Glass Light Isn't Jealous, Is It

"Senior, Senior! We really... haven't seen each other for a long, long time!"

Lin Xiaoyou rested her chin on her hands, leaning on her knees, looking at Fang Qi with her almond eyes curved into crescents.

Fang Qi leaned back on the sofa, with his legs crossed, and slightly raised his eyelids upon hearing this.

Haven't seen each other for a long time?

Heh...

Bullshit.

Just a few dozen minutes ago, I was inhaling poison gas with you in the underground research institute!

Of course, that was a matter from the previous loop, and in this loop...

He looked at the young girl in front of him...

And subconsciously glanced out the floor-to-ceiling windows of the balcony.

That building opposite.

That window!

The sunlight shone on the glass, reflecting a dazzling white light.

Still couldn't see anything clearly.

Is Xiaoqing still watching from there right now?

Setting up a sniper rifle, looking through the scope, staring at every single person in this room?

"Senior?"

Lin Xiaoyou's voice suddenly came a little closer.

Fang Qi withdrew his gaze.

The round-faced girl rested her chin on her hands, tilting her head to look at him, a hint of curiosity in her almond eyes.

"What is Senior looking at?"

She followed his gaze and also glanced toward the balcony.

Then she turned back and blinked.

"What's so good to look at outside the window?"

Fang Qi looked at this small round face that was close at hand.

What exactly was her state right now?

Was she Lin You, or Lin Xiaoyou?

Was she that seventeen-year-old master's graduate, the genius lunatic with a superior IQ...

Or that sweet, naive girl who didn't even know why she liked him?

Fang Qi lightly tapped his finger on his knee twice.

...Let's test the waters first!

"...Nothing."

He leaned against the back of the sofa, crossing his legs, his posture casual:

"A bird just flew past the window, and it caught my attention."

"By the way, Xiaoyou..."

He deliberately brought it up casually:

"Didn't you send me a message yesterday saying you had an early morning nightmare that looped many times?"

He smiled, looking at the small round face in front of him, observing her every subtle expression.

"You look like you're in a good state today. It seems you didn't have any more nightmares last night?"

If she was a sweet, naive girl...

Then she should be like before, wrinkling her small round face and pitifully complaining to him about how tiring and devastating that dream was.

If she was Lin You...

Lin Xiaoyou blinked, and her almond eyes curved into crescents again!

"Oh my!"

She took her hands off her chin, and her crossed pale little leg dangled.

"Senior actually cares about whether I had a nightmare or not~"

Her voice was sweet and playful, and both hands covered her cheeks as she twisted her body...

Putting on an appearance of being "so shy"!

"Senior cares about me so much, I'm so happy. But..."

She blinked at Fang Qi, then tilted her head to glance at the kitchen.

"If Senior cares about me this much, Liguang won't get jealous, will she~"

Fang Qi: "?"

Ah?

What do you mean?

What kind of reaction is this?

Suddenly starting to court death again?!

"But, that makes sense—"

Lin Xiaoyou tilted her head.

"After all, Liguang is just an AI companion!"

"She won't really get angry after being jealous like a real person..."

She tapped her lips with her finger and grinned at Fang Qi:

"An AI companion getting jealous is just a setting, it doesn't even count as flirting."

Fang Qi: "???"

"Clack!"

An incredibly clear sound came from the direction of the kitchen!

That was...

The sound of a teacup hitting a porcelain saucer.

Any heavier, and both the teacup and the saucer would probably shatter!

Fang Qi: "..."

He glared at the girl in front of him.

Before his eyes, Lin Xiaoyou was still grinning, one leg crossed over the other, swinging back and forth...

As if she hadn't heard that "clack" from the kitchen at all!

Fang Qi was thrown off balance by her sudden death-courting maneuver!

Wait... is this right?

Is she Lin You, or Lin Xiaoyou?

If she was the sweet and naive Lin Xiaoyou...

Would she provoke Liguang like this right from the start?

Yes, she was indeed courting death like before... but not the sweet and naive kind of courting death!

The sweet and naive Lin Xiaoyou's death-courting was "unconscious"!

She didn't know she was courting death; she was just purely talkative, purely enthusiastic, purely wanting to throw herself at him!

But those words just now... every single sentence accurately stepped on Liguang's landmines!

...On purpose?

This was definitely on purpose, right!

Fang Qi's gaze tightly locked onto the smiling small round face in front of him.

Lin Xiaoyou was still grinning, her cheeks blushing slightly as she said shyly:

"What are you doing, Senior, looking at me so intently? I'll get shy~"

"Clack!"

Another crisp sound.

Fang Qi: "..."

You actually know how to get shy?!

...Acting like this, is she Lin You?

But, that doesn't seem right either?

If Lin You came, shouldn't she come to seek cooperation?

What the hell is provoking Liguang?!

However...

Looking at her grinning face, Fang Qi felt...

A surge of displeasure welling up in his heart!

He suddenly remembered that scene from the previous loop!

It was also the girl in front of him.

She slumped against the wall, her face purplish-red, her breathing as rapid as a broken bellows...

Yet she was grinning just like now!

—"Senior... you really... aren't afraid of death...!"

That crazy little face and the grinning small round face in front of him...

Overlapped in his mind!

...Tsk!

This is truly displeasing!

He glared at this laughing small round face.

Starting again, huh?

Right now, is she exactly that sweet and naive girl, just suddenly starting to court death passively...

Or is she using her overly smart little brain to start calculating and acting against him?

Regardless of which situation it is... Lin Xiaoyou, this smile of yours is so punchable!!

Fang Qi took a deep breath.

Fine...!

Act!

I'll act too!

Facing such a lunatic, he had to be calm.

He had to be unhurried and elegant.

Breaking down and questioning her directly would play right into her hands!

So...

Don't panic!

Even if you are Lin You right now, so what?

Competing in acting skills, who's afraid of whom?

Back in Dawn's apartment, I acted numerous people to death!

You think I'm afraid of you?

So, he immediately leaned back against the backrest of the sofa.

Crossing his legs, a very casual smile hooked at the corner of his mouth.

"What's this about getting jealous or not..."

He smiled and waved his hand.

"Xiaoyou, I was just a little curious, because..."

He blinked at Lin Xiaoyou:

"I, actually, also had a strange dream."

"Oh?"

Lin Xiaoyou immediately leaned closer to him, resting her chin on her hands, her almond eyes sparkling:

"Senior had a dream too?"

"What dream, what dream! I want to hear it!"

The smile on Fang Qi's lips remained unchanged.

"That dream was a bit too strange."

He spoke slowly, raising his hand and pointing a finger at Lin Xiaoyou:

"I dreamed about you, Xiaoyou!"

"I dreamed that you were driving a pink mini car, taking me drag racing on the elevated highway!"

Lin Xiaoyou blinked...

And then, her eyes widened!

"Huh? Senior..."

She covered her mouth with both hands!

"You actually dreamed about me, and dreamed I had a pink car?"

Her face was full of surprise!

"Wow, how magical! Because... I really do have a pink car!"

"And, my driving skills are actually really good! I really can take you drag racing, Senior!"

She giggled again:

"Next time we're free, I can take you for a real spin! You have to trust my driving, Senior!"

Fang Qi: "..."

Give me a break, Miss Genius!

You can go racing by yourself!

"However—"

Lin Xiaoyou tilted her head to look at him, pointing a finger at Fang Qi:

"Senior, my car is absolutely not a Chopped Pepper Fish Head!"

Her tone was filled with obvious dissatisfaction!

"It is a very, very cute little electric car!"

She cupped her cheeks with both hands, a somewhat intoxicated expression on her round little face.

"It's a tender shade of pink, and it looks incredibly pretty!"

"I saved up for so long to buy it! Paid in full!"

Then she looked at Fang Qi, glaring with her almond-shaped eyes:

"So, it's called a cute little car!"

"Not a Chopped Pepper Fish Head!"

"If you say that again, Senior, I'll really get mad!"

Fang Qi: "..."

Isn't it exactly a Chopped Pepper Fish Head!

No matter how cute it is, it's still a Chopped Pepper Fish Head!

However...

He raised an eyebrow slightly.

Was she actually mad?

Because he called her car a Chopped Pepper Fish Head...

So she got mad?

Oh ho?

So you can actually get triggered and angry too!

Hmm, very good!

This counts as a victory against the genius!

Win!

Just as he was about to speak again to press his advantage...

The kitchen door was pushed open.

A silver-haired girl dressed in a black and white maid outfit walked out from the kitchen.

Fang Qi looked over.

She was carrying a tray with both hands, which held two cups of black tea that were giving off wisps of steam.

The signature meek smile still hung on the corners of her lips.

Her crimson right eye continued to flash with an undisguised scarlet light... but the flashing was very stable.

Hmm?

Yes.

Liguang seemed emotionally stable.

Lin Xiaoyou's earlier provocation hadn't had any effect.

It seemed that Liguang really did have a telepathic connection with him!

She also knew that losing her cool in front of someone like Lin Xiaoyou would be falling right into her trap!

Awesome job, wifey!

Liguang walked over to the coffee table, bent down slightly, and gently placed a cup of black tea in front of Fang Qi.

"Master, your tea."

Then she placed the other cup of black tea in front of Lin Xiaoyou.

"Miss Lin, here is your tea."

The flashing scarlet in her crimson eyes was pointed directly at Lin Xiaoyou's grinning round face.

Her voice was docile as she bowed slightly:

"This is a premium black tea that Liguang specially brewed for you."

Fang Qi had already picked up his teacup and taken a gentle sip. The tea was rich in fragrance.

But Lin Xiaoyou did not move.

She lowered her head, looking at the steaming cup of black tea in front of her, and blinked...

Yet she didn't pick up the cup to drink.

Instead, she slowly raised her head, tilted her little head, and cast a glance at Liguang.

Then she turned her head to look at Fang Qi.

A huge smile suddenly bloomed on that small round face!

"Senior~"

This Senior was dragged out for a long time, her tone extremely playful.

"This cup of tea from Liguang..."

Her ponytail swayed behind her head as she wore a face full of amusement.

"It shouldn't..."

"Have anything wrong with it, right?"