xi continued forward while thinking, quickly arriving at the lab. Then...

"Hi, Ling Xi!"

The moment Ling Xi entered, Klein and Mobius surrounded him. Ling Xi instantly panicked. Could it be... what Miss Elf had said last night was true? Mobius...

Really was going to make a move on him?

"Senior Klein, Doctor, what... are you trying to do?"

Looking at the two big sisters before him, their eyes glowing green, Ling Xi appeared to tremble in fear!

"Ahem, Ling Xi, don't be afraid. We... won't do anything to you."

Mobius gave a light cough and said, "Don't worry. I have plenty of experience with this sort of thing. Back when I took samples from lab mice, I only needed to feed them some medicine and stimulate certain areas with electrodes."

Ling Xi: "..." Hey, hey, hey, that sounded terrifying...

Also, what exactly were they trying to do?

"Ling Xi, the Doctor only wants a sample."

Klein calmly explained, "And the Doctor's method is only for taking samples from animals without self-awareness. For self-aware humans, it is... like this!"

As she spoke, Klein handed Ling Xi a measuring cup, a packet of tissues, and also... a website!

Ling Xi: "???"

In the end, Mobius still got what she wanted and happily began researching it...

Soon, it was Sunday. Although the research institute had a schedule for weekends, Mobius's lab...

Was relatively free. More accurately, there were no detailed rules regarding days off. As long as someone had something to do, they could rest whenever they wanted; they only needed to tell Mobius, and she would generally agree.

Therefore, whether it was Mobius or Danzhu and Cangxuan, as long as they had nothing else going on, they would come to the lab even on weekends. For the former, resting was a waste of time. For the latter two, slacking off at home and slacking off at the lab were basically the same.

What? You mean Klein?

Oh, my Herrscher of Finality, did anyone seriously think the word "vacation" still existed in Klein's dictionary? Let me tell you, whoever dared mention that word again, I would kick her butt hard!

Ling Xi also came to the lab that morning, since he had arranged to meet Seele at noon.

"Doctor, aren't you taking a break today?"

In Lab Three, Ling Xi was helping Mobius examine semi-Dishi cells, but he noticed that Mobius seemed to be doing even more research than usual today.

"Resting is just a waste of time to me, and besides..."

Mobius raised the culture dish in her hand and smiled. "Compared to resting, research gives me more energy. Besides, don't I have plans this afternoon? If I don't finish my experiments now, I won't be able to squeeze out four hours tonight."

"Tonight..."

Ling Xi froze for a moment, then asked, "Doctor, are you attending a banquet tonight?"

When it came to having plans, a banquet was the first thing Ling Xi thought of. After all, for a complete homebody like Mobius, aside from necessary research meetings and banquets she could not decline, she almost never left the research institute.

"Hm? A banquet?"

Mobius was also taken aback, then smiled. "Don't worry, I haven't had any banquets lately. I'm free tonight too."

"Oh..."

Ling Xi nodded in confusion. The Doctor had just said she had plans tonight, but now she said she was free tonight. What... did that mean?

"Hehe, what is it? Do you have something to say to me?"

Seeing Ling Xi's confused expression, Mobius approached him with a smile, gazing at him very gently as though she were anticipating something.

"No... no."

Ling Xi was momentarily stunned, then involuntarily took half a step back. That was close. He had nearly been fooled by his Doctor again!

Because according to the usual routine, Mobius would definitely approach him next, tempt him with some line or another, then suddenly turn things around. In the end... he would get tricked...

So after falling for it three times, Ling Xi decisively refused to believe Mobius's tricks again.

Because bad women really only knew how to deceive him.

Mobius: "..." No, why were you dodging? Just give me the ticket already!

Could it be that her question the day before yesterday had made Ling Xi feel a little dejected? Did he think she would not accept his invitation, which was why he had never invited her?

Mobius could not help but think it over. Perhaps her questioning the day before yesterday had made Ling Xi wary of her. Just as Klein had said, perhaps she ought to trust Ling Xi more, and she should also... be more proactive!

"Ah..."

Thus, Mobius sighed, chose to speak up first, and held out her hand to Ling Xi with a smile. "All right, all right, I accept, okay? Give it to me."

Ling Xi: "???"

Chapter 48: This Time... Klein's Backstab!

"Uh..."

Seeing Mobius extend a hand toward him, Ling Xi paused. What... did that mean?

"May I ask... Doctor, what are you talking about?"

Faced with Mobius, whose intentions he could not understand, Ling Xi cautiously asked, because he truly had no idea what she was talking about!

"You're still pretending? Is pretending in front of me really that fun?"

Mobius could not help leaning closer to Ling Xi, smirking wickedly. "If you still don't give me the concert ticket, then I really won't go!"

"Huh... a concert... pfft..."

Ling Xi nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. "Concert tickets? D-Doctor, how did you know?"

"Duh, Klein told me!"

Mobius poked Ling Xi's cheek with a finger and smiled irritably. "So, I knew from the start that you wanted to invite me to a concert, but you thought I might not go, which was why you never said anything, right?"

"Uh..."

Ling Xi did not know what to say for a moment. What exactly had Klein told Mobius?

"Doctor, what did Klein say?"

Ling Xi could not help asking again.

"Hmph, Klein said!"

Mobius rolled her eyes at Ling Xi, but still explained, "On Thursday night, after you came out of my lab, you suddenly went to Klein and asked her to buy two tickets to Eden's concert. You were planning to invite me to go with you, so... you thought I didn't know? In reality, Klein told me everything ages ago. So how long are you planning to keep pretending?"

Ling Xi: "..." Damn, damn, damn. So it was you, Klein, who stabbed me in the back?

When the hell did I say I wanted to invite the Doctor?

"All right, don't blame Klein for telling me in advance. Klein was only worried I would refuse."

Seeing Ling Xi's dumbfounded expression, Mobius proactively took the blame for Klein. Such a good assistant had helped her so much; how could she bear to let her get bullied?

Ling Xi: "..." Was this the price of hogging Klein's credit so he could brag in front of Seele that day?

"Doctor, it's actually not like that, I..."

Ling Xi really wanted to explain, because he knew Mobius had misunderstood, and Klein had misunderstood too. From the very beginning, he had...

"What? Were you not planning to invite me?"

Mobius smiled and deliberately teased Ling Xi. "Don't tell me you bought the tickets to invite your little girlfriend. I'll get angry, you know. Hehe, just kidding."

Ling Xi: "..."

"Uh... no, that's not it. I just..."

Of course Ling Xi did not dare admit it. Who was Mobius? She was a terrifying big shot. He had not known of Mobius's reputation at first, but he knew now. So... if he dared say no, then tomorrow's subject for a live experiment would be him!

"I was just a little happy, because..."

Ling Xi scratched his head and smiled. "Because I thought the Doctor wouldn't agree, so I was hesitating over whether I should take the initiative and invite you. I never expected the Doctor would actually... hehe..."

"Hmph, if I hadn't brought it up myself, would you not have invited me at all?"

Mobius rolled her eyes at Ling Xi and said irritably, "Am I really that narrow-minded in your eyes?"

"No, no, no, Doctor is the best... hehe, hehe..."

Ling Xi could only agree, breaking out in a cold sweat at the same time. Luckily, luckily Kevin's friend had gotten tickets. Otherwise, he really would have given the ticket to Ancestor Kevin, and then...

Anyway, thank Ancestor Kevin's friend. Thank you, Su.

"What are you standing around for? Give me the ticket."

Mobius held out her hand to Ling Xi with a smile. "Klein said they're premium seats, so I want to see where we'll be sitting..."

"Here, Doctor!"

Ling Xi hurriedly took out all three tickets. At this point, the remaining ticket could only go to Mobius.

"Mmm... C1-5, C1-6, C2-6!"

Looking at the numbers on the tickets, Mobius smiled knowingly and asked, "The remaining ticket is for that friend of yours, right?"

"Uh... yeah!"

Ling Xi answered stiffly, suddenly regretting it deeply. Had he known this would happen, he should have asked Klein to buy consecutive seats that day. Then he would not be in this situation now...

Well then, this time, with three people together, I'm definitely getting beaten up!

"Here..."

Mobius directly took ticket C1-6, then handed the remaining two to Ling Xi with a smile. "Yours is Row One, Seat Five, right? Then I'll take Seat Six. Give the second-row ticket to your friend, and we can sit next to each other then!"

"No problem, Doctor!"

What else could Ling Xi say? He could only nod and agree. But now the problem was that Seele was in Row One, Seat Five, the Doctor was in Row One, Seat Six, and he himself was...

Ling Xi: "..." Now, the friend he had mentioned really had become himself!

"Oh, right, Doctor, I... made plans with a friend to go into town and buy some things this afternoon. Would... you like to come along?"

Ling Xi tentatively invited her. Of course, he definitely did not want Mobius to come, because if Mobius came along, their date would turn into a group outing. Seele would probably get angry again...