I already said this is not a life simulator!

"Gray Xiu...is not in good health, so she hopes to stay here for you to take care of her and see if you can get her back to health."

Blanca explained briefly and then added another sentence.

"I won't cause you too much trouble. I will come to take care of Gray, and by the way... I can also help you. I just don't know if you can accept having another child in the laboratory..."

"It doesn't matter, as long as the doctor agrees."

Xi Wang responded casually, checked the time briefly, and found that he might need to hurry, so he returned to his seat without stopping. While responding to Blanca's words, he quickly carried out his own work and had to connect with Klein in the middle.

"Besides, Grayshu has always been very well behaved and won't cause us any trouble... With you here to take care of her, we don't have to worry about her anymore."

"Then...I agree, little one?"

"Doctor, you just make the decision. This is your lab."

"Hmmmm~"

Mebius raised an eyebrow, then looked at Blanca again.

"Look, that's it. I told you the little one doesn't mind~"

"...Yes, Doctor, you are right."

Blanca tried to hold it in for a long time, but finally she could only suppress her laughter and nodded to acknowledge what Mebius said.

As for the look of worry on Mobius's face before Xiwang came back, as he was wondering whether having more people in the lab would add burden to the little guy, Blanca chose to swallow it and not say anything... otherwise Mobius would really explode in a while.

at the same time……

“…Hey~”

Xiwang felt a warm, small hand on his head, scratching his hair.

Then another little hand came up and directly hugged Xiwang's head, and even the little upper body was placed on Xiwang's head.

"...Hen, I don't have time to play with Gray Xiu now."

Xiwang reminded helplessly.

"Do you think I want to?"

Hen's tone was filled with displeasure.

"Grayshus was the one who came to find you... Really, what is it about you that attracts my little Grayshus so much?!"

"I do not know either."

Xi Wang withdrew one hand and slightly pushed away the small hand that Grayxiu stretched out from behind his head to prevent her from blocking his vision. His other hand did not stop and quickly entered data on the keyboard. Although his speed slowed down a lot because of the lack of one hand, he did not stop.

"Alright, alright, Grayxiu, let Brother Xiwang play with you later. Don't disturb him for now..."

Seeing this, Hen didn't dare to let Greyshut make trouble anymore. What if Xiwang entered the wrong data and had to redo it in the end, that would be troublesome... In the end, Hen immediately left Xiwang, hugging Greyshut, who was making "hmm-hmm, ee-ee" sounds and obviously expressing her dissatisfaction, and took care of Greyshut with his wife Blanca, and took the opportunity to discuss what to do next with Mebius.

As for Danzhu and Cangxuan? Oh... sorry, they have been sent back to work by Mobius. If they don't hurry up, they will have to stay and work overtime tonight.

As for what happened next, it was actually simple. After discussing the follow-up issues with Mebius, it was almost time for dinner.

Because of the "guests" coming today, the food Xiwang brought back would definitely not be enough, so everyone decided to just go out to eat... Of course, this so-called "going out to eat" was actually just going to a "restaurant" within the base of the "Fire Moth", and they wouldn't go far.

After all, "Fire Moth" doesn't dare to let Mobius go at will.

As for the ingredients that Xiwang brought back, he naturally gave them to Blanca and Hen and asked them to take them home and make some midnight snacks at night, or they could find other ways to solve the problem.

At the same time, with the help of Xiwang and Klein, Danzhu and Cangxuan quickly completed their work and did not miss the opportunity to go out for a meal because of the need to work overtime.

What happened next… needless to say. After saying goodbye to Blanca’s family, Xiwang supervised the training of Mebius and Klein as usual, and this time, Weiwei followed obediently and did not find an excuse to avoid Xiwang’s time…

After the daily training was over, Xiwang said goodbye to everyone else as usual, and returned to the laboratory with Mebius...but on the way back, there was a slight accident.

"Lower your head, little one."

Mebius stood behind Xiwang and tapped his back gently with his finger.

"Ok?"

"Lower."

"Ah."

Xi Wang nodded and lowered his body slightly.

Then, he could feel Mebius slowly approaching, with his arms stretched out from both sides of his head, crossed in front of his body, and hugged his neck, while the weight of Mebius' body slowly pressed on his back.

"Okay, little guy~ Let's go~ Take me back~"

"PhD……"

"Let's go~"

Mebius blew softly into his ear and spoke in a deliberately sweet tone.

"Ah... Doctor, if you're in a bad mood, you can just say it."

"No, I'm always in a good mood."

"I have bubble wrap in my pocket. You can squeeze it if you're in a bad mood... I brought it here specially."

"........."

Hearing Xiwang say this, Mebius stopped blowing air towards Xiwang's neck. He was silent for a moment before reaching out his hand. His fingertips slid down along Xiwang's collar and slowly touched the bubble wrap in Xiwang's pocket.

Take out a sheet, flatten it, pinch one of the bubbles between your thumb and index finger, and apply gentle pressure...

Snapped!

A crisp sound was heard as the bubbles burst.

Then Mebius immediately pinched the next bubble and applied a little more force.

Snapped!

Another bubble was popped.

After that, there was a continuous "pop, pop, pop" sound. Mebius just rested his chin on Xiwang's shoulder, pinching the bubble wrap.

Although this action may seem childish, it is unexpectedly stress-relieving...at least for Mebius.

And maybe it was because Mebius was in a particularly bad mood, she pinched the bubble wrap very quickly, and in a short while she finished a piece of bubble wrap... Then she took out the next one from Xiwang's pocket and continued pinching.

After she had finished pinching all the bubble wraps, Mebius didn't say anything. She just waited in silence until Xiwang brought her back to the laboratory.

"Doctor, we are back."

"........."

"Doctor, let's start today's experiment. If you are any later, it will affect your rest time."

"........."

"……PhD?"

“…I won’t do it today.”

After a long silence, Mobius slowly loosened his hands and fell from Xiwang's back to the ground. He casually tidied his clothes, took a step forward, and continued to move forward.

"Do you want to collect data? That's fine too."

"No, that's not necessary today. You're here anyway."

Mebius began to speak as he rummaged through the cabinet next to Xiwang's seat.

"I can take it anytime I want, right? Now or later."

"Well...that's true."

Xiwang did not object to this statement.

"In that case, let's not do that kind of thing tonight."

The corners of Mebius' mouth rose slightly. She finally found what she wanted in Xiwang's drawer... the box of chess.

"I remember you like playing this very much, so I'll try it today."

"...Doctor, you don't know how to play this yet."

Xiwang reminded helplessly.

"And why are you interested in this, Doctor?"

"It's okay. I can learn it right now. Besides... I've seen you play it before, and I know a little bit about it, too."

Mebius didn't seem to intend to say much. He just pulled over a chair, spread out the chessboard and placed the chess pieces. Then, with one hand supporting his face, he stared at Xiwang with a meaningful smile, motioning her to sit opposite him.

"Or do you not want to accompany me? Are you planning to leave me sitting here alone?"

"…Doctor, you can tell me if you're in a bad mood."

"No, I'm always in a good mood."

Mebius narrowed his eyes, looked at Xi Wang who was sitting in front of him, and responded in a happy tone.

"Okay, don't worry about it for now, just play with me first."

As he spoke, Mebius took the initiative to pinch his white chess piece and moved the pawn forward two spaces.

"PhD……"

"Stop talking nonsense and get off quickly."

Mebius seemed to have lost his patience, and his tone suddenly became unfriendly.

But then, she seemed to realize it, paused for a moment, and then laughed again.

"Maybe after you play with me, I'll be in a better mood?"

"……All right."

After realizing that Mebius was determined not to say anything, Xi Wang shook his head helplessly, grabbed the black chess piece, and moved the pawn forward two squares.

After that, there was a... no, several silent games.

Without exception, Mebius was always the loser.

Although she understood the rules very quickly in the middle and tried to use some tactics, it was obvious that her mind was not on playing chess. She was just using this as an excuse to cover up something. She wanted to achieve something through this.

However, she seemed not to be ready yet, or she was simply hesitant and didn't know how to start.

This situation continued until...

"Doctor, you should rest."

Xi Wang looked at Mebius, who took the initiative to clean up the mess and placed the chess pieces on the board, and said expressionlessly.

"... Play another game."

"PhD."

"Play another game!"

"……Can."

Xiwang finally nodded and waited for Mebius to make the first move with white chess pieces.

After that, it was a dull situation again, until the last round was almost over, when Mebius slowly spoke.

"...Little guy, why are you still staying here with me?"

"Ok?"

"I asked, why do you still stay here with me?"

Mebius lowered his head and looked away from the chessboard, as if he was still thinking about how to turn the situation around.

"Is it that the treatment given by the Fire Moth is not good enough? Is it that the [gift] sent by the people in the Engineering Department does not satisfy you? Is it that you don't like Wei Weiwei? Or is it that the promises made by the Operations Department are not enough to impress you?"

"Or do you prefer to stay with me, who spends all day thinking about how to study your [Demon]?"

"…The elephant eats the car."

After thinking for a long time, Mebius slowly made a move.

"Doctor, that's not a question you would ask. A horse eats an elephant."

"Just answer me."

“…I just don’t think it’s necessary.”

"No need?"