diff --git a/DESIGN.md b/DESIGN.md
index 986aa0b..9462937 100644
--- a/DESIGN.md
+++ b/DESIGN.md
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ Life Post 可配置：
 - 拥有 `life.posts.update-any` / `life.posts.delete-any` 权限的用户可以管理其他用户的 Life Post。
 - 已注册并完成邮箱验证且拥有 `life.posts.create` 或 `life.posts.update` 权限的用户发布或编辑 Life Post 时必须选择 1 个 Life Category。
 - 已注册并完成邮箱验证且拥有 `life.comments.create` 权限的用户可以评论 Life Post，并回复顶层评论。
-- 评论作者拥有 `life.comments.delete` 权限时可以删除自己的评论；拥有 `life.comments.delete-any` 权限的用户可以删除其他用户评论；删除评论后正文不再展示，已有回复保留在原位置。
+- 评论作者拥有 `life.comments.delete` 权限时可以删除自己的评论；拥有 `life.comments.delete-any` 权限的用户可以删除其他用户评论；删除后的 Life Comment 不再出现在评论列表、评论预览或评论数量中。
 - 已软删除的 Life Post 不出现在信息流、搜索或 Category 筛选结果中，也不能继续编辑、评论或设置 Reaction。
 - 已软删除的 Life Post 详情页返回未找到，不公开软删除字段。
 - 每条 Life Post 默认只展示评论入口与评论数量；评论列表、回复和评论输入默认折叠，用户点击后展开。
@@ -839,9 +839,9 @@ Life Post 可配置：
 - Life Post 和 Life Comment 必须进入 AI 审核；未审核通过的内容不向普通访客公开。
 - 作者本人和拥有对应 `*-any` 管理权限的用户可以看到相关内容的审核状态，并可触发重新审核。
 - 未审核通过的 Life Post 详情只对作者本人和拥有对应管理权限的用户可见；普通访客访问时返回未找到。
-- Life Post 必须展示审核状态：审核中、未审核、审核失败、审核不通过；审核通过也可作为状态展示。
+- Life Post 必须展示未通过或未完成的审核状态：审核中、未审核、审核失败、审核不通过；审核通过不显示状态标签。
 - 新增或更新 Life Post 后先进入不可公开状态，AI 审核通过后才出现在普通公开 Feed。
-- Life Comment 和回复审核通过后才出现在普通公开评论列表、评论数量和评论预览中。
+- Life Comment 和回复审核通过且未删除后才出现在普通公开评论列表、评论数量和评论预览中。
 - 审核失败不等于审核通过；失败内容保持不可公开，用户可重新审核。
 - `reviewing` 表示审核正在进行中，前端不展示重新审核入口；只有 `unreviewed`、`rejected` 和 `failed` 这类非进行中且未通过状态可触发重新审核。
 - Life Post 是用户生成内容，正文按作者输入展示，不进入 `entity_translations`。
diff --git a/backend/src/queries.ts b/backend/src/queries.ts
index 6d3f00d..8a875d7 100644
--- a/backend/src/queries.ts
+++ b/backend/src/queries.ts
@@ -3095,6 +3095,21 @@ function lifeCommentProjection(whereClause: string): string {
   `;
 }
 
+function addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(conditions: string[]): void {
+  conditions.push('lc.deleted_at IS NULL');
+  conditions.push(`
+    (
+      lc.parent_comment_id IS NULL
+      OR EXISTS (
+        SELECT 1
+        FROM life_post_comments parent_comment
+        WHERE parent_comment.id = lc.parent_comment_id
+          AND parent_comment.deleted_at IS NULL
+      )
+    )
+  `);
+}
+
 function buildLifeCommentTree(rows: LifeCommentRow[]): LifeComment[] {
   const comments = new Map<number, LifeComment>();
   const topLevelComments: LifeComment[] = [];
@@ -3137,6 +3152,7 @@ async function lifeCommentCountsForPosts(
 
   const params: unknown[] = [postIds];
   const conditions = ['lc.post_id = ANY($1::integer[])'];
+  addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(conditions);
   addModerationVisibilityCondition(conditions, params, 'lc', 'lc.created_by_user_id', userId, canViewAll);
 
   const rows = await query<{ postId: number; total: number }>(
@@ -3168,6 +3184,7 @@ async function lifeCommentPreviewForPosts(
 
   const params: unknown[] = [postIds];
   const previewConditions = ['lc.post_id = ANY($1::integer[])', 'lc.parent_comment_id IS NULL'];
+  addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(previewConditions);
   addModerationVisibilityCondition(previewConditions, params, 'lc', 'lc.created_by_user_id', userId, canViewAll);
   params.push(lifeCommentPreviewLimit);
 
@@ -3227,6 +3244,7 @@ export async function listLifeComments(
 
   const params: unknown[] = [postId];
   const topLevelConditions = ['lc.post_id = $1', 'lc.parent_comment_id IS NULL'];
+  addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(topLevelConditions);
   addModerationVisibilityCondition(topLevelConditions, params, 'lc', 'lc.created_by_user_id', userId, canViewAll);
   addModerationLanguageCondition(topLevelConditions, params, 'lc', languageCode);
 
@@ -3251,6 +3269,7 @@ export async function listLifeComments(
     ? await (async () => {
         const replyParams: unknown[] = [topLevelIds];
         const replyConditions = ['lc.parent_comment_id = ANY($1::integer[])'];
+        addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(replyConditions);
         addModerationVisibilityCondition(replyConditions, replyParams, 'lc', 'lc.created_by_user_id', userId, canViewAll);
         addModerationLanguageCondition(replyConditions, replyParams, 'lc', languageCode);
         return query<LifeCommentRow>(
@@ -3264,6 +3283,7 @@ export async function listLifeComments(
     : [];
   const totalParams: unknown[] = [postId];
   const totalConditions = ['lc.post_id = $1'];
+  addVisibleLifeCommentCondition(totalConditions);
   addModerationVisibilityCondition(totalConditions, totalParams, 'lc', 'lc.created_by_user_id', userId, canViewAll);
   addModerationLanguageCondition(totalConditions, totalParams, 'lc', languageCode);
   const total = await queryOne<{ total: number }>(
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
index 4fb23be..0986c1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ function canManageComment(comment: LifeComment) {
 }
 
 function canSeeCommentModeration(comment: LifeComment) {
-  return currentUser.value?.id === comment.author?.id || can('life.comments.delete-any');
+  return moderationStatusVisible(comment.moderationStatus) && (currentUser.value?.id === comment.author?.id || can('life.comments.delete-any'));
 }
 
 function commentKey(postId: number) {
@@ -579,6 +579,10 @@ function moderationTone(status: AiModerationStatus) {
   return tones[status];
 }
 
+function moderationStatusVisible(status: AiModerationStatus) {
+  return status !== 'approved';
+}
+
 function canRetryModeration(post: LifePost) {
   return post.moderationStatus !== 'approved' && post.moderationStatus !== 'reviewing' && canManage(post);
 }
@@ -1019,21 +1023,29 @@ async function submitReply(post: LifePost, comment: LifeComment) {
   }
 }
 
-function markCommentDeleted(comments: LifeComment[], id: number): boolean {
-  for (const comment of comments) {
+function countCommentTree(comment: LifeComment): number {
+  return 1 + comment.replies.reduce((total, reply) => total + countCommentTree(reply), 0);
+}
+
+function removeCommentFromTree(comments: LifeComment[], id: number): number {
+  for (let index = 0; index < comments.length; index += 1) {
+    const comment = comments[index];
+    if (!comment) {
+      continue;
+    }
     if (comment.id === id) {
-      comment.deleted = true;
-      comment.body = '';
-      comment.author = null;
-      return true;
+      const removedCount = countCommentTree(comment);
+      comments.splice(index, 1);
+      return removedCount;
     }
 
-    if (markCommentDeleted(comment.replies, id)) {
-      return true;
+    const removedCount = removeCommentFromTree(comment.replies, id);
+    if (removedCount > 0) {
+      return removedCount;
     }
   }
 
-  return false;
+  return 0;
 }
 
 async function deleteComment(post: LifePost, comment: LifeComment) {
@@ -1046,7 +1058,16 @@ async function deleteComment(post: LifePost, comment: LifeComment) {
 
   try {
     await api.deleteLifeComment(comment.id);
-    markCommentDeleted(commentsForPost(post), comment.id);
+    const removedCount = removeCommentFromTree(commentsForPost(post), comment.id);
+    if (removedCount > 0) {
+      const nextTotal = Math.max(0, commentCount(post) - removedCount);
+      post.commentCount = nextTotal;
+      updateCommentPage(post, (page) => ({
+        ...page,
+        items: [...page.items],
+        total: nextTotal
+      }));
+    }
     if (replyTargetId.value === comment.id) {
       cancelReply(comment.id);
     }
@@ -1451,7 +1472,12 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                 </button>
 
                 <div class="life-post__review-actions">
-                  <StatusBadge :label="moderationLabel(post.moderationStatus)" :tone="moderationTone(post.moderationStatus)" compact />
+                  <StatusBadge
+                    v-if="moderationStatusVisible(post.moderationStatus)"
+                    :label="moderationLabel(post.moderationStatus)"
+                    :tone="moderationTone(post.moderationStatus)"
+                    compact
+                  />
                   <button
                     v-if="canRetryModeration(post)"
                     class="life-icon-button life-review-button"