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Mei hasn't even gotten one yet, let alone herself?

Sometimes, having too many genes isn't necessarily a good thing...

"So...is something really wrong with Lilia?"

Having eaten and drunk his fill, well... he was indeed full. Möbius's mood improved considerably, and he said, "Don't worry, your little girlfriend's sister can definitely be cured."

Xu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

"But don't you find it strange? At such a young age, he has been diagnosed with ALS?"

"Is there... anything strange about this?"

Mebius gave a helpless smirk.

"Indeed, it's okay if you don't study medicine or biology and don't know—generally speaking, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is a condition that usually only appears after a person reaches the age of thirty or older."

From a pathological perspective, aside from genetic factors, it is caused by overwork or long-term physical abnormalities.

But Lilia was too young; she didn't have enough time to develop ALS.

Xu Qi understood...

"That's...heredity?"

"Even if it's genetic, there has to be a trigger. But I did become somewhat interested in her genes, so I had them tested during the checkup."

Xu Qi knew that what Mebius was about to say was most likely related to this.

"Is there something wrong with Lilia's genes?"

"Do you remember how I described Sakura and me? Sakura's fox ears, or my snake scales, both originated from the super-transformation surgery I invented."

This is a genetic engineering procedure, which, in terms you can understand, means... I replaced certain segments of my body's DNA.

Of course, the actual situation is much more complicated, but let's just assume it's like this.

"You don't mean to say..."

“Hmm…” Mebius said casually, “Lilia had this kind of surgery done, and her genes… show very obvious signs of being replaced.”

Xu Qi fell silent...

For a moment, I felt that even the professor's soft marshmallows weren't fun anymore.

"But Professor, you..."

"That's right, I don't know them at all, it couldn't have been me who performed the surgery."

"That……"

"But this technology was very likely leaked to Anti-Entropy. At the time, it was far from mature, but it was still usable."

Judging from Lilia's genetic modification, they have made some optimizations, but... there are obvious flaws and defects.

That's why Lilia developed ALS at such a young age.

"Reverse entropy..."

Xu Qi suddenly remembered that Kafka had once mentioned an orphanage to him.

She was very reluctant to talk about what happened there, and when she did mention it, it was always with a hint of resentment.

"I have a feeling that you're just not cut out for this organization."

Xu Qi shrugged indifferently.

"It's all the same, except for one more reason: my hostility towards this organization. But professional matters should be left to professionals. I'm at ease with Mei handling it."

Mebius lifted Xu Qi's chin.

"It's good to have many women; you don't have to worry about them if anything happens."

Xu Qi grinned and pressed down on Mebius's body.

"You!...What are you going to do?"

"Indeed, there's no need to worry. Just take good care of you."

"Wait! Wait a minute... Are you that good tonight? You've already done it two or three times in the lab..."

"Only two or three times, Professor. Are you underestimating yourself, or are you underestimating me?"

"No!...Ugh!"

The fiery sensation once again took over Mebius, and her long, slender legs, as long as snakes, instinctively wrapped around Xu Qi's waist and back.

"You little guinea pig... In that case, don't expect to end this so easily tonight!"

"I couldn't ask for more, my professor."

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Perhaps, just as Mebius guessed, Xu Qi had been holding back from doing anything for the past few days because of Delta's situation.

Mebius lured the enemy into a trap, but instead invited in a wolf.

The pent-up energy from the past few days was all released into Mebius's body.

Snake felt that for at least a while, he wouldn't have to worry about a lack of DNA for his experiments.

When Xu Qi woke up in the morning, he was refreshed and energetic, while Möbius could only lie in bed groggily and continue to sleep.

If I had to describe last night in one word... awesome!

I woke up early this morning and saw Delta.

Good morning, Delta. How was last night? Did you have a good stay here?

Delta was stunned. Only after everything calmed down and she examined her actions from the previous day did she realize how daring she had been.

Her face flushed instantly, the little girl lowered her head, and quickly walked downstairs, as if trying to avoid Xu Qi.

But Xu Qi would never grant her wish.

Just as Delta was about to turn the corner and walk away after descending the stairs, Xu Qi reached out and pulled her back.

"You!...What are you doing? Hugging and kissing like this so early in the morning...How inappropriate is that?"

Will it?

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "But aren't you already my girlfriend?"

Delta's face turned even redder at the mention of this!

Everything that happened yesterday is still so vivid in my mind.

It wasn't just her first kiss with Xu Qi, but also the exhilaration of gaining hope—Rosalia and Lilia are still fast asleep in their room right now.

"What? Yesterday is over, and now you don't want to admit it?"

"no!"

Delta is not that kind of woman!

It's just... a little shy.

638. I've taken care of Delta's matter!

Xu Qi was naturally aware of this; he was merely teasing Delta with a few words.

He kissed the little girl on the cheek and said, "Have breakfast first, then you have to go to work."

work?

Delta paused for a moment—oh right… she still had to go back to work at ET.

but……

"If you're thinking, 'Do I even deserve to step into Seed Studios now?' I'm going to get angry about that."

Delta blushed – does this guy have some kind of mind-reading ability?

"But I already..."

"What? Did you sign a contract?"

"Well, I've already signed a mutual agreement with them. If I don't go, I'll have to pay a penalty... but I'm out of money."

It seems Delta is really going all out for her sister.

"It's alright, as for the penalty..."

"no!"

Delta abruptly interrupted Xu Qi.

“I’m sorry, Xu Qi, I know you may not care about these things, but you’ve already helped me enough! ... I can’t let you pay this money for me anymore.”

Although we're already... in a romantic relationship, I don't want to depend on you for everything, to become someone who can only ask for your help! Please consider this just my little insistence, okay?

What a stubborn girl...

But what reason does Xu Qi have to refuse?

He reached out and ruffled Delta's little head.

"Who said I was going to pay for this for you?"

"Ugh?"

"Hmph!~~" Xu Qi put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "I guessed long ago that you wouldn't accept my help anymore, so from the beginning, I came up with a method that you would definitely not refuse."

So, how about that? Don't I, as a leader, considerate of my subordinates?

……

Delta stared at Xu Qi, speechless for a moment—this guy is really… considerate.

A smile appeared on his face, but he still said what was on the tip of his tongue...

"First, he had an ambiguous relationship with his boss Bronya, then he had an office romance with his colleague Rita, and now it's finally his turn to sexually harass his lovely subordinate?"

Xu Qi's expression froze—Holy crap! It really does seem so…

He glanced at Delta, then deliberately turned around as if to go to the kitchen to get breakfast. But halfway there, he suddenly turned back and whispered in Delta's ear.

"Then you can expect to be sexually harassed by me tonight..."

"!" Delta gasped for breath, then her face flushed red as she kicked Xu Qi in the butt.

"Get lost, you pervert!"

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As usual, I was late this morning because I had to wait for Alicia.

Every time Ellie leaves for work, she always struggles with what to wear. It's not that she's considering which outfit looks better, but rather that they all look good on her...

I don't know which one to choose.

"What should I do, Xu Qi? This one looks good, that one looks good too! I really do look good in everything! How am I supposed to choose?!"

Ah... indeed...

So can't you just wear anything when you go out?

In the end, Xu Qi still picked out a brown trench coat for Ai Li, along with a pair of navy blue trousers, dressing her up like a detective.

If you add a hat, and then a pipe in your mouth...

Hmm? It seems like Fu Hua suits this kind of outfit better! Like the great detective Sherlock Holmes!

Next time, let Fu Hua cosplay it.

While changing clothes, he unsurprisingly started touching and rubbing against Ellie, and when they came out of the room, the girl's face was bright red.

Even after getting on the bus, he was still saying, "You stinky Xu Qi! You bad Xu Qi!... You'll get what's coming to you later!"

Delta, sitting in the back seat, finally understood why Xu Qi was almost always late for work.

……

"So, that's why not only were you late for work today, but our production manager was also late?"