Character Relationship Map: Better Days

Characters

• Chen Nian (played by Zhou Dongyu) — protagonist
• Xiao Bei (played by Jackson Yee) — protagonist
• Lao Yang (played by Huang Jue) — supporting
• Chen Nian's Mother (played by Wu Yue) — supporting
• Wei Lai (played by Zhou Ye) — supporting
• Hu Xiaodie (played by Zhang Yifan) — supporting
• Classmate (played by Deng Zhengyu) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Chen Nian's Mother → Chen Nian (mother)

  角色名包含关系词: mother

• Wei Lai → Classmate (Power Bully Group Leader)

  Wei Lai is described as the queen bee and vicious school bully, acting together with her friends against Chen Nian.

• Lao Yang → Wei Lai (Professional Death Investigator)

  The detectives investigate Hu Xiaodie's death and later question Chen Nian about Wei Lai's death after Wei Lai's body is found.

• Lao Yang → Xiao Bei (Professional Investigator And Suspect)

  Xiao Bei is held at the police station for a lineup, is interrogated about the incident, and is eventually sentenced.

• Chen Nian → Lao Yang (Professional Investigator And Suspect)

  Lao Yang and the police investigate Wei Lai's death and question Chen Nian as the main suspect.

• Chen Nian → Xiao Bei (Romantic Bond)

  Xiao Bei protects Chen Nian while she prepares for the college entrance exam, and the two grow close during their daily journeys together.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Xiao Bei → Classmate (Conflict Rival)

  Xiao Bei is assaulted by rival teenage thugs, while Chen Nian attempts to call the police and is attacked as well.

• Xiao Bei → Wei Lai (Narrative Blame Bearer)

  Xiao Bei tells Chen Nian that he must take the blame for Wei Lai's death so Chen Nian can go to college.

• Chen Nian → Hu Xiaodie (Social Affected Classmates)

  Hu Xiaodie's suicide because of school bullying leaves Chen Nian as the new victim of the school bullies.

• Classmate → Chen Nian (Conflict Bullying Accomplice)

  The plot states that Wei Lai and her friends physically attack Chen Nian, spread rumors, chase her with boxcutters and rats, and assault her on camera...

• Chen Nian → Wei Lai (Conflict Bullying Victim And Bully)

  After Hu Xiaodie's suicide, Wei Lai and her friends target Chen Nian, physically attacking her and spreading rumors about her family.

Story Analysis

Two teenagers confront school bullying, moral responsibility, and the cost of protecting another person's future.

Plot Progression

1. A Shadow At School
2. Protection In Hiding
3. The Cost Of Exposure
4. A Death In The Rain
5. Truth And Consequences