Xia Yuanfang

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Xia Yuanfang (夏远方)
Alias(es)	Hua Yixin; Professor Hua Yixin 1093 1561
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Xia household; Life is in the Distance studio; later operates a workshop clinic 261 1373
Occupation/Role	Genetic researcher, physician, gene-therapy specialist, workshop owner; formerly a senior researcher at Li's Pharmaceuticals 154 1373
Status	Alive 1810
First Appearance	Chapter 11

Background / History

Former identity and research career

Xia Yuanfang later confirms that she was formerly known as Hua Yixin. She survived a past disaster that nearly destroyed her world, arriving severely injured and with facial wounds. To avoid pursuers, she changed both her name and appearance through gene-based plastic surgery; the procedure also altered her genetic profile and aura enough to defeat ordinary identification methods 1561 1562.

Before her later public work as a physician, she was a senior researcher at Li's Pharmaceuticals. Tantai Sinian repeatedly took first-author credit for research that Xia Yuanfang says she designed and performed herself, including experimental design, framework construction, and hands-on work 154 1384. His transfer to the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences was based on genetic research he had stolen from her 1382.

Coma and recovery

For three years, Xia Yuanfang was comatose and severely emaciated, initially believed to suffer from a genetic disease 11. Upon waking, she learned that she had been poisoned instead. Realizing how much Xia Chujian had endured while caring for her, she resolved to stop concealing her capabilities and place herself in a stronger position to protect her niece 73.

After recovering enough to resume work, she began pursuing meaningful new work rather than turning her highly praised cooking into a profession 154. She also began teaching San Zong literacy, fertilizer formulation, and practical social skills 159 1106.

Medical practice and public disputes

Xia Yuanfang established Life is in the Distance, where she handled specialized reproductive and genetic cases rather than routine deliveries 261. Her later workshop clinic treats serious genetic diseases and develops gene-based medicine for ordinary people, humanoid embryos, and humanoid adults 1093 1373.

She treated “Wei Xiaojin,” later exposed as First Successor Tantai Hongjin, for a severe genetic disease. His recovery brought unwanted public attention to her work 1376. When Tantai Sinian sued her for intellectual-property theft, Quan Yuxun uncovered evidence that Sinian had plagiarized her research. The court dismissed his case and the Imperial Royal Academy of Sciences expelled him 1382.

Sinian subsequently sought a business partnership with her, offering his capital and connections while threatening to expose her past. Xia Yuanfang refused, stating that she only wanted a small workshop capable of supporting her family 1384.

Search for Xia Chujian

When Xia Chujian disappeared during a starry-sky exploration mission, Xia Yuanfang persistently demanded information from the Imperial Royal First Military University and the Special Security Bureau despite confidentiality barriers 969. She moved to Beichen Star, questioned teachers and classmates, and pursued evidence that Qiu Zining had pushed Xia Chujian into the Black Frame Gate 973 979.

Appearance

Xia Yuanfang was once described as possessing an elegant, scholarly air, though her extended coma reduced her to skin and bones 11. Her current ordinary appearance is the result of deliberate gene-based plastic surgery after she escaped her former life 1561 1562.

• Her former identity, Hua Yixin, was remembered as a brilliant and bookish female scientist 1561.
• Her genetic cosmetic surgery changed more than her facial features: even DNA testing and aura-based recognition could no longer reliably identify her 1561 1562.
• Periods of stress—particularly Xia Chujian's disappearance—caused her to lose significant weight 993.

Personality

Xia Yuanfang is deeply protective of Xia Chujian and approaches threats to her family with calm calculation rather than passivity. After waking from her coma, her first priority was determining who knew about the Blood Kirin and Kong Sang, recognizing that rare resources could endanger them if exposed 73.

She is practical, independent, and unwilling to be pressured by wealth or status. She treats medicine as both a responsibility and a business: she sets firm terms for costly treatments, but will act when she sees a patient’s will to live 1373. She also refuses to solicit patients or force treatment on people who have not sought her help 1559.

Though capable of playing weak or emotional when it serves a purpose, she does so deliberately. While investigating Xia Chujian's disappearance at the military university, she used grief and vulnerability to overcome institutional resistance 973.

Abilities & Skills

Gene therapy and genetic engineering

Xia Yuanfang specializes in genetic research and treatment, with results that affect patients at the genetic level rather than merely altering their outward appearance.

• Her medicine gradually transformed San Zong's humanoid genes and physical features 733.
• She cured Tantai Hongjin's severe genetic disease while he was disguised as Wei Xiaojin 1376.
• She researches gene-based medicine intended for ordinary people as well as humanoid embryos and adults 1093.
• She can cultivate replacement bodies and install memory-restoration chips, as demonstrated during Qin Wanglan's revival 1424.
• Her own genetic cosmetic surgery can alter appearance, DNA results, and aura, though it was performed to conceal her identity after surviving the past disaster 1561 1562.

Diagnosis and tailored treatment

Xia Yuanfang combines clinical observation with customized medicines and nutrient formulations.

• She correctly diagnosed Xia Chujian's collapse as exhaustion and administered a nutrient shot to support her recovery 730.
• She conducted a full-body examination after Xia Chujian's interstellar journey and used medicine to convincingly simulate radiation-related weakness 1001.
• She identified the effects of intensive treatment on Huo Yushen's body and insisted on a detailed examination when she suspected he had used her reagents on himself 1614 1616.

Research and forensic analysis

Her scientific expertise allows her to evaluate complex genetic evidence and recognize patterns others miss.

• She identified similarities between Wei Xiaojin's genetic data and the genetic contamination suffered by Earth Group members exposed to Zerg influence 1373.
• She quickly deduced that the East Tianyuan God Country had likely cultivated extraterrestrial creatures using its residents 1092.
• She recognized the intellectual value of her own research and directly challenged Tantai Sinian's claim to it 1382.

Equipment / Items

• Portable laboratory briefcase — unfolds into a temporary genetic-testing and research setup 1340.
• Personal laboratory/workshop — used for genetic research, treatment development, and clinical work 1093 1373.
• Customized nutrient solutions and medical kit — used to support Xia Chujian during exhaustion and recovery 730.
• Gene-testing instruments — used for health checks and genetic analysis 1001 1340.

Relationships

• Xia Chujian — Her niece and the person she raised as family. Xia Yuanfang's decisions, research, and later pursuit of information are consistently driven by protecting Xia Chujian 73 969 1094.
• San Zong — Student and patient. She teaches him literacy, etiquette, and practical skills while treating the genetic condition that made him resemble a humanoid slave 159 733 1106.
• Aunt Chen — Trusted friend and prospective business partner; Xia Yuanfang values her honesty and work ethic 159.
• Ning Sa — Client and friend whose prenatal case brought her to Life is in the Distance; Ning Sa later introduced Wei Xiaojin for treatment 261 1376.
• Quan Yuxun — Legal ally who represented her against Tantai Sinian and submitted evidence of plagiarism to the Intellectual Property Court 1382.
• Tantai Sinian — Former superior and research collaborator turned adversary. He appropriated her work, sued her unsuccessfully, then attempted to pressure her into a business partnership 1382 1384.
• She Zhuyin — Long-lost survivor from Xia Yuanfang's former life. They recognize each other through their former names, Hua Yixin and Zhong Shan, despite Xia Yuanfang's altered identity 1561.
• Qin Wanglan — A man from her former world who recognizes Hua Yixin by her voice after his memories are restored 1424.

Notable Quotes

“According to Beichen Empire law, even when checking an employee's background, you're not required to investigate three generations of their ancestry.” 1384

“I know what kind of position warrants what level of background check.” 1384

Trivia

• Zong Ruoan considers Xia Yuanfang's cooking the best he has tasted in the Beichen Empire, but she has no interest in pursuing cooking as a career 154.
• Fried dough sticks became an unexpected clue that led She Zhuyin to begin searching for Xia Yuanfang 1558.
• Her former name, Hua Yixin, was accidentally exposed when Xia Chujian addressed her as “Professor Hua Yixin” and Xia Yuanfang answered without thinking 1093.