Tang Lin

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang Lin (唐林)
Alias(es)	Tang Third Brother, Third Brother Tang, Young Master Tang 388 500 507
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tang family; later works in game design with his second brother 508
Occupation/Role	Actor and variety-show participant; later a game developer 137 492 508
Family Position	Third brother; younger brother of Tang Xuan and Tang Xiao, and older brother of Tang Shiba 41 137 138
Partner	Han Feng 508 510
Status	Alive; retired from acting and continuing his game-development career in the later extras 508 523

Background / History

Tang Lin grows up in the Tang household with a history of damaging valuables and concealing the evidence. Tang Shiba’s gossip exposes several childhood incidents, including an antique coin he traded away after being deceived by a girl he liked. Tang Xuan initially believes the coin remains safe, but inspection reveals that the object in his safe is wrong 41.

His habit of tampering with other people’s belongings continues into adulthood. He often claims that he meant to help or protect the objects, although his siblings discover that his improvised solutions have caused further damage 138.

Incident	What Tang Lin did	Discovery or consequence
Ming-dynasty antique	Broke an antique worth 300 million and secretly repaired it	His family learns about it through Tang Shiba’s gossip 41.
Antique painting	Used kitchen seasonings to disguise damage	Exposed alongside his other childhood misdeeds 41.
Tang Xuan’s ancient coin	Traded it for ice cream after a girl he liked tricked him	Tang Xuan discovers the suspicious replacement; the original was never returned 41 138.
Tang Xiao’s trophies	Hollowed out every trophy base and filled the bases with cement, including those that were not solid gold or silver	Tang Xiao inspects the trophies and beats him 138.
Tang Shiba’s fan gifts	Glued them inside a drawer while supposedly tidying her room	Tang Shiba orders him to free the gifts carefully 138.
Tang Xuan’s computer	Snooped with Fang Cheng, then smashed the computer when they could not stop a suggestive video	Tang Shiba catches them; the family later discovers the damage 259 264.

Appearance

• Originally tall, handsome, and fair-skinned. Han Feng is surprised by how dramatically his appearance changes after training 501.
• Later tanned and heavily muscular. His return home makes Tang Xiao feel competitive, while their parents lament the loss of his fair complexion 388.
• Proud of his physique. He flexes for Yang Xin, challenges Tang Xiao to compare their muscles, and invites friends out specifically to show off his transformation 431 500 502.

Personality

Tang Lin is boastful, impulsive, and exceptionally provocative. He answers humiliation with insults rather than retreating, even when an opponent is already punching him. Tang Xiao’s warning that Han Feng is losing his temper does nothing to stop his verbal barrage 139 224.

His confidence often exceeds his judgment. He mistakes a man following Tang Shiba for his own stalker fan and lectures the stranger for not knowing his name. He also believes Qin Susu’s claims of captivity without checking them, appoints himself her rescuer, and attacks Han Feng despite knowing he is outmatched 137 497.

Beneath the bravado, Tang Lin is protective. He objects when Han Feng insults Yang Xin, tries to comfort her, and tells Han Feng to direct his anger at him rather than innocent people. During the compound escape, he puts aside his embarrassment to support the injured Han Feng and worries about leaving Tang Shiba behind 498 500 505.

He is slow to recognize romantic feelings. He initially interprets Han Feng’s jealousy as hostility and fails to understand Yang Xin’s disappointment over their publicity pairing. His eventual relationship with Han Feng brings greater confidence and steadiness; the later extras describe him as considerably more mature 500 502 508 523.

Abilities & Skills

Fighting and Physical Training

Tang Lin has experience in brawls before his dedicated training, but his strength does not initially match his aggressive talk 110 497.

• Uses a bottle against drinking companions who mock him, although the system notes that he cannot defeat four or five opponents alone 110.
• Follows workout tutorials and trains daily while filming, partly to meet his director’s request for a tougher appearance and partly to defeat Han Feng 500.
• Improves from lasting roughly two moves to ten moves against Han Feng, but still loses their wagered fight 501.
• Later trains at the gym and spars with Tang Xiao to prepare for a dangerous production and avoid holding Tang Shiba back 502.
• Can lift Han Feng off his motorcycle and carry him after the rescue 502 506.

Provocation and Distraction

His insults frequently escalate confrontations, but he also uses his shamelessness to create openings for his companions 224 460.

• Continues taunting Han Feng while Tang Xiao and Fang Cheng protect him during a brawl 224.
• Distracts armed compound personnel with Fang Cheng by eagerly offering to be tied up, allowing Han Feng to seize a weapon 460.
• Tries to redirect Tang Shiba’s attention toward filming equipment when he fears she will investigate his private dealings with Han Feng 435.

Mechanical Repair and Improvised Access

• Carries tools and repairs a small scratch on his treasured motorcycle himself, surprising Han Feng 502.
• Bypasses Tang Xuan’s computer security using a mask of his brother’s face and gloves bearing his fingerprints; his mother nevertheless catches him leaving the room 508.

Game Development

• Enters game design with Tang Xiao after retiring from show business; their released game receives enthusiastic fan support 508.
• Later hosts a launch event for his latest game, with Su Chen attending as a business partner. The passage describes him as a talented young game-development genius 523.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Far Voyage Racer motorcycle — Costs over ten million and is one of his prized possessions. Han Feng takes it without paying, despite Tang Lin’s protests 502.
• Replacement motorcycle — Bought in Cloud City after losing the first bike; Tang Shiba later secretly takes it for a ride 502.
• Motorcycle repair tools — Carried with him and used to repair damage on the spot 502.
• Facial mask and fingerprint gloves — Replicas of Tang Xuan’s identifying features, used to access his computer 508.
• Expensive jewelry — Includes a valuable ring from his father. His mother confiscates the jewelry before a filming trip to prevent theft 433.

Relationships

• Han Feng — Rival turned partner. Their hostile exchanges develop into attraction, and Tang Lin eventually confirms Han Feng’s sincerity before initiating their relationship. The Tang family welcomes Han Feng without objection 224 508.
• Tang Shiba — Younger sister and trusted protector. Tang Lin relies on her to handle anti-fans, while her gossip repeatedly exposes his misconduct. He gives her a handmade doll and delivers a yellow-jade dragon from Water City’s authorities 138 388 496.
• Tang Xiao — Second brother, frequent disciplinarian, and competitive sparring partner. Tang Xiao handles aspects of his acting career, later helps train him, and eventually works with him in game design 138 283 284 502 508.
• Tang Xuan — Eldest brother and a repeated victim of his snooping and damage to valuables. Tang Lin fears being caught but continues entering his room 41 259 508.
• Song Jia and Tang Cheng — Parents. They punish his misconduct and worry about filming risks, but accept his relationship with Han Feng and give the couple gifts 264 433 508.
• Tang Xueqing — Initially receives his sympathy and loyalty; he even defends her through an alternate account. Tang Xiao’s allegations that she financed attacks on his career and caused a child’s drowning leave him stunned 41 137 138.
• Fang Cheng — Close friend and fellow troublemaker. They snoop together, tease one another, and cooperate during danger. After gaining romantic experience, Tang Lin helps him examine his feelings for Chris 259 264 460 512.
• Yang Xin — Friend and publicity partner who develops feelings for him. Tang Lin treats their pairing as non-romantic and fails to recognize how deeply ending it hurts her; she nevertheless helps contain the resulting rumors 284 498 502.
• Hu Ming — Acting rival displaced from the male lead role. Tang Lin suspects him of drugging his coffee and arranging photographs to manufacture damaging rumors 282 283.
• Su Chen — Intervenes to stop Han Feng’s assault on Tang Lin and later attends his game launch as a business partner 224 523.
• Gu Qingcheng — Receives an expensive necklace from him, although Tang Xiao warns her to keep him away from their valuables 388.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Variety Shows and Family Revelations

• Refuses to surrender his confirmed variety-show place when Tang Xiao wants to replace him and accompany Tang Shiba. Shiba prefers Tang Lin’s livelier company 137.
• Takes part in village work and selects sheep-feeding duties. Later, his reputation makes him a suspect when money disappears from a pillow, although it is found in another pillow and his responsibility is not established 163 166.
• Is restrained by female contestants during an obstacle-course confrontation, leaving him unable to retaliate freely without risking public backlash 188.
• Becomes stranded in a tree above threatening wild boars and calls desperately for help; Tang Xiao drives a boar away with a stick 214 215.

Acting Career and Reputation

Tang Shiba learns of a predicted downfall in which Tang Lin’s promotion to a film’s lead role prompts a rival to spread rumors that he is gay, eventually driving him out of acting. She delays his departure for a family barbecue but cannot be certain that intervention will prevent future attacks 264.

Event	Development
Hu Ming’s visit	Tang Lin suspects the coffee is drugged and recognizes a possible attempt to frame him using a young male crew member and photographs 282 283.
Publicity with Yang Xin	Tang Xiao recommends maintaining their dating rumors. Tang Lin and Yang Xin leave their productions to visit Water City, angering their directors 284.
Film success	Spy War Mystery City becomes a modest hit, raising him from an eighth-tier nobody to a third-tier minor celebrity 492.
Retirement	After learning his relationship with Han Feng may be exposed, he announces his departure from show business at a press conference 508.
New career	Joins Tang Xiao in game design and later holds a launch event with Han Feng beside him 508 523.

Tang Lin × Han Feng Side Story

The side story expands their earlier rivalry, Tang Lin’s physical transformation, and their eventual romance 496 500 508.

Chapters	Major developments
496 497 498 499	Tang Lin follows Han Feng at a hotel, attempts to “rescue” Qin Susu, and is overpowered. Their fighting develops into rough physical closeness, including falling asleep holding each other.
500 501 502	Trains to defeat Han Feng but loses another contest. He fulfills Han Feng’s demand to end his publicity pairing with Yang Xin, straining that friendship.
503	Shares a room with Han Feng during the dangerous production. He declares himself straight and uninterested, while insisting that he is not disgusted by Han Feng.
504 505	Leads an escape through the compound’s ventilation ducts. Han Feng shields him from a bullet and briefly kisses him; Tang Lin subsequently supports and feeds him during recovery.
506 507	Notices that separation from Han Feng leaves him unsettled and reunions make his heart race. They begin messaging and spending time together; Han Feng explicitly asks them to become a couple.
508	Accepts Han Feng’s sincere pursuit, brings him home, and receives the family’s approval. He changes careers to protect their future together.

Later Extras

• Openly confirms his relationship with Han Feng to a stunned Fang Cheng 510.
• Accompanies Tang Shiba to Water City and enjoys appearing in the Dragon God procession as one of her envoys 514 515.
• Remains with Han Feng years later, when their relationship is tacitly understood by attendees at his game launch 523.

Notable Quotes

“Of course! My little sister is the best in the world, and I’m second best!” 496

“I can’t fight while holding you. Don’t worry. Even if it costs me my life today, I’ll get you justice!” 497

“I’ve been training every single day, all so I can beat Han Feng into the ground someday!” 500