Shen Yi

Biodata

Background

System No. 0111 awakens as Shen Yi inside a world derived from a novel whose protagonist is Fu Yuhe. System Headquarters supplies him with a human body and a randomly generated identity: an eighteen-year-old student who recently transferred schools after a fight. System 067 accompanies him as his supervisor 1.

Although no character named Shen Yi appeared in the original novel, his generated role places him among the classmates who bully Fu Yuhe’s younger brother, Fu Cheng—a course that would bring retaliation from Fu Yuhe. Arriving before those events unfold, Shen Yi instead chooses to protect Fu Cheng 2.

His assigned family is emotionally distant. When he asks his parents to attend a parent-teacher meeting, his father says he has no time, while his mother says she is abroad; each tells him to ask the other 8.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and slender, with broad shoulders, long legs, and well-defined muscles from regular exercise 2 7.
• Hair: Short and black, frequently tousled or left casually untidy 1 21 33.
• Eyes: Deep-set and slightly upturned; their sharpness can make him appear unapproachable when he is not smiling 1 3 42.
• Smile: Naturally upturned lips and small canine teeth reinforce his sunny, youthful appearance 36 42.
• Clothing: Usually wears his school uniform or casual clothes, including baseball jackets and T-shirts; he also wears a silver necklace 2 10 18 21.

Personality

Shen Yi combines an approachable, cheerful manner with a mischievous and assertive temperament. He smiles easily, speaks gently, and can make requests difficult to refuse. Beneath that harmless presentation, he is observant, verbally agile, and comfortable challenging authority. Fu Yuhe repeatedly recognizes that Shen Yi often controls a conversation while appearing merely agreeable 3 5 8 13.

His friendship with Fu Cheng is sincere rather than simply a means of completing his task. Shen Yi explicitly recognizes that he could accomplish his mission another way if he did not genuinely like Fu Cheng. As a newly self-aware system experiencing human life, he treasures unfamiliar emotions, including the warmth of being cared for 7 10.

Despite his social confidence and shameless teasing, Shen Yi initially lacks romantic experience. He pursues sensations he enjoys before fully understanding their emotional significance. His attraction to Fu Yuhe gradually becomes personal: he stops viewing him merely as a protagonist and recognizes him as an individual shaped by his own life 14 20 25 30.

Abilities & Skills

Academic Ability

Shen Yi performs exceptionally well at school 8 10.

• Places first in his class in his first monthly examination after entering the world 10.
• Finds the examination questions manageable but still checks his answers carefully 8.
• Helps classmates with difficult problems and tutors Fu Cheng in weaker subjects 23 24.

Fighting and Evasion

Shen Yi can defend himself against multiple opponents and avoid confrontations when he chooses 4 5 24.

• Fights Xu Fanchao’s group alongside Fu Cheng; a student eyewitness reports that he took on three opponents 4 5.
• Emerges from that fight with only a scrape at the corner of his mouth 4.
• Evades followers using crowded buses and turns through nearby streets 24.
• Recognizes that four men are targeting him and separates himself from Fu Cheng before confronting them 50.

Social Perception and Persuasion

Shen Yi reads others’ motives and uses a disarming manner to steer interactions 5 18.

• Rescues Fu Cheng from the bathroom by pretending he needs him to finish his homework, giving Xu Fanchao an excuse to release him 2.
• Identifies Fu Yuhe’s discomfort with losing control and correctly infers that the brothers have argued over him 18.
• Uses teasing, ambiguity, and apparent innocence to unsettle Fu Yuhe or press him for clearer answers 13 36.

Cooking and Sports

• Cooking: Prepares a meal that Fu Yuhe praises before learning who cooked it 20.
• Basketball: Plays with classmates and makes a three-point shot while talking with Fu Cheng 8 10.
• Tennis: Plays during physical education class 14.

Equipment & Items

• Phone — Used to communicate with System-world acquaintances, exchange messages with Fu Yuhe, and arrange his apartment search. His teacher temporarily confiscates it after catching him using it 17 24 27.
• Starry-sky projector — Prepared as Fu Yuhe’s birthday present; Shen Yi invites him to watch the projected stars together 20 21.
• Fu Cheng’s telescope — Borrowed to watch Fu Yuhe working in the villa’s back garden. Shen Yi declines Fu Cheng’s offer to give him another telescope 28 29 33.

Relationships

• Fu Yuhe — Mission target and eventual romantic interest. Their initially suspicious exchanges develop into mutual attraction and a secret intimate relationship, though Fu Yuhe has not made a clear promise to Shen Yi by this point 7 13 20 41 46.
• Fu Cheng — Classmate, later deskmate, and close friend. They study, eat, and spend leisure time together; Fu Cheng defends Shen Yi to his brother and helps him move into his new apartment 4 14 16 29.
• System 067 — Supervisor who supplies information about the world and warns Shen Yi against carelessly becoming entangled with the protagonist’s feelings 1 2 14.
• Xu Fanchao — Former associate within Shen Yi’s generated delinquent circle, later an antagonist. Shen Yi rejects his bullying and chooses Fu Cheng’s company, prompting threats, a fight, and attempts to follow him 2 4 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Protecting Fu Cheng

• Shen Yi interrupts Xu Fanchao’s harassment of Fu Cheng in the boys’ bathroom, then begins spending time with him through studying and school activities 2 4.
• When Xu Fanchao confronts him over their friendship, Shen Yi states that they are not the same kind of people and leaves with Fu Cheng. The resulting fight strengthens the boys’ friendship and brings Shen Yi to the Fu residence, where he meets Fu Yuhe 4.
• Fu Yuhe investigates Shen Yi’s past and suspects that his interest in Fu Cheng is romantic or otherwise improper. Shen Yi challenges the interrogation while promising to treat Fu Cheng well 7 8.

Attraction to Fu Yuhe

• During another warning from Fu Yuhe, Shen Yi says that Fu Yuhe is his “target.” He means his mission target, but Fu Yuhe interprets the statement as a romantic claim and demands a kiss as proof 12 13.
• The confrontation leaves Shen Yi exhilarated and curious about his reaction to Fu Yuhe. He later realizes that Fu Yuhe matters to him for reasons beyond his role in the novel 14 20.
• Shen Yi cooks for Fu Yuhe’s birthday and gives him a star projector. Their evening together leads to their first kiss, with Shen Yi reciprocating and taking the initiative 20 21 22 25.

Moving Nearby and Keeping Secrets

• Shen Yi avoids Xu Fanchao’s renewed challenges while looking for new accommodation. With Fu Cheng’s help, he rents an apartment near the Fu family villa 24 28 29.
• After another evening of kissing, Fu Yuhe asks him to keep their involvement hidden from Fu Cheng until after the college entrance examination 29 31 32.
• Living nearby allows Shen Yi to visit almost daily. He continues flirting with Fu Yuhe through messages and watching him from Fu Cheng’s balcony 33.

Misunderstanding and Reconciliation

• Shen Yi withdraws his usual messages and attention after Fu Yuhe leaves on a business trip without telling him. Fu Yuhe interprets the change as possible evidence that Shen Yi has been playing with him 34 36 37 48.
• Fu Yuhe’s jealousy over a love letter and Shen Yi’s interaction with Shen Meiyue culminates in a private confrontation at the villa 36 38 39.
• Their argument gives way to a kiss and further intimacy. Shen Yi realizes that Fu Yuhe’s initiative has relieved his unhappiness, even though Fu Yuhe insists on presenting it as making him “pay the price” 40 41.
• Shen Yi retains two promised conditions from Fu Yuhe, choosing to save them for something he especially anticipates rather than immediately requesting a love letter 42.

Pursuit by Unknown Men

• Shen Yi and Fu Cheng notice dyed-haired men following them after visiting an internet café and leave in Fu Yuhe’s car 45.
• During Fu Yuhe’s later business trip, Shen Yi recognizes four men following him after examinations and concludes that he is their target 48 50.
• He sends Fu Cheng away, leads the men to an abandoned basketball court, and asks what they want. Their motive and the confrontation’s outcome are not revealed in the supplied account 50.

Notable Quotes

“We’re not the same kind of people.”
— Rejecting Xu Fanchao’s company 4

“Because I’m sincere with him.”
— Explaining his friendship with Fu Cheng 18

“Because you cared so little about me. You left without even mentioning it to me, and I was really frustrated.”
— Explaining his withdrawal after Fu Yuhe’s business trip 48