Tricking the Cat!

The next day, Xiao He and Ye Wanqing attended classes as usual. With nothing much to do in the evening, they stayed home, watching dramas while working on the "Plastic Decomposition" problem. He first sent the preliminary data to Cui Man so the researchers could review it.

Xiao He discovered that when solving a problem, he could multitask, as if one part of his brain was automatically solving the problem while the other part could sleep or watch TV.

Therefore, he could chat with Ye Wanqing while watching the show without interfering with solving the problem.

But after watching a few episodes, Cui Man sent a voice message. Ye Wanqing consciously turned the volume down a bit. Xiao He answered and asked, "How is it, Sister Man? Those materials I sent you before..."

"Darling! You're so amazing!" Cui Man said happily from the other end of the line.

"What are you doing?" Xiao He asked, frowning. "Is the information useful?"

"Although it hasn't completely solved the problem, it has already been a great help!" Cui Man said excitedly. "The materials you provided mentioned a new enzyme, which is somewhat similar to an enzyme we found in cows' stomachs, but more complex and can be synthesized artificially. This enzyme can break down the molecular structure of plastic and convert it into several non-toxic substances! And from what you've written so far, there seems to be a recycling plan for these substances!"

"Really? So, this information was useful?" Xiao He asked with a smile.

Cui Man excitedly said, "It's more than just useful! We've already discovered similar enzymes, which means we might be able to implement your plan in a relatively short time. This is a completely different concept from the 'Cosmic Core Algorithm' that would take decades to achieve. The future of humanity and the Earth depends entirely on you, Darling! Global warming, desertification, and freshwater scarcity—these environmental problems that have stumped all of humanity will all depend on you from now on!"

"Oh dear, don't call me that..." Xiao He said with disdain.

"This way it's more intimate, and it won't make Wanqing jealous," Cui Man said with a grin.

"I won't be jealous..." Ye Wanqing muttered softly from the side.

"That's all for now." Cui Man sounded very happy. "Keep up the good work. I'll let you know if there's any progress. In the meantime, just focus on your research. Leave the other tasks to Candle Dragon and Gluttonous Beast. Let them hone their skills and increase their popularity."

"So, there really is another mission?" Xiao He asked, frowning.

Cui Man hesitated for a moment, but still explained, "Indeed... there have been several incidents involving Mutant recently, but Candle Dragon and Gluttonous Beast have managed to handle them. When they can't handle them anymore, they will naturally come looking for you. You need to understand that not everyone's Superpower is suitable for combat. You and Wanqing are actually not the first batch of Superpower we found."

"So we weren't?!" Xiao He asked in astonishment. Cui Man sighed, "There were six other Mutant before you, but most of their abilities weren't suitable for combat. The few who were suitable for combat didn't pass the psychological assessment, so you two became the first batch of Mutant to cooperate with the Special Response Department. During our cooperation, we continued to search for Mutant."

"Alright..." Xiao He muttered, "Then, remember to contact me if anything happens, okay? Don't let anything happen to Old Xie and the others."

Then, Cui Man hung up the phone.

"Isn't this great?" Ye Wanqing said lazily, hugging a cushion beside her.

"It would be good to avoid fighting and killing, of course, but..." Xiao He frowned and said earnestly, "Some people are never satisfied; their desires will drive them to keep taking. Moreover, there are inherently evil people in this world."

"You know what? I think it would be great if the world could accept our combined abilities," Ye Wanqing sighed. "If everyone could put aside their prejudices and work together to solve all those problems like floods, Earthquake, tsunamis, diseases, poverty, and environmental issues, then all the people on Earth could live happily together, wouldn't that be better?"

"Sigh, you naive child," Xiao He said, patting Ye Wanqing's head. "But you have to understand, not everyone wants others to be happy. Some people would rather see others suffer than live a better life themselves."

"Hmm..." Ye Wanqing lowered her eyelids, "That's why we both had to hide our abilities..."

"That's human nature; there are bad people and good people," Xiao He replied. At that moment, Tuantuan suddenly leaped lightly and landed on his lap, curled up, meowed at him, and rubbed her head against his hand, begging to be petted.

"Why are you always clinging to me? I don't even like you..." Xiao He was both annoyed and amused. He gently stroked Tuantuan's head with his index finger. Tuantuan comfortably squinted her eyes, lay down on his lap, and made soft purring sounds.

"Tsk, it scratches and claws at me the moment I touch it, but it runs to men to beg for pets, what an eye-rolling cat..." Ye Wanqing glared at Tuantuan, "Even though I'm the one paying for your cat food."

Xiao He stroked Tuantuan's head, and the kitten comfortably dozed off.

At this moment, Xiao He suddenly had a flash of inspiration. While stroking Tuan Tuantuan's head, he winked at Ye Wanqing, beckoned her to come closer, and then pointed to Tuantuan Tuan on his lap.

Ye Wanqing was taken aback for a moment, then understood what he meant, so she quietly moved to Xiao He's side.

Xiao He continued to stroke Tuantuan's head, while Ye Wanqing reached her hand to the top of Tuantuan's head. Then, unexpectedly, they switched places. Xiao He withdrew his hand, and Ye Wanqing continued to stroke Tuantuan's head.

Poor Tuantuan had no idea it had been betrayed, contentedly letting its true owner pet it.

Ye Wanqing covered her mouth, trying hard to suppress her laughter, while Xiao He enjoyed the faint, refreshing scent of grass and mint emanating from the little girl. The scene was perfectly harmonious. Until...

Tuantuan was probably enjoying being petted, so it stretched on Xiao He's lap and rolled over. But when it rolled over, it realized that it was Ye Wanqing who was petting it, not Xiao He. This infuriated it. It sprang up like lightning, arched its back at Ye Wanqing, its fur stood on end, and made a sharp "woofing" sound. After gathering its strength for a moment, it opened its mouth and bit down.

"Oh dear, I'm so angry, so angry!" Xiao He teased with a laugh, enjoying watching the spectacle.

Tuantuan wasn't satisfied after biting for a while, and continued to chase and bite Ye Wanqing relentlessly. Ye Wanqing screamed, pulled her hand into her sleeve, and offered it to Tuantuan to bite. Tuantuan fiercely swung its claws at her hand, and it seemed that the little cat was about to go crazy with anger.

Ye Wanqing pointed at Xiao He and scolded Tuantuan in an annoyed tone, "Hey! I've raised you for so long, what's wrong with touching you? Besides, it's him who cheated you, not me! Go ahead and scratch him! He's the one who sold you out!"

But Tuantuan completely ignored her, only angrily howling and whining at her while gnawing on her hand.

However, it didn't really bite hard. As soon as Ye Wanqing screamed, it immediately let go, but when Ye Wanqing stopped, it continued to hold onto her hand and bite her.

Xiao He, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines for a while, finally stepped forward to mediate. He picked up Tuantuan, held her in his arms, and coaxed, "Oh, don't be angry, don't be angry. Tuantuan, be good, Tuantuan is the cutest."

The kitten calmed down a bit, snuggling into his arms and glancing sideways at Ye Wanqing's smug expression.

"That vixen..." Ye Wanqing glared at Tuantuan with hatred and thought to herself.

"Alright, alright." Xiao He coaxed it for a while, then tossed Tuantuan aside. "Go play by yourself."

Tuantuan glared fiercely at Ye Wanqing, then ran to the side to lick its fur.

"Seriously, what do you mean? You lick your fur after I touched you..." Ye Wanqing said irritably.

But thinking back on what had just happened, I found it quite funny, so I hugged my cushion and laughed.

"You really came up with such a mean method, no, I should say only you could come up with that." Ye Wanqing patted Xiao He on the shoulder and said. Xiao He frowned and said, "You're so ungrateful. I was thinking of you. Weren't you having a good time petting it just now?"

"Hmph... Let's see if it falls for it next time," Ye Wanqing chuckled softly.

Their eyes met. Ye Wanqing rarely looked him directly in the eyes like this; she was the type to look away after making eye contact, probably because she wasn't good at eye contact. But today, Ye Wanqing looked at him without looking away, her eyes sparkling.

So sweet... Xiao He admired her smile and couldn't help but sigh inwardly: How can a girl smile so sweetly?

But after staring at each other for a while, Ye Wanqing blushed and looked away. She paused, then asked, "Are you hungry? Want some late-night snacks or something?"

"Hmm, have something to eat," Xiao He said after thinking for a moment. "I'm not very hungry, but I can eat."

A short while later, Ye Wanqing returned with a bowl of beef noodles.

"This, this is!?" Xiao He stared at the beef noodles in astonishment: there was a layer of chili oil floating on the surface of the beef noodles! Ye Wanqing, who never even adds chili to her stir-fried shredded potatoes, actually added chili oil to her beef noodles!

"I figured you sometimes crave something spicy, so I made some chili oil myself," Ye Wanqing said quietly, staring at the TV. "It's not much trouble, we can just eat it separately."

"Mmm!" Xiao He nodded, taking a sip of the soup. The rich aroma of braised beef mixed with spiciness was truly irresistible. Xiao He ate heartily, while Ye Wanqing watched him with a smile.

"I'm so happy tonight..." Ye Wanqing thought to herself, hugging her legs. "If only it could stay like this forever."

Just then, Tuantuan walked past her with her head held high, not forgetting to glare at her fiercely.

"Well done, Tuantuan." Xiao He winked at Tuantuan: "Let me trick you next time too."