Shen Ting

Biodata

Background / History

Shen Ting grew up in an affectionate, wealthy household with devoted parents and an older brother who doted on him. Fu Bo and Auntie Liu helped raise him while his parents were busy and Shen Rui was still a child. At ten, Shen Ting fell from a horse and was subjected to Soul Expulsion and Borrowing Luck, which exchanged his soul with one from another world 107 108.

Ten years later, an accident returned him to his original world. Initially unaware of his true identity, he believed he had transmigrated into a novel after being struck by a truck. He understood his apparent role as a minor cannon-fodder character: Shen Rui’s younger brother, an obsessive admirer of Si Chen who would disappear from the story after only a few chapters 1 107.

The person who had occupied his body had pursued Si Chen openly, entered show business, and requested a dating-show pairing with him. Shen Ting inherited those commitments but rejected the attachment to Si Chen. Believing the novel’s events threatened his family’s future, he also sought to stop Shen Rui from sacrificing the Shen Corporation for Su Yu 1 3 10 52.

Appearance

• Face and build: Has finely sculpted features, rounded cheeks, a relatively small frame, and a soft belly rather than defined abdominal muscles 4 18 45 75.
• Family resemblance: His mother describes him as practically her carbon copy in both appearance and personality 74.
• Eyesight: Nearsightedness severely limits his vision in the dark, contributing to his mistaken attack on Si Chen during the mushroom-picking game 38.
• Notable clothing: Wears capybara pajamas during filming; later wears a white suit and mask for the crowd-selection game preceding the proposal 31 120.

Personality

Shen Ting is outspoken, combative, and difficult to embarrass. He responds to insults immediately, openly admits when he dislikes someone, and refuses to soften his words merely because cameras are present. His arguments frequently turn into elaborate jokes at his opponent’s expense 1 9 33 76.

His theatrical behavior is often deliberate. He parodies romantic scenes, invents grandiose names for ordinary actions, and obstructs the director so viewers can keep watching an unfolding scandal. Although his antics frustrate the production team, the director recognizes the traffic he brings to the show 20 39 64 65.

Beneath that confrontational exterior, Shen Ting is protective of his family and considerate toward people he trusts. He tries to steer Shen Rui away from Su Yu, gives the socially anxious Su Weiwang space, and intervenes when he sees a thief fleeing with a woman’s bag 7 35 52 73.

He values comfort, food, gaming, and financial security. His ideal future initially consists of preserving the family fortune so he can eat and laze around; as his relationship develops, marrying Yan Yi becomes part of that future 1 35 94.

Abilities & Skills

Verbal Sparring and Livestreaming

Shen Ting combines rapid insults, memes, parody, and audience interaction to turn confrontations into entertainment 1 2 8.

• Counters hostile comments publicly and attracts ten million entrants with a diamond giveaway 2.
• Pays sixty yuan for a streamer’s flirtatious voice-over to parody Si Chen’s otherwise motionless livestream 8.
• Refuses attempts to frame his hostility toward Si Chen as lingering romantic interest, instead publicly praising Yan Yi 52.

Carnival Games

Experience with inexpensive market games in the other world gives him an advantage in shooting and ring toss 10.

• Describes landing eight out of ten ring tosses as easy; stallholders once offered him money to stay away 10.
• Defeats Si Chen in balloon shooting, scoring twenty-two balloons against eighteen 10.
• Rings several geese, forcing Si Chen to honor his promise to catch them 10.

Gaming

Shen Ting plays regularly and can perform well, but he is not consistently dominant 8 18.

• Achieves a penta kill during a livestream and later wins five consecutive matches at home 8 74.
• Readily asks Yan Yi to carry him after seeing his stronger match record 18.
• Plays both damage-dealing and support roles 18 43.

Riding and Athletic Coordination

Shen Ting has substantial riding experience from the other world, where he negotiated business deals at equestrian clubs. He recalls riding naturally despite receiving no formal instruction 84.

• Rides confidently during the grasslands episode despite the director’s expectation that he will be afraid 85.
• Coordinates an assisted jumping volleyball smash with Yan Yi and helps defeat Yu Binchuan’s team 64 65.
• Uses a borrowed flagpole to knock down a fleeing thief 73.

Improvisation and Physical Confrontation

Shen Ting quickly repurposes nearby objects and exploits opportunities during games and disputes 11 53 56.

• Takes a haunted-house NPC’s costume, imitation chainsaw, and speaker to frighten other contestants 11 13.
• Helps bind Si Chen and Su Yu with a twisted tablecloth before they can draw their toy guns 53.
• Removes the gold treasure chest’s 2,000-yuan envelope before the treasure hunt officially begins 56.
• Blocks Su Yu’s grabbing hand and pins him to the ground 94.

Limitations

• Cooking: Struggles alongside Yan Yi; flames erupt from his pan, prompting Yan Yi to shut off the burner. He later uses a Request Card to exempt both of them from future cooking assignments 81 85.
• Poor night vision: Cannot reliably identify people approaching him in darkness 38.
• Supernatural vulnerability: Is a victim of soul-manipulating rituals, not a demonstrated practitioner of them 107.

Equipment / Items

• Electric ride-on suitcase — Transforms into a small vehicle and carries his other luggage through the airport 4.
• Travel supplies and toolbox — Packs snacks and a toolbox among his luggage; produces a hammer during Shen Rui and Su Yu’s exchange over bread 7.
• Slap paddle / clapping hand — Uses it to confront Pei Ming and later strike Si Chen in the dark 38 39.
• Request Card — Redeems it to stop the director assigning cooking tasks to him and Yan Yi 85.
• Engagement ring — Exchanges rings with Yan Yi after accepting his proposal 121.

Relationships

• Yan Yi — Boyfriend and eventual fiancé. Shared snacks, gaming, teasing, and show activities develop into mutual attraction. They officially become a couple during filming and later exchange engagement rings 7 18 50 77 121.
• Shen Rui — Elder brother. Shen Ting tries to prevent his devotion to Su Yu from ruining the family and hopes to pair him with Su Weiwang. Shen Rui, in turn, is protective and initially displeased by Yan Yi’s pursuit 3 7 29 35 71 74.
• Mother Shen — Affectionate mother who calls him Little Treasure, defends him online, and enthusiastically supports his antics. She welcomes Yan Yi into the household 2 3 73 74 99.
• Father Shen / Shen Chi — Father and company leader. Shen Ting urges him to remain in charge rather than leave the family’s future entirely to Shen Rui. His father later learns the reason for his son’s past personality changes 3 99 107.
• Su Weiwang — Shen Rui’s romantic partner. Shen Ting wants the two together, respects Su Weiwang’s social anxiety, and talks with him to ease uncomfortable situations 29 35 52 71.
• Si Chen — The romantic target of the soul who previously occupied Shen Ting’s body. Shen Ting rejects him, repeatedly clashes with him, and makes him call him “Big Daddy” after winning a wager 10 52 76.
• Su Yu — Principal antagonist in Shen Ting’s personal conflicts. Su Yu resents his changed behavior, identifies him as a disruptive variable, and seeks his family’s help to eliminate him 43 52 83 94.
• Wen Nuannuan — Fellow contestant who confesses to him on arrival. Shen Ting turns her down because he likes men, but continues joking with her and brings her food when she needs it 33 35 60.
• Pei Ming and Xia Qing — Shen Ting challenges Pei Ming’s belief that Su Yu saved him from drowning, helping reopen the question of Xia Qing’s role in the rescue. He later joins Yan Yi in collecting them from the airport 37 38 60 108.
• Fu Bo and Auntie Liu — Long-serving household staff who helped raise him. Shen Ting embraces both when they welcome him home after his hospitalization 108.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return and Public Reinvention

• Rejects Si Chen’s demands immediately after awakening, then returns to the Shen Family home 1.
• Dismantles a diamond portrait of Si Chen and turns its diamonds into a giveaway that draws ten million entrants. Yan Yi also enters 2.
• Declares himself “Niu Hulu Ting” and asks his father to protect his health and remain with the company 3.

Disrupting *Love in the Next Moment*

• Honors the inherited commitment to film with Si Chen, but turns their date into humiliating shooting and goose-catching wagers 10.
• Builds a close partnership with Yan Yi while encouraging Shen Rui’s growing connection with Su Weiwang 18 22 29 35.
• Questions the supposed drowning rescue behind Pei Ming’s attachment to Su Yu. Xia Qing subsequently decides to join the show rather than firmly commit to going abroad 38.
• Becomes a source of both high viewership and production headaches through pranks, confrontations, and unconventional approaches to tasks 20 39 56 65.

Scandal and Counterattack

• Occupies the first six trending-search positions amid accusations of diva behavior and stealing scenes 45.
• Leads reporters to Hao Jian’s hotel room, where they discover Hao Jian and the bound Zhang Xin. Yan Yi helps restrain Hao Jian 46.
• Releases further evidence against Zhang Xin, preventing either man from recovering from the scandal 46.

Becoming Yan Yi’s Partner

• Publicly disavows his former pursuit of Si Chen and identifies Yan Yi as the man he wants 52.
• Accepts Yan Yi’s confession in a changing cubicle. Both introduce each other as partners when the director asks whether anyone has found someone they like 77.
• Discusses marrying Yan Yi, then brings him home for a formal visit as his boyfriend 94 99.
• Joins Yan Yi in a couple livestream, while Shen Rui and Su Weiwang stream together separately 103.

Recovery of His True Identity

• Su Yu notices that Shen Ting no longer behaves like the person he remembers and accuses him of being an impostor 83 94.
• Falls unconscious without any abnormalities appearing in hospital tests. During this state, his sealed childhood memories return, revealing that he is the original Shen Ting 107.
• Shares the truth with his family and returns home after three days in hospital 107 108.

Final Episode and Engagement

• Travels to Chris Snow Mountain for the final episode after Su Yu and Si Chen’s contracts are terminated 110.
• Notices unusual behavior from Yan Yi and the production staff without discovering the proposal preparations. Yan Yi secretly brings their families to the seaside 120.
• Accepts Yan Yi’s proposal before the assembled witnesses. They exchange rings, ending the main story engaged rather than already married 121.

Notable Quotes

“No, no, no. This is the power of money.” 3

“Big brother, I don't make choices in life. If I have to choose, I'll smash the whole lot. No need to thank me. I'm just an ordinary agent of justice.” 7

“Well, everyone has moments of blindness when they're young, mistaking a buffoon for a hero.” 52

“Okay. I'll marry you.” 121