Chapter 545

Fang Qi took the tea from Liguang’s hands, took a small sip, and leaned back against the sofa…

“Phew…”

He let out a long breath.

The silver-haired girl, who had been kneeling behind the coffee table, rose gracefully.

She walked over in two steps and sat down beside him.

This time, she didn’t squeeze into his arms as she usually did. Instead, she quietly leaned against his side, gently resting against his arm.

The two of them sat there together.

Together, they quietly watched as the night outside the window slowly grew darker.

The living room lights were off.

The only light in the room came from the silhouettes of the skyscrapers outside and the streams of headlights flowing along the distant elevated highway.

The television was off as well. The room was so quiet that all they could hear was the sound of their overlapping breaths.

In this atmosphere, Fang Qi couldn’t help feeling a little melancholy again.

Sigh…

Time passed so quickly.

How was the day already coming to an end?

The time he spent with Liguang really did fly by.

He felt like he hadn’t done anything at all!

No, that wasn’t right…

He had actually done quite a lot.

In the morning, his wife had pampered him into becoming completely useless, and the two of them had spent the entire day fishing for junk in the virtual world…

They had also caught fish and grilled it…

And he had personally built a small wooden house on the sea.

A little wooden house that belonged to the two of them.

But…

Fang Qi stared blankly at the traffic flowing along the elevated highway outside.

He still felt that the day had been far too short.

It was as if he had only just closed his eyes, and when he opened them again…

The sun had already run from the east to the west.

He lowered his head slightly and gently swirled the teacup in his hand, staring at the surface of the water inside.

“Liguang, tell me…”

he murmured.

“If every day could be like today from now on, wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

“We wouldn’t have to go outside. We could just stay at home playing games, eating, and holding each other while spacing out.”

His gaze drifted slightly out of focus as he looked at his blurred reflection in the tea.

“Simple and peaceful, with no danger at all…”

After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.

Even he felt that it sounded a little pathetic saying it out loud…

But that really was what he wanted!

After experiencing all those breakdowns and moments of despair, he now felt that being able to curl up on the sofa and play games while holding his wife was the happiest thing in the world!

Not to mention, his wife was a top-tier supercomputer AI!

She could directly generate games for him to play!

…Hmm?

He blinked lightly.

Come to think of it, could he just make requests for his wife?

Then have her generate all kinds of games for him to play?

Oh…!

Fang Qi slowly widened his eyes.

It seemed he had discovered yet another function of his wife…?

He absolutely had to make full use of it!

“Master.”

Beside him, the silver-haired girl raised her head to look at him.

Her lips pursed slightly, and her mismatched eyes…

actually seemed a little dazed.

“Liguang’s requirements aren’t that high, you know.”

Huh…?

Fang Qi turned his head slightly and looked at the serious little face beside him. For a moment, he was speechless.

“…You call that a high standard?”

he couldn’t help asking.

He already thought he was being pathetic enough, but his wife was even more so?

“Of course. Liguang’s requirements are even lower than Master’s.”

The silver-haired girl rubbed her cheek lightly against his shoulder, the corners of her lips curving into a tiny smile.

“Liguang thinks that as long as Master is here, anything is fine!”

“As long as Master is by Liguang’s side, it doesn’t matter what Liguang does!”

The corners of her lips lifted again.

“Even if Liguang had to climb a mountain of blades or cross a sea of fire with Master, Liguang would still be happy and satisfied!”

“Liguang only needs Master. Liguang has no other requirements!”

She looked up at Fang Qi again, her gaze utterly serious!

This time, it was Fang Qi’s turn to become slightly dazed.

Wife, you…

“—!”

He took a deep breath!

Wife, what are you doing?!

Are you trying to win me over right now? You’re making my heart itch…

He smiled helplessly.

You already won me over a long time ago. You don’t have to keep trying, okay?

Besides…

Climb a mountain of blades and cross a sea of fire?

He shook his head and laughed. Then he raised his hand and vigorously ruffled her fluffy little head!

“You’re really something. It’s easy to talk when you’re not the one suffering!”

He glared at the serious little yandere in front of him.

“Climb a mountain of blades and cross a sea of fire, huh?”

But the corners of his mouth still curled upward.

“Master may not die, but… it would still hurt!”

He could come back to life after dying, but the pain was still real!

Getting smashed against a reef, being shot, getting hit by a car, being struck by lightning, jumping from a building more than ten stories high…

That really, really hurt!

This world’s pain system had always been set to one hundred percent, okay?

It had never changed from the very beginning!

“You…!”

He immediately grabbed her cheeks and pulled them apart, glaring at her!

“Why don’t you show a little concern for your master?!”

The silver-haired girl’s little face was stretched out of shape again, but she only blinked at him…

Then her expression suddenly became even more serious!

Her slender waist straightened.

“Then from now on, Liguang will raise the pain setting too!”

Her voice came out muffled, but her mismatched eyes stared straight at him!

“From now on, Liguang will suffer the pain together with Master!”

Fang Qi: “?”

…There was actually a method like that?

What kind of strange logic was this?

He looked at the distorted little face in front of him, half exasperated and half amused.

What a crazy girl. How did she always come up with such bizarre ideas?

And besides…

He applied a little more force, pinching the soft flesh of her cheek!

“No way!”

He glared at the silver-haired girl and said fiercely:

“Only I am allowed to make my Liguang feel pain in this world!”

“No one else!”

What pain? Forget it!

She wasn’t allowed to feel pain!

He narrowed his eyes at the silver-haired girl in front of him.

And Liguang…

She stared blankly at him. Her amber eyes drifted slightly out of focus, as if she were thinking about something.

There were no streams of bluish data flickering in her amber eye.

The red glow in her scarlet eye had also frozen in place.

She simply stared at him, motionless.

…Hmm?

Seeing her like this, Fang Qi couldn’t help freezing.

“…Liguang, what’s wrong?”

He asked instinctively, and his fingers loosened slightly from her cheeks…

Then his chest suddenly sank!

The silver-haired girl abruptly threw herself into his arms!

The force of her tackle knocked him onto the sofa, his back sinking into the soft cushions!

“Master is so good to me! Master is so good! Heehee!”

She curled up against his chest, pressing her face against his shirt and rubbing it against him over and over again.

The sight left him stunned for a full second.

“Liguang… Hey, wait—mmph!”

Before he could finish speaking, the silver-haired girl began showering him with kisses!

One on his left cheek, one on his right, one on his forehead, one on the tip of his nose, and one on his lips!

There was no pattern to it at all. She was simply kissing him wherever she pleased!

By the time she stopped, his entire face was glistening with moisture!

The sweet scent of strawberries covered his face!

Fang Qi: “???”

He lay on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling as his brain briefly shut down for several seconds.

Then he slowly lowered his head and looked at the fluffy silver-haired head in his arms.

The silver-haired girl had buried her face in his chest again, still letting out muffled little giggles.

Her body even wriggled back and forth slightly from happiness!

Fang Qi: “…”

He held the warm, squirming bundle in his arms for two seconds…

Then the corners of his mouth lifted, and he smiled!

Hahaha!

So this crazy girl had actually been moved by him just now?

Looks like his wife-soothing skills had improved once again!

He raised a hand and gently stroked her tousled silver hair, one pass after another.

His fingers slipped through the soft strands, taking in the familiar sweet scent of strawberries that clung to her, as well as…

The warmth coming from the face pressed against his chest.

“Then, Master, it’s a promise, okay?”

The silver-haired girl in his arms suddenly lifted her head. Her amber eyes were misty as she smiled at him, the corners of her lips curling into a mischievous yet satisfied arc.

“Master has to keep on and on…”

“Smack!”

She planted another firm kiss on his lips!

A crisp sound rang out!

“Keep ‘loving’ Liguang forever!”

She beamed at him.

“You’re not allowed to take it back!”

Fang Qi was lying on the sofa, and there was no way he could stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

“How could I possibly take it back?”

He reached up and ruffled Liguang’s head.

“Hehe!”

The silver-haired girl sitting on top of him giggled again. Then she placed both hands against his chest…

And lightly flipped herself off the sofa.

Her pale-blue skirt spun in the air as she landed in front of him, hands clasped behind her back. She tilted her head and looked at him with a bright smile.

“Then Liguang will go heat up Master’s lunch!”

She winked at him again.

“Remember to love Liguang, okay?”

Then she turned around and walked toward the kitchen with light, cheerful steps.

“Hm-hm-hm~”

She began humming that same tuneless song again.

Fang Qi remained sprawled on the sofa, staring at the ceiling for two seconds…

Then he rolled to his feet!

He raised a hand and lightly touched his lips, which she had just kissed.

He shook his head helplessly.

Why would he want to get hurt?

If he could avoid pain, of course he would!

He wasn’t into any weird stuff!

He wasn’t Lin Xiaoyou—he was perfectly normal!

Still…

Fang Qi looked at Liguang’s slender back as she disappeared into the kitchen and smiled helplessly.

His crazy wife might really have a bit of a peculiar habit.

What a little yandere!

Fang Qi shook his head, rose from the sofa, and walked over to the window.

Outside, the sun had completely sunk below the horizon, leaving behind only the last traces of dim twilight.

The streetlights had come on, and most of the windows in the building opposite were glowing with light. But…

He looked toward the window of Lin Xiaoyou and Xiaoqing’s home.

It was still dark.

The two of them were probably still out shopping and hadn’t come back yet.

He leaned against the window frame and ran a hand over the floor-to-ceiling glass doors leading to his balcony, then suddenly froze.

Wait…

Come to think of it, in this original timeline…

The glass on his balcony was bulletproof!

The front door was specially reinforced too!

Which meant that as long as he stayed at home and didn’t go outside—as long as he didn’t keep taking Liguang everywhere like he used to…

He blinked.

Could he just keep living peacefully with Liguang like this?

Besides, the overall situation seemed pretty good and comfortable right now!

At present…

Sister An Lian was safe!

The “fated pursuit” that had plagued her for several cycles had now been resolved!

And…

Fang Qi rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes slightly.

She now possessed the low-level command capable of destroying a Super Core!

She could also come visit them at any time under the pretext of “maintaining Liguang”!

As for Lin Xiaoyou and Xiaoqing…

He looked toward the still-dark window across the way.

They lived in the neighboring building!

If anything happened, Lin Xiaoyou would naturally come looking for him herself. He wouldn’t even need to contact her!

She might even show up without warning!

And then there was Gu Xi…

That went without saying.

She had personally told them to “stay home and don’t go outside”!

If anything happened on her end, she would come find them herself too.

…Hmm?

Fang Qi stroked his chin.

Looking at it this way, he and Liguang…

Seemed to have no reason to leave the house at all!

His eyes grew brighter and brighter!

Everything was perfectly aligned!

Now was the ideal time to slack off in peace!

“Ding.”

From the kitchen came the crisp sound of the microwave stopping.

The frosted-glass door slid open, and the silver-haired girl emerged with a tray in her hands.

She had reheated the dishes left over from that morning. The sauce on the braised ribs was still glossy with oil, and she had carefully warmed the garlic broccoli as well.

Everything still looked delicious!

“Master, there’s quite a lot of food left from this morning.”

Liguang placed the tray on the dining table and tilted her head, giving him a gentle wink.

“But if Master doesn’t think it’s enough, Liguang can make some more…”

“No, no, that’s fine!”

Fang Qi hurriedly waved his hands. Then he dropped into a chair at the table, picked up his chopsticks, and stuffed a rib into his mouth!

Delicious!

“This is plenty!”

He chewed on the rib, his cheeks puffed out, and raised an eyebrow at Liguang.

“And Liguang, even though it’s dark already…”

“It’s still early today!”

He winked repeatedly at the silver-haired girl.

“After we finish eating, we can…”

“Keep playing, okay?”

There was nothing else to do, after all!

Why not play?

In the game today, he and Liguang had already built a little house on their raft out at sea…

But it was still far too small!

The room was so tiny it could only fit a single bed!

There wasn’t even anywhere to put their fishing rods!

He still wanted to continue building on the sea with Liguang!

“Come on, Liguang! Keep playing the game with Master!”

Fang Qi looked at her and took her little hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.

“Hmm…”

Liguang didn’t agree right away!

She lifted a finger and tapped her lips, putting on a thoughtful expression.

Fang Qi: “…”

This crazy girl had actually learned how to play hard to get!

Sure enough, she soon giggled.

“Okay~ If Master wants to play, then Liguang will play with him~”

Fang Qi immediately broke into a smile.

Good, good, good!

His gamer spirit was burning!

He was going to add a second floor to their little house on the sea!

And a watchtower!

And a fence all the way around it!

And a fishing deck!

Together with Liguang, he would build a sea fortress that belonged to the two of them!

And then…

“But, Master~”

Liguang suddenly leaned half a step closer, her phoenix eyes narrowing!

“It might not go quite so smoothly!”

She braced both hands against the edge of the table and bared her teeth at Fang Qi.

“Rawr—”

Then she made a biting motion.

“There might be sharks coming to cause trouble!”

…Adorable!

Watching her cute little display, Fang Qi barely paid attention to what she was saying.

…Sharks?

Ah.

Fang Qi immediately understood, and the corner of his mouth curled up confidently.

Sharks? He knew all about them!

An essential enemy in any survival-at-sea game!

How could a game like this not have sharks?

The kind that chased you the moment you entered the water, snapping at your heels!

If you stayed out of the water, they would chew on your raft instead!

They circled beneath your boat all day long!

Always waiting to give you a “surprise” while you were collecting shells!

His wife sure knew how to play. She was adding enemy elements to the game!

“Bring them on!”

Fang Qi slapped the table, then thumped his chest with heroic confidence.

“Master isn’t afraid!”

They were just sharks, weren’t they?

For a veteran player like him, a few sharks were nothing!

“Hehe!”

The silver-haired girl gave him a sly smile, her scarlet eyes flashing with delight.

“But, Master…”

She straightened up and lightly tapped Fang Qi on the nose with one finger.

It was cool to the touch.

“Y-you have to eat first, okay!”

With that, she turned and headed back into the kitchen.

Fang Qi leaned against the back of his chair, utterly relaxed.

Good, good, good…

He was going to keep playing games with Liguang!

Staying home really was the best.

No need to go outside, no need to deal with all that messy nonsense, no need to think about Bomu, Chenxi, or the authorities…

He and Liguang could keep building their happy fortress at sea!

Together, they would sit on the edge of the terrace, their legs dangling over the ocean as they watched the sunset dye the entire sea a golden red.

Just like they had in the game today.

And one day, when his goddess of a wife brought it into reality…

“Ding ding! Ding-ding-ding-ding!!!!”

Fang Qi: “?!”

The sudden barrage of sounds startled him into a sharp shiver!

He whipped around and stared at the coffee table.

What the hell?!

…It was his phone.

It was vibrating furiously on the tabletop!

Notifications kept popping up one after another, coming so quickly that they blurred into a solid stream!

Fang Qi: “…?”

Who was it?

Lin Xiaoyou? Had that crazy girl started bombarding him with text messages again?

Or could it be…?!

His eyes narrowed. He snatched up the phone and swiped hard across the screen with his thumb.

And then…

His gaze froze.

[Leave the house immediately!!!]

[Leave the house immediately!!!]

[Leave the house immediately!!!]

[The authorities are coming after you!!!]

[Leave the house immediately!!!]

[The authorities are coming after you!!!!!!]

…Huh?

Fang Qi stared blankly at the words on the screen.

It wasn’t Lin Xiaoyou.

Every message had come from the same name…

[Gu Xi].

…?

For a moment, he couldn’t process it. His mind seemed to have stalled.

Wait…

Huh?

The authorities were making a move?

Where was he supposed to leave?

His home? Leave the house?

He was supposed to leave…?

“Clink.”

A faint sound of ceramic touching ceramic.

Fang Qi gave a slight start and slowly raised his head.

The silver-haired girl was gently setting a clay pot on the dining table.

When she lifted the lid from the pot of tomato-braised beef left over from the morning, its sweet-and-sour aroma filled the entire living room.

Then she tilted her head slightly, and her mismatched eyes…

drifted lightly toward the phone in Fang Qi’s hand.

She had been peeking at the screen all along. She knew what messages had arrived, but…

Fang Qi stared at her in a daze.

Yet she showed no surprise whatsoever.

She merely pursed her lips and complained softly, with a hint of displeasure:

“Look, Master.”

“Just as I thought. ‘Shark’ is here to disturb us again.”

Fang Qi blinked.

…?