Lin Yuan

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Lin Yuan was raised by his single mother, Lin Xianglan, after his biological father abandoned the family. Because of their financial hardship, Xianglan works multiple low-paying jobs to support his education. Lin Yuan remains protective of her and intends to use his growing wealth to improve her life 6 19.

As a middle-school student, he was mocked as “Blackie” for his dark skin. The experience left him acutely aware of how deeply casual cruelty can hurt others and directly influenced his decision to defend Gu Lianyin when the class rejected her as a deskmate 1.

Lin Yuan’s biological father, Zhao Zhixiong, later reappears seeking a bone-marrow donation for his seriously ill daughter. Lin Yuan rejects both Zhao’s explanations and increasingly large monetary offers, regarding him as a man who abandoned Lin Xianglan and cannot repair that betrayal with money 107.

The system later provides a public explanation for many of Lin Yuan’s otherwise inexplicable assets: a lawyer reveals that his grandfather’s childless younger brother named him heir to a 10% stake in Tengfei Company, a Jiangbin villa, and further property. Lin Yuan suspects the inheritance was arranged to conceal the system’s involvement, but accepts it as a legitimate explanation for his sudden wealth 74.

Appearance

Lin Yuan is tall and considered handsome by his classmates. He was once dark-skinned from frequent sun exposure, but his complexion later lightened; by senior year, he attracts attention for both his looks and his growing talent 1 3.

• Can be transformed into a strikingly handsome anime character through Zheng Xiaoqi’s makeup and styling 21.
• Wore a Black Knight cosplay at a convention, where his appearance and combat display drew widespread attention 42 43.
• Usually dresses and lives modestly despite later acquiring considerable wealth 25 32.
• After gaining the Human Physical Limit Physique, his body expels impurities; his complexion becomes fairer, his build becomes more muscular, and his appearance becomes even more striking 98.
• The Magical Face Skin lets him take on a separate, exceptionally handsome appearance that draws the attention of virtually every woman who sees it 146.

Personality

Lin Yuan is fundamentally compassionate and unwilling to ignore public humiliation, even when helping someone offers him no immediate benefit. He volunteered to sit with Gu Lianyin before the system appeared, rescued Lin Qingyue after learning of her predicted murder, and later sought to expose Xue Hongyun’s crimes 1 11 20.

The system also brings out a calculating side. He evaluates rewards for long-term value, uses future knowledge for investment, and can be deliberately harsh when he believes it necessary, as with Xue Hongyun and Gu Lianyin’s deception 3 5 47 48. He dislikes being deceived, a sensitivity tied to his father’s abandonment and deception of his mother 48.

Although he becomes famous through singing and cosplay, Lin Yuan is uncomfortable with unwanted public attention. He rejects an entertainment-industry offer and tries to avoid being photographed at the convention 36 42 43.

Lin Yuan is highly protective of those he considers his own. He confronts Gu Lianyin’s second sister-in-law after she attempts to bribe and later assault him, protects Gu Lianyin from hired thugs, and becomes openly jealous when other men pursue or lavish attention on her 62 65 107 132.

His growing wealth does not eliminate his practical instincts. He remains willing to repair appliances, cook, forage, make bamboo goods, or massage villagers for money during a variety-show challenge, and he uses his resources to raise employees’ salaries and improve the lives of elderly villagers in his hometown 80 93 94 104.

Abilities & Skills

Life Reversal System

The Life Reversal System presents Lin Yuan with consequential choices and grants rewards for completing selected tasks. Its options frequently force him to weigh immediate material gain against long-term benefits, personal relationships, or moral action 1 5 47.

• Rewards can include abilities, money, property, future intelligence, advanced technology, physical items, company shares, and social benefits.
• Some rewards are conditional and may be reclaimed if he fails the associated objective 22.
• The system’s favorability mechanic tracks others’ feelings toward him on a scale ranging from positive attachment to mortal enmity 3.
• Physical rewards may appear directly in reality with ownership documentation and later receive plausible public explanations, such as the inheritance attributed to his second granduncle 62 74.
• The system can provide prize-draw opportunities containing rewards ranging from company shares and development rights to future technology 107 112 118.

Never-Forget Skill

Lin Yuan can permanently retain anything he reads and rapidly understand difficult academic material 1 2.

• Memorized an entire semester’s mathematics content in just over ten minutes 2.
• Quickly absorbed physics, English, history, and other subjects 3.
• Used his academic mastery to tutor Gu Lianyin from failing grades to second place in class 4 6.
• Finished the Gaokao early and became the city’s top scorer with 730 points, including full marks in mathematics 91.
• Uses his academic ability to tutor both Gu Lianyin and Ling Wanqing as they prepare for university 91.

I Know Women’s Hearts

This passive skill lets Lin Yuan hear the inner thoughts of nearby women 4.

• Exposed Xue Hongyun’s supposed pursuit as a revenge scheme intended to ruin his reputation 4.
• Helps him recognize Gu Lianyin’s jealousy, anxiety, and romantic feelings even when she conceals them verbally 17 35 39.
• Its stated range is limited to women nearby who are actively having inner thoughts 4.
• The skill does not provide access to thoughts when its target does not internally voice them, leaving Lin Yuan unable to understand certain concealed worries of Gu Lianyin’s 142.

Eye of Truth

The Eye of Truth can perceive concealed reality and falsehoods 7.

• Revealed Gu Lianyin’s true appearance beneath her makeup, glasses, freckles, and oversized clothing 7.
• Can identify lies, see through illusions, and distinguish valuable jade-bearing stones according to the system’s description 7.
• Left Lin Yuan largely unimpressed by Ling Wanqing’s beauty because he could already see Gu Lianyin’s true appearance 23.
• Located a concealed underground cellar filled with gold, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings beneath a soon-to-be-demolished house 104.

Future News Events

The system can provide advance knowledge of major future events 7.

• Predicted Tianhua Biotech Group’s cancer-treatment breakthrough and subsequent stock increase 7.
• Enabled Lin Yuan and Gu Lianyin to profit from Tianhua Biotech investments 11 25.
• Warned him that Lin Qingyue would be kidnapped and murdered, motivating him to intervene 7 11.
• Later revealed the discovery of a treasure-filled cellar and a criminal suspect’s attempted flight from the country, allowing Lin Yuan to acquire the treasure and report the suspect 104 106.

Singing and Songwriting

Lin Yuan possesses system-enhanced vocal ability and original songs, later upgraded to God-Tier Singing Technique and Voice 22 45.

• Passed the school competition audition unanimously with “Love Confession Balloon” 28.
• Performed “Dawn of Tragic Love,” which gained online popularity and professional praise 36 41.
• Won first place in the Campus Singing Competition with an original song 45.
• Declined Lin Qingyue’s offer to mentor him in the entertainment industry, preferring not to enter its demanding environment 36.
• Joined the rural variety program Song and Youth as a replacement contestant and received high praise from professional singers after performing “Dawn of Tragic Love” a cappella 92 93.
• Though he became the program’s standout contestant, he declined a fan-vote revival after elimination because he preferred returning to Gu Lianyin 94.

Grandmaster Combat Skill

Lin Yuan possesses combat knowledge and instinctive fighting techniques, but initially lacks the physical conditioning to use the skill without strain 36.

• Evaded and subdued several larger men during the cosplay convention confrontation 42.
• Uses agility, joint control, and leverage rather than brute force 42.
• Was ultimately overwhelmed when surrounded by dozens of people 42.
• Defeated multiple hired thugs while protecting Gu Lianyin, disarmed a knife-wielder, and dislocated the attacker’s wrist 65.
• His later Human Physical Limit Physique eliminates much of the earlier strain caused by applying his combat knowledge, enabling vastly greater feats of strength 97 98.

Human Physical Limit Physique and Mountain-Shattering Fist

Lin Yuan’s body is enhanced to the limit of human physical potential, while the Mountain-Shattering Fist temporarily pushes his destructive force beyond that threshold 97.

• Smashed a massive granite table with one punch in front of Gu Tianlong, Gu Hai, and Qin Liyun 97.
• Broke apart stone benches and could lift and throw them with ease while the experience card remained active 97.
• Emerged from the enhancement with greater muscularity, improved complexion, and visible abdominal muscles 98.

Complete Life Skills

Lin Yuan possesses an unusually broad set of practical abilities collectively referred to as Complete Life Skills 78.

• Repaired washing machines, kettles, fans, rice cookers, and other household appliances for villagers during Song and Youth 93.
• Earned further money by providing skilled massages to elderly villagers 93 94.
• Cooks proficiently, including complex meals such as sweet-and-sour carp, braised old hen, and medicinal pork ribs 56.
• Demonstrated skill in shoreline foraging, catching crabs and sea snails, and crafting bamboo stools, baskets, shoulder poles, and household goods 94.
• Can pick locks and discreetly remove objects from others, which he uses to obtain evidence from Wang Ziqi’s phone 78.

Gaming

Lin Yuan is highly skilled with Hou Yi in Honor of Kings due to system rewards 22 45.

• Defeated three enemy heroes and helped destroy the opposing crystal during a match watched by Gu Lianyin 31.
• His Hou Yi skill was upgraded again after winning the singing competition 45.
• Frequently carries Gu Lianyin and Ling Wanqing despite their chaotic support play, using remarkably accurate long-range ultimates and positioning 56 58.

Archery

Lin Yuan rapidly became proficient at archery after receiving only basic instruction at Gu Lianyin’s university Archery Club 132.

• Progressed from merely hitting the target to striking the eighth ring, inner rings, and bullseye within a single practice session 132.
• His final arrows consistently landed between the inner rings and bullseye, leading club members to speculate that he could reach Olympic level with training 132.

Future Technology

Lin Yuan possesses several technological items that exceed contemporary science 91 118.

• Mysterious metal sphere — Detects illnesses by heating near an affected body part and may emit healing energy. It reacted intensely near Gu Lianyin’s lower abdomen despite hospital examinations finding no medical abnormality 91.
• Lily — A humanoid robot who requires only sunlight for energy, does not need conventional sleep or food, and is capable of domestic work, surveillance, and overwhelming combat 117 118.
• Anti-gravity car — An advanced vehicle Lin Yuan refuses to reveal publicly due to the attention it would generate 118.

Writing and Online Creation

Lin Yuan publishes the system-provided novel A Sword Shatters the Nine Heavens online under his own account 122.

• The novel entered the top ten of the new-book rankings before reaching 100,000 words, with more than 10,000 bookmarks and overwhelmingly positive reviews 129.
• It later climbed into the top five despite accusations that its unusually strong data had been falsified 132.
• Lin Yuan ignores the accusations and allows the work’s performance to speak for itself 132.

Equipment / Assets

• Telescopic baton — Used to incapacitate Lin Qingyue’s kidnapper 11 12.
• High-strength pepper spray — Used alongside the baton during the rescue 11 12.
• Riverside Villas residence — A villa worth ¥50 million, obtained by refusing compensation for rescuing Lin Qingyue; Lin Yuan has lifetime usage rights 13 14.
• Tianhua Biotech investment capital — Invested more than ¥1 million borrowed from Gu Lianyin, later earning over ¥600,000 in profit before the proceeds were divided 8 25.
• 10% of Soaring Holdings — A system reward that provides immense wealth and annual dividends measured in hundreds of millions of yuan 47 62.
• Porsche 911 — A system-provided white Porsche registered under Lin Yuan’s name 62 63.
• Facial-mask formula — A formula that restores skin toward its condition from ten years earlier. Lin Yuan entrusts its manufacture, testing, marketing, and sale to Su Yan 62 65.
• Cosmetics company — Acquired for ¥100 million after Lin Yuan sold 0.2% of his Soaring Holdings stake. Su Yan remains its manager while Lin Yuan acts as owner 63.
• Old Tea Tree — A secret ancient tea tree planted on Lin Yuan’s ancestral mountain land. Its leaves create unusually restorative tea, and the site is protected by fencing, surveillance, and guards 80 96.
• Life Potion — A priceless emergency vial that may revive someone dead for fewer than twelve hours at a 50% success rate and can restore youth or extend life 80.
• Gold, antiques, and possible Li Bai calligraphy — Retrieved from a hidden cellar identified through Future News Events and the Eye of Truth. The cache includes gold bars worth nearly ¥100 million and a previously unknown poem attributed to Li Bai 104 105.
• 30% of Balance Technology Co., Ltd. — Acquired through a system prize draw 107.
• Sun Bay development rights — Ownership rights over a large island development project 112.
• Anti-gravity car — Concealed future-tech vehicle obtained through a prize draw 118.

Relationships

• Gu Lianyin — Former deskmate, academic pupil, investment partner, and girlfriend. Lin Yuan chose to sit with her while believing her disguise was real, later held her hand, publicly called himself her boyfriend, and confronted her deception after her true-appearance reveal 1 6 33 45 47 48. After five days, he forgives her, and their relationship becomes openly affectionate and serious; Gu Tianlong later approves their eventual marriage, and the pair have a daughter together 61 98 148.
• Lin Xianglan — His hardworking single mother. Lin Yuan is devoted to easing her financial burden and takes care of her at home 6 19. He later gives her money from his investments, invites her to move into his villa, and formally prepares for her to meet Gu Lianyin 67 74 98.
• Lin Qingyue — Celebrity singer and actress whom Lin Yuan rescued from kidnapping. She considers him a younger brother, gave him Diamond-tier concert tickets, and offers him support 12 13 14 36. She later helps secure his appearance on Song and Youth, and Lin Yuan sends her Old Tea Tree leaves in gratitude 80 92.
• Ling Wanqing — Gu Lianyin’s best friend. She initially tests and distrusts Lin Yuan’s motives, but later acknowledges his care for Gu Lianyin 20 23 41. Lin Yuan also tutors her, protects her after a school-related crisis, and later manipulates her blind-date memories and future relationship through Wish Fulfillment to avoid hurting her 76 91 146.
• Xue Hongyun — Former class monitor and adversary. Her public pursuit of Lin Yuan was a revenge plot; she later orchestrated rumors against him and was exposed through evidence of her crimes 4 14 20.
• Wang Ping — Straightforward roommate who supports Lin Yuan and helps him pack when he prepares to leave the dormitory 3 41.
• Li Wencai — Studious, quiet roommate and a top student. He remains on good terms with Lin Yuan 3 41.
• Liu Qing — Formerly close roommate whose accusation that Lin Yuan sold a fake concert ticket permanently damaged their friendship. Lin Yuan accepts his later apology but recognizes that the relationship cannot fully recover 26 41.
• Zheng Xiaoqi — Elementary-school classmate and skilled cosplay makeup artist. She supplied Gu Lianyin’s birthday figurine and later brought Lin Yuan to the convention where he went viral 21 42 43.
• Su Yan — Manager of Lin Yuan’s acquired cosmetics company. Lin Yuan saves her company from bankruptcy, allows her to retain operational control, and entrusts her with developing the facial-mask formula 63 65.
• Gu Hai — Gu Lianyin’s father. Initially hostile after seeing Lin Yuan kiss his daughter, he softens after receiving Lin Yuan’s tea and masks, seeks cooperation with his cosmetics company, and later accepts him as a prospective son-in-law 95 96 98.
• Qin Liyun — Gu Lianyin’s mother. She initially evaluates Lin Yuan cautiously but becomes increasingly receptive after seeing the effects of his tea and facial masks. She supports his relationship with Lianyin and respects his reluctance to explain his supernatural strength 95 98.
• Gu Tianlong — Gu Lianyin’s grandfather and the Gu Family patriarch. He tests Lin Yuan’s worth by demanding an impossible feat of strength, then honors his promise and agrees to Lin Yuan’s marriage with Lianyin after witnessing him shatter a granite table 96 97 98.
• Gu Lianyin’s second sister-in-law — A malicious family adversary who attempts to bribe Lin Yuan into exploiting Lianyin, hires thugs to attack him, and is ultimately confronted and slapped by Gu Lianyin 61 62 65.
• Zhao Zhixiong — Lin Yuan’s estranged biological father. Zhao seeks Lin Yuan’s bone marrow for his sick daughter, but Lin Yuan rejects him and later retaliates against his family’s threats 107 118.
• Lily — Lin Yuan’s loyal humanoid robot and bodyguard. She calls him “Master,” handles domestic tasks, and brutally protects him from Zhao Wu’s ambush 117 118.
• Li Mao — Gu Lianyin’s former suitor, who transfers into Lin Yuan’s class specifically to pursue her again. His persistent attention creates tension between the couple 67.
• Xue Tiantian and Xiao Ke — A faceless Station B streamer and her younger sister, respectively. Lin Yuan meets them through the cosplay convention; Xiao Ke is fond of him, while Xue Tiantian is embarrassed by her sister’s attempts to expose her private information 41 43.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Transfer Student and System Awakening

On the first day of senior year, Lin Yuan becomes Gu Lianyin’s deskmate after the rest of the boys reject her disguised appearance. His choice earns the Never-Forget Skill and begins both his academic rise and his connection with Gu Lianyin 1.

Academic Rise and Xue Hongyun’s Revenge

After rapidly mastering his coursework, Lin Yuan humiliates Xue Hongyun while rejecting her false pursuit and receives I Know Women’s Hearts. He learns that she intends to manipulate, abandon, and publicly disgrace him in revenge for a past slight 3 4.

He agrees to tutor Gu Lianyin, raises her to second place in the mock exam, and earns Future News Events and the Eye of Truth. The latter reveals that Gu Lianyin is concealing extraordinary beauty beneath her disguise 5 6 7.

Investment and Lin Qingyue Rescue

Lin Yuan borrows more than ¥1 million from Gu Lianyin, invests it in Tianhua Biotech, and uses the predicted stock surge to make substantial profits 7 8 11 25.

Using the second future event, he waits at an abandoned factory and rescues kidnapped actress Lin Qingyue with pepper spray and a telescopic baton. He refuses her manager’s monetary reward and receives a villa through the system instead 11 12 13.

Rumors and Growing Romance

Xue Hongyun spreads rumors that Lin Yuan is dating Gu Lianyin in order to humiliate them over Lianyin’s disguised appearance. Lin Yuan comforts Gu Lianyin rather than denying the rumor, and their closeness becomes increasingly obvious 14 17.

At Gu Lianyin’s birthday dinner, Lin Yuan ignores Ling Wanqing’s attempt to test him with her beauty and gives Lianyin a personalized Da Qiao figurine. He later takes Lianyin to Lin Qingyue’s concert, introduces her to her idol, and holds her hand after their backstage meeting 23 24 32 33.

Campus Singing Competition and Viral Fame

Lin Yuan enters the Campus Singing Competition for system rewards, impressing the judges with “Love Confession Balloon.” His performance draws romantic attention from other students and intensifies Gu Lianyin’s jealousy 22 28 29.

He advances through the competition alongside Gu Lianyin, performs “Dawn of Tragic Love,” and gains Grandmaster Combat Skill after completing a system task involving another girl’s note 35 36 37. His song becomes popular online, while a video of his Black Knight cosplay and combat at an anime convention makes him an overnight internet celebrity 41 42 43.

Lin Yuan wins the competition and publicly tells reporters, “I’m her boyfriend,” referring to Gu Lianyin. He receives God-Tier Singing Technique and Voice as his system reward 45.

Gu Lianyin’s Reveal and Fallout

After deciding to stop disguising herself, Gu Lianyin reveals her true appearance to Lin Yuan. Although he already knew through the Eye of Truth, he pretends to be surprised before confronting her for treating him as a subject of deception and repeated tests 47 48.

Rather than immediately forgiving her, Lin Yuan chooses a system option requiring him to withhold forgiveness for five days in exchange for Future News Events and a stake in Soaring Holdings. Gu Lianyin returns to her disguised appearance, makes pastries herself, and repeatedly seeks his forgiveness 47 49 50.

After the five days pass, Lin Yuan forgives Gu Lianyin. Their relationship resumes with hand-holding, mutual affection, and Lin Yuan’s intention to make a sincere future confession rather than treat their relationship casually 61.

Second Sister-in-Law Conflict and Business Foundation

Gu Lianyin’s second sister-in-law attempts to bribe Lin Yuan into secretly exploiting Lianyin for compromising photographs. Lin Yuan refuses, records her scheme, and defeats her after she attacks him, receiving a Porsche, a new phone, and the facial-mask formula as system rewards 61 62.

Using his Soaring Holdings wealth, Lin Yuan acquires a failing company for ¥100 million and leaves the capable Su Yan in charge. He entrusts the facial-mask formula to her, establishing the basis for a cosmetics business 63 65.

When the second sister-in-law escalates by hiring thugs to assault him, Lin Yuan defeats them using Grandmaster Combat Skill. Gu Lianyin confronts her relative herself and slaps her after learning who ordered the attack 65.

Old Tea Tree and Gaokao Success

Lin Yuan obtains an ancient tea tree and a Life Potion on his rural ancestral land. He conceals the miraculous tree, protects the land, helps the local elderly villagers, and shares a small number of its leaves with people important to him 80.

During the second semester, Lin Yuan tutors Gu Lianyin and Ling Wanqing for the Gaokao. He finishes his examination early, publicly predicts a perfect result, and proves the doubters wrong by becoming the city’s top scorer with 730 points 91.

Gu Lianyin scores above 600, allowing the pair to pursue university together. Lin Yuan chooses a nearby university so that he can remain close to Lin Xianglan and continue caring for his family 91 92.

Variety Show and Miraculous Cosmetics

Through Lin Qingyue’s recommendation, Lin Yuan joins Song and Youth as a replacement guest. His a cappella performance of “Dawn of Tragic Love” earns acclaim, while his practical skills in repairs, massage, cooking, foraging, and bamboo craftsmanship make him the show’s most useful contestant 92 93 94.

Although the audience protests his eventual elimination, Lin Yuan rejects an opportunity to return through fan voting because he prefers to spend time with Gu Lianyin 94.

Meanwhile, Su Yan’s facial masks demonstrate extraordinary rejuvenating effects. Public demand surges, and the company begins marketing its high-end masks, first at ¥8,888 and later through the ¥18,888 Moon Goddess Mask line 95 103.

Gu Family Approval

Lin Yuan’s tea and facial-mask gifts improve Gu Hai and Qin Liyun’s view of him. When Gu Tianlong attempts to force a separation by demanding an impossible condition, Lin Yuan insists on a clear promise: he must be permitted to marry Gu Lianyin if he succeeds 95 96.

The system grants him the Human Physical Limit Physique and a Mountain-Shattering Fist experience card. Lin Yuan shatters a granite table and additional stone benches, leaving the Gu Family stunned and compelling Gu Tianlong to accept him as Gu Lianyin’s future husband 97 98.

Zhao Zhixiong and the Zhao Family

Zhao Zhixiong approaches Lin Yuan after years of absence and offers increasingly large sums for a bone-marrow donation to save his daughter. Lin Yuan refuses because he will not forgive Zhao’s abandonment of Lin Xianglan or allow money to buy his cooperation 107.

The conflict escalates when Zhao’s brother-in-law Zhao Wu ambushes Lin Yuan to forcibly obtain bone marrow and humiliate him. Lily defeats Zhao Wu and his men, after which Lin Yuan exposes Zhao Group’s tax crimes through hacking, placing the organization under serious legal and financial pressure 118.

University Life, Writing, and Parenthood

At university, Lin Yuan openly establishes himself as Gu Lianyin’s boyfriend, meets new roommates, continues his studies, and begins publishing A Sword Shatters the Nine Heavens online 119 121 122.

He joins Gu Lianyin’s Archery Club and displays astonishing rapid improvement, while Gu Lianyin becomes a successful livestreamer. Their relationship remains affectionate but is repeatedly tested by Lin Yuan’s jealousy, other women’s attention, and his own impatience 132 146.

After using Wish Fulfillment to secure a happy future with Gu Lianyin, Lin Yuan learns that she may be pregnant. Their daughter is later born safely, and the couple return to university while trying to balance parenthood with their studies 146 148.

Notable Quotes

“Does someone have to be good-looking to sit at the same desk as me?” 2

“Then I won’t marry anyone either.” 37

“I like the Gu Lianyin who was lively, adorable, and pure-hearted. Not the Gu Lianyin who looked untouchable, treated me like a dog and toyed with me, tested me again and again, and thought it was amusing.” 48

“I’m her boyfriend!” 45