Chen Ziang

Biodata

Background / History

Chen Ziang grew up in a Jiangcheng business family with assets worth hundreds of millions of yuan. His father made his fortune in building materials, while his mother also travels for business. Chen describes his main goals at university as obtaining a diploma and following his family’s arrangements to enter more exclusive social circles 20 36 41.

Despite his family’s wealth, Chen is embarrassed by its conspicuous tastes. He aspires to an understated, old-money image, sharply contrasting with his father’s loud displays of spending and influence. He particularly dislikes the name Wealthy Mansion, where his father bought their home after accepting a feng shui master’s claims that the name would attract prosperity 16 41.

Appearance

• Carefully styled hair: Uses styling spray and checks that no stray hairs disturb his appearance 40.
• Meticulous grooming: Applies light foundation, defines his eyebrows, and uses sunscreen and restorative face masks 28 34 38 40.
• Designer clothing: Wears neatly ironed designer shirts as part of his cultivated young-master image 41.
• Luxury accessories: Regularly wears an expensive watch and later arrives on campus wearing sunglasses in his Porsche 17 42.

Personality

Chen places exceptional importance on dignity and social standing. He presents wealth as something casual while watching closely for admiration, particularly from his roommates. Han Dong’s unfiltered praise delights him, whereas Lu Chuan’s indifference repeatedly unsettles him. His concern with appearances also extends to cleanliness: he thoroughly disinfects his desk, chair, and cabinet handles when moving into the dormitory 16 17 20 26.

He is observant, competitive, and capable of cutting remarks. In Lu Chuan’s original life, he notices the small inconsistencies behind Lu’s wealthy-heir persona and eventually exposes them. After rebirth, however, Lu reassesses him as someone sharp-tongued rather than malicious, recognizing that Chen could have used his family’s influence much more cruelly but did not 1 17.

His pride coexists with generosity and a growing need for sincere friendship. Rather than retaliating after Shen Zhiyi rejects him, he seeks another setting in which to recover his confidence. He repays his roommates’ help with drinks and hospitality, and Han Dong’s uncomplicated loyalty affects him more deeply than the calculated relationships familiar from wealthy circles 33 36 38.

Abilities & Skills

Observation and Social Assessment

Chen watches behavior and possessions for signs of genuine wealth or deliberate performance 1 16.

• Remembers Lu Chuan checking the price of a meal after paying and notices that his luxury cars appear mainly at occasions where they attract attention 1.
• Has someone verify that Lu’s watch is genuine before confronting him 1.
• Notices the unusual fabric and tailoring of Lu’s unbranded clothes after their dormitory introduction 16.
• His assumptions remain fallible: Lu’s low-key clothes and insistence on splitting bills initially make car ownership seem unlikely to him 39.

Luxury Etiquette and Hosting

Chen is familiar with exclusive restaurants, luxury purchases, and upscale leisure venues 17 20 45.

• Explains the hot spring club’s membership tiers and the importance of referrals and local standing 45.
• Organizes a private-room spa visit with premium food, treatments, and an overnight stay 47.
• His knowledge has limits: Lu supplies information about a luxury watch’s changed purchase rules and downgraded movement that Chen did not know 20.

Gaming

• Plays League of Legends at Iron rank, despite owning an account with every champion and skin unlocked, including discontinued limited editions 36.
• Makes an early positioning mistake in the top lane and relies on Han Dong to defend him and carry the match 36.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Miami blue Porsche 718 — A start-of-term gift from his father and his preferred means of displaying status at university. Its two-seat layout complicates his plan to transport all four roommates to the spa 38 40 41.
• Luxury watch — Valued at more than 70,000 yuan; attracts Han Dong’s enthusiastic admiration during their first dormitory conversation 17.
• Custom-built computer — Brought with him when moving into Room 504 17.
• Military-training shoe padding — Sanitary pads supplied by Lu Chuan. Chen initially refuses them, then secretly tries them and finds their cushioning and sweat absorption highly effective 32 33.

Relationships

• Lu Chuan — Roommate and an object of persistent curiosity. Chen exposes Lu’s false-rich persona in the original timeline, but after rebirth their relationship becomes more accommodating. Lu repeatedly helps him avoid embarrassment, including over the dormitory air conditioner, shoe padding, and spa arrangements 1 16 27 33 47.
• Han Dong — Roommate whose blunt enthusiasm both embarrasses and pleases him. Han’s defense of him during an online game convinces Chen that their friendship offers something more sincere than the favor-trading relationships he grew up around 17 33 36.
• Zhao Yifan — Roommate whose judgment Chen takes seriously. Chen especially wants to conceal his family’s unfashionable address from Zhao and Lu; Zhao occasionally punctures his boasting, notably by pointing out the Porsche’s seating problem 38 41.
• Chen Fugui — Wealthy, indulgent father. His public boasting embarrasses Chen, but he readily supplies money and gifts, including funds for the dormitory air conditioner and the Porsche 16 26 40.
• Wang Cuiping — Outspoken mother whose teasing disrupts Chen’s refined self-image. She openly supports his dating, even saying she would accept a male partner if their temperaments suited each other 41.
• Shen Zhiyi — Senior he hopes to impress. He treats Lu as a possible romantic rival, then suffers a public setback when she refuses his WeChat request before offering her code to Lu 31 37.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Exposing Lu Chuan in the Original Timeline

• At a private gathering, Chen dismantles Lu’s wealthy-heir persona by citing his conspicuous car keys, carefully timed luxury-car appearances, and preoccupation with displaying expensive possessions 1.
• He says the group had tolerated the act until Lu’s constant attendance and pretensions became irritating, warning that continuing would eventually cause trouble 1.
• After rebirth, Lu lets go of his resentment and recognizes Chen’s criticism as partly a warning rather than simply an attack 17.

Settling into Room 504

• Chen arrives with a father who loudly criticizes the dormitory and offers replacements for its furnishings. Once his father leaves, Chen tries to recover a polished image, only to find Lu largely unmoved 16.
• His attempts to impress Lu with an exclusive restaurant backfire when Lu offers a detailed assessment matching that of a demanding guest Chen recently dined with 17.
• He reluctantly accepts the roommates’ preference for splitting meal costs. Their first shared dinner ends with each paying 30 yuan toward a 120-yuan bill 19 20.
• He misses the class president position after reacting too slowly at the freshman class meeting 22.

Military Training and Growing Camaraderie

• When the school rejects his father’s promised floor-wide air-conditioning replacement because of inadequate wiring, Chen receives 20,000 yuan and arranges a unit for Room 504 himself. Lu supplies a plausible explanation that preserves the appearance of family influence 26 27.
• An instructor publicly reprimands him for applying sunscreen while in formation 28.
• After secretly adopting Lu’s sanitary-pad shoe inserts, Chen brings back a chilled case of Red Bull for the dormitory—an awkward but sincere gesture of thanks 32 33.
• A later internet-café outing strengthens his bond with Han, who answers an opponent’s insults and repeatedly helps him in-game 36.

Shen Zhiyi and the Spa Outing

• Chen’s attempt to impress Shen Zhiyi ends in rejection, made more painful when she immediately offers Lu her WeChat code 37.
• He responds by inviting his roommates to an all-expenses-paid spa weekend and bringing his Porsche to campus to restore his confidence 38 40 42.
• Although he assumes Lu’s secondhand car is unimpressive, he tells Han not to mock it and makes backup transport available if needed 39 42 44.
• At the club, Chen arranges premium meals, private bathing, treatments, and luxury suites. Lu lets him lead and quietly resolves a misunderstanding about body scrubs, earning Chen’s gratitude 47.
• The four roommates settle into an easy shared meal before returning toward their suite 48.

Notable Quotes

“People whose families really have a solid foundation don't constantly think about proving it.” 1

“This young master's treat. Drink as much as you want.” 33