During 2020, the drama resurfaced online due to some notable phrases that were repeatedly used in the show, and 2 years later, on June 6, 2022, Sanlih E-Television began to re-release in HD, one episode a day, on their YouTube at 12:00 local time.

Chi-Chung and his older brother, Huang Chi-Long, bribe the prosecutor for a death penalty case that his family is involved in.

To lie low for a while, Chi-Chung accepts his brother's arrangement and goes into hiding in the southern region of Taiwan.

After this Sanlih's PR department responded by saying that The Unforgettable Memory, a drama that aired after "Desire for Life" also had acts of violence, such as patricide, arson committed as organized crime, and a bargirl arming herself with a gun.

Guo Hong-Liang, who was the producer for The Unforgettable Memory refuted with, "How can we have the plot of the son killing the father?