Lin Xingye

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lin Xingye (林星也)
Alias(es)	Star; Xingxing; Mr. Lin 1 15 52
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Lin family; Lin Corporation 1 3
Occupation/Role	Corporate executive; occupies the CEO’s office at the time of his rebirth and helps manage the family company 1 3
Family	Son of Lin Xingqi; elder brother of Lin Xingmo 2 75
Status	Alive in his second life; publicly cleared of a murder accusation 59 119
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Rebirth” 1

Background / History

Childhood and lost memories

As a child, Xingye was kidnapped while protecting his younger brother, Xingmo. The kidnappers injured his head, and he subsequently lost his childhood memories. His family responded by sheltering him and giving him a largely carefree upbringing 4 90.

Before losing those memories, he was close to Bo Xi, Qi Sijing, Cheng Yu, and An Shi. He welcomed Cheng Yu into their group after the other children stopped playing with him, insisted on including An Shi because he thought him pretty, and became the “big brother” Qi Sijing followed around 16 34.

His kindness shaped their attachments to him. He defended Cheng Yu against insults about his illegitimate birth and comforted Qi Sijing after a prank backfired, giving him a kitten plush. He also saved his friends, although Su Chenle took credit for the rescue 36 71.

Xingye later attended university with Xu Chen, who remained both his close friend and a colleague at the Lin Corporation 3.

Previous life

In his first life, Xingye married Li Hanwen after being drugged and mistakenly believing Li had rescued him. Gossip, concern for the company’s reputation, and criticism from its board contributed to his decision. Bo Xi was the actual rescuer whose actions Li appropriated 15 30.

Li used the marriage to gain access to the Lin family’s wealth, eventually taking over the company and abusing Xingye. Secretary Chen Xiaoyan helped transfer the family’s assets before Li discarded her as a scapegoat. Xu Chen continued helping Xingye despite his isolation, but was framed and imprisoned; Xingye also remembers him being disfigured while protecting him 1 3 4 20.

The final crisis came when Qin Ke accused Xingye of bullying him. Li publicly struck Xingye and deliberately pressured the hospital to postpone his mother’s urgent operation. She lost her chance to survive despite Xingye having apologized as demanded. Overwhelmed by grief, Xingye jumped from a window 1.

Rebirth

Xingye awakened in his former office eight years earlier, on the day he first met Li Hanwen. Recognizing both Li’s impending arrival and Chen Xiaoyan, he realized he had returned to a point before their betrayal 1.

The World Consciousness later confirmed that it had heard his wish and granted him another chance. His second life begins with revenge, but increasingly centers on protecting his family, reclaiming forgotten relationships, and accepting help 3 16 84.

Appearance

Xingye is a fair-skinned, handsome young man whose refined appearance often contrasts with his blunt thoughts and impulsive behavior 90 108.

• Face and eyes: A palm-sized face, large watery eyes, and a youthful appearance that leads a stranger to mistake him for a child while he is bundled in winter accessories 114 115.
• Hair: Dyes his hair vivid red after clearing his name, expressing his wish to live more boldly. His hair is described as soft and black during his later overseas visit 59 60 113.
• Forehead scar: Bears a small mark associated with his childhood injury, which he had not noticed himself 70.
• Previous-life condition: Becomes emaciated and physically frail under Li Hanwen’s abuse 113 119.

Personality

Xingye originally has a reputation for consideration, good manners, filial devotion, and kindness. Some people in his social circle dismiss those qualities as stupidity or pretence. His childhood defense of Cheng Yu and comfort for Qi Sijing show that his compassion predates his rebirth 3 36 71.

After returning, he becomes sarcastic, confrontational, and willing to manipulate appearances against his enemies. He can maintain a courteous smile while privately seething, provoke someone into losing control, or turn an interrogation into a theatrical comedy. He no longer treats kindness as an obligation to forgive people who deliberately harm him 2 8 55 98.

His bravado conceals substantial fear. He recognizes that jokes and schemes help mask his anxiety, and his memories produce nightmares, self-blame, self-injury, and difficulty trusting affection. He resents the contrast between his friends’ present concern and their failure to help him in his previous life, while fearing that loving someone could expose them to another tragedy 10 16 20 42.

His courage is protective rather than fearless. He risks himself to save Qi Sijing, intervenes when Bo Xi is threatened with a knife, and offers his life for his parents. After trapping Li Hanwen, he admits that he was genuinely terrified; what changes is that he no longer faces the danger alone 22 45 58 83.

Abilities & Skills

Past-life memories

• Remembers Li Hanwen’s calculated courtship, abuse, financial exploitation, and drugging schemes 2 4.
• Uses remembered events to anticipate dangers, including Qi Sijing’s potentially fatal race 20 22.
• Reinterprets earlier events as new evidence emerges, particularly Bo Xi’s rescues and Qin Ke’s influence over powerful people 9 15 18.
• Limit: His memories do not initially explain the supernatural cause of those events, and childhood amnesia leaves important relationships unfamiliar 9 17 84.

Involuntarily audible thoughts

• Xingmo begins hearing Xingye’s unspoken thoughts soon after his rebirth; his parents also react to private thoughts at dinner 2 3.
• Bo Xi, Qi Sijing, Cheng Yu, and An Shi recognize his inner voice at the business seminar 5 6.
• The phenomenon exposes both casual commentary and crucial information, including his previous-life experiences and Li’s attempt to drug him 3 11.
• Limit: Xingye initially does not know that others can hear him and does not deliberately control the phenomenon. An Ning does not hear the same voice when An Shi asks her about it 6.

World’s fortune

• The World Consciousness identifies Xingye as the bearer of the world’s fortune 84.
• The invading system seeks to steal that fortune by overturning his life and using Qin Ke’s crimes against him 84.
• Publicly exposing Qin Ke’s wrongdoing removes the stolen fortune, depriving the system of the energy it needs to survive 84.
• Observed anomaly: After his cliff fall, Xingye heals unusually quickly. Tests reveal no evident physical problem, although his brain waves have changed; he suspects the change is connected to the World Consciousness 88.

Investigation and social strategy

• Gathers photographs of Li’s affairs and has Xu Chen spread news of Li’s public disgrace 3 4.
• Feeds Li false information about Old Mr. Qi’s tastes, sabotaging his attempt to impress him with a birthday gift 11.
• Questions Duan Peng, studies Qin Ke’s background, and recruits William to locate Qin and Li 17 52.
• Exploits Li’s temper and arrogance to lure him into a monitored estate 57 58.
• Keeps Qin Ke talking until he admits to orchestrating crimes, while a recorder carried by Cheng Yu preserves the confession 91.

Improvised fighting and driving

• Uses punches, kicks, surprise attacks, and improvised weapons rather than disciplined martial arts 19 45 107.
• Smashes a wine bottle over Cheng Yu’s head, after which Cheng regains control from Qin Ke’s influence 19.
• Drives a black Ferrari into Hu Kai’s car to prevent a second attack on the trapped Qi Sijing 22.
• Limits: Has little recent racing practice. His fighting is explicitly described as reckless and lacking technique, frequently leaving him injured 22 45.

Cooking

• Is a skilled cook and discusses cooking techniques knowledgeably enough to surprise a chef during a hot-spring visit 108.

Health and Trauma

• Nightmares and guilt: Relives his previous-life suicide and other traumatic experiences, including in dreams after the main conflict 10 20 113.
• Self-injury: Conceals a cut hand behind an implausible fruit-slicing explanation and later strikes a wall until his hand bleeds 10 20.
• Temporary blindness: Hides impaired vision following the shipboard attack. An Shi subsequently identifies the episode as temporary stress-induced blindness 45 47.
• Recurring fever: Requires care from Bo Xi, Qi Sijing, and An Shi during a later illness 71.
• Repeated injuries: Suffers wounds in the racing rescue, cliff confrontation, and final kidnapping; even while injured, he continues trying to protect others 22 83 94 97.

Equipment / Items

• Recordings: Records Qin Ke’s threats during the mountain kidnapping; Xu Chen helps deliver the evidence to He Shuqin. A separate recorder carried by Cheng Yu captures Qin’s later confession 87 88 91.
• Childhood keepsake box: Contains worn toys and a kindergarten photo album that establish his forgotten connections to Bo Xi, the Qi siblings, and other children 9.
• Black Ferrari: Used in his dangerous intervention at Qi Sijing’s race 22.
• Phone and translation app: Supports his investigations and lets him communicate with strangers abroad when he cannot understand their language 52 115.

Relationships

• Lin Xingmo — Younger brother and fiercely protective ally. Hears Xingye’s thoughts, tends his injuries, and tells Bo Xi and Cheng Yu that his memories come from a previous life rather than a dream 2 3 29 30.
• Lin Xingqi and Mother Lin — Loving parents whose losses haunt Xingye’s first-life memories. Initially overprotective, they agree to trust his independence; he later risks his life to rescue them from kidnapping 4 75 83.
• Xu Chen — University classmate, close friend, and colleague. Remained loyal in the previous life despite severe consequences, and now provides research, technical assistance, and practical support 3 20 88.
• Aunt Liu — A cherished member of his household. He remembers her suffering in his first life and unexpectedly hugs her before leaving to confront his parents’ kidnapper 20 83.
• Bo Xi — Childhood friend, previously unrecognized rescuer, and boyfriend. Confesses that he liked Xingye as a child and still does, publicly introduces him as his partner, and repeatedly protects him. Xingye reciprocates by defending Bo and welcoming him to the Lin residence after he leaves the Bo family 15 16 75 78.
• Qi Sijing — Childhood companion who deliberately lost a contest so he could become Xingye’s “little brother.” Initially forces unwanted kisses on him; their relationship later develops through a confession, reciprocated affection, and continued intimacy. Xingye saves his life at the racetrack 8 22 30 31 51 71.
• Cheng Yu — Childhood friend whose lasting devotion began when Xingye defended him against prejudice. Qin Ke’s influence twice compromises his behavior, but he fights to protect Xingye during captivity. Their later overseas reunion develops into romantic intimacy 19 36 89 94 113 114.
• An Shi — Childhood friend, doctor, and trusted confidant. Has watched over Xingye for more than twenty years and pursued brain research partly to help restore his memories. Reassures him that he is not responsible for others’ cruelty 19 42 103.
• William — Overseas businessman and investigative ally. Locates Li Hanwen’s hiding place and supplies personnel for the estate trap; Xingye also passes his contact details to An Shi 52 58.
• Qi Sinian — Frequently quarrels with Xingye and resents Cheng Yu’s feelings for him. Xingye nevertheless offers her cake at the seminar and publicly challenges Qin Ke’s attempt to frame her 6 18 49.
• Li Hanwen — Husband and abuser in the previous life; an enemy from the outset of the second. Xingye exposes his schemes, helps secure his arrest, and insists that he face punishment 1 2 58 59.
• Qin Ke — Principal human antagonist, assisted by an invading system. Attempts to steal Xingye’s fortune, relationships, and place in the world; Xingye ultimately draws out evidence of his crimes 9 55 84 91 105.
• World Consciousness — Grants Xingye his second life and explains how to defeat the system. Values his sincere heart rather than demanding extraordinary strength 84.
• Su Chenle — Childhood acquaintance who took credit for Xingye’s rescue of Bo Xi and An Shi 71.
• Chen Xiaoyan — Secretary who helped Li siphon away the Lin family’s assets in the previous life. Xingye recognizes her betrayal immediately upon returning 1.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arc	Chapters	Xingye’s role
Rejecting the old marriage	1 2 3 4	Returns eight years into the past, assaults and expels Li Hanwen, and begins collecting evidence rather than accepting his courtship.
Rediscovering childhood connections	9 15 16	Finds childhood photographs and learns that Bo Xi—not Li—rescued him. Begins reassessing why his former friends seemed absent from his first life.
Investigating Qin Ke	17 18 19 20	Connects Duan Peng’s confusion and Cheng Yu’s abnormal behavior to Qin. Initially suspects a fox spirit before recognizing a broader loss of free will.
Racetrack rescue	22 29	Stops Hu Kai’s attempted killing of Qi Sijing at great personal risk. Receives public admiration, while the Qi Corporation promises priority treatment to the Lin Corporation.
Shipboard danger	35 42 45 47	Faces competing romantic attention, admits his fear of attachment, and attacks an armed man threatening Bo Xi. His concealed vision loss leads to medical questioning.
Murder accusation and exoneration	52 55 58 59	Investigates Li’s disappearance, is arrested in a framing scheme, and helps lure Li into confessing. Public exoneration allows the Lin brothers to challenge hostile board members after buying back shares during the stock slump.
Bo family confrontation	75 76 78	Attends as Bo Xi’s boyfriend, confronts Qin Ke, and backs Bo’s decision to leave the Bo Corporation and reject family control.
Parents’ kidnapping and cliff fall	83 84	Offers himself for his parents’ release and stalls while his allies rescue them. After falling from the cliff, meets the World Consciousness and learns the system’s weakness.
Forcing the enemy into the open	87 88 89 90 91	Helps alert He Shuqin to the intruder occupying his companion’s body. Recognizes Cheng Yu’s renewed control, then uses captivity to elicit Qin Ke’s recorded confession.
Final rescue and capture	94 97 98	Survives an attempted sexual assault, summons reinforcements by radio, and helps restrain Qin Ke when he approaches with a knife. Refuses to accept his plea for release.
Confronting the system	105	Reveals that the evidence has reached police and Qin Ke has confessed, directly invoking the condition needed to strip the system of its stolen fortune.
Post-conflict life	107 113 114 119	Continues working and spending time with his partners. Lingering nightmares persist; his companions later experience visions of the previous life and respond with renewed protectiveness.

Notable Quotes

“Believe in that fate yourself!” 76

Who lives and who dies is still up in the air! 76

What a joke. What was he thinking? I’m no saint. 98

“Little system, it’s time for you to disappear.” 105