Chapter Summaries

Xu Qi learned that Alahato SEED’s first episode was nearing completion and celebrated privately with Rita. He later approved plans for an early PV, leaving Delta to coordinate with Director Bronya while he and Rita remained occupied.

• Delta told Xu Qi that Alahato SEED’s first episode was close to completion and urged him to finish all forty-eight scripts.
• Xu Qi embraced Rita in excitement, then postponed celebrating until after V Editor was finished.
• Xu Qi borrowed an unused warehouse and danced with Rita before the two became intimate.
• Delta found Xu Qi and Rita absent from the office and learned from Qian Chen that he wanted Seed Studio to produce a first-stage PV quickly.
• Xu Qi told Delta to select exciting later-episode clips featuring Kira, Aslan, Lacus, Assault, and Aegis, and to coordinate with Director Bronya.

Xu Qi spent the evening with Bronya after escaping Rita’s anger, and the two played Street Fighter 6 before she introduced him to an obscure sister-themed galgame. The chapter ended as Bronya prepared a save file for Xu Qi to begin Snow Shadow.

• Bronya accused Xu Qi of doing something improper with Rita at the company, and he admitted he had played Mayaya Kisaragi.
• Xu Qi asked to play Yosuga no Sora, but Bronya criticized the game and promised to recommend a better ethical-themed work.
• Xu Qi returned to Rita, then told Mei he would spend the night at Bronya’s home, where she said Yae had something to discuss with him the next day.
• Bronya and Xu Qi played Street Fighter 6, and Bronya beat him twice, first with Chun-Li and then with Ryu.
• Bronya set aside the controllers and told Xu Qi they would play Snow Shadow, an obscure galgame about an older sister, using a save file she had prepared.

Xu Qi played a sister-route Galgame with Bronya, and their teasing led him to reaffirm that he would show Eden his resolve without forcing her to accept him. After returning to the Golden Courtyard, Xu Qi faced a night with five of his girlfriends and woke the next day still surrounded by them.

• Xu Qi and Bronya played through the Galgame’s sister route, which ended with the sister leaving after their relationship was discovered.
• Xu Qi and Bronya teased each other, then Xu Qi explained that he would keep showing Eden his resolve without forcing her to accept him.
• When Xu Qi returned to the Golden Courtyard, Mei, Elysia, Yae, Mobius, and Fu Hua confronted him for spending the night away and kept him occupied until morning.
• Xu Qi woke with Elysia, Mei, and Yae beside him, while Fu Hua and Mobius had left; Mei promptly knocked him down again to go back to sleep.

Xu Qi spent the morning with Mei before visiting the underground factory, where Kiana was helping Vil-V build the Hai Wei Armor. In Xu Qi’s Mental Power space, Kiana manifested a villa-sized Golden Courtyard and teased him about the women in his life.

• Yae left for work after asking Xu Qi to look after Mei and Alysia, and Mei told Xu Qi she would live at school and return on weekends.
• Mei joked about wanting a baby and questioned Xu Qi’s fertility, prompting him to insist they try again.
• Xu Qi visited the underground factory, where Kiana operated a Klein body to coordinate production of Hai Wei while Vil-V worked on the armor.
• Vil-V left Xu Qi alone with Kiana, who was exploring his memories from inside his Mental Power space.
• Kiana showed Xu Qi that she had expanded their shared Mental Power space to resemble the Golden Courtyard and said they were independent individuals despite their similarities.

Xu Qi watched the first episode of Alahato SEED impress the studio staff, then struggled with his confidence as he prepared to record its opening theme. Eden tried to encourage him, but Xu Qi still could not control his shaking hands.

• Xu Qi said goodbye to Mei and Fu Hua as they returned to school, while Mei and Fu Hua teased him with kisses.
• Xu Qi joined the Seed Studio staff to watch the first episode of Alahato SEED, whose climactic ED left everyone astonished.
• Bronya praised the episode and asked Xu Qi about the OP, reminding him that he still had to sing it.
• Xu Qi practiced the OP with Eden but doubted he could perform it well, and Eden reassured him that she had chosen him for his vocal ability.
• Xu Qi told Eden that his hands kept trembling when he sang, leaving him unable to perform with confidence.

Eden took Xu Qi to perform on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street to rebuild his confidence, and his singing drew a crowd and donations. When Eden offered him a career as an artist under Golden Group, Xu Qi refused, and he asked whether she had watched the first episode of Z Alahato.

• Eden brought Xu Qi to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and persuaded him to sing in public.
• Xu Qi sang Mercury Love, and the growing crowd helped him become more confident and excited about performing.
• Eden held back Invoke, planning to let Xu Qi perform it only when he was in his best condition.
• Xu Qi saw the money in their bowl and agreed to continue busking the next day.
• Eden offered to make Xu Qi a world-famous artist under Golden Group, but he said that was not the life he wanted.
• Xu Qi asked Eden whether she had watched the first episode of Z Alahato, and Eden said she had not.

Xu Qi returned to a quieter Golden Courtyard, where he and Elysia talked about ideals, love, and their relationship before the household gathered for dinner. That night Elysia slept in Xu Qi’s bed, and she challenged his claim that he treated Mei the same way.

• Eden told Xu Qi she would take him to the Golden Group if his company or the industry made him unhappy, and postponed his reward until they got home.
• Xu Qi teased Elysia about having no ideals until she declared that she wanted world peace, then reassured her that she had already sealed the deal with him.
• Elysia misunderstood Xu Qi’s words and revealed she had taken a pregnancy test that came back negative.
• Aponia brought Griseo home, while Kosma chose to stay at school, and the Golden Courtyard residents shared dinner as usual.
• Elysia slept in Xu Qi’s bed and questioned him when he said he gave Mei the same warning not to cause trouble at night.

Xu Qi spent the night with Alysia while Mei returned to school and struggled with missing him. Mei called Xu Qi, discovered Alysia was with him, and vowed to confront her when she got home.

• Xu Qi teased Alysia and began making love to her despite her protests.
• Mei reunited with her roommates at school, admitted she and Xu Qi were together, and missed their intimate time at home.
• Mei called Xu Qi, who answered while Alysia urged him to continue.
• Mei heard suspicious sounds, and Alysia revealed herself and teased Mei about enjoying Xu Qi.
• Alysia ended the call, pleased that she had gotten revenge on Mei, while Mei threatened to settle things with her later.

Xu Qi reassured Elysia that he would marry her after Mei and told her he planned to visit his parents. At work, Director Delta pressed him to finish practicing the opening song, and Rita explained why Delta was so demanding before encouraging Xu Qi to keep practicing.

• Xu Qi and Elysia talked about visiting his parents, and he promised to marry her after Mei.
• Director Delta urged Xu Qi to practice the opening song so the production could prepare its first promotional video.
• Rita told Xu Qi that Delta had left key animation after being crushed by others' talent and explained her harshness toward talented staff.
• Rita reassured Xu Qi that his rapid progress with Eden showed he had talent, and he went to practice with renewed confidence.

Xu Qi regained his confidence as a singer with Eden’s help, and he and Rita reconciled over her fabricated story about Delta before becoming intimate in his office. Delta later found Xu Qi’s office locked and arrived just as he opened the door, blocking her view inside.

• Eden praised Xu Qi’s vocal ability and said his music theory was poor, then told him his progress meant he could finish the OP after more practice.
• Xu Qi told Rita that Delta had denied the story Rita had invented to encourage him, and Rita admitted she had made it up to help him.
• Xu Qi reassured Rita that he was not angry, embraced her, and the two became intimate in the locked office.
• Delta assigned production coordinators to finish cuts for a promotional PV while Director Bronya oversaw dubbing.
• Delta went to Xu Qi’s office after waiting over an hour, found the door locked, and confronted him when he finally opened it.

Delta discovered Xu Qi and Rita behaving intimately in his office, while Rita asked to delay having a child until Alahato SEED was finished. That night, Rita learned she had been assigned to help Cocoilia rebuild an Anti-Entropy base in Magic City, and Durandal suggested Xu Qi might already understand Rita’s hidden reasons.

• Delta entered Xu Qi’s office and found Rita fixing her clothes; she scolded Xu Qi after spotting suspicious tissues on his desk.
• Rita told Xu Qi she wanted to use protection until production on Alahato SEED was complete, explaining that the project needed her and that she hoped to prepare for pregnancy afterward.
• Durandal told Rita that her mission was to assist Cocoilia in rebuilding an Anti-Entropy base in Magic City.
• Rita admitted she had told Xu Qi she did not plan to have a child with him, and Durandal said she would support Rita’s choice and could arrange leave if needed.
• Durandal guessed Xu Qi had seen through Rita’s disguise but was waiting for her to explain it herself.

Durandal warned Rita that her secret was creating distance between her and Xu Qi, but Rita vowed to keep him safe even from herself. Xu Qi welcomed Yae Rin to the Golden Courtyard, where Rin met Mei and the other residents and began to suspect that her brother-in-law had unusual relationships with them.

• Durandal told Rita that she and Xu Qi could not have a genuine relationship while Rita hid a secret from him, and Rita vowed not to drag him into her dangerous world.
• Xu Qi picked up Yae Rin at Pudong International Airport after Yae could not leave work, and Rin greeted him as her brother-in-law.
• Xu Qi promised to show Rin around Magic City and brought her to the Golden Courtyard.
• Mei returned early and reunited affectionately with Xu Qi, while Rin watched in surprise.
• Xu Qi introduced Rin to the Golden Courtyard residents, and Rin noticed Aponia's unusual interest in him before meeting Pardofelis.

Xu Qi introduced Rin to the residents of the Golden Courtyard, and Mei explained that many of the women there were Xu Qi’s girlfriends. After settling Rin in Yae’s room, Xu Qi heard her ask what she should do if he visited her sister at night; later, Mei warned him that Rin was not simple.

• Xu Qi introduced Rin to Kevin, Kosma, Su, Kalpas, Mobius, Vil-V, Fu Hua, Eden, Aponia, Griseo, and Theresa as they reacted to her and teased him.
• Xu Qi introduced Rin to Mei and Elysia, and Mei told Rin that Yae and several women in the Courtyard were Xu Qi’s girlfriends.
• Xu Qi brought Rin to Yae’s room and offered her a key so she could live with her sister.
• Rin bashfully asked Xu Qi how far he and Yae had gone and what she should do if he visited Yae at night.
• Mei asked Xu Qi what he had told Rin, then warned him that Rin was not simple.

Mei warned Xu Qi to be careful around Rin and reassured him of her love before the two spent the night together. The next morning, Xu Qi and Fu Hua encountered Yae and Rin while jogging, and the four continued their exercise together.

• Mei told Xu Qi that Rin might have feelings for him and urged him to keep his distance, while reminding him of her own affection.
• Mei and Xu Qi reunited intimately after a week apart, and Mei teased him with a report during their time together.
• Xu Qi and Fu Hua went jogging and met Yae and Rin, who were also out exercising.
• Rin called Xu Qi her brother-in-law, and Yae admitted she planned to become his wife after Mei.
• The four ran together, while Rin questioned Fu Hua about her relationship with Xu Qi and Yae asked Xu Qi whether anything had happened between him and Rin.

Rin visited Yae and Xu Qi at the Golden Courtyard, where she saw how close they were and resolved to help Yae secure her place among Xu Qi’s partners. The group went sightseeing at Guangfulin Park, leaving Rin worried that Yae faced even more rivals than she had realized.

• Rin watched Yae and Xu Qi tease each other and declined Fu Hua’s suggestion that she fall in love.
• Fu Hua defeated Rin during their training, and Xu Qi comforted her by treating her like a younger child.
• Rin encouraged Yae to stay happy with Xu Qi, then privately decided to help her outrank Mei in Xu Qi’s heart.
• Fu Hua kissed Xu Qi on the sofa, and Xu Qi invited Rin and Yae to go sightseeing with the group.
• Anna drove the group from the Golden Courtyard to Guangfulin Park, where Rin realized Eden was the legendary Eden and worried about Yae’s many rivals.

Xu Qi and the others visited Guangfulin Park, where Rin tried to leave Xu Qi alone with Yae by drawing the women away. Her plan faltered when she returned and gathered more companions around him, leaving Yae’s chance to speak with him uncertain.

• Xu Qi persuaded Eden to give Anna the day off, and Anna joined the outing while Eden encouraged her to pursue Xu Qi.
• The group entered Guangfulin Park, and Rin urged Yae to seize a chance with Xu Qi after the others left them alone.
• At the park, the visitors split into smaller groups to explore, while Rin persuaded Mei and Elysia to visit the lakeside exhibition hall without Xu Qi.
• Eden took Anna elsewhere, and Mobius led Vil-V away, leaving Xu Qi with Theresa and Pardofelis.
• Rin suddenly returned and invited Theresa and Pardofelis to go with them, claiming Theresa could explain the exhibition hall.

Xu Qi took Yae on the long-postponed date he had promised her, showing her around the university campus and sharing memories from his student days. He led her into the administration building and toward a stairwell, leaving Yae curious about their destination.

• Rin drew Theresa and Pardofelis away, and Fu Hua left Xu Qi and Yae alone so they could spend time together.
• Xu Qi took Yae’s hand and invited her on a date, then decided to make up for the time she had missed in her youth.
• Xu Qi and Yae walked through his former university, reminiscing about campus life and laughing together.
• Yae embraced Xu Qi when he grew wistful while recalling the teaching buildings and his student days.
• Xu Qi led Yae into the administration building, rode the elevator to an upper floor, and guided her toward a stairwell.

Xu Qi brought Yae to the campus rooftop and confessed, and Yae accepted, turning their long-running relationship into a more openly acknowledged romance. After their friends congratulated them, Yae invited Xu Qi to her room, leaving Rin locked out and flustered.

• Xu Qi told Yae about his old dream of confessing on the rooftop and asked her to be his girlfriend, and Yae accepted.
• Yae questioned Xu Qi about his story and gave him another chance to explain why he had brought her there, then kissed him.
• Xu Qi and Yae returned holding hands, and their friends congratulated and teased them about becoming closer as lovers.
• That night, Yae locked Rin out of her room and told her that Xu Qi would sleep there, suggesting Rin stay in Xu Qi's room instead.
• Yae tried to keep quiet while Xu Qi was with her, and Rin asked from outside what they were doing.

Yae and Xu Qi continued their intimate encounter while Rin and Elysia waited outside, then Elysia comforted Rin by telling her how she and Xu Qi fell in love. Rin became moved by Elysia and Mei’s romantic memories and grew curious about Xu Qi’s other relationships.

• Yae told Rin that she and Xu Qi were busy with adult matters, and Elysia took Rin to her room instead.
• Elysia reassured Rin that she had helped improve Yae and Xu Qi’s relationship, then told her about Xu Qi taking her to see a sea of flowers.
• Rin cried at Elysia’s story, while Mei teased Elysia and described what happened after the romantic outing.
• Rin asked Mei how she and Xu Qi got together, and Mei recalled Xu Qi’s passionate confession that he cared about her more than the world.
• Rin became captivated by the couple’s stories and wondered whether Xu Qi’s other romantic experiences were just as moving.

Xu Qi accompanied Aponia to the church’s Tree Hollow, where she explained her past and her ability to perceive people’s thoughts and fates. As they prepared to guide visitors together, Aponia tested Xu Qi’s self-control, leaving him struggling against the mental restriction she placed on him.

• Xu Qi complained to Aponia about Rin interrupting him and Yae, then learned that Aponia was taking him to the Tree Hollow for her work.
• Aponia explained that the Tree Hollow was a hollowed-out redwood where visitors could confide in her unseen, and that her guidance had never changed anyone’s predetermined fate.
• Aponia described growing up in the church, becoming a nun without faith, and awakening her powerful Mental Power and golden-butterfly ability to know people’s thoughts.
• Aponia invited Xu Qi to sit beside her and help guide visitors, but their close contact made his thoughts wander.
• Aponia placed a mental restriction on Xu Qi so he could focus on the visitors, then prayed for him before they began, while he felt the restriction nearing its limit.