Ke Yueyi

Biodata

Background

Ke Yueyi was trained from childhood to succeed the Ke family, the foremost of the Alliance Empire’s four great families. Its political and military connections extend across land, sea, and air, giving it control over the empire’s lifelines. His position makes him a potential future head of the Alliance, rather than merely a wealthy family heir 3.

At Easton Academy, he belongs to F4 alongside He Zhenglin, Song Wenxi, and Ji Yu. The four have begun taking over family affairs while still students and rarely appear on campus. Ordinary attendance and coursework restrictions do not apply to them in the same way they apply to other students 8 37.

Appearance

• Dark green eyes, described as emotionless during confrontations and compared to precious cat’s-eye gemstones in sunlight 3 21.
• Strikingly handsome features; his appearance, grades, and family background all contribute to his campus popularity 6 10.
• Broad, muscular upper body, with defined arms that make Jimo doubt he can win a straightforward fitness contest against him 39.
• Slender fingers and dark eyelashes, highlighted while he plays the piano 33.

Personality

Ke Yueyi is cold, reserved, and accustomed to obedience. Even his welcoming speech at the opening ceremony sounds like an order. In conversation, he often leaves others struggling through long silences or gives brief replies without helping the exchange continue. He explicitly says that he likes quiet 6 21 40.

He takes pleasure in controlling situations and watching people react under pressure. He enjoys Jimo’s anxiety over supposed surveillance footage and later admits that his offer of help was a lie, despite repeatedly claiming to hate liars. His treatment of Jimo combines humiliation, teasing, and selective assistance 4 6 7.

His interest in Jimo comes from the defiance beneath Jimo’s timid performance. Ke Yueyi compares him to a bold gray rabbit that provokes a bored wolf, then becomes ingratiating when pinned down. He initially regards Jimo as an entertaining interruption to his carefully planned life rather than someone he must protect unconditionally 10 27.

That interest also becomes possessive. He orders Jimo to keep his face concealed by bangs and glasses, warns He Zhenglin not to take an interest in him, and objects when Jimo gives his clothes to another man 7 41 43.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength

Ke Yueyi has a considerable strength advantage over Jimo’s current body.

• Lifts Jimo with one hand during their first confrontation 3.
• Pins Jimo against a wall and traps his kicking leg during their banquet struggle 41.
• Offers a fitness contest as a condition for leaving Jimo’s investor alone; Jimo declines because he doubts his present strength is sufficient 39.

Equestrian Skill

He rides frequently and handles his horse confidently 21.

• Gallops across the private grounds before slowing down to ride with Jimo 21.
• Offers to teach Jimo and takes him onto Snow Shadow 20 21.
• His lounge contains trophies from horse-racing competitions 10.

Academics and Music

• Academic achievement: His grades are described as impressive, and his trophy collection includes physics competitions 10.
• Piano: Performs “The Solitary Pelican,” a selection from Messiaen’s Catalogue of Birds, and dedicates it to Jimo 33.

Social and Institutional Influence

His family standing allows him to exert pressure far beyond ordinary student disputes.

• Huang Zhenghao becomes deferential in his presence and stops pursuing Jimo after their backstage encounter 6.
• A battered student council member believes Jimo’s intervention is his only chance of obtaining Ke Yueyi’s forgiveness and avoiding expulsion 33.
• Offers to secure Jimo’s desired academic ranking; Jimo rejects this interference 39.
• Agrees to a wager involving cooperation on terms intended to retain visiting doctors from Lierton 27.

Possessions

• Snow Shadow — His riding horse, with a silver-white coat that takes on a reddish-brown sheen in sunlight 21.
• Talun Ranch wolves — Keeps Eurasian wolves at the ranch and has fed them prey from his forest hunts 10.
• Private campus lounge — Expensively furnished, with competition trophies, books, food, and a piano. He visits it to relax whenever he is at school 10 33.
• Jacket lent to Jimo — Drapes it over Jimo after the cafeteria drenching; later objects when Jimo puts his clothing on Jiang Wangshu 31 43.

Relationships

• Jimo — The focus of his unusual attention. Ke Yueyi recognizes the defiance hidden beneath Jimo’s submissive act, while Jimo increasingly resents his manipulation and challenges him to a future fight 10 35 39.
• He Zhenglin — Childhood friend and fellow F4 member. He Zhenglin notices Ke Yueyi’s special treatment of Jimo and repeatedly tests his reactions; Ke Yueyi eventually warns him not to become interested in Jimo 22 29 41.
• Jiang Wangshu — His initial romantic interest in the original novel’s plot. Jimo’s interference prevents that interest from developing in the current storyline 29.
• Song Wenxi — Friend and fellow F4 member. Ke Yueyi follows the difficulties surrounding his family succession and welcomes him back at He Zhenglin’s birthday banquet 11 43.
• Huang Zhenghao — Student council president who invokes F4’s name when bullying others but addresses Ke Yueyi with marked deference 6 11.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Cafeteria Confrontation

Jimo accidentally spills food on Ke Yueyi, who lifts him with one hand and orders the cafeteria cleared. Hoping to avoid attracting his interest, Jimo performs exaggerated fear and submission. Ke Yueyi initially appears disgusted, but makes Jimo pour five glasses of liquor over his own head before leaving 3 4.

Opening Ceremony and Copying Punishment

After speaking as a senior student representative, Ke Yueyi shelters Jimo from Huang Zhenghao backstage. He then uses the threat of surveillance footage to draw out Jimo’s confession that he locked Huang Zhenghao in a room. Before leaving, he examines Jimo’s uncovered face, orders him not to cut his bangs or remove his glasses, and admits that his promised help was a lie 6 7 8.

Ke Yueyi later seeks out Jimo’s contact information at a birthday banquet. Jimo insults and blocks him under the pretext of mistaking him for an impersonator, prompting Ke Yueyi to return to school. He confines Jimo in his lounge and orders him to copy “My bro Ke Yueyi is good-looking” ten thousand times. He eventually allows the unfinished punishment to be deferred 9 10 12.

Riding Grounds

Ke Yueyi waits for Jimo after discovering him hiding with Jiang Wangshu in a changing-room wardrobe. He insists that Jimo remain for a riding lesson and questions their closeness 20 21.

He explains that recent unrest and an assassination investigation made concealed movement in the changing room look potentially dangerous. He warns Jimo not to hide that way again. Later, he intervenes when He Zhenglin grabs Jimo and attempts to remove his glasses 21 22.

During Jimo’s match against Chen Ziwu, Ke Yueyi remarks that Jimo will not necessarily lose and accepts He Zhenglin’s wager on the result 27.

Cafeteria “Rescue” and Investor Pressure

After someone drenches Jimo with water, Ke Yueyi lends him a jacket and promises an explanation. Jimo realizes that he deliberately waited until the prank succeeded before stepping in, making their rumored connection more conspicuous 31.

Ke Yueyi subsequently summons Jimo to hear “The Solitary Pelican” and asks about his business plan. When investors refuse the project, Jimo concludes that Ke Yueyi has pressured them. Ke Yueyi later offers to leave Jimo’s investor alone in exchange for accompanying him to a banquet, also suggesting that he could arrange Jimo’s academic ranking 33 34 39.

Jimo agrees only if Ke Yueyi leaves both his business and grades untouched. Before Ke Yueyi leaves, Jimo asks what would happen if he beat him in a fight. Ke Yueyi answers, “Name your terms” 39.

He Zhenglin’s Birthday Banquet

Ke Yueyi brings Jimo to the banquet but keeps him in an upstairs private room. He orders the window and curtains closed while Jiang Wangshu is being displayed downstairs in a bunny-girl outfit, then physically restrains Jimo when he tries to leave. After discovering what is happening, Jimo realizes that Ke Yueyi knew all along 40 41.

During the subsequent confrontation, Ke Yueyi warns He Zhenglin not to take an interest in Jimo. He later objects to Jimo lending his clothes to Jiang Wangshu and pulls him upstairs 41 43.

In Fool’s Game, Ke Yueyi teams with He Zhenglin but ultimately joins the vote naming him as the fool. He later interrupts Jimo and He Zhenglin’s staring contest after thirty seconds 44 45 47.

Original-Novel Plot

• Ke Yueyi was originally the first F4 member to become interested in Jiang Wangshu after repeatedly seeing him suffer bullying 29.
• His growing attention led him to change plans for Jiang Wangshu and drew He Zhenglin’s notice to him 29.
• He originally brought Jiang Wangshu to He Zhenglin’s birthday banquet, where He Zhenglin’s feelings began to change 29 37.
• Jimo’s intervention redirects Ke Yueyi’s attention away from Jiang Wangshu, disrupting that sequence 29.

Notable Quotes

“You know what? The people I hate most are liars.” 6

“I lied to you.” 7

“A-Lin, don’t take an interest in him.” 41