Chapter Summaries

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.

Aemeath feared Lu Yan would reject her after her cooking failed, but he reassured her that her affection mattered more than the meal. They affirmed their attachment before Aemeath noticed his stomach was hurting and hurried to care for him.

• Lu Yan told Aemeath that her homemade meal was precious because she had prepared it with love, and reassured her that she would improve at cooking.
• Aemeath promised to learn recipes and make Lu Yan prefer her cooking, and he agreed to eat only food she made for the rest of his life.
• Lu Yan reminded Aemeath that he already knew about her possessive nature, making her blush with embarrassment over having forgotten that he understood her.
• Aemeath said she would not imprison Lu Yan but would make him choose to return to her, and Lu Yan accepted her words.
• Aemeath noticed Lu Yan's stomach was hurting, led him to the couch, and went to get digestive tablets and warm water.

Lu Yan rested after his stomach hurt from eating overly salty, charred food while Aemeath cared for him. As her massage eased his pain, they exchanged affectionate words, and Aemeath hinted that she wanted a reward.

• Aemeath brought Lu Yan warm water and digestive tablets, and he teased her about crying until she looked like a little kitten.
• Aemeath nestled beside Lu Yan on the sofa and massaged his stomach as he rested.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath he felt lucky to have met her, and she said she had crossed worlds to find him because he deserved her.
• After Lu Yan said his stomach no longer hurt, Aemeath looked at his lips and asked for a reward for massaging him.

Lu Yan pulled away from Aemeath’s requested kiss and confessed that he feared he was not the person she remembered, but only an ordinary man unworthy of her love. The chapter ended with him admitting he was afraid she would leave once she saw how ordinary he was.

• Aemeath asked Lu Yan for a kiss, and he nearly kissed her before stopping himself.
• Lu Yan drew away from Aemeath and told her he feared he was not the person she remembered.
• Lu Yan said he had no special abilities and could not protect her like the Rover, describing himself as an ordinary person.
• Lu Yan admitted he feared Aemeath saw him as a substitute and would leave him after discovering how ordinary he was.

Aemeath confronted Lu Yan over his doubts about being ordinary and kissed him to reassure him that she loved him. Lu Yan accepted her feelings and returned the kiss, bringing them closer.

• Aemeath realized Lu Yan had misunderstood her feelings and angrily asked whether he was an idiot.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that she loved him for remembering her and caring for her, not for being a savior.
• Aemeath straddled Lu Yan and kissed him clumsily, expressing her fear that he would push her away.
• Lu Yan understood that Aemeath was afraid of losing him, accepted her love, and held her close.
• Lu Yan gently returned Aemeath's kiss.

Lu Yan and Aemeath shared their first long kiss, and Lu Yan promised he would stop running from his feelings and stay with her. Aemeath accepted his promise and laid out the terms of their relationship, leaving them together in the courtyard, certain they belonged to each other.

• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath again, and they shared a clumsy first kiss until they were both breathless.
• Lu Yan apologized for making Aemeath take the initiative and promised he would no longer run from her or his feelings.
• Aemeath embraced Lu Yan and told him to stay by her side as her A-Yan.
• Aemeath ordered Lu Yan to stop doubting himself and to report where he went and whom he met, and he agreed.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to practice kissing with her, and he promised he would practice only with her.

After sharing an intimate embrace, Aemeath discovered Lu Yan’s stomach pain had disappeared, and the two decided to spend the afternoon playing a fighting game. Aemeath easily defeated him and proposed that their next match carry a wager, leaving Lu Yan determined to win.

• Aemeath teased Lu Yan about savoring their kiss, and he admitted he would remember it forever.
• Aemeath checked Lu Yan’s stomach, and he told her the pain had completely vanished.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan found their game console and started playing The King of Fighters.
• Aemeath chose Mai Shiranui and defeated Lu Yan in less than ten seconds.
• Aemeath proposed that the winner of their next match could demand one condition, and Lu Yan agreed to play seriously.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent the afternoon playing games, trading affectionate rewards, and imagining an ordinary life together. When Aemeath’s stomach interrupted their kiss, Lu Yan took her to the kitchen to make dinner.

• Aemeath beat Lu Yan three times in a row and claimed a daily deep kiss as her prize.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath played more games, and he indulged her requests for affection whenever she won.
• As evening fell, Aemeath told Lu Yan she wanted a peaceful life with him, and he promised they would spend their time together without missions.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan, but her growling stomach embarrassed her and made them stop.
• Lu Yan offered to cook dinner, and Aemeath requested sweet-and-sour spare ribs, tomato and egg stir-fry, and a hug from behind while he cooked.

Lu Yan cooked Aemeath their first proper meal in their new home while she clung to him and insisted on being fed. After they fed each other dinner, Aemeath stayed wrapped around him as he washed the dishes.

• Aemeath hugged Lu Yan from behind as he made tomato and scrambled eggs and seaweed egg drop soup, then bit his neck and declared that she wanted to mark him.
• Lu Yan served dinner and fed Aemeath after she claimed her hands were too sore to use chopsticks.
• Aemeath took the chopsticks and fed Lu Yan in return, and they shared the rest of the meal bite by bite.
• Lu Yan began washing the dishes, but Aemeath wrapped her arms around him again and insisted on watching him.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent a quiet evening beneath the stars, talking about the vast universe and humanity’s loneliness in it. Aemeath cherished Lu Yan’s devotion and promised to master cooking for him as they rested together.

• Lu Yan wrapped himself and Aemeath in a blanket and sat with her beneath the persimmon tree.
• Aemeath admired the stars and asked Lu Yan what the universe was like in his world.
• Lu Yan explained that humans had explored the universe but had found no other life.
• Lu Yan dismissed worrying about the universe and told Aemeath to focus on learning to cook for him.
• Aemeath laughed, declared her love for Lu Yan, and vowed to make food he would eat even if it tasted bad.
• Lu Yan promised he would eat anything she made, and Aemeath rested against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.

Lu Yan and Aemeath ended the night secure in their love and woke together in a close embrace. Aemeath reminded Lu Yan of their kissing wager, and he began the required good morning kiss, continuing past one minute.

• Lu Yan led the drowsy Aemeath inside, and they went to bed after washing up.
• Lu Yan reflected that Aemeath loved him for who he was and finally fell asleep feeling secure.
• Lu Yan woke to find Aemeath wrapped around him, and they enjoyed a quiet morning embrace.
• Aemeath reminded Lu Yan that their wager required him to initiate a deep kiss every day.
• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath for at least a minute and continued as their new day began.

Lu Yan completed a commission for Venus and realized that Aemeath was the mysterious client who had paid him and arranged for him to move in. Aemeath was exposed, and Lu Yan confronted her about the deception.

• Lu Yan worked on Venus's commission while Aemeath stayed beside him, and he noticed that the requested possessive gaze resembled Aemeath.
• Lu Yan finished the illustration and sent it to Venus, and the notification sounded on Aemeath's phone at the same moment.
• Aemeath hastily hid her phone and claimed the alert was a spam text, making Lu Yan suspect that she was Venus.
• Lu Yan searched for Venus and connected the name Morning Star to Aemeath's weapon, the Eternal Morning Star.
• Aemeath admitted nothing aloud, but her embarrassed reaction confirmed Lu Yan's suspicion that she had been the client who got him to move in.

Lu Yan confronted Aemeath after discovering she was the client Venus, and she admitted she had secretly funded his commissions with money from stock trading. After punishing her playful deception with tickling and a kiss, Lu Yan reassured her that he drew because he loved her, and they agreed to be honest with each other.

• Lu Yan asked Aemeath where she had gotten the money to commission his drawings, and she revealed she had earned it through stock trading using her modified phone.
• Lu Yan asked whether Aemeath had deliberately let her phone notification expose her, and she confessed she had forgotten to silence it because she was excited by his drawing.
• Aemeath admitted she had wanted to prevent Lu Yan from drawing other women, and Lu Yan carried her downstairs and tickled her as punishment.
• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath and told her he wanted to draw her because he loved her, not because he needed her money, and asked her not to lie to him again.
• Aemeath agreed and asked Lu Yan to accept her support, and he held her close.

Lu Yan and Aemeath went shopping to furnish their home, with Aemeath choosing furniture that would keep them close and make the space feel like theirs. After she confessed how possessive she wanted to be, Lu Yan reassured her that he welcomed it, and they sealed their promise with a bite mark.

• Lu Yan suggested that he and Aemeath buy furniture to make their house a real home, and she eagerly agreed.
• At the furnishings mall, Aemeath clung jealously to Lu Yan and chose a small sofa so they would have to sit close together.
• Aemeath rejected a large bed and pulled Lu Yan onto a standard-sized one to test it with her arms around him.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan she wanted to fill their home with her scent and asked whether he thought her greed and possessiveness were frightening.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath he welcomed being her prisoner, and she bit his collarbone to seal their promise.

Lu Yan and Aemeath returned home after choosing furniture and shared their first dinner, which Aemeath had cooked to improve her skills. They ended the evening with affectionate promises as Lu Yan ate every rib she made and washed the dishes himself.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath returned home after shopping for furniture, and Aemeath saved him the last strawberry from her candied-fruit skewer.
• Aemeath refused Lu Yan’s help in the kitchen and prepared a sweet-and-sour spare-rib dinner while he watched from the living room.
• Aemeath served the meal, and Lu Yan praised the ribs as he ate them.
• Aemeath claimed Lu Yan’s stomach was marked by her cooking and threatened to take him home if he ate another woman’s food, while Lu Yan promised he would not.
• Lu Yan finished the ribs and pushed Aemeath out of the kitchen so he could wash the dishes.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent the night cuddling and sharing a goodnight kiss, then welcomed new furniture into their home the next day. After arranging the sofa and bed to encourage closeness, they kissed and declared the bedroom theirs.

• Lu Yan dried Aemeath's hair, and they went to bed wrapped around each other.
• Aemeath gave Lu Yan a one-minute goodnight kiss and fell asleep in his arms.
• Lu Yan signed for the furniture delivery while Aemeath directed the workers as they arranged the new pieces.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath tested the cramped two-seat sofa, cuddling together and joking about being caught in a trap.
• Aemeath pulled Lu Yan onto the newly made bed, and he kissed her as they made it their shared territory.