Recaps

Lin Yu took Firefly to the cafeteria, where she noticed his roommates secretly following them. Lin Yu confronted Zhang Zeyang, Wang Haonan, and Li Wei after they watched him and Firefly share food and gossiped about their relationship.

• Firefly guessed that Professor Zhou wanted Lin Yu as a disciple, and Lin Yu admitted Professor Zhou had asked him to become one.
• Lin Yu and Firefly went to the cafeteria, where Firefly noticed three men following them but said nothing at first.
• Zhang Zeyang, Wang Haonan, and Li Wei revealed themselves as Lin Yu's roommates and followed the pair into the cafeteria to investigate their relationship.
• Lin Yu and Firefly shared their food while Wang Haonan complained about being surrounded by their romantic behavior.
• Firefly identified the three men as Lin Yu's roommates, and Lin Yu walked over to confront them after Wang Haonan praised Firefly's looks.

Lin Yu reunited with his dormmates, declined their invitation to eat, and began considering his feelings for Firefly. He and Firefly continued their campus visit, where he reassured her that he had turned down the gathering to stay with her, leaving her feeling warm and happy.

• Lin Yu confronted Wang Haonan, Zhang Zeyang, and Li Wei for following him and Firefly, then forgave them and learned they had come to invite him to a dorm gathering.
• Wang Haonan and Zhang Zeyang asked whether Lin Yu and Firefly were a couple, and Lin Yu thanked his friends for their support while deciding to examine his feelings for Firefly.
• Lin Yu returned to Firefly, finished his noodles, and walked with her along the campus avenue.
• Firefly asked why Lin Yu had declined his friends' invitation, and he told her he had done so because of her.
• Lin Yu reassured Firefly that she should cherish her first campus visit and called her the female lead, leaving her feeling deeply happy and warmed by his company.

Lin Yu and Firefly rested in the library, where Firefly decided she wanted him included in the memories she shared with Su Qingxiao. As they took their first photo together, Lin Yu wondered whether Firefly could truly become part of this world and what his feelings for her meant.

• Lin Yu took Firefly to the library to rest and look through university textbooks.
• Firefly received photos from Su Qingxiao, who told her that the semester had started.
• Firefly began replying that her semester had started too, but stopped because she wanted photos of herself to send.
• Lin Yu sent Firefly photos he had taken around campus, and she insisted he join her in a picture because she wanted him in her memories.
• Firefly sent the photos to Su Qingxiao, while Lin Yu wondered if she would leave if she became part of the world and whether he cared for her out of pity or selfishness.

Lin Yu took Firefly to a university class, where she grew bored, then spent the afternoon with her and the campus cat, Senior. After carrying Firefly home and taking her out for hot pot, he showed her the virtual avatar designed for her streaming debut, and his mother called.

• Lin Yu took Firefly to a university class, but she struggled to understand the lesson and grew tired.
• Firefly met Senior, the campus cat, and fell asleep on Lin Yu's shoulder while they waited for the cat to wake.
• Firefly's legs went numb, so Lin Yu carried her across campus and took her to a hot pot restaurant before bringing her home.
• Lin Yu showed Firefly the virtual avatar designed for her streaming debut, and she enthusiastically approved it.
• Lin Yu received a phone call from Mom.

Lin Yu spoke with his mother, An Shuqing, who supported his choice not to become Professor Zhou’s apprentice but demanded that he bring home a girlfriend. After Firefly embarrassed herself trying to eavesdrop, Lin Yu prepared to edit her gameplay footage and work on her virtual avatar.

• An Shuqing told Lin Yu that Professor Zhou had asked his parents to persuade him to become his apprentice, but she had left the decision to Lin Yu because she knew he would not be happy doing it.
• An Shuqing reassured Lin Yu that she and Lin Chengting would support his choices, then ordered him to bring home a girlfriend and hung up.
• Firefly tried to eavesdrop on Lin Yu’s call, fell when he opened the door, and hurried into the bathroom after claiming she had only been going there.
• Firefly hid in her room out of embarrassment but sent Lin Yu the gameplay footage he requested.
• Lin Yu made coffee and began preparing for a late night editing Firefly’s footage and working on her virtual avatar.

After working through the night, Lin Yu delivered two paintings to the café manager and worked an extended shift before getting caught in a downpour on his way home. He uploaded Firefly’s video and discussed her plans to stream, then woke the next morning weak, dizzy, and coughing with a fever.

• Lin Yu brought the café manager two oil paintings, which the manager praised and hung in the café.
• Lin Yu covered a coworker’s shift and left the café after Tang Mumu arrived to take over.
• Lin Yu rode home without an umbrella, got soaked in the rain, and returned home shivering despite having no fever at first.
• Lin Yu uploaded Firefly’s video and told her they would wait to see how it performed before planning her livestreams and teaching her to edit.
• Lin Yu went to bed early, then woke the next morning weak and dizzy with a sore throat, a violent cough, and a fever.

Lin Yu fell ill with a fever, and Firefly insisted on accompanying him to the hospital and caring for him at home. While shopping for food to make him, Firefly talked with Auntie Liu, who helped her realize she might like Lin Yu.

• Lin Yu tried to go to the hospital alone, but Firefly insisted on accompanying him and helped him get there.
• The doctor diagnosed Lin Yu with a mild fever and respiratory tract infection caused by poor sleep and getting caught in the rain, then prescribed medicine and rest.
• Firefly brought Lin Yu home, made him promise to tell her whenever he was sick, and went to buy ingredients for several nourishing dishes.
• Firefly met Auntie Liu on the way home and told her how angry and worried she had been when Lin Yu tried to go alone.
• Auntie Liu explained that Firefly's concern suggested she liked Lin Yu, and Firefly began wondering if that was true.

Firefly cared for Lin Yu while he recovered from a fever, and Auntie Liu’s advice kept her wondering whether she had fallen for him. After Lin Yu got better, Firefly stayed up reading romance novels and became absorbed in her first experience of the genre.

• Firefly returned home thinking about whether she liked Lin Yu, cooked congee and soup for him, and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead before waking him.
• Firefly fed Lin Yu and gave him his medicine, then ate instant noodles after realizing she had forgotten to make food for herself.
• Lin Yu’s fever broke, and he covered the sleeping Firefly with a blanket before cooking dinner; they ate together and agreed she could make him steamed egg custard another time.
• Firefly insisted that Lin Yu sleep in the bedroom while he recovered, and both struggled to fall asleep that night.
• Firefly searched online for explanations of love, discovered webnovels, and became engrossed in her first romance novel.

Lin Yu taught Firefly video editing while she grew flustered thinking about their relationship, then checked her new account’s strong view counts and made a video for his own fans. He promised the fans a livestream collab soon but kept his partner’s identity secret.

• Lin Yu showed Firefly how to use video-editing programs, but she got distracted and embarrassed while he helped her.
• Lin Yu checked Firefly’s new account and found that her videos had gained tens of thousands of views and earned a little money.
• Lin Yu made and posted a new video using drawings inspired by his outings with Firefly.
• Lin Yu announced a giveaway in his fan group and said he would livestream soon in a collaboration with another streamer, without naming them.

Lin Yu helped Firefly prepare for her first livestream and supported her as she overcame her nerves. Their joint stream drew attention to Firefly, though Lin Yu's viewers suspected the two were more than friends.

• Firefly accepted Lin Yu's plan to help launch her streaming career, despite feeling indebted to him and determined to become independent.
• On stream night, Lin Yu encouraged Firefly by message, and she calmed herself before going live.
• Lin Yu began his own stream and teased viewers about an upcoming collaboration without revealing who it was.
• Lin Yu introduced the new creator Flying Firefly, and viewers reacted to her cute, timid voice and began following her stream.
• Lin Yu denied that he and Firefly were anything but friends, while viewers privately speculated about their relationship and sent her followers.

After Firefly's first livestream earned her more than five hundred, Lin Yu celebrated her success with a dinner and a homemade Oak Cake Roll. Firefly enjoyed the cake, and the two ended the evening sharing a warm moment.

• Firefly and Lin Yu played Human: Fall Flat on stream, with Firefly carrying Lin Yu through the levels as viewers recognized her voice as Firefly from Honkai: Star Rail.
• After their streams ended, Firefly rushed to show Lin Yu that she had earned more than five hundred; she hugged him, then pulled away bashfully.
• Firefly told Lin Yu that a viewer called [I Am Flying Firefly's Servant] had supplied two-thirds of her earnings with gifts.
• The next day, Lin Yu borrowed the café kitchen and made Firefly a cake for a surprise celebration dinner.
• After dinner, Firefly tasted Lin Yu's Oak Cake Roll and admitted she had expected it to taste bitter like the tree-bark cake from the game, but said she liked it.

Lin Yu declined Professor Zhou’s offer to become his apprentice, then visited Old Wang and Li Wei in their dorm. Back at home, Firefly opened the door to a glasses-wearing girl who had apparently come looking for Lin Yu’s brother.

• Lin Yu watched Firefly’s growing stream audience and kept an eye on a devoted viewer who sent her large gifts.
• Lin Yu met Professor Zhou at Jiang University and declined his offer, explaining that he lacked the passion to pursue computer science further.
• Professor Zhou told Su Qingyan he had hoped to train Lin Yu, whom he considered an unusually promising student.
• Lin Yu went to Room 515 to visit Old Wang and Li Wei, finding them cooking together with a small electric cooker.
• Firefly opened the door to a girl who had come looking for her brother, and the girl was startled to find Firefly instead.

Lin Yu visited Wang Haonan and Li Wei in their dorm, where he told them about Professor Zhou’s offer and heard that Zhang Zeyang was seeing a girl. Back home, he found his younger sister Lin Yuyou eating lunch with Firefly, who had invited her in after she came looking for him.

• Lin Yu joined Wang Haonan and Li Wei for hot pot and told them about Professor Zhou’s offer.
• Wang Haonan explained that Zhang Zeyang had been told to pick up a girl who was coming to see him.
• Lin Yuyou arrived at Lin Yu’s home, introduced herself to Firefly, and learned that Lin Yu lived there.
• Firefly invited Lin Yuyou to lunch, and the two sat together nervously while Lin Yuyou wondered about Firefly’s relationship with her brother.
• Lin Yu returned home and found Lin Yuyou beside Firefly, greeting him mischievously.

Lin Yu brought Lin Yuyou into his room to question her about visiting, while Yuyou used the chance to assess whether Firefly was a good match for her brother. After learning she could stay for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yuyou grew more determined to help Firefly become her sister-in-law and devised a plan to find out whether Firefly liked Lin Yu.

• Lin Yu rushed Lin Yuyou into his room after finding her hugging Firefly, leaving Firefly alone in the living room.
• Firefly reflected on giving up her search for a way home and decided to build a life in this world.
• Lin Yuyou questioned Lin Yu about Firefly and threatened to tell their mother until he shared what he could about her.
• Lin Yu learned that their mother had sent Yuyou to stay with him for the Mid-Autumn Festival break.
• Lin Yuyou pretended Lin Yu had hit her too hard, then revealed she was acting and decided to find out whether Firefly liked him.

Lin Yuyou took Firefly shopping and tried to learn how she felt about Lin Yu while helping her find him a gift. Firefly admitted she would say yes if Lin Yu confessed to her, leaving the two embarrassed as they hurried away from the mall crowd.

• Lin Yuyou persuaded Firefly to go shopping, and Lin Yu quietly warned Firefly to be careful not to reveal anything to his crafty sister.
• On the way to the mall, Lin Yuyou asked what Lin Yu had whispered, but Firefly concealed the conversation.
• Firefly decided to buy Lin Yu a gift with her livestream earnings and asked Lin Yuyou what he liked.
• Lin Yuyou teased Firefly about giving herself to Lin Yu, then asked what Firefly thought of him and whether she liked him.
• When Lin Yuyou asked whether Firefly would accept if Lin Yu confessed, Firefly shouted that she would, drawing attention from nearby shoppers.

Lin Yuyou asked Firefly why she would not pursue a relationship with Lin Yu, and Firefly admitted she doubted he liked her and felt she was not good enough for him. Lin Yuyou promised to help Firefly if she wanted to try.

• Lin Yuyou and Firefly escaped the crowd and went into a café, where Lin Yuyou apologized for asking Firefly whether she would accept Lin Yu's confession.
• Firefly confirmed that she would say yes if Lin Yu confessed, but hesitated when Lin Yuyou asked why she did not try dating him.
• Lin Yuyou and Firefly received their drinks and desserts, and Firefly discovered that she disliked the bitter Americano she had ordered because she knew no other coffee.
• Firefly said she had not considered dating Lin Yu because she thought love had to be mutual and believed she was not good enough for him.
• Lin Yuyou loudly objected, apologized to the other café customers, and took Firefly's hands as she promised to help her pursue Lin Yu.

Firefly concealed her feelings for Lin Yu because she feared her unresolved Entropy Loss Syndrome would make love unfair to him, while Lin Yuyou urged her not to suppress them. At the café, the two overheard a talent scout fail to recruit a woman who rejected the terms, then left to go shopping.

• Firefly refused Lin Yuyou’s offer to help and apologized, explaining that she did not feel good enough for Lin Yu.
• Firefly recalled how she had realized she loved Lin Yu, but chose to hide her feelings and earn money to repay him because of her illness and uncertain future.
• Lin Yuyou advised Firefly that love did not require fearlessness and that constantly suppressing her feelings was unhealthy.
• Lin Yu ran out of paint, decided not to bother Firefly and Lin Yuyou, and planned to buy more himself.
• Lin Yuyou and Firefly overheard a talent scout offer Miss Bai a place at his company, but Miss Bai declined after he could not accept her conditions.
• Lin Yuyou explained talent scouts to Firefly, warned her to avoid them, and took her shopping.

Lin Yuyou took Firefly shopping for clothes, where Firefly’s fashion show drew a crowd and attracted Wang Chengxu. After he threatened Lin Yuyou, Firefly stopped him and drove him away, then worriedly checked that Yuyou was safe.

• Lin Yuyou and Firefly agreed to split the café bill, then went to a clothing store together.
• Lin Yuyou picked out outfits for Firefly, who tried on several styles and attracted the attention of customers.
• Wang Chengxu approached Lin Yuyou, asked her to introduce him to Firefly, and grabbed her wrist when she mocked him.
• Firefly caught Wang Chengxu’s raised hand, demanded an apology, and released him after he apologized.
• Wang Chengxu tried to get Firefly’s contact information, then fled when she ignored him.
• Firefly asked whether Lin Yuyou was hurt, and Yuyou reassured her.

Firefly and Lin Yuyou went shopping, chose clothes, and discussed finding a gift for Lin Yu before returning home for a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. The three shared mooncakes and cola together, ending the evening celebrating the holiday.

• Firefly reassured Lin Yuyou after a confrontation, then bought clothes with her and learned that Lin Yu liked drawing-related things.
• Lin Yuyou hinted that she had a secret about her brother and made Firefly promise not to tell him.
• Firefly and Lin Yuyou returned home, where Lin Yu served dinner and stopped Firefly from helping in the kitchen.
• The three ate a festive meal, and Lin Yu gave Firefly a citrus mooncake made by their mother.
• Lin Yuyou and Lin Yu wrestled playfully, then the siblings and Firefly toasted with cola and wished one another a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

After a card game, Lin Yu sent Lin Yuyou and Firefly to get ready for bed and reflected on how much happier his life had become since Firefly arrived. Firefly gave him a carefully prepared Mid-Autumn Festival gift, with Lin Yuyou secretly watching and pleased that her plan had worked.

• Firefly won a game of Fight the Landlord after bombing Lin Yuyou, who had bombed her own teammate, Lin Yu.
• Lin Yu insisted that Lin Yuyou go to bed because she had school the next day, and teased her about always placing second in her year.
• Lin Yuyou took Firefly to bathe, while Lin Yu stepped outside to cool off and thought about the changes Firefly had brought to his life.
• Firefly emerged from the room and gave Lin Yu a wrapped gift and a card thanking him for caring for her and wishing him a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
• Lin Yu opened the gift and thanked Firefly, while Lin Yuyou watched from behind a partly open door and told Firefly that she knew her brother would love it.

Firefly and Lin Yu grew closer during a morning at home, while Lin Yuyou teased them and returned to school. As Lin Yu rode home, he thought about Yuyou’s question of whether he liked Firefly.

• Firefly watched Lin Yu paint, and he thanked her for the gouache paints she had given him.
• Firefly lost her balance beside Lin Yu, who caught her, and Lin Yuyou teased them after finding them in each other’s arms.
• Lin Yu bought breakfast, then comforted Lin Yuyou about returning to school and promised her a wish if she got into a good university.
• Firefly envied Lin Yu and Lin Yuyou’s sibling closeness, and Lin Yu encouraged her to treat Yuyou like her own little sister.
• Lin Yu took Lin Yuyou back to school, where she asked whether he liked Firefly; he dodged the question, then thought about it on his way home.

Lin Yu realized he loved Firefly and decided to confess, asking Wang Haonan and Li Wei for advice. They recommended confessing directly and suggested the Temple of Yue Lao as a place to take her, leaving Lin Yu wondering whether its reputation was a coincidence.

• Wang Haonan questioned Lin Yu about whose image came to mind first, and Lin Yu realized his thoughts and memories were filled with Firefly.
• Lin Yu accepted that he wanted to spend his life with Firefly and decided to face his feelings by confessing to her.
• Lin Yu asked Wang Haonan and Li Wei for advice, and Wang Haonan recommended a direct confession based on what Lin Yu had told him about Firefly.
• Li Wei suggested the Temple of Yue Lao as a place for the confession, and Lin Yu wondered whether its reputation as a lucky spot was connected to his situation.

Lin Yuyou spent the day worrying about her brother and teasing her timid friend Xu Ning before their homeroom teacher challenged her and Xu Nian over choosing Jiangcheng University. Xu Nian quietly thanked Lin Yuyou for confirming she planned to apply there, then left with a smile.

• Lin Yuyou told Xu Ning she was worried about her brother's love life and encouraged Xu Ning to change her appearance after the college entrance exams.
• Lu Xingfa summoned Lin Yuyou, Xu Ning, and Xu Nian, then confronted them for choosing Jiangcheng University despite their strong academic rankings.
• Lin Yuyou realized Xu Nian had chosen the same university and suspected he intended to keep competing with her.
• Xu Nian defended Lin Yuyou when Lu Xingfa scolded her, saying she must have her reasons for choosing the university.
• After leaving the office, Xu Nian asked whether Lin Yuyou was truly applying to Jiangcheng University; she confirmed it, and he thanked her before walking away with a smile.

Lin Yu went to help Zhang Zeyang escape an awkward meeting with Shen Xue, his childhood friend who still had feelings for him, and the two discussed their romantic uncertainties. Encouraged by Zhang Zeyang, Lin Yu asked Firefly if she was free the day after tomorrow, leaving his plan to confess unresolved.

• Lin Yu answered Zhang Zeyang's plea for help and found him meeting Shen Xue at a milk tea shop.
• Zhang Zeyang explained that Shen Xue was his childhood friend, had confessed to him in high school, and had returned from abroad still pursuing him.
• Lin Yu advised Zhang Zeyang to consider whether he could see Shen Xue as a woman rather than only as a little sister.
• Zhang Zeyang learned that Lin Yu was considering confessing to Firefly and urged him to act courageously.
• After returning home, Lin Yu asked Firefly whether she was free the day after tomorrow.

Lin Yu planned a surprise outing with Firefly and went shopping for a gift, while Firefly tried to keep her feelings for him hidden. As their outing began, Lin Yu changed his hairstyle and Firefly struggled to choose an outfit.

• Lin Yu invited Firefly on a secret outing for the day after tomorrow, and she agreed.
• Lin Yu went to the mall to buy a gift and asked Lin Yuyou what girls liked; she teased him about giving something to Firefly and told him that thought mattered most.
• Lin Yu chose to prepare a photo-studio gift after seeing an advertisement, then got a haircut and dressed differently for the outing.
• Firefly blushed when she saw Lin Yu's new look, secretly took a photo of him, and went to choose an outfit.
• Firefly remembered the expensive clothes she had bought with Yuyou and decided they were perfect for the outing.