Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake Oh

So, Ling Xi decisively used a strategy of advancing by retreating. He first invited Mobius, making Mobius feel like she was just shopping normally. With this approach, Mobius should refuse!

"Want to buy something?"

Mobius thought for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't need to. The concert doesn't start until eight tonight. If I leave now, I'll waste seven or eight hours, so..."

Mobius smiled and said, "You go with your friend. I'll take a taxi over before the concert starts!"

Klein had said that Ling Xi was inviting a male friend, so Mobius didn't think much of it. She confidently let Ling Xi go shopping with his friend. After all, according to Klein's analysis, Ling Xi didn't have any close female friends at school.

"Okay, Doctor, then... see you tonight."

Ling Xi's expression was calm, but inwardly he breathed a huge sigh of relief. Fortunately, his gamble paid off; Mobius would refuse his invitation for work!

"Wait, Doctor!"

At this moment, Klein suddenly walked in and said, "Doctor, you can leave this afternoon's work to me!"

Instantly, both Ling Xi and Mobius turned to look at the suddenly appearing Klein!

"The Doctor's afternoon work is nothing more than observing experiments, which are basically very easy tasks, so..."

Klein said with a serious expression, "I can handle these tasks. As for any tasks I can't handle, the Doctor can wait until tomorrow. So, Doctor, you should go relax in the city with Ling Xi today!"

After speaking, Klein even glanced at Ling Xi as if seeking praise, his eyes seeming to say, Aren't you going to thank me?

Ling Xi: "..." I really appreciate your help!

"Mmmph..."

Mobius also stroked her chin in thought. Clearly, Klein's words were very convincing. Going shopping with Ling Xi... wasn't that... a date?

"Doctor!"

Suddenly, Cangxuan also burst in through the doorway and said, "Doctor, one of the batches of source cells you asked me to cultivate yesterday has shown changes!"

"Oh, quickly take me to see!"

Instantly, Mobius's attention was captured. She said to Ling Xi, "Ling Xi, you go ahead. We'll see each other tonight!"

After speaking, Mobius left directly with Cangxuan...

Ling Xi: "..." That was close, I almost got killed by Seele...

Klein: "..." What a shame, I almost succeeded in getting a date...

Chapter 49: Found You!

Around 11:30 AM, at the agreed-upon meeting spot, Ling Xi successfully found Seele.

"You're finally here. I've been waiting for a full five minutes."

Seele gave Ling Xi a quiet look and smiled, "But it's okay. At least compared to the two hours last time, there's been quite an improvement this time!"

Ling Xi: "..."

"I already told you that day was my fault. Can we not bring it up again?"

Hearing Seele bringing up his past mistakes again, Ling Xi couldn't help but feel amused. This girl really held a grudge...

"Hmph, who asked someone to do it personally?"

Seele also smiled slyly, quite happy that this guy had stood her up.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore. What do you want for lunch? My treat."

Ling Xi directly changed the subject and said with a smile, "It's almost noon. Restaurants might be quite crowded then, so we should head out a bit earlier. If we eat enough, we'll have the energy to go shopping in the afternoon."

"Mhm..."

Seele smiled slightly and then pointed in a direction. "How about... we go eat Peking duck? Hmm... I think it's quite delicious."

Ling Xi: "..." Actually, I think Roast Duck is tastier...

After lunch, the two began their shopping trip. However... neither of them seemed very familiar with Changkong City. Although Seele had been here for almost a semester, she hadn't gone out much.

Ling Xi had only been here for two months, and he was a transmigrator. Furthermore, Ling Xi had always been focused on escaping Changkong City, so he was naturally completely unfamiliar with it. Going out... relied entirely on navigation!

Unknowingly, the two had been shopping until evening...

"Ling Xi, want to try it?"

At dusk, while walking down a small street, Seele suddenly picked up a mask and looked at Ling Xi with a smile.

"This mask... it's not very attractive."

Ling Xi glanced at the mask. Hmm, it had a very Eastern style, with bright colors.

"Hmph, this is a local festival."

Seele gave Ling Xi a playful glare and said with a smile, "Don't you see? Most people on this street are wearing masks. It seems to be... some kind of festival, I forget the name, but wearing masks seems to be a form of celebration."

"Oh, is that so?"

Hearing Seele's words, Ling Xi curiously looked around. Indeed, most people around were wearing masks. Although he didn't know why, it seemed quite interesting!

"How about it, I'll give you one!"

Seele smiled and waved the mask in her hand, saying, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do..."

"Okay!"

Ling Xi didn't refuse. At the same time, he picked up a pink mask and smiled at Seele, "It's not fair if only I wear one, shouldn't you wear one too?"

"Of course."

Seele didn't refuse either and directly took the mask from Ling Xi's hand and put it on. Anyway... it was quite fun!

"Boss, how much?"

After choosing the masks, Ling Xi paid directly. Although Seele had just said she would give him one, he naturally couldn't spend Seele's money.

Seele hesitated when she saw this but didn't say anything.

"Seele, let's go, let's go see what's ahead!"

After putting on the masks, Ling Xi decided to take Seele further. After all, the concert was still two hours away!

"Coming..."

Seele nodded and quickly followed, but...

"Huh?"

Ling Xi suddenly felt his hand being held. He looked back... it was Seele, wearing a mask!

"Mmm... cough, cough, don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to hold your hand, it's just... I can't recognize you with the mask on, I'm afraid... you'll get lost!"

Seele's voice seemed a little awkward, but because she was wearing a mask, her expression couldn't be seen at all, which made Ling Xi feel a little regretful!

"Mhm, Seele is right!"

Ling Xi was certainly not foolish enough to expose her. Moreover... what Seele said made sense. There were so many people in masks here, it would be hard to find her if they got separated!

Therefore, Ling Xi held Seele's hand with peace of mind, and the two continued to wander the streets together...

Afterward, the two also ate local specialty dinners together and went to the matchmaking stall to draw fortunes. Originally, Seele was unwilling and stated that feudal superstition was not to be believed, but Ling Xi still dragged her along. However, in the end... when Ling Xi saw that their matchmaking fortune was a "worst luck" sign...

"Mhm, feudal superstition is not to be believed!"

Ling Xi directly threw the fortune away. This? I'd rather go to Yae Shrine to draw fortunes!

Seele just smiled at this, without any comment!

"Seele!"

At 7:30 PM, Ling Xi and Seele were already waiting at the entrance of the venue. Ling Xi planned to take this opportunity to tell Seele something. "There's something I want to tell you."

"Mhm? What is it?"

Seele looked at Ling Xi happily because she had a very enjoyable afternoon. Thus, her attitude towards Ling Xi had lost its usual coldness. After all... this wasn't her true personality!

"I received a message from my friend earlier. He said he bought tickets, so..."

Ling Xi looked at Seele with some awkwardness.

"So we have one ticket left!"

Seele suddenly thought of something and said, "Ling Xi, we can sell the tickets! I just heard people around saying they're selling VIP tickets for 50,000 yuan, and several people are scrambling to buy them, so..."

Seele silently raised her right hand and clenched it gently. "If we sell the tickets, we can earn 41,000 yuan. Wait... why don't we sell the tickets too? Then it would be... 150,000!"

Ling Xi: "..." By the way, what's your relationship with Cangxuan?

"Cough, Seele, I gave this ticket to another friend."

Ling Xi coughed and interrupted Seele's ticket-selling plan. Although... he was a little tempted. After all, selling three tickets could fetch 150,000 yuan. After deducting the cost, the net profit would be 140,000. Damn, no wonder there are so many scalpers. This profit margin makes you wonder if you're not selling tickets but something else!

"Mhm... another friend?"

Seele frowned slightly and looked at Ling Xi curiously. "Mhm... also, a male friend, right?"

"Uh..."

Ling Xi didn't dare to answer...

Seele: "..."

"Hmph, it doesn't matter, I said I don't care!"

The smile on Seele's face instantly disappeared, and she returned to her arrogant demeanor.

Ling Xi: "..." You're too real...

"Seele, let me explain!"

Ling Xi quickly grabbed Seele's hand. "Although it's not a male friend, it's just a colleague working in the same place. Do you understand? A colleague!"

Ling Xi explained briefly, and at the same time, he didn't reveal Mobius's true identity to Seele, after all, Seele was just an ordinary girl!

"Colleague?"

Seele was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it really just a colleague? Are you sure it's not someone special to you?"

"Don't worry, she's definitely a colleague!"

Ling Xi patted his chest and said righteously, "She and I are really just ordinary colleagues, there's absolutely no way we have any more than that!"

"So you were here!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind Ling Xi. Then, a green-haired woman in a skirt lunged at him from behind, wrapped her arms around his neck, and chuckled, "Found you, Ling Xi!"

Ling Xi: "..."

Seele: ￣へ￣

Chapter 50: Ordinary Colleagues and an Ordinary Junior!

"Found you, Ling Xi..."

Mobius lunged onto Ling Xi's back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and then pressed her face against him, acting extremely affectionately.

Ling Xi: "???"

Caught completely off guard by Mobius's sudden pounce, Ling Xi panicked. He quickly glanced at Seele.

But Seele said nothing, only looking at Ling Xi with eyes that were... gradually growing cold.

"Seele, please wait a moment..."

Ling Xi didn't dare to delay. He immediately carried Mobius on his back to a corner, then put her down and asked with some conflict, "Doctor, what are you doing all of a sudden?"

"Just teasing you a little, and besides..."

Mobius simply smiled, then looked at Seele not far away and chuckled, "Is this the male friend you were talking about?"

"Uh..."

Ling Xi suddenly appeared a bit awkward and explained, "Doctor, well... because my friend bought his own ticket, I had an extra one. And it just so happened that I ran into a junior I knew before, and she really likes Eden's concert. But because the tickets were a bit expensive, she couldn't afford them at all, so I invited her."