Camellya

Biodata

Background

Camellya rents a two-bedroom apartment at Tipping Bucket Garden, where she lives with Encore, a young relative whose parents left her in Camellya’s care. Her apartment is on the seventeenth floor 58 60 61.

She has been friends with Xiaokuai, the owner of Kuainiang Restaurant, for nearly three years and regularly visits the restaurant with Encore 55 56 68.

Appearance

Camellya has a slender, graceful figure and long silver-white hair, usually tied in twin tails. She wore a pale white dress when Wuling first met her and a simple, light-colored dress to their dinner 32 56.

• Hair: Black strands frame either side of her face 32.
• Scent: Wuling notices a faint scent of camellias in her hair 81.

Personality

Camellya is gentle and playful, although Wuling initially finds her quiet and hard to approach. She readily accepts shared responsibility for their collision and insists on treating him to a meal as an apology 32 81.

She can tease others, but becomes shy when her feelings are involved. Although she feels an immediate attraction to Wuling, she later admits she is unsure whether what she feels is romantic affection or concern for a friend 58 61.

Camellya is affectionate but firm with Encore: she worries when Encore wanders off alone and scolds her for misbehavior 56 62.

Relationships

• Wuling — Her junior at the academy. She feels an instinctive closeness to him and asks to spend time alone with him, while he initially describes them as good friends 32 57.
• Encore — Her young relative and housemate. Camellya cares for her, and Encore helps her invite Wuling home 54 59 60 61.
• Xiaokuai (Little Kuai / Kuai Niang) — Her longtime friend and the owner of Kuainiang Restaurant. Xiaokuai teases Camellya about Wuling and encourages her to pursue him 55 58.

Story Role

Meeting Wuling

Distracted on his way to class, Wuling collides with Camellya on campus and knocks her over. After helping her up, he asks to treat her to a meal as an apology. They exchange WeChat contacts and arrange to meet on Saturday 32.

Dinner and apartment visit

Camellya brings Encore to Kuainiang Restaurant to meet Wuling. During dinner, she asks him to call her by name and says he felt familiar to her from their first meeting, as if they had known each other in a past life. She suggests an outing for just the two of them, but Wuling also promises Encore a future outing together 54 56 57.

After dinner, Wuling walks them home. Camellya’s first invitation upstairs is declined because of the late hour, but she and Encore eventually persuade him to visit. Their conversation at the apartment is awkward; Camellya nevertheless asks about his schedule and worries that he is not getting enough sleep 58 59 60 61.

Wuling discovers an adult book behind a couch cushion and leaves soon afterward. Camellya realizes he likely saw it and discovers that Encore moved it from its hiding place 62.

Seeing Wuling again

Xiaokuai reports seeing Wuling with Cartethyia and suspects the other girl is interested in him. Camellya does not know Cartethyia, but trusts Wuling despite having known him for only three days 67 68.

After avoiding contact because of the book incident, Camellya visits Wuling during freshman military training and brings him cold water. She asks how he sees her and how he feels about her concern; he says he is happy to have a friend who cares. Their conversation is interrupted, and Wuling later leaves before Camellya can respond to his comments about the book 80 81 82 83.

Trivia

• Camellya likes reading horror stories under the covers at night and is not actually afraid of the dark, despite Encore claiming otherwise to keep Wuling from leaving 59.
• Encore once killed Camellya’s favorite camellia after Camellya had grown it for almost a year 61.