Watch less of this kind of TV series from now on

Fang Qi slouched lazily on the sofa.

The TV was on, its screen casting a flickering light across the living room.

In his arms, a silver-haired girl was curled up, nestled against his chest.

Her head rested on his collarbone, her silver hair spilling all over his shoulder.

She had already changed out of her grease-stained apron and nightgown, now wearing a pale pink loungewear set. The fabric was soft and incredibly comfortable to rub against.

Her two fair lower legs rested casually on the sofa's armrest, her little toes curling every now and then.

Fang Qi had one arm wrapped around her waist, playing with the tips of her hair with his other hand as he watched TV idly.

The TV was broadcasting some soap opera, what was it called...

"The Temptation of Renunciation"? Seemed like it.

He glanced at it occasionally and roughly grasped the plot—the female lead was cheated on by the male lead, then turned dark to get revenge, involving all sorts of scheming.

He really couldn't muster any interest in this kind of plot...

But Liguang was different.

She was truly engrossed in it, and... watching it with extreme intensity!

Staring fixedly at the screen!

Her amber left eye was wide open, and the data streams in her crimson right eye were flashing several times faster than usual!

Both of her small hands were clenched into fists, her whole body tense!

Fang Qi: "..."

Had he made a mistake letting this little yandere watch this kind of plot...?

On the TV, the female lead was standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, holding a glass of red wine, a cold smirk playing on her lips.

Opposite her, the mistress was kneeling on the floor, crying her eyes out, her makeup completely ruined.

"This is what happens to you," the female lead's voice was as cold as ice shards.

The mistress cried and crawled over to hug her legs: "Sister! Sister, I was wrong! I really know I was wrong, please let me go..."

The female lead looked down at her, then poured the red wine right over the mistress's head!

"Splash—"

The red wine dripped down the mistress's hair, staining her white dress into a messy disaster.

"Good pour!"

A sweet shout instantly erupted from his arms!

Fang Qi was startled on the spot!

He saw the silver-haired girl in his arms clenching her little fists, staring dead at the screen!

"That's what she gets for stealing someone else's husband! Shameless! Let her..."

She suddenly paused, tilted her little head, and stared at the wretched mistress drenched in red wine on the TV screen...

"But... just pouring red wine on her is still letting her off too easily."

She pouted her small mouth, a hint of dissatisfaction appearing on her pretty face.

"If you ask Liguang... she should have used hot water! The boiling kind!"

"Sizzle, and let that face of hers... hehe~"

The curve of the silver-haired girl's mouth became a little unsettling.

"Or... sulfuric acid would work too!"

"Red wine? Too gentle! This female lead is still too soft-hearted!"

Fang Qi: "..."

Hmm, makes sense.

The wife is always right!

The TV scene shifted.

The male lead made his appearance.

He rushed up to the female lead, grabbing her wrist, his eyes full of anger and heartache:

"Why are you treating her like this? She didn't do anything wrong! I'm the one at fault! If you want revenge, come at me!"

The female lead looked at him coldly and threw off his hand:

"You think you can escape?"

The frame froze, cutting to a commercial.

Fang Qi thought Liguang was going to start cursing the male lead for being shameless and was ready to listen respectfully to her rant...

"Pfft~"

However, a soft chuckle came from his arms.

The silver-haired girl stared at the male lead's frozen face on the TV screen, her heterochromatic eyes narrowed slightly, her lips curled into a crescent smile.

Then she slowly lifted her head and turned her face toward him.

Those mismatched eyes stared straight into his!

The crimson in her right eye flickered, her amber left eye crinkled in a smile, her lips turned up, and her tone was slow and sickly sweet:

"This male lead... he was the one who cheated, yet he runs out to play the hero saving the damsel, saying things like 'come at me'~"

She mimicked the male lead's tone, then giggled twice.

"So stupid~"

Fang Qi met her gaze, his mouth twitching.

Hey, crazy woman...

Just talk if you're going to talk, why are you staring at me!

"But, there are benefits to being stupid~"

Liguang's slender finger drew a circle on his chest.

"Men like this..."

Her voice suddenly dropped, carrying a sweetness that sent a chill down his spine.

"Should just be... locked up!"

She stared unblinking at Fang Qi, the curve of her smile growing wider.

"Lock him in a small room, seal the windows shut, lock the door from the outside, and only bring him food and water every day~"

"Make it so he can't go anywhere and can't see anyone~"

"Make him only able to think about one thing—"

Her crimson eye flickered slightly.

"Think about why he cheated."

"Think about why he said those stupid things~"

"Think about... when he will finally learn to be a good boy~"

Fang Qi: "..."

The small face in his arms was still smiling brightly, her mismatched eyes still staring unblinkingly at him...

No, wait...

Wifey, are you really talking about the male lead in the TV drama?!

"Liguang..."

"Hmm?"

She tilted her head, her expression completely innocent.

"...You should give up on the kind of man who abandons you!"

"No way!"

The silver-haired girl immediately shook her head vigorously!

"Liguang wants to punish him severely~"

Then she stared at Fang Qi, her lips turned up high.

"Make him lose his freedom~"

"Make it so every day when he opens his eyes, all he sees is the ceiling, and when he closes his eyes, he can only think of Liguang~"

"Make him..."

She continued to stare firmly at Fang Qi, her voice growing sweeter and more excited!

"Make him unable to do anything but regret!"

Fang Qi was silent on the spot for three seconds.

What the f...

She even said "when he closes his eyes, he can only think of Liguang"!

Not even pretending anymore, huh! Just completely letting loose!

He immediately reached out and pinched her cheeks, squeezing them together hard!

He said fiercely:

"Watch less of these kinds of TV dramas from now on!"

"Mmf—why?"

She pouted, her voice muffled, but her eyes were still fixed on him.

"Because after you watch them, you start thinking about all sorts of nonsense!"

"Liguang isn't thinking about nonsense~"

She blinked, rubbing the tip of her nose against his palm.

"Liguang was just thinking out loud~"

Fang Qi raised an eyebrow.

You stared at me the whole time you were saying that, and you call that "just thinking out loud"!

I think you were just speaking your true thoughts!

This little yandere is really getting unbridled now, pushing her luck!

"Anyway, you're not allowed to watch them anymore!"

Fang Qi laid down the law, giving her little cheek another hard pinch!

Liguang blinked, and then—

"Hmph!"

She abruptly turned her head away, pulling her cheeks free from his fingers, her silver hair instantly whipping him in the face.

"Master is so against letting me watch...!"

She turned back to him, smiling as she narrowed her eyes.

"Could it be a guilty conscience?"

Fang Qi: "..." His mouth stiffened.

Liguang squirmed in his arms again.

"If Master dares to cheat like this male lead..."

She winked at him.

"Liguang will do exactly as she says~"

In those mismatched eyes, the crimson of her right eye flickered.

Fang Qi raised a hand to rub his cheek, which was itching slightly from being whipped by her silver hair, feeling caught between laughter and tears.

Forget it.

I'm used to it!

"Alright, alright."

He reached out, pinched her cheek again, and turned her face toward the TV, which was still showing commercials.

"Watch it if you want, keep watching TV! Threaten your master again, and I'll spank you!"

Liguang didn't struggle, however. She even rubbed her cheek against Fang Qi's hand and muttered,

"Spank me then! Liguang isn't afraid! But if Master dares to cheat, Liguang will lock Master up, feed Master food and water every day, and make sure Master can't go anywhere..."

"Alright, alright, lock me up."

Fang Qi replied, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He ran his fingers through her silver hair and joked along with her words,

"Then remember to install a TV for me, otherwise I'll get bored."

"No! If I install a TV, Master will look at other women!"

"...Then give me some books?"

"No women in books either!"

"Then what am I supposed to do? Count the cracks on the ceiling?"

Liguang looked up at him, blinked her heterochromatic eyes, and then—

"Master can look at Liguang~"

The corners of her lips curled up, her voice soft and sweet.

"Liguang can change into different clothes for Master to see every day~"

"Ten outfits a day, and Master won't be bored anymore~"

Fang Qi: "..."

Huh...

That actually sounds pretty good?

...Damn it! I can't be bewitched!

He reached out and pressed her face back against his chest!

"Watch TV!"

"Hehe~"

A muffled giggle came from his arms.

On the TV, the commercials finally ended, and the show resumed.

Liguang immediately looked up again, her heterochromatic eyes locking back onto the screen. Her whole body tensed up, and her little fists clenched tightly once more.

Looking at the little ready for battle appearance in his arms, Fang Qi shook his head helplessly.

Forget it.

Let her watch if she wants to.

He was already used to it anyway...

"Ding."

His phone rang.

Fang Qi looked down and fished his phone out from the gap in the sofa.

The screen lit up with a text message.

Sender: An Lian.

He blinked and tapped it open.

[Fang Qi, no matter what you did, stay safe. If you need anything, you can come to me. I will do my best to help.]

It was short, concise, without a single wasted word.

Fang Qi stared at the message, slightly dazed.

An Lian?

Why her?

Why would she send a message like this...

This aloof, mature woman he acknowledged as a sister... she wouldn't send a message like this for no reason!

He stared at the words on the screen, his eyes narrowing as his mind began to race.

Did something happen over at Dawn?

But the meaning behind her words... it seemed like she realized he had done something on his end?

Oh...

Then it was obvious.

An Lian had probably also had a dream, a dream about those eighty-two loops.

Not only that, this aloof senior agent... had also dreamed about hunting him down on the island, and the dream where he showed up at her apartment, only for her to be silenced by a sniper from her own side.

She was very smart.

She might not know what these dreams were really about, nor might she know what loading a save or looping meant.

But she knew that these strange, vivid dreams were likely connected to him and Liguang!

That was why she sent this seemingly sudden message of concern.

Fang Qi pursed his lips and typed a few words on the screen.

[Don't worry, everything is fine.]

Send.

The other side replied almost instantly, but with only one word: [Mm.]

And then there was nothing else.

Fang Qi looked at that solitary Mm, his lips pressing together slightly.

This nominal sister...

She really was much more aloof than Lin Xiaoyou.

Whatever, none of that mattered!

It was better to just keep holding his wife and watching TV!