Qi Yan
Taking Someone by Force, but the Wrong Person
- Original Name:
- 齐晏 (qí yàn)
- Gender:
- Masculine
- Kind:
- Character
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 154
- Chapters:
- 12
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 50
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Terra
- Updated:
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Qi Yan (齐晏) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Runxi Consortium 34 |
| Occupation/Role | President of the Runxi Consortium 34 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 33 |
Background
Qi Yan has followed Yan Tingshen around since childhood and is friends with both Yan Tingshen and Pei Sheng. He lives on Qingning Road, where the Yan and Pei families formerly lived 33 35 48.
Personality
Qi Yan is outspoken and intensely curious about his friends’ affairs. He is particularly fascinated by Yan Tingshen’s unusual closeness with Qin You, though he backs away from questioning them when it means confronting Yan Tingshen alone 33 40 41.
Despite complaining that Yan Tingshen treats him like an underling, Qi Yan carries out investigations for him. He is also attentive to Pei Sheng: after Pei drinks heavily while injured, Qi Yan encourages him to confide in him rather than keep his troubles bottled up 33 41 48 49.
Relationships
- Yan Tingshen — A longtime friend who frequently asks Qi Yan to investigate sensitive matters. Qi Yan resents being ordered around but agrees to help 33 41.
- Pei Sheng — A close friend whom Qi Yan calls a brother. Pei confides his fears about his family’s bankruptcy to him, and Qi Yan agrees to keep their conversation private 48 49.
- Qin You — Qi Yan initially knows him by his reputation as a playboy. After Qin You brushes past him at the hospital, Qi Yan considers him difficult to get along with 33 36.
Story Role
Accident investigation and hotel incident
Qi Yan briefs Yan Tingshen and Pei Sheng on possible connections between the car accident and Yan Tingshen’s father’s accounts. He cautions that the evidence may be coincidental and that the confidentiality of the Yan family’s accounts will slow the investigation 33.
At the hotel, Qi Yan gives Qin You and Miss Liu gold VIP cards on Yan Tingshen’s behalf. After a chandelier falls and Yan Tingshen and Pei Sheng are hospitalized, he visits them and wonders how the accident happened despite regular inspections 34 35.
Qin household investigations
Yan Tingshen asks Qi Yan to find out what happened in the Qin household after Qin You is called away to deal with a problem at Kaiqiang. Qi Yan also investigates Qin Andong at Yan Tingshen’s request and finds leads, though the outcome remains unclear 41 46.
Cehai share transfers
After Pei Sheng drinks heavily at the Liu family banquet, Qi Yan visits him in the hospital. Pei shows him a Cehai share-transfer contract signed by Elder Yan and asks whether Qi Yan can guarantee that Yan Tingshen knew nothing about it. Qi Yan cannot give that guarantee, but agrees to keep Pei’s concerns private 45 48 49.
Qin You later sends Pei two more contracts showing that the Pei and Liu families transferred shares on the same date as the Yan family. Qi Yan concludes that the contracts weaken the case that the Yan family caused Cehai’s bankruptcy and urges Pei to speak with Yan Tingshen. He also warns Pei to investigate the sender of the earlier email and consider why Qin You had the contracts 49 50.
Notable Quotes
“Curiosity is a human virtue. Don’t make it sound so nasty, I’m warning you.” 50