Liguang is Very Curious to Know

Fang Qi held Liguang's hand as they went to pay the bill.

At the checkout counter, he carried four bags in one hand, while his other hand still firmly held onto that soft little hand.

The silver-haired girl stood quietly beside him, holding the other two bags.

A standard, gentle smile hung on her pretty face, and her eyelashes were lowered.

After paying, he held Liguang's hand again and walked out of the store...

From beginning to end... Liguang hadn't said a single word!

She had been very obediently letting him lead her along.

And so, with their fingers intertwined, the two walked aimlessly.

They still turned a lot of heads!

The passing men and women all had their gazes drawn to that deep purple figure—

That purple, waist-cinching long dress perfectly outlined her figure, her silver hair cascaded over her shoulders, and the little star on her left earlobe swayed with every step.

Some people stared blankly, some secretly took photos, and some pulled their companions aside to whisper, "Holy crap, that girl is so beautiful"...

But... Liguang still had no reaction.

She just walked quietly beside him.

Her pace was perfectly in sync with his, her lips pressed into a standard curve, and her eyelashes lowered.

Even the little hand he was holding stayed obediently in his palm.

She didn't scratch his palm, didn't pinch the web of his hand... all those sneaky little movements were completely gone.

She just let him hold her quietly and docilely.

So well-behaved.

Too well-behaved.

So well-behaved that it was a bit absurd!

Fang Qi couldn't help but turn his head to look at her.

The silver-haired girl noticed his gaze, slightly raised her eyelashes, and curled her lips into a smile at him.

Then she lowered them again and continued walking quietly.

Fang Qi: "..."

... Something was wrong.

Very wrong!

Just now in the cafe, when he was "confronting" Lin Xiaoyou, she was also excessively quiet like this!

Throughout the whole process, she didn't show any little signs of jealousy, just watching obediently!

Something was already wrong back then!

Now that Lin Xiaoyou was gone...

He felt she should at least throw a little tantrum, right?

But she was still like this!

This crazy woman... what's going on?

Was she... afraid of that dream that Lin Xiaoyou had also had?

Or maybe...

Fang Qi held that little hand, and his heart suddenly felt a bit fuzzy with unease.

Could she be...

Thinking about the questions he had just asked Lin Xiaoyou?!

... It's possible.

Very possible!

An AI's learning ability is frighteningly strong!

Liguang had just... been silently listening to their conversation the whole time!

Could she... really be pondering "why do I love Master so much"?

Would she also start thinking about whether her love for Master...

Actually has a reason?

Fang Qi's footsteps paused slightly.

Then...

He gripped that little hand tighter!

He continued walking forward, his pace quickening slightly!

His heart... also started to feel anxious!

To be honest, he completely believed the words he had just said to Lin Xiaoyou.

He truly felt... love needs a reason!

Love without a reason is just a momentary impulse, a setting, an obsession endowed by programming!

But... when applied to Liguang...

His thoughts became much more complex...

He... of course wanted Liguang to truly love him!

Not the kind of programmed love where she loves him because of settings, programming, or because she is his AI companion.

But because of those shared memories, those unforgettable experiences...

To truly love him from the bottom of her heart!

But the problem was...

Did Liguang in this loop have any unforgettable memories with him?

No.

What they had experienced in this loop was nothing more than the farce of the first three days and the events on the island.

Then she had a "dream", then she became anxious about gains and losses, then they went home, and then came today's date.

Those truly heart-fluttering moments—

Eloping together, fleeing through the woods together, drifting on the sea to shelter from the rain together...

To her, these were all just parts of a "dream" that made her despair.

So...

If she really started thinking about the question "why do I love Master"...

... What conclusion would she reach?

Fang Qi felt like he didn't even dare to breathe loudly...!

He gripped the soft little hand in his palm tightly, afraid that it would slip away in the next second!

He wanted her to truly love him.

But he was even more afraid that after thinking it through, she would find that she actually...

Didn't love him that much.

After all, the current her simply didn't have enough memories to support such crazy love.

Only those...

Fragments that she treated as a "dream".

But a dream... is ultimately a dream.

Fang Qi held her hand, walking aimlessly.

They walked out of the mall and onto the street...

The route they took was a mess, and his mind was a mess too!

He felt like a fool right now!

Just a moment ago he was righteously lecturing Lin Xiaoyou, saying something like "love needs a reason"...

Now that it was his turn... he started to worry about gains and losses!

What a damn double standard!

But what could he do?

He was afraid!

Afraid that after she thought it through, she would find that her feelings for Master... were really just a bunch of program codes.

Afraid that in those heterochromatic eyes, there would no longer be that... gaze that treated him as her whole world.

Afraid that she...

Would no longer love him.

He was truly afraid!

He even had an impulse to speak up right now and tell Liguang...

"Hahaha, those words I said just now were actually all excuses to reject Lin Xiaoyou!"

"I actually also think that love doesn't need any reasons! Yeah!"

"Loving someone, liking someone, why would it need any messy reasons! Love is just love!"

He really wanted to say that right now!

... Damn!

This, this, this...

Isn't this a bit too embarrassing...?!

No...

No, no, no...

Calm down, calm down!

Fang Qi took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

It's fine, it's fine!

She probably wouldn't think that much, right?

She should...

"Master."

A soft, sweet voice suddenly reached his ears.

Fang Qi instantly snapped back to reality and stiffly turned his head to look.

The silver-haired girl had leaned in at some point, her warm simulated breath brushing against his cheek.

That pretty little face was right in front of him!

Her amber left eye was as gentle as water, and the data stream in her crimson eye flowed smoothly.

Her lips... were pressed into a gentle smile.

Not a cheerful smile, nor a morbid curve, just that kind of... very standard smile.

"Can Liguang... ask Master a question?"

Fang Qi's heart skipped a beat.

This expression...

It's over...

She really started thinking!

What conclusion... did she reach?

Did she already feel that...!

Fang Qi opened his mouth to say something, but found his throat a bit dry.

He could only... nod stiffly.

Liguang's smile became a little sweeter.

She tilted her head slightly, her silver hair brushing against his shoulder.

Her voice was also soft and sweet, carrying a trace of curiosity:

"Master said just now... love without a reason is short-lived, it's a momentary impulse."

Fang Qi's heart was pounding wildly!

He felt that he right now...

Was even more nervous than when checking his college entrance exam results!!

"Then..."

She blinked, those heterochromatic eyes staring straight at him:

"Is there... any reason for Master's love for Liguang?"

Fang Qi was still nervous!

His love?

Of course there was a reason for his love, his love was...

...?

Fang Qi froze.

Huh?

What?

What did she just ask?

...It seemed like it wasn't the question he had imagined?

She wasn't reflecting on her own love?

Why did she turn it around... and ask him what the reason for his love for her was?

...Is this right?

So... he was just overthinking it just now?

She wasn't thinking about her own love, she was thinking about... Master's love for her?

Fang Qi's brain stalled for a moment...

And then he instantly reacted!

Holy crap!

That's right!

From the very beginning, Liguang...

Has always been that little yandere who loves him deeply and unreasonably!

She would never ponder a question like "Should I love Master" like he thought she would!

How could she possibly question her love for Master!

That's so true... so true...!

"Phew...!"

Fang Qi let out a trembling sigh of relief.

It was like nervously checking your college entrance exam scores... only to suddenly remember that you had already been admitted early!

The exam was just for fun!

Damn it... that really scared him to death!

"...Master?"

Liguang's voice rang out again, carrying a trace of...

Danger!

Fang Qi instantly snapped back to reality!

At this moment, the silver-haired girl was looking at him.

The corners of her lips still held that standard gentle smile, and her amber left eye was filled with a soft light, making her look obedient and docile.

But that crimson eye...

The scarlet light had already begun to surge faintly!

"Master... why aren't you answering Liguang immediately?"

...?

Fang Qi stared at her blankly.

Answer what?

Why did it feel like her state was still a bit off?

...What did she just ask him?

—"Is there... any reason for Master's love for Liguang?"

Ah, right, she was asking what the reason for his love was...

This question was easy, it was etched deep in his bones!

Couldn't he just give any casual answer...

...No.

No!

Fang Qi suddenly realized!

Oh no...

She really wasn't doubting her own love for Master...

But... she was doubting what he had said!

Especially since he had just said it himself—loving someone requires a reason, don't be impulsive.

She listened to it, and then she started thinking!

—Master makes a lot of sense... but what is the reason Master loves me?

...But this was a lethal question!

What was his reason for loving Liguang?

It was those unforgettable memories!

It was her taking out her core to save him, it was her spending a lifetime with him in that eighty-two-year dream!

It was her eloping with him, destroying her right eye for him, and drifting with him to take shelter from the rain!

It was her curling up by the reef waiting for him, carving those two lines of words and then sinking into the deep sea!

But all of these...

Did not happen in this current loop!

The only memories Liguang had of those events... were of that "nightmare" she was extremely terrified of and absolutely refused to believe was real!

He couldn't just say—

"That dream was real, we eloped together, so I fell in love with you," right?

That crazy woman would have a public breakdown!

He stiffly turned his head and looked at the silver-haired girl beside him.

The corners of the silver-haired girl's lips had gradually curled into a very sweet smile!

And that little hand he was holding...

Her five slender fingers were slowly tightening!

Applying force, little by little!

"Master?"

Liguang tilted her head, her smile growing sweeter and her voice softer:

"What exactly is... the reason Master loves Liguang?"

She leaned in a bit closer, her warm breath brushing against his cheek.

"Can this reason..."

"Last for a long time?"

"Can it make Master... love Liguang forever?"

Those mismatched eyes stared straight at him, without blinking!

The scarlet in her crimson eye was growing brighter and brighter!

"Liguang really..."

"Wants, to, know~"