This is a Little Tsundere, Isn't It

Fang Qi and Liguang just lay there in bed.

The sunlight outside the window gradually faded from the golden yellow of the afternoon to the orange-red of dusk.

The girl in his arms had already changed positions several times.

First, she curled up against his chest, then turned sideways and rested her leg on his, and later crawled over him to switch to the other side, insisting on pressing her small face against his...

Her silver hair tickled his chin.

Fang Qi had thoroughly enjoyed the entire afternoon.

Being able to peacefully hold his slightly restless wife in bed, basking in the sun on such a bright afternoon...

It felt so good!

That was, until his stomach let out a loud rumble.

The girl in his arms immediately looked up, her heterochromatic eyes blinking as she stared at him.

Master, are you hungry?

Fang Qi rubbed his stomach, feeling the emptiness, and nodded honestly.

Yeah, a little bit.

Liguang immediately propped herself up on her arms and sat up from his embrace, her silver hair cascading down.

Her smile looked exceptionally gentle in the evening sunlight.

Then Liguang will go cook for Master!

Her voice was crisp and cheerful!

She bounced right off the bed, her bare feet hitting the floor, the hem of her nightgown fluttering slightly!

Master, today is a great day!

She turned around, her hands behind her back, leaning forward slightly as she looked at him with a beaming smile.

So, Master, just you wait!

Liguang is going to make a super sumptuous feast to reward Master!

Before Fang Qi could say anything, she had already turned and run out!

Her long silver hair fluttered behind her as she quickly disappeared through the bedroom door!

Then came a click from the kitchen as the light was turned on, followed by the sound of the refrigerator door being pulled open.

Fang Qi lay still on the bed, the corners of his mouth curling up unconsciously.

A reward...?

Sure.

Since his wife wanted to cook a feast, he would just wait to eat it!

He rolled over and buried his face in the pillow she had just been using.

It was still a little warm, carrying that familiar sweet strawberry scent.

It smelled so good!

But... was this action of his a bit perverted...?

Whatever, it didn't matter!

He immersed himself in the fragrance...

Ah! Master!

A pitiful cry suddenly came from the kitchen.

Huh?!

Fang Qi jolted and sat straight up!

What's wrong?!

He jumped out of bed and ran barefoot to the kitchen!

Then he saw Liguang standing in front of the open refrigerator, holding a plate in her hands.

On the plate... was the scallion egg pancake he had made yesterday.

Fang Qi: ...

Wait...

Why was it this thing again!

Liguang's small face, however, had already fallen.

She turned to look at him, her lips slightly pouting, her heterochromatic eyes shimmering with unshed tears, and her pretty face full of grievance.

Master...

She called out pitifully, offering the egg pancake toward him.

Why hasn't the container Master bought online arrived yet!

Fang Qi blinked.

What? Container?

Oh, right...

That square food storage container with the star pattern he bought online?

Master, it's been so long!

Liguang hugged the plate, looking a bit puffed up with anger.

Liguang couldn't bear to eat the egg pancake Master made, so it's just been sitting here...

But the container still hasn't come, and Liguang doesn't dare touch it! What if it absorbs other smells or goes bad!

...It really has been a while.

...Has it?

Fang Qi's sense of time was a bit messed up.

Wait...

That was... didn't he just place the order early this morning?

Strictly speaking, it should be the early morning of the eighth day.

So...

Actually... it hasn't been that long.

He touched his nose and gave a slightly awkward smile:

We just bought that box today.

The dissatisfaction on Liguang's pretty face froze for a moment.

Today?

Yeah.

Fang Qi counted on his fingers for her:

Look, we only got back from the old mall at three or four o'clock this morning, and then we placed the order.

It's next-day delivery... so it won't arrive until tomorrow!

Liguang stood there holding the plate, her eyelashes fluttering as she stared blankly at Fang Qi for a few seconds...

Then the tips of her ears flushed red.

Oh, right...

She quickly put the plate back into the refrigerator, her movements very careful.

At the same time, she muttered softly:

Liguang thought... it had already been a long time...

Her voice grew quieter and quieter, the last few words turning into a soft whine.

Fang Qi pursed his lips.

He couldn't blame Liguang.

A full eighty-two loops, eighty-two mornings...

Hadn't it already been a long time!

It was her first time having such a long dream with so many loops, so it was normal for her sense of time to be confused.

Not just Liguang, he had long felt that his own sense of time was a complete mess!

But thinking about how Liguang's sense of time was now just as messy as his...

Yeah, it was nice!

Being a mess was pretty nice too!

It was just this online shopping platform that wasn't up to par!

They can't deliver it if there's a time reset? Their capabilities are just lacking.

They made my wife feel wronged!

He reached out and rubbed the silver-haired girl's head.

Alright, alright, it'll be here tomorrow, there's no rush.

Liguang let out an mhm and nuzzled her head slightly into his palm.

The blush on the tips of her ears hadn't completely faded, but she had already perked up again.

Okay, then Liguang will make a feast for Master!

She immediately turned around, opened the fridge, and started taking things out.

Eggs, tomatoes, shrimp, tofu, ribs, beef, chicken, green peppers, potatoes...

She started placing them on the counter one by one!

Fang Qi looked at the pile of ingredients, his mouth twitching slightly.

...How many dishes is she planning to make?

Liguang?

Hmm?

Are you making so much, will we be able to finish it all?

The silver-haired girl immediately turned her head, her heterochromatic eyes filled with a matter-of-fact look.

If we can't finish it, we'll just save it for later!

She spoke with absolute conviction, her back straight!

Today is a great day worth celebrating! Today is the day Liguang and Master...!

She didn't finish her sentence and stopped.

She just blinked lightly at Fang Qi.

Fang Qi blinked too.

...That's true.

Today was the big day that his and Liguang's relationship took a massive leap forward!

It certainly deserved a feast!

It could also be considered...

A farewell to those eighty-two years of time.

And...

Liguang's voice suddenly grew a little quieter, her gaze dropping to her intertwined fingers.

And Liguang... just wants to make lots and lots of dishes for Master.

Master isn't allowed to refuse Liguang...

The tips of her ears grew even redder.

This shy yet stubborn little appearance of hers...

It was truly too much to handle!

Cook!

She must cook!

Fang Qi rolled up his sleeves and walked over to the sink:

I'll help you wash and peel the vegetables!

Liguang immediately turned her head, her heterochromatic eyes lighting up.

Master wants to help Liguang?

Is that not okay?

Fang Qi turned on the faucet, picked up a potato, and started rinsing it:

It's not like all I know how to do is eat. I'm still perfectly capable of washing and chopping some veggies.

Liguang stood beside him, tilting her head to look at him, the corners of her lips curving up into a smile:

In the past, Master couldn't even fry an egg properly~

...Can we please not bring that up!

"Hehe."

She leaned closer, deliberately pressing her shoulder against his arm, and reached for the potatoes in the sink.

"Then Liguang will wash them together with Master!"

Fang Qi turned his head and glanced at her.

Liguang's side profile looked soft under the lights, a faint smile still hanging on her lips. The shoulder strap of her nightgown had slipped down slightly, giving her a lazy, everyday look.

Ah, this is so nice!

"...Alright, let's wash them together!"

The kitchen instantly became lively.

"Master, this potato is peeled a little ugly."

"As long as it's edible, it's fine. Why does it need to look pretty?"

"But Liguang wants Master to eat pretty food."

"...Then you peel it!"

"No, Liguang likes whatever Master peels!"

"Then what are you complaining about!"

"Liguang isn't complaining! Liguang is just stating a fact!"

"You are complaining."

"Liguang is not—!"

"You are."

"Am not!"

"Are too."

"Wu... Master is bullying Liguang..."

Fang Qi looked at her deliberately pouting little face and couldn't resist reaching out to pinch it.

So soft.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around, let's hurry up and cook!"

Fang Qi was in a great mood and blurted out without thinking:

"Your husband here is starving to death!"

Then he realized what he had just said.

...Hiss.

He said what was on his mind out loud.

And Liguang...

Her eyelashes instantly fluttered violently, and her whole body stiffened for a moment!

The potato in her hand slipped right out!

She quickly caught it again, but her fingertips squeezed it so hard!

She actually cracked the potato!

A rosy flush bloomed on her pretty face, spreading from her cheeks all the way down to her neck!

"O-okay..."

"Hus..."

A single syllable slipped from her lips, but then her mouth clamped shut again.

The tips of her ears were so red they were almost translucent.

"Hus..."

She tried again, her voice even quieter than before.

Fang Qi: "..."

He raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

He didn't know why, but even though Liguang couldn't even speak properly, he just felt...

Incredibly excited!

...Oh my god!

Does she have to be this cute?!

I really can't take it!!

Liguang's gaze remained lowered, staring at the deformed potato in her hand, refusing to look at him.

"..."

For the third time, her lips moved, but no sound came out at all.

Then she fiercely bit her lower lip, her entire face burning red!

"...Master!"

She finally called out, her voice rushed and crisp, carrying a hint of desperation.

"Master, hurry and help peel the potatoes!"

"Liguang, Liguang is going to start cooking! The oil is already hot, there's no time!"

Fang Qi: "..."

You haven't even poured the oil out yet!

And you should have just said it!

...No!

He had to add fuel to the fire!

So he leaned in, stared at her, and chuckled softly:

"Liguang, just now... were you trying to call me something else?"

"No!"

She denied it quickly, the potato in her hand already crushed beyond bearing!

"Liguang wasn't trying to call you anything!"

"Oh? Then how come I heard someone going 'Hus... hus...' over there? Hus-what?"

"That was... that was..."

She pressed the potato onto the cutting board, raising and lowering the kitchen knife several times.

Her silver hair fell down, covering half her face, revealing only an ear tip so red it looked like it could drip blood!

"That was Liguang... practicing animal sounds!"

Fang Qi almost burst out laughing.

"Animal sounds?"

"Right! Animal sounds! It was... it was... a husky's bark!"

"A husky barks like that?"

"It does!"

She finally looked up, her cheeks flushed red.

Her heterochromatic eyes rippled with moisture, glaring at him in shame and annoyance!

"If Master says another word, Liguang won't make a big meal for Master!"

As she spoke...

Thwack!

She slammed the kitchen knife into the cutting board!

With her hands on her hips and her chin raised slightly, she tried hard to put on an "I'm very fierce" look.

It was just that her thoroughly red little face...

Was so "terrifying"!

Fang Qi immediately raised both hands in a gesture of surrender!

"No, no, no! I won't say it anymore, I won't say it!"

He quickly leaned over, picked up the knife she had put down, and obediently continued cutting the potatoes.

"I'll shut up, I'll work, you continue, please go ahead."

Liguang looked at his "defeated" appearance, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up before she quickly suppressed it.

"Hmph."

She picked up another potato, stood beside him, and pressed her shoulder against his arm again.

"That's more like it."

Her tone trembled slightly, still carrying a hint of lingering embarrassment.

In his peripheral vision, her little star earrings were still swaying under the light.

Fang Qi kept his head down and seriously cut the potatoes, but he couldn't suppress the curve of his lips no matter what!

This crazy girl...

She's seriously cute to death!

The two of them continued bustling about in the kitchen like this.

After prepping the ingredients, Liguang took charge of the cooking.

Fang Qi wanted to help out, but Liguang stopped him with a look every time.

"Master just needs to go sit and wait."

"I can help you..."

"No need, no need, Liguang will do it herself."

"Then I—"

"Master!"

Liguang turned around, still holding the spatula.

Sauce was still dripping from the spatula, but she didn't notice, just looking at him with a serious expression.

"Today, Master is only responsible for eating. This is a feast to reward Master!"

"This is the feast Liguang is making for Master. As long as Master eats happily, Liguang will be the happiest!"

Fang Qi looked into her earnest eyes.

...You're the one who needs to be rewarded the most, Liguang.

But he opened his mouth and then swallowed his words back down.

...Yeah!

The wife is right!

Besides, he was very self-aware of his own meager cooking skills!

Making a normal meal was barely manageable, but for a feast like this... he would purely be a burden.

His wife saying this was her way of saving his face!

My wife is so good!

So he pulled up a chair, sat at the kitchen door, and watched her work.

Watching her stand on her tiptoes to reach the plates in the cabinet, the hem of her nightgown pulling up slightly to reveal a segment of fair, tender thigh.

Watching her bend over to taste the soup, her silver hair slipping off her shoulder, which she casually tucked behind her ear, revealing the ear wearing the star earring.

Watching her bustling about in her little apron, cheerfully humming an off-key tune.

...So beautiful!

"Master."

She suddenly turned her head back, a helpless smile in her heterochromatic eyes.

"Master has been staring at Liguang."

"Can't I?"

Fang Qi leaned back in his chair self-righteously, resting his head on his crossed hands.

"She's my wife, what's wrong with taking a few looks?"

Liguang's phoenix eyes widened, and her face instantly flushed red again!

She stared at Fang Qi with wide eyes, as if she hadn't expected Master to actually say something like that so directly!

Her look seemed to say—Master is shameless! Is that something you can just casually call out?!

Fang Qi: "...?"

Huh?

This little yandere is actually quite traditional?

Then he saw the silver-haired girl bite her lower lip, wanting to say something...

But in the end, she just gave a "hmph" and turned back to continue cooking!

The sound of the spatula hitting the iron wok was slightly louder than before!

And Fang Qi saw it very clearly—the moment she turned around, the corners of her mouth immediately curled up!

It curled up so high, it could even be considered a sick, twisted arc!

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

She's a little tsundere, isn't she!

...

At six in the evening, the last dish was finally out of the pan.

The table was completely packed!

Braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, beef with green peppers, garlic shrimp, Mapo tofu...

Careful thought had even gone into the plating of every single dish!

The chopped scallions were sprinkled evenly, cilantro leaves garnished the sauces, and even the Mapo tofu had a ring of red chili oil drizzled over it...

Just looking at it was enough to work up a massive appetite!

He was practically drooling!

It smelled incredibly good!

As Liguang went to bring out the last soup, Fang Qi stealthily picked up his chopsticks, ready to quickly snatch a piece of pork rib...!

Ding-dong.

His phone chimed.

He paused for a second and looked down at the screen.

Two messages.

[Lin Xiaoyou: Senior! We haven't seen each other since coming back from the island! You haven't been coming to work either!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: Can I come find you after work today? I have so much I want to talk to you about!]

Fang Qi: ...?

...Huh?

There was quite a lot to unpack in these two messages...

Haven't seen each other...?

"...Master?"

A soft and sweet voice suddenly drifted over from beside him.

"Thump!"

Startled by the sudden voice, Fang Qi gave a slight shiver. He looked up and saw...

Liguang was standing right next to him. She had just set the chicken soup down on the table, and the tantalizing drops of oil floating on the surface were still quivering slightly.

The silver-haired girl tilted her head to look at him, a gentle and tender smile curving her lips, while the shoulder strap of her nightgown slipped down just a little bit more.

"Who is Master... chatting with?"

Such a friendly expression.

Fang Qi couldn't help but rub his temples.

Sigh, his crazy woman seemed to have changed a lot, yet at the same time...

She hadn't changed at all.

...That was nice!