The door opened.
Lin Xiaoyou's small face, brimming with excitement and anticipation, immediately peeked in!
Sure enough, she was holding an exquisite dessert box in her hand, the packaging bag printed with the logo of a popular internet-famous shop.
Then, her gaze met the incredibly beautiful face inside the door.
Time seemed to freeze.
Lin Xiaoyou's eyes instantly went round as saucers, her small mouth slightly parted, completely forgetting to lower the hand holding the bag.
She just stared blankly at Liguang, looking exactly as if she had suddenly laid eyes on a world-famous painting!
And no wonder.
Liguang was standing quietly just inside the door, her eyes lowered. Wearing a light blue casual long dress, her silver hair draped smoothly over her shoulders. Her heterochromic eyes—one a gentle amber, the other a mysterious crimson—were striking, and her face bore the gentle, elegant smile appropriate for welcoming a guest.
Her entire being was so exquisite she didn't seem real, yet she surpassed reality.
This brief silence made Fang Qi's scalp tingle with anxiety!
"Good evening," Liguang spoke first, giving a slight bow.
"Ah... h-hello!" Lin Xiaoyou finally found her voice, though her tone was still a bit breathless.
Her eyes were filled with shock and a kind of daze that screamed, "Oh my god, she looks ten thousand times better in person than in the commercials!"
"You must be my Master's colleague, Miss Lin?" Liguang's voice was soft and ethereal.
She stepped slightly to the side, making an inviting gesture. "Please come in. Master is currently having his meal. He was quite surprised to hear you had arrived."
Her tone was natural and proper, her smile flawless—the absolute picture of a well-trained AI companion with perfect etiquette.
Fang Qi, meanwhile, sat in the living room listening, cold sweat having already soaked the back of his shirt.
He knew he couldn't hide any longer; he had to show himself and act normal!
He hurriedly squeezed out a smile, walked briskly to the entryway, and pretended he had just realized Lin Xiaoyou was there:
"Xiaoyou? What brings you here? Come on, come on in and take a seat."
Inwardly, he was groaning.
Lin Xiaoyou, oh, Lin Xiaoyou, please, for the love of god, do not say anything stupid!!
At this moment, Lin Xiaoyou was still somewhat dizzy from the sheer impact of Liguang's beauty.
She numbly followed her inside, her eyes unable to stop glancing over at Liguang.
By the time she sat down on the sofa, Liguang had already brought over a glass of warm water and placed it in front of her, her movements elegant, fluid, and highly appropriate.
Fang Qi couldn't help but glance at the glass of water, feeling a bit worried.
This crazy woman... she wouldn't have slipped laxatives or something into it, right? She was someone who could get jealous over a little girl, after all...
"Th-thank you..."
Lin Xiaoyou took the water and took a sip, unable to resist looking at Liguang once more.
Only then did she turn to Fang Qi.
Her tone finally regained a bit of its usual liveliness, but she still couldn't hide her amazement, her face full of excitement. "Senior! Is this your Liguang? My god... I've only seen the promotional images... Th-this is just too..."
She choked on her words, seemingly unable to find the right adjective.
Finally, she looked back at Liguang and said dryly, "...too beautiful! She's exactly like a real person... No, she's way prettier than a real person!"
Fang Qi couldn't help but force a dry laugh. "Ahaha, right? After all, Liguang is a custom product. I put a lot of effort into her exterior design..."
Liguang stood quietly behind Fang Qi, her hands folded in front of her, still wearing that docile smile, her eyes still lowered, as if she were merely dutifully accompanying her master in receiving guests.
But from the corner of his eye, Fang Qi could see that her crimson right eye was emitting a faint red glow, flashing at an incredibly fast frequency!
"She's more than just beautiful!" Lin Xiaoyou put down her water glass, her curiosity thoroughly piqued!
She turned to Liguang, her eyes sparkling. "Miss... Liguang? Can you really chat like a real person? Then... do you know who I am?"
Liguang gave a slight nod, her voice gentle:
"Miss Lin Xiaoyou, a junior colleague at Master's company. You have been employed for one year and three months, primarily involved in data analysis for the marketing department. You like desserts, especially blueberry flavor, and recently you've been listening to songs by the indie band 'Summer Bubbles'."
"Based on Master's past public records and an analysis of your current behavior, you are a lively, cheerful woman who works diligently and holds an affection for Master that exceeds the boundaries of a normal colleague."
Lin Xiaoyou: "!!!"
Fang Qi: "..."
Hearing these words come out of Liguang's mouth, he seriously felt like he was about to have a heart attack...
Lin Xiaoyou's face instantly turned red. She was a bit embarrassed, but mostly amazed:
"Wow! You even know all that? That's amazing! Then... then do you get angry? Do you get jealous? You are considered Senior's companion, after all, even if you're just an AI..."
As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously drifted toward Fang Qi, carrying a hint of probing and slight smugness.
Fang Qi gasped!
Shut up! What the hell kind of question is that!
Liguang, however, smiled softly.
She tilted her head slightly, revealing a perfectly timed, seemingly programmatic trace of confusion. "According to the emotional simulation protocol, I will learn and simulate similar emotional responses in order to better accompany Master."
She paused, those heterochromic eyes quietly looking at Fang Qi, and added in a soft voice, "If Master wants Liguang to be jealous, then Liguang... will be jealous."
Fang Qi: "..."
Why did he feel like there was a hidden meaning in Liguang's words...
Meanwhile, Lin Xiaoyou's eyes instantly lit up even brighter!
"Wow! You can do that too?"
As if discovering a new continent, she immediately turned to Fang Qi, her face written all over with eagerness to try:
"Senior, Senior! Then hurry up and try it! Make her jealous so I can see!"
She tugged at Fang Qi's arm, shaking it half-coquettishly and half-curiously:
"I really want to see what a jealous AI looks like! Will she throw things like in the TV dramas? Or will she just ignore you? Try it, try it! Just once! Let me broaden my horizons!"
Hearing this, Fang Qi's vision went black.
Try my ass!!
You want to see Liguang get jealous? What's the difference between saying that and saying you have a death wish!
Also, stop tugging at my sleeve! Liguang's crimson eye is flashing even faster now!
He felt that if he dared to nod his head right now, or say a single phrase like "Then let's see you get jealous," the very next second, the living room would become the stage for "The Yandere Mechanical Wife's Instant Dark Descent"!
And this curious little thing, Lin Xiaoyou... would probably not even know how her own little head went flying off!
"No, no! No way!" Fang Qi shook his head like a rattle drum. "What's there to try! It's just simulated emotion, all preset reactions, not real feelings. It's boring!"
As he spoke, he forcefully pulled his sleeve out of Lin Xiaoyou's grasp.
"Eh—Senior is so stingy!"
Lin Xiaoyou pouted. "Just once, it won't hurt! Do you want me to play along? Like giving Senior a kiss or something?"
Fang Qi's vision went black once again!
Young lady, you really have a death wish, don't you!
"Absolutely not!"
His face had even turned a bit pale, and his tone was more resolute than ever before: "Xiaoyou, stop messing around. This violates... violates the AI companion usage guidelines!"
He started spouting nonsense, just wanting to quickly put an end to this dangerous topic. His tone grew a bit firmer: "If you keep doing this, I'm going to get mad!"
Caught off guard by his sudden sternness, Lin Xiaoyou froze for a moment before finally letting go.
She pouted and muttered under her breath, "Alright, alright, we won't try it then... Why is Senior reacting so strongly..."
Liguang stood quietly to the side, taking in their entire exchange.
The gentle smile on her face did not change in the slightest.
However, a faint red glow seemed to light up at the tips of her slender fingers!

transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”

lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.

iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."