Deng Zixin

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Deng Zixin (邓子欣)
Alias(es)	Sister Xin 151
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Deng family; Mo Tao Entertainment Company; Chen Zhao Technology Co., Ltd. 454 641
Occupation/Role	Landlady; investor; actress; Chief Financial Officer of Chen Zhao Technology Co., Ltd. 53 487 641
First Appearance	Chapter 33 33

Background / History

Deng Zixin is the wealthy landlady of Chen Zhao during his final year of high school. The daughter of calligrapher and traditional Chinese painter Deng Tiejun, she learned calligraphy under his tutelage; her handwriting is described as exceptionally neat and formal. She introduces Chen Zhao to her father after his article draws Deng Tiejun's attention. 34

Her initially distant landlord-tenant relationship with Chen develops into friendship. She reviews his livestreaming contract despite having a cold, identifying the mandatory fifty-hours-per-month streaming clause as unsuitable for a student preparing for the college entrance exam. 53

After learning that Deng Tiejun is critically ill with an undiagnosed disease, she loses hope and drunkenly falls into a lake, where Chen rescues her. She ultimately trusts “Divine Doctor Li” because of Chen, and her father recovers after receiving the prescription. 115 116 121

Deng later gives Chen a five-jin gold brick in gratitude for saving her father, though he declines it. As she witnesses his academic, literary, livestreaming, and medical accomplishments, her view of him shifts from that of an ordinary tenant to someone extraordinary. 124 126

Appearance

Deng Zixin is renowned for her striking beauty, fair complexion, tall figure, and long legs. Her appearance repeatedly leads strangers to mistake her for an entertainer even before she formally enters the industry. 320 540

• Has long hair; at one point, it is dyed gold and braided into a long plait. 275
• Has a slender, “swanlike” neck. 275
• Frequently wears new and fashionable outfits, including dresses, leather pants, and role-specific styling. 315 540
• Can appear markedly softer and more approachable without makeup, such as when ill at home. 53

Personality

Deng Zixin is blunt, quick-witted, and formidable in an argument. Her rapid-fire speech and sharp tongue make her difficult to interrupt or out-debate. 34 She is openly disdainful of unwanted suitors and does not conceal her irritation when they overstep boundaries. 151 152

Despite her assertive exterior, she is caring and deeply loyal. She worries about Chen's studies, health, and safety; reviews his contracts, brings him food when he overworks, and supports him when he is publicly criticized. 53 327 371 Her protectiveness can become fierce: she argues with passengers who ridicule Chen over a delayed flight and fights online commenters attacking him. 371 416

She is also jealous and possessive in her relationship with Chen, reacting strongly to other women around him and to his decision to accept Lu Xiaoxiao as a student. 309 673 When faced with her father's illness or restrictive entertainment contracts, however, she reveals a vulnerable and uncertain side. 116 454

Skills & Competencies

Investment and Financial Management

Deng is a wealthy, experienced investor with strong financial judgment.

• Has signed and reviewed enough contracts to identify impractical obligations in Chen's livestreaming agreement. 53
• Explains stocks, investment risks, and selling strategies in detail to her friends from the film crew. 487
• Can identify issues in dense financial data at a glance and serves as both accountant and investor for Chen's company. 563
• Becomes the Chief Financial Officer of Chen Zhao Technology Co., Ltd. 641

Calligraphy

Trained by her father Deng Tiejun, Deng writes with highly polished calligraphy.

• Her handwriting is compared to printed copybook text. 34
• She takes pride in having been taught directly by Deng Tiejun. 34

Acting and Public Image

Deng enters entertainment after director Mo Tao notices her appearance and offers her a film role. 321

• Builds an online following through Douyin videos, initially centered on cooking and feeding stray animals. 438
• Receives offers from sixty-seven entertainment companies after her videos go viral. 441
• Plays a sharp, capable policewoman as the second female lead in Mo Tao's first film. 471
• Her film release raises her Douyin following beyond ten million. 553
• Understands the deliberate construction of a celebrity persona and discusses the tension between public image and openly dating Chen. 455

Career

• Douyin creator — Her early cooking videos gain viral attention, with her first major posts rapidly raising her follower count to 180,000. 438 441
• Mo Tao Entertainment artist — She considers and accepts a route into film under director Mo Tao, though the proposed contracts initially require her to halt her other work and investments. 442 454
• Film actress — Works extensively on her debut production, where her generosity and effort earn the crew's support. 471
• Corporate executive — Helps Chen run his company after her second film wraps, later serving as CFO. 563 641

Relationships

• Chen Zhao — Former tenant, close friend, boyfriend, and eventually husband. Deng first uses him as a pretend boyfriend to repel suitors, later forms a committed relationship with him, and remains a protective, supportive partner throughout his scientific work and public life. 152 315 583 641
• Deng Tiejun — Father. A renowned calligrapher and traditional Chinese painter whose critical illness becomes a turning point in Deng's relationship with Chen. 34 116 121
• Chen Yandai — Son with Chen Zhao. Born with a high-IQ genetic mutation and able to speak in complete sentences at four months old. 695
• Mo Tao — Film director who notices Deng's potential, offers her a role, and brings her into the entertainment industry. 321 442
• Ma Longbai — Unwanted suitor from a nouveau riche family; Deng rejects his advances and finds him deeply irritating. 152

Story Role / Major Arcs

Deng Tiejun's Illness

Deng's despair over her father's condition leads to her rescue from the lake by Chen. Her willingness to trust Chen's disguised medical intervention allows Deng Tiejun to receive the treatment that saves him. 115 116 121

Pretend Relationship to Real Romance

At Deng Tiejun's birthday banquet, she asks Chen to pose as her boyfriend to drive away persistent admirers, even kissing him to convince one suitor to leave. 152 Their relationship gradually becomes genuine; they establish a nightly routine of walking hand in hand to dinner and later openly regard each other as partners. 315 487

Entertainment Career

Deng's social-media popularity attracts widespread industry attention. Her career creates friction with her personal life, since the planned celebrity persona and contract restrictions discourage revealing her relationship with Chen. 441 454 455 Her debut film makes her a major celebrity, forcing the couple to avoid paparazzi and conceal meetings during much of her early acting career. 487 553

Marriage and Family

Deng and Chen decide to meet each other's parents because they are preparing to marry. 583 She later becomes Chen's wife and the mother of Chen Yandai, while also helping manage Chen Zhao Technology Co., Ltd. 641 695

Trivia

• Chen saves her contact as “Her Majesty Queen Deng Zixin.” 309
• She likes yogurt heated until it bubbles in the microwave, which Chen finds horrifying. 380
• Her first Douyin videos were intended to showcase cooking, but viewers focused heavily on her appearance instead. 438
• She spends five hours applying subtle “no-makeup makeup” before meeting Chen's mother. 584