Fang Qi was a bit stunned by Liguang's words.
...Huh?
What did that mean?
He blinked, his sleepy, heavy brain sluggishly turning over the thought.
What did she just say?
She said—
"You've suddenly become strange again while drinking tea in the morning"?
...Hmm?
Eh?!
Fang Qi suddenly snapped back to reality, his pupils shrinking drastically!
Wait...
Again?!
Suddenly become strange?!
Fang Qi stiffened on the sofa, staring blankly at the silver-haired girl kneeling perfectly upright in front of him.
Liguang...
Did she notice something?!
At this moment, the silver-haired girl's mismatched eyes were slightly narrowed as she looked at him.
Her amber left eye remained gentle, but the crimson in her red right eye was flashing rhythmically—neither fast nor slow, pulsing steadily like a heartbeat.
Fang Qi's Adam's apple bobbed, and his mind instantly cleared up significantly!
Ah...!
It was the dreams from those two loops!
During the island incident, he had rewound to the morning of the sixth day... She had knocked over her teacup and thrown herself directly into his arms, crying!
During the mirror monster incident, he had rewound to the morning of the seventh day... She had jumped up on the spot, avoided him, and locked herself in the small room!
Twice!
Both times were in the early morning!
Both times were when he was drinking tea!
And were her dreams from those two times... flooding into her mind at the exact moment he rewound time?
If it had only happened once, she might not have noticed the specific timing.
But... it had been twice.
Both times in the morning!
Both times while he was drinking tea!
And she had suddenly erupted with intense emotions because of it!
How could she not care?
How could she not wonder—
"Why is it always at this exact time?"
Moreover, she might continue to connect the dots!
Connecting it to the mornings before that, the first day, the second day, the third day...
Then she would suddenly realize that her Master's behavior...
Was. Very. Strange!
The silver-haired girl kept her head tilted, staring at him faintly.
Fang Qi's Adam's apple bobbed again, his fingers unconsciously gripping the sofa cushion tightly.
This is bad...
He had just used the excuse of "the two of them sharing a dream" to fool her.
She had been very obedient at the time and hadn't pressed the issue, so he thought she believed it!
He had even assumed that the subconscious of the "gentle Liguang" was influencing her, making her not want to dig deeper! Because digging deeper meant she might lose those memories!
But looking at it now... did she really believe it?
Looking at the silver-haired girl before him, whose eyes were gradually losing their light... Fang Qi's pupils trembled!
She hadn't, she hadn't believed it at all!
She had thought a lot about it; she had been thinking about it this whole time!
She had always suspected that there was something wrong with this specific time!
And how had he just reacted?
He had suddenly stared at her for a long time without saying a word, eyes wide open, looking as if he had seen a ghost.
How could that not be strange!
Wasn't that just blatantly telling Liguang that there was indeed something wrong with this cup of tea and this time of day!
"Master...?"
The silver-haired girl remained kneeling, tilting her small head. Her eyes could now be described as completely hollow!
Fang Qi hadn't seen such a look in a very, very long time!
"Are you really... not going to... explain?"
He was sweating bullets.
How could he explain?
Tell her the truth?
Then wouldn't she forget everything!
Everything about the island, about their elopement, about the madness they once shared, and the unspoken, sweet understanding they had right now... it would all disappear!
He couldn't say it...!
What should he do... what should he do...
His already exhausted brain was really going to explode...!
The silver-haired girl opposite him suddenly moved.
She stood up gracefully, her movements gentle and elegant, the hem of her loungewear dress sweeping past the corner of the table...
Fang Qi's gaze subconsciously followed her—
She walked toward the storage cabinet.
The storage cabinet that locked away the stun gun!
Before his brain could even process it, he saw Liguang reach out with two slender fingers and gently pinch the small lock on the cabinet door.
Then—
Crack.
The sound of a metal lock cylinder snapping.
Fang Qi was speechless.
He opened his mouth slightly, watching as she casually tossed the ruined little lock aside, pulled open the cabinet door, reached inside, and took out that—
A black, palm-sized self-defense stun gun with two electrodes at the front.
Her movements were unhurried; she even used her finger to wipe the dust off the electrode tips, and then...
She raised her head and looked at him.
Those mismatched eyes stared straight at him!
The crimson in her red eye was already a chaotic mess, pinning him down right in the face!
Fang Qi froze completely on the sofa.
"Li... Liguang...?"
His voice unconsciously grew dry.
The silver-haired girl didn't answer. Her thumb turned the dial at the bottom of the stun gun.
Click.
Bzzzt—!
A blue-white electrical arc jumped between the two electrodes!
It crackled, illuminating the surrounding air with a faint blue glow!
Holy crap!
"Liguang!!"
He bounced right off the sofa!
Bang!
His calf slammed into the corner of the coffee table, making him wince in pain!
But he couldn't care less about the pain, shouting in panic:
"Don't do anything rash!!"
The silver-haired girl tilted her head.
That beautiful little face still wore a gentle, obedient expression.
But her eyes had gone completely hollow!
And in her hand was a... stun gun crackling with electricity!
"Master."
Her voice was still soft and sweet, very calm.
"Master is keeping something from Liguang."
She took a step forward.
Fang Qi subconsciously took a half-step back...
Then fell right back onto the sofa, looking up at her blankly.
"Something very, very important."
She took another step forward.
Bzzzt—!
The electrical arc on the stun gun jumped even higher!
The blue-white light shone on her face, making those hollow mismatched eyes look exceptionally bright!
"Master even lied to Liguang, saying something like... 'we just shared a dream together'."
Her tone remained calm, but it carried a faint tremble.
"Master really is a liar."
She stopped in her tracks, staring straight at him.
"You lied to Liguang twice in the dreams."
The stun gun's arc jumped again.
"And now, you want to lie to Liguang once more."
She tilted her head, a faint curve appearing at the corner of her mouth, somewhat tragic and beautiful.
But her eyes remained hollow.
"Master is a complete and utter liar, deceiving Liguang... a full three times."
Fang Qi's back was already pressed tightly against the armrest of the sofa.
He wanted to use his brain, to think of a way to resolve the current situation...
But his brain was too tired; it simply wouldn't turn!
"Actually..."
The silver-haired girl's voice suddenly softened, so soft it sounded like she was talking to herself.
"Liguang wanted to believe Master."
"That's why Liguang gave Master a chance."
She lowered her eyes, looking at the crackling stun gun in her hand, and gently rubbed her thumb against the still-sparking electrode tip.
"Liguang has always believed in Master, so Liguang waited and waited..."
"Waited until this morning, wanting to prove that Master didn't lie to Liguang."
She raised her eyes, looking straight at Fang Qi.
In her slightly hollow red eye, the crimson didn't flicker; it just... grew brighter and brighter!
"Liguang... has always believed in Master."
She murmured, and said it again.
"If only Master wasn't a liar..."
"Liguang would definitely be so, so happy..."
Fang Qi stared at her blankly...
She had been waiting all this time?
Waiting for this morning? Waiting for this cup of tea?
Waiting to see if... any "anomalies" would happen at this specific time?
Ah...
So...!
So that was why she had taken the initiative to get up from his embrace at exactly seven o'clock to bring him tea!
She had timed it perfectly, deliberately brewing this cup of tea for him!
She just wanted to see if there was a problem with this exact point in time!
...!
No wonder...
No wonder Liguang had suddenly been so happy earlier!
He had only said he was going to sleep, yet she threw herself straight into his arms, saying Master was so good!
At the time, he had even thought...
He thought Liguang was going to show off all her "functions"!
But that wasn't it at all.
She was so happy because in the previous loop, he had acted completely normal while drinking tea! He had been completely normal right up until it was time for bed!
Therefore...
The Liguang at that time had chosen to believe him!
Even though there were still many suspicious points, at that moment... she had so happily chosen to trust him!
But this time...
"Master lied to Liguang."
She looked down at the stun gun in her hand, then raised her head to look at Fang Qi.
Tears were welling up in those heterochromatic eyes—real tears.
Her amber left eye was completely wet, and the crimson in her red right eye was veiled by a thin mist of moisture.
"Liguang is now..."
"Really so, so sad."
Her voice was trembling.
"So—"
She raised the stun gun, gently waving it in Fang Qi's direction.
With a crackle, the electric arc burst into a blue-and-white flower of sparks.
"Liguang has to punish Master."
She stepped forward, unhurriedly, step by step.
"Click, clack..."
But those hollow phoenix eyes stared straight at him!
Closer and closer!
Fang Qi tensed up completely!
"Wait, Liguang! Calm down first!!!"
His voice almost cracked!
The silver-haired girl's footsteps didn't stop at all.
"Click, clack..."
She continued to walk toward him, step by step.
"Crackle—"
Amidst the flashing electric arcs, Fang Qi looked at those hollow, tearful heterochromatic eyes...
It was as if he saw the original Liguang!
The Liguang who would break his legs and lock him in a cage!
He was dazed, he was terrified, he...
Felt his heart ache!
His heart really ached for her!
Honey, it's not like that, it's really not...!
"Liguang!!"
He suddenly shouted at her!
All his thoughts, reason, and analysis completely turned into—
"No matter what, I love you!"
He stared intently into her hollow eyes!
"I love you so, so much!!!"
The living room fell silent.
The silver-haired girl's footsteps stopped as well.
She just stood there by the coffee table, only two steps away from him.
"Bzz, bzz—"
The stun gun was still buzzing, blue-and-white arcs dancing between them.
She looked at Fang Qi with a hollow gaze. The tears in her heterochromatic eyes were still swirling, and the crimson in her red eye illuminated half of her beautiful face.
Fang Qi completely held his breath, locking eyes with her!
After several seconds... Liguang's eyelashes finally fluttered.
She... slowly lowered the stun gun.
But the electric arcs were still jumping.
The blue-and-white light was still flashing.
"If that is the case—"
Liguang's voice became meek and gentle.
"Then Master..."
"Should explain it to Liguang."
Yet her eyes remained as hollow as ever.
"Explain it properly."
"But if Liguang is not satisfied with the explanation..."
She tilted her head...
"Crackle—!"
The blue-and-white electric arcs burst violently!
Brighter than any time before!
Maximum power!
She smiled gently, hollowly:
"Master..."
"Explain."
"Tell Liguang..."
"That Master didn't lie to Liguang."
"Liguang... will believe Master."
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