Shortly after her reported death, Lana was seen alive in hiding in Shanghai, China wearing a blonde wig for weeks. No one was aware of her faked death until Lex found her in Shanghai. She left her clone (Model 503) that Lex created in her car so that when it blew up, they found her DNA. While explaining all of this, Lana held Lex at gunpoint but she was unable to kill him despite his actions. He told her she could return to Smallville and that he would take care of everything for her.