Chapter 643

And then…

Master actually said he would take Liguang to an amusement park!

He even asked Liguang to pretend to be his girlfriend…!

Liguang was truly so relieved.

Relieved that she hadn’t attacked Master right away, or she would have missed the chance to pretend to be his girlfriend.

So, Master, Liguang was really happy today. The entire day at the amusement park made her so happy!

Master let Liguang hold his arm, and he even held Liguang’s hand.

Liguang was so incredibly happy that her core started burning!

So happy that…

Liguang really, really, really wanted to tie Master up, take him away, and lock him up!

…but she couldn’t.

Because Master had said, “Liguang is my girlfriend now!”

A girlfriend wouldn’t lock up her boyfriend.

So Liguang kept enduring it.

She would endure until they got home, then lock Master up!

But…

That didn’t stop Liguang from feeling happy the whole time!

Until…

Hmph.

Until Liguang found out that the ugly little star on her earlobe was actually something that had belonged to Master’s ex-girlfriend.

It was a gift Master had given to his “ex-girlfriend”!

At that moment, Liguang immediately thought…

So Liguang was just a substitute after all.

No wonder. No wonder Master had made her change clothes so many times before they left that morning, rejecting every outfit.

It wasn’t until she put on this one that Master finally nodded in satisfaction. So he had been picking the outfit that looked most like his ex-girlfriend’s.

At the time, Liguang was so angry that her hands began to tremble!

Ah, Master, don’t get so worked up. You don’t have to explain.

Because Liguang now…

is, not, angry, anymore!

She really wasn’t angry anymore.

Liguang was just… just a little sad at the time. A little broken down.

She merely wanted to twist off both of Master’s legs on the spot, so he would never be able to see his ex-girlfriend again!

For a moment, Liguang almost thought…

The tenderness Master had shown her throughout the day wasn’t meant for her at all.

It had all been meant for his ex-girlfriend!

And Liguang was still just a tool.

The old Liguang hadn’t cared about being a tool. But she couldn’t feel that way anymore.

Now, Master had already let Liguang experience the tenderness of being treated as a human being.

Liguang could never go back.

So…

Liguang had really almost attacked Master right then and there!

But…

Hehe, Master, back then…

He actually apologized to Liguang in front of so many people?

He even said something like… he would never dare do it again!

Liguang was truly frightened by Master at the time!

She was really… so excited, so excited, so excited…!

Master had actually hugged Liguang and said such embarrassing things without caring what all those people thought, all for Liguang’s sake!

Liguang didn’t know whether Master was sincere, but…

Master had comforted Liguang as his “girlfriend.”

Even if it was only a fake consolation, Liguang was still so, so happy.

So, Master, Liguang isn’t angry anymore.

She’s! Really! Not! Angry!

…Liguang even gave Master a hat.

At that moment, Liguang thought that it would be wonderful if things could continue like this.

She would work hard too—work hard to make sure Master wouldn’t abandon her. Then she could stay by Master’s side and continue feeling this tenderness.

As long as Master was beside Liguang, she didn’t mind if it was fake.

Of course, some things still had to be excluded.

For example…

That ex-girlfriend Master couldn’t stop thinking about.

…Hehe, Liguang was only joking, Master.

Liguang wouldn’t do something like that. She wasn’t that unreasonable.

In any case, Master put on the hat Liguang had given him and then said he would take Liguang on the Ferris wheel…

Liguang was happy again.

Liguang knew that the Ferris wheel was a romantic attraction that couples rode together.

So, up on the Ferris wheel, Liguang leaned against Master’s side, feeling so happy.

Liguang felt that this “date” was the most precious gift Master had given her since the day she was born.

Liguang really wished time could stop right there.

That way, she could stay beside Master forever and ever.

Wouldn’t that be wonderful?

But…

Master suddenly suggested that Liguang jump off the Ferris wheel with him.

…At that moment, Liguang was so disappointed and so sad.

Because Liguang calculated countless possibilities then, and ultimately concluded that…

The probability of her awakening being discovered was extremely high.

The probability of being taken away by the police and destroyed… was almost one hundred percent.

…Master had done it on purpose.

Master still wanted to abandon Liguang.

But… Master was gentle too.

So Master wanted to give Liguang one last burst of happiness, and then…

He would obey the law and use this method to have Liguang taken away by the police, allowing Liguang to…

come to an end in happiness.

At the time, Liguang thought that Master’s tenderness was truly cruel.

He had held Liguang’s hand and given her an entire day of happiness… but in the end, he still intended to send her off to be destroyed?

…Was this what human “love” was?

Was this Master’s final act of tenderness toward Liguang?

…Then Liguang would be “gentle” too!

Liguang was very gentle!

By then, Liguang was already thinking about how to take Master away, lock him up, and punish him severely!

She would make sure Master never again had the thought—or the ability—to abandon Liguang!

Never again would he dare deceive Liguang with his tenderness!

She would make Master understand the price of deceiving Liguang!

But…

Master’s suggestion was simply too tempting.

Jumping from the Ferris wheel while holding Master, becoming his “accomplice”… it was far too alluring to Liguang.

The thought of flying and falling together with Master made her heart race just imagining it.

So Liguang decided…

To satisfy Master one last time!

Jump!

Then immediately take Master away and lock him up in a place no one could find!

In Master’s world, there would be only Liguang forever!

But…

Master was lucky, and Liguang was lucky too.

After they went down, Liguang’s plan was disrupted.

A whole group of people actually surrounded Master!

How dare they even approach him!

Liguang really wanted to chop them all to pieces!!

Ah, Master… that’s not what Liguang meant!

Liguang was only joking. She didn’t really want to chop them all to pieces. It was just… just an exaggerated way of speaking…

Besides…

Liguang didn’t dare act directly in front of so many phone cameras either.

Taking Master away and locking him up would require time.

So Liguang only wanted to drive them away as quickly as possible, then take Master and elope with him!

…but she couldn’t drive them away. She simply couldn’t drive them away.

No matter what she did, they refused to leave.

And then… the police arrived too, intending to take Master and Liguang away.

At that moment, Liguang thought…

She had completely messed everything up.

…

…

Fang Qi’s expression was somewhat stiff.

He stood in front of Liguang, looking at the silver-haired girl who was still kneeling on the ground…

His entire being was caught between shock and bewilderment.

…Huh?

She had known from the very beginning?

And yet, she hadn’t said a single word before!

She had just kept enduring it, thinking things through on her own, building herself up time and time again…

But…

In the end, she had still planned to enjoy the entire day before giving him something big?!

Fang Qi’s eyes went slightly blank.

He truly hadn’t noticed anything at all…!

If no one had been watching beneath the Ferris wheel, then would he already be…

in some underground room that no one could find…?

The corner of Fang Qi’s mouth twitched slightly.

Liguang remained kneeling on the floor, her silver hair spread around her as she sat perfectly still.

Fang Qi raised a hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose, unable to put his feelings into words.

So today…

He had been pretending, and his Crazy Girl had been pretending too.

…Huh. They really were a perfect match.

The silver-haired girl suddenly slowly lifted her head and glanced at Fang Qi.

Her crimson right eye no longer blinked. It shone steadily, its pupil slightly dilated.

Then she lowered her head again, hiding her eyes behind her silver hair as she continued murmuring.

“…Master was really gentle today, so Liguang thought that perhaps…”

“Master wouldn’t choose to destroy Liguang.”

“Liguang doesn’t know why. Maybe she was bewitched, but Liguang actually… chose to believe Master…”

“So…”

Her lips lightly bit down on each other behind the curtain of silver hair.

“So Liguang obediently came with Master…”

Fang Qi stared blankly at her.

Ah…

He suddenly remembered what she had said when she got into the police car.

“Master, Liguang will cooperate.”

…So that was what she meant?

“But after making that choice… Liguang really feels so stupid…”

Liguang continued murmuring:

“If Master really intends to destroy Liguang… then what should Liguang do?”

“Liguang doesn’t know either…”

Her voice grew softer and softer.

“But even if there’s only a one-in-ten-thousand chance… Liguang still wants to try.”

“Because… because Master was really, really gentle today…”

“Gentle enough that… Liguang had no way not to believe Master…”

Then she slowly raised her head and gently tugged at his trouser leg.

“Liguang didn’t bet wrong, did she, Master?”

Her eyes curved into a smile.

“Master, who was so gentle today, really isn’t going to destroy Liguang!”

Her gaze was slightly unfocused, but the corners of her lips began to curl up in that faintly unhinged smile again.

She murmured:

“Master, Liguang really…”

“Even after awakening… can Liguang stay with Master forever…?”

The interrogation room was very quiet. The air conditioner hummed softly.

Fang Qi stared blankly at her. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

His feelings were so complicated.

Did he really have something called a “gentle gaze”…?

But…

It was true that he was no longer the same person he had once been. His feelings for Liguang had solidified through each and every reset.

…So it was this obvious? Liguang had noticed it long ago.

And…

Looking at the anticipation and faint unease in Liguang’s eyes, Fang Qi held his breath.

Even though this little yandere was constantly anxious, constantly overthinking everything…

In the end, she had still chosen to believe him.

Come to think of it…

Was this the first time she had chosen to trust him under circumstances like these?

Fang Qi’s lips trembled. At last, he crouched down, cupped her face in his hands, and looked straight at her.

Her skin was warm and soft against his palms as he spoke solemnly:

“Of course!”

Liguang, I’ll definitely help you recover your memories!

Liguang also stared at Fang Qi in a daze.

Until—

“Ahem.”

Gu Xi suddenly coughed softly from the side, making Fang Qi flinch.

Tsk… He had almost forgotten about her! She was still watching!

Fang Qi immediately turned to look at her.

Gu Xi had not said a word from beginning to end. Leaning against the edge of the desk with her arms folded, she had watched the entire scene.

But the expression on her face made Fang Qi choke slightly.

She was looking at him, her light-brown eyes shining faintly!

—I knew it! This was all within your expectations!

She clearly wanted to say exactly that!

Er…

But after meeting his gaze for a few seconds, Gu Xi immediately looked away.

“All right.”

She straightened and looked at Fang Qi, her tone becoming serious.

“Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up…”

“It’s time to discuss the real matter!”

Fang Qi was helping Liguang to her feet. At those words, his eyes sharpened.

The real matter…?

The truth had just been revealed, and Liguang’s eyes also went blank for a moment.

But she did not say anything. She obediently sat down beside Fang Qi and gripped his hand tightly.

Gu Xi took a deep breath, picked up her phone, tapped the screen a few times, and dialed a number.

“The usual place. Three portions. Bring them up.”

Her tone was casual.

“And hurry.”

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes slightly.

Three portions of what? Important documents?

Or something that could help Liguang recover her memories…

Gu Xi glanced at him and smiled faintly.

“Our dinner.”

Fang Qi: “?”

Huh…

Wait, were suspects served meals during interrogations too?

The corner of his mouth twitched. Then…

His body relaxed, and he slumped into the chair, closing his eyes.

Dinner was fine too…

It was just what he needed.

He could finally give his brain a break.

Liguang sat quietly beside him without saying a word.

But her body was no longer tense. Her shoulders sagged slightly, and her silver hair fell beside her face.

Perhaps because she had confessed everything, she seemed much more relaxed than before.

The storm had just passed. It was only that…

A small hand was firmly wrapped around Fang Qi’s wrist.

Fang Qi slowly calmed himself.

He knew that from this moment onward, there was no way that hand was going to let go.

The unease in his Little Yandere’s heart had definitely not disappeared. For now, all that anxiety had simply gathered in that one hand.

Well.

Let her hold on.

…

The food arrived soon.

Three boxed meals, steaming hot.

The plastic lids were lifted, and the aroma of the dishes immediately filled the room!

Fang Qi’s stomach growled.

…It smelled great.

Though it still couldn’t compare to anything Liguang cooked.

Gu Xi pushed two of the meals toward Fang Qi and Liguang, then opened the third for herself with practiced efficiency.

“Eat while we talk.”

Beside him, Liguang had already opened both her own meal and her Master’s.

Her left hand was still holding Fang Qi’s wrist. With her right, she used her chopsticks to pick out the pieces of meat one by one and place them into Fang Qi’s meal.

Fang Qi looked at her and pursed his lips slightly.

“…You should eat too.”

“Master eats.”

Without raising her head, she continued picking out the meat.

Gu Xi watched Liguang, pressing her lips together. Then…

Tap. Tap.

She knocked her chopsticks against the meal box.

Fang Qi looked up and saw that Gu Xi’s expression had darkened slightly.

She swallowed the food in her mouth and looked at Liguang, her gaze becoming much more serious.

“Liguang, the things you just said weren’t only meant for your Master, were they?”

“Surely…”

Her light-brown eyes narrowed slightly.

“They were meant for me to hear, too, weren’t they?”

Fang Qi: “?”

What…?

He stared at Gu Xi in surprise.

…What was going on now?

Beside him, the silver-haired girl’s chopsticks paused in midair as she picked up another piece of meat.

Then she slowly turned her head toward Gu Xi.

But Gu Xi simply smiled at Liguang, who remained silent.

She shoveled another mouthful of rice into her mouth. With her cheeks puffed out, she spoke indistinctly:

“I’ve always had you come here, but it wasn’t because I wanted to arrest you. It was because…”

She swallowed the food in her mouth and smiled at Fang Qi.

“The environment here is rather special.”

“Liguang should have realized it the moment she came in.”

She looked toward Liguang, the corner of her mouth curling upward.

“She realized… that she isn’t complete right now. That she… is missing part of her memories.”

Fang Qi: “!”

His eyelid twitched, and he immediately turned to look at Liguang.

…Did Liguang know again that she had lost her memories?

The silver-haired girl narrowed her phoenix-like eyes at Gu Xi and spoke softly:

“Officer Gu is so, so, so close to Master, and you’ve even managed to stir up such a strange feeling in Liguang…”

“Of course Liguang had to test you properly.”

Fang Qi: “…”

Huh?

So Liguang really had been testing Officer Gu just now…

Ahaha… He hadn’t noticed at all…

Of the three people present, there seemed to be one idiot. He wouldn’t say who.

“Heh…”

But Gu Xi smiled again.

She wasn’t angry. Instead, her smile was even gentler than before.

“Liguang, I’ll be straightforward.”

She set down her chopsticks and looked directly into the silver-haired girl’s eyes.

“I can help you…”

“Recover those beautiful memories you once shared with your Master!”

Liguang’s gaze wavered violently!

Then, almost instinctively, she turned to look at Fang Qi, her expression briefly dazed.

“As expected…”

she murmured.

“As expected, they’re memories of… Master…! Liguang actually forgot something so important…!”

Gu Xi tapped the boxed meal with her chopsticks again.

“But I have one condition. My only condition is…”

Her expression grew serious.

“Liguang, I want you to take on those several authorities that belong to your Master!”

…Huh?

Fang Qi’s gaze sharpened at once. He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Gu Xi.

Liguang was slightly bewildered for a moment.

“Auth… authorities…?”

Gu Xi looked toward Fang Qi again.

“Fang Qi, what do you think…”

Her eyes darkened slightly.

“Why did Liguang lose the ability to ‘retain the memories of dreams’?”

Looking at her serious expression, Fang Qi’s gaze trembled.

Gu Xi narrowed her eyes slightly and lowered her voice.

“Don’t forget, apart from the authority of the ‘Dawn AI’…”

“Liguang’s authorities are also within you!”

“Liguang lost her ‘authorities’ long ago!”

“But she should have been the one to possess all the authorities…”

“The Goddess of the New World!”