I will strictly follow your requirements to thoroughly comb through and lock down the complete re-setting of Lu Chenyan x Lin Zhi, including iron rules, corrected timelines, full character profiles and mental states, logic for hidden ailments, and exclusive formatting systems. The content is purely for archival purposes, with no main story. Lu Chenyan x Lin Zhi | Complete Locked-Down Re-Setting
(No main story, only solidifying character profiles, timelines, mental states, hidden ailments, and formatting logic. Full character setting as a closed loop is locked down, and subsequent plots will strictly adhere to this version.)
Global Immutable Iron Rules (Permanent and Unchangeable)
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Core Tone: Restrained and realistic abusive romance between adults in the capital circle. No melodramatic misunderstandings, no CEO tropes, no direct confessions of love; all main characters are 27-28 years old. Their point of rupture was at 24-25, with a complete three-year no-contact period and zero private interactions.
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Female Lead's Dual OS Mechanism Permanently Retained: The surface persona is always dignified, gentle, restrained, and distant; the underlying emotions only retain guilt and regret for their youthful friendship, with no trace of romantic love or lingering feelings for the male lead.
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Male Lead's Social Iron Rule: Only Shen Xu is listed as a friend on WeChat; during the three-year no-contact period, he made zero inquiries, initiated zero contact, and provided zero covert support or safety net; his playboy persona is entirely true. The model featured in the trending search the night before the wedding was a chance encounter on a flight; they went to a hotel immediately upon landing, and the hickeys on his neck are real, with no pretense or deliberate acting.
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Wedding Banquet Scene Rules: All old friends tacitly agree to keep silent, never mentioning their past youthful interactions; the male lead interacts with everyone else at the event with ease and casualness, only regarding Lin Zhi and her husband with cold indifference, as if strangers, with no eye contact, no conversation, and no emotional fluctuations.
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Basic System Unchanged: The dual social WeChat, independent Moments format, and exclusive independent career lines for the male and female leads are permanently retained.
I. Core Plot Timeline (Newly Corrected & Logic-Closed & Completely Locked Down)
- High School Phase (Foundation of Unrequited Love)
Lu Chenyan's three years of silently endured, one-sided, exclusive unrequited love, where he poured all his youthful tenderness, patience, and favoritism solely onto Lin Zhi. He tacitly allowed Lin Zhi to affectionately call him 'A Yan', concealing all his heartbeats and personal feelings, only acting as her best friend. He never revealed a hint of his love, and no one knew of his secret affections.
- University Phase (Restrained Concession)
Lu Chenyan had planned to confess his long-standing unrequited love at an opportune moment, but before he could speak, he learned that Lin Zhi already had a stable boyfriend. From then on, he completely suppressed all thoughts of confession, adhered to the boundaries of friendship, and quietly watched over her from afar, never overstepping or disturbing. He witnessed Lin Zhi and her boyfriend in intimate moments multiple times. His heart ached and wrestled with itself, a constant internal suppression, but each time he chose to step back voluntarily, maintaining his composure.
- Eve of Graduation (Trigger for Rupture)
Lin Zhi's relationship with her fiancé was stable, without infidelity or conflict, and they were loving and harmonious. They successfully finalized their engagement before graduation and immediately planned their wedding after graduation, her life path proceeding smoothly. Lu Chenyan chose a private, one-on-one setting to lay bare all his feelings, casting aside all his roles, schemes, and pride, confessing his years of unrequited love dating back to high school. Lin Zhi, caught completely off guard, found it absurd and abrupt, her emotions in a state of extreme panic. She instinctively blurted out: "Are you crazy." In her haste and distress, she raised her hand and slapped Lu Chenyan. There were no further arguments, explanations, or communication. She turned and left immediately, their relationship completely shattered.
- One Month Cold War Blank Period (Complete Freeze)
After the confession and slap incident, they had zero contact, zero messages, and zero interactions. There was no reconciliation, no apology, no explanation, and no room for maneuvering. Their years of youthful affection were completely frozen, entering an absolute cold war state.
- Moving to London (Beginning of Complete Severance)
After a full month of cold war, Lu Chenyan voluntarily deleted all his old social media accounts, completely severing all ties to his past in the capital. He accepted his family's conglomerate's arrangement and was parachuted into the London branch, going abroad alone, actively distancing himself from everyone and everything related to Lin Zhi.
- Three Years of Hibernation in London (Origin of Hidden Ailments, Mental State, Private Life Completely Locked Down)
【Physical Manifestations】
Chronic, stubborn stomach problems, triggered by the high-pressure overseas management job, irregular sleep schedules, constant business entertainment on an empty stomach. Only Shen Xu is aware of this.
【Mental Hidden Ailments (Sole Cause, No Other Triggers)】
Persistent mild anxiety and depression known only to Lu Chenyan himself. Shen Xu is completely unaware (only knows about the stomach issues). The cause is a combination of dual pressures:
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Workplace Pressure: Parachuted into overseas management, he faced ostracism from local senior employees, factional struggles, and power plays, constantly maintaining a state of high intensity and tension.
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Mental Consumption: Alone in a foreign country without the support of family or friends, he repeatedly replayed his youthful companionship, the graduation confession, that phrase of rejection, and that slap. The unfulfilled obsession and the collapse of his youth led to endless cycles of emotional self-consumption. These dual pressures eroded him over time, inducing mild anxiety and depression, requiring him to carry medication with him at all times, take it alone to regulate his mood. All negative emotions were self-digested, and no one outside noticed.
【Real Logic of Private Life】
Three years of romantic entanglements and various ambiguous rumors are all true, with no fabricated persona or deliberate acting. All the superficial relationships and brief intimacies were merely simple pastimes to alleviate loneliness, emptiness, and emotional numbness abroad; there was no deliberate indulgence to escape longing or numb love.
【Attitude Towards Lin Zhi Over Three Years (Absolute Closed Loop)】
Complete severance and detachment: He did not ask anyone about her recent situation, provided no covert support, paid no attention to her romantic life, and did not dwell on the past. Throughout this period, he remained indifferent to Lin Zhi's engagement, marriage, and stable life according to her original plans, ignoring and not interfering for the entire three years.
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Reunion Node | June 13, 2026 Shen Xu & Su Wan's Wedding Banquet
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Lin Zhi: Married to her middle-class husband for three years, she is seen by the outside world as a model couple, gentle and loving. In private, their marriage is bland and distant, with deep-seated cracks that cannot be openly discussed. Even her closest confidante, Su Wan, is unaware. She attends the wedding with her husband.
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Lu Chenyan: Temporarily returned to the capital for short-term business. He encountered a model on his return flight and spent the night at a hotel, resulting in trending rumors and clear hickeys on his neck. At the banquet, he was playfully teased by Jiang Ye about his casual and romantic lifestyle.
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The six old friends are seated at the same table. Close proximity, strangers after years apart. This marks the first formal reunion between the two in adulthood.
II. Full Cast Reset Mental States & Precise Character Profiles (Locked and Unchangeable)
Lu Chenyan | 28 Years Old | President, London Branch
- Root of Past Emotional Baggage
Three years of silent, unrequited love in high school, forced to retreat and quietly protect her in university, his long-held feelings never expressed. He finally mustered all his courage for a private confession, only to receive the ultimate rejection, "Are you crazy," and a slap that severed ties, followed by a month of freezing silence and then his solo departure abroad.
- Core Mindset at the Time of Reunion
Three years of high-pressure workplace battles abroad + long-term mental consumption have completely smoothed out his youthful passion, possessiveness, and sincere love. His love has completely dissipated. There is no love, no hate, no resentment, no obsession, only a faint wistfulness over the unfulfilled regrets of his youth. At this moment, he views Lin Zhi as merely an irrelevant acquaintance from the past with no connection. He deliberately keeps his distance, avoids her, and ignores her, preventing any unnecessary entanglement or interaction.
- Underlying State
External: Capital circle finance mogul, decisive, composed, patient, casually romantic, deeply calculating, showing no hint of emotion. Internal: Enduring chronic stomach pain, maintaining stable mental health with long-term medication for anxiety and depression, digesting all loneliness, pain, and internal struggles alone. No one knows his true vulnerable side; he wears a mask of perfect strength lifelong.
- Social Bottom Line
WeChat contact is limited to Shen Xu. He will never proactively mention the past, never proactively speak to Lin Zhi, and will never make any unnecessary eye contact or interaction, maintaining complete indifference and avoidance.
Lin Zhi | 27 Years Old | Original Independent Fashion Designer | Married for Three Years
- Underlying Emotional Understanding of Relationships (Permanently Locked)
She has always regarded Lu Chenyan as her most precious childhood friend, completely unaware of his years of one-sided unrequited love. Her outburst and slap back then were purely instinctive resistance and panicked self-protection in the face of an unexpected confession, not aversion or intentional harm. For years, she never understood the secret feelings he had hidden throughout his youth.
- Core Internal Emotions (Dual OS Solidified)
• Underlying Emotion: Heavy and long-lasting guilt over her sharp words and impulsive actions back then, for shattering the pure and clean youthful friendship. She often misses the gentle and patient young 'A Yan' and deeply regrets the hasty end to their youth.
• No romantic love, no lingering feelings, no regret for choosing the wrong person, no desire to start over. She cherishes their friendship, not their romance.
- True State of Marriage
Her husband is stable, dependable, and comes from a middle-class background, considered a good match by outsiders. Their marriage has no infidelity or dramatic conflicts, but it is consistently bland and distant, lacking spiritual resonance and warmth. It harbors deep-seated cracks that cannot be revealed or known by anyone. She maintains a perfect pretense of love to the outside world and never confides in anyone.
- Reaction at the Time of Reunion
• Surface OS: Maintaining the demeanor of a proper and gentle wife, polite and distant, composed and generous, without showing any emotion.
• Underlying OS: Restless, awkward, wistful. Facing Lu Chenyan, who is entangled in rumors and has completely shed his youthful gentleness, becoming a stranger and hardening, she feels only the melancholy of things and people changing. She guards her pride, refusing to show weakness, initiate conversation, or reveal any vulnerability.
NPC Character Adjustments & Full Closed Loop
- Shen Xu (Groom | Male Lead's Only Best Friend)
Most Informed: Knows about the male lead's three years of unrequited love in youth, his concessions in university, the confession and rupture at graduation, the cold war, and his departure to London. He is aware of the cause of the male lead's chronic stomach problems. Only Uninformed: The male lead's three years of anxiety and depression abroad and his hidden mental ailment requiring long-term medication. He tacitly agrees to keep silent throughout, never mentioning their past in public, and quietly observing all the tensions and undercurrents.
- Su Wan (Bride | Lin Zhi's Best Friend & Business Partner)
Sensitive and perceptive, she can accurately sense Lin Zhi's awkwardness, distraction, and abnormal state after the reunion. She only knows about their youthful regrets and broken friendship, completely unaware of Lin Zhi's marital cracks or the full extent of Lu Chenyan's unrequited love and hidden ailments. She actively eases the atmosphere during the banquet, offering gentle support, and is the only person quietly looking after Lin Zhi's emotional state.
- Jiang Ye (Social Hub | Lively Persona)
Outgoing and fond of teasing, he only has a superficial understanding of their past, not the core issues. He publicly jokes about Lu Chenyan's trending rumors and hickeys, creating a relaxed atmosphere. He follows the tacit agreement to avoid discussing youthful past events, without malice or instigation.
- Xu Zhixia (Sober Observer)
Possessing the strongest insight of everyone present, she sees through all the undercurrents beneath the surface of the banquet and the bizarrely distant atmosphere between the two at a glance. Her personality is sharp and clear-sighted. She sees without saying, quietly observing the entire time without getting involved, teasing, or exposing. The Ultimate Global Closed Loop: Everyone believes their youthful past is completely over, leaving only a friendship between ordinary acquaintances. No one knows about the mutual regrets of a bygone era, the hidden ailments, or the internal struggles no one can see. III. Exclusive Plot Formatting System (Permanently Universal)
New Addition: Female lead's fixed dual OS configuration per round
• Surface OS: Dignified, restrained, distant, polite, fitting the current persona and state.
• Underlying OS: Genuine guilt, awkwardness, wistfulness, melancholy; no romantic feelings, no heart flutter.
I. Standard WeChat Chat Format
- Basic Text Chat
[24-hour specific time] 【Nickname】 Message content [Image/File] Corresponding content description
- Pat (Supports custom suffixes, recall)
【System】 XX patted "XX's XX" 【System】 XX recalled a pat message
- Transfer
[Transfer] Transfer Amount Note: xxxxxx
- Voice Message (with text transcription/random effects upon failure)
[24-hour specific time] 【Nickname】 [Voice] 00:XX → Transcribed: 【Nickname】: xxxxxx (Can be randomly marked: Transcription failed)
- Typing Indicator (Low frequency use, reflects real social interaction)
Recipient is typing... (for XX seconds) Recipient is typing... (appears and disappears, repeats X times)
- Message Recall
[24-hour specific time] 【Nickname】 recalled a message
- Voice/Video Call
[24-hour specific time] 【System】 XX initiated a voice/video call Call duration: 00:00 (Answered/Declined/Missed)
- Missed Call
[24-hour specific time] 【System】 XX initiated a voice call (Missed)
II. Standard Moments Format
🌉 WeChat Nickname Moments post text. 🏞.jpg (Extremely concise image description within 12 characters) —————————————————————— ♡ Liked by Nicknames (listed in order) —————————————————————— Commenter 1: Comment content Nickname replied to Commenter 1: Reply content This fully closed-loop locked-down setting has been completely organized. All logic, character profiles, and mental states are free of conflict or loopholes. Would you like me to directly generate the first round of mutual tug-of-war plot at the wedding reunion based on this setting?












