Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

Mebius thought for a moment, then said, "Just tell her that Gensokyo and I have reached an agreement. She will understand what it means. That woman has actually approached me many times, but I just didn't give in."

Ignoring the faint resentment in her voice, Nangong Yu immediately took out her phone.

Based on the time difference, it's currently evening in North America. I wonder if Cocolia has finished get off work and is resting yet.

As he scrolled through his contacts, something suddenly popped into his head, and he casually asked, "By the way, Dr. Mebius, if you were to abandon your cooperation with ME Corporation, what impact would that have on ME Corporation?"

"What? Is it related to ME Company?"

"No, it's just that there are people I know inside, and I was just asking out of curiosity."

Mei's father, Raiden Ryoma, is the current president of ME Company.

"What impact could it have? Such a large company has a high risk resistance capacity."

After thinking for a moment, Mebius added, "However, it's hard to say within your Anti-Entropy faction. Who knows if your disgusting factional struggles might deliberately do something? There are probably quite a few people watching."

"That's it..."

I wonder if Raiden Ryoma will be affected by this. I hope Mei is alright.

After thinking silently, Nangong Yu dialed a number.

The call was answered within seconds, and a gentle voice that made Möbius's eyes widen came through.

"Why are you calling me at this time?"

There was none of the sharpness he usually displayed when speaking to the company or outsiders; his gentle tone even made Möbius feel as if he were a completely different person.

Is this guy really Cocolia?

"Well, although I really want to say that I miss you, there is something I do want to say."

I replied apologetically, and soon I heard a complaint from the other end: "You didn't have to say that last sentence."

But soon, she changed the subject and said, "Alright, enough joking. Is there anything wrong? Tell me, and I'll help you solve it."

That natural promise warmed Nangong Yu's heart, and she replied with a smile, "It's not a difficulty, and it might even be a good thing."

"Huh? Tell me."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yu recounted the whole story, adding at the end, "So, how do you feel about reaching a cooperation agreement with Dr. Möbius?"

From the moment he began to speak, Cocolia remained silent without uttering a single word, and there was no immediate response from the other party after he finished.

He vaguely heard heavy breathing.

Just as he was about to ask a question in confusion, Cocolia's voice finally came through.

"Say yes, say yes right now!"

Her voice was urgent as Cocolia continued, "I'll share the technology; I only care about the results. I won't interfere with the details. If you need more funding, you can come to me, but..."

She paused, her voice hesitant, "Her lab will probably be closed for a while longer because of contract issues with ME Corporation, which I can't resolve quickly."

"I will explain it to her." Nangong Yu nodded.

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

After saying that, Cocolia hung up the phone.

In the office, she stared blankly at the neon lights outside the window for a while, and finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Her biggest regret recently was failing to win over Dr. Mebius. Who would have thought that her own child would bring her such good news? Yu truly is her favorite child and a lucky star.

After laughing for a while, a flame seemed to ignite in Cocolia's eyes. She clenched her fist slightly at the bustling city below and muttered excitedly to herself, "Now I have more and more chips in my hand. Walter, how can you compete with me now?!"

the other side.

Putting down her phone, Nangong Yu looked across at the other end: "You heard what I said, Dr. Möbius, what do you think?"

"Then let's sign it. Tsk tsk tsk, I never expected that scorpion-like woman to have this side to her. Humans are really interesting."

She uttered a remark, a hint of surprise still lingering on her face.

What, you're not planning to destroy the world either?

He mentally scoffed at Möbius's last words, but outwardly smiled and nodded: "Alright, then we'll have the relevant departments in Gensokyo contact you. How do we do that?"

"I'll send you Klein's work phone number right away. You can have someone from your company contact her tomorrow."

With a relaxed wave of his hand, Mebius seemed to have let go of some burdens and looked much more relaxed.

"So, the collaboration between Mebius and Ayu was achieved just like that?"

After watching the whole thing in silence, Ellie finally smiled and said something.

"Yes, it's all thanks to Sister Ellie. Otherwise, Dr. Mebius probably wouldn't have believed me so easily."

Smiling, she patted Ellie's head, then proudly put her hands on her hips: "Oh dear, I'm not that amazing~"

"What does this have to do with this pink-haired girl?!"

Ellie was smug, but Mebius was starting to get anxious.

While it's true that Nangong Yu gained Ai Li's trust largely because he was her lover, she would never admit to such a thing.

Seeing that pink-haired girl so smug is more painful than killing her.

"Hehe, Mebius is really tsundere. It's okay if you admit you like me, Alicia, after all, everyone loves my cuteness~"

Mebius winked at her cutely, and immediately gave her a look of disgust.

"I'm almost a believer in Eden, okay? What does that have to do with you?"

"Huh? So there's a share for me after all?"

Although he was drinking hangover soup, Eden's elegant movements were as if he were tasting wine. Upon hearing Mebius's voice, he immediately smiled and looked up.

"Of course, after all, Eden, you and this... Rain have that kind of relationship, so of course I'll believe him."

"That kind of relationship? What kind of relationship?"

Eden tilted his head in confusion, which made Möbius frown slightly: "Stop pretending. I saw you two sleeping together this morning. What else could it be?"

Ellie: "?"

Is that true? How come she didn't know?

Ellie looked up at Eden, and Eden smiled back at her.

"It was a bit chilly at night, so I lay down with Ellie."

"Sister Aili is in the middle, so we don't sleep together."

Nangong Yu quickly added a sentence, but when he thought of his overstepping hand, he immediately felt a little guilty. He looked up and met Eden's beautiful golden eyes. The smile in her eyes made his heart beat faster.

"Oh, I see. I thought Eden was interested in Ayu~"

Hearing their voices, Ellie breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yes~"

The sudden sound made the air in the room fall silent, and three astonished eyes turned to Eden, who was smiling.

A hint of excitement quickly appeared in Mebius's eyes. Could it be that a fight was about to break out?

Okay, okay, if a fight breaks out, she'll definitely kick that pink-haired guy a couple of times for Eden.

Eden rested his chin on his hand, looking at the person opposite him with a lazy and gentle expression, and continued to speak softly: "After all, he is the person you like the most, Ellie, so of course I would be interested in him."

"......"

So that's what you're interested in.

Mebius immediately slumped onto the table, looking utterly bored.

It's a real shame there's no gossip to be had.

"Seriously, Eden, don't scare me."

With her lips pouting, Ellie said angrily.

Nangong Yu nodded in agreement. He had been startled just now, and his heart was pounding.

"Because that way I can see even more interesting expressions from you, Airi~"

"Eden, you're bad!"

"Haha~"

Smiling in response to Ellie's disgruntled whining, Eden's gaze shifted to Nangong Yu, who was also letting out a sigh of relief, his narrowed golden eyes revealing a glimpse of what he was thinking.

"Speaking of which, if you're researching virtual technology, why doesn't Dr. Mebius go back to Shencheng Technology? I remember you weren't from Shencheng Technology."

Ellie snuggled up to Eden and whispered something to her, while Nangong Yu, having nothing else to do, chatted with Mebius.

"When did I ever say I was from Shencheng Technology?"

"what?"

Mebius's question stunned Nangong Yu.

Noticing the confusion in his eyes, Mebius explained, "That was before. Now, my relationship with Shencheng Technology is merely one of cooperation."

"May I ask why?"

Mebius touched the pastry on the table, took a bite, and casually stated the reason: "I just don't want those people interfering with my lab."

The sweetness of pastries brings her joy, and the long hours she spends researching them have made her particularly fond of sweets.

“I don’t have your advantages. You have people above you to protect you. So, as long as I stay at Shencheng Technology, my research autonomy will be greatly reduced.”

"The terms were agreed upon from the beginning, but those who only cared about their own interests always tried to interfere with my experiments in a roundabout way. If they were not satisfied with my wishes, they would deliberately obstruct the process and make things disgusting. Some of them were even interested in my body. I couldn't stand it after a few years, so I found an opportunity to leave."

"However, after all, Shencheng is my former employer and has helped me a lot. At their request, I did not actively publicize this matter, so many people still think I am from Shencheng."

"Thanks to the reputation I built up over those years, I didn't lack investment even after I went independent, and I also had a high degree of autonomy in my research..."

Perhaps because he was in a good mood today, Mebius unusually rambled on and on for a long time.

"Then why did Dr. Möbius come to the Far East?" he asked again.

"Idiot, have you forgotten what my current research project is?"

"......"

Virtual reality technology? Oh, that's fine then.