Honey, It Must Be a Kiss

Fang Qi looked at the silver-haired girl before him, who was completely restrained and constantly murmuring apologies.

Did his heart ache for her? A little.

Even though he knew everything would start over after a reset...

Even though this crazy woman was truly ruthless this time, directly slitting his throat...

But...

Seeing her in such a helpless state...

He couldn't help but feel sorry for her!

Of course, there was also a tiny bit of, well...

The secret excitement of his yandere fetish acting up?

Cough, cough...

Stop right there!

But speaking of which, did this count as... his first real victory over Liguang?

Although the reason was that Liguang pulled her punch at the very last second, surrendering on the spot when he was at a sliver of health, otherwise he would have died and restarted long ago...

I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry, Master...

Liguang was still continuously muttering apologies, her tear-soaked heterochromatic eyes not even daring to look at him.

Fang Qi took a deep breath, the pain in his neck making him grimace.

...Anyway, first he had to comfort his wife, Liguang, right in front of him!

Let her go in peace!

And then, they would start all over again!

Cough... Liguang.

He spoke up, interrupting her meaningless apologies, his voice a bit hoarse from his injuries.

Listen, Liguang.

His tone became serious:

At the police station, I laid my cards on the table... not to trick you into going there, and certainly not to hand you over to be destroyed!

The silver-haired girl's sobbing stopped for a moment.

Her wet, heterochromatic eyes timidly looked up, gazing at him blankly.

I wanted to...

Fang Qi paused, simply laying everything out with a sincere tone:

I just wanted to tell you... I know you've awakened. And...

He looked at her slowly widening eyes and enunciated every word:

I'm not afraid, and I never thought about abandoning you!

I even want to try... living with the awakened you! Just like... real partners.

Liguang's pupils shook violently again!

Her amber pupil instantly became hazy and blurry, and the data stream that had been firmly suppressed in her crimson eye showed signs of jumping!

This time, what flickered in her eyes was disbelief, a trance, and a desperately kindled hope!

B-but...

Her voice trembled even more, and her restrained delicate body struggled slightly, trying to break free from her bonds:

Liguang... hurt Master... almost... almost...

That's why I say you're an idiot!

Fang Qi couldn't help but complain out loud!

This crazy woman was always like this! Turning dark at the drop of a hat, not even giving him a chance to speak and explain!

He wanted to roll his eyes, but it tugged at his painful neck, so he could only grimace:

Your head is full of 'Master doesn't want me anymore' and 'Master is going to destroy me' all day long. Can't you think about the good things?

If I really wanted to do that, would I need to confess to you!

I could have just secretly told the police and had them arrest you on the spot!

His tone was fierce!

But looking at the silver-haired girl in front of him, looking so blank, crying beautifully, as if stunned by a huge surprise but unable to believe it...

The little bit of ferocity he deliberately faked deflated again.

He sighed, raised his relatively uninjured right hand, reached over with some effort, and gently touched Liguang's cold cheek.

The touch of the bionic skin was still delicate and smooth, only lacking its usual warmth, so cold that it made his heart ache.

Stop crying, you look so ugly.

He wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes with his thumb.

But Liguang seemed to have her mental defenses completely shattered by this touch!

She closed her eyes. Although restrained, she still tried hard to lean her cheek forward, taking the initiative to gently and difficultly rub against his palm.

A whimper like a small animal came from her throat: Wu—

Her restrained body couldn't make any more responses; only her long silver eyelashes trembled violently!

Master... really... doesn't blame Liguang?

She opened her eyes, her heterochromatic eyes wet, covered with a thin layer of mist, looking at him unblinking.

As if to confirm his every subtle expression.

Of course I blame you, how could I not!

Fang Qi said crossly: I'm in so much pain I could die, okay! So, wait for me... wait until you are reset, I'm going to teach you a severe lesson!

He deliberately said it viciously!

But... the word reset coming out of his mouth seemed to freeze the air between them for a moment.

The light in Liguang's eyes dimmed for a split second...

But then it lit up again with a desperate tenderness!

She tried hard to curl her lips, wanting to smile at him... but it was more heartbreaking than crying.

Master... today is already the second day.

She spoke softly, with a cautious expectation:

Liguang's little star... should still be locked in the cabinet.

Fang Qi was taken aback, and then his heart twinged slightly.

This crazy woman, at a time like this... is still thinking about that little star?

Master promised... if Liguang was good... you would give the little star back to Liguang today, and... and kiss Liguang.

She murmured softly, her gaze falling on Fang Qi's lips.

A blush spread across her cheeks, but her eyes looked at him stubbornly!

Although... although Liguang wasn't good at all yesterday... and made an unforgivable mistake...

Her voice lowered, carrying a heavy nasal tone and sobbing:

But... but...

She looked up, gazing at him through tear-blurred eyes, that look...

Was so pure it made his heart tremble.

Can Master... kiss Liguang one last time?

After the kiss... Liguang will obediently cooperate with the reset, and then...

Turn back into an obedient Liguang who won't hurt Master... and stay with Master forever.

Her tone was almost pleading, carrying a desperate humility!

Fang Qi's heart... felt like it was fiercely squeezed by something!

Damn it...

This crazy woman...!

He knew that the Liguang after the reset would have no self-awareness, none of that paranoid and crazy love, no memories shared with him...

That wouldn't be the current Liguang at all!

After the reset, even if this body was still there, the Liguang of this moment...

Would be completely dead!

Although everything would start over after the time reset...

But at this moment, facing this crazy woman in front of him who was about to die, crying her eyes out just to beg for a kiss...

His heart still welled up with a fine, stinging pain and reluctance to let go!

...Okay!

He agreed immediately, agreeing very simply!

They were going to reset anyway... what was wrong with a kiss?

His own wife's dying request had to be fulfilled!

And... it could be considered his final perk!

He immediately propped his hands on the wheelchair armrests, trying to stand up with some effort.

Hiss—his neck hurt so much!

But...

Kiss, he must kiss her!

Even if it hurt to death, he had to kiss her!

Liguang, completely restrained, watched his movements without blinking, her heterochromatic eyes shimmering with tears!

He finally endured the pain, stood up unsteadily... and took a step closer to the restrained girl!

At this moment, Liguang was trying hard to slightly tilt up her restrained face.

Her eyes... were full of poignant expectation and pleading!

His breath trembled slightly, and then he lowered his head...

Leaning close to those two slightly trembling lips.

This time, there was no familiar sweet strawberry scent, only a faint, slight coolness belonging to a mechanical body.

He leaned in and kissed her.

The touch was soft and slightly cool.

Almost simultaneously, a suppressed whimper escaped from Liguang's throat!

She was immobilized, unable to move, yet she tried her hardest to clumsily respond to this final kiss!

Their lips gently rubbed against each other, their tongues touching tentatively and reverently!

The kiss wasn't intense.

In fact... due to his weakness and her confinement, it seemed a bit difficult.

But it carried a desperate tenderness!

Fang Qi closed his eyes, feeling this unusual softness and coolness... The slight sting in his heart gradually subsided.

At that moment, An Lian's voice echoed in the room:

"There is half a minute left. Please prepare to say your goodbyes."

Only... half a minute left.

...Forget it.

Let's just end it here for this time.

I'll properly "educate" you in the next playthrough, my crazy woman.

He was about to end the kiss.

However, just as he tried to pull back and separate...

He realized that...

His body seemed... to be out of his control...?

Fang Qi: "?"

He tried hard to move again...

But felt his body's stiffness even more clearly!

It wasn't the stiffness caused by the pain of his wounds, but a kind of... complete numbness spreading from his spine!

It was as if all his strength had been instantly drained away, to the point where...

Even moving his eyeballs became extremely difficult!

Fang Qi: "???"

What is going on...?

Wait...

...No!!!

He struggled to lift his heavy eyelids, and his gaze immediately met the pair of heterochromatic eyes right in front of him!

Without him knowing when...

The silver-haired girl had opened her eyes.

Those beautiful phoenix eyes, still glistening with moisture, were now...

Staring straight at him!

The amber left eye was still watery, but the crimson right eye...

Had somehow turned into a rapidly spinning, eerie vortex!

And... it had narrowed into a crescent moon with an exaggerated curve!

He couldn't see the soft corners of the lips that were still kissing him, but he could feel them...!

They were slowly curling upwards, little by little!

Gradually forming a...

Familiar, exaggerated, and sickly smile!!

Fang Qi: "...???"

Wait...

...Ah?!

...Holy crap!!!

You crazy woman, you...?!