Lin Yuan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lin Yuan (林远)
Alias(es)	Host of the Life Reversal System 1
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Senior-year class at an unnamed high school; Life Reversal System 1
Occupation/Role	High-school student; system host; singer and online creator 1 43
Status	Alive 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Never-Forget Skill	1	Earned by volunteering to become Gu Lianyin’s deskmate rather than taking ¥100,000. Permanently retains material he has read and allows him to rapidly comprehend academic content.
I Know Women’s Hearts	3 4	Obtained after rejecting Xue Hongyun and reducing her favorability. A passive ability that lets him hear the inner thoughts of nearby women.
Future News Events ×2	7	Earned after tutoring Gu Lianyin into the class’s top ranks. Revealed Tianhua Biotech’s impending stock surge and Lin Qingyue’s kidnapping.
Eye of Truth	7	Hidden reward for Gu Lianyin placing second in the mock exam. Sees through falsehoods, including Gu Lianyin’s makeup-based disguise.
Singing Package	22	Advanced reward issued for entering the Campus Singing Competition and aiming for first place: two unreleased songs, exceptional singing ability and voice, plus mastery of Honor of Kings hero Hou Yi. The reward would be reclaimed if he failed the mission.
Grandmaster Combat Skill	36	Earned after reading a heart-shaped note aloud. Grants extensive combat knowledge, though his untrained body initially cannot use it without significant strain.
God-Tier Singing Technique and Voice	45	Received after winning the Campus Singing Competition. Also gained advanced Hou Yi gameplay skill.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Relationships

• Gu Lianyin — Deskmate, academic pupil, investment partner, and mutual love interest. Lin Yuan chose to sit with her while believing her disguise was real, later held her hand, publicly called himself her boyfriend, and then confronted her deception after her true-appearance reveal 1 6 33 45 47 48.
• Lin Xianglan — His hardworking single mother. Lin Yuan is devoted to easing her financial burden and takes care of her at home 6 19.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.

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