Pei Sheng

Biodata

Background

Pei Sheng grew up on Qingning Road, where the Pei and Yan families were neighbors of comparable standing. After the Pei Family’s bankruptcy and liquidation forced them to give up their home, he disappeared from public view for three years. He later returned as Yan Tingshen’s assistant 5 35.

Appearance

Pei Sheng is good-looking, tall and well-built, with a physique comparable to Qin You’s 5.

• Eyes: Ink-dark phoenix eyes 5.
• Demeanor: A cool profile and a composed expression, even after a serious accident 5.
• Voice: Deep and grave, with a calm tone 5.

Personality

After his family’s upheaval, Pei Sheng became sensitive and closed-off, rarely revealing his true feelings. He remains outwardly composed under pressure: following the car crash, he accepted help calmly despite his injuries 5 7.

He tends to keep his worries to himself and overthink them. When he feared a connection between the Yan Family and his family’s past, he could not bring himself to ask Yan Tingshen directly, afraid of an answer he could not accept 48 49 50.

Pei Sheng is also conscientious about debts of gratitude. Despite recognizing Qin You’s dislike of him, he wanted to thank him personally for saving him 26 49.

Story Role

Car crash and hospital recovery

Pei Sheng was conscious but injured when Qin You found him and Yan Tingshen in a crashed Maybach. Qin You helped him out before the car caught fire and protected him during a subsequent knife attack. Pei Sheng suffered mild spinal cord damage and a concussion and was expected to recover 5 7.

At the hospital, Pei Sheng noticed Qin You’s unusual familiarity with Yan Tingshen. He later suggested transferring hospitals after hearing about trouble involving Qin You, but Yan Tingshen refused and asked him to investigate instead 8 12.

Banquet collapse and chandelier accident

At a banquet, Pei Sheng shielded Yan Tingshen from snowmelt and was struck on the back by an icicle. Qin You carried him out of the freezing wreckage, then returned for Yan Tingshen. Pei Sheng learned that Qin You had saved him after waking aboard an aircraft 22 23.

At a hotel, Pei Sheng pushed Yan Tingshen clear of a falling chandelier. He fell onto his earlier wound and lost consciousness; Qin You left Cui Ling to wait with him for paramedics while taking Yan Tingshen to the hospital. Pei Sheng later counted this as the third time he had been saved by Qin You 34 35.

The share-transfer contracts

After receiving an email containing a Cehai share-transfer contract signed by Elder Yan, Pei Sheng feared the Yan Family might have been involved in his family’s past troubles. He confided in Qi Yan but asked him to keep the conversation private 48 49.

Qin You then gave Pei Sheng two further contracts, asking him to clear up the misunderstanding with Yan Tingshen without revealing their source. The documents showed that the Pei and Liu families had also transferred shares on the same date as the Yan Family. Reassured that the Yan contract alone did not prove wrongdoing, Pei Sheng planned to speak with Yan Tingshen 49 50.

Relationships

• Yan Tingshen — Pei Sheng’s employer and friend of more than twenty years. Pei Sheng values his support and has twice shielded him from danger, but struggles with how to face him when he suspects the Yan Family may have been connected to the Pei Family’s troubles 23 26 34 49.
• Qin You — Pei Sheng is grateful to Qin You for repeatedly saving him, though he believes Qin You dislikes him. After overhearing Qin You confess to Yan Tingshen, he wonders whether Qin You regards him as a rival 26 30 35.
• Qi Yan — A close friend and confidant. Pei Sheng shares his fears about the share-transfer contract with him, and Qi Yan offers to pick him up when he transfers hospitals 49.
• Yan Lihui — Yan Tingshen’s father, who treats Pei Sheng with disdain. Pei Sheng recalls that Yan Lihui once misunderstood his closeness to Yan Tingshen 13 30.