Lin Che

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lin Che (林澈)
Gender	Male
Occupation/Role	University student; secretary and later intern at Ye Mingyan's company 93 135
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Background / History

Lin Che begins as Gu Yilan's childhood friend. Their teasing relationship develops through mutual hypnosis attempts, cosplay, and escalating romantic tension; he remains notably composed even when Gu Yilan takes bold initiatives. 2 18

He rejects Luo Xue's confession after she presents demands shaped by Xiaohongshu relationship advice, refusing to accept an unequal or materialistic arrangement. 22 At home and school, he publicly aligns himself with Gu Yilan, including pretending to act childish to help her evade his mother. 35

During the summer, Lin Che becomes involved with Su Yumei and Su Mengxi. He recognizes Su Mengxi's materialism and repeatedly feigns innocence to expose and reverse her attempts to manipulate him. 69 71 74 His relationship with Su Yumei develops from student and teacher into a private role-playing dynamic, though he still distinguishes between their roles and reality afterward. 80 81

After interviewing with Ye Mingyan, Lin Che is hired as her secretary. He maintains a professional façade despite her overt teasing and the tension between them. 92 93 He later starts an internship at the same company, where colleagues suspect his connection to Ye Mingyan. 135

Lin Che rents a place near his university, with Gu Yilan offering to move in with him. 163 He subsequently becomes involved in increasingly complicated relationships with Gu Yilan, Luo Xue, Su Mengxi, Su Yumei, Jiang Xiyue, Ye Mingyan, and Yu Wantang. 171 204 225 259

Personality

Lin Che is calm, patient, and difficult to pressure into decisions. He often presents himself as naïve or inexperienced while quietly assessing other people's motives, particularly Su Mengxi's materialistic schemes. 69 71 74

He is strategic in interpersonal conflicts and frequently turns another person's tactics back on them. He manipulates Gu Yilan's cosplay-and-hypnosis plan, uses Su Mengxi's own promises of material rewards against her, and records evidence during his confrontation with Jiang Xiyue to protect himself from future manipulation. 18 75 177

Despite his composure, Lin Che can be impulsive and self-centered. He prioritizes playing Black Legend: Wukong over apologizing to Jiang Xiyue and her mother, admitting that he lacks a deep emotional foundation with Jiang Xiyue. 192 He is also highly susceptible to cosplay, nostalgia, and playful role-play. 137 217 218

Abilities & Skills

Social Manipulation

Lin Che reads motives quickly and uses false naïveté, restraint, or directness according to the person he is dealing with.

• Recognizes Su Mengxi's attempts to exploit his presumed wealth and encourages her to reveal her intentions. 51 69 71
• Uses Su Mengxi's strategy of promising rewards to secure her emotional attachment. 75
• Manipulates Luo Xue into assisting his pursuit of Gu Yilan while Gu Yilan secretly cooperates. 171
• Records his encounter with Jiang Xiyue as protection against possible future manipulation. 177

Resistance to Hypnosis

Lin Che has resisted hypnosis attempts and used the same theme to reverse power dynamics.

• Gu Yilan attempts to use hypnosis on him during their early relationship. 2 18
• Resists Luo Xue's hypnosis rather than submitting to it. 112
• Later learns that Su Yumei's earlier hypnosis attempt had been ineffective and that he had not actually been bullied as she believed. 132

Physical Endurance

Lin Che is repeatedly portrayed as having unusually strong stamina and recovering quickly from exertion.

• Surprises Su Mengxi and Luo Xue during contests of endurance. 105 140
• Completes physically demanding punishments during the King-card game. 220 224
• Recovers quickly after fainting from heatstroke and sleep deprivation during military training. 190
• Replenishes his energy rapidly after eating following an exhausting afternoon. 154

Role-Playing Adaptability

Lin Che readily adopts different roles and uses role-play to control pacing and maintain emotional leverage.

• Uses Chang Li cosplay to turn Gu Yilan's hypnosis scheme around. 18
• Participates in teacher-student role-play with Su Yumei while maintaining a distinction between the game and reality. 80 81
• Deliberately prolongs a classroom role-play by ignoring Luo Xue's hints. 249
• Takes the role of Su Mengxi's senior during their role-playing scenario. 150

Relationships

• Gu Yilan — Childhood friend and central romantic partner. Their relationship is defined by teasing, hypnosis games, cosplay, and mutual collaboration; she offers to live with him near university. 2 18 163 171
• Luo Xue — Childhood friend and former admirer whose confession Lin Che rejects over her unreasonable demands. Their relationship later becomes intimate and competitive, particularly around Gu Yilan and Su Mengxi. 22 112 140 171
• Su Yumei — His teacher and Su Mengxi's sister. Their relationship develops through role-play and private intimacy; she accepts learning about his other relationships. 38 80 135 241
• Su Mengxi — Former classmate, colleague, and initially manipulative pursuer. Lin Che repeatedly turns her materialistic tactics against her, eventually gaining the upper hand in their relationship. 51 71 75 94 163
• Ye Mingyan — Company president who specifically seeks Lin Che out during his interview and hires him as a secretary. Their interactions mix professional hierarchy, teasing, and rivalry for his attention. 92 93 124 188
• Jiang Xiyue — A senior who becomes romantically involved with Lin Che. He remains emotionally detached from her early on and rejects efforts to control his ambitions. 176 179 192
• Yu Wantang — Jiang Xiyue's mother. She initially distrusts Lin Che but later becomes attached to him after their encounters. 192 200 201
• Lin's Mother — Concerned about Lin Che's independence but trusts Gu Yilan enough to accept her offer to live with him. 35 163
• Bai Changrao — Kidnaps and restrains Lin Che after he disrupts her planned beach party; he remains calm while assessing her and her friends. 267

Story Role / Major Arcs

Gu Yilan and Luo Xue

• Navigates Gu Yilan's early hypnosis attempts and reverses her Chang Li cosplay scheme. 2 18
• Rejects Luo Xue's social-media-influenced confession and demands. 22
• Becomes the focus of Gu Yilan and Luo Xue's rivalry, including their competing cosplay attempts. 137 138
• Joins Gu Yilan, Luo Xue, and Jiang Xiyue in the King-card game, where the group openly confronts their feelings. 217 218 224

Su Sisters Arc

• Meets Su Mengxi and becomes the target of her belief that he is a wealthy young master. 49 51
• Uses feigned innocence to uncover Su Mengxi's plans to profit from his presumed wealth. 69 71
• Develops a private relationship with Su Yumei while navigating Su Mengxi's jealousy and competition. 78 80 135
• Establishes dominance in his dynamic with Su Mengxi, who eventually abandons much of her materialistic behavior in favor of devotion to him. 75 105 163

Ye Mingyan's Company Arc

• Meets Ye Mingyan through a job interview and learns she arranged it specifically to see him. 92
• Is hired as a secretary despite Ye Mingyan's provocative behavior during the interview. 93
• Begins an internship at the company, where Su Mengxi is also a colleague and workplace rumors arise around his connection with Ye Mingyan. 94 135
• Faces continued power struggles with Ye Mingyan while she intervenes in Su Mengxi's schemes. 180 188

Jiang Xiyue and Yu Wantang Arc

• Refuses to be controlled by Jiang Xiyue's idealized expectations and protects himself with recorded evidence. 176 177
• Clashes with Yu Wantang after she assumes he is deceiving Jiang Xiyue. 192
• Pursues Yu Wantang despite her being Jiang Xiyue's mother, becoming increasingly confident and assertive in that relationship. 200 201
• Faces renewed tension with Gu Yilan and Luo Xue after Gu Yilan discovers evidence of his encounter with Yu Wantang. 204

University Life

• Moves toward independence by renting a home near his university. 163
• Befriends classmates after they assist him following heatstroke during military training. 190
• Integrates into campus life while maintaining his complicated relationships outside class. 194

Trivia

• Lin Che is particularly affected by cosplay; Luo Xue's Keqing costume and Gu Yilan's high-school uniform both visibly unsettle or captivate him. 137 218
• Su Mengxi initially mistakes his unbranded clothing for custom designer wear and assumes he is Ye Mingyan's protected illegitimate son. 51
• He is an avid player of Black Legend: Wukong and chooses the game over apologizing to Jiang Xiyue and Yu Wantang. 192
• He eats large portions after physical exertion, once finishing a full bowl of rice before immediately getting another. 154