Chapter Summaries

Lu Yan and Aemeath overcame their awkwardness and confessed their desire through a passionate kiss. When Aemeath discarded the protection Lu Yan had prepared, they embraced without holding back as the spring rain fell outside.

• Lu Yan teased Aemeath about whether she wanted to continue, and she insisted that he could not back out after she had dressed for him.
• Lu Yan drew Aemeath close, and they kissed passionately in the bedroom.
• As Lu Yan reached for the protection box, Aemeath stopped him and threw it into the trash.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan she wanted nothing between them, and they embraced as her battle outfit slipped away.

After making love, Lu Yan and Aemeath rested together and shared the relief of finally being with one another. They fell asleep in each other’s arms, secure in their love.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath recovered together beneath the blanket, with Aemeath curled against his chest.
• Lu Yan teased Aemeath by asking whether she was satisfied, and she answered that she was.
• Aemeath cried as she told Lu Yan she was finally with him.
• Lu Yan kissed away her tears and told her he felt the same.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath held each other and drifted to sleep.

After spending the night together, Lu Yan and Aemeath woke to an awkward but affectionate morning. As they prepared to return to Lu Yan’s hometown, Aemeath panicked about meeting his parents with the marks on her neck.

• Lu Yan woke beside Aemeath, and they noticed the bloodstain on the bedsheet from their first night together.
• Lu Yan apologized in case he had hurt Aemeath, and she reassured him that she was fine.
• Lu Yan reminded Aemeath that it was April thirtieth and they were going back to his hometown that day.
• Aemeath hurried into the bathroom to wash up while Lu Yan stayed behind to handle the bedsheet.
• Aemeath admired the marks Lu Yan had left on her, then realized she would have to meet his parents with them and blamed him for being a bad black cat.

Lu Yan and Aemeath shared a warm morning after their first night together, then prepared to travel by high-speed train to Lu Yan’s hometown. They left their home hand in hand, ready for Aemeath to meet his family.

• Lu Yan carefully washed and hung out the sheet from their bed before making breakfast for Aemeath.
• Aemeath joined Lu Yan in the kitchen, and they shared breakfast while discussing their nine-thirty train and her nervousness about meeting his family.
• Lu Yan cleaned up while Aemeath checked their suitcase and the gifts they had packed for his relatives.
• Lu Yan reassured Aemeath, took her hand, and locked their home as they set off for the high-speed rail station.

Lu Yan and Aemeath began their holiday journey home by high-speed train, sharing music and admiring a sea of rapeseed flowers. Aemeath leaned on Lu Yan’s shoulder and fell asleep as he held her hand.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath passed the station’s facial-recognition gates and boarded the train with their luggage.
• Lu Yan gave Aemeath a Bluetooth earbud, and they listened to music together as the train left the city.
• Aemeath excitedly spotted golden rapeseed flowers outside the window and shared the view with Lu Yan.
• Aemeath rested her head on Lu Yan’s shoulder, saying she had found a place to land, and Lu Yan promised his shoulder was hers alone.
• Aemeath fell asleep against Lu Yan while he held her hand and watched her peacefully.

Lu Yan brought Aemeath to his hometown and introduced her to the neighbors as his girlfriend, explaining her unusual golden eyes by saying she came from an ethnic minority. The neighbors warmly welcomed Aemeath and gave the couple drinks as they continued toward Lu Yan’s home.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath arrived in H City and took a taxi to the urban village where Lu Yan grew up.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan she liked his hometown because it felt simple and down-to-earth.
• Auntie Li recognized Lu Yan and greeted him, then asked who Aemeath was.
• Lu Yan introduced Aemeath as his girlfriend and claimed her family belonged to an ethnic minority to explain her golden eyes.
• Auntie Li and the neighbors welcomed Aemeath, gave the couple chilled drinks, and sent them on toward Lu Yan’s home.

Lu Yan brought Aemeath to his hometown and introduced her to his grandmother, who welcomed them with delight. The reunion ended with Grandma calling Lu Shuyao downstairs to see her brother.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath teased each other as they walked to his home, and Aemeath said she was starting to like his hometown.
• Lu Yan opened the farmhouse gate and found his grandmother resting in the courtyard.
• Lu Yan reunited with Grandma, who embraced him and said she had missed him since his mother passed away.
• Lu Yan introduced Aemeath as his girlfriend, and Grandma warmly welcomed her.
• Grandma called Lu Shuyao downstairs because Lu Yan had come home.

Lu Yan introduced Aemeath to his lively cousin Lu Shuyao, who immediately admired her and accepted her as family. At Grandma’s home, Aemeath and Lu Yan offered to make lunch, and Aemeath asked to learn Grandma’s special dishes from then on; the chapter ended with Lu Yan tying her apron before they cooked.

• Lu Shuyao came downstairs, saw Aemeath beside Lu Yan, and mistook her for a cosplayer.
• Lu Yan introduced Aemeath as his future sister-in-law, and Aemeath explained that her unusual eyes came from her mother’s borderland ethnic minority background.
• Lu Shuyao enthusiastically praised Aemeath and declared her the big sister she admired most.
• Grandma offered to cook lunch, but Lu Yan and Aemeath persuaded her to rest while they prepared the meal.
• Aemeath told Grandma she wanted to learn her specialty dishes, delighting her, then Lu Yan tied Aemeath’s apron in the courtyard.

Aemeath cooked for Lu Yan’s family and was warmly welcomed when they returned home. At dinner, she learned that Lu Yan had never eaten fish, and realized he had quietly eaten the fish soup she once made for him; afterward, the family sent them off to rest.

• Aemeath and Lu Yan finished cooking just as his uncle, aunt, grandfather, and Lu Shuyao returned home.
• Aemeath introduced herself as Lu Yan’s girlfriend, and the family praised her cooking and welcomed her.
• At dinner, Aemeath noticed the family avoided serving Lu Yan the red-braised fish and learned that he had never eaten fish because he disliked its smell.
• Aemeath remembered that Lu Yan had eaten all the fish soup she once made despite its poor taste, and he comforted her by holding her hand beneath the table.
• Aemeath served Lu Yan ribs instead, and after the meal his family told the couple to rest while they cleared the dishes.

Aemeath learned that Lu Yan had eaten her awful fish soup because she had made it, and they shared a passionate kiss in his childhood bedroom. They then decided to tidy the room and turn it into their secret base for the next few days.

• Aemeath hugged Lu Yan and tearfully asked how he had managed to eat the terrible fish soup she had made before.
• Lu Yan teased Aemeath about her first cooking attempt, then told her he would eat anything she made for him because it came from her.
• Lu Yan reminded Aemeath about their promised one-minute kiss and kissed her until they reluctantly pulled apart.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath looked over his cluttered childhood bedroom and agreed to tidy it together.
• Aemeath suggested they put on the sheets they had brought and make the room their secret base for the next few days.

Lu Yan took Aemeath and Lu Shuyao to the temple fair, where they sampled its food and played games together. As the sun set, the three continued exploring the crowded fair and browsing its trinket stalls.

• Lu Shuyao called Lu Yan and Aemeath downstairs, urging them to hurry to the temple fair before the food stalls grew crowded.
• Lu Shuyao bought sugar-roasted chestnuts and bamboo-tube cakes, and Lu Yan fed Aemeath as they wandered through the fair.
• Lu Shuyao showed off her balloon-shooting skills, but Lu Yan teased her and then cleared an entire board to win a plush bear.
• Lu Yan bought Aemeath warm egg cakes, and the three sampled fried snacks, watermelon juice, oden, and cotton candy.
• As the sun set, Lu Yan, Aemeath, and Lu Shuyao walked past stalls selling trinkets while Aemeath ate and listened to the siblings bicker.

After returning home, Lu Yan and Aemeath joined Lu Shuyao’s livestream for a game of Delta Force in Space City. Aemeath carried the team to victory, and Lu Yan left with her to enjoy their rewards together.

• Lu Shuyao invited Lu Yan and Aemeath to play Delta Force on her livestream.
• The team entered Space City, where Lu Shuyao was quickly knocked down by impact grenades.
• Aemeath used smoke and precise headshots to eliminate the opposing squad and revive Lu Shuyao.
• Aemeath led Lu Yan and Lu Shuyao through the map, finishing with fourteen kills and a successful extraction.
• Lu Shuyao ended the stream to review her gameplay, while Lu Yan and Aemeath went back to their room hand in hand.

Aemeath learned about Lu Yan's lonely childhood from Grandma and accepted the trust Grandma placed in her to stay by his side. The chapter ended with Lu Yan and Aemeath promising to care for each other for the rest of their lives.

• Lu Yan pulled Aemeath onto the bed and kissed her before they went downstairs for dinner.
• After dinner, Grandma showed Aemeath an old photo album of Lu Yan and described how quiet and solitary he had been as a child.
• Grandma told Aemeath she could see how deeply Lu Yan loved her and entrusted him to her care.
• Aemeath promised Grandma she would always stay with Lu Yan and never leave him.
• Aemeath embraced Lu Yan and asked him to take care of her, and he promised they would care for each other for the rest of their lives.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent the night together in a cramped bed, where Aemeath asked about his lonely childhood. After hearing how he had struggled to make friends until high school, she comforted him and promised to share his future.

• Lu Yan helped Aemeath bathe, dry her hair, and settle into the narrow bed with him.
• Aemeath curled against Lu Yan and asked about the childhood photos that had made her wonder what his early years were like.
• Lu Yan explained that he had been quiet and withdrawn through childhood and middle school, then made friends after meeting Old Xu and other classmates in high school.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan he was gentle rather than dull and promised to stay beside him through both conversation and silence.
• Lu Yan accepted her comfort, nestled against her, and fell asleep.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent the May Day holiday with his family in his hometown, growing closer as Aemeath became part of the family. On May 4, they left for home with promises to return and share many more days together.

• Lu Yan woke with his arm numb because Aemeath had slept on it, and they shared a tender morning before joining his family for breakfast.
• Lu Yan showed Aemeath around town, where she caught two crucian carp by hand and spent relaxed days with him and his family.
• Grandma, Aunt, and Lu Shuyao welcomed Aemeath into the family, teaching her local traditions and spending time with her.
• On May 4, Lu Yan and Aemeath packed to leave, and Aemeath told him she wanted to share countless breakfasts, sunsets, and journeys with him.
• Grandma gave them jars of beef sauce, Lu Shuyao asked Aemeath to keep gaming with her, and Lu Yan promised that their wishes would come true.

Lu Yan and Aemeath returned to their courtyard in S City after visiting his family, and Aemeath celebrated having their private home to themselves again. She confronted Lu Yan playfully about teasing her at home and began a passionate reckoning with him in their bedroom.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath arrived at their courtyard with homemade beef sauce and local specialties from his family.
• Aemeath explained that she felt more relaxed in their own home than at their elders' house, and Lu Yan agreed that it was their home.
• Aemeath accused Lu Yan of teasing her under the covers while they were visiting his family and said she would settle the score now that they were alone.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan aggressively, carried him to the bedroom, and began unbuttoning his shirt.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that she loved their courtyard because it was the nest she had built for them, then kissed him as their intimate reckoning began.

Aemeath took charge of her promised reckoning with Lu Yan, and the two spent the night together. Afterward, they cuddled, then Lu Yan carried Aemeath to the bathroom and washed her hair.

• Aemeath pinned Lu Yan down and told him he had to lie still while she settled the score.
• Lu Yan stopped resisting and agreed to let Aemeath take charge.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan spent the night together, and their reckoning ended with both of them satisfied.
• Lu Yan suggested they shower, and Aemeath asked him to carry her.
• Lu Yan carried Aemeath to the bathroom and gently washed her hair as they talked.

Lu Yan and Aemeath woke after spending the night together, and Lu Yan realized his body felt unusually energized, possibly because he had resonated with Aemeath. After sharing breakfast, they decided to visit the flower market and choose plants for their courtyard.

• Lu Yan woke beside Aemeath and noticed he felt stronger and more energetic than usual.
• Aemeath woke, kissed Lu Yan, and offered to make breakfast while he rested.
• Aemeath prepared beef sauce noodles, and Lu Yan praised her cooking.
• Aemeath suggested planting flowers in their courtyard to make their home feel more alive.
• Lu Yan agreed, and Aemeath pulled him toward the bedroom so they could go to the flower market.

Lu Yan and Aemeath bought forget-me-not seeds and hydrangeas to plant in their courtyard, then worked together to prepare the soil. Their gardening turned into playful teasing as they smudged dirt on each other.

• Aemeath chose forget-me-not seeds so she could remember every moment with Lu Yan, and Lu Yan bought two packets and potting soil.
• Aemeath decided to plant hydrangeas beside the forget-me-nots, and she and Lu Yan planned to enjoy afternoon tea among the flowers.
• Lu Yan carried their purchases back to the courtyard without tiring, and he wondered whether his newfound strength was real.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath changed into gardening clothes and began turning the courtyard soil together.
• Aemeath got dirt on her nose, and Lu Yan called her a mud kitten before she smeared muddy handprints on his shirt.
• Lu Yan gently bit Aemeath's nose, and they tussled and laughed beside the soil.

Lu Yan and Aemeath planted hydrangeas and forget-me-nots in their courtyard, then he tenderly washed the mud from her hands and feet. Moved by his care, Aemeath kissed him, and Lu Yan pulled her into his embrace.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath prepared the soil and planted hydrangea seedlings together, agreeing to plant them deep so they could withstand future storms.
• Lu Yan sowed forget-me-not seeds, and the pair finished planting the courtyard garden.
• Lu Yan stopped Aemeath from wiping her muddy face and washed the dirt from her hands, feet, and legs.
• Aemeath asked why Lu Yan treated her so well, and he said she had given him everything.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan with love, and he lifted her from the steps and held her tightly.