Ye Min

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ye Min (叶敏)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Longquan Security Company (formerly); Chu Group
Occupation/Role	Security consultant; captain of Chu Xiaoxiao's security detail; Chu Xiaoxiao's personal bodyguard
First Appearance	26

Background / History

Ye Min previously served in the Min Province Women's Special Police Force. Afterward, Longquan Security Company recruited her as a security consultant because of her combat ability, marksmanship, and experience protecting high-value targets. The Chu Group hired her at high cost to lead the close-protection detail assigned to Chu Xiaoxiao. 26

Following the second yacht kidnapping, Chu Xiaoxiao bought out Ye Min's lifetime contract from Longquan Security Company, making Ye Min a Chu Group employee. 40

Appearance

Ye Min is described as beautiful and feminine, with a heroic presence in her brows that gives her a distinctive contrast of softness and martial bearing. 27

• Usually presents herself as a rigid, professional bodyguard. 27
• Sustains a gunshot wound to her left arm while defending Chu Xiaoxiao during the yacht assault. 27

Personality

Ye Min is alert, disciplined, and strongly protective of her client. She immediately recognizes the yacht's unexplained course change as suspicious, arms herself when gunfire begins, and gets Chu Xiaoxiao into the reinforced core cabin. 26

Under pressure, her formal manner gives way to a more candid and humorous personality. Believing that they may die, she admits that she dislikes the etiquette training imposed by her security company and shares a moment of laughter with Chu Xiaoxiao rather than surrendering to fear. 27

She also has a practical, analytical mindset. After the rescue, she examines the battlefield and recognizes that the supposedly military-style intervention does not match the unusual shelling damage or the mercenaries' explosive injuries. 33

Abilities & Skills

Close Protection

A trained protector of high-value targets, Ye Min responds quickly to threats and prioritizes securing Chu Xiaoxiao.

• Detects the yacht's suspicious course alteration before the assault fully begins. 26
• Draws her pistol and escorts Chu Xiaoxiao to the yacht's bulletproof core cabin amid the initial gunfire. 26
• Holds the cabin against a numerically superior mercenary force until the rescue. 27

Combat and Marksmanship

Ye Min is proficient in combat and firearm use through her special-police and security background. 26

• Wounds one mercenary during the initial attack. 26
• Continues defending Chu Xiaoxiao despite a gunshot wound and dwindling ammunition. 27
• Carefully reserves her final three bullets: one for an enemy, one for Chu Xiaoxiao, and one for herself if capture becomes unavoidable. 27

Security Analysis

Ye Min can assess threats and physical evidence beyond an ordinary observer's ability.

• Recognizes that the yacht's attackers possess superior numbers and heavy weapons, including rocket launchers. 27
• Identifies inconsistencies in the aftermath of Nie Yun's rescue story, including weak artillery-like damage and mercenary deaths caused by close-range explosions rather than gunfire. 33
• Understands the danger and immense strategic value of the highly enriched uranium entrusted to her by Nie Yun. 45 46

Relationships

• Chu Xiaoxiao — Her protected client and later employer. Their professional relationship develops into a sisterly bond; Ye Min calls her “Xiaoxiao” when they face possible death together. 26 27 33 40
• Nie Yun — Rescues Ye Min and Chu Xiaoxiao during the yacht assault. Ye Min remains skeptical of his explanations but becomes more receptive to his extraordinary capabilities; he later entrusts her with a kilogram of highly enriched uranium for delivery to Chu Xiaoxiao. 33 45
• Chu Feng — Chairwoman of the Chu Group and mother of Chu Xiaoxiao. After the kidnapping case, Chu Xiaoxiao's contract is transferred to the Chu Group. 40
• Professor Fang — Accompanies him to inspect Nie Yun's uranium sample and later escorts the confirmed nuclear fuel back to the Chu Group with him. 44 45 46

Story Role / Major Arcs

Second Yacht Kidnapping

While patrolling Chu Xiaoxiao's yacht, Ye Min notices its abnormal turn and realizes too late that Captain Wei has betrayed the group. She fights through the opening assault, protects Chu Xiaoxiao, and retreats with her into the reinforced core cabin. 26

Trapped by mercenaries using heavy weapons and cutting equipment, Ye Min prepares for a final stand despite her wounded arm and near-empty magazine. She and Chu Xiaoxiao are ultimately rescued when Nie Yun's forces overwhelm the attackers. 27 33

Covering Up the Rescue

Ye Min supports Chu Xiaoxiao's decision to withhold details from the police investigation, despite her discomfort as a witness and her awareness that she is being asked to lie. Her loyalty to Chu Xiaoxiao and gratitude toward Nie Yun outweigh her willingness to assist Liu Guodong's inquiry. 40

Nuclear Fuel Delivery

Ye Min accompanies Professor Fang to meet Nie Yun and inspect his supposed “nuclear fuel.” After Fang confirms that the thermos contains one kilogram of 90% enriched uranium, Nie Yun casually entrusts the fuel to her for delivery to Chu Xiaoxiao. 44 45

She becomes notably protective of the uranium during the return trip, clutching the “Blue Sky Supermarket” bag containing it and treating it as an extremely valuable asset. 46

Notable Quotes

“Don't worry. In our line of work, we've long been prepared for this. I'll save one last bullet for myself!” 27

“Haha! If there really were such a person right now, I'd offer myself to him on the spot!” 27