Hero Stories: Li Wei

### The Only One

Li Wei is talking to new guards explaining that he is responsible for their appraisals. He tells the new hires that they are trusted with the safety of Mu Lingchen's mansion and doesn't want to see anyone slacking. Before Li Wei could finish his sentence Shuiyue arrives and he stops mid-sentence. It's revealed here that Li Wei has a crush on Shuiyue and is panicking on the inside regarding if he looks like a fool or not. Shuiyue asks Li Wei if he's alright and Li Wei says he's fine. The two have an awkward moment with Shuiyue keep stepping forward to Li Wei and the latter stepping back. Shuiyue asks that Ling Ruo was asked to help Wen Ruyan on a manual for newcomers of the mansion so they can fit in as soon as possible. Part of the manual will be about the guards so Shuiyue was told to follow Li Wei and the guards for three days to gather information for the manual.

Li Wei asks Shuiyue if she's going to be here all the time for three days straight and Shuiyue confirms that. The new guards whisper among themselves and Li Wei quiets them as he trains them. Soon after he tells Shuiyue that's all they'll doing for today and that he'll see her tomorrow. He then turns to the guards and tells them to go rest and get ready for tomorrow and they leave. Shuiyue is surprised at how fast it went and that she hasn't even gotten started and Li Wei explained that she can start tomorrow and says goodbye to her, leaving awkwardly and hoping Shuiyue doesn't notice his awkward walk. Li Wei talks to himself reminding him to stay calm and tries to reassure himself that he can do this.

### Gentleness

Shuiyue continues to gather information as Li Wei goes through the shifts of the day. Shuiyue also informs Li Wei that Wen Ruyan had asked Ling Ruo to join her at a fair that will happen soon so they may be back late and asks Li Wei to inform the guards on shift that day regarding it. Li Wei reassures her that Mu Lingchen has already informed them about it. Li Wei then hesitantly asked if Shuiyue will go to the fair as well which Shuiyue confirms that she will be going as well. Afterwards, Li Wei dismisses the guards after the morning patrol and goes to the kitchen.

Li Wei finds Shuiyue cooking and he offers to assist her. Soon after, the cookies Shuiyue was making are ready. The smell of the freshly baked cookies attract two guards and begs Shuiyue to let them eat some. Li Wei shoos them away after scolding them that they should finish their patrols first. Li Wei then gives Shuiyue a peach cake that she can share with her sister and Shuiyue thanks him commenting that he's always so nice leaving the guard flustered.

### Reeds Hymn

Li Wei narrates how before Shuiyue was assigned to Ling Ruo, she would be sent to Lord Lingchen's palace to do work that wasn't easy to handle. Li Wei once bumped into her as she hid herself in the garden crying. Li Wei decides to give Shuiyue some space and guards the path that lead to where Shuiyue was so others wouldn't disturb her. After a while, Shuiyue walked out her tears gone but was stopped by Matron Deng. Matron Deng scolded her and was about to punish her before Li Wei interfered. Li Wei warned the matron to not cause a farce as Mu Lingchen does not like that. Matron Deng listens and doesn't continue. Shuiyue thanks Li Wei for helping her out.

### Fair Lady

Li Wei is in the capital and decides to buy jewelry for Shuiyue as a gift. He purchases a white camellia hairpin. Li Wei runs into Shuiyue and becomes flustered and at a loss of words again. Shuiyue is out in the capital to bound the manual at the bookstore and then Ling Ruo will go through it and edit it. Li Wei mumbles a question regarding what hairpin Shuiyue will wear but Shuiyue didn't catch what he said. A guard named Xiaozhou recognizes Shuiyue as they are from the same village. Li Wei gets jealous. After Shuiyue leaves, Xiaozhou tells Li Wei that he has a fiancee and that he isn't interested in Shuiyue. Xiaozhou then tells some stories about Shuiyue to Li Wei. Li Wei finally gives the hairpin to Shuiyue and Shuiyue thanks Li Wei for the gift. Li Wei asks if she wants anything else and Shuiyue replies that she wants to be happy and healthy. Li Wei then says she can ask for whatever she wanted and promises to himself that he'll make it all come true.