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!
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
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."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
close your eyes and open them again, only to find yourself transmigrated into the role of a villainous male supporting character. Readers familiar with urban wish-fulfillment novels know that it is only through the relentless antics of the villainous male supporting character that the plot between the male and female leads can progress. As the villainous male supporting character, Long Aotian not only has to bully the female lead, harass the second female lead, and flirt with the third female lead, but he also has to go all out to antagonize the male lead. In the end, when his body is discovered, he is still clutching half a moldy fried dough stick in his hand. Fully aware of the plot, Long Aotian is determined to change his fate, starting with the female lead! In the beginning, the female lead lacks confidence: "Big brother, I hope I didn't scare you?" In the middle, the female lead treads carefully: "Brother Long, please don't hit me, okay?" Later on, the female lead becomes coquettishly clingy: "Aotian, it's time to pay the 'public grain' tonight." Long Aotian's legs go weak, and he feels like crying: "I taught you to be thick-skinned, not shameless!"
