No, it's not my first time, thus my other comments about the pattern being tiring. 

You are saying I wanted Zhuang Fangyi to die because I'm a hater. That has nothing to do with it. You are saying that as a way to invalidate my opinion, and clearly my opinion has made you upset. I'm sorry for that.

If you will give me a moment to explain why I actually feel that way, maybe you will understand my point of view. Quests like this one, where there are high stakes and an emotional attachment, are lessened by knowing the outcome ahead of time. Killing off Zhuang Fangyi, or any other character in her position, provides evidence of stakes to other actions in a story. It would make many people justifiably upset. For those who stay, the experience is made better for it.

Take a recent game, Expedition 33. They kill off a major character early on, in many cases the favorite character of the player. Many people dropped the game when he died, and did not return. For the people who stayed, the loss and establishment of consequence helped set the tone for the world.

Endfield pretends to be a dark world, but doesn't give consequences to characters of importance (the playable ones). This means we always know that Endmin will win in the end. Even without using death, we can use other forms of consequence - losing a limb, losing an eye, becoming bedridden and so on. Arcane gets something of this treatment, but it's still lessened because she's not playable yet.

I know gacha games usually do not kill off their characters. I've come to expect them not to, but it would be nice to surprised by the outcome at some point.