Dear readers, sorry for the delay for this ending explained post. Light Beyond the Reed is a 18-episode Chinese drama that will take you through an emotional storm. The raw emotions from the cast hit me harder than I expected. There were no grand gestures or dramatic speeches, but you can feel their pain, despair, and heartbreak.
This drama might be short one. But the impact linger on your mind longer than you think. Don’t worry, the ending was a happy one, lest it bring you down for days.
At least you can klick that final episode with a content heart, knowing that their suffering was worth it. Now, before I start rambling again, let’s dive into the ending explained of Light Beyond the Reed. Happy reading!
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Light Beyond the Reed Ending Explained
What Happened to Qin Nan and Ye Si Bei on Light Beyond the Reed Ending?
After they lost the trial, Ye Si Bei and Qin Nan tried to live their lives normally. It did not last long because shortly after that, Huang Gui Fen had a stroke and had to be hospitalized.
Soon, Qin Nan felt something odd happening to him. He found himself oversleeping many times. His car’s gas was running low without him realizing it.
Then Qin Nan accidentally discovered that Ye Si Bei had been lying to him. She left the house, pretending to go to the hospital to take care of Huang Gui Fen.
Qin Nan began to suspect that she had been sedating him. So one night, he pretended to be asleep. Later that night, Ye Si Bei snuck out of the house and drove away.
Qin Nan followed her on his motorcycle. That was when he discovered that Ye Si Bei had been tracking Fan Jian Wen and recording his routine in her notebook.
Qin Nan secretly read it. He broke down in tears when he realized that Ye Si Bei had been planning to kill Fan Jian Cheng. She chose a remote place on the outskirts because she didn’t want anyone else to be implicated. Ye Si Bei covered her tracks well and acted as if everything was normal.
As the D-day drew closer, Qin Nan decided to take everything into his own hands. All the while pretending that he knew nothing. It was painful to him, knowing that the consequences were dire.
Qin Nan couldn’t hide his sadness when they celebrated his birthday. Tears rolled down his cheek while he ate the cake Ye Si Bei prepared for him. Ye Si Bei didn’t suspect anything and thought that he was carried by emotions.
While Ye Si Bei focused on making her plan go smoothly, Qin Nan quietly worked on countermeasures behind her back to protect her. To carry out her plan, Ye Si Bei told Qin Nan that she would go on a holiday in Guangzhou. Qin Nan then called Lin Feng to secretly accompany Ye Si Bei, and when the time comes, she will stop Ye Si Bei from her plan.
When the train was near Yanwen, the place where she would get off the train, Qin Nan called Ye Si Bei. He told her that she should go straight to Guangzhou and never look back.
Qin Nan also said that Lin Feng was following her. He couldn’t say much and told Ye Si Bei to read the letter that he put inside her bag. Ye Si Bei was shocked because Qin Nan knew her plan. At the same time, Zhang Yong also questioned Mr. Yang about Qin Nan’s past. Then everything was laid out bare.
There was a secret behind Qin Nan’s sacrifice for Ye Si Bei. After Qin Nan listened to Ye Si Bei’s speech, something in him changed. Qin Nan began to believe that there was no suffering that couldn’t be overcome.
Gradually, admiration turned into devotion. He placed her on a pedestal and saw her as the living proof that fate could be changed through hard work. That’s why, when Huang Gui Fen wouldn’t let her finish high school, Qin Nan stepped in.
The 20,000-yuan tuition money that Mr. Yang said was donated was actually Qin Nan’s tuition. He gave it up because he thinks her future mattered than his.
Qin Nan then left the school and went to work as a labourer. When he was at his lowest point in his life, she was the reason he kept struggling and holding on.
They met again years later, when Ye Si Bei was on a blind date. At that time, she was no longer the Ye Si Bei he once admired. He approached her, hoping to find the radiant Ye Si Bei from the past.
But when Qin Nan realized that Ye Si Bei was not as he thought she was, he felt his world turn bleak and cold again. That’s why he wanted a divorce. Qin Nan couldn’t accept that the hope he had been holding on to had shattered.
The letter became his last word because Qin Nan knew that after this, he would never come home to her. In the last part of the letter, Qin Nan poured all his feelings for her. Making her cry a bucket of tears.
While she was still in shock, Zhang Yong called Ye Si Bei and told her that Qin Nan was on his way to kill Fan Jian Cheng for her sake. He said that Qin Nan had already given her half of his life. And if she didn’t stop him, Qin Nan would throw away the rest of it, too.
Only then did Ye Si Bei wake up from her stupor and tell him that she planned to do it outside the city in an abandoned power plant.
Zhang Yong, Lin Feng, and Ye Si Bei arrived just in time. Qin Nan had already beaten Fan Jian Cheng. When he came, Fan Jian Cheng was almost strangled to death. Ye Si Bei pleaded for him to stop it.
She said that the assault, the lost trial, or the insults, would never ruin her. She was desperate because she thought that no one will care for her. But then she realized that it happened because she didn’t love herself enough.
Now she saw him risking everything for her, Ye Si Bei realized that killing Fan Jian Cheng was not worth it. Justice shouldn’t come at the cost of sacrifice. They can still have a good life and change their fate together. Listening to her words, Qin Nan finally relented and surrendered himself. Tears streaked down his face.
While the police pushed him to the ground, Qin Nan whispered, “There’s no suffering that can’t be overcome. No despair that can’t be conquered”. Those were Ye Si Bei’s words that he kept in his heart for all these years.
Qin Nan was imprisoned. But during that time, many netizens supported them. When an internet creator invited Ye Si Bei to an interview, she accepted it. She used the chance to share her story and make her words heard by people.
Ye Si Bei encouraged women who suffered the same injustice as her to stand up and never give up pursuing justice.
After the police obtained evidence of Fan Jian Cheng’s crime from his wife and Chu Chu, the trial was held again. Ye Si Bei decides to wear the dress that Qin Nan bought for her. People were lining up outside the court. They supported her and wished her good luck.
Fan Jian Cheng was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years in prison. Zhao Shu Hui, Tao Jie, and Chu Chu were also sentenced, though with lighter punishment. Qin Nan was found guilty of attempted murder. But because he cooperated, his sentence was only two years in prison.
In the end, three years later, the whole family celebrated Chinese New Year’s together. Ye Si Bei and Qin Nan planned to move away from Nancheng after the holiday. This marked the beginning of a new chapter. Their departure symbolized her rebirth, free from the web of past love and hate. Qin Nan promised to accompany Ye Si Bei wherever she wanted to go.
Qin Nan and Ye Si Bei are now living a simple life in Shenhai, a small tourist town by the sea. Qin Nan worked as a fisherman, and Ye Si Bei managed a small restaurant. They live a peaceful life full of love and happiness. And now they are waiting for the birth of their child, Nuan Nuan.
What Happened to Ye Nian Wen and Chu Chu on Light Beyond the Reed Ending?
Zhang Yong went to see Ye Nian Wen. Seeing him still determined to bring justice back for Ye Si Bei, he told him that there was still another way. What happened to Ye Si Bei might have occurred because she was drugged.
Which meant her memories could be wrong. Zhang Yong advised Ye Nian Wen to find Chu Chu and persuade her to admit that she had given false testimony during the first trial. Even though he was unsure that Chu Chu would help, Ye Nian Wen still visited her.
After the trial, Chu Chu had fallen apart. She had not left her room for a month. Her surrounding was a mess, and her eyes were swollen. She spent most of her time lying on her bed, staring blankly at the window.
When Ye Nian Wen arrived, he was startled by her condition. Ye Nian Wen asked how she was doing, but Chu Chu was disappointed. The question came too late.
Chu Chu told Ye Nian Wen that she had lied because she wanted to protect her innocence and send Fan Jian Cheng to prison. Yet no matter what she said, because she wasn’t the victim, society continued to blame her.
Because she left Ye Si Bei alone in the car that night, people judged her harshly. The pressure has become too much of a burden. Chu Chu began to doubt herself. She had given the condom to Ye Si Bei because she wanted to protect her, but it turned her into a sinner beyond redemption.
Chu Chu was terrified of the backlash, but Ye Nian Wen was too immersed in Ye Si Bei that he overlooked her pain. Chu Chu felt she was crumbling inside because when she needed comfort the most, he gave her none. Instead, it was Ye Si Bei who told her that she was not a bad person.
Ye Nian Wen still didn’t understand why Chu Chu felt this way. He thought that if someone made a mistake, then taking responsibility and making up for the mistake was the right thing to do.
Chu Chu was hurt by how little he understood her. She told him that not everyone is capable of doing what they are supposed to do. He also stopped Ye Si Bei from reporting the case to the police. Ye Nian Wen couldn’t deny it, because it was the truth.
Before the conversation ended, Ye Si Bei called him and said that Qin Nan was going to kill Fan Jian Cheng. Ye Nian Wen rushed out immediately, and Chu Chu followed him. When they arrived at the abandoned factory, Chu Chu’s tears fell down her cheeks when she saw how crushed Qin Nan and Ye Si Bei were because of the case.
After Qin Nan was taken by the police, Ye Si Bei spent the night at the Ye family’s house. Ye Nian Wen felt relieved when he later asked Ye Si Bei whether she hated Chu Chu or not. Ye Si Bei answered that Chu Chu was never a bad person. She believed that Chu Chu would know how to turn back.
Chu Chu really changed her mind after she watched Ye Si Bei’s interview. In front of many people, Ye Si Bei bravely faced the harsh words thrown at her. Her words were filled with encouragement, not only for herself but for others who had suffered the same way. Chu Chu felt something inside her shift. She decided to report the truth to the police.
Accidentally, Ye Nian Wen and Chu Chu met outside the police station. Chu Chu refused his offer to take her home. Yet, a smile bloomed on her face for the first time in a long while.
Once again, Chu Chu stood in court as a witness. This time she told the truth. Because she had given a false statement before, Chu Chu was found guilty, she received six months in prison and a year of probation.
At the ending, three years later, Ye Nian Wen returned to work as a lawyer in a law firm. He ran into Chu Chu at a restaurant. Despite everything that had happened between them, their feelings never faded. They exchanged pleasantries and ended with a dinner invitation, which Chu Chu happily accepted.
What Happened to Zhao Shu Hui and Fan Jian Cheng on Light Beyond the Reed Ending?
Even though Fan Jian Cheng won the trial, he was still fired from the office. Fan Jian Cheng then found a new hobby, spending his time on live streams and gambling.
When Zhao Shu Hui discovered that he had been using Wen Wen’s education fund, she was furious. She confronted him with the USB drive that she found. Fan Jian Cheng was not afraid at all. He warned her that he would drag her down with him if she reports it.
Later, Zhao Shu Hui finally braced herself to open the USB drive. She watched the videos of Fan Jian Cheng assaulting girls. Ye Si Bei was not the only victim.
There were more, but none of them dared to report him. The videos and images shocked Zhao Shu Hui. Once her mind cleared, she copied the files, deleted the original, and took them to the police.
After he was discharged from the hospital, Fan Jian Cheng checked his files. But everything was gone. Enraged, he strangled Zhao Shu Hui. But this time, she is no longer afraid of death.
Zhao Shu Hui told him that she had already handed everything to the police. Even if he killed her, Fan Jian Cheng couldn’t escape punishment. This time, Fan Jian Cheng knew he was defeated completely.
With the evidence from Chu Chu and Zhao Shu Hui, Ye Si Bei’s case was reopened. This time, Tao Jie couldn’t escape from her crime and was taken to the police station as well.
On the end, in court, Zhao Zhu Hui told everything to the judge. She admitted that all the protection she gave him was wrong. She stood there to prevent him from assaulting more girls. Zhao Shu Hui didn’t plead for her husband. She only asked the judge to show some leniency for the sake of her daughter.
Tao Jie admitted that she used to be one of Fan Jian Cheng’s victims too. She was too afraid to report it to the police. She admitted everything, including their illicit affair. Tao Jie’s confessions made Fan Jian Cheng furious.
The verdict was clear. Fan Jian Cheng was given a heavy punishment. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Before he was taken away, Ye Si Bei asked him to apologize to her and to the other victims. Zhao Shu Hui was also found guilty, but her sentence was lighter because she cooperated fully.
After a long and painful road, justice finally prevailed.
My Two Cents
Finally, the ending of Light Beyond the Reed was just what we needed. Justice for everyone, including the silent victims. But I still have one question left. Why did they make the retrial look like a one-day process? Can it really be done that fast in real life?
Anyhow, I barely had anything to say because this drama drained me to the core. I just want to say thank you for stopping by, dear readers. I’ll see you in another drama review and ending explained post. Until then, goodbye!
