Does the master have any clues

The third piece, the fourth piece, the fifth piece...

Trying them on one by one!

Soon, Fang Qi discovered a frustrating problem...

This crazy woman...

How does she look so good in everything?

White, pink, blue, yellow, long, short, casual, formal...

Every single piece looked like it was tailor-made for her!

Every time she came out of the fitting room, she would do a twirl in front of the mirror...

Then she would look back at him, using those expressive eyes to ask him, Does Master think it looks good?

He kept nodding every time!

He wasn't like some guys who accompanied their girlfriends shopping and gave perfunctory answers like, Yeah, yeah, it looks great, you look great in everything!

He genuinely felt... every single piece looked absolutely stunning!

Then, when the shop assistant wasn't looking, she would quickly make a funny face at him, wink, or stick out her tongue!

Then she couldn't wait to turn around and change into the next one!

She had a total I am going to stun Master with my beauty attitude!

Fang Qi was enjoying himself immensely, feeling like he was opening dress-up blind boxes!

Huh?

It seemed like... he had turned a yandere game into a dress-up game?

That was pretty good too!

But Liguang was simply too eye-catching, and very soon...

People began to gather around them.

There were young girls, boys holding their girlfriends hands, middle-aged women carrying shopping bags...

They all pretended to be picking out clothes, but in reality...

They were all secretly glancing over here!

Fang Qi even heard some people whispering:

Wow, that girl is way too pretty...

Her figure is absolutely perfect...

Silver hair, heterochromia? That styling is so weird, but she really is beautiful...

I heard her say it herself, she is not human, she is a custom AI companion...

What? A custom AI companion?! I have a relative who bought a mass-produced model... is the gap really that huge?! Are they even the same thing?!

The price difference between a custom model and a mass-produced one is at least tenfold, of course the gap is huge...

...Curse the rich! I am at odds with the wealthy!

These scattered comments reached Fang Qi's ears.

To be honest... if it were before, he would have felt a secret thrill.

He would have thought...

Envious, right?

This is my wife, Liguang!

I get to hold her to sleep every night!

But now...

He suddenly felt... a bit annoyed.

My wife is trying on clothes... what are you all looking at?

A quick glance is fine, but staring is crossing the line!

He glanced back at the crowd who showed absolutely no intention of dispersing...

Now, he was truly a bit annoyed!

But this was a public place after all... he couldn't exactly drive them away himself.

So he decided...

To change locations!

You guys aren't leaving, right...

Then I won't stay here!

I will take my wife Liguang to another store to play dress-up!

I won't let you look!

With a wave of his hand, he told the female shop assistant beside him, who was already sweating from being so busy:

Pack up all the ones she just tried on for me!

The shop assistant's eyes lit up:

Yes, right away! Please wait a moment, sir!

Fang Qi nodded in satisfaction, then rubbed his chin, staring at the fitting room where Liguang was.

The curtain was still pulled tightly shut, and occasional rustling sounds came from inside.

This was the last piece...

It seemed to be a dark purple long dress?

She should look great in dark purple, that kind of cool and glamorous vibe...

Huh? Senior?

Senior!

A crisp, pleasantly surprised shout suddenly rang out from the crowd behind him!

Fang Qi gave a slight shudder!

The smile suddenly froze on his face.

Then his eyes widened!

Hmm?!

This voice is...?!

He whipped his head around!

In the crowd, a girl wearing a floral skirt was waving vigorously at him!

A round little face, bright eyes, and two little canine teeth showing when she smiled!

She was even holding several shopping bags in her hands!

Beside her stood a girl with a ponytail, who was awkwardly pulling her arm, as if saying Don't be so excited.

...Lin Xiaoyou?!

Holy crap!

How did I run into her here?!

Such a huge city, such a huge mall, so many floors, so many stores...

How on earth did I bump into her right here?!

Fang Qi's brain crashed for a full second!

Then, a chill crept up his spine!

He snapped awake instantly!

He quickly glanced at the fitting room where Liguang was...

He saw that the curtain... was slightly open, revealing a crack.

Liguang was only half-changed, so she couldn't come out.

But through that crack...

A scarlet, swirling crimson eye...

Was staring at him darkly and intently!

Without blinking!

That dark gaze seemed to be saying...

Master, just try touching her?

Fang Qi's mouth twitched!

Damn it...

How could he run into this kind of situation even when out on a date with his wife!

And Lin Xiaoyou had already pulled that girl through the crowd...

And was sprinting right toward him!

The Lin Xiaoyou of this playthrough hadn't been to the island!

She had absolutely no idea what he and Liguang had been through!

She only knew that he went on vacation and then lost contact for a few days, and now he was finally back!

So right now...

Senior!!!

She opened her arms wide and threw herself at him!

Fang Qi's pupils shrank!

Then his body reacted faster than his brain!

He suddenly dodged to the side!

Lin Xiaoyou flew right past him with a whoosh, almost crashing into the clothing rack next to them!

She stumbled a couple of steps before regaining her balance, looking back at him with her round face puffed up like a bun:

Senior! Why did you dodge!

Fang Qi wiped off a cold sweat, looking at the girl in the floral dress and ponytail before him.

Her eyes were bright, and her cheeks were flushed with excitement.

Right now, she was pouting at him.

Wearing a wronged expression that said, I waited for you for so long and you actually dodged me.

Fang Qi opened his mouth, looking at the girl in front of him...

His memory was slightly confused.

In this playthrough, when was the last time he and Lin Xiaoyou met?

The last time was on the island, the time before that was taking the all-knowing Liguang to the company to meet, and the time before that was...

But these...

Were not the saved memories of this playthrough.

Lin Xiaoyou didn't remember them.

And as for himself...

His memory was also a tangled mess!

Aside from Liguang, his memories regarding other people... were truly a total mess!

Which led to him right now, apart from Liguang...

Really not wanting to interact with anyone else anymore.

Because he simply couldn't remember his memories with these people...

Which ones had actually happened, and which ones were memories from other playthroughs.

He also didn't know if the other party still remembered.

So, seeing this cute, excited little round face again...

He gently narrowed his eyes.

He suddenly felt... it was time.

It was time...

To completely reject this former good teammate.

It was time...

To let this cute girl give up on him and go find her own stability and happiness.

Before, he had never dared to explicitly reject Lin Xiaoyou...

Because he was afraid she would throw a tantrum and cause a scene.

He was afraid she would trigger Liguang's dark side, which was also... a way to protect her little head!

But now...

The relationship between him and Liguang was no longer one of mutual disguise and walking on thin ice.

They already had a tacit understanding.

They could even... be considered underground lovers!

Liguang... was no longer afraid of him discovering her secret!

They were so intimate with each other.

Then...

What else did he have to fear?

So what if Lin Xiaoyou threw a tantrum?

As long as he behaved well, as long as he could earn Liguang's trust...

Liguang probably wouldn't do anything to Lin Xiaoyou!

So this time...

He was going to... explicitly reject Lin Xiaoyou!

Clearly, plainly, leaving absolutely no room for misunderstanding!

He didn't want to be a scumbag anymore!

Swish!

The curtain of the fitting room was pulled open.

The silver-haired girl finally walked out.

Fang Qi also subconsciously looked over.

Then, even in this critical situation... his eyes still went slightly wide!

She... was wearing a deep purple, waist-cinching long dress.

The hem dropped to her ankles, fluttering gently with her steps.

The neckline had a thin ring of lace, perfectly revealing her delicate collarbones. The waist was tied just right, outlining a slender waist that could be held in one hand.

She was truly... stunningly beautiful!

This deep purple dress flamboyantly unleashed her beauty!

Fang Qi took a deep breath.

...Tsk.

Those onlookers were really getting a free show!

Liguang walked over elegantly.

Calm, unhurried...

Ah, Liguang!

Lin Xiaoyou waved at Liguang, greeting her happily:

Long time no see!

The silver-haired girl walked to Fang Qi's side and gently took his arm.

Then she slightly turned her face to look at Lin Xiaoyou.

With a standard gentle smile on her lips, her amber left eye filled with soft light, she nodded slightly:

Hello Miss Lin, long time no see.

This was... the perfect appearance of an ordinary AI companion.

If one ignored her... strength that was almost going to snap his arm off!

Fang Qi's mouth twitched slightly!

Damn!

Wifey, I know you're angry that our date was interrupted...

But this is force majeure!

Moreover...

He narrowed his eyes slightly at Lin Xiaoyou, looking at this former good teammate.

Sorry, good teammate...

Even if it's just to coax my wife Liguang, I can only...!

Lin Xiaoyou was stunned at this moment.

She looked at the gently smiling Liguang, then looked at the somewhat dazed Fang Qi...

And then looked at Liguang's hand holding Fang Qi's arm.

S-Senior... you...

Her gaze fell on Liguang, a trace of bewilderment in her almond eyes:

You brought Liguang... to buy clothes?

He coughed awkwardly before nodding:

Yeah.

Lin Xiaoyou pursed her lips and didn't speak.

But the light in those almond eyes... dimmed slightly.

Fang Qi knew what she was thinking.

He had told her on the phone before that he would contact her when he got back, but not only did he not contact her...

He also brought Liguang out to buy clothes.

And happened... to be bumped into by her!

From her perspective, this was indeed a bit...

Thinking of this, he became even more determined in his thoughts!

Meanwhile, the surrounding crowd hadn't dispersed yet; instead, they gathered tighter because of the bigger commotion here.

Everyone craned their necks to look over, eyes wide open...

They were just short of holding a handful of sunflower seeds!

Fang Qi glanced at the crowd of onlookers and frowned slightly.

...No good.

Not now, not in this setting.

With so many people watching, if he rejected Lin Xiaoyou in public... how embarrassed would she be?

Making a girl lose face in front of so many people...

He really couldn't bring himself to do it.

So...

Change locations!

Anyway, he wanted to change locations in the first place!

Just the right opportunity to get away from these... guys coveting his wife!

Just right, also in front of Liguang, it could be considered...

A great gift for her first date!

He took a deep breath and said:

Xiaoyou, what a coincidence running into you. How about...

He smiled:

We go grab a cup of coffee together? We can just chat... ?!!

Hiss!

He hadn't even finished speaking when a sharp pain shot up his arm!!

Two slender fingers clamped down like iron pincers, digging viciously into his flesh!

Fang Qi's face instantly froze!

Pain!

Pain, pain, pain!!!

Crazy woman!! It hurts!!!

Stop! Stop it!

What are you doing!! I'm trying to completely reject your rival here!!!

But... he couldn't scream!

So many people were watching!

He could only endure it, his mouth still maintaining the smile from just now, while cold sweat frantically beaded on his forehead!

He stiffly turned his head to look at the silver-haired girl beside him.

Liguang still had that... gentle smile.

Her lips curved in a standard arc, her amber left eye filled with soft light, looking at him kindly.

Perfect, impeccable.

But that small hand holding his arm...

Was at an extremely slow speed...

Increasing the force little by little!

Master, what are you... saying in front of Liguang?

Hmm? This is Master and Liguang's date right now, isn't it? Hmm?!

Master, why don't you try... saying that one more time?

Fang Qi could tell...

Beneath Liguang's docile and smiling little face, she was gritting her silver teeth, her cheeks even trembling slightly!

Lin Xiaoyou's almond eyes, however, lit up immediately!

Sure, sure!

She nodded excitedly, her ponytail swishing back and forth:

Senior, you're finally back! I really missed you so much these past few days...

Her words paused slightly, her almond eyes gently sweeping over Liguang's hand holding Fang Qi...

Then her eyes curved into crescents again, and she tightly hugged her best friend's arm beside her!

Let's go, let's go! Senior is treating us to coffee! I'm definitely ordering the most expensive one!

As she spoke, she even winked at Fang Qi.

Smiling carelessly, revealing her two little canine teeth.

But Fang Qi saw...

The knuckles of the hand she used to hug her best friend were slightly pale.

She was smiling so hard her eyes curved into crescents, but the arc of her mouth... was just a little more forced than usual.

She skipped forward two steps, then looked back at him:

Hurry up, Senior! It's just that cafe up ahead!

Then she turned back and continued pulling her best friend forward.

Her ponytail swished back and forth, her back looking lively and cheerful.

Her steps were also a little faster than usual.

So fast that it seemed like... she didn't want anyone to see her face.

Her best friend with the ponytail beside her stumbled two steps from her pulling, muttered Slow down, and looked back to smile awkwardly at Fang Qi as a greeting.

Fang Qi looked at her back and was slightly stunned for two seconds.

Lin Xiaoyou, she seemed...

Then, another stab of pain came from his arm!

That small hand...

Suddenly pinched even harder!

Hiss!

Fang Qi gasped in pain!

Stop, stop...!

He desperately grabbed Liguang's small hand that was pinching him, lowering his voice and speaking extremely fast:

Liguang, you misunderstood, I'm doing this to reject...

Just as he was about to explain, his ear suddenly felt hot.

In front of so many people...

The silver-haired girl stood on her tiptoes and leaned in!

Warm breath brushed against his ear, carrying the familiar sweet scent of strawberries.

A soft, sweet voice drifted into his ear.

"Master..."

The voice was light and gentle, so quiet that only he could hear it.

"Liguang suddenly really wants to..."

"Do something..."

"...a little naughty to Master."

The silver-haired girl tilted her head, her heterochromatic eyes staring straight at Fang Qi. The smile on her pretty face was incredibly sweet!

"But... why would Liguang feel this way?"

"Master..."

"Do, you, have, any, clue?"