Of Course He Doesn't Believe

Fang Qi stood at the entrance of the cinema, his left hand resting on his knee as he gasped heavily for air!

His right hand was gripped tightly by a soft little hand!

"Li, Liguang..."

"You... slow down...!"

He was completely out of breath!

Just a moment ago downstairs, right after he said those words...

This crazy woman bounced right out of her seat!

The crimson in her red eye practically exploded on the spot!

The next second, she grabbed his hand and bolted, dragging him right out of the milk tea shop!

She moved so fast that his feet instantly left the ground!

Then, from behind them, a voice rang out: "Senior, take me with you! I also—!"

He had barely managed to glance back at the time...

Lin Xiaoyou was jumping up from her seat, her almond eyes shining... only to be yanked back by her best friend!

He couldn't hear the rest of her words because Liguang had already dragged him tens of meters away in a wild sprint!

They sprinted all the way up to the third floor without even taking the elevator!

Now, clutching his knees... he felt like his lungs were going to explode!

"Hah— Hah—"

This crazy woman's running speed just now definitely broke the world sprinting record!

Too fast!

Panting, he looked up and glared at the silver-haired girl beside him!

Liguang stood in front of him, tilting her little head as she looked at him.

Her pretty face was tinted with a faint pink, her beret was slightly askew from the run, and her small mouth was slightly open as she panted softly.

Her lips were curled into that familiar smile... that slightly unhinged smile!

"Master."

Her voice was sweet and soft, suppressing a tremble of excitement!

"Let's go in quickly."

She gently swung his hand, causing her beret to tilt a bit more.

"Liguang really wants to know what happens next in the movie!"

Fang Qi panted, the corner of his mouth twitching involuntarily.

Crazy woman... are you really just wanting to watch the movie? Is it really not because you want to see your own kind?

To actually get this excited about seeing others... you're really out of control!

No, he had to warn her!

He took a deep breath, straightened his back, and glared at the breathtakingly beautiful face in front of him:

"Liguang, listen to me carefully!"

His tone was serious!

The silver-haired girl blinked and nodded obediently. "Mm, speak, Master."

Fang Qi stared into her heterochromatic eyes and enunciated every word clearly!

"Don't assume they are good people just because they feel 'familiar' to you!"

"They could be dangerous too, understand?"

The silver-haired girl blinked again...

Then she puffed out her chest slightly, raised her free hand, and gently patted her own bosom.

"Don't worry, Master!"

Her voice was very earnest, and her mismatched eyes looked equally serious:

"Nothing will happen to Master. Liguang will protect Master!"

Fang Qi: "..."

Forget it, he could finally see it...

This crazy woman didn't think there was any danger at all!

Otherwise, given her personality, she would have long ago pulled him behind her and spread her arms to protect him!

But right now, she was just excited, simply unable to wait to get inside.

Is she really that confident?

He rubbed his temples and said helplessly, "Alright, just remember... Hey!"

"Let's go, Master—!"

Before he could even finish his sentence, that little hand gave a hard yank!

He was pulled into a stumble once again!

The silver-haired girl dragged him and dashed straight into the pitch-black entrance with a whoosh!

This crazy woman had only heard the word "Alright"!

"Liguang, slow dow—!"

Fang Qi stumbled several steps from her pull, nearly crashing into the doorframe!

But that little hand held on in a death grip, giving him absolutely no chance to slow down!

Damn it, are you part husky or something?!

The two of them rushed one after the other into the corridor leading to the screening room.

The corridor was very quiet.

Too quiet.

Only the echoing sound of their hurried footsteps could be heard.

It was pitch black inside, with only the pale green emergency lights emitting a faint, eerie glow.

The old movie posters hanging on the walls had all faded, their edges curling up.

But Fang Qi didn't feel scared in the slightest!

Because that little hand pulling him was... warm, soft, and gripping him incredibly tight!

Those two legs were moving incredibly fast, her little leather shoes constantly going "clack-clack-clack"!

They were clearly running deep into a "haunted" cinema... yet now it felt as if he was being led by his wife to continue a passionate date!

Well... this works too, I guess!

Upon reaching the door, Liguang didn't even stop in her tracks!

She simply exerted force and pushed open the half-closed door!

But she pushed a bit too hard!

"Bang!"

A loud crash!

That incredibly heavy door to the screening room was shoved so hard it slammed right into the wall!

The floor and walls trembled, and dust came rustling down!

Fang Qi: "..."

Wifey, you're so strong...

I feel like you could slap away a huge swath of those weird "couples" with just one hand...

Then he focused his gaze inside the screening room. It wasn't dark inside, because...

The screen was still lit up.

The image on the screen was still paused on the exact scene where Xiaoyue and her master were embracing, right when they had left earlier.

The frame was frozen right there, just as if...

It was waiting for them to come back.

However, those "audience members" were now nowhere to be seen.

The entire screening room was completely empty, with rows of red seats arranged neatly.

Spacious and quiet.

Liguang didn't mind at all. She stared at the screen, two small dimples appearing on her cheeks!

"Master!"

She turned her head to look at him, her heterochromatic eyes full of joy!

"The movie is still here!"

Fang Qi squeezed her soft little hand and looked around.

His gaze swept across the rows of empty seats.

Those "couples"... were all gone?

That girl crying on her boyfriend's shoulder, that man and woman whispering together, those eerie gazes staring at them from all directions...

Why were they all gone now?!

The entire room was deadly quiet, leaving only the faint buzzing sound of the projector running.

"Master!"

Liguang pulled his hand, about to walk towards their previous seats, her voice carrying a hint of urging:

"Let's go sit down quickly, the movie is waiting for us!"

Fang Qi, however, grabbed her and held her back.

"Wait, Liguang."

Fang Qi observed their surroundings.

Had that group of omnics already left?

Or... were they hiding in some corner, continuing to observe them?

Yet the movie was still waiting for them, paused just for them?

Heh... very well!

Since you have the guts to play it, then I have the guts to watch it!

Who's afraid of who!

Let me see!

Let me see just what kind of things you all really are!

So, holding Liguang's little hand, he pointed to the two seats right in front of them:

"We'll sit here."

...The two seats closest to the exit.

Very out of the way, the kind of seats no one would willingly choose and would definitely be left until the very end.

But they were right next to the aisle, making it easy to run!

He sat down in that seat, then patted the spot next to him:

"Liguang, come here."

The silver-haired girl, however, just blinked.

She looked at the seats in the middle over there, and then looked at Fang Qi.

She pursed her small lips slightly, but her body didn't move.

"Master..."

Her voice was soft, carrying a trace of slight hesitation.

"Isn't it... a bit too far off to the side here?"

She glanced toward the center again, then turned back to look at him.

"There is no one else in the theater, can we... can we go sit in the middle?"

"We can see much better from the middle."

Her little hand gently tugged at his sleeve as she looked at him with pleading eyes.

...Huh?

This crazy girl... something is very wrong with you!

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes at her and didn't say a word.

Under his gaze, Liguang's eyelashes were trembling!

She pursed her small lips, her voice dropping even lower:

"Master... Liguang just thought... it is so rare for us to come see a movie..."

"Sitting in the middle... would make the experience better..."

He still didn't speak, continuing to stare at her with narrowed eyes!

The silver-haired girl's voice grew softer and softer... until it faded away completely.

She just stood there in front of him, her two small hands hanging politely by her sides, looking at him pitifully.

Like a little puppy that didn't dare to make a fuss after being glared at by its owner.

"Whimper..."

She pouted her small lips, not daring to utter another word.

Looking at her pitiful little appearance, Fang Qi's heart had actually already softened.

But he didn't show it.

Because today's Liguang... was truly acting strange!

Was she... deliberately trying to guide him?

He just slightly narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Liguang."

"Y-Yes?"

The silver-haired girl immediately responded, her body stiffening a bit.

Fang Qi stared at her and asked in a low voice:

"Do you... know something?"

Liguang froze for a moment upon hearing this.

He kept staring at her and asked:

"Those people from just now... where did they go?"

The silver-haired girl tilted her head, a trace of bewilderment appearing on her breathtakingly beautiful little face.

Her beret was already a bit crooked, and this movement almost made it fall off. She quickly raised a hand to hold it in place!

She looked at Fang Qi in confusion:

"Liguang... really doesn't know?"

Her tone was filled with confusion:

"Liguang just... wants to finish watching the movie with Master, that is all."

"Those people... Liguang doesn't know them either..."

Fang Qi stared at her.

That little face was written all over with an "I really don't know" kind of bewilderment.

She looked so innocent! So well-behaved!

But, did he believe her?

Of course he didn't!

Having gone through so many loops... he knew this crazy girl's true nature all too well!

In order to be "together forever" with him, she really would hide a lot of things!

Like pretending to be an "unawakened AI" in front of him!

Like secretly monitoring his phone!

Even the gentle Liguang who knew everything had tricked him into an illusion back then!

She was too good at deceiving people!

This was her true nature!

In these past two loops, they had a tacit understanding, and she had sacrificed so much for him—sinking into the deep sea, going on a rampage in the apartment...

He had almost irrationally given her his complete trust!

But... heh!

You crazy girl, you really will never change!

Bad girl! You are not being a good girl at all!

I really should control you properly!

"Li, guang!"

He glared at her, gritting his teeth.

The silver-haired girl's body instantly trembled, and her eyes began to fill with panic!

Fang Qi stared into her eyes:

"Are, you, hiding, something, from, your, Master!"

With every word he spoke, Liguang gave a slight shudder.

The expression on her face grew increasingly panicked. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something...

But the next second—her knees suddenly bent!

Fang Qi: "?"

Quick to react, he grabbed her by the waist, stopping her from kneeling!

The silver-haired girl's little head plunged into his chest.

Fang Qi's mouth twitched.

This crazy girl's habit of dropping to her knees was acting up again!

But...

Why was she kneeling?

Because she wanted to apologize!

And why would she apologize?

Just as I thought...!

"Li! Guang!"

He lowered his voice:

"You really are...!"

The silver-haired girl's muffled voice came from his embrace, interrupting him:

"Master, Liguang just... just...!"

Her voice got softer and softer, eventually fading into silence again.

But Fang Qi could feel the delicate body in his arms trembling.

Then, she suddenly lifted her head!

The expression on that breathtakingly beautiful little face was serious! Extremely serious!

Her heterochromatic eyes stared straight into his. Tears swirled in her amber eye, while the crimson in her red eye quivered slightly!

"Master!"

Her voice was suddenly very solemn and clear!

"Liguang promises!"

"Liguang... will never hurt Master!"

"If..."

Her eyelashes fluttered gently.

"If Liguang ever entertains even a bit of such wicked thoughts, then let... let..."

"Let Liguang, just like in the dream...!"

Her voice was trembling!

She stared intently at Fang Qi, the tears in her amber eye shaking!

"Sink into the deep sea forever!"

"And never see Master again!"

"I beg Master..."

"To believe Liguang this one time!"

Fang Qi looked at her...

He was stunned.

You crazy girl, this oath of yours...

Is so vicious.