The Real Matchmaker Sister

Gu Xi!

Among the three key NPCs, she was the only late-game helper he needed to please, build a good relationship with, and win over—the beautiful police officer!

And yet, she actually caused my crazy girl to lose control twice in a row?!

Twice!

Both times, she shot at the crimson eye!

Both times, it was Gu Xi!

This time, he could be one hundred percent sure, it was Gu Xi!

She was the one shooting at Liguang's crimson eye!

She had aimed steadily at Liguang's crimson eye!

...Then what about last time? Who was it last time?

He wasn't sure, but he knew...

Last time, Gu Xi was also present!

This was definitely no coincidence!

So...

She knew how to drive Liguang into a frenzy?!

She knew the crimson eye was Liguang's weakness?

She deliberately shattered the crimson eye to make Liguang go crazy?!

...He drew in a sharp breath.

...Is she connected to Dusk?

She was drawn here by Xiaoqing, right?

Does she also know the truth about Liguang?

Or perhaps...

Could she also be connected to the Dawn Company?!

Speaking of which...

Gu Xi is An Lian's best friend!

Who is An Lian?

She is a senior commissioner at Dawn, the maintenance commissioner for Liguang, the strongest AI!

An Lian knows far too many secrets, and all of them are massive secrets worth being silenced over!

Then her best friend...

What about Gu Xi?

Is this beautiful police officer really completely unrelated to Dawn?

No...

He seemed to be thinking too simply.

This world has never been purely black and white!

The two organizations, Dawn and Dusk, are inherently closely related. Perhaps they aren't entirely opposed to each other?

Or maybe...

Gu Xi is a police officer; she belongs to the police!

She represents neither Dawn nor Dusk...

But the authorities?

Huh...?

Wait a minute...

Could it be that these three key NPCs...

Respectively belong to three different factions?

Dawn.

Dusk.

...And the authorities.

Whoa...!

It actually seems very logical?!

Fang Qi felt a chill run down his spine.

He now felt...

That the vortex he was caught in was far larger than he had imagined!

At first, he thought only the AI companion manufacturing company, Dawn Company, was trying to harm him!

Later, a massive organization composed of AIs and cyborgs, Dusk, inexplicably made contact with him...

And now... possibly, the police? The authorities?

Moreover...

The other party even knows how to make Liguang lose control?!

What in the world is this...!

He hugged Liguang tightly in his arms!

Damn it, what did he do to deserve all this...!

His sudden force made the person in his arms stiffen slightly.

Mhm... Master?

She tilted her pretty face up.

Her amber left eye reflected his solemn face, while the crimson in her red eye flickered slightly with a hint of confusion.

Fang Qi took a deep breath and placed his hand on the top of her fluffy head...

Then he rubbed it vigorously!

Crazy girl... quickly give your master strength and courage!

Your master's head is really about to explode!

Ah! Master messed up Liguang's hair again!

She muttered, her small hands lightly thumping his chest, soft and weak.

Then she looked up with a grinning face...

Mwah!

She planted a kiss right on his chin!

Then, satisfied, she buried her face back into his chest.

...Yeah.

Fang Qi let out a long sigh of relief.

That felt better.

Courage has returned!

He had to hurry... and sort out the massive amount of information from the previous playthrough!

And then proceed with the next step!

The next step...?

The next step...

Fang Qi's mouth twitched.

He leaned back against the sofa.

Looking up, he stared blankly at the ceiling.

The next step...

What should he do?

He had previously thought that after this respawn, he would take the initiative and charge straight to the building opposite with Liguang!

Drag Lin Xiaoyou and Xiaoqing out and interrogate them ruthlessly!

But now...

It seemed he needed to consider things carefully.

This treacherous vortex was much deeper than he had imagined.

An Lian, Lin Xiaoyou, Gu Xi.

Three women.

Three key NPCs.

Each of them had two faces.

An Lian, on the surface a company commissioner, but in reality, she treated his parents as her second parents, had met him when he was a child, and was now still his older sister.

Lin Xiaoyou, on the surface a boy-crazy junior colleague, but in reality a member of Dusk, whose purpose for approaching him... was to save everyone.

Gu Xi, on the surface a beautiful police officer who hated evil, with a straightforward personality, and who did not object to romances between humans and AIs. But in reality...

Fang Qi didn't know.

But he really wanted to know!

Miss Police Officer...

You're the one who made my wife lose control twice, aren't you!

Did you do it on purpose?

Huh?

Was it on purpose?!

Wait a minute...

...Huh?

Come to think of it...

The first time he truly developed feelings for Liguang, the time he truly started to fall in love with her during that wilderness cabin ending...

In the end, wasn't that also because Liguang's crimson eye had been destroyed?

She went crazy, she self-destructed, she pulled out that deep blue core for the first time!

...Haha?

Gu Xi, you really are my...

Matchmaker sister!

Fang Qi gritted his teeth!

Last playthrough...

I really should have let Liguang snap your neck too!

I really should have properly repaid your kindness!

What? You might be a teammate too?

I don't give a damn if you're a teammate or not!

I really am...!

Ding.

His phone suddenly rang, interrupting his thoughts.

Fang Qi's train of thought paused.

A text message?

A text at this time...!

Lin Xiaoyou?!

He instantly snapped back to reality and reached out to grab his phone from the coffee table!

Liguang also poked her small head out from his embrace, resting her chin on his chest and looking up.

[Lin Xiaoyou]

Just as he thought.

Fang Qi's eyelids twitched slightly.

He took a deep breath.

Steady.

Steady, Fang Qi.

The matter with his matchmaker sister could wait until later!

This time...

He would prioritize solving the problem on Lin Xiaoyou's end first!

At the end of the day, Gu Xi was drawn here because Xiaoqing called the police!

As long as he figured out what was going on with Lin Xiaoyou...

Everything might just become clear!

He slowly exhaled and opened the text message!

[Lin Xiaoyou: Senior, Senior! Are you up!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: I took the day off work today, I'm so bored at home~]

[Lin Xiaoyou: Can I come over to your house right now! I haven't seen Liguang in days! I really want to see such an amazing AI companion again!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: I really can't wait until ten o'clock, let me come over right now, I'm begging you, Senior~ (Cat Begging.JPG)]

Fang Qi looked at these messages, and having just gathered his thoughts, felt slightly dazed.

Hmm...

Isn't this passage exactly the same as the last playthrough?

It seems... it is?

Not a single word is different!

...Huh?

Is this right?

Lin Xiaoyou, she should have also had a dream just like Liguang, right?

She should have also retained the memories of the last playthrough in the form of a dream!

So, she should remember how she was knocked out, remember everything she saw when she woke up halfway through, and remember her own neck...

How it was snapped with a crack by Liguang!

And then...

Fang Qi stared at the words on the screen.

She actually still dares to ask to come over?

And her messages are exactly the same as last time?

But... having her come over again doesn't seem to make much sense anymore, does it?

Instead...

He raised his head slightly, squinting at the building across from the balcony!

Xiaoyou, are you over there?

How about...

We come find you?

Just then, a new message suddenly popped up.

[Lin Xiaoyou: Oh, right, Senior! I was bragging to my best friend earlier, telling her that I know a super amazing AI companion who is absolutely gorgeous!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: But she doesn't believe me at all and says I'm just making it up!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: So... could I bring my best friend along to see her? Just one look so I can prove I'm not bluffing!]

[Lin Xiaoyou: Please, Senior! I'm begging you! Let me show off in front of my bestie! (Cat rolling on the floor.jpg)]

Fang Qi: "...?"

Oh.

Things are different after all.

She had a nightmare, so she's scared and doesn't dare to come alone anymore.

So this time, she wants to bring her "best friend"?

Who?

Who else could it be.

Xiaoqing!

That awakened AI who had set up a sniper rifle in the building across the street, desperately and crazily pulling the trigger!

...Do they want to clash head-on this time?

In his arms, the silver-haired girl also saw these messages.

Her crimson eye flickered slightly, and her amber left eye narrowed.

Fang Qi could feel her body, pressed against his chest, tense up for a split second.

Hmm...

His crazy girl knew all of this too.

She knew that Lin Xiaoyou, just like her, retained memories in the form of "dreams"!

Speaking of which...

She had quite a "thrill" in the last loop!

Strangling Lin Xiaoyou with her own hands, snapping her neck, and then...

Even receiving her Master's praise and reward!

So, what would she think in this loop?

Would she still allow Lin Xiaoyou to come over?

Even... bringing that sniper Xiaoqing along with her?

Her hostility toward Lin Xiaoyou was certainly not small...

Fang Qi reached out, gently pinching her little cheeks and squeezing them together.

Her soft cheeks deformed between his fingers, forcing her lips into a pout.

"Liguang, what are you thinking about?"

With her lips still pouted, Liguang mumbled indistinctly:

"I'm not thinking about anything, Mashter~"

Fang Qi raised an eyebrow:

"Then... what do you think about Lin Xiaoyou wanting to bring her best friend over?"

He let go of her cheeks, sliding his fingers down to her chin and gently lifting it so her heterochromatic eyes looked directly into his.

"Tell me, I want to hear it."

This was called...

Respecting the wife's opinion!

Now that Liguang was a partner fighting by his side, he naturally couldn't make all the decisions by himself!

Wifey, tell me what you're thinking!

Liguang blinked, the scarlet in her crimson eye flashing briefly.

She looked at him, her lips slightly pursed, and glanced at the phone screen again...

The corners of her lips curled up, and she suddenly smiled!

"Hehe~"

It was a very sweet and playful smile!

Her lips curved upward, and her eyes crinkled into crescents!

Then she suddenly leaned forward and planted a loud smooch right on his lips!

Huh?

Caught off guard by the sneak attack, Fang Qi's eyes widened.

What was that for?

Liguang had already nestled back into his arms, pressing her face against his chest as she acted coquettishly, her voice muffled:

"Liguang thinks it's okay for us to meet them~"

"They probably... won't hurt Master~"

Fang Qi was still savoring the fleeting softness on his lips, and upon hearing this, he froze again.

Oh?

She agreed?

Just like that?