Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling's ten-pull summoned Dania from the game into his apartment, where she fell asleep in his arms. He tucked her into bed and spent the night on the sofa, unable to sleep as he wondered how to explain the situation to her.

• Xiao Ling prayed for Dania to come home and triggered a blinding golden light with his ten-pull.
• Dania appeared in Xiao Ling's room and landed on top of him, holding him as she slept.
• Dania woke briefly, then fainted, and Xiao Ling caught her before she hit the floor.
• Xiao Ling carried Dania to his bed, tucked her in, and moved to the living room sofa.
• Xiao Ling worried about how to explain himself to Dania but could not fall asleep.

Xiao Ling woke to find Dania hungry and made her a large bowl of noodles before returning to bed. While he slept, Dania explored the unfamiliar world through a history program and wondered whether Xiao Ling was connected to Rover.

• Dania woke Xiao Ling and asked him for food, so he cooked her noodles with pork and eggs.
• Dania ate the meal while Xiao Ling watched, then he explained how to use the television remote and went back to sleep.
• Dania realized she could no longer access Aleph-1's power or her resonance abilities and noted that this world had no Tacet Discords.
• Dania wondered whether Xiao Ling was Rover, then watched a history program about human evolution and fell asleep on the couch.

After securing half a month off from school, Xiao Ling helped Dania recover from a stiff neck and spoke with her about the home and friends she had left behind. He persuaded her to go out with him to buy clothes and see the modern world.

• Xiao Ling called Brother Yang and got approval for a half-month leave so he could help Dania settle into the world.
• Xiao Ling found Dania asleep on the couch, and after she woke with a sore neck, he massaged her shoulders.
• Dania remembered her academy and worried that Sigrika would be sad she had left without saying goodbye.
• Xiao Ling comforted Dania, and she asked for his name; he introduced himself as Xiao Ling and said she could call him Xiao Yu or Ling.
• Dania tried to convince Xiao Ling to stay home, but he insisted they go out so she could get clothes and see the world.

Xiao Ling took Dania out to the city’s largest mall, where he helped her adjust to the heat and brought her to Haidilao for a meal. As they headed to the restaurant arm in arm, Xiao Ling resolved to protect the peaceful life Dania had found.

• Xiao Ling warned Dania not to use her Resonance abilities in a world without Resonance Power, then led her outside.
• Dania struggled with the midday heat, so Xiao Ling gave her an umbrella and took her by car to the city’s largest mall.
• Xiao Ling held Dania’s hand as they entered the mall and suggested Haidilao, explaining that she could choose a non-spicy soup base.
• Dania pulled Xiao Ling toward the elevator, but he linked arms with her when other shoppers began watching them.
• Dania leaned against Xiao Ling as they left the elevator for the fifth floor, and Xiao Ling resolved to protect her chance at a peaceful, happy life.

Xiao Ling took Dania to Haidilao, where an enthusiastic waitress recognized her as an exceptionally accurate Dania cosplayer and asked for a photo. The waitress said she hoped Dania could live peacefully as a good girl, and Xiao Ling resolved to give the characters he loved happiness while he could.

• Xiao Ling and Dania entered Haidilao and ordered food.
• The waitress repeatedly visited their table because she admired Dania's convincing cosplay.
• Xiao Ling encouraged the waitress to explain her interest, and Dania agreed to take a photo with her.
• The waitress said she felt sorry for Dania and hoped she could be a good girl in peace.
• The waitress said Dania would be loved by Rover, Sigrika, and fans, and Xiao Ling vowed to bring the characters happiness.

Xiao Ling took Dania shopping for a phone, clothes, underwear, and snacks, and secretly ordered a custom hanfu after she decided the one she liked was too expensive. They left the mall together at sunset, with Dania growing sleepy and Xiao Ling planning a surprise for her.

• Dania chose a new phone after Xiao Ling let the store clerk recommend one.
• Xiao Ling took Dania to a clothing store, where she tried on many outfits and liked a set of hanfu.
• Dania declined to buy the expensive hanfu because she did not want Xiao Ling to spend so much.
• Xiao Ling secretly paid a deposit and gave the saleswoman a detailed sketch for a custom version of the hanfu.
• Xiao Ling bought Dania underwear and snacks, then left the mall with her as the sun set.

Xiao Ling cared for Dania as she settled into his home, and the two grew more comfortable together over dinner and conversation. Dania invited him to share her bed, but Xiao Ling decided to find a larger apartment instead, leaving them both relieved and a little disappointed.

• Xiao Ling realized he needed a larger apartment with another bedroom and played Honor of Kings while Dania slept.
• Dania woke, watched Xiao Ling play, and told him she was hungry, so he quit the game and cooked for her.
• Over dinner, Dania reflected on how kind her new life and Xiao Ling were compared with her past.
• After cleaning up, Xiao Ling watched television with Dania, who invited him to sleep in her bed.
• Xiao Ling declined to share the bed and resolved to find a new home, while Dania felt both disappointed and relieved.

Xiao Ling called Xiao Yue to ask for money to move, but Dania accidentally greeted her as “Mom” during a video call and delighted her. Xiao Yue arranged to help them, and Xiao Yu offered to buy them a house.

• Xiao Ling called Xiao Yue and awkwardly explained that he wanted to move because he had a girlfriend and needed money.
• Xiao Yue switched the call to video, and Dania greeted her as “Mom” while absorbed in her game.
• Xiao Yue happily accepted Dania as family, teased Xiao Ling, and promised to take care of the money and housing.
• After the call, Dania realized she had met Xiao Ling’s mother, and she and Xiao Ling playfully teased and tussled with each other.
• Xiao Yue told Xiao Yu that Xiao Ling had brought home a girlfriend and showed him their photo.
• Xiao Yu agreed to handle Xiao Ling’s housing and decided they could buy a house instead of renting one.

Xiao Ling moved into a luxurious villa with Dania and went shopping for household supplies, where he unexpectedly found Chisa and learned that other students from Star Torch Academy had also been transported to this world. He exchanged contact information with Chisa and offered to bring her and the others to live with him, leaving him to wonder how he would explain the growing household to his family.

• Xiao Ling and Dania arrived at the villa his eldest uncle had bought, and Dania eagerly tested its beds while Xiao Ling unpacked and ordered lunch.
• After eating, Dania went back to sleep, and Xiao Ling left to buy household necessities at a department store.
• Xiao Ling recognized Chisa in the condiments aisle and helped her choose between MSG and chicken bouillon.
• Chisa told Xiao Ling that Aemeath, Lynae, and Sigrika had also arrived and were staying with a kind old woman.
• Xiao Ling and Chisa exchanged contact information, and he offered to take the students in if they agreed.

Chisa told Aemeath she had recognized Xiao Ling as the senior they once knew, and the group agreed to discuss it together. During dinner, Aemeath admitted she missed Rover, leaving the girls weighed down by the promise they had made not to disturb his life.

• Chisa returned home and told Aemeath she had run into Senior, whom she recognized as Xiao Ling.
• Aemeath suggested they wait until Lynae and Sigrika returned before discussing the news.
• Lynae came home with Sigrika, and the four girls prepared dinner together and shared stories from their day.
• Sigrika showed the others a macaw she had seen at the zoo and said she wished she knew where Yaya was.
• Aemeath reflected on her life with the girls and the person who had once brought her warmth.
• Chisa noticed Aemeath was troubled, and Aemeath admitted she missed Rover, reminding the group of their promise not to disturb him.

Xiao Ling took Dania through the old alley where he and his mother had once lived, sharing memories and introducing her to the local shopkeepers. After they bought steamed buns, he led her to the end of the alley to pick someone up, leaving the identity of that person unrevealed.

• Xiao Ling brought the sleepy Dania off the subway and warned her to stay up gaming less often.
• Xiao Ling showed Dania the old shops in the alley where he had grown up and told her about his childhood.
• Dania asked to try the steamed buns, and Xiao Ling took her to the breakfast stall.
• The stall owner recognized Xiao Ling by his childhood name, Xiao Yu, and gave them extra buns while wishing him and Dania happiness.
• Xiao Ling and Dania ate as they walked to the end of the alley, where Xiao Ling said they were going to pick someone up.

Xiao Ling and Dania reached the apartment where Chisa, Aemeath, Lynae, and Sigrika were staying, and Grandma Lin led them upstairs after explaining how she had taken the girls in. Xiao Ling reunited with Aemeath at the door and told her he had come to take them all home.

• Grandma Lin mistook Xiao Ling for a shameless womanizer and chased him with a clothes hanger until Dania explained they had come to bring Chisa and Aemeath home with her.
• Grandma Lin told Xiao Ling and Dania that she had taken in Aemeath, then Chisa, Lynae, and Sigrika, and that strangers had recently been bothering the girls.
• Dania recognized Sigrika as a very good friend and thanked Grandma Lin for caring for her and the others.
• Xiao Ling sensed a hostile gaze from a tall, thin man with glasses in the alley, but dismissed it and followed Grandma Lin upstairs.
• Aemeath opened the apartment door, and Xiao Ling patted her head and told her he had come to take them all home.

Xiao Ling reunited with Aemeath and learned how she had helped Chisa, Lynae, and Sigrika settle into the new world. Dania then reunited with Sigrika, bringing the Star Torch Academy group together again.

• Aemeath told Xiao Ling how she had built a happy life and helped her companions settle in, though she had missed him.
• Aemeath explained that she had discouraged the others from seeking Xiao Ling because she did not want to burden him.
• Aemeath and Xiao Ling discussed Dania's return and Sigrika's sadness after Dania left.
• Lynae brought Sigrika home, where Dania welcomed her at the apartment door.
• Sigrika embraced Dania in tears, and the Star Torch Academy group reunited.

Xiao Ling and the girls reconciled their worries about reuniting and shared a farewell meal with Grandma Lin before preparing to leave. As they departed, Grandma Lin and the alley residents gave them gifts and blessings, and the group set off together toward a new chapter.

• Aemeath, Sigrika, and the others reunited with Xiao Ling, and Chisa explained that she had secretly contacted him.
• Xiao Ling reassured the girls that their presence made his ordinary life happier and promised to stay by their side, and they agreed that being together made a home.
• The group prepared a farewell meal and took a photo with Grandma Lin, who gave the girls protective charms and told Xiao Ling to treat them well.
• As Xiao Ling and the girls left the alley, the residents gave them snacks, food, and heartfelt farewells.
• The girls bowed to the residents and followed Xiao Ling toward their next chapter as spring arrived.

Xiao Ling brought the girls from Solaris to his enormous new villa, where they were astonished by his family’s wealth and chose their bedrooms. After everyone settled in, Xiao Ling went downstairs to decide what they would eat that evening.

• Little Ai ordered two Didi cars to take Xiao Ling and the girls, along with their luggage, to the new home.
• Lynae, Aemeath, Sigrika, and Chisa were stunned by the villa, and Chisa reproached Xiao Ling for calling his family wealthy only in a modest way.
• Xiao Ling led the girls through the house, where Lynae and Aemeath fought playfully over a bedroom before Aemeath claimed it.
• Sigrika chose the bedroom across from Dania’s because she could watch birds from its window, while Chisa picked the room closest to Xiao Ling’s.
• Lynae found another bedroom after losing her first choice, and Xiao Ling went downstairs to consider dinner while the others unpacked.

Xiao Ling and Chisa prepared beef hot pot for the girls, who shared their first communal meal in their new home and learned how to cook the ingredients. As the gathering brought them closer, Xiao Ling thought of his father and reassured him that he was doing well, though he still missed him sometimes.

• Chisa finished unpacking and helped Xiao Ling prepare a non-spicy beef hot pot for dinner.
• Lynae decorated her room with familiar items and a cherished group photo, then helped carry the food to the table.
• Dania and Sigrika sampled the broth and beef while Lynae and the others helped set the table.
• Xiao Ling showed the girls how to cook beef slices and beef balls, and they asked him about the unfamiliar ingredients and cooking methods.
• The girls chatted about their experiences in Solaris and their new world while Xiao Ling watched them draw Dania into the conversation.
• Xiao Ling felt a breeze that reminded him of someone far away, raised his soup to his father, and said he was doing well but still thought of him sometimes.

Xiao Ling’s mother, Xiao Yue, video-called to check on Dania and meet the girls staying at the villa, warmly welcoming them and adding them to a group chat. That night, Aemeath looked back on a group photo with Grandma Lin and her friends, grateful for the bonds she had found in this world and determined to remember them even if she returned to Solaris.

• Lynae challenged Aemeath to another video game match while Sigrika watched raven videos with Dania and Xiao Ling and Chisa finished the kitchen cleanup.
• Xiao Yue video-called Xiao Ling and questioned him about bringing several girls home, then asked to speak with Dania and meet her friends.
• Dania explained that she and Xiao Ling had agreed to invite the girls to stay, and Sigrika, Aemeath, Lynae, and Chisa introduced themselves to Xiao Yue.
• Xiao Yue created a group chat and gave each of the five girls a five-figure sum in spending money, while forbidding them from giving any directly to Xiao Ling.
• Aemeath admired a group photo with Grandma Lin and her friends, recalling how they had helped her feel less alone and deciding she would never forget them.

Aemeath settled into a new world, gathered Chisa, Lynae, and Sigrika under her care, and tried to keep them from seeking out Rover so he could live undisturbed. After Chisa secretly contacted Xiao Ling, he came to Aemeath's door and promised to take them home.

• Grandma Lin took Aemeath in, helped her settle into an apartment, and gave her a phone; Aemeath created an electronic ID and gained a large following by posting a song online.
• Aemeath rescued Chisa from hunger, brought Lynae home after helping her with a traffic violation, and found Sigrika at the zoo, where Sigrika broke down in relief at seeing her.
• Aemeath showed the others Wuthering Waves and explained why she feared that finding Rover could disrupt the peaceful life of an ordinary person; the group agreed not to seek him out.
• Chisa told Aemeath she had seen Senior, but Aemeath postponed discussing it; later, Aemeath admitted that she missed Rover, and Chisa messaged Xiao Ling.
• Xiao Ling came to Aemeath's apartment the next day, stroked her head, and told her he was there to take them all home.

Unable to sleep, Dania joined Xiao Ling in his room, where they talked about her painful past and she confronted her former self by fighting her weekly boss in a game. After gaming together, Dania fell asleep in Xiao Ling’s arms, and he carried her back to bed.

• Aemeath looked at a group photo, felt content with the friends reunited around her, and went to sleep.
• Unable to sleep, Dania found Xiao Ling gaming and settled onto his lap, teasing him for staying up late.
• Dania described how she had felt when she was controlled, and Xiao Ling invited her to fight her weekly boss as a way to say goodbye to her past self.
• Dania defeated her weekly boss repeatedly, then watched Xiao Ling play Delta Force and help a friendly player before avenging her after she was shot.
• Dania reflected that her present life and happiness were real, then fell asleep in Xiao Ling’s arms.
• Xiao Ling carried Dania to her room, tucked her in, and quietly left after saying good night.

Xiao Ling woke to Aemeath teasing him, then joined the others for breakfast after staying up late. His meal turned chaotic when Dania and Aemeath teased him under the table and he retaliated, leaving him sprawled on the table as the others wondered what had happened.

• Aemeath woke Xiao Ling by teasing him in bed, and he got up to wash before breakfast.
• Chisa warned Xiao Ling to fix his late-night habits and served breakfast to the group.
• Xiao Ling praised Chisa's cooking while Aemeath burned her tongue after snapping out of a daze.
• Dania and Aemeath teased Xiao Ling with their feet under the table, and Xiao Ling slapped their thighs in retaliation.
• Dania and Aemeath insisted nothing had happened as Xiao Ling collapsed onto the table, and Lynae stopped asking questions.