Chapter Summaries

Aemeath and Lu Yan chose swimsuits and beach accessories for their three-day getaway, then packed their things at the courtyard house. With the suitcase ready, they were prepared to leave.

• Aemeath modeled three swimsuits for Lu Yan, who praised her and said he alone should see her dressed that way.
• Lu Yan bought Aemeath several swimsuits, sun-protective wraps, and beach hats for the trip.
• Aemeath chose two pairs of swim trunks for Lu Yan and admired his restored physique as he tried them on.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan returned to the courtyard house and packed their beach supplies and clothes into a suitcase.

Aemeath took Lu Yan to the Wave-Watching Pavilion, where she had reserved the resort and its facilities exclusively for them for three days. They settled into their suite and shared dinner, discovering that Aemeath disliked sashimi and preferred Lu Yan’s cooked food.

• Aemeath and Lu Yan traveled along the coast to the Wave-Watching Pavilion, where Manager Yue welcomed them and confirmed the resort had been cleared for their exclusive stay.
• Manager Yue led Aemeath and Lu Yan to the Wave Room, a suite with a private open-air hot spring and beach access.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan arranged dinner, and Lu Yan requested cooked food because he could not eat raw meat.
• Aemeath tried the sashimi but disliked its texture and taste, then enjoyed Lu Yan’s wagyu and shared his cooked meal.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent a private evening at a seaside hot spring resort, relaxing together and expressing their affection. After returning to their room, they spent the night together and fell asleep in each other’s arms.

• Lu Yan entered the hot spring, and Aemeath joined him wearing the white swimsuit she had bought at the mall.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath to remove her swimsuit because they had the resort to themselves, and she undressed and cuddled beside him in the spring.
• After soaking together for over half an hour, Lu Yan and Aemeath returned to the Japanese-style bedroom and got under the covers.
• Aemeath teased Lu Yan about being aroused in the hot spring, and they confessed their desire and kissed.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath made love, said good night, and fell asleep together.

Lu Yan and Aemeath spent a tender morning together at their seaside resort before heading to its private beach. There, Aemeath wore a black bikini and struck a provocative pose for Lu Yan.

• Lu Yan woke beside Aemeath, and they washed together after recalling the previous night.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath ate breakfast on the terrace overlooking the sea.
• Aemeath changed into a black bikini instead of the white swimsuit and invited Lu Yan to the beach.
• Aemeath ran across the private beach, then turned toward Lu Yan and posed provocatively.

Lu Yan and Aemeath shared an affectionate moment at the beach before Lu Yan set up their camp. Aemeath then asked him to apply sunscreen and loosened her bikini top as she lay on the mat.

• Aemeath posed for Lu Yan, who praised her beauty and told her that what mattered most was that she was there.
• Lu Yan gently cupped Aemeath's face, and she kissed him as a reward before telling him to set up camp.
• Lu Yan retrieved the beach umbrella and mat from the lockers and arranged them in the shade.
• Aemeath lay face down on the mat, loosened the strap of her bikini top, and asked Lu Yan to help apply sunscreen.

Lu Yan applied sunscreen to Aemeath at the beach, and their close contact stirred an intense reaction in both of them. After Lu Yan teased her and went to wash his hands, Aemeath was left flushed and embarrassed, certain he had noticed her desire.

• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to apply sunscreen to her back and legs, and he carefully covered them while struggling to control himself.
• When Lu Yan tried to stop, Aemeath insisted he cover her front too and rolled onto her back with her bikini top untied.
• Lu Yan applied sunscreen to Aemeath’s front as she tried to hide her reactions, then patted her chest before straightening her bikini.
• Lu Yan apologized that his hand had slipped and went to wash the sunscreen off, while Aemeath stayed on the mat, embarrassed that he had noticed her arousal.

At the beach, Aemeath decided to even the score after Lu Yan’s sunscreen application had left her flustered. She persuaded him to lie down, then began applying sunscreen with an unexpected method that left him struggling to keep his composure.

• Aemeath reflected on how strongly she reacted to Lu Yan’s touch and resolved to get back at him.
• She called Lu Yan over and insisted on applying sunscreen to him in return.
• Lu Yan gave in to Aemeath’s coaxing and lay face down on the beach mat.
• Aemeath squeezed sunscreen onto his back and pressed her body against him to spread it, leaving Lu Yan stunned and overwhelmed by the sensation.

At the beach, Aemeath teased Lu Yan while applying sunscreen to his back, leaving him struggling to control his desire. After he recovered and joined her in the water, Lu Yan caught her and asked how he should punish her.

• Aemeath deliberately teased Lu Yan as she rubbed sunscreen into his back, and he told her to swim while he regained control.
• Aemeath went into the sea and wondered if she had made Lu Yan angry when he took too long to follow.
• Lu Yan applied sunscreen to his chest and abs, then went into the water to find Aemeath.
• Lu Yan grabbed Aemeath around the waist, lifted her from the water, and asked how he should punish her.

Lu Yan and Aemeath played in the sea at a private beach, trading playful tricks and kisses. They left the water hand in hand, with Aemeath accusing Lu Yan of cheating.

• Lu Yan pulled Aemeath into the sea and kissed her underwater before she splashed him in retaliation.
• Aemeath used the Tunneler Armament as a diversion, circled behind Lu Yan, and knocked him into the water.
• Lu Yan caught Aemeath by the ankle as she celebrated, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath surfaced, then walked hand in hand to the shallows as Aemeath complained that he had cheated.

Aemeath and Lu Yan built a sandcastle together, then shared a seaside lunch and talked about the home they hoped to have. After returning to their suite, they cuddled and fell asleep together.

• Aemeath and Lu Yan built and decorated a sandcastle on the beach.
• Lu Yan had lunch brought to them, and the two shared grilled seafood and coconut water.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that being with him made even a fragile sandcastle feel like the safest home in the world, and he promised to build their home strong.
• Aemeath said she was the happiest person in the universe, and Lu Yan agreed as he held her hand.
• After lunch, Aemeath and Lu Yan returned to the Wave Room suite, changed, cuddled on the tatami, and fell asleep.

Lu Yan dreamed of Aemeath’s lonely years searching for him and woke in tears, overwhelmed by the pain she had endured. Aemeath comforted him by insisting their reunion made the search worthwhile, and Lu Yan’s anguish began to ease.

• Lu Yan witnessed Aemeath’s memories of searching across Solaris, rejecting Somnoire’s false dream of him, and crying alone during a Rinascita carnival.
• Lu Yan woke beside Aemeath and cried as he remembered her loneliness, then told her what he had seen in his dream.
• Aemeath realized Lu Yan had dreamed of a painful part of her past that she had never told him about.
• Lu Yan asked whether her years of searching were worth it, blaming himself for the suffering caused by his absence.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that he had been her light and that finding him made the search worthwhile, then tried to cheer him up.
• Lu Yan’s anguish began to fade as he watched Aemeath comfort him.

Aemeath comforted Lu Yan and stopped him from blaming himself for the past. After he promised to devote himself to making up for the years she had missed, she asked how he planned to do it.

• Aemeath playfully bit Lu Yan's cheek and told him that blaming himself made her feel like an outsider.
• Lu Yan promised Aemeath that he would stop dwelling on the past.
• Aemeath relaxed and warned Lu Yan not to treat her like an outsider again.
• Lu Yan kissed Aemeath and promised to make up for her lost years and loneliness.
• Aemeath embraced Lu Yan and asked how he would make it up to her.

Lu Yan and Aemeath rested together, then spent the evening taking romantic swimsuit photos on the beach at sunset. They ended by posing in a princess carry, with Aemeath's drone capturing them beneath the fading light.

• Lu Yan restrained himself from pursuing Aemeath further and encouraged her to rest, promising to make it up to her later.
• After waking in the evening, Aemeath changed into her white swimsuit and asked Lu Yan to photograph her at sunset.
• Lu Yan took pictures of Aemeath posing by the water as the sunset colored the sky and sea.
• Aemeath used a miniature reconnaissance module from her Tunneler Armament as a drone to take pictures of them together.
• Lu Yan lifted Aemeath into a princess carry, and the drone captured them gazing at each other beneath the sunset.

Aemeath carried Lu Yan in a princess carry on the beach, and the two kissed beneath the sunset before returning to their Wave Room suite. After washing off the sand and seawater, they settled in for a sukiyaki dinner.

• Aemeath lifted Lu Yan into a princess carry and posed with him for the drone camera.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan as he returned her kiss beneath the sunset, while the drone captured their embrace.
• Aemeath put Lu Yan down after night fell, and they lay together on the beach watching the stars.
• Lu Yan took Aemeath back to their suite, where they rinsed off and ordered Japanese sukiyaki.
• A server brought the sukiyaki ingredients, and the broth began bubbling in the suite's tatami room.

After a romantic dinner and a walk along a beach glowing with blue bioluminescence, Lu Yan asked Aemeath to marry him, promising a wedding and a future together. Aemeath happily accepted and insisted they set a date as soon as they returned to the city.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath shared sukiyaki in their suite, then went for a walk on the beach.
• Aemeath discovered blue bioluminescence in the waves and ran into the glowing shallows.
• Lu Yan embraced Aemeath and proposed that they register their marriage and hold a grand wedding.
• Aemeath accepted tearfully and said she wanted to wear a beautiful wedding dress.
• Lu Yan teased Aemeath that they might be rushing into marriage, and she angrily demanded they choose a date the next day.
• Lu Yan promised he would not take back his proposal, kissed Aemeath, and called her his wife.

After proposing to Aemeath on the beach, Lu Yan returned with her to their suite, where she claimed the chance to collect the compensation he had promised. The two spent the night together as the tide rose outside.

• Lu Yan called Aemeath his wife, and she forgave him as they walked back from the Blue Tears beach holding hands.
• Aemeath reminded Lu Yan of his promise to make up for her afternoon disappointment and declared him her captive for the night.
• Lu Yan agreed to let Aemeath take the lead, and she brought him to the tatami and kissed him.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan continued their passionate night together while the moonlit tide rose beyond the suite's windows.

After a passionate night, Lu Yan and Aemeath spent a rainy day playing games at their resort. Aemeath cheated with her Resonance Ability to win a table tennis wager, then whispered a request that left Lu Yan eager and wary about that night.

• Lu Yan and Aemeath showered together after making up, then watched summer rain spoil their plans to go diving.
• They changed into yukata and played pool, but Aemeath quit when Lu Yan distracted her.
• Lu Yan won two table tennis games, so Aemeath proposed that the loser must grant the winner any request that night.
• At match point, Aemeath used her Resonance Ability to alter the ball’s trajectory and beat Lu Yan twelve to ten.
• Aemeath whispered her winning request to Lu Yan, and he reacted with heavier breathing as she teased him about honoring the bet.

Lu Yan followed Aemeath back to their suite and reluctantly honored their bet by playing along with her big-sister role-play. Aemeath teased and kissed him as he surrendered to her affection, and she declared that she would never have enough of him.

• Aemeath reminded Lu Yan that he had agreed to the role-play, and he entered the suite with her.
• Aemeath pushed Lu Yan onto the bedding and made him rest his head on her lap.
• Lu Yan covered his eyes in embarrassment while Aemeath teased him and urged him to look at her.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan and playfully declared her love for him until he admitted defeat.
• Aemeath said that a lifetime would not be enough as she lay on top of Lu Yan.

After spending a tender morning together, Lu Yan and Aemeath enjoyed lunch in their suite as the rain passed. When the tide went out, they set off to forage for seafood among the rocks by the resort.

• Lu Yan comforted Aemeath and promised to spoil her after she said he indulged her too much.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath got up, washed, and ordered a Japanese seafood lunch when their stomachs rumbled.
• The summer shower ended, and Aemeath spotted a rainbow from the terrace.
• Lu Yan suggested foraging for seafood along the shore, and Aemeath eagerly agreed.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath rented buckets, shovels, and tongs, then walked hand in hand toward the exposed tide pools.

Aemeath and Lu Yan spent a summer day exploring the shore, then shared dinner and a private fireworks display at the resort. As they watched the fireworks, Lu Yan promised to marry her, and Aemeath kissed him beneath the final burst.

• Aemeath collected crabs, a starfish, clams, and cat's eye snails while Lu Yan taught her about the creatures on the shore.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath ate the seafood they had gathered, and Manager Yue invited them to a private fireworks display.
• Aemeath and Lu Yan changed into yukatas, and Lu Yan lit sparklers for her on the beach.
• Aemeath drew a heart in the air with her sparklers as Lu Yan took a photo of her.
• Lu Yan embraced Aemeath while they watched the fireworks and promised they would choose an auspicious day to get their marriage certificate.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan beneath the final fireworks.