Recaps

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu discussed affectionate forms of address and agreed that he could massage her feet whenever he wanted. Lin Tian then learned that Moonlight and Cat had reached No. 7 on the China HX-board chart, and he decided to finish a second album within the week to build on the success.

• Lin Tian suggested massaging Gan Yan Yu's feet once a month, and she told him he could do it whenever he wanted.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu tried calling each other "Little Gan" and "Teacher Lin" before moving on to lunch.
• He Zhichen told Lin Tian that Moonlight and Cat had reached No. 7 on the HX-board China chart and that "Rainy Day Wet" had sold 200,000 copies in its first week.
• He Zhichen urged Lin Tian to release another album and suggested he could challenge Pop Music's biggest sellers.
• Lin Tian recalled his ambition to make classical music popular again and said he would finish his second album within the week.

After Lin Tian received more than two million yuan from the duo’s album sales, he asked Gan Yan Yu how they should use their earnings. They agreed to save most of their money in a wedding fund, while a new Producer Task challenged them to release a duet that would gain ten million plays and 100,000 shock emotion points within seven days.

• Lin Tian received 2,190,470.85 yuan in album revenue, and He Zhichen explained the sales breakdown and the studio’s revenue share.
• Lin Tian asked Gan Yan Yu whether she wanted to move or buy something, but she said she liked living across the hall from him and asked for a Pudding Family Bucket.
• Gan Yan Yu proposed that they put most of their earnings into a wedding fund, and Lin Tian agreed.
• The Producer Task required Lin Tian to release a duet with his partner and reach ten million plays and 100,000 shock emotion points within seven days for the reward of Japanese Mastery.

Lin Tian chose Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony” as the model for a piece meant to shock listeners, then adapted its second movement for cello and piano. After rehearsing it with Gan Yan Yu, they planned to record it at the company the next day.

• Lin Tian decided that a surprising, sudden musical effect would suit the system’s request to shock listeners, and settled on Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony.”
• Lin Tian rewrote the second movement as a score centered on cello and piano, with other string instruments planned as accompaniment.
• Gan Yan Yu questioned some unusual notes in the score, but Lin Tian assured her they were intentional.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed the piece together in the café and laughed at its playful effect.
• Gan Yan Yu eagerly suggested recording the piece the next day so they could share it with everyone.

Lin Tian recorded a new symphony album with Gan Yan Yu and learned that he had placed second in Qingjiang Province’s music unified examination. He and Gan Yan Yu returned to school for their final examinations, where they found a banner celebrating their Parrot Qin Cup victory.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu recorded the remaining movements of the symphony, and He Zhichen agreed to release it with their earlier pieces as “Moonlight and Cat Collection 2.”
• Lin Tian checked the music examination results and found Gan Yan Yu in first place, himself in second, and Wu Yi in third.
• Realizing the final examinations were approaching, Lin Tian decided to return to school, and Gan Yan Yu said she would go back too to improve her regular academic grades.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu traveled back to school the day before the final examinations and saw a banner congratulating them on winning the Parrot Qin Cup cello competition.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu returned to Qingzhou Seventh High School in disguise, only to find themselves celebrated on the alumni board and surrounded by students boasting about encounters with them. Lin Tian reached Class A and overheard Su Ran and Xu Yong arguing before classmates recognized him.

• Lin Tian heard students discussing visits to his seat and gave Gan Yan Yu masks so they could enter campus unnoticed.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu found posters honoring them as famous alumni outside the senior-year building.
• Lin Tian overheard students inventing and exaggerating stories about their encounters with him, so he took Gan Yan Yu upstairs.
• Lin Tian arrived at Class A and heard Su Ran and Xu Yong arguing about her videos and their relationship.
• Two students spotted Lin Tian in the corridor, and one exclaimed that he was there.

Lin Tian returned to school and mediated Xu Yong and Su Ran’s argument over her cosplay videos. After Xu Yong insisted he did not care what she posted, Su Ran asked him to recommend a different video style.

• Two classmates greeted Lin Tian and praised his new album when he arrived at school.
• Lin Tian sat between Xu Yong and Su Ran, then shocked Xu Yong by revealing he had earned over two million yuan but still planned to study.
• Xu Yong asked Lin Tian to judge his argument with Su Ran over her revealing cosplay videos, and Lin Tian said Su Ran’s choices were none of Xu Yong’s business.
• Xu Yong said Su Ran could make whatever videos she wanted, while Lin Tian wondered whether their constant arguments meant they enjoyed being scolded.
• Su Ran turned to Xu Yong and asked him to suggest video ideas because she was willing to change styles.

After Su Ran and Xu Yong reached an understanding about her videos and his insults, Lin Tian endured a day of teachers competing to tutor him. He met Gan Yan Yu after school, and she asked him to spend New Year’s Eve with her and her parents.

• Su Ran agreed to try a new style of video if Xu Yong stopped calling her a “chicken,” and Xu Yong accepted.
• On the self-study day before the final exams, teachers fussed over Lin Tian and offered him special tutoring, which he refused.
• Lin Tian met Gan Yan Yu after school and learned she had agreed to tutoring sessions after the Chinese exam.
• Lin Tian encouraged Gan Yan Yu about her grades and thought about spending New Year’s Eve without Grandpa Gan.
• Gan Yan Yu told Lin Tian that her parents wanted her to spend New Year’s Eve with them and asked him to come along.

Lin Tian declined Gan Yan Yu’s invitation to spend New Year’s with her parents, though he respected her decision to consider going. Meanwhile, Zhang Dong livestreamed his reaction to Moonlight and Cat’s new album, where the startling Surprise Symphony left him wondering if it had been written to torment listeners.

• Lin Tian declined to spend New Year’s at Gan Yan Yu’s parents’ home, and Gan Yan Yu agreed not to rush her answer to them.
• Zhang Dong opened a livestream to listen with his viewers when Moonlight and Cat’s new album was released.
• Zhang Dong bought the album and began playing the new track, Surprise Symphony in G Major.
• The symphony repeatedly interrupted its gentle melody with booming chords that startled Zhang Dong and amused his viewers.
• Zhang Dong interpreted the piece as a story of an ordinary person enduring hardship, but he privately suspected Moonlight and Cat had made it to torment the audience.

Lin Tian’s new album with Moonlight and Cat gained huge attention, and the success of “Surprise Symphony” helped him complete his mission and earn Japanese Mastery. He learned to speak Japanese and received Gan Yan Yu’s message about their departure for Tokyo the next day.

• Lin Tian checked the album’s sales and mission progress, then saw that the new album had sold over 30,000 copies in 24 hours.
• Netizens and bloggers spread discussion of the album, while Zhang Dong’s startled livestream clip brought more listeners to “Surprise Symphony.”
• Tong Tai said the piece chiefly showed off Moonlight’s musical structure and emotional expression, sparking another wave of debate online.
• Lin Tian completed his mission and gained Japanese Mastery, absorbing the language knowledge and trying out a few phrases.
• Gan Yan Yu messaged Lin Tian to ask whether he had packed for their trip to Tokyo and suggested visiting the beach.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu prepared to leave early for Tokyo, where they would compete after a company-funded trip around Japan. At the airport, He Zhichen waited with singer Wei Xiaoxiao, who was surprised to learn Moonlight and Cat were high school students.

• Gan Yan Yu persuaded Lin Tian to bring a swimsuit in case they visited the seaside during their Tokyo trip.
• Lin Tian packed for his first trip abroad and realized he needed to buy a spare camera battery.
• Lin Tian bought a battery and headed to Qingtian International Airport ahead of Gan Yan Yu.
• He Zhichen waited at the airport with Wei Xiaoxiao, another Leyun singer traveling to Tokyo for a performance.
• Wei Xiaoxiao reacted with surprise when He Zhichen told her Moonlight and Cat were high school students.

Wei Xiaoxiao met Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu before their trip to Tokyo and found the young classical musicians very different from her expectations. She was struck by their looks and closeness, while He Zhichen admitted that he and millions of fans hoped they would become a couple.

• Wei Xiaoxiao complained to He Zhichen about traveling with two eighteen-year-old classical musicians and revealed her poor impression of the profession.
• Lin Tian arrived, and Wei Xiaoxiao froze at his handsome appearance and was surprised by his relaxed, lightly dressed manner in the cold.
• Gan Yan Yu arrived with her cello and hurried to Lin Tian, explaining that she had brought it so she could play whenever he found inspiration.
• Wei Xiaoxiao wondered whether Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu were dating, and He Zhichen said they were not official but that he and millions of fans hoped they would get together.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu traveled to Tokyo for the Sakibo International Piano Competition, where Wei Xiaoxiao suggested visiting a livehouse and asked Lin Tian to perform in her place. Lin Tian said he would consider it and was left unsure whether the venue would suit him and Gan Yan Yu.

• Gan Yan Yu tried to give Lin Tian her coat, then asked him to warm her cold hands, and Lin Tian held and blew on them.
• He Zhichen told Wei Xiaoxiao that Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu liked each other and planned to marry after winning the championship.
• On the flight to Tokyo, Wei Xiaoxiao asked Lin Tian about his plans, and he joked that he and Gan Yan Yu would not take a third person on their outings before having children.
• Wei Xiaoxiao told Lin Tian about Tokyo livehouses and suggested he visit one in Ikebukuro.
• Wei Xiaoxiao asked Lin Tian to take her place performing at a livehouse the next day, and Lin Tian said he would think about it.

After arriving in Tokyo, Lin Tian practiced piano alone in his hotel room while confronting his anxiety about competing without Gan Yan Yu's support. Wei Xiaoxiao heard his lively playing from the hallway, and Gan Yan Yu caught her peeking in.

• Gan Yan Yu agreed to visit a livehouse with Lin Tian, and Wei Xiaoxiao offered to cover their tickets without obligating Gan Yan Yu to perform.
• Lin Tian and the others landed at Haneda Airport and checked into a hotel in Chiyoda Ward, where a piano had been arranged in his room.
• After He Zhichen reminded him of their mission and the hotel's quiet hours, Lin Tian showered and tested the piano.
• Lin Tian reflected on his nerves about competing alone, then practiced several pieces, including "Dream of Snow" and "Dance of the Flowers."
• Wei Xiaoxiao arrived at Lin Tian's door, listened to his music, and hummed along until Gan Yan Yu appeared beside her and asked what she was peeking at.

Wei Xiaoxiao visited Lin Tian to share the location and tickets for the next day's livehouse, while Gan Yan Yu tried to stop them from exchanging WeChat contacts. After they added each other and made a group chat, Lin Tian asked Gan Yan Yu why she had interfered, and she explained that she had followed advice she saw online.

• Gan Yan Yu confronted Wei Xiaoxiao outside Lin Tian's room, then listened as Lin Tian played an unfamiliar piano piece he said might have been improvised.
• Wei Xiaoxiao told Lin Tian she had come to send him the livehouse location, but Gan Yan Yu objected to them adding each other on WeChat.
• Lin Tian suggested that the group add one another and make a group chat, so Wei Xiaoxiao, Gan Yan Yu, and Lin Tian exchanged contacts and Wei Xiaoxiao added He Zhichen.
• Wei Xiaoxiao sent the location and electronic tickets to the group before leaving for the night.
• Lin Tian asked Gan Yan Yu why she had tried to stop him from adding Wei Xiaoxiao, and Gan Yan Yu said she had seen online that intervening might make him happier.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu planned a hot-spring trip after she abandoned her idea of visiting the beach in the cold weather. The next day, they went shopping in Ikebukuro, where Gan Yan Yu dressed as a Japanese schoolgirl and playfully role-played skipping class with Lin Tian, before struggling to order ramen in Japanese.

• Gan Yan Yu asked when they would visit the beach, then agreed to soak in hot springs instead, and Lin Tian found an inn outside Tokyo.
• Lin Tian realized Gan Yan Yu might have wanted the beach mainly to wear the swimsuit she had brought.
• Gan Yan Yu wore a school uniform to Ikebukuro and said she wanted to experience dressing like a Japanese student.
• Gan Yan Yu linked arms with Lin Tian and pretended to be a Tokyo high school girl skipping class with a male senior who had led her astray.
• At a ramen shop, Gan Yan Yu could not understand the clerk's Japanese recommendations, so Lin Tian stepped in to order.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu spent a carefree afternoon sightseeing and eating in Tokyo before arriving at a livehouse for a show. As they waited among fashionable concertgoers, Gan Yan Yu whispered that Lin Tian could no longer keep pretending to be a high school student and asked what they should pretend to be instead.

• Lin Tian ordered ramen in Japanese, and the clerk praised his fluency after discovering he was from China.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu ate ramen, then visited Sunshine Aquarium, a retro shop, Edogawa Ranpo's former residence, and an observation deck around Tokyo.
• Lin Tian reflected that their sightseeing felt like the kind of date he had always wanted, apart from music.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu arrived at a crowded livehouse half an hour before the show and noticed the fashionable audience.
• Gan Yan Yu hid behind Lin Tian, then whispered that he could not keep playing a high school student and asked what they should switch to.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu entered a Tokyo livehouse, where Gan Yan Yu played up their high-school senior-and-junior act and drew worried attention from the bartender. As the band Cosmic Flying Pigs performed, Gan Yan Yu enthusiastically joined the crowd, and singer Kana invited her onto the stage.

• Lin Tian refused Gan Yan Yu's suggestion to change their roles and led her into the livehouse, where they showed their passports to the suspicious ticket checker.
• At the bar, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu ordered Long Island Iced Teas, and Gan Yan Yu told the bartender they were Tokyo students and that Lin Tian had taken her out of school.
• Gan Yan Yu joked that she would go wherever Lin Tian took her, making the bartender and nearby patrons worry about her safety.
• The band Cosmic Flying Pigs began its energetic performance, and Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu enjoyed the lively music.
• Singer Kana noticed Gan Yan Yu cheering in the crowd and gestured for her to come onstage.

Gan Yan Yu joined the band Cosmic Flying Pigs onstage, first dancing with them and then agreeing to play her cello. Lin Tian worried she would disrupt their performance, but a Producer Task appeared, and he agreed to perform with her.

• Kana invited Gan Yan Yu onto the stage, where she introduced herself and clapped and danced along to the band's music.
• Lin Tian learned from the blue-haired live house owner that Wei Xiaoxiao had recommended two musicians, but the owner had not recognized them.
• Kana asked Gan Yan Yu to play her cello with the band, and Gan Yan Yu agreed despite Lin Tian's concern.
• Gan Yan Yu told Lin Tian that the music made her want to play, and a Producer Task appeared.
• Lin Tian took out the cello and asked the owner for permission to perform a piece with Gan Yan Yu.

Lin Tian chose to perform “Beethoven Virus” with Gan Yan Yu to earn 10,000 emotional points from the livehouse audience and win indestructible swim trunks. The pair took the stage for their special performance, while Lin Tian told the blue-haired proprietress that Wei Xiaoxiao’s favor would be repaid afterward.

• Lin Tian accepted the Easter egg mission and selected “Beethoven Virus” as a high-energy piece suited to the audience.
• The blue-haired proprietress agreed to arrange a piano and scheduled Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to perform after Cosmic Flying Pigs.
• Lin Tian gave Gan Yan Yu the sheet music, and she said she looked forward to performing it with him.
• After Cosmic Flying Pigs finished, Kana announced a special performance and introduced Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian to the surprised audience.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu headed onto the stage, and Lin Tian told the blue-haired proprietress that Wei Xiaoxiao’s favor to her would be repaid after the performance.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed “Beethoven Virus” at a Tokyo live house, stunning the audience with their intense piano-and-cello duet. Their performance left Lin Tian newly exhilarated by sharing music with listeners, while Kana learned the pair were the famous mainland duo Moonlight and Cat and that Lin Tian had come to Tokyo for the “Sakuhou” International Piano Competition.

• Lin Tian asked Kana to lend them the blond-haired drummer, then took the stage with Gan Yan Yu and the drummer.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu launched into “Beethoven Virus,” and Gan Yan Yu’s powerful cello playing transformed the audience’s impression of her.
• Lin Tian accelerated the piano part, and the trio’s energetic performance got the live-house crowd moving and amazed the Cosmic Flying Pigs band.
• Gan Yan Yu passed the lead to Lin Tian when the piano accelerated beyond the cello’s limits, and Lin Tian reveled in the audience’s response.
• The blue-haired woman told Kana and the band that Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu were the mainland duo Moonlight and Cat, and that Lin Tian was in Tokyo for the “Sakuhou” International Piano Competition.

After Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu’s performance earned the full 10,000 Emotion Value, they returned to the bar and thanked Kana and her band. The band left to prepare for another set, but Gan Yan Yu drank the Long Island Iced Tea she had left untouched, alarming Lin Tian.

• The blue-haired girl realized she had mistaken Gan Yan Yu for a child and worried she had embarrassed herself, while the band learned Gan Yan Yu was a professional pianist.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu finished their performance to enthusiastic cheers, and Lin Tian’s mission reached 10,000 Emotion Value.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu left the stage without answering the audience’s questions and returned to the bar, where Kana and her bandmates greeted them awkwardly.
• Gan Yan Yu thanked Kana, and Kana invited Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to explore Tokyo before leaving with her band to prepare for another set.
• Gan Yan Yu downed the Long Island Iced Tea, and Lin Tian realized too late that she had taken a drink.

After Gan Yan Yu drank a strong cocktail, Lin Tian realized she was drunk and helped her leave the livehouse. As he supported her while they waited for a ride, she admitted she was happy to hear him enjoy performing onstage, then asked him to take off her jacket because she felt hot.

• Gan Yan Yu finished a strong drink and became visibly confused, while Lin Tian realized she was drunk.
• Lin Tian took Gan Yan Yu and her cello out of the livehouse and waited with her for a rideshare.
• When Gan Yan Yu nearly fell, Lin Tian caught her and carried her cello while supporting her.
• Gan Yan Yu told Lin Tian she had worried he performed only for her and said she was glad he enjoyed the stage that night.
• Gan Yan Yu broke free from Lin Tian's support and asked him to take off her jacket because she felt hot.

Lin Tian took the drunken Gan Yan Yu home in a cab, helping her loosen her uniform because she felt overheated. As she slept against his shoulder, their faces drew close, and a sudden brake sent Lin Tian crashing into her.

• Gan Yan Yu complained of being hot and asked Lin Tian to remove her coat, then collapsed into his arms when her legs gave way.
• Lin Tian helped Gan Yan Yu into the cab and placed her cello in the trunk.
• Gan Yan Yu asked Lin Tian to loosen her bow and undo the top buttons of her shirt because her neck felt tight and she was still hot.
• Gan Yan Yu rested her head on Lin Tian's shoulder, and he became entranced by how close their faces were.
• The cab braked sharply, causing Lin Tian to crash into Gan Yan Yu.

Lin Tian rode in a taxi with the sleeping Gan Yan Yu and struggled to restrain his attraction to her. After an accidental collision at a traffic light, Gan Yan Yu woke without realizing what had happened, and Lin Tian left the car with her as the driver misread the scene.

• Lin Tian watched Gan Yan Yu sleep in the taxi and imagined kissing her, while telling himself he would only act if an accident caused it.
• When the driver braked at a traffic light, Gan Yan Yu shifted away and Lin Tian’s face accidentally struck her near the collarbone.
• Lin Tian sat up and panicked, but Gan Yan Yu said she had only just woken and had not noticed the collision.
• Lin Tian asked whether Gan Yan Yu had sobered up, and she said she still felt a little dizzy but better after sleeping.
• The driver saw Gan Yan Yu’s rumpled, partly unbuttoned shirt and Lin Tian beside her, then shouted in despair after they got out.

After waking from a dream about giant steamed buns, Lin Tian prepared to take Gan Yan Yu to a hot spring inn and invited He Zhichen and Wei Xiaoxiao along. The chapter ended with Gan Yan Yu glaring resentfully at Lin Tian after he agreed to bring Wei Xiaoxiao.

• Lin Tian woke in a Tokyo hotel with memories of the previous night with Gan Yan Yu and prepared for their hot spring trip.
• Gan Yan Yu arrived with a suitcase half full of swimsuits because she could not choose which ones to wear.
• Gan Yan Yu told Lin Tian that He Zhichen had spent the past few days working alone in his room and suggested inviting him along.
• Lin Tian invited He Zhichen, who offered to bring Wei Xiaoxiao after her plans were canceled.
• Lin Tian agreed to invite Wei Xiaoxiao, and Gan Yan Yu puffed out her cheeks and stared at him resentfully.