Shen Heng

Biodata

Background

Shen Heng was born to Shen Yunsheng and Jiang Youyi before their marriage. Hoping to secure the Shen family elders’ approval of their relationship, his parents sent him to Hong Kong to be raised by his grandparents before he was a month old. He received an old-fashioned elite education and usually saw his parents and younger sister only twice a year 1 12.

After university, he moved to Jincheng to learn the family’s northern business and prepare to take up his position as heir. He struggled to win over local colleagues who feared he would shift the group’s operations to Hong Kong 1 29.

In the original novel’s timeline, scandals involving the fake heiress harmed Dingsheng Group’s share price, prompting Shen Heng to act against her and send her to prison 1 22.

Appearance

Shen Heng is tall and handsome, with sharp features, long legs, and fair skin 31 34.

• At the Shen family banquet, he wears a black suit, white shirt, and blue tie, with his hair combed back 22.
• At the matchmaking dinner, he carries a bouquet of tulips and draws attention for his graceful bearing 34.

Personality

Shen Heng is generally cold and reserved, with a preference for quiet. He can be impatient and sharply critical, particularly when he believes Chu Tianqing is avoiding responsibility or making poor decisions 11 17 30.

Despite his stern manner, he acts protectively and can be patient and attentive. He helps Chu Tianqing clean grease from her hair, chooses replacement clothes for her, and tries to give her the Shen family’s public protection. He also avoids making unreasonable demands of his subordinates, considering it a sign of poor management 3 15.

His help can become controlling: he proposes studying abroad and later encourages a match with Ye Mingchen, both of which Chu Tianqing sees as attempts to plan her life for her 8 23 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Caring for Shen Xixi

After Chu Tianqing awakens in Shen Xixi’s body, Shen Heng confronts her at the hospital but later arranges for Fang Ke to settle her in his apartment. He retrieves her documents and initially suggests that she study abroad 1 3 4.

When Chu Tianqing is taken to the police station after injuring a man who harassed her, Shen Heng arrives with legal help and takes her home. Although he questions her choice to clean toilets for a living, he eventually accepts that she is an adult and can decide for herself 7 8 9.

The Shen family banquet

After Chu Tianqing is publicly humiliated, Shen Heng proposes a banquet to clarify her and Shen Bufan’s identities and protect Chu Tianqing’s standing. He persuades her to attend, helps arrange her styling, and escorts Bufan into the hall 15 16 20 22.

At the banquet, he encourages Chu Tianqing to consider Ye Mingchen as a partner. She rejects the arrangement and leaves early, though she later acknowledges that Shen Heng and the banquet helped stop people from bothering her 23 24.

Complicated feelings and relationships

Shen Heng rescues a stranded puppy with Chu Tianqing, who names him Baogang; Shen Heng calls him Rocky and begins walking him regularly 17 18 30. During a group golf outing, his friends and Chu Tianqing speculate that his bad mood is connected to Fang Ke, but this remains their guess 31.

After a matchmaking dinner with Yan Ruyu, Shen Heng carries an intoxicated Chu Tianqing home. Later, he intervenes when Xiao Junyi pressures her to drink and visits her apartment that night, asking her sleeping form whether she has felt his affection 35 37.

When Chu Tianqing develops feelings for Xiao Junyi, Shen Heng warns her about him and later confronts him about his conduct. On hearing that Xiao Junyi has an engagement, Shen Heng presses Chu Tianqing to resolve the matter; Xiao Junyi subsequently tells her the engagement ended long ago 38 41 45 47.

After Chu Tianqing and Xiao Junyi break up, Shen Heng takes her to the hospital when she falls ill, comforts her, and stays overnight to care for her 50.

Relationships

• Chu Tianqing / Shen Xixi — The girl he grew up knowing as his younger sister, whose body Chu Tianqing inhabits. Initially distant and wary of her, he becomes protective and later privately expresses affection for her 1 16 37.
• Shen Bufan — His biological younger sister, who was separated from the family at birth. He escorts her into the banquet where her identity is publicly announced 22 23.
• Shen Yunsheng — His father. Shen Heng agrees to look after Xixi at his request, while Shen Yunsheng advises him on winning support within the family business 3 29.
• Jiang Youyi — His mother. Their long separation during his childhood leaves them struggling to grow close; he nevertheless arranges her meeting with Xixi 11 30.
• Fang Ke — His personal assistant from Hong Kong. She began managing his daily needs while he was at university and later followed him to Jincheng; she secretly admires him 3 31.
• Ye Mingchen — His friend, who wants to pursue Chu Tianqing. Shen Heng initially insists on asking her consent before sharing her contact information and later encourages her to consider him 15 16 27.
• Qiao Ruhai — His friend from Hong Kong, who joins him and Ye Mingchen for golf and helps comfort Ye after Chu Tianqing falls for someone else 15 31 41.
• Yan Ruyu — A prospective match whom he meets at a family-arranged dinner. She later tells him about Xiao Junyi’s reported engagement 33 45.
• Xiao Junyi — Chu Tianqing’s suitor and eventual boyfriend. Shen Heng distrusts him and warns him not to hurt her 38 41.

Skills and Interests

• Golf — A skilled player who accompanied his grandfather to golf courses from childhood and learned business tactics by watching him 31.
• Dog walking — Regularly takes Baogang, whom he calls Rocky, to the park 30.

Notable Quotes

“But not liking her and hoping she has a good life aren’t mutually exclusive.” 16

“You know I didn’t grow up by her side. We only saw each other twice a year, no more than three days at a time. At this point, it’s really hard for us to grow close.” 30