When Wang Yingchun died, all he had in his pocket was half a box of expired medicine. His phone screen was still lit: Tiantian, the streamer he had once showered with gifts to become her top supporter, was thanking her new big spender for a rocket.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back three years earlier. The 100,000 yuan "support fund" was still in his bank account, and a reminder to rush in and boost Tiantian's livestream PK score had just popped up. The agonizing pain of his previous life, when he had spent his entire fortune chasing a virtual status symbol and become alienated from everyone, still lingered. This time, he held down the recharge button.
He closed the livestream and used that money to set up a stall selling a snack he remembered would become a hit. He avoided Tiantian's fake advances and seized the e-commerce boom, growing his small business into an enterprise that helped farmers. He reconnected with the childhood friend he had let down, made up for the ways he had failed his parents, and gradually surrounded himself with sincere, dependable people.
Meanwhile, Tiantian, for whom he had once given up everything, saw her popularity plummet during a crackdown on the livestreaming industry. With no real talent to fall back on, she tried to use an emotional appeal to reel him back in, but all she got was his cool reply: "Let's each go our own way."
From a top supporter driven mad by an illusory status symbol to an entrepreneur who safeguards his life with both feet on the ground, Wang Yingchun finally understood: what is truly worth protecting is never a fake persona on a screen, but the real warmth and connection within reach. This is a story about waking up, turning one's life around, and rediscovering one's self-worth.