
yea... HUGE SPOILERS
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so basically in chapter 58 we see the huge fall out between xin and lau and why xin basically cut lau off for years... after around two chapters of that we dive into the past when the two first meet! very much cute but also very much plot heavy because so much is going on in the background and yet we only see the pov of lau and xin so we're left in the dark abt what the grown ups in their lives are doing. in their povs though we basically see how lonely they both are and while lau is loud and rowdy kid with an EXTREMELY soft heart xin is... creepy lmao. but cute! very very cute!
in the most recent chapter lau insists that xin tell him one secret since lau bared his past to xin, so xin takes lau to a room where he pulls out a book and reads to lau. basically this book is about a prince or hero who rescues a girl who is trapped in a cell by this demon. the prince promises the girl to save and protect her and they promise to stay by eo sides. hwoever once the two are about to make it out, a fog surrounds them that makes the prince pass out. at the same time the girl turns into a black cloud that resembles the fog around them and makes it so that she is unable to escape with the prince. it is then revealed that she is actually the daughter of the demon who kept her imprisoned. so now, unable to leave with the prince she gently sends him away in a small raft while he is unconscious and watches the boat drift away.
after finishing the story xin squirms and expresses how this story makes his heart race and gets him flustered (and thats his secret). but when he looks up lau and his soft baby heart is crying! some time later after some talking between the two lau makes a grand claim that xin is like the girl and that lau will be the one to protect and save him....
so far their little story has followed xins book, although there are still alot of explanations that are needed like who exactly lau is... throughout the chapters the author definitely sprinkles hints that there is something that went down in lau's past and that maybe his lineage is alot more important than we think! we also dont know what exactly is going on with xin other than he seems to be aware of everything happening???
i'll try to upload some sneak peeks on my profile but tbh i highly encourage you guys buy the chapters!!! only if you can !!! support the author !!!

yeaaa manta subscription is super wonky, i was trying to wait and let the chapters update further so that when i get a subscription i'd just be able to binge for the however long one payment lasts... for now though i buy the raws on RIDI !!! it took me awhile to navigate since everythings korean but with a lot of screenshots and google translate/papago its pretty easy
little lau promising to save little xin from being locked in a tower ... little xin being compared to a story book character that sacrificies themselves to save the one they love... this new chapter revealed alot and idk if this is gonna have a happy ending you guys....