¡Bang!
The door to Eden's place was violently kicked open.
"Tian Shi! Tian Shi, where are you?!"
Holding an unidentified device in her hand, Mobius carelessly tossed it to Blanca, who was standing behind her, and stormed into the room.
"Ahem, Mobius, is there any need to be so... so irritable?" Tian Shi, who was possessing the doll, approached with a forced smile.
"Irritable? Me?"
Mobius pointed to herself with a cold laugh.
"Stop talking nonsense, let me meet your new girlfriend, I want to see how beautiful she is for you to have brought her to me to borrow money."
When Tian Shi called her earlier, she was moved to tears by the long-awaited reunion.
However, when she called back and got to the point, Tian Shi's hesitant request to borrow money made her immediately suspicious.
Of course, borrowing money was no problem for Mobius.
What was hers, belonged to Tian Shi.
If Tian Shi wanted something, Mobius would do everything in her power to get it.
But the problem is... borrowing money?
Do you, a ghost, need to spend money?
Combining this with her own past experiences, Mobius immediately understood what was happening.
"That bastard Tian Shi is cheating on me behind my back!"
Alright, I can accept the idea of simply having a mistress.
After all, given Tian Shi's mysterious nature, others might consider her a "mistress," but Mobius had confidence in herself.
But it's outrageous that you, a scoundrel, have a mistress and then come to ask me for money!
Do I look like a fool, Mobius, if I spend money to support other women for you?
Mmm... Although thinking about it from another point of view, the fact that Tian Shi didn't look for anyone else and only came to me... could be quite nice, but still, I can't lend her the money!
"..."
Tian Shi immediately showed an expression of absolute despair; Mobius's words had been too harsh.
"Tian Shi? This... this auntie is your friend."
Eden stepped out from behind with a nonchalant expression, but her words were loaded with aggression.
"I'm only 26 years old this year, am I an auntie? And you?"
Mobius was momentarily stunned upon seeing Eden, which slightly softened her tone.
Mmm... No wonder Tian Shi was willing to come to me to ask for a loan in her name, given her current situation.
"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Mobius, scientist and wife of Tian Shi."
Although Mobius was somewhat short-tempered, she was still an intellectual.
Even without Tian Shi's privileged perspective, the moment she saw Eden, she realized that the woman in front of her, just like herself, possessed extraordinary talent in a certain area.
Mobius was also a lover of talent... although the process of discovering this genius was not easy this time.
"Could you add the word 'self-reference' to your final introduction?"
Eden responded calmly, though a hint of surprise reflected on her face.
Twenty-six years old... younger than I imagined, only two years older than me?
I had no idea the other person was so young.
I had known Tian Shi for twenty-four years, so I subconsciously thought that the youthful-looking Dr. Mobius in front of me would probably be at least forty.
Eden, unexpectedly, felt that something was wrong.
However, since the other party's attitude towards her had softened, Eden was not one to keep maintaining a cold expression.
"Eden turns 24 this year, she is a graduate... or rather, currently unemployed, and her relationship with me... should be considered that we are family."
"Family...?"
That word caused a momentary flash in Mobius's eyes.
Family... I am Tian Shi's family, right?
Back then, Tian Shi and I supported each other during those difficult days... but just as things were starting to get better, Tian Shi left me.
At the thought of this, Mobius's attitude softened immediately, but she still glared furiously at Tian Shi, who was possessing the doll.
"Eden, you and Tian Shi..."
"Tian Shi has been by my side for as long as I can remember."
"What a coincidence, with me too!" Mobius smiled, though there was a hint of confusion in her smile.
"Eden, since when can you remember?"
"Two or three years, I suppose." Eden seemed a bit surprised when Mobius said, "Me too."
"And you?"
"Since the first time I opened my eyes."
Mobius's words left Eden speechless.
What does she mean by when she opened her eyes?
"Just as I was born."
Mobius seemed to perceive Eden's confusion and said with considerable pride.
What is a child prodigy? This is an example.
Mobius might not know everything that has happened from her birth until now, but she remembers the special moments very clearly.
"But at that time..."
"Let me explain this."
Tian Shi finally felt she had a voice.
"The main problem is my time..."
Tian Shi brought up the theory that Dra. MEI had summarized back then.
"Oh... that means the world you experience, Tian Shi... or rather, the era in which you live is different from that of normal people."
Mobius understood Tian Shi's explanation very easily.
"So, could there be another 'past you' or 'future you' in other parts of the world right now?"
"Almost."
Speaking of the past, Mei and Hua are now in middle school...
But unfortunately, once Tian Shi "observes" it, it will trigger the compatibility mechanism and create a timeline in the world, right?
"So, according to your timeline, was I one of the first?"
"Almost?"
Tian Shi thought for a moment and nodded.
Hearing this, Mobius showed an expression of satisfaction.
So, even if we follow the "first come, first served" rule, there aren't many people who can compete with me?
Although it was very inappropriate, Mobius gave Eden a slightly smug look.
Eden: "..."
Eden didn't know how to express it.
She was annoyed... although, indeed, she also realized that they both had much in common in that regard.
In this way, Mobius's hostility towards her dissipated considerably.
From any point of view, does it seem like a good thing?
But this feeling of inferiority is truly unpleasant...
"Very well, since that is the case, let's talk about the matter of borrowing money."
Mobius and Eden have no problem with repulsion towards people of the same sex, but Mobius is still very unhappy with Tian Shi's behavior today.
Then Mobius turned around, sat at the table next to her, and took off her shoes.
Tian Shi still had a bad feeling.
With her legs crossed, clad in black stockings, Mobius gazed at the doll beneath her with a hint of yandere affection.
"Darling, aren't you going to do anything about it?"