Chapter Summaries

Lu Yan realized that he and Aemeath had never formally defined their relationship, so he confessed his love and asked her to be his girlfriend. Aemeath happily accepted, and they shared their first kiss as an official couple.

• Lu Yan reflected on how Aemeath had changed his life and realized he had never asked her to define their relationship.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath he loved her and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Aemeath cried with joy and grabbed Lu Yan when he tried to wipe away her tears.
• Aemeath accepted Lu Yan's confession and called him her hero and her one and only.
• Aemeath asked for their first kiss as an official couple, and Lu Yan kissed her.

After confessing their love, Lu Yan and Aemeath spent a cozy day together as a couple, cooking, napping, and sharing affectionate moments. Lu Yan publicly posted a drawing of Aemeath with the caption “My love,” and they ended the day reaffirming their commitment to each other.

• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to call her his girlfriend, and he carried her to the kitchen when she asked him to get her out of bed.
• Aemeath cooked tomato and beef brisket for lunch while Lu Yan watched, then served him the meal and received his praise.
• Aemeath asked if Lu Yan would take commissions again, and he said he would draw only for her before sketching her on the sofa.
• After Aemeath fell asleep on his lap, Lu Yan drew her sleeping and posted the picture to his Moments with the caption “My love.”
• Aemeath woke in the evening, and she and Lu Yan spent the rest of the day sharing dinner, brushing their teeth, and cuddling.
• At night, Aemeath thanked Lu Yan for choosing her and making her part of his world, and he told her she was already his everything.

Lu Yan woke beside Aemeath and reassured her after Sister Lin’s messages made their relationship sound ambiguous. Sister Lin privately regretted losing her chance with Lu Yan, while he silenced his phone and settled back in with Aemeath.

• Lu Yan woke with Aemeath in his arms and checked a barrage of messages from Sister Lin about his romantic Moments post.
• Sister Lin asked whether Lu Yan remembered everything they had shared, making Aemeath suspicious that they had been more than colleagues.
• Lu Yan told Sister Lin that nothing had happened between them and showed Aemeath his replies, easing her jealousy.
• Sister Lin mourned that Lu Yan had chosen Aemeath, revealing she had long hoped to win him over while working as his client.
• Lu Yan set his phone to Do Not Disturb and held Aemeath as she fell asleep again.

Lu Yan received a message from his uncle asking him to visit home, and Aemeath's support helped him overcome his hesitation about returning to his hometown. He agreed to visit with her, and Aemeath eagerly began planning to meet his family.

• Lu Yan bought breakfast and returned home to find Aemeath awake and upset that he had left the bed.
• Aemeath clung to Lu Yan, and they ate breakfast together.
• Lu Yan listened to messages from his uncle, who asked him to take care and visit home.
• Aemeath comforted Lu Yan by holding his hand as he considered his distant feelings about his hometown.
• Lu Yan replied that he would visit, and Aemeath excitedly agreed to go with him and meet his family.

Lu Yan asked Aemeath on her first proper date, choosing an amusement park and promising to kiss her atop the Ferris wheel. After they got ready and shared a kiss, they left home hand in hand.

• Lu Yan suggested taking Aemeath on a date, and she eagerly accepted.
• Lu Yan chose an amusement park and promised to take Aemeath on the Ferris wheel at sunset.
• Aemeath tried several outfits before choosing clothes that matched Lu Yan's brown coat.
• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath before she could apply lipstick, leaving her flustered.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath finished getting ready and left together, holding hands.

Lu Yan took Aemeath to an amusement park, where she enjoyed her first visit and shared affectionate moments with him throughout the day. After lunch, they planned to ride the Ferris wheel together at sunset.

• Lu Yan promised Aemeath that he would take her to experience many new things after she admitted it was her first time at an amusement park.
• Aemeath dressed Lu Yan and herself in matching cat-ear headbands, then rode the carousel while he took photos and she kissed his cheek.
• Aemeath followed Lu Yan closely in the bumper cars and pulled him from one attraction to another, while he felt dizzy after riding the roller coaster.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath ate lunch in a fairy-tale-themed restaurant, feeding each other from their meal.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to ride the Ferris wheel with her at sunset, and he agreed to take her to the top.

Lu Yan and Aemeath entered a Chinese-horror haunted house after Aemeath insisted on trying it, despite Lu Yan’s fear. When a corpse jumped out of a coffin, Lu Yan shielded Aemeath, who calmly studied the effects, and they continued onward.

• Aemeath eagerly asked Lu Yan to enter the haunted house, and he agreed despite being frightened.
• Lu Yan led Aemeath through the dark corridor and warned her to watch her step.
• A corpse in Qing-dynasty official robes sprang from a coffin and lunged at them.
• Lu Yan pulled Aemeath into his arms to shield her from the corpse.
• Aemeath examined the corpse’s makeup and mechanism, prompting the actor to lie back in the coffin and close the lid.
• Lu Yan claimed he had only been protecting Aemeath from the sudden mechanism, and she agreed with a smile.

Lu Yan and Aemeath reached the haunted house’s bridal chamber, where a ghost bride frightened Lu Yan and Aemeath stepped in to protect him. Outside, Aemeath teased him about his fear until Lu Yan finally admitted he had been scared.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath continued through the haunted house, with Lu Yan growing tense while Aemeath examined the fake effects.
• A ghost bride lunged at Lu Yan in the bridal chamber, leaving him pale and unable to move.
• Aemeath confronted the ghost bride, then held Lu Yan and led him out of the haunted house.
• Lu Yan tried to deny being frightened, while Aemeath recalled how he had protected her from a zombie and teased him about it.
• Aemeath laughed at Lu Yan’s excuses until he blushed and admitted that he had been scared.

Lu Yan and Aemeath shared a tender outing at the amusement park, where they bought sugar paintings of a black cat and a pink cat. As evening fell, Lu Yan led Aemeath toward the Ferris wheel and promised to collect his kiss compensation at the top.

• Aemeath promised to protect Lu Yan from anything frightening, and he told her he should be the one protecting her.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath found a sugar-painting stall, where Aemeath asked the old man to make two little cats resembling them.
• The old man crafted a black cat and a pink cat whose tails formed a heart, then wished the couple a sweet life together.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan tasted their sugar cats, and Aemeath kissed Lu Yan after he joked that she had eaten his cat's ear.
• As night fell, Lu Yan led Aemeath toward the Ferris wheel and said he would collect his kiss compensation once they reached the top.

Lu Yan and Aemeath shared a romantic Ferris wheel ride, where fireworks interrupted their kiss and Lu Yan promised her a new beginning. Aemeath wept as she let go of her past, and they left the ride hand in hand as the park closed.

• Lu Yan wrapped Aemeath in his coat and held her close while they waited for the Ferris wheel.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan rode up in a private gondola, and Lu Yan watched her admire the city lights.
• Just as Lu Yan and Aemeath were about to kiss, fireworks burst overhead as their gondola reached the top.
• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath and promised to help her be happier and leave the past behind.
• Aemeath broke down in Lu Yan’s arms, then told him she was happy as long as she had him.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath left the Ferris wheel hand in hand as the amusement park prepared to close.

After their happy day at the amusement park, Aemeath and Lu Yan returned home and looked through their photos together. Lu Yan posted pictures hinting at their new relationship on Moments, and his friends immediately reacted with astonishment.

• Aemeath told Lu Yan she wanted to make many happy memories with him, and he promised they had plenty of time together.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath returned to the courtyard, where they relaxed and looked through photos from the amusement park.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to send her the Ferris wheel photo, and he sent her all the pictures from the day.
• Aemeath eagerly encouraged Lu Yan to announce that he had a girlfriend by posting a photo on Moments.
• Lu Yan posted three photos with the caption “A belated first love, before summer,” and his friends flooded the post with likes and comments.

Lu Yan told his friends he had a girlfriend, and Aemeath was thrilled to learn he had made their relationship public. After they confessed their possessiveness and kissed, Lu Yan moved her back to the sofa and dried her hair.

• Old Xu questioned Lu Yan about his Moments post, and Lu Yan teased him by revealing that his girlfriend was beautiful and rich.
• Lu Yan noticed that Sister Lin had liked his post, then put his phone away when Aemeath came out of the bathroom.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath that he had announced their relationship to his friends, and she hugged him with excitement.
• Aemeath questioned why Lu Yan had hidden her face in the photo, and he explained that he wanted to keep her beauty to himself.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan and declared that he belonged to her alone, then Lu Yan moved her off the sofa and dried her hair.

After their day at the amusement park, Lu Yan found Aemeath waiting awake for him and held her as she fell asleep. He cherished the quiet night beside her and drifted off with her in his arms.

• Lu Yan finished drying Aemeath's hair and told her to go to bed while he showered.
• In the shower, Lu Yan recalled their day together and realized Aemeath's arrival had changed his lonely life.
• Lu Yan returned to the bedroom and found Aemeath drowsily waiting for him under the quilt.
• Aemeath curled into Lu Yan's arms and said she could not sleep well without him holding her.
• Lu Yan held and comforted Aemeath until she fell asleep, then closed his eyes beside her.

Lu Yan drew Aemeath in her Adherent combat outfit after she asked him to portray the version of her that existed only in his eyes. Aemeath discovered that he had added a skirt to cover the outfit’s revealing front and teased him for his jealousy before embracing him.

• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to draw her because she wanted a portrait made from his loving perspective rather than a camera’s record.
• Aemeath changed into her Adherent combat outfit and posed while Lu Yan began drawing her.
• Lu Yan added a small skirt to the portrait to cover the outfit’s revealing lower front.
• Aemeath noticed the added skirt, guessed Lu Yan had drawn it out of possessiveness, and teased him.
• Lu Yan admitted he was possessive, and Aemeath happily embraced him while admiring the portrait.

Aemeath set Lu Yan’s new painting of her as his phone wallpaper, and they discussed how her arrival had replaced his saved images. When Sister Lin offered Lu Yan a higher-paying commission, he declined it and decided to stop taking commercial work so he could focus on Aemeath.

• Aemeath set Lu Yan’s painting of her as his phone wallpaper and teased him about his blank devices.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath that having her beside him mattered more than the paintings and screenshots that had disappeared.
• Sister Lin offered Lu Yan a new commission with a thirty percent increase in pay, but Lu Yan refused and said he would take a break from commercial commissions.
• Lu Yan explained that he wanted to spend more time with Aemeath and draw her instead of accepting paid work.
• Aemeath offered to support Lu Yan, and he agreed to rely on her.

Aemeath asked Lu Yan to replay Wuthering Waves from the beginning so she could watch the story of Solaris as an observer. They began a new account together, and the chapter left them playing through the early quests and discussing the characters.

• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to show her the story of Solaris, but found his completed account had nothing left to play.
• Aemeath created a new account, chose the female Rover, named her Morning Star, and started the game with Lu Yan.
• Aemeath watched the opening animation and guided Rover through the Gorges of Spirits, defeating Crownless along the way.
• When Camellya appeared, Aemeath recognized her as Sister Camellya and told Lu Yan that she had been kind to her.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan continued through the story until Jinhsi appeared, and Aemeath joked that Jinhsi's broadcast searching for A-Piao made a bigger entrance than hers.

On his first day after retiring from writing, Lu Yan rested at home while Aemeath cooked him lunch and kept him company as he grew sleepy on the sofa. He fell asleep peacefully beside her as spring rain tapped against the windows.

• Aemeath stopped Lu Yan from helping in the kitchen and prepared lunch while he rested.
• Aemeath served Lu Yan bamboo shoots and pork, shrimp, and soup, and he praised her cooking.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath shared a cozy lunch and talked about everyday matters before Lu Yan washed the dishes.
• Aemeath brought Lu Yan a blanket and his laptop, then played beside him while he lay down on the sofa.
• Lu Yan relaxed to the sound of Aemeath's quiet keystrokes and the spring rain and drifted to sleep.

Lu Yan woke to find Aemeath watching the end of Rover’s journey in the game, and they reflected on how lonely it was to keep moving from place to place. Aemeath told Lu Yan that meeting him had ended her own long road, then kissed him; Lu Yan panicked and fled to the bathroom while she laughed at his reaction.

• Lu Yan woke on the sofa and joined Aemeath in watching Rover reach the Black Shores and meet Shorekeeper.
• Aemeath described Rover’s story as a road movie and said that passing through each place and leaving companions behind must be lonely.
• Lu Yan explained that Rover had to keep traveling to save Solaris and that moving on was the price of the journey.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that her own road had ended when they reunited and asked when he would fully take her in.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan passionately, and he fled to the bathroom in embarrassment while she laughed at him.

Lu Yan resisted Aemeath’s teasing advances and asked for more time to prepare before they took their relationship further. In the days that followed, they settled into a peaceful domestic routine, growing closer as Lu Yan sketched her and they shared everyday tasks.

• Lu Yan came out of the bathroom to find Aemeath teasing him, and they ate tomato and egg noodles together while she playfully brushed his leg under the table.
• At bedtime, Aemeath asked Lu Yan if he was still not going to take her, but he asked her to give him more time to get ready.
• Aemeath accepted his answer, settled into Lu Yan’s arms, and went to sleep after he kissed her forehead.
• Over the following days, Lu Yan and Aemeath cooked, watched television, sketched, cleaned, and shopped together as their quiet life continued.

On the eve of the holiday, Lu Yan and Aemeath confronted their nerves about taking the next step in their relationship after Aemeath found the protection he had secretly bought. The chapter ended with Aemeath admitting she had only meant to tease him and had not intended to rush into intimacy.

• Lu Yan recalled Aemeath's earlier teasing and worried about whether they were ready for intimacy.
• Lu Yan entered the bedroom and found Aemeath wearing her lace battle outfit and holding the box of protection he had bought.
• Aemeath teased Lu Yan, but his embarrassment gave way to an earnest explanation that he thought they should take more time to get used to each other.
• Aemeath blushed and admitted she had not meant to do it so soon and had only found the box in the drawer.
• Earlier that afternoon, Aemeath had found the box while looking for a charging cable, misunderstood Lu Yan's preparations, and decided to surprise him in the outfit he had chosen for her.