Today, I'll Indulge Your Whims

The office door was right in front of him.

Fang Qi's hand was already resting on the cold doorknob, yet his fingertips felt somewhat hot.

He took a deep breath, feeling his heartbeat racing almost out of control!

He wasn't scared. He wasn't afraid that Liguang would suddenly turn dark. The chances of this gentle Liguang going rogue were far too slim.

He was nervous!

He was now actually bringing his wife to meet his colleagues!

His real, true wife!

The one who had accompanied him through eighty-two years in the mental world, from childhood sweethearts to gray-haired elders, who had borne his children, and finally passed away peacefully in a hospital bed while holding his hand...

His wife!

And now...

She was gently holding his arm.

She leaned sideways slightly, her body softly pressing against his arm, the little stars on her earlobes swaying gently.

Through the thin fabric, he could feel the slight coolness of her bionic skin.

"A'Qi."

She called out softly, her voice as tender as spring water.

Fang Qi looked down at her.

The silver-haired girl looked up, her heterochromatic eyes so gentle under the lights that they could almost melt.

Her amber left eye rippled with a faint smile, while the data streams in her crimson right eye looked like a tranquil galaxy.

She no longer had that morbid excitement from the morning.

Nor did she have that previous emptiness and mechanical feel.

All that remained was a gentleness like water.

A gentleness that had settled over eighty-two years of time, after seeing every version of each other...

Yet still loving as deeply as ever.

"Don't be nervous."

Liguang said softly, her free hand gently patting the back of his hand:

"Rest assured, I won't embarrass you."

Her fingertips were slightly cool, her movements very light.

The simple touch felt as if it patted directly on the tip of his heart.

A sour, warm emotion blocked his throat!

He knew.

He knew that this was Liguang's final moment of lucidity.

Once this memory faded, she would revert to that little yandere who, although she loved him, had forgotten all the details.

And this gentleness before him would be deeply buried.

This was her final farewell.

So today...

He absolutely could not mess this up!

"Yeah."

Fang Qi replied, his voice slightly hoarse, and then his fingers exerted force...

Pushing open the office door.

...

The moment the door opened, at the workstation closest to the entrance, a male colleague wearing glasses was standing up with a coffee cup in hand.

He casually glanced at the door...

And then froze entirely!

The coffee cup hung suspended in mid-air, a few drops spilling out and splashing onto his shirt.

"Holy crap...!"

He muttered, his eyes behind the glasses instantly widening into perfect circles!

This low exclamation was immediately like a stone thrown into a calm water surface!

Several colleagues near the window looked up one after another.

And then they all froze in unison!

Following that, the gazes of the entire open-plan office, over thirty pairs of eyes...

Like a tidal wave, all focused on the doorway!

The air in the office went dead silent for a second!

And then...

Exploded!

"Holy crap... holy crap...!"

"Fang Qi?! Is that... is that his AI companion?!"

"My god... silver hair, heterochromia... is that really a custom AI companion?!"

"She's way too beautiful, isn't she?! Even more exaggerated than the holographic ads!!"

"Isn't that obvious! The ads show mass-produced models, but this is a top-tier custom build!"

"She's even holding Fang Qi's arm... they look so intimate..."

Whispers surged like the tide, mixed with suppressed exclamations and sharp intakes of breath.

Fang Qi felt his face growing a little hot.

He was even more nervous now!

This was the first time in his life he was going to introduce his wife to his colleagues!

He, he, he...

He didn't know how to do this either!

No, I have to step up...

You have to step up, Fang Qi!

You have to give your wife...

A perfect farewell!

Liguang continued to hold him gently, even taking a slight half-step forward.

With a natural yet firm posture, she presented herself to everyone.

Her pretty face bore a meek and proper smile, the curve of her lips just right.

The data stream in her crimson eye moved slightly faster than usual, as if recording and analyzing every gaze cast her way.

Then, Fang Qi heard a familiar, shocked cry:

"Senior?!"

"You... you brought Liguang here?!"

Lin Xiaoyou abruptly stood up from her workstation!

The bag of cream puffs in her hand dropped onto the desk with a smack!

Today she had her hair tied in a ponytail and wore a light blue company uniform skirt suit, her round cheeks filled with disbelief.

Her almond eyes widened, her gaze darting back and forth between Fang Qi and Liguang...

Finally fixing intently on their linked arms!

Fang Qi took a deep breath.

Xiaoyou... my good teammate...

Today, you are not allowed to court death!

If you dare to court death, even though Liguang is very gentle right now and probably won't turn dark...

But I will turn dark!

He calmed his emotions and took a step inside.

Liguang followed his pace, her steps light and elegant.

Her light blue skirt swayed gently with her movements, and her small white leather shoes stepped on the floor, making a soft, rhythmic sound.

Wherever they passed...

The eyes of all the colleagues followed them, as if drawn by a magnet!

The awe of the male colleagues, the envy and scrutiny of the female colleagues, and the undisguised whispers—

"God, they match so well..."

"This custom model is expensive for a reason. He's really loaded..."

"Is money the point?! The point is the way she looks at Fang Qi!"

"...Is this the kind of look an AI companion should have?!"

"Are top-tier AIs really this advanced nowadays...? No wonder Fang Qi has no desire to date a real person..."

"If my girlfriend was even half as gentle as her, I'd wake up laughing in my dreams...!"

And Fang Qi's ears grew slightly hot!

Bringing his wife to the company and being the center of attention...

Hiss...

Doing this for the first time, he really wasn't used to it...

Liguang, however, seemed completely oblivious to those gazes.

She tilted her head slightly, her gaze constantly resting on the side of Fang Qi's face, her eyes so tender they could drip water.

An undisguised, wholehearted gaze!

As if Fang Qi were the only person in the entire office, and all the surrounding noise was just an irrelevant background.

Finally, the two walked to Fang Qi's workstation.

Liguang gently released his arm but didn't leave; instead, she turned to the surrounding colleagues who were still in a daze.

She folded her hands in front of her and bowed slightly—

A standard and elegant gesture of etiquette.

"Hello, everyone."

Her voice was soft but spread clearly across the quiet office.

"I am Liguang, A'Qi's companion. Thank you all for taking care of A'Qi all this time."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes, her heterochromatic gaze slowly sweeping across the faces.

That gaze was gentle and polite, yet it carried an invisible aura belonging to the lady of the house!

"A'Qi sometimes forgets to eat when he's working, so thank you all for reminding him."

"When A'Qi works overtime, thank you all for keeping him company."

"A'Qi... he is my everything."

Speaking of this, she paused, a gentle and happy smile curling the corners of her lips:

"So, thank you all very much."

The office was dead silent.

Everyone was stunned.

This... this is an AI?!

This tone, this demeanor, the cherishing and love for her partner revealed in her every gesture...

It's just a program simulation?!

Several female colleagues had already covered their mouths, their eyes sparkling and cheeks slightly flushed.

The male colleagues, on the other hand, had complicated expressions!

Envy, jealousy... and the daze of being shocked by this pure love!

Fang Qi stood beside Liguang, looking at her slender yet straight back, his throat tightening.

She... wasn't acting.

This was her truest emotion, accumulated over eighty-two years.

It was her as Liguang, as a complete Liguang...

The final appearance she could show him, show this world.

At this time, Lin Xiaoyou finally snapped out of her shock.

She bypassed her cubicle and trotted over!

Her almond eyes still scanned Liguang up and down, as she muttered continuously:

"My god, Liguang... you've changed so much..."

"When we met yesterday, you obviously weren't like this...!"

Fang Qi looked at the dazed Lin Xiaoyou, and he also became slightly dazed.

Met yesterday...?

Met when?

Did they meet yesterday?

This really... felt like a lifetime ago!

The last time he saw Lin Xiaoyou... was when he lay in a hospital bed with his throat slit, seeing Lin Xiaoyou collapse from exhaustion by his bed to take care of him.

The time before that... was in that wild wooden cabin? But he didn't actually see Lin Xiaoyou that time, he just saw her on the news, crying and pleading for him.

The time before that...

Oh, right, it was that time!

It was the time he took the initiative to bring Lin Xiaoyou home, dancing on the edge of a knife, using Lin Xiaoyou's words to make Liguang realize her feelings were going overboard!

According to the timeline, that was indeed something that happened yesterday...

But he felt...

Oh man, it really felt like a long, long time had passed!

Then, out of the corner of his eye, Liguang seemed to cast a faint glance at him.

"Ahem...!"

He instantly snapped back to reality and coughed lightly.

No, wifey, listen to my explanation!

I was just reminiscing!

I wasn't dazed because I was looking at Lin Xiaoyou!

Liguang... slowly turned her head to look at Lin Xiaoyou.

She tilted her head slightly, her silver hair sliding over her shoulder.

Her heterochromatic eyes stared at Lin Xiaoyou, her brows and eyes still gentle, but her lips curled into a meaningful arc.

"Miss Lin."

She spoke softly, her voice gentle.

Lin Xiaoyou subconsciously stood up straight, her cheeks a bit flushed:

"Ah, ah... hello Liguang..."

Liguang's smile remained gentle.

She spoke clearly, in a voice that was soft but loud enough for everyone around to hear:

"Aren't you going to call me sister anymore? Wasn't Miss Lin..."

She paused, her voice still gentle, but carrying a trace of imperceptible slyness:

"...wanting to be A'qi's little wife?"

The office instantly went quiet, so quiet you could hear a pin drop!

Fang Qi: "...?"

What?

Ah...

It seemed like that actually happened?

No...!

We are an old married couple now, how do you still remember this!

Even I had forgotten about it!

And everyone else's expressions also became extremely colorful in this instant!

Shock, astonishment... then quickly turning into suppressed laughter!

Lin Xiaoyou froze completely in place!

Her almond eyes widened!

Then, her face flushed red at a visible speed, spreading from the tips of her ears down to her neck!

Liguang, however, still maintained that docile and proper smile.

She leaned forward slightly and added in the same soft but clear voice:

"But... I don't agree."

"Pfft—"

The office instantly erupted with roars of laughter and jeering!

"Holy crap! Xiaoyou, did you really say that?!"

"Not bad, Lin Xiaoyou! You've got some guts!"

"Poaching someone's man right to her face? Hahahaha!"

"Fang Qi, you lucky punk! What kind of charm do you have!"

And Lin Xiaoyou's face was now as red as a ripe tomato!

She snapped her head to glare at Fang Qi, her voice trembling with embarrassment and anger:

"Senior! You, you, you, you...!"

She stomped her foot in embarrassment:

"You actually showed the text message I sent you to Liguang?! So embarrassing! I was just joking!"

Fang Qi couldn't help but awkwardly rub his nose, his gaze drifting elsewhere.

No... can you blame me!

The crazy woman back then saw it herself!

Besides, it's your own fault for sending such random nonsense!

While complaining in his heart, he saw the silver-haired girl next to him...

Secretly stick her tongue out at him.

A very quick little movement, playful, sly, and carrying a bit of smugness from a successful prank.

The pink tip of her tongue flashed by, and her silver eyelashes blinked.

Her heterochromatic eyes rippled with a gentle smile, as well as a trace of... deep-seated attachment and reluctance to part.

As if to say:

This is the last time, just let me... be a little willful.

Looking at that fleeting playfulness, the awkwardness in Fang Qi's heart gradually faded.

...crazy woman.

Today, you can be as willful as you want.