The call ended.
Fang Qi stared at the screen, slightly dazed.
An Lian, you must...
"Master."
Beside him, the silver-haired girl stood up gracefully.
She raised a hand to smooth the coiled silver bun at the back of her head, and her crimson eyes flickered faintly.
The familiar cerulean blue was absent from her amber left eye.
Her original core was still in a dormant state.
"Liguang will protect Master."
Fang Qi looked up at her earnest expression, blinked slowly...
Then he smiled.
He rose to his feet as well.
Reaching out, he lightly tapped her on the nose!
"Liguang."
The corner of his mouth curved upward.
"Your mission isn't to protect your Master."
The silver-haired girl blinked, a trace of confusion in her eyes.
"Your mission is to, before your Master encounters danger..."
He looked at her, gently pinching her cheek.
"First, make your Master 'wake up from the dream'!"
It had to be this way.
If a rollback was necessary...
Then he had to die!
If he triggered a rollback by suffering irreversible injury without dying, or if Liguang was damaged and caused a rollback...
Then only he would retain the memories.
Liguang, Lin Xiaoyou, An Lian, Gu Xi...
None of them would remember any of this.
If he could, he would of course avoid a rollback. He wanted to solve this problem in one go!
But if a rollback was needed...
Then it had to be triggered by his death!
Only then could their plan continue to be executed!
Only then could this "dream" of salvation go on!
So...
"Liguang, this arduous task..."
Fang Qi looked at her solemnly.
"I'm entrusting it to you!"
The silver-haired girl's crimson irises froze for a moment...
Then brightened instantly!
A faint smile curled at her lips.
A sick, blissful, slightly twisted curve.
"Understood, Master."
Her voice trembled faintly.
"Liguang guarantees that everything belonging to Master, including Master's life..."
Her lashes drooped slightly.
"Will forever and always belong only to Liguang."
Fang Qi's lips quirked.
Now that was a reassuring statement!
He reached out and took her cool little hand in his.
"Let's go, Wife..."
Their fingers interlaced.
"To save our big sister!"
...
Downstairs.
The pink "chopped pepper fish head" car was already parked at the entrance of the residential complex.
Lin Xiaoyou was leaning against the car door, still in her pink jacket, idly scrolling through her phone.
When she saw Fang Qi and Liguang walking out, she immediately put her phone away!
Her round little face broke into a brilliant smile!
"Senior!"
She waved from a distance.
"You guys are so slow! Hurry up!"
Fang Qi glanced at her.
Yeah, there she was again, looking carefree and unconcerned.
She seemed a bit unreliable...
...Forget it! She was always like that!
Fang Qi took Liguang's hand and pulled open the car door.
They both sat down in the back seat.
The car was empty.
Fang Qi scanned the vacant passenger seat.
...Xiaoqing wasn't here again?
Lin Xiaoyou had already plopped down into the driver's seat.
As if she could read Fang Qi's thoughts, she winked at him in the rearview mirror.
"Xiaoqing? I sent her back to sell milk tea at 'CocaCola'!"
She turned the key as she spoke, and the pink car emitted a motorized hum.
"Bo Mo needs her presence too, right? Can't let her skip work forever!"
"Besides, I have a feeling..."
She glanced at Fang Qi again in the mirror, her almond eyes curving.
"Today's operation has a pretty high chance of being dangerous!"
Fang Qi raised an eyebrow, noncommittal.
Dangerous indeed.
But then again...
None of the people here were afraid of death!
"And anyway, Xiaoqing doesn't know anything!"
Lin Xiaoyou tapped her fingers lightly on the steering wheel.
"Without the memories of those 'dreams,' if she got involved... she'd just be in the way!"
"Besides, I..."
Her voice dropped slightly.
"...don't want her to worry about me."
Fang Qi pursed his lips.
Ah, so that was it...
Then he immediately turned his head and winked playfully at Liguang!
"In a situation like this, Xiaoqing would probably—Liguang, you should understand—she'd definitely come to..."
"I don't understand."
The silver-haired girl sat upright beside Fang Qi, cutting off Lin Xiaoyou's words in a crisp tone.
Lin Xiaoyou blinked. "Huh?"
The pink car slowly exited the residential complex and merged into the main street traffic.
The scenery outside the window began to recede.
Fang Qi also blinked and looked at Liguang.
A faint flicker of crimson moved in her eyes, as if she was calculating something.
"Liguang would never let Master..."
She turned her head slightly toward Fang Qi.
"...go off and do something where Liguang can't see."
"Especially..."
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
"...go behind Liguang's back with others."
"So, if Liguang were Xiaoqing..."
A faint smile curled at her lips.
"By the time she realized what Miss Lin was up to, Miss Lin wouldn't even be able to leave the house today."
Fang Qi: "..."
Fair point.
Very fair point.
But Wife...
These things are fine to keep among ourselves!
Why say them out loud in front of others!
Up front, the driver in the rearview mirror blinked again...
Then she scratched the back of her head and let out two sheepish chuckles.
"Oh man, I almost forgot!"
She made a face at Fang Qi in the mirror.
"Senior, your Liguang's 'yandere' trait is way stronger than my Xiaoqing's!"
Hearing that...
Fang Qi turned slightly to look beside him.
The silver-haired girl was pursing her lips gently.
She seemed... a little displeased with the term "yandere"?
She even furrowed her brows slightly, glancing at Fang Qi with a hint of grievance.
—Master, I'm really not some "yandere"...
...Yeah, yeah, of course not.
Not at all!
Whatever makes you happy, Wife!
But Lin Xiaoyou, up front, widened her almond eyes again!
"But don't get too cocky! If 'Sister Xiaoqing' ever regains her memory, she won't lose to Liguang in that department!"
She turned the steering wheel, speaking defiantly.
"'Sister Xiaoqing' loves me so much!"
"Back then, she stuck by my side every day!"
"Even when I went to the bathroom, she'd wait at the door!"
Fang Qi: "..."
You sound so proud of that!
Miss Genius, so... you're a yandere enthusiast too?
Lin Xiaoyou continued driving, still venting indignantly.
"Back then, if Sister Xiaoqing saw me glance at you, Senior, even just once, she'd..."
"BEEP—!!"
A car horn from outside interrupted Lin Xiaoyou's words!
All three of them turned their attention to the road.
Among the traffic, several large trucks were weaving through...
...Hiss.
Fang Qi's eyelids twitched a few times!
He had a phobia of large trucks now!
And speaking of which, last time he was in Lin Xiaoyou's car...
On the elevated road, hadn't she nearly rammed her little pink car into a big truck?
"...Can we stop chatting?"
He quickly nudged the back of Lin Xiaoyou's seat with his knee.
"Watch the road!"
"Let's just get there safely first!"
It would be a joke if they got into a car accident before they even made it!
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
Lin Xiaoyou seemed completely at ease.
"I've got my eye on things!"
She immediately spun the steering wheel with one hand!
The pink "chopped pepper fish head" car began to weave nimbly through the traffic.
"...Master."
The Liguang beside her suddenly spoke.
Her voice was slightly lowered.
...Huh?
Fang Qi tilted his head slightly to look at her.
The silver-haired girl was looking out the window, her gaze sweeping over the vehicles outside!
Her mismatched eyes narrowed slightly, and the crimson one was flickering at an extremely fast pace.
"...Something's not right."
Fang Qi's eyelid twitched.
...Now what?!
He quickly followed her gaze outside.
The bus on the left.
The sedan on the right.
Several large trucks ahead.
Everything looked pretty ordinary...
"In the cars around us..."
Liguang continued, squinting out the window.
"Liguang's crimson eye can't detect any drivers."
...?
What... does that mean...?
Huh?
Fang Qi's pupils contracted slightly.
Lin Xiaoyou's fingers, resting on the steering wheel, paused for a moment.
The car fell silent for an instant!
"But Master..."
Liguang murmured on.
"Wasn't autonomous driving banned after the first AI crisis..."
The crimson in her eye flickered even faster!
"Oh ho."
Lin Xiaoyou's fingers on the steering wheel began tapping rapidly again.
"Senior..."
She glanced at Fang Qi in the rearview mirror, a subtle glint flashing in her almond-shaped eyes.
The corners of her mouth curled up.
"This couldn't be... sent by that Senior Sister of yours, could it?"
Senior Sister...
Gu Xi.
Fang Qi said nothing.
He stared through the window at the driver's seats of the surrounding vehicles.
Were there people inside?
Of course, there were people!
Even though he couldn't make out their faces...
Every single car had someone sitting in the driver's seat!
And if Liguang's crimson eye couldn't detect them...
That could only mean one thing.
They were "ghosts."
They were "eyes."
Beings like Gu Xi!
Liguang's crimson eye couldn't perceive them; only the original core could sense their presence.
So...
Fang Qi thought it over and relaxed slightly.
These people... were probably on their side, right?
Gu Xi had said she would help him!
She said, "I will do everything I can to help you!"
So...
He looked out at the seemingly ordinary vehicles again.
Were these people sent by Gu Xi?
Using this method to "protect" them so they could go rescue An Lian?
Yeah, that made sense, probably...
"The car on the front left!"
Liguang suddenly warned, raising her voice.
"Watch out!"
Fang Qi: "?!"
He spun his head sharply to look toward the front left...
"Boom!"
A deafening roar.
The tire of the large truck on the front left burst violently in a piercing explosion!
Then the entire truck lost control!
Like a collapsing mountain, it swept sideways toward the pink "chopped pepper fish head" car!
...Holy crap!
Fang Qi's eyes went wide.
What the...!?
His body was thrown to the side by inertia again!
Because Lin Xiaoyou reacted instantly!
The moment Liguang shouted "Watch out!" she had already yanked the steering wheel hard!
"SCREECH——!!!"
The undercarriage of the pink "chopped pepper fish head" let out a sharp grinding sound!
The entire compact car barely grazed past the side of the out-of-control truck!
"CRASH——!!!"
A massive collision roared from beside them!
That large truck swept right across the lane they had just been in, slamming heavily into the guardrail and other vehicles!
The screech of twisting metal!
The brittle shatter of breaking glass!
And screams rising one after another!
All mixed together, surging from behind!
But Fang Qi couldn't worry about what was happening behind them for now.
Because the moment the truck came sweeping in...
His wife had thrown herself into his arms!
A familiar sensation came to his neck.
Two soft lips, and the tips of teeth sinking into his skin.
A slight sting.
He looked down.
The silver-haired girl had both arms wrapped around his neck, her lips pressed precisely against his carotid artery!
Her teeth lightly bit into his skin—just a little more pressure...
and she could end his life!
Her eyes were still open, staring straight at him!
Oh...!
But Fang Qi's gaze softened.
...Good.
This was good!
His wife was keeping her promise!
Though, she hadn't actually bitten down.
Because...
Fang Qi looked out the window.
The road continued. The traffic flowed on.
The pink "chopped pepper fish head" was still driving normally.
The inexplicable car accident just now...
was left behind them!
"...Liguang, that's enough."
Fang Qi said softly.
The silver-haired girl blinked, then let go of her mouth.
She lifted her head from the side of Fang Qi's neck, a hint of moisture at the corner of her lips.
She gave Fang Qi a gentle blink, then obediently retreated back.
Sitting properly beside him again, hands folded on her lap.
...Such a good girl!
Fang Qi touched the shallow teeth mark on his neck.
In the driver's seat, Lin Xiaoyou was steering with one hand.
In the rearview mirror, her expression was relaxed, as if she hadn't just barely escaped a life-or-death situation!
"Senior, it seems these people..."
She spoke softly, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"Weren't sent by your Senior Sister?"
"Or..."
Her tone suddenly turned sly.
Her almond eyes narrowed, and a meaningful smile curved at the corner of her mouth.
"...Your Senior Sister might have bad intentions?"
Fang Qi: "..."
He had no clue what was going on either.
That large truck just now had clearly been aimed at them.
If Liguang hadn't warned them in time, and Lin Xiaoyou hadn't reacted fast enough...
They would have been hit!
Just like An Lian?
And the driver who caused it was...?
Fang Qi's mind was a complete mess right now.
Did Gu Xi know about this?
Were those people...
Sent by her?
Or...?
Ah, forget it!
Wasn't the whole point of this trip to find out the truth?
"Lin Xiaoyou!"
He glared at Lin Xiaoyou in the rearview mirror!
"Keep your eyes on the road! Drive properly!"
In the driver's seat, Lin Xiaoyou was still watching his reaction in the rearview mirror!
"Because, if we crash and you die but I don't..."
Fang Qi scowled at her.
"I'm not saving you like I saved An Lian!"
Of course, he was just joking.
If it came to that, he'd still save her...
"Ahh~"
Lin Xiaoyou blinked.
"Senior, you're so heartless~"
"Watch out! The intersection ahead!"
Liguang warned again.
"Look out!!"
...?!
Not again?!
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