Chapter 659

Fang Qi watched her in silence.

She really was strange.

If she wanted to use Lin Xiaoyou to meet him and Liguang, in order to achieve some goal…

Shouldn’t she at least give him some kind of hint?

Like a wink? Or maybe a flash of dark-blue light in her eyes?

At the very least, she should have hinted:

—The current situation is under the control of my S-02.

—If you don’t want this silly round-faced girl to get hurt, then do exactly as I say.

Something like that, right?

What was the point of keeping up this act?

Could it be that she didn’t actually know Fang Qi had recognized her?

Or perhaps…

She was deliberately putting on a flawless performance in front of Lin Xiaoyou?

Fang Qi couldn’t be sure.

“Senior?”

Just then, Lin Xiaoyou waved a hand in front of him, interrupting his thoughts.

“What are you thinking about?”

“And why did you ask that? Have you met my Ling’er before?”

The silly, sweet girl’s eyes were wide and round, her face filled with curiosity.

Fang Qi came back to himself. Looking at Lin Xiaoyou’s inquisitive expression, he waved his hands.

“…No, no. I must have mistaken her for someone else.”

“Oh, I see!”

Lin Xiaoyou giggled.

“That’s perfectly normal. After all, Ling’er isn’t a custom model. She’s one of the mass-produced models.”

“Maybe you’ve seen another AI companion of the same model somewhere before, Senior?”

…What?

Fang Qi froze.

She was a mass-produced model? Could it be that…

She really was just another AI companion who happened to look like S-02…

My ass!

Fang Qi pressed his lips together, speechless.

How could there be such an absurd coincidence?

Besides…

He looked at the black-haired maid with twin ponytails before him.

Ling’er was so exquisitely beautiful, with synthetic skin so delicate and lifelike…

And those alluring, almond-shaped eyes… Change her hair and eye color, and she could even rival Liguang!

How could she possibly be a mass-produced model?

If every mass-produced model looked like this, the streets would be crawling with them!

…Ahem. Liguang must never hear him say that.

In any case, he would never believe that she was some mass-produced model!

There had to be something fishy going on!

But he truly had no idea what was happening now. The situation before him…

It was simply too bizarre.

He shifted around on the sofa, feeling increasingly restless!

He felt that, aside from continuing to play along, the only thing left for him to do was…

Point at Ling’er’s nose and shout,

“Stop pretending! You were wearing an ‘S-02’ ID badge on your chest yesterday when you came to inspect Liguang!”

He instinctively turned his head toward Liguang.

Her scarlet eyes flickered faintly. She was looking at Ling’er with the exact same standard smile.

The two of them both wore gentle smiles.

They were equally docile.

Fang Qi felt even more restless! He was practically sitting on pins and needles!

He quickly picked up his teacup and took a sip to calm himself down.

Lin Xiaoyou started chattering again, telling him about what had happened at work.

“Senior, you really missed out by not coming yesterday!”

“Someone even came to the company to catch her husband cheating!”

“Oh, it was such a scene! They nearly started fighting in the break room!”

Lin Xiaoyou’s eyes sparkled as she spoke, her face animated.

Fang Qi: “…”

“Haha, sounds like I really missed something…!”

He instinctively echoed her.

Then his phone suddenly chimed.

Huh?

He lowered his head slightly and glanced at it.

[Future Wife: Master, don’t doubt your judgment. She really is just an…AI companion without self-awareness.]

Fang Qi: “…!”

His pupils trembled.

The message had come from Liguang, but the contents…

He turned his head slightly and glanced at the silver-haired girl beside him.

Wife, you’re actually that certain…!

Hmm?

He couldn’t help but freeze.

Because for some reason, Liguang’s smile suddenly looked a little strained!

The corners of her lips trembled faintly, and a blush spread across her cheeks!

Her lashes fluttered as she refused to look at him, staring straight down at her knees as if she were avoiding his gaze!

Her little hands were also twisting nervously in the hem of her skirt!

Fang Qi blinked.

Huh? What was wrong with her?

…Oh!

It suddenly dawned on him, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Got it. The Crazy Girl had suddenly become embarrassed because…

She must have peeked at his phone and seen the contact name “Future Wife,” right?

Well, that was another tiny detail she had forgotten about.

Come to think of it, he hadn’t paid much attention to it just now and hadn’t thought anything of it. But now that he had come back to his senses…

Haha!

It was actually kind of funny!

Crazy Girl, you were the one who changed that contact name yourself!

…But that wasn’t the important part!

Fang Qi drew a deep breath.

The important thing was the message…!

“Senior! Were you listening to me?”

Lin Xiaoyou interrupted his thoughts again. She put her hands on her hips and glared at him.

“You came over to visit, but you’re ignoring me! That’s so mean, Senior!”

Fang Qi’s eyelid twitched. He quickly played along.

“Huh? I’m listening! It’s just that I suddenly got a…work message!”

“It was asking when I’m going back to work!”

He casually made up an excuse.

At that, the silly, sweet girl blinked once, then immediately latched onto the subject.

“Oh, right, Senior! I was just about to ask you the same thing. When are you going back to work?”

Her bright, almond-shaped eyes shone as she looked at him!

…Go back to work, my ass!

“Ahaha, I’ll go back once I’ve had enough rest…”

Fang Qi casually brushed off the brilliant young woman whose brain was clearly broken, while his gaze drifted toward…

The black-haired maid, who was gracefully rising to her feet.

The teacups belonging to Fang Qi and Lin Xiaoyou were both empty, so Ling’er stood up to refill them.

Her movements were elegant and natural. After pouring the tea, she even pushed each cup toward its owner’s hand.

Then she retreated behind Lin Xiaoyou and stood there once more, her hands hanging demurely at her sides.

From beginning to end, she never once glanced in Fang Qi’s direction.

The doubt in Fang Qi’s heart only grew stronger.

…His wife had just said that she was currently nothing more than an ordinary, unawakened AI companion?

Well, he chose to trust his wife.

After all, something had clearly happened between Liguang and this S-02 yesterday!

And her powers of observation were far sharper than his own!

Since she had said so…

But…

Fang Qi furrowed his brows again.

The question was, why?

This situation was far too strange!

He tried to sort out his thoughts.

So, today’s situation was…

Lin Xiaoyou had somehow turned into a silly, sweet girl and invited him to her home. But it wasn’t the house across from his own. It was her apartment in the Dawn employee housing complex.

Then, after he arrived, the AI companion in her home wasn’t Xiaoqing, but the S-02 who had come to inspect Liguang just last night…

And then, this S-02 had somehow turned into a completely unawakened, ordinary AI companion?

No…

The corner of Fang Qi’s mouth twitched!

What on earth had happened to make everything this chaotic?!

What was going on with all of this?!

“Ah, Senior, hurry up and come back to work!”

“If you don’t work, you won’t have any income. And without an income, how are you going to support your Liguang?”

Lin Xiaoyou was still chattering away.

At the same time, his phone suddenly vibrated again with a chime.

Fang Qi’s brows twitched slightly, but he smiled and brushed off the naive, sweet young lady:

“I finally managed to take some annual leave. Of course I’m going to enjoy a few extra days of rest!”

“Anyone who tells people to go to work will be struck by lightning!”

At the same time, he opened his phone again and lowered his eyes slightly to look at the screen.

[Future Wife: Oh, right, Senior~ I was just about to ask you the same thing~ When will you be coming home?]

Fang Qi: “…”

She’d learned that pretty well.

[Future Wife: That’s true. The master is so comfortable here. Liguang will stay here and keep the master company while slowly waiting for him to remember.]

He looked at her helplessly.

When he did, he saw the silver-haired girl sitting bolt upright, staring straight ahead, as if she hadn’t been the one sending those sour, sarcastic messages just now.

The corners of Fang Qi’s lips curled upward.

Although Liguang was getting impatient and wanted to leave, all she could do was make sarcastic remarks over text.

And besides…

It felt more like she was using that sarcasm to hide her embarrassment.

Fine.

The Little Yandere seemed to be in a good mood because of the words “Future Wife”… And “Little Sister Li” was even easier to handle than the original Little Yandere!

…Then he’d let her stew in her jealousy for a while.

Leave? Leave for what? He still hadn’t figured out what was going on!

If he left now, wouldn’t that be the same as running away? Not to mention…

“But Senior, if you’re not going to work, then I don’t want to go to work either!”

Lin Xiaoyou was still pouting and muttering softly in front of him.

Then, looking a little embarrassed, she raised a hand and rubbed her cheek.

“Oh, I don’t know why, but somehow… if Senior isn’t there, I don’t really see any point in going to work either…”

Beside her, Ling’er finished pouring the tea and continued standing with her hands lowered behind Lin Xiaoyou’s sofa, obedient and gentle beyond belief.

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes as he looked at the two women.

Not to mention, both of these women were targets he planned to win over next!

…No, not that kind of target.

What he meant was that he’d originally planned to find S-02 and ask how he could return the authority to Liguang.

And now, he could kill two birds with one stone!

He could meet Lin Xiaoyou and deal with this “Ling’er” at the same time.

That would save him the trouble of making a separate trip. Perfect timing!

Of course, there was also a major problem.

He looked at the chattering Lin Xiaoyou and the silently standing Ling’er.

Then he turned his head slightly and glanced at the amnesiac yandere Little Sister Li, whose face was still faintly flushed and whose eyes carried a hint of reproach.

Finally, he raised a hand and rubbed his temples.

He felt like his already none-too-brilliant brain was about to burn up!

How should he put it…

Of the four people in the room right now, could it be that…

He was actually the one who knew the most and was the smartest?!

Er…

The corner of Fang Qi’s mouth began to twitch.

…It felt like this world was doomed.

“Oh, right, Senior!”

Lin Xiaoyou suddenly rolled her beautiful eyes, then smiled at Fang Qi.

“Liguang and Ling’er have been sitting here without saying anything. It’s getting awkward.”

She put her hands on her hips and grinned.

“Why don’t we let the two of them have a nice chat?”

“Although Liguang is a more powerful custom model, Ling’er is still her senior!”

“They can definitely learn from each other!”

Fang Qi’s brows rose slightly.

Hmm?

The moment Lin Xiaoyou said this, the smile at the corners of Liguang’s lips faded a little.

Those phoenix eyes lightly slid toward Fang Qi.

Ling’er, meanwhile, smiled and gave a slight bow.

“Ling’er will follow her master’s command.”

Fang Qi blinked, somewhat surprised as he looked at the naive, sweet young lady before him.

Miss Sunshine, sometimes your brain really can still serve its original purpose!

Although there was clearly a hint of trying to separate Liguang and Ling’er in what she’d said…

She had a point!

He didn’t dare say it himself, but Lin Xiaoyou could say it for him!

At worst, he’d just have to pay with one little head.

That was no big deal!

It was the perfect chance to probe this Ling’er—and that Crazy Girl who was obviously hiding something from him!

“Sure!”

He immediately made the decision.

Then he felt a gloomy gaze fall upon him.

But…

Fang Qi’s expression turned solemn.

Today, he absolutely had to get his wife under control!

Be good and listen, okay?