Recaps

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu learned that Nana Li was relentlessly competing to prepare for the Dragon Qin Cup, and He Zhichen urged them to maintain their own form through their upcoming concert. They then arrived at Starlight to film a Depu yogurt commercial, where their youth made the office-worker script awkward, but Gan Yan Yu began trying on business attire.

• He Zhichen told Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu that Nana Li had qualified for the national competition and was entering several British cello contests to stay in form.
• He Zhichen advised Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to use their concert to prepare for the Dragon Qin Cup, and estimated that attendance could rise after their commercial aired.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu arrived at Starlight and met Director Ma Lei before following the crew to a studio.
• Ma Lei explained that the commercial script cast Gan Yan Yu as a sleepy employee energized by Depu yogurt and Lin Tian as her boss, though he admitted the workplace concept was awkward for high school students.
• Lin Tian agreed to try filming the commercial, then watched Gan Yan Yu pick up business clothes, a tight skirt, black stockings, and high heels.

Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian filmed their first scenes for the Depp commercial, and both their looks and performances impressed the crew. Director Ma Lei approved the footage, but Song Yu suddenly criticized the shoot as the crew prepared the next segment.

• Gan Yan Yu changed into an intern’s outfit, and the costume team praised how naturally she suited the role.
• Lin Tian changed into a gray suit, and He Zhichen explained that Depp creative director Song Yu was notorious for interfering with productions.
• Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian began filming, and their first takes portrayed a tired intern and a caring boss with strikingly convincing chemistry.
• Lin Tian offered Gan Yan Yu yogurt, and the crew applauded their smooth performance after Ma Lei called cut.
• Ma Lei reviewed the footage, declared it successful, and ordered the next segment prepared.
• An unidentified voice interrupted the crew and said the filming had been done badly.

Song Yu objected to the commercial’s casting and performance, so Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu proposed switching roles. Their successful reshoot impressed the crew and Song Yu, but Lin Tian said the final piano performance had to be cut unless they paid him the copyright fee for “Nocturne.”

• Song Yu criticized the commercial’s casting and demanded changes, while Ma Lei and the crew argued over whether to revise the script.
• Lin Tian reassured Gan Yan Yu, then told Ma Lei that the roles should be switched, with Gan Yan Yu playing the boss and him playing the subordinate.
• Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian filmed the new scene, and the crew was impressed by their contrasting workplace presence and natural chemistry.
• Lin Tian played “Nocturne” during the final scene, and Ma Lei finished the shoot without requesting another take.
• Lin Tian told Song Yu and the creative team to cut the piano performance unless they paid him the copyright fee for “Nocturne.”

After Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu completed the Dep commercial and their China Music University entrance exams, the ad’s outfit-change clip went viral online. As the story left them riding a wave of attention, their studio announced Moonlight and Cat’s first concert.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu helped finish the Dep commercial, and Ma Lei offered Lin Tian a favor and his business card.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu attended the Xingye Music Academy exam site, where excited candidates surrounded them for photos before they completed their examinations.
• A China Music University teacher told Lin Tian that Dean Tuoba Jianhui hoped to teach him and Gan Yan Yu, prompting Lin Tian to wonder about Tuoba’s past help and his connections to Gan Hua and Yao Han.
• Guo Weiqiang watched the Dep advertisement after it trended and was impressed by Gan Yan Yu’s commanding look and Lin Tian’s piano outfit-change sequence.
• The commercial’s brief transformation clip spread across the internet, and Dep’s general manager gave Moonlight and Cat a certificate for free products for life.
• Leyun announced Moonlight and Cat’s first concert.

After Moonlight and Cat announced their first recital at Qingjiang International Culture Center, Lin Tian sought a Japanese band to perform as special guests so Gan Yan Yu could rest during the show. Fu Lan connected him with Cosmic Flying Pigs, and Lin Tian prepared to meet them.

• Leyun announced Moonlight and Cat's recital, and Zhang Dong explained that the venue could hold tens of thousands of people.
• Lin Tian planned to invite special guests to give Gan Yan Yu breaks because her severe asthma made a long, high-energy recital dangerous.
• Lin Tian asked Fu Lan of Comet Entertainment for a popular Japanese band, partly because Japanese fans were expected to travel to the recital.
• Fu Lan recommended a well-known Japanese band whose members had gained popularity in Japan and China, and offered to arrange a meeting.
• Fu Lan sent Lin Tian the band's manager and leader's contacts and identified the band as Cosmic Flying Pigs.

Lin Tian recruited Cosmic Flying Pigs for his concert and received a mission to create two emotionally contrasting pieces, while Gan Yan Yu struggled to build the stamina her asthma made difficult. As Lin Tian went to fetch her slippers, Gan Yan Yu suddenly tried to stop him from entering her room.

• Lin Tian met Hoshino Kana and the members of Cosmic Flying Pigs, declined their offer to pay him, and invited them to perform after asking them to adjust their appearance for his concert.
• Lin Tian decided Cosmic Flying Pigs could energize the concert, then received a mission to perform two new pieces with opposite emotions and achieve a high audience contrast index.
• Lin Tian found Gan Yan Yu practicing alone and learned that she became uncomfortable after playing several pieces in a row because of her weak health and asthma.
• Gan Yan Yu insisted she wanted to hold their concert and promised to train, while Lin Tian warned her not to push herself and asked her to practice where he could keep an eye on her.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu discussed recruiting additional musicians, including Nana Li and Bai Xi, but Lin Tian hesitated to invite musicians they had defeated in competition.
• Lin Tian went to Gan Yan Yu's room to fetch her slippers, and she suddenly shouted for him not to go in.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu discussed their relationship and prepared to meet the famous violinist Hu Lang about joining Moonlight and Cat’s concert. Lin Tian rejected Hu Lang’s conditions, but Nana Li and Bai Xi arrived offering to help, leaving the concert’s guest lineup unresolved.

• Gan Yan Yu stopped Lin Tian from entering her bedroom to hide the Chibi Lin Tian doll, then told him she welcomed him being more proactive while reaffirming their agreement.
• He Zhichen told Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu that musicians were avoiding their concert because its venue and ticket prices seemed too risky, and Hu Lang arrived to discuss joining.
• Hu Lang asked to perform for at least half the show and involve his planning team, but Lin Tian refused his proposal.
• Nana Li arrived with her cello and offered to help because she also wanted classical music to succeed.
• Bai Xi followed Nana Li and offered to perform in exchange for a favor, then joked that she was willing to help.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu gained three cellist guests—Bai Xi, Nana Li, and Yun Qiuqiu—to help plan a concert that accounted for Gan Yan Yu’s health. As ticket sales surged and premium seats sold out, Leyun announced the special guests, an overseas band, and two new pieces for the concert.

• Bai Xi, Nana Li, and Yun Qiuqiu arrived to join Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu’s concert, with He Zhichen revealing he had learned they were coming shortly beforehand.
• Lin Tian outlined a relay-style program with the three cellists and Cosmic Flying Pigs so Gan Yan Yu could rest between performances; Gan Yan Yu vowed to perform her remaining solo pieces.
• Bai Xi, Nana Li, Yun Qiuqiu, and Gan Yan Yu discussed concert ideas, including anime-themed merchandise, audience interaction, and possible opening performances.
• He Zhichen told Lin Tian that the musicians had rallied around the concert because they believed Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu could make it a landmark for classical music.
• Ticket presales passed seventy percent, while first-class and VIP seats sold out and resale prices climbed as fans sought premium tickets.
• Leyun announced that the concert would feature three special guests, an overseas band, and two new pieces by Moonlight and Cat.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu prepared for their concert after ticket sales passed 80%, and the performers gathered for rehearsal at the Qingjiang Cultural Center. Yun Qiuqiu eagerly anticipated meeting Cosmic Flying Pigs, but fled when she saw the band members dressed in suits and no longer matching their wild image.

• Lin Tian chose to save two new pieces for the concert, and Leyun’s announcement drew excited responses from fans.
• He Zhichen told Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu that 82% of tickets had sold, and Gan Yan Yu celebrated before coughing from an inflamed throat.
• At the Qingjiang Cultural Center, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu took photos onstage before the other performers arrived and bickered over their rehearsal outfits.
• Yun Qiuqiu told Lin Tian how much she admired Cosmic Flying Pigs and their rebellious style.
• Cosmic Flying Pigs greeted Lin Tian in suits, with Kana’s purple hair dyed and the other members’ looks changed, and Yun Qiuqiu panicked and ran away.

Before Moonlight and Cat’s April 16 recital, Lin Tian led the performers through rehearsals while Gan Yan Yu concealed her worsening condition from the others. The chapter then shifted to the crowded Qingjiang International Culture Center, where an official livestream celebrated the unprecedented concert and interviewed VIP ticket holders.

• Lin Tian reassured Kana that Yun Qiuqiu was fine, then led the performers through a full rehearsal run with Yun Qiuqiu, Nana Li, and Bai Xi joining the stage ensemble.
• Nana Li celebrated the feeling of performing on the concert stage, and Lin Tian praised the group’s rehearsal.
• Yun Qiuqiu noticed Gan Yan Yu crouched in the dressing room and coughing; Nana Li and Bai Xi worried about her health and urged her not to force herself.
• Lin Tian explained that Gan Yan Yu had hurt her throat by eating too much candy and had already received medicine, and He Zhichen called everyone to begin the second rehearsal round.
• On April 16, an NQ reporter livestreamed from the Qingjiang International Culture Center, describing Moonlight and Cat’s recital as a historic event and showing viewers a signed album available to VIP ticket holders.
• The reporter approached a young man at the VIP entrance and asked whether he had bought a VIP ticket.

NQ reporter Little Liu covered the crowds outside Moonlight and Cat’s concert, joking about VIP tickets and interviewing fans. The livestream ended with Xu Yong claiming Lin Tian had invited him and paid for his tickets.

• Little Liu teased livestream viewers about VIP tickets before returning to the concert coverage.
• Little Liu showed the packed venue square and interviewed a fan who declared his devotion to Cat-chan.
• Little Liu interviewed two Qingzhou students, and the girl insisted she and the boy were only classmates.
• Xu Yong told Little Liu that Lin Tian had invited him and paid for his tickets.

Reporter Liu’s livestream drew widespread attention to Moonlight and Cat’s concert, while music schools and the Music Association helped send students to fill the remaining seats. Backstage, Gan Yan Yu’s worsening cough worried the guest musicians, but she insisted on performing, and Lin Tian arrived to take her to the stage.

• Reporter Liu praised Moonlight and Cat’s clean reputations and free music, and her livestream helped spread news of their concert throughout Qingzhou.
• A large group of students rushed to buy tickets after He Zhichen explained that Elder Wan, Gao Zhenyang, the Music Association, and two music universities had arranged subsidies for them.
• Gan Yan Yu reviewed her scores despite frequent coughing, and Nana Li, Bai Xi, and Yun Qiuqiu urged her not to risk performing while ill.
• Nana Li offered Gan Yan Yu her hand and asked her not to die onstage while performing with her; Gan Yan Yu apologized and asked the others to trust her.
• Lin Tian entered the lounge, told Gan Yan Yu to take her medicine, and then announced that the concert was about to begin and the venue was full.

Moonlight and Cat began their first concert with a packed arena cheering them on, and Lin Tian introduced a succession of celebrated cellist guests. As Gan Yan Yu played more forcefully alongside Bai Xi, Zhang Dong suspected the guests had been invited to help carry her through the performance.

• Xu Yong reflected on Lin Tian's rise while sharing popcorn with Su Ran, and the venue lights went out before Moonlight and Cat appeared onstage.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu greeted the audience, then opened the concert with “Can-Can,” joined by Yun Qiuqiu.
• Lin Tian, Gan Yan Yu, and Nana Li performed “Canon in D Major,” while Zhang Dong praised the concert in a low-camera livestream.
• Lin Tian introduced Bai Xi for “Cello Concerto in E minor,” and Zhang Dong noticed Gan Yan Yu was playing more forcefully and looked unwell.
• Zhang Dong wondered whether the guests had been invited to share Gan Yan Yu’s burden.

At Moonlight and Cat’s concert, Zhang Dong learned that Gan Yan Yu had a history of serious health problems, and the audience’s concern turned to alarm when she coughed backstage after performing while ill. The chapter ended as staff announced Moonlight and Cat’s next piece, “Symphony No. 5,” leaving the audience anxious about Gan Yan Yu’s condition.

• Zhang Dong noticed Gan Yan Yu’s pale appearance and worried that the rumors about her poor health were true.
• Su Ran and Xu Yong argued about the guest performers, while nearby audience members learned that Moonlight and Cat were classmates named Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu.
• Zhang Dong shared unconfirmed reports about Gan Yan Yu’s illnesses on his livestream and urged viewers to remember her as an ordinary girl.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu performed “The Dance of a Lifetime,” dancing together and lifting the audience’s spirits.
• During the intermission, Gan Yan Yu coughed and pushed Lin Tian offstage, prompting the audience to fear that she was performing while sick.
• Staff announced Moonlight and Cat’s next piece, “Symphony No. 5,” as the audience wondered what was happening to Gan Yan Yu.

Lin Tian, Gan Yan Yu, the Aier Orchestra, and Cosmic Flying Pigs performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, moving the audience with its forceful music and Gan Yan Yu’s struggle to continue. As the final chord ended, Gan Yan Yu collapsed onstage.

• Lin Tian admitted he did not know what was wrong with Gan Yan Yu, while the other performers urged him to stop her from performing; he said she insisted on continuing and he believed in her.
• Lin Tian introduced Cosmic Flying Pigs as special guests, and the band joined the Aier Orchestra onstage.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu led the performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, with the audience gripped by its urgent, dramatic sound.
• The audience interpreted Gan Yan Yu’s performance as a defiant struggle against her illness, while she pushed through her worsening vision and exhaustion.
• The full ensemble drove the symphony to its climax, ended with four drumbeats, and Gan Yan Yu collapsed as the stage fell silent.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu staged a fake collapse after Symphony No. 5 before performing “Spring of Four Seasons,” turning the audience’s alarm into a joyful celebration. The concert ended in acclaim, but Yun Qiuqiu noticed an unlabeled bottle of medicine in Gan Yan Yu’s cello case.

• A week earlier, Gan Yan Yu suggested adding a staged story to the concert, and Lin Tian agreed to make her apparent collapse part of the performance.
• During the concert, Gan Yan Yu fell onstage, and Lin Tian told the audience about her illnesses, leading them to fear she had died.
• Gan Yan Yu opened her eyes, and Lin Tian revealed the collapse was a staged prank before introducing “Spring of Four Seasons.”
• Gan Yan Yu performed the lively piece as projected cherry blossoms filled the hall, and the audience applauded after the performance ended.
• Backstage, Nana Li found medicines for bronchitis and asthma in Gan Yan Yu’s cello case, while Yun Qiuqiu noticed a bottle with its label removed.

Gan Yan Yu pushed through her worsening asthma to complete the concert, and Lin Tian announced that all proceeds from their new music would go to a transparent charity foundation. After their performance sparked national acclaim and inspired Zhang Dong to return to violin, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu rested and learned that her grandfather was getting better.

• Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian performed the concert’s final pieces, and she revealed backstage that her nose was bleeding after the curtain call.
• Lin Tian announced that all proceeds from “Symphony No. 5” and “The Four Seasons: Spring” would support children with asthma and young classical musicians through a foundation with public accounts.
• Music media and experts across China celebrated Moonlight and Cat’s concert, while musicians sought performance rights to “Symphony No. 5” and praised Gan Yan Yu’s cello playing.
• Zhang Dong announced that he would stream less and resume practicing violin in pursuit of his professional dream.
• Lin Tian accompanied Gan Yan Yu to a hospital checkup, where she was found to be fine and advised to rest.
• Gan Yan Yu rushed into Lin Tian’s home and told him that her grandfather was getting better.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu learned that Gan Hua’s brain function was improving and hoped to surprise him by winning the Dragon Qin Cup, while joking about their future living arrangements. Lin Tian completed a concert mission and received a risky enhanced stamina potion, as Moonlight and Cat’s charity album became a hit and the duo focused on preparing for college entrance exams.

• A doctor told Gan Yan Yu and Lin Tian that Gan Hua’s brain function had recovered and that he had a strong chance of waking up.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu discussed living arrangements after Gan Hua woke, and Gan Yan Yu admitted she might consider living with Lin Tian later.
• Lin Tian completed the concert mission with an emotional contrast index of 206% and received three enhanced stamina potions.
• Moonlight and Cat’s charity album featuring Symphony No. 5 and Spring of Four Seasons sold exceptionally well at home and abroad.
• As media attention surged, Moonlight and Cat declined interviews because Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu were preparing for the college entrance exams.

As Lin Tian tutored Gan Yan Yu for the college entrance exam, their distractions gave way to a math lesson that exposed how stubbornly she approached difficult problems. The chapter ended with Lin Tian realizing she had spent two hours stuck on the third problem because she refused to move on.

• Netizens discussed Moonlight and Cat taking the college entrance exam, and fans supported their decision to sit it themselves.
• Lin Tian began tutoring Gan Yan Yu at home and told her to focus instead of exploring his room.
• Gan Yan Yu asked Lin Tian to sleep with his curtains open so she could remember the view he saw during their morning calls.
• Lin Tian set a rule that neither of them could speak first and assigned Gan Yan Yu three pages of math problems.
• After two hours, Lin Tian discovered Gan Yan Yu was still stuck on the third problem because she felt she could not continue until she solved it.

Lin Tian helped Gan Yan Yu overcome her perfectionism and improve at math as they prepared for the college entrance exam. After a month of intensive studying, they attended the delayed Moonlight and Cat concert celebration, where the performers reflected on how the concert had changed their lives.

• Lin Tian explained that Gan Yan Yu should skip difficult questions when necessary, then used musical analogies to help her solve a math problem correctly.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu spent the final month before the college entrance exam studying together, with Xu Yong and Su Ran helping them at the library.
• Gan Yan Yu learned to accept imperfect answers and completed a test paper on her own.
• On May 16, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu attended the Moonlight and Cat concert celebration at the BBY barbecue place with Nana Li and the other guests.
• He Zhichen thanked the guests and noted that the concert had brought them success and recognition, including a million Bilibili followers for Cosmic Flying Pigs.

At the concert celebration banquet, Amuro Chinatsu thanked Lin Tian and asked him to review her unpublished compositions. Impressed by her talent, Lin Tian offered to mentor her in adapting classical music into pop songs and arranged to hear her perform that weekend.

• He Zhichen celebrated the concert’s record-breaking attendance and album sales, and the guests applauded their achievement.
• Amuro Chinatsu gave Lin Tian perfume and then presented him with a notebook of her original compositions for feedback.
• Lin Tian praised Amuro Chinatsu’s talent and showed her how to improve a song by incorporating his “Pathétique Symphony in G Minor.”
• Lin Tian offered to teach Amuro Chinatsu and let her use his music for a fee, and she agreed to perform for him that weekend.
• As Lin Tian headed to the restroom, He Zhichen joked that he had been captivated by Amuro Chinatsu’s charm.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu supported each other through their final college entrance exam preparations, while Amuro Chinatsu completed a song inspired by their teaching. On exam day, fans cheered for Moonlight and Cat online as Cosmic Flying Pigs released Chinatsu’s song in their honor.

• Lin Tian returned to studying while Gan Yan Yu patiently taught Amuro Chinatsu, and Su Ran teased Xu Yong about finding a new study partner.
• Gan Yan Yu admitted she had felt resentful about Lin Tian tutoring Chinatsu, but decided to share Lin Tian’s burden by helping Chinatsu herself.
• Chinatsu thanked Gan Yan Yu for teaching him, sent her back to study with Lin Tian, and finished writing a song before leaving behind a notebook marked “Thank you.”
• On June 7, Lin Tian encouraged Gan Yan Yu before the college entrance exam, and they promised to do their best together.
• Fans rallied around Moonlight and Cat online, while Cosmic Flying Pigs released Chinatsu’s single “Love on the Strings,” dedicated to Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu.

Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu finished the Gaokao, while the song “Love on the Strings” about their studying together became an online hit. After celebrating their exams, they learned from He Zhichen that they would soon travel to Beijing for the Dragon Qin Cup preliminaries.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu took the mathematics exam, and memories of Lin Tian's lessons helped Gan Yan Yu solve a difficult question.
• Amuro Chinatsu and Cosmic Flying Pigs performed “Love on the Strings,” which Zhang Dong watched during a livestream as the song spread online.
• The final bell ended the two-day Gaokao, and Lin Tian invited Gan Yan Yu to celebrate at a dessert shop on Liberation Road.
• “Love on the Strings” gained twelve million Bilibili views in two days, and Cosmic Flying Pigs gained two million followers.
• After three days of celebrating offline, Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu heard from He Zhichen that they would leave for Beijing next week to prepare for the Dragon Qin Cup preliminaries.

Before leaving for Beijing to compete in the Dragon Qin Cup, Lin Tian met Xu Yong to say goodbye and learned that Xu Yong had recognized Su Ran’s affection but believed he was too insecure to pursue her. Xu Yong urged Lin Tian to stop postponing his relationship with Gan Yan Yu, while the two friends faced the likelihood of seeing less of each other after graduation.

• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu learned they would spend much of the next two months in Beijing for the Dragon Qin Cup, and Lin Tian planned to visit Grandpa Gan with her that night.
• Lin Tian met Xu Yong at SWING, treated him to a meal, and remembered how often Xu Yong had helped him over the years.
• Lin Tian asked about Su Ran, and Xu Yong said she was making a handmade farewell gift for Gan Yan Yu and had studied with him before the exams.
• Lin Tian challenged Xu Yong about whether he had noticed Su Ran’s feelings, and Xu Yong admitted he had considered it but felt too insecure to return them.
• Xu Yong told Lin Tian not to worry about him and urged Lin Tian to stop delaying his relationship with Gan Yan Yu until after winning a world championship.

Lin Tian and Xu Yong discussed whether Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu should begin dating before their World Championship, and Lin Tian agreed to think about it. At the hospital, they met Grandpa Fang, an old friend of Grandpa Gan, who revealed that most cellists of their generation had abandoned music to make a living and left Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu with an ominous wish for their generation.

• Xu Yong urged Lin Tian to get together with Gan Yan Yu before the competition, and Lin Tian said he would think about it.
• Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu visited Grandpa Gan in the hospital and told him they were going to Beijing to compete in the Dragon Qin Cup.
• Grandpa Fang arrived with flowers, introduced himself as Grandpa Gan's old friend, and revealed that he had left professional cello playing nearly thirty years earlier to make steamed buns.
• Grandpa Fang explained that most of the cellists in his generation had quit music to earn a living, while Grandpa Gan had continued until nearly fifty.
• Grandpa Fang told Lin Tian and Gan Yan Yu to carry Grandpa Gan's share and keep going, then murmured that it would be nice if the struggle ended with their generation.