So Hard to Soothe

Fang Qi looked at the smiling little face in front of him, feeling the slender finger poking his chest again and again...

He felt like his brain had turned to mush again!

No, wait...

How was he supposed to answer this?!

Tell the truth? Definitely not! If he did, she would forget everything!

Tell a lie? Say what?

Say he was going to the bathroom on the edge of the raft and fell into the sea? Make her laugh and gloss over it?

As if she would be that easy to fool!

Liguang's narrowed, heterochromatic eyes were still staring straight at him!

The sweet curve of her lips was so sweet it made him panic!

Her fingertip was still poking his chest, one by one, thump, thump, thump, thump...

Fang Qi's Adam's apple bobbed.

He couldn't lie!

She was monitoring his heartbeat right now, and watching his pupils... she was obviously acting as a lie detector!

If he told such an obvious lie, she would detect it instantly!

But he couldn't tell the truth either...!

Damn it...!

...But he had to say something, he had to answer her!

Although the crazy girl had declared she wouldn't run away anymore, she was clearly... still on the edge of sensitivity and fragility!

If he didn't give her a clear answer, this girl might back herself into some weird corner again!

What to do?

What to do, what to do...?!

In a flash of lightning, an idea suddenly sparked in his mind!

...Eh?

I've got it!

The panic on Fang Qi's face suddenly faded, and then...

He forced the corners of his mouth to curve up.

A sheepish smile.

Hehe.

He scratched the back of his head and let out a sheepish laugh.

Well, about that...

Liguang tilted her head, a trace of confusion flashing through her narrowed phoenix eyes.

Fang Qi rubbed his nose, his gaze shifting slightly:

Actually... I was looking for a chance to tell you.

But I just couldn't find the right moment...

He paused, looking down at the little face in his arms, his smile deepening:

I really didn't expect that you, Liguang, would have the exact same dream as me!

Liguang blinked.

...The same dream?

Yeah!

Fang Qi slapped his thigh, his tone filled with I can't believe it surprise!

That dream about the island, eloping, and drifting on a raft!

Let me tell you, after I had that dream, it took me a long time to recover too!

Liguang looked at him, blinking her eyes.

...But she was still looking straight at him.

Fang Qi felt guilty as hell inside, but his face wore an expression of we really have a telepathic connection!

Liguang, do you think this means our minds are linked?

You and I... actually dreamed of the same thing!

He reached out and pinched her cheek. It was soft and squishy.

Maybe this is destiny!

The silver-haired girl's cheek was slightly deformed by his pinch, but her eyes were still staring straight at him.

The data streams in her red eye flickered slightly, as if... analyzing the truthfulness of his words.

Fang Qi's heartbeat gradually steadied, and then...

Sigh...

He suddenly sighed.

Then his tone became somewhat downcast:

But to be honest... that dream actually made me feel terrible.

Liguang's eyes flickered slightly.

Fang Qi looked down at her, a hint of seriousness in his eyes:

Do you know, in that dream, when I woke up... you were gone.

I searched for a long, long time, all over the coast, until my legs went stiff, but I still couldn't find you.

He paused, lowering his voice:

I was thinking at the time... did I lose you?

Or perhaps... did you abandon me?

Liguang's eyes trembled, and her body stiffened slightly.

The hand poking his chest stopped.

Fang Qi looked at her, pulling a bitter smile:

Do you know, that feeling... was really awful.

Really awful.

We had agreed to be together forever, but when I woke up, it was empty around me, no one was there.

He reached out and gently held the hand she had resting on his chest.

I kept thinking, did Liguang think I was too useless? Did she no longer want to be with this trash of a master?

Did she... leave me behind?

Liguang's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.

The light in her heterochromatic eyes began to quiver slightly.

Seeing her like this, Fang Qi's heart actually ached to death!

He knew she hadn't abandoned him then, and he had never doubted her.

She had lost her red eye, she had waited for him, waited until her battery was almost dead, waited until she sank to the bottom of the sea!

He knew it all!

But he couldn't say it.

He could only continue:

Then, I started searching.

I searched and searched, searched until the sky went dark, then brightened, then went dark again.

I don't know how long I looked. My legs went numb, the soles of my feet were blistered, but...

I still couldn't find you.

He stared into her eyes, enunciating every word:

Later, in a crevice of a rock by the sea, I found a seashell.

Liguang's pupils shrank slightly.

Inside the seashell, there was a lock of silver hair.

Fang Qi's voice was very soft.

And a... little plastic star.

When he said this, Liguang's body visibly trembled.

The little plastic star on her earlobe trembled along with her!

Fang Qi looked at her and continued softly:

On the rock next to the seashell, two lines of words were carved.

He looked at her and read them out word by word:

Master is a liar.

But Liguang still loves you.

As soon as his voice fell, Liguang's eyes instantly turned red!

Tears immediately began welling up in her amber left eye!

The crimson in her right eye also began to flash violently!

Fang Qi's heart clenched with pain!

But... he couldn't stop!

He reached out, gently cupping her face, his thumb wiping away the tear spilling from the corner of her eye.

When I saw that seashell and those words, I froze.

His voice was very light, very gentle.

And then...

The corners of his mouth curled up into a smile:

I laughed.

Liguang looked at him blankly, tears still flowing.

Because at that moment, I knew... this had to be a dream!

Liguang is so obedient, so good, how could she think I'm a liar?

She would definitely stay right where she was and wait for me!

He paused, smiling so widely his eyes curved:

Even if the whole world abandoned me, she would absolutely never abandon me!

Liguang... was stunned.

Tears hung on her eyelashes, on the verge of falling.

She just stared at him blankly, her little mouth slightly open, as if she didn't know what to say.

Fang Qi looked at her silly little appearance... and felt a bit heartbroken.

But he still couldn't stop!

He narrowed his eyes.

However...

He stared at her, his smile taking on a hint of danger:

The Liguang in the dream didn't seem to believe her master would find her?

And even carved words saying her master is a liar?

The silver-haired girl immediately shrank her neck!

The tears in her heterochromatic eyes hadn't faded, but her expression had already begun to flicker frantically!

Panic!

N-No...!

Her voice was soft and airy, carrying a strong sense of a guilty conscience!

"A-At that time, Liguang was... was..."

She spoke incoherently, her eyes dodging frantically!

Her two small hands unconsciously gripped his clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white!

"Liguang just... just thought... thought Master didn't want Liguang anymore... so... so..."

"It wasn't that I didn't believe Master!"

She said the last few words so fast and anxiously that her pretty face flushed red!

The moisture in her heterochromatic eyes started to swirl again, looking like she was about to cry!

Fang Qi looked at her little appearance, feeling both heartache and amusement.

He knew how desperate she was at that time.

He knew she didn't disbelieve him; she truly thought he didn't want her anymore.

But he still couldn't say it.

He could only...

Stop here.

He reached out and pulled her into his arms!

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore."

His voice was muffled, carrying a hint of a smile.

"I know, Liguang believes in me."

The person in his arms stiffened slightly, and then... softened.

Her two small hands also slowly raised and wrapped around his waist.

Hugging him tightly!

Fang Qi took a deep breath, smelling the faint sweet strawberry scent in her hair.

Then he continued:

"Later, I searched for a few more days and nights."

"When I really couldn't find you, I stood on that seaside cliff, looking at the pitch-black reefs and seawater below."

"I thought to myself at the time... if this really is a dream, then if I jump down, I should be able to wake up, right?"

The person in his arms suddenly stiffened! The two hands wrapping around him tightened instantly!

"And then... I jumped."

He said it very casually, as if talking about something fun.

"And sure enough, the dream ended!"

He looked down at the little silver head buried tightly in his arms, a gentle smile curling on his lips:

"As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Liguang holding tea, kneeling across the coffee table, looking at me with these beautiful eyes."

He reached out and gently rubbed her hair:

"I breathed a sigh of relief at that moment—thank goodness it was a dream."

The person in his arms didn't move, only tightening her hold on him.

Her slender shoulders were trembling slightly.

Fang Qi just held her like that, letting her tremble.

After a long while, he spoke again:

"Then I realized... you also had that nightmare."

"You suddenly hugged me and cried, saying you dreamed I didn't want you anymore."

He paused, a trace of helplessness in his tone:

"I was completely stunned at the time."

"But seeing you so scared, I didn't dare to say that I had the exact same dream."

He looked down at the little head in his arms:

"I was afraid that if you knew, you would feel the dream was too real and be even more scared."

"So I kept it from you all this time, not daring to tell you."

"Until today."

After he finished speaking, he fell quiet.

The living room was very quiet.

Only the faint breathing of the person in his arms intertwined with the sound of his heartbeat.

After a long while, the little head in his arms finally moved.

Liguang slowly raised her head.

Tear stains still hung on her face, her eyelashes were wet, and the moisture in her heterochromatic eyes was still gently trembling.

But she was looking at him.

Looking straight at him.

Her heterochromatic eyes were brimming with tears.

The scarlet pupil flickered slightly, but it was no longer the kind of flicker that made people panic, but rather...

A very soft flicker.

She just looked at him like this, her small mouth slightly open, as if she wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

Blankly.

Silly.

Incredibly cute.

Fang Qi looked at her little appearance, and his heart melted.

He raised his hand, gently wiped away the tear stains on her face, and then pinched her cheek:

"What's wrong? Do you still think Master is a liar?"

Liguang's eyelashes trembled fiercely!

"N-No...!"

She subconsciously retorted, but halfway through her words, she got stuck again.

She just looked at him, her eyes incredibly complex.

There was relief, guilt, lingering fear, and...

A little bit of grievance.

Fang Qi's heart softened at her gaze, and just as he was about to say something—

"Master..."

Liguang suddenly spoke.

Her voice was soft, carrying a hint of a nasal tone.

"Hmm?"

Liguang looked at him, the light in her heterochromatic eyes swaying gently.

"Did Master at that time..."

"Really search for a very, very long time?"

Fang Qi paused for a moment, then smiled.

"Of course."

He reached out and gently tucked a strand of silver hair from her forehead behind her ear:

"I searched until my legs were stiff and kept searching."

Liguang's eyelashes trembled again.

The light in her heterochromatic eyes softened even more.

She looked at him, her lips moving as if wanting to say something...

But in the end, she said nothing and just plunged headfirst into his arms again!

Her two hands hugged him tightly, her face buried in his chest, rubbing against it!

Fang Qi felt ticklish from her rubbing and couldn't help but smile:

"What's wrong?"

The person in his arms didn't speak, just hugging him, rubbing against him. After rubbing for quite a while, she let out a muffled sound:

"...Liguang also waited for Master for a very, very long time."

Fang Qi's heart trembled fiercely.

He knew it all.

He knew she had waited for a very, very long time.

From day to night, from night to dawn, waiting until her battery was only 5 percent, waiting until she couldn't hold on any longer.

She waited for him for a long, long time, and he searched for her for a long, long time.

But... ridiculous fate made their timelines miss each other.

When she waited for him, he was still in a coma for a day and a night.

When he searched for her, she had already sunk forever into the deep sea.

This damn fate.

He hugged her tightly.

"Yeah, I know."

He said softly.

The person in his arms rubbed against him again.

Then she slowly raised her head.

The tear stains were still there, but a hint of a smile had already appeared on her face.

A very shallow and sweet smile.

She just looked at him like this, her heterochromatic eyes reflecting his face.

"Master."

"Hmm?"

"Liguang knows now."

She looked at him and said word by word:

"Master is not a liar."

Fang Qi paused for a moment, then smiled.

He reached out and vigorously rubbed her hair:

"Of course not."

The silver-haired girl squinted her eyes as he rubbed them, the smile on her lips deepening.

Then she suddenly spoke again:

"Then—"

She looked at him, tilting her little head:

"What about the second nightmare?"

Fang Qi's hand stiffened slightly.

"Why did Master..."

"Commit suicide in front of Liguang?"

Fang Qi: "..."

Sigh...

A yandere wife is really hard to coax!