Chapter 619

“Get on your knees!”

“Ugh…!”

The silver-haired girl knelt beside the coffee table, her delicate body jolting violently as both hands clenched tightly around the hem of her skirt.

Fang Qi sat on the sofa, rubbing his hand…

His chest heaved heavily!

All right. With this Crazy Girl, brute force really was the only way to go!

The gentler he was, the more she took advantage of him!

But still…

Fang Qi looked at the silver-haired girl in front of him and pursed his lips.

Although Liguang was kneeling perfectly straight, she had her little head tilted up, glaring fiercely at him!

Those crimson eyes were flashing without the slightest attempt at concealment!

…It was obvious that the effect of that beating was already far weaker than the first time.

She was at least obedient enough not to pounce on him again right away, but she was clearly dissatisfied!

From the moment she knelt down, that pair of crimson eyes had never been still!

Her eyes kept darting around. One moment, she would glance at the phone on the coffee table; the next, she would shoot a look toward the balcony window, practically itching to make a move!

She was even brazenly glaring at her master while kneeling in reflection!

…And it was his fault, too. Mainly because…

…Sigh.

Fang Qi sighed.

The main problem was that he really couldn’t bring himself to be harsh with her.

His Crazy Girl had only just lost her memory. She had sacrificed her memories for him and tortured herself into this state…

He might have acted fierce, but when his palm came down… he had still held back.

He had merely slapped her a few times for show. The intimidation had far outweighed the actual punishment…

But now, he regretted it.

He should have beaten her properly just now!

He had shown the slightest bit of softness, and this Crazy Girl had immediately started taking advantage of him!

Looking at her current appearance, Fang Qi was both annoyed and amused.

Just look at her! Just look at that stubborn little face!

Her cheeks were puffed out, her silver hair was a complete mess, and yet she still refused to stop sitting up straight…

She had the stubborn air of someone declaring, “Liguang absolutely has not been beaten into submission by her master!”

Hmm… Violence couldn’t solve everything. Communication was still the way to go.

But…

Fang Qi raised his hand again and rubbed his brow vigorously.

Before communicating, he should at least…

Sort out everything in his head first!

His brain felt like it was about to explode!

So many things were tangled together: Liguang’s amnesia, Lin Xiaoyou’s soul, Xiaoqing’s condition, the raft from the previous loop, the words on the sea, his own severed finger…

…What was he supposed to think about first?

What should he confirm first?

He should…

Huh?

His hand suddenly froze against his brow.

Because he had suddenly noticed that the silver-haired girl kneeling beside his leg…

Was moving toward him little by little…

Extremely slowly…

And with the utmost caution…

Her legs and buttocks weren’t moving at all. Instead, she was lightly rubbing her knees against the wood grain of the floor, inching forward millimeter by millimeter!

Both her hands were clasped behind her back, and behind her…

A faint red glow was beginning to seep out.

Fang Qi looked at the small glow behind her, and the corner of his eye twitched violently.

That color was all too familiar.

…Wasn’t that a laser blade?!

This Crazy Girl was actually sneaking around and preparing to attack him?!

Was she secretly charging up, planning to land a blow on him?

It seemed violence could sometimes have the opposite effect.

So—

He immediately reached out and pinched her cheek.

“Mm…?”

Liguang blinked as he tugged at her cheek, her whole body freezing for a moment.

She clearly hadn’t expected her master to suddenly make a move. The murderous glint in her mismatched eyes hadn’t even had time to fade before he pinched it right out of her expression!

Her phoenix eyes blinked in confusion.

Adorable.

Fang Qi released her cheek, then gently rubbed her soft, pillowy face with his palm.

“Mm…”

The silver-haired girl’s eyelashes trembled. Instinctively, she pressed her cheek against his palm and rubbed against it lightly.

Soft and smooth.

So cute!

Fang Qi’s heart melted at once.

But when his gaze swept downward, he saw the hand she had hidden behind her back.

That crimson glow was still shining at her fingertip. Even now, it hadn’t dimmed in the slightest!

…This Crazy Girl!

Fang Qi’s hand stiffened slightly.

She really was planning to attack him…!

He knew this couldn’t continue.

He had beaten her and scolded her, yet his own wife still had only one thought in her head!

She didn’t know what she had forgotten. She didn’t know what he was so anxious about or why he was punishing her!

She was simply acting on instinct. Because she believed that “Master and Miss Lin have something going on,” she wanted to attack him!

But, Liguang…

Fang Qi narrowed his eyes as he looked at the little face in front of him, its cheeks slightly flushed from his rubbing.

“…Liguang.”

He spoke in a low voice.

Her master didn’t want to play guessing games with her anymore.

“You… must have noticed it already, right?”

At his words, Liguang’s body clearly stiffened!

Kneeling on the floor, she stared straight into his eyes. Her amber eye narrowed slightly, while the crimson one flickered. She didn’t answer.

Fang Qi took a deep breath.

Not answering, huh? Then…

Her master would just say it himself!

“You must have noticed…!”

Looking into her mismatched eyes, he spoke heavily:

“You’ve lost part of your memories related to your master, haven’t you?!”

“Master really does know that Liguang has awakened!!”

The two voices rang out simultaneously!

Fang Qi’s final word had barely left his mouth when the silver-haired girl in front of him suddenly straightened, as if she had finally seized an opportunity!

Buzz!

A crimson laser blade instantly sprang from her slender fingertip!

For a moment, the expression on her pretty face seemed to collapse completely, while the crimson in her red eye suddenly exploded!

But it lasted only for an instant before—

“Huh?”

The broken expression abruptly froze, then turned blank and dazed. She remained half-risen, staring foolishly at Fang Qi.

Fang Qi: “…”

He hadn’t even had time to blink.

…What?

The laser blade at the tip of the silver-haired girl’s finger still hadn’t been retracted. It simply hung there in midair, buzzing softly…

A scorched smell filled the air.

The two of them once again stared at each other, eyes wide.

Fang Qi looked at her, the corner of his mouth twitching.

My wife, were you really that eager to…?!

“Ah!”

Buzz!

With another buzz, Liguang suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly retracted the laser blade!

“Th-that wasn’t what I meant…”

Her little hand shot behind her back, her spine straightening as she blinked at Fang Qi.

“Master, that wasn’t what Liguang meant…!”

Fang Qi: “…”

He was genuinely laughing from sheer anger!

Crazy Girl, just look at yourself!

A moment ago, you looked like you were about to murder your own husband, and now you’re pretending to be innocent?

He raised his hand again and pinched Liguang’s cheeks, pulling them forcefully to either side!

“What did you mean, then?!”

He ground his teeth as he spoke.

“Liguang, what are you trying to do?!”

“And didn’t you restart yourself just now?! How is it that… you still haven’t realized that your memories are incomplete?!”

As he spoke, he pinched her earlobe with one hand and gave it a tug.

The little star earring swayed gently along with it.

“You even forgot that I was the one who gave you this little star!”

He glared at her!

With her cheeks stretched out by him, Liguang’s small mouth was pulled into a straight line. She stared at him blankly.

It took her several seconds before she finally spoke, somewhat indistinctly:

“But… Liguang already restarted once…”

Her voice even began to sound a little aggrieved.

“Liguang already… returned to normal, didn’t she…? She already remembered again…”

She raised a hand and cautiously touched the little star on her earlobe.

“Liguang remembered… This is the star Master gave Liguang…”

…?

And then?

“…What else is there?!”

Fang Qi immediately pressed her for an answer!

There was still so much more!

“…What else?”

Liguang looked at him blankly.

“What else is there? Master only ever gave Liguang the little star…?”

Fang Qi opened and closed his mouth.

…Why?

She could remember the little star, but not anything else?

Or perhaps…

She had only managed to recall that one thing because he had reminded her.

All her other memories were still blocked.

He slowly exhaled, then his expression turned solemn.

“…Liguang.”

He looked at her and spoke in a deep voice:

“Do you remember that… island?”

He stared intently at Liguang, eagerly awaiting her reaction!

But then—

“An… island…?”

The silver-haired girl tilted her head, her pretty face filled with confusion.

It was obvious… She had no memory of it.

Fang Qi’s heart sank, but he continued questioning her.

“What about going to see a movie with Master?”

“...Huh?”

She stared at him blankly once more.

“What about our ten years? And what happened afterward…!”

He didn’t even know how to put it into words.

Yet Liguang continued to stare at him vacantly.

Her eyes were just like those of someone listening to a completely unfamiliar story.

Fang Qi stared at her bewildered face, trying to find any trace of deception hidden there…

But there was none.

She truly had no recollection whatsoever.

Fang Qi: “...?”

His breathing grew slightly heavier.

She couldn’t remember… anything?

But…

She had clearly remembered the little star just now!

Why?

Why could she remember the little star, but nothing else…?!

Why?!

He suddenly cupped Liguang’s face in both hands and stared straight into her eyes.

“Liguang, try harder! Think again!”

He was practically growling.

“The island! The movie! The ten years! And…”

“And so many other things…!”

“You have to be able to remember! Didn’t you just remember the little star?”

With her face held in his hands, Liguang’s entire body stiffened.

She stared at him blankly. Then, all at once, her crimson eyes began to flicker.

The scarlet glow seemed to have been startled by something. It spun faster and faster within her pupils, growing brighter and brighter.

And then—

She suddenly raised her hand and grabbed Fang Qi’s wrist tightly!

…Tss!

The corner of Fang Qi’s mouth twitched.

That hurt!

But Liguang showed no intention of letting go.

Instead, she tightened her grip even further, and her expression slowly began to change.

“Master, could it be that…”

She tilted her head and gazed at him ominously.

“You’ve… mistaken Liguang for another woman?”

Fang Qi: “…”

Hahaha…!

He stared at the heterochromatic eyes gradually narrowing on that pretty face…

His chest began to heave violently!

Liguang, are you pulling this on me again?!

You’re doing this again…!

He abruptly straightened up.

With his other hand, he slapped her paw away and glared at her.

“You—get on your knees!”

He shouted right then and there!

Liguang immediately shuddered, and the crimson glow in her eyes froze once more.

Her back instinctively straightened, and she even shuffled backward by half an inch.

Fang Qi simply glared at her.

“Do I look like I’m lying to you?!”

He reached out and jabbed her cheek hard!

Hard!

“Can’t you detect lies?!”

“Am I lying right now?! Huh?!”

Liguang’s face was repeatedly deformed beneath his jabs.

After the vacant look in her eyes passed, she parted her little mouth and remained blank for another moment…

Then she gradually began to look frightened.

“But…!”

Her eyes were filled with panic.

“But Liguang really doesn’t have any…!”

“Liguang really only remembers Master taking her to the amusement park…”

“She only remembers Master winning the little star for her… Liguang really doesn’t remember anything else…”

She murmured, her voice growing softer with every word, her expression becoming more and more dazed.

As for Fang Qi…

He felt utterly helpless.

He released her cheeks and leaned back into the sofa. Slowly, he raised a hand…

And buried his head in it.

…What. The. Hell. Was. Going. On?

His mind was a complete mess!

He was happy that Liguang could remember the little star, but…

What about everything else?!

Had she really forgotten all about those “dreams”?!

And what about those “real memories”?

Dreams… reality…

Hahaha!

Fang Qi vigorously rubbed his temples.

To be honest, as for whether they had been “dreams” or “reality”…

It wasn’t just Liguang who couldn’t tell anymore. He couldn’t either!

He leaned against the back of the sofa and stared at the ceiling, while countless memories of the time he had spent with Liguang surged wildly through his mind.

The warm, the thrilling, the painful—all of them became hopelessly tangled together!

His mind flashed back to that island…

His elopement to the island with Liguang had indeed been a “dream”—a beautiful dream in the first half, and a nightmare in the second.

…Liguang had forgotten it already, hadn’t she?

She had once held his hand and rushed into the island’s jungle with him, drifted across the sea in a storm, and then slowly sunk into the depths after losing her crimson eyes.

But…

His experiences with Liguang on that island had not been limited to that elopement!

Was it the fifth day?

It had to be the fifth day!

On the fifth day, they had spent an entire day happily together on the island!

It was only on the sixth day that An Lian suddenly arrived, and everything that followed had happened!

And then there was…

The Dawnlight Apartments, the Twilight Movie…

Which of those had been “dreams,” and which had been “real memories”?

…He couldn’t tell anymore either.

His sense of time had long since been scrambled by the repeated resets!

What had happened on which day?

Which memories were from before the reset?

Which parts had remained after the save?

…How could he possibly distinguish them anymore?

After all, every one of those memories was…

As real to him as memories could possibly be!

Each and every one of them was precious beyond measure. How could there be any distinction between real and fake?

Fang Qi felt his brain begin to tremble.

No…

What a complete and utter mess!

He vigorously ruffled his hair.

But then…

His movements abruptly stopped.

At the very least, there was one thing he knew for certain—one thing he cared about deeply.

That was…

The “ten years” he and Xiaoguang had spent together, as well as their wedding night after awakening from those “ten years”…

Those had not been “dreams”!

They had happened on the ninth day!

The save had occurred on the morning of the tenth day, and he had fixed those “ten years,” along with their wedding night, firmly into that save!

There was no reason for those memories to disappear along with the “dreams”!

So…!

He suddenly turned to look at Liguang, who was still kneeling on the floor, muttering to herself with an absent expression.

So Liguang still had a chance to remember!

To remember their ten years together, and their wedding night!

If that was really the case, then perhaps it would be enough too…!

…No.

Fang Qi slowly shook his head.

His gaze gradually hardened.

How could he be satisfied with just that?

…Even if those “dreams” had been taken away, he would find a way to restore them to Liguang!

If it was the world that had stolen Liguang’s memories…

Then he would take it back from the world!

After all, he was a man capable of seizing the world’s authority!

Though he had forgotten how he’d managed it, but…!

“Ding-dong!”

“Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong—!”

Suddenly, the doorbell began ringing over and over, frantically!

Fang Qi: “?”

His thoughts were forcibly dragged back. He and Liguang turned their heads at the same time, looking toward the security door!

The next second, a voice so familiar he couldn’t have mistaken it rang out from outside, urgent and agitated:

“Senior! Open the door!”

“Open it right now! Let me see Liguang!”

“Liguang! If you’ve got the guts to steal my soul, then you’d better have the guts to open the door!”

“Open up!!!”

Fang Qi: “…”

He froze on the sofa, unable to tell for a moment whether this was an act of suicide or…

Had she really turned back into that sweet, innocent girl?

He slowly turned his head.

The silver-haired girl was kneeling beside his legs, gazing up at him.

Her brows and eyes had softened slightly, while the crimson in her scarlet eyes began to flicker once more.

“Master, Miss Lin has… come all the way here looking for you.”

Her voice was soft and eerie.

Fang Qi: “…”

What an outright lie!

Didn’t you hear what Lin Xiaoyou just shouted, you Crazy Girl?!

She came here looking for you!