Weng Shao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Weng Shao (翁绍)
Alias(es)	Weng Chengye; A-Shao
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Pei Group; Pei Real Estate; Weng Group; Han Yi Group; Jianghu Net
Occupation/Role	Business executive, investor, property consultant, founder of Jianghu Net, author of Top Scholar Notes
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background / History

Weng Shao was abducted as a child and sold by traffickers to Weng Yingjie, who passed him off as his deceased second son before arranging for his elder brother, Weng Yingxiong, to raise him. Yu Huixin protected and raised him through years of poverty alongside the paralyzed Weng Yingxiong. 97 83

At eighteen, Weng Shao learns that Weng Yingjie and Zhou Shujing are his presumed biological parents and that Weng Zhen and Weng Sui received the privilege and education denied to him. In his original life, he initially sought acceptance from the Weng family, only to be discarded after losing his usefulness. He later allied with Pei Xingze to bring down Weng Group; Pei Xingze was subsequently killed during a kidnapping incident. 1 2 117 5

Reborn to his eighteen-year-old self at a Qingming Festival banquet, Weng Shao refuses to repeat his former submission. He publicly confronts the Weng family, leaves Weng Yingxiong's home, and begins pursuing education, financial independence, and revenge on his own terms. 1 3

His academic success makes him the provincial National College Entrance Examination top scorer with a score of 698. He uses the resulting attention to publish Top Scholar Notes, work at Pei Real Estate's Lakeside Garden development, and build a public profile independent of the Weng family. 19 14 15

Weng Shao later learns that he is the long-lost son of Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei of Hong Kong's Weng family. Publicly recognized as Weng Chengye, he receives 62% of Han Yi Group's shares, becoming its largest shareholder and the third branch's sole heir. 86

Appearance

Weng Shao is notably handsome and carries a composure that makes him seem like an heir raised in privilege despite his impoverished upbringing. 8

• Fair skin, retained despite years of physical labor. 8
• Distinct black-and-white peach blossom eyes that can appear naturally affectionate when he smiles. 8
• Sharp, defined facial features. 85
• Rough hands marked by protruding veins and numerous small scars from labor. 8
• Often presents a gentle, harmless expression that contrasts with his calculating reputation. 8 93

Personality

Weng Shao is strategic, patient, and exceptionally difficult to manipulate. Having experienced betrayal and public condemnation in his previous life, he approaches nearly every conflict as a long-term calculation, arranging moves that serve multiple purposes at once. 3 14 70

He is outwardly calm and articulate, especially when confronting hostile relatives or the media. His restraint is not passivity: he can provoke opponents into exposing themselves, exploit their weaknesses, and pursue retaliation without revealing his full intentions. 20 27 120

Despite his ruthless reputation, Weng Shao is deeply responsive to sincere care. He remains devoted to Yu Huixin, gradually accepts Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei's affection, and places profound trust in Pei Xingze. 76 82 98

Abilities & Skills

Financial Strategy and Corporate Takeovers

Weng Shao is a highly capable market operator whose use of leverage, futures, stock-price pressure, and hostile acquisition tactics repeatedly changes corporate power structures.

• Used leveraged share purchases and futures trading to profit from Weng Group while removing his leverage exposure. 63
• Helped Pei Group obtain a 19.99% stake and two board seats in Weng Group; he received one seat through his own 4.99% holding. 55
• Became Weng Group's executive president and began restructuring its assets, channels, and personnel. 63
• Acquired control of Liao Group through a rapid takeover campaign and pursued its remaining shares for absolute control. 103
• Used 100 million in acquisition capital, amplified twentyfold through leverage, to acquire 15% of Yue Group before exchanging it for Liao Group's premium assets. 106

Long-Term Planning and Information Use

Weng Shao's reborn memories allow him to recognize future talent, anticipate the Weng family's schemes, and construct layered plans.

• Predicted that the Weng family would target him on the day of the National College Entrance Examination in order to ruin his future. 11
• Used his access to Pei Real Estate client records to study the city's property market and gather development intelligence. 38
• Recruited capable Weng Group personnel whom he knew would become key executives in his previous life. 63
• Monitored Weng Hanru and Yue Meixian's covert asset transfers before using the evidence against them. 120

Media and Public-Opinion Management

Weng Shao understands how to turn attention, interviews, and online discussion into leverage.

• Used his top-scorer status and television appearances to raise his market value with brands and advertisers. 22
• Signed a publishing contract for Top Scholar Notes and coordinated promotional appearances after securing the deal. 15
• Built an online presence through study advice and real-estate analysis while suing defamers. 25
• Founded Jianghu Net, whose user base rapidly expanded amid his public conflict with Weng Yingjie. 52 83
• Operated the Missing Children Information Platform and supported anti-trafficking efforts through Jianghu Net. 92 98

Academic Ability

Weng Shao is an outstanding student whose academic performance provides his first major public platform after rebirth.

• Scored 698 on the National College Entrance Examination, becoming the province's top scorer. 19
• Received university recruitment offers, scholarships, tuition waivers, and specialized training proposals. 22
• Compiled and published Top Scholar Notes. 13 15

Career and Holdings

Position / Asset	Chapter	Notes
Property consultant, Lakeside Garden	14	Chose sales work at Pei Real Estate rather than becoming Pei Xingze's assistant.
Author of Top Scholar Notes	15	Signed a publishing contract with Editor Wang.
Founder, Jianghu Net	83	The platform later hosted reporting on his own family-recognition banquet.
Weng Group director and Pei Group Investment Department deputy director	55	Appointed after Pei Group entered Weng Group's board.
Weng Group executive president	63	Began reorganizing resources and restructuring internal assets.
Largest shareholder and sole heir of Han Yi Group	86	Received 62% of Han Yi Group shares from Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei.

Relationships

• Pei Xingze — Partner, patron, business ally, and the person Weng Shao was waiting for even before their reunion in this life. They work together against Weng Group and grow into an openly affectionate relationship. 10 41 63
• Yu Huixin — Adoptive mother and steadfast protector. Weng Shao supports her career and remains strongly attached to her after finding his birth parents. 3 41 76
• Weng Hanyu — Biological father. He and Gu Yifei searched for Weng Shao for nineteen years and later publicly recognize him as their son. 82 86
• Gu Yifei — Biological mother. She and Weng Hanyu founded Han Yi Group and the Child Bond Charity Fund while searching for their lost child. 78 86
• Weng Yingjie — Child buyer and former presumed biological father. Weng Shao treats him as a primary target of his revenge and corporate campaign. 97 55
• Zhou Shujing — Weng Yingjie's wife and former presumed biological mother. Their alliance against Weng Yingjie is transactional and marked by mutual distrust. 78 95
• Weng Yingxiong — Adoptive father and Weng Yingjie's paralyzed elder brother. Their relationship is resentful and complicated, though Weng Shao still raises the possibility of treating his paralysis. 29 66
• Weng Zhen — Weng Yingjie's eldest son. In Weng Shao's previous life, Weng Zhen hired kidnappers against him; their hostility continues in the reborn timeline. 2 117
• Weng Sui — Weng Yingjie's younger son. Weng Shao sues him over defamation, offering to withdraw the case only if Weng Sui kneels and apologizes. 39
• Teacher Chen — Former homeroom teacher and supporter who helps arrange the publication of Top Scholar Notes. 13 14

Story Role / Major Arcs

Rebirth and Break with the Weng Family

Weng Shao returns to his eighteen-year-old body at the moment his parentage becomes public. Rather than begging the Weng family for recognition, he exposes their hypocrisy, rejects their control, and leaves their home. 1 3

Academic Rise and Entry into Pei Group

After surviving the Weng family's attempts to undermine his examination, Weng Shao becomes the provincial top scorer. He accepts Pei Xingze's sponsorship, publishes Top Scholar Notes, and enters Pei Real Estate as a property consultant. 10 14 19

Public Reputation Battle

Weng Shao turns media scrutiny into a weapon through interviews, publishing, lawsuits, and Jianghu Net. His public image repeatedly swings between sympathetic top student and allegedly cold, ungrateful son as the Weng family attempts to control the narrative. 22 34 52

Takeover of Weng Group

Working with Pei Xingze, Weng Shao acquires influence in Weng Group, becomes a director and executive president, and systematically strips Weng Yingjie of control. 55 63 72

Recovery of His Identity

Information released by Zhou Shujing leads to the discovery that Weng Shao is Weng Hanyu and Gu Yifei's missing son. Their reunion gives him the identity of Weng Chengye, control of Han Yi Group, and a powerful new family backing. 79 86

Investigation and Retribution

Weng Shao investigates the trafficking conspiracy that separated him from his parents, uncovering the involvement of Weng Hanlin, Liao Fangzhi, and others. He retaliates through legal, media, and financial means, including the takeover of Liao Group. 98 99 103

Notable Quotes

“I am willing to be the gun in your hand.” 12

“The person I was waiting for was President Pei.” 41

“I don't.” 78

Trivia

• Weng Shao is a “carnivore” by his own characterization; his suppressed hunger and resentment are repeatedly framed through predator imagery. 4 25
• He won a fishing competition after catching a 123-jin yellowfin tuna. 47
• He dislikes cold, hotel-like luxury interiors but has become accustomed to living in them. 39
• His biological parents bought him land for his twentieth birthday, intending for him to build a luxury home. 91