Li Zhimeng

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Li Zhimeng (黎织梦)
Alias(es)	Zhizhi; “Math Classmate” (Wang Ge’s teasing nickname) 84
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Welfare Institute; university student 101 151 338
Occupation/Role	Singer, street performer, short-video creator, travel vlogger, and occasional caretaker/manager at the Welfare Institute 72 125 151 213
Status	Active 349
First Appearance	Chapter 72

Background / History

Li Zhimeng grew up at a Welfare Institute alongside older and younger children whom she regards as brothers and sisters. Her older sister’s battle with breast cancer and eventual death deeply affected her; Li later found comfort in the Director’s belief that deceased children become stars protecting the institute’s children. 148 149 303

During middle and high school, Li was intensely overconfident, believing herself destined for greatness without needing to work hard. After failing to enter her class’s top ten despite trying to make her sister proud, she fell into self-doubt and began relying on horoscopes to explain her shortcomings. 148 149

Li met Chen Yanxi at her sister’s cat café and eagerly spoke to her about horoscopes. Chen’s pitying response eventually pushed Li to recognize that she had been shaping herself around horoscope descriptions rather than confronting reality. 150 151

When the Welfare Institute director’s son fled abroad after embezzling government funds and donations, the resulting staff and resource shortage forced Li to take responsibility. She helped manage both the institute and its kindergarten while the director recovered, abandoning her dependence on horoscopes and rebuilding her confidence through action. 151

Appearance

Li Zhimeng is a youthful young woman with fluffy long black hair and bright, expressive almond-shaped eyes. She is notably style-conscious and shifts easily between deliberately “sweet” and “cool” looks. 84 119 139

• Often carries a guitar while traveling or performing. 72 183
• Favors black stockings, which she considers both stylish and practical. 153
• Can dress plainly for safety while traveling alone, then dress up when accompanied by trusted friends. 119 299
• Her outfits have included a white dress in lavender fields, a “sweet girl” look, and a darker, more casual “cool chick” style. 84 139
• Initially concealed her face in online videos, commonly filming herself from behind or cropping above the neck. 125 293

Personality

Li is optimistic, romantic, and unusually sincere. Even after being scammed repeatedly, she refuses to abandon her belief that people can be good, choosing to live openly rather than let betrayal make her cynical. 135 152 She is easily satisfied with her life and declined an opportunity to enter the entertainment industry despite her popularity and appearance. 160

Her confidence can be excessive, but it is also a source of resilience. Li openly calls herself amazing, embraces the label of an “overconfident woman,” and recovers quickly from embarrassment or setbacks. 141 148 After overcoming her horoscope dependence, she learned to ground her confidence in her own choices rather than external labels. 151

Li is playful, impulsive, and fond of absurd declarations, dramatic role-playing, teasing, and middle-finger gestures. 77 180 315 Beneath that carefree behavior, she is emotionally perceptive: she notices the disconnect between Wang Ge’s smiles and his eyes, and understands that small moments can remain important to children. 101 102

Abilities & Skills

Singing and Performance

Li performs as a street singer and is recognized for singing well enough to attract listeners and tips.

• Ends performances once she has earned enough for her meals rather than continuing for more money. 72
• Built a singing-focused short-video account through regular guitar performances. 125
• Her singing account reached roughly 900,000 followers after about a year. 213

Content Creation and Travel Vlogging

Li operates a separate travel-vlog account in addition to her singing account.

• Her travel account reached 500,000 followers with only nine videos, aided by a blogger friend’s promotion. 213
• The account later exceeded one million followers. 277
• She initially avoided showing her face to prevent classmates and unwanted admirers from identifying her. 293
• She eventually showed her face in a road-trip video because she wanted it to serve as a genuine record of her life. 293
• She is not signed to a company and avoids contracts because she fears being deceived or trapped in disputes. 290

Travel Experience

Li travels frequently, including abroad, and prioritizes what she calls “Poetry and the Distant.”

• Her extensive experience is unanimously recognized by Wang Ge, Chen Yanxi, and Gu Panyan. 356
• She has traveled alone internationally and adjusts her appearance for personal safety while doing so. 239 299
• She maintains a broad network of friends around the world; those friends helped identify the person who scammed her. 152

Caretaking and Leadership

Li is deeply attached to the children of the Welfare Institute and has demonstrated practical responsibility during crises.

• She remembers every child from her junior-high years at the institute. 101
• She managed the Welfare Institute and kindergarten after the director’s son embezzled its funds. 151
• She advocates for children’s feelings and recognizes their emotional attachments more readily than Wang Ge does. 101

Gaming

Li is a confident League of Legends player, especially with Yasuo.

• Initially performs poorly but improves quickly through repeated games. 83
• In a decisive match, she dodges multiple skills, deals heavy damage in team fights, and secures three kills to end the game. 84
• Frequently asks teammates to select Malphite so they can provide knock-ups for her Yasuo. 83 291

Self-Defense Preparedness

Li carries self-defense items and is willing to confront harassment directly.

• Keeps multiple pepper-spray containers, including disguised versions. 245
• Has also used a lipstick tube to bluff Wang Ge into thinking it was pepper spray. 284
• Possessed a handgun for self-defense while abroad. 335
• Publicly confronted men harassing Gu Panyan and rallied friends and bystanders to defend her. 212 213

Equipment / Items

• Guitar — Used for street performances and online singing content; Li protected it even when she injured herself during a nighttime hike. 72 183
• Pepper spray — Carries several containers, including disguised sprays. 245
• Lipstick disguised as pepper spray — Used to prank and deter Wang Ge. 284
• Handgun — Kept for self-defense during overseas travel. 335

Relationships

• Wang Ge — Begins as his calculus classmate and friend, repeatedly calls him “Brother,” and sees through much of his emotional pretense. Their playful friendship develops into mutual romantic interest; Li confesses first and asks him to consider his answer carefully. 72 102 342 347
• Chen Yanxi — Chen’s response to Li’s horoscope fixation helps Li abandon it and take responsibility for her life. Li later states that she is in a relationship with both Wang Ge and Chen Yanxi. 150 151 200
• Gu Panyan — A close friend whom Li assists with campus life, including finding buildings and arranging internet installation. Li fiercely defends Gu when she is harassed, though Gu can also manipulate Li’s guilt and trusting nature. 200 212 239
• Older Sister — Her sister’s illness and death shaped Li’s grief, self-doubt, and determination to live fully. Her sister also owns the cat café where Li first met Chen Yanxi. 148 150
• Welfare Institute Children — Li’s found family; she cares for them deeply and took charge when their institute faced a financial crisis. 101 151
• Zhou Liu — Friend who helped Li communicate while she was traveling abroad after her college entrance examination. 239
• Global Friends — A network of friends who helped identify and catch the person who scammed Li. 152

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Meeting and Calculus Troubles

Li first meets Wang Ge through Chen Yanxi’s cat café around mid-May. She later encounters him while busking on Floating Mountain, protects his secret concerning Chen Yanxi, and admits that she expects to fail calculus after skipping classes and missing key material. 72 153

Online Popularity

Li establishes herself as a distinctive online creator through a faceless guitar-singing account named [I'm the Best!]. She later creates a travel-vlog account, gains followers far more rapidly, and eventually chooses to reveal her face despite the unwanted attention it may bring. 125 213 293

Welfare Institute Crisis

While recounting her past to Wang Ge, Li reveals how the Welfare Institute’s financial crisis forced her to become responsible for its operations. This period marks her rejection of horoscope-based fatalism and her emergence as a more self-directed person. 150 151

Defamation Incident

A school confession-wall post publicizes Li’s past bullying and academic failures. Li remains calm, trusting her friends to defend her, while Wang Ge hires internet trolls and spreads counter-rumors to reverse public opinion in her favor. 217 218

Travel and Growing Intimacy

Li joins Wang Ge, Chen Yanxi, and Gu Panyan on multiple outings and road trips, documenting their experiences through vlogs. Her closeness with Wang Ge becomes increasingly ambiguous through playful “one-hour love,” “ex-husband,” and treatment-related exchanges. 277 308 309 313

Confession to Wang Ge

Li directly confesses to Wang Ge and, despite her confidence that he will accept, insists that he return home and think carefully before answering. Wang Ge later acknowledges his feelings for her through their increasingly open affection. 342 347

Notable Quotes

“You yourself are the biggest special thing.” 101

“No one can resist the charm of the great Zhizhi!” 342

“I endured such hardship and difficulty, my stress tolerance is clearly super strong!” 151

Trivia

• Li’s singing account is named [I'm the Best!]. 125
• The author stated that Li is a purely fictional character. 353
• In the author’s initial concept, Li was meant to have an illness that prevented her from tasting food. 353