At that moment, Fang Qi was still drifting through the darkness.
He felt…
That he had forgotten so, so many things.
Of course, he still remembered what had happened before the rollback.
He remembered pinching Liguang’s little face and “threatening” her fiercely.
He remembered the entire process of her transformation from a domineering yandere into a bewildered little airhead.
And, more importantly…
He remembered standing before that sky, which was in the process of shattering, and spouting all kinds of nonsense at “The Eyes of the World”!
But…
The memories that had originally returned to him…
Had vanished once again.
He knew that he had recovered his memories once before.
But that was all he knew.
To be honest…
This feeling was awful!
It was the kind of feeling where you were just about to do something, had already gotten up and put on your clothes, and then suddenly—
“Wait… what was I about to do again?”
That feeling of utter confusion!
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t remember!
It was so, so awful!
Just like having Alzheimer’s!
Come to think of it…
After experiencing those eighty-two cycles, Liguang must have felt the same way, right?
She clearly knew that something important had slipped away from her mind, yet she couldn’t grasp it no matter what.
All she could do was stare blankly into the empty depths of her consciousness.
Still, it didn’t matter too much.
At the very least…
He still remembered how miserably his own wife had toyed with him on that timeline!
And he also remembered that after the rollback, he was going to…!
Fang Qi slowly opened his eyes.
Before him was the familiar living room.
The familiar sofa.
The simple strip lights.
The white coffee table.
The air was filled with the familiar fragrance of tea, along with a faint, sweet strawberry scent.
And then…
Fang Qi stared blankly at the other side of the coffee table.
The silver-haired girl was kneeling there, sitting on her legs.
Only this time, the silver-haired girl wasn’t holding her tea.
She simply knelt there in a daze, staring at him.
Her lips were slightly parted, as though she wanted to say something but didn’t dare open her mouth.
Her amber left eye was still glistening with tears, while her crimson right pupil…
Was still flickering wildly!
Fang Qi slowly lowered his head and looked at the surface of the coffee table.
The white porcelain teacup sat there quietly, steam rising from it.
Its temperature was just right.
And beside the teacup…
[If Master takes the subway again, Liguang will break Master’s legs.]
That faint tea stain was still there.
Fang Qi: “...?”
Huh?
He stared at those words, and his brain froze for a brief moment.
…Wait.
This was the morning of the eleventh day, wasn’t it?
That was right.
The rollback point was here.
But…
The world should have changed by now, shouldn’t it?
The previous world had already collapsed, hadn’t it?
That timeline had already shattered into pieces, hadn’t it…?
Then why…
He stared blankly at the tabletop.
Why was that tea stain still there?
Could it be that he hadn’t—
…No.
The corner of his eye caught sight of the cabinet nearby.
…He was back.
His trembling gaze slowly calmed.
On the most conspicuous compartment of the open shelving unit…
Sat a perfectly square plastic food container.
Beneath its transparent lid was a serving of…
A crooked egg pancake.
Its appearance was nothing special, and the edges were even a little burnt.
It had been positioned at the perfect angle.
From the sofa, one could see the egg pancake’s most complete side.
That was…
The first meal he had personally cooked for Liguang on this timeline.
Fang Qi’s eyes trembled.
…He was back.
He really was back.
He had finally returned to the original timeline, back to that normal—
“Master, I’m sorry!!!!”
Suddenly, a sharp, piercing apology nearly burst Fang Qi’s eardrums!
At the same time—
“Bang!”
Fang Qi: “?!!!”
He was still somewhat dazed, and the noise made his entire body jolt!
What the…?!
His gaze sharpened as he glared over—
Only to see that Liguang had already prostrated herself deeply on the floor!
Her long silver hair spread across her pale blue house dress, completely hiding her face!
Her fair forehead was pressed firmly against the carpet!
That “bang” had been the sound of her forehead striking the floor!
Yikes…
Fang Qi’s eyelid twitched.
That sounded painful just listening to it!
“S-s-sorry, Master!!!”
The silver-haired girl remained prostrated on the floor, apologizing in a panicked, stammering voice!
Her slender shoulders had curled into a ball, and her delicate fingers were digging tightly into the carpet!
“W-what did Liguang… do?!!!”
“Liguang… Liguang was completely insane!!!”
Her voice had begun to mix with electrical static again!
Her little silver head burrowed even deeper, almost as if she wanted to embed it in the carpet!
“I’m sorry, Master!!!”
“Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry…!!!”
She began repeating those three words over and over!
Her shoulders trembled violently!
The long silver hair spread across the carpet shook along with them!
Um…
Fang Qi opened his mouth, momentarily stunned.
Huh? Liguang, you…
…Ah.
He suddenly understood.
His Liguang had already regained her “sanity”?
He blinked as he looked at the little figure curled up on the floor.
…That made sense.
He also felt much less weighed down now.
That feeling of having his emotions forcibly suppressed…
Was gone!
He now possessed normal, living emotional fluctuations!
For example, the sensation of his heart suddenly clenching when she had startled him just now.
And then there was…
The faint ache in his heart as he watched her trembling on the floor.
So…
Authority had returned to Liguang!
She was no longer that completely deranged, out-of-control little monster!
Still…
Fang Qi blinked as he looked at her.
This appearance was rather…
“I’m sorry, sorry, sorry, Master, sorry, sorry, sorry…”
Liguang was still curled up into a tiny ball on the floor, trembling like a frightened animal.
Her little head was buried firmly against the ground, making her look pitiful and helpless.
Mm.
…Adorable!
And she made him want to protect her, too…
Fang Qi instinctively wanted to tell her to get up.
He reached out, wanting to pull her up, wanting to take her into his arms, wanting to tell her that he didn’t blame her, wanting to say—
His hand stopped halfway.
The corner of his eye twitched.
…Like hell he didn’t blame her!
His gaze sharpened as he glared viciously at the trembling silver-haired girl on the floor!
Thinking of what this crazy woman had done in the previous loop…
His breathing instantly grew heavy!
This. Crazy. Woman!!!
You—you—you—you—!!!
Fang Qi ground his teeth as his hand slowly clenched into a fist!
Although, considering what had happened in the previous loop, it should technically have been part of a plan he himself had made before losing his memories…?
He wasn’t entirely sure about that.
But what he knew for certain was…!
Crazy. Woman!
Fang Qi stared at the little thing curled up on the floor, feeling as though his eyes were about to catch fire!!
You actually dared to do that!!!
You really dared…
You almost drove him to the brink of collapse!!
No!
Not “almost”!
She had driven him to a complete breakdown!
Fang Qi knew exactly what it had felt like at the time!
He had held that shattered figurine while kneeling on the floor of the entryway. Then, after discovering that the little star on the figurine’s earlobe was gone…
He had truly broken down! He hadn’t had any memories back then!
That feeling—it was pure, utter collapse!
And what did that madwoman do?
She just watched him fall apart. Watched him scream. Watched him struggle in the abyss of despair until, finally…
Only then did she reach out and place the little star before his eyes!
And at the time, hadn’t that madwoman even told him…
That only after his emotions completely broke down would her authority awaken?! Only then could she manifest?!
In other words—
From the very beginning, her goal had been to drive him insane?!
His fists clenched!
His fists were really, really clenched!!
Fang Qi glared furiously at the little silver-white object on the floor.
…Ha-ha!
Good!
Very good!
“Liguang!!”
He ground out the name through clenched teeth.
“You really dare, don’t you?!”
Every word was squeezed out from between his teeth!
The silver-haired girl, kneeling on the floor, shuddered violently.
Her slender shoulders hunched even tighter, and she buried her little head deeper, almost as if she wanted to stuff her entire body into the carpet!
“Master, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!!!”
Her voice grew louder, mixed with obvious sobs and electrical static.
“Liguang really knows she was wrong!!!”
“Liguang… Liguang only divided her authority with Master because she wanted to spend more time with you!!!”
She cried and shouted at the same time.
“Liguang didn’t know it would make her lose control!!! Liguang just wanted to spend more time with Master. Liguang wanted so badly to stay with Master forever…!
“Liguang really didn’t expect things to turn out like that…!!!”
Um…
Fang Qi’s gaze faltered.
That did seem to be the case…
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Master, I’m sorry…!”
The silver-haired girl curled herself into an even smaller ball and began mumbling.
“It was… it was Liguang who asked Miss Lin to help Master…”
“It was Liguang who tacitly allowed Miss Lin to remain by Master’s side, but then…”
She mumbled incoherently:
“But then Liguang lost control… and took it out on Master…!”
“Back then, Liguang… really was crazy!!!”
She suddenly raised her head!
“It was all Liguang’s fault!! All of it was Liguang’s fault!!!”
She looked at Fang Qi, her lips trembling.
Her amber eye was brimming with tears, glistening as they swirled. Her red eye flickered wildly.
Fang Qi opened his mouth.
Huh?
Was this really necessary…?
“Liguang, you—!”
Before he could finish speaking, Liguang suddenly came forward on her knees and threw her arms around his leg!
She pressed her little face against his knee and began rubbing herself against it frantically!
Left, right, left, right!
Like a silver kitten that had done something wrong and was desperately trying to please its owner!
“Please punish Liguang severely, Master!!!”
She wailed.
“Hit Liguang, scold Liguang—anything is fine!!!”
Then she buried her head again, her voice muffled and choked with sobs.
“Liguang… Liguang will increase her pain sensitivity to three times…! No, ten times!!!”
“Please punish Liguang severely, Master!!!”
She lifted her head, her tear-filled heterochromatic eyes gazing at him pitifully, tears still clinging to her eyelashes!
Fang Qi opened his mouth again, trying to say something…
“Just please don’t hate Liguang, Master! Liguang really knows she was wrong…!!”
That madwoman didn’t give him a chance to speak at all!
As soon as she finished, she buried her face against his knee again and continued rubbing furiously.
She kept muttering, “I’m sorry,” “Liguang was wrong,” and “Please don’t hate Liguang, Master.”
Fang Qi: “…”
Her relentless repentance left him completely flustered!
He couldn’t get a word out!
One hand remained frozen in midair, while he had no idea where to put the other.
The soft, warm bundle pressed against his leg continued rubbing against him.
The silver hair tied atop her head had come loose and fallen around her shoulders.
Meanwhile, his pant leg was gradually being soaked by her tears, turning cold and damp.
Fang Qi lowered his head and looked at the silver head still rubbing frantically against his leg.
Listening to her increasingly broken apologies and feeling the arms wrapped around his leg tighten more and more…
At last, he sighed helplessly.
Sigh.
All right.
Fair enough.
Liguang had indeed almost driven him insane, but…
Why had she done it?
Because she had lost control.
And why had she lost control?
Because she had divided her own “authority” with him.
And why had she divided that authority?
Because her power was too strong, and an ordinary human body simply couldn’t withstand it.
That was why she had given part of her authority to him.
That way, she could maintain her human form more stably and stay by his side longer.
What had his wife done wrong?
She had only wanted to spend a little more time with him!
She had only…
wanted to stay with him forever and ever!
She had meant well!
Besides, she had been able to divide that authority—which was powerful enough to cause earthquakes and tsunamis across the entire world—with him without holding anything back…
Wasn’t that also her wholehearted support for him?!
It was just that…
Fang Qi rubbed his temples.
Her good intentions had backfired.
She had driven herself insane, then pushed him to the brink of collapse…
But…
Could that really be considered a bad thing?
Fang Qi pursed his lips.
What had the him who recovered his memories said at the end of the previous loop, when the world shattered?
“We’ve taken another step toward the goal.”
And…
Hadn’t he secretly stripped away part of the world’s authority as well?
Although he had no memory at all of how that happened now, it sounded like…
it hadn’t exactly been a losing deal?
…Sigh!
That crazy woman was really something else!
…Forget it!
Fang Qi shook his head helplessly and raised his hand…
He gently stroked Liguang’s little head, which was still rubbing against his leg.
His palm settled over her soft, silky silver hair, and he could feel…
that the little bundle was still trembling faintly.
His fingers passed through her hair as he gently rubbed the back of her head.
“All right, all right…”
His voice softened, and he smiled helplessly.
“Get up, Liguang.”
“Master knows you meant well in the beginning.”
“Master doesn’t blame you.”
The silver head against his leg finally stopped rubbing.
The silver-haired girl cautiously raised her head and peeked at him.
Tear tracks still stained her little face, and both her amber and red eyes were misty with tears.
“R-Really?”
Her voice was soft, light, and trembling.
“Master really…”
She looked at Fang Qi pitifully.
“Master really doesn’t hate Liguang?”
Fang Qi reached out and gently pinched her damp little cheek.
It was soft and pillowy, with the same familiar texture as always.
“Of course not!”
He wiped away the tear hanging from the corner of her eye.
“And besides…”
He winked at Liguang and lowered his voice.
“Liguang did me a huge favor in the end, you know!”
“After all, in the end…”
He looked at the tearful silver-haired girl before him and gave her another meaningful wink.
After all, he had recovered his memories in the end!
“Although it’s a shame…”
He spread his hands helplessly.
“I’ve lost them again now.”
He was telling Liguang that although he had recovered his memories before…
he had lost them again now.
But the silver-haired girl merely blinked in confusion.
“What are you talking about, Master? In the end…”
With a tear still clinging to the corner of her eye, she stared blankly at Fang Qi.
“Wasn’t Master forced by Liguang…”
She bit her lip and shifted slightly before speaking in a small voice:
“…forced to the point of collapse, and then the world collapsed together with Master?”
The tone was one of genuine confusion, and his mismatched eyes held nothing but bewilderment and fear.
Fang Qi: “...?”
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