The Vanishing Beauty (美人余 / Mei Ren Yu) is a 2026 Chinese metropolitan romance and family drama starring Li Yi Tong and Wang Jia Jia. The story follows Yu Meng, an internet blogger whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel on her fifth wedding anniversary. As cracks appear in her marriage to her model husband and her family’s estate faces the threat of being drained away, Yu Meng turns to her friends for support and begins to reassess her life, determined to take back control of her future.
Title: The Vanishing Beauty
Chinese Title: 美人余 / Mei Ren Yu
Episodes: 28
Broadcast Date: 9 October 2026
Broadcast Network: Tencent
Genre: Metropolitan, Romance, Family
Director: Wang Ying, Wu Hui Hui
Screenwriter: Zhang Jia, Ye Zheng Xin (叶正昕), Ma Shi Yu (马世玉)
Producer: Huang Xing, Li Xiao (李笑), Zhang Jia Ding (张嘉鼎)
Executive Producer: Wang Juan, Yin Xin (尹欣), Weng Zhi Min (翁伟民), Xin Wang (忻望)
Production Designer: Not available
Art Director: Shi Li Ming
Stylist: Li Yi Kai
Production Company: Tencent Video, Haohan Entertainment
Watch On: WeTV, YouTube
The Vanishing Beauty Synopsis
Raised in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region, internet blogger Yu Meng is the only daughter in her family and a “woman of good fortune” envied by all. On her fifth wedding anniversary, the bubble of her happy, perfect life bursts. Her seemingly ideal marriage to her “model husband” begins to fracture, and she faces the growing threat of being bled dry and having her family’s estate “eaten up.” With help from her friends, Yu Meng reevaluates her life and takes back the initiative.
Story Breakdown
Yu Meng’s Seemingly Perfect Life
Yu Meng is an internet blogger raised in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region. As the only daughter in her family, she is regarded as a woman of good fortune and is envied by those around her.
The Fifth Wedding Anniversary
On Yu Meng’s fifth wedding anniversary, the seemingly perfect life she has built begins to fall apart. The happiness others associate with her marriage is replaced by uncertainty as her relationship with her husband starts to fracture.
A Marriage in Crisis
Yu Meng’s husband, once seen as a model husband, becomes part of the growing uncertainty in her life. Their seemingly ideal marriage begins to show cracks, challenging the image of the perfect family life she once had.
Threats to the Family Estate
Alongside the difficulties in her marriage, Yu Meng faces the threat of being financially drained and seeing her family’s estate gradually consumed. These challenges force her to reconsider her circumstances and what she wants for her future.
Taking Back Control
With the help of her friends, Yu Meng begins to reevaluate her life. Rather than remaining caught in the situation surrounding her marriage and family estate, she takes the initiative to regain control of her own life.
The Vanishing Beauty Cast
Main Roles
- Li Yi Tong as Yu Meng
- Wang Jia Jia as Lu Hui
- Chang Hua Sen as Jiao Xu
- Qiao Zhen Yu as Di Liren
- Zeng Meng Xue as Liu Zi
Supporting Roles
- Peter Ho as Han Guang
- Cheng Hong Xin as Harry
- Zhou Da Wei as Kang Long
- Huo Qing as Yu Jianguo
- Wu Yu Fang as Lu Lizhen
- Yi Meng Ling as Wen Xiaoxiao
- Ma Wen Yuan as Liu Bai
- Zheng Ya Wen as Weng Yue
- Zheng Xu Hang as Zhang Tao
- Wang Wei Hua as CEO Tian
- Jin Kun as Xiao Ding
- Cheng Fang Xu as Cafe Owner
- Guan Ya Jun as Lu Zhiming
- Liu Xi Yang as Weng Xin
- Zhu Wei Wei as Mother Weng
- Zhang Fan as Dong Jun
- Wu Luo Han as Luo Ye
- Wu Si Yu as Chen Chen
- Zhang Jing Tong as Xiao Duan
- Li Meng as Wu Heng
- Jin Ze Hao as Peng Cheng
- Zhu Chao Yi as Peng Cheng (Young)
- Hou Yong as Lin Qiang
- Guo Qian Yu as Zhang Yu
- Xia Zhi Qing as Father Weng
- Huang Bo Si as Xiao Li Zi
- Han Yu Nuo as Gao Shan
- Peng Sai as CEO Xu
- Cheng Qi Meng as Bridegroom
- Pei Zheng Zheng as Bride
- Zheng Jing as Madame Tian Dong
- Shi Feng as Master Xiu Yuan
- Luo Lei as Lawyer Li
- Zhang Teng as Qiu Bi
- Wu Jin Xin as A Pan
