Recaps

Lu Yan discovered that Aemeath had vanished from his files and from Wuthering Waves, as though she had never existed. When he returned home, he found Aemeath waiting outside his door, saying she had finally found him.

• Lu Yan found his Aemeath drawings missing from his computer and could not recover them by searching his folders.
• Lu Yan saw that Aemeath had disappeared from his Wuthering Waves party, character list, story chapters, and online search results.
• Lu Yan left to get breakfast, greeted Uncle Wang and Auntie Chen, and accepted two oranges from Auntie Chen.
• Lu Yan returned home and found Aemeath crouched outside his door, surrounded by flickering blue data.
• Aemeath recognized Lu Yan, linked her arm through his, and told him the world no longer needed saving because she had finally found him.

Aemeath arrived in Lu Yan’s world and explained that she had followed his frequency through a dark Sonora. She settled into his apartment, able to switch between a data-like state and a warm, physical form, and promised to behave.

• Lu Yan brought Aemeath into his apartment and shut the curtains so neighbors would not see her.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that only he could see her while she was surrounded by data streams.
• Aemeath made the data streams disappear and showed Lu Yan that she could take a warm, physical form.
• Aemeath explained that she had followed Lu Yan’s frequency out of a dark Sonora and into his world.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan she would stay with him and promised to be good.

Lu Yan helped Aemeath confront the discovery that her world was recorded online as Wuthering Waves, reassuring her that she was real because no records of her remained after she crossed into reality. With her doubts eased, they prepared to go shopping so she could begin a new life in more suitable clothes.

• Lu Yan asked Aemeath to learn to read, and she entered his computer to search the internet.
• Aemeath found profiles for people and places from her world on a Wuthering Waves database and wondered whether her suffering and sacrifices had been meaningless.
• Lu Yan pointed out that Aemeath's name was absent from the records and told her that crossing into reality had made her real and erased her traces from the database.
• Aemeath accepted Lu Yan's reassurance, wiped away her tears, and agreed that they should address her conspicuous combat suit.
• Lu Yan invited Aemeath to go shopping, and she eagerly asked for the prettiest clothes.

Lu Yan took Aemeath shopping for ordinary clothes and household goods so she could blend in as a human. After buying her an outfit and supplies for his home, they left the mall together, with Aemeath playfully insisting that he only look at her.

• Lu Yan brought Aemeath to a mall and told her to stay in her electronic ghost form until they found her ordinary clothes.
• Aemeath chose a beige knit top, a dark brown plaid skirt, and pink underwear, then changed into the outfit in a fitting room.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath shopped for household goods, and Lu Yan imagined his home becoming warm and comfortable.
• Aemeath grew jealous when a saleswoman tried to sell Lu Yan lipstick, and Lu Yan quickly declined and pushed the cart away.
• Aemeath demanded that Lu Yan only look at her, and he agreed before they left the mall.

Lu Yan took Aemeath to the old district snack street, where she tasted fried chicken, other snacks, and milk tea for the first time since becoming an electronic ghost. On their way home, Aemeath told him she felt alive again and begged him never to abandon her, while Lu Yan silently resolved that he only had her too.

• Lu Yan asked Aemeath what she wanted to eat and brought her to the snack street despite her concern that he was tired.
• Lu Yan bought fried chicken and let Aemeath materialize in a quiet corner to eat it.
• Aemeath sampled stinky tofu and fried milk as Lu Yan guided her along the street.
• Lu Yan ordered Aemeath a full-sugar cheese berry tea after she struggled to choose a flavor.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that tasting food made her feel alive again and asked him never to abandon her.
• Lu Yan silently thought that he only had Aemeath too as they walked home.

Lu Yan worried that Aemeath lacked a legal identity, but she hacked government databases and created one for herself. As Miss Lin called about Lu Yan's work, Aemeath grew jealous and asked to hear what the client wanted from her “family.”

• Lu Yan explained that Aemeath needed an ID to travel freely and live openly in the human world.
• Aemeath used her electronic-ghost abilities to create a legal identity and fabricate matching records for herself.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that her new identity made her family on his household registration.
• Aemeath reminded Lu Yan that he needed to earn a living, and Miss Lin's call began vibrating on the coffee table.
• Aemeath's mood darkened at the mention of Miss Lin, and she told Lu Yan to answer so she could hear what the client wanted.

Lu Yan received a call from Sister Lin demanding the commissioned artwork, while Aemeath grew jealous of her flirtatious invitation. He finished the drawing with Aemeath clinging to him and shaping the character, and she fell asleep in his arms as he promised to take care of her.

• Sister Lin called Lu Yan to ask about the overdue traditional-style artwork and invited him to move into her apartment, but he refused and promised to finish the piece.
• Aemeath questioned Lu Yan about Sister Lin, and he reassured her that she was the only person he wanted to know.
• Lu Yan began drawing the qipao-clad girl while Aemeath sat beside him and criticized the character’s proportions.
• Aemeath climbed onto Lu Yan’s lap and asked him to draw her instead, then insisted that the commissioned girl should look less pretty than her.
• Lu Yan finished the artwork with Aemeath adjusting details and holding him; as she slept in his arms, he promised to do his best to take care of her.

After sending an email, Lu Yan carried the sleeping Aemeath to bed and slept on the sofa, while each secretly worried about their future together. Aemeath resolved to earn enough to keep Lu Yan dependent on her, as Lu Yan planned to work harder so she would not leave him.

• Lu Yan tucked the sleeping Aemeath into bed with her kitten-shaped cushion, kissed her forehead, and lay down on the sofa.
• Aemeath revealed she had been awake and decided to become Lu Yan's sole provider so he could never leave her.
• Lu Yan worried that Aemeath might find their life boring and planned to move to a larger apartment, make it more comfortable, and take on more work.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan each imagined securing their relationship through providing for the other, though neither knew the other's true intentions.

Aemeath secretly created an anonymous commission account to provide for Lu Yan while letting him believe he earned the money himself. Lu Yan helped her obtain an official identity, and they planned to buy a home together and shop for her first phone.

• Aemeath hid her online activity from Lu Yan and decided to post commissions for him through an anonymous account with a little pink cat profile picture.
• Lu Yan suggested that he and Aemeath move to a larger home, and Aemeath agreed as long as he chose it.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath went to the police station, where Aemeath used their rehearsed story about her mountain upbringing to receive an ID card.
• Aemeath celebrated her new identity by asking to buy a home with floor-to-ceiling windows, while Lu Yan explained that the process would take time.
• Lu Yan suggested they buy Aemeath a phone first, and she chose a pink one to match his.

Lu Yan and Aemeath bought new phones, exchanged affectionate contact names, and shared a doting lunch together. They left the restaurant arm in arm and headed toward their residential complex.

• Lu Yan bought Aemeath and himself new phones, and Aemeath secretly added the highest level of privacy protection to her phone number through the carrier's system.
• Aemeath added Lu Yan on WeChat and saved him as “Returning Boat,” while Lu Yan saved her as Aemeath.
• Lu Yan took Aemeath to a private-kitchen restaurant, where they ordered lunch and fed each other.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath finished lunch, bought milk tea, and walked arm in arm toward their residential complex.

Lu Yan received a commission from a client named Venus and refused to draw Aemeath for someone else, explaining that he wanted portraits of her to remain private. Aemeath secretly revealed to herself that she was Venus, then stayed with Lu Yan as he began the commissioned drawing.

• Lu Yan received a message from Venus offering 800 yuan per piece for a long-term commission, and he accepted the first request to draw a girl enjoying a quiet afternoon.
• Aemeath teased Lu Yan about drawing her, but he told her he would not sell her image to a client because she was family and he wanted portraits of her to remain private.
• Aemeath realized Lu Yan's answer had undone her plan to use the commission to get him to draw her, and she asked him to promise that her portraits would be only for them.
• Lu Yan showed Aemeath a two-bedroom apartment listing, but she asked to stay in his current home for a few more days, and he agreed.
• Venus sent Lu Yan a 400-yuan deposit and told him to use his imagination, so Aemeath helped him open his drawing software and kept him company as he began the picture.

Lu Yan received a commission from Miss Lin to design three more female characters, but Aemeath grew jealous of the requested archetypes. He reassured her that the work would help him provide for her, and she allowed him to accept with conditions about the characters' looks.

• Lu Yan worked on Venus's illustration while Aemeath came home with food and watched him draw.
• Miss Lin told Lu Yan the client wanted three more character illustrations for 1,500 each, with lively Japanese-style, white-haired tomboy, and blonde young lady designs in matching school-style uniforms.
• Aemeath questioned Lu Yan about the blonde and white-haired character types and showed her jealousy.
• Lu Yan explained that he wanted to earn money to give Aemeath the best, easing her jealousy.
• Aemeath agreed to the commission but said the blonde character could not have longer legs or prettier eyes than her, and Lu Yan accepted Sister Lin's offer.

Lu Yan finished character illustrations with Aemeath’s input, then helped her settle in for the night after she wore his shirt and asked to share a room. The chapter ended with Lu Yan resting on the sofa while thinking about buying Aemeath pajamas and wishing their peaceful life could last.

• Aemeath guided Lu Yan’s designs for a blonde girl and a white-haired tomboy, then reassured him that she knew he had been thinking of her while drawing.
• Lu Yan finished three character illustrations and sent them to Miss Lin, who praised them and promised the remaining payment the next morning.
• After Aemeath showered in Lu Yan’s shirt and athletic shorts, she teased him by calling the outfit a boyfriend shirt.
• Aemeath hugged Lu Yan and asked him to sleep in the same room with her wherever they lived, saying she was afraid of the dark.
• Lu Yan promised, dried Aemeath’s hair, and went to sleep on the sofa while she settled into bed.

Aemeath secretly bought a secluded house to make into a comfortable home for Lu Yan while he took her shopping for clothes and lingerie. The chapter left Lu Yan flustered as Aemeath asked him to choose what suited her.

• Lu Yan woke sore after sleeping on the sofa, while Aemeath decided he needed a better place to live.
• Aemeath secretly bought a two-story house and planned to offer it to Lu Yan as a studio rented by Venus.
• Lu Yan invited Aemeath to choose new clothes, and she teased him while modeling outfits.
• At a lingerie salon, Aemeath insisted that Lu Yan help choose her lingerie and stockings.

Lu Yan and Aemeath grew closer while shopping for her battle outfit, sharing a meal, and promising to leave their lonely past behind as they prepared to move. Venus offered Lu Yan a courtyard studio at an unusually low rent, and the chapter ended with the pair asleep in their old rental, unaware of the danger behind Venus’s offer.

• Lu Yan chose black lace lingerie and stockings for Aemeath, then waited outside the fitting room while she changed.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to promise they could see each other as soon as they woke in their new home, and he agreed.
• Venus messaged Lu Yan that she had prepared a courtyard studio for him in the south of the city, with rent set at 1,000 yuan per month.
• Lu Yan accepted Venus’s offer and planned to visit the studio the next day before taking Aemeath out for hot pot.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan if they could leave their lonely memories behind in the old rental, and he promised she would never be lonely again.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath returned to the rental and fell asleep, while Venus’s hidden trap awaited him.

Lu Yan and Aemeath toured the courtyard house Venus had arranged for them, and Lu Yan signed a twenty-year lease. They left to pack their belongings, planning to move in that afternoon.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath met Agent Yun and toured the bright courtyard house, where Aemeath admired the persimmon tree and bathtub.
• Lu Yan asked Aemeath to check the house for hidden cameras and listening devices, and she assured him it was clear.
• Agent Yun explained that Venus had prepaid the first year's rent and arranged a twenty-year lease, which Lu Yan signed.
• Agent Yun handed Lu Yan the keys and left, and Lu Yan and Aemeath headed back to pack for their move.

Lu Yan and Aemeath moved out of his old apartment and prepared to settle into a courtyard studio. After Aemeath reacted jealously to Auntie Chen mentioning a possible match for Lu Yan, he reassured her, while she secretly admitted to herself that she had planned the display of vulnerability.

• Lu Yan packed his belongings, and Aemeath insisted on bringing his old pillow because it carried his scent.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath left the apartment and told Auntie Chen and Uncle Wang that he was moving to a courtyard studio nearby.
• Auntie Chen mentioned that she had hoped to introduce Lu Yan to her nurse niece, and Aemeath declared herself the most important person in his world.
• Lu Yan denied knowing the nurse and promised Aemeath that he would respect their relationship and keep clear boundaries.
• Aemeath privately celebrated how easily her show of vulnerability had won Lu Yan's reassurance, then left with him.

Lu Yan and Aemeath moved into the secluded courtyard house he had leased, and Lu Yan felt he had finally found a home. As they settled in, Aemeath privately viewed the house as a cage where she could keep him close.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath rode in the moving truck from his old apartment to the courtyard house, carrying his belongings and the old pillow.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath he was looking forward to arranging her dresses and making their new home comfortable.
• Aemeath inspected the kitchen, bathroom, and master bedroom, imagining ways to care for and seduce Lu Yan there.
• Lu Yan shared plans for a big bed and cozy chairs while Aemeath placed his old pillow on the bed frame.
• Lu Yan saw the movers off, admired the house, and resolved to work hard to give Aemeath a better life.

On their first night in their new home, Lu Yan tried to keep his distance from Aemeath, while she coaxed him to accept her closeness. He emerged from the bathroom to find her waiting in a revealing nightgown, leaving him at the bedroom door with his restraint close to collapsing.

• Lu Yan showered and reminded himself to act maturely and give Aemeath a responsible future.
• Aemeath pressed against the bathroom door and offered to scrub Lu Yan's back, but he refused and asked for time to make a perfect start in their new home.
• Aemeath accepted his answer and went to wait for him in bed, confident that he could not escape her.
• Lu Yan finished showering and entered the bedroom, where Aemeath reclined beside his new pillow in a silk nightgown.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent their first night together in their new home, as she soothed his insecurities and he learned to relax in her embrace. After Lu Yan fell asleep, Aemeath revealed to herself that she had prepared the house and intended to surround him with a life centered on her.

• Aemeath coaxed the flustered Lu Yan into bed and held him beneath the covers.
• Lu Yan worried that he had not earned enough to make the house truly theirs, and Aemeath reassured him that being together made it home.
• Lu Yan embraced Aemeath, and the two teased each other until their awkwardness gave way to warmth and security.
• Aemeath settled in Lu Yan's arms, reminding him that he was still hers despite their changed surroundings.
• Lu Yan fell asleep beside Aemeath, who secretly resolved to make him grow accustomed to a life completely surrounded by her.

Lu Yan woke in his new home with Aemeath cuddled against him, and she teased him before giving him a good-morning kiss. As they got ready for breakfast, Aemeath asked him to help her wash up every morning, promising to stay by his side.

• Lu Yan woke to find Aemeath wrapped around him and struggled to keep his composure.
• Aemeath woke, teased Lu Yan about his flustered reaction, and kissed his cheek for their first morning in the new home.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to carry her to the bathroom and help her brush her teeth and wash her face.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to help her wash up every morning and promised she would cling to him forever, and he agreed.

Lu Yan took Aemeath to a longtime breakfast shop, where she decided she wanted to learn to cook for him. After he promised to eat whatever she made, Aemeath happily suggested they buy groceries.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath dressed and headed out together for breakfast.
• Lu Yan ordered a meal at a popular breakfast shop and told Aemeath he used to walk a long way to eat there.
• Aemeath fed Lu Yan a soup dumpling before they ate together.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan she wanted to cook for him, and he agreed to eat everything she made.
• Aemeath proposed that they buy groceries after breakfast, and Lu Yan agreed.

Lu Yan and Aemeath went shopping at a farmers' market, where Aemeath eagerly learned his preferences and pretended they were married. They returned home with groceries and flowers, closer than ever as they planned lunch together.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath walked through the market, and Aemeath bought ingredients based on his tastes and reactions.
• Aemeath called Lu Yan her husband and asked a fishmonger to choose a snakehead fish for soup; Lu Yan was stunned as the vendor congratulated them.
• Aemeath continued acting affectionate with Lu Yan in public, discouraging other shoppers from approaching either of them.
• Lu Yan carried their groceries and flowers home while Aemeath offered to help, and he told her he would carry everything.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath planned braised pork ribs and snakehead-and-tofu soup for lunch as they headed to their shared courtyard.

Lu Yan completed an illustration for Venus while Aemeath tried to cook him a meal for the first time. He ate every bite despite the food being terrible, leaving Aemeath quietly overwhelmed as she rinsed an already-clean bowl.

• Aemeath told Lu Yan that Venus had sent him a message, and he found Venus's request for an illustration themed around possession and sacrifice, using his studio as a model.
• Lu Yan finished the illustration in two hours and sent it to Venus before going downstairs.
• Aemeath insisted on cooking for Lu Yan, but she burned the ribs and made the blackfish soup excessively salty.
• Lu Yan praised the meal and ate all the ribs and soup, explaining that her effort made it taste like home.
• Aemeath silently cleared the table and kept rinsing an empty bowl as Lu Yan watched.

After Aemeath’s disastrous attempt to cook lunch, Lu Yan comforted her as she broke down over the meal and feared she had disappointed him. She admitted she had wanted to win his heart through his stomach and make him depend on her, while Lu Yan continued reassuring her.

• Aemeath repeatedly washed an already clean bowl while Lu Yan watched her, noticing how upset she was after the failed meal.
• Lu Yan embraced Aemeath from behind, turned off the faucet, and gently exposed her attempts to hide that she was crying.
• Aemeath clung to Lu Yan and berated him for eating the awful food despite his discomfort.
• Aemeath asked whether she was useless and had disappointed Lu Yan, and he reassured her that she had not.
• Aemeath explained that Auntie had told her to win Lu Yan’s stomach, and she had wanted to make a perfect meal so he would remember her cooking and depend on her.