Chi Junrui

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chi Junrui (迟君睿)
Alias(es)	Young Master Chi; President Chi
Gender	Male
Age	28 at the beginning of the story 2
Affiliation	Chi family; Chi Entertainment
Occupation/Role	Eldest young master of the Chi family; businessman; head of Chi Entertainment 27 56
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 2 (mentioned); Chapter 7 (in person) 2 7

Background / History

Chi Junrui is the Chi family’s eldest young master and a highly regarded young business talent in Wancheng. Although the Chi family is considered less established than old wealthy clans such as the Li, Shen, Zhuang, and Mo families, it remains a major second-tier family. Public gossip portrays Chi as more capable and conventionally impressive than Li Rongxiu, emphasizing his business ability and mature image. 15

He was engaged to Yao Pingting while secretly involved with Shen Manyao, Li Rongxiu’s fiancée. The affair was exposed at Li Rongxiu and Shen Manyao’s engagement ceremony; Yao publicly slapped Chi, canceled their engagement, and kicked him in retaliation. 7

The scandal, together with the Chi family’s shipyard crisis, placed the family under intense financial and reputational pressure. Under pressure from his elders, Chi attempted to regain Yao Pingting and the Yao family’s support, including scattering public apology letters over Wancheng from a private plane. Yao ultimately rejected him. 24 38

Following the collapse of the Chi family’s position, its assets—including the shipyard and real estate—were sold at auction. Chi later returned to Shen Manyao, while the Li family acquired several Chi properties. 24 38 40

After consolidating the family’s remaining businesses, Chi entered the entertainment industry early by establishing Chi Entertainment. He used the company to challenge the Li-backed film Killer of Ang with the similarly titled Killer of Shang, beginning a prolonged commercial and media conflict with Li Rongjia and Li Rongxiu’s side. 56 59

Personality

Chi Junrui is ambitious, status-conscious, and highly concerned with preserving the image of a calm, capable businessman. He pursues connections that could restore the Chi family’s standing, including a private attempt to cultivate Li Jiuying as an entry point into Capital business circles. 27 28

His composure weakens when confronted by Li Rongxiu. During their dispute around Li Jiuying, Chi feels pressured and humiliated by Li Rongxiu’s aristocratic confidence, despite privately viewing him as an irresponsible playboy. 28 29

In romantic relationships, Chi is possessive and opportunistic. He abandons Shen Manyao to seek Yao Pingting’s support during the Chi family’s crisis, later returns to Shen Manyao, and subsequently pursues Ji Weibai despite his marriage. 24 38 61 63

Skills and Business Activities

Business Networking

Chi actively pursues influential contacts to restore the Chi family’s fortunes.

• Secretly arranged a meeting with Li Jiuying, hoping to enter Capital business circles through him. 28
• Attempted to use the Yao family’s influence to rescue the Chi family after its shipyard crisis. 24
• Viewed a possible connection with Qiao An as a route to Shen Yingbo and eventual influence over Shen family affairs. 80

Media and Entertainment Strategy

After the Chi family’s decline, Chi shifted into film production through Chi Entertainment.

• Announced Killer of Shang as a competing project against Killer of Ang. 59
• Engaged Li Rongjia in a public media dispute to promote his company’s film. 59
• Recruited Ji Weibai as the lead actress of Killer of Shang. 65
• Supported Shen Manyao’s return to acting as the lead of Urban Women Soldiers, recognizing her prior screen appeal as useful publicity. 94

Relationships

• Li Rongxiu — Former romantic rival and ongoing business adversary. Their conflict began with Chi’s affair with Shen Manyao and continued through the Chi family asset auction and competing film projects. 7 40 59
• Shen Manyao — Former secret lover and later wife. Their affair caused the collapse of both their public reputations; they later had a premature daughter, though their marriage remains strained by mutual resentment and Chi’s infidelity. 7 38 60 63
• Yao Pingting — Former fiancée. She publicly canceled their engagement after discovering Chi had been unfaithful; Chi later attempted to win her back to secure Yao family support. 7 24
• Chi Junhao — Younger brother. Junhao follows Chi’s instructions in spreading rumors around Li Rongxiu and Lin Junrui, but his actions contribute to the escalating conflict between the Chi and Li sides. 2 15
• Li Jiuying — Potential high-status business connection from the Capital. Chi’s efforts to host and cultivate him are undermined when Li Rongxiu draws Li Jiuying into his own circle. 27 28
• Ji Weibai — Woman Chi pursues while married to Shen Manyao. He later brings her into Chi Entertainment as the lead actress of Killer of Shang. 61 65
• Qiao An — Potential tool for Chi’s long-term Shen family ambitions. Chi attempts to arrange a role for him in a Chi Entertainment production to gain publicity and goodwill. 80

Story Role / Major Arcs

Engagement Scandal

Chi’s affair with Shen Manyao is exposed at her engagement ceremony with Li Rongxiu. The revelation destroys Chi’s engagement to Yao Pingting, humiliates the Shen family, and sets off the wider collapse of the Chi family’s public standing. 7 8

Chi Family Crisis

As the Chi shipyard crisis worsens, Chi’s elders pressure him to abandon Shen Manyao and return to Yao Pingting. He makes extravagant public apologies but fails to win Yao back, leaving the Chi family to sell major assets. 18 24 38

Conflict with the Li Family

Chi repeatedly clashes with Li Rongxiu, first over Shen Manyao and later over wealth, influence, and Li Jiuying’s attention. At the Chi asset auction, the Li family outbids the Chis for several properties, deepening Chi’s resentment. 28 40

Chi Entertainment

Seeking a new path after the family business declines, Chi enters the entertainment industry. His company launches Killer of Shang to compete with Killer of Ang, but the project faces stricter review standards and costly reshoots. 56 59 72

Marriage and Further Scandal

Chi marries Shen Manyao, and they have a sickly premature daughter. Their household is marked by conflict between the Chi and Shen families, while Chi’s involvement with Ji Weibai creates further danger to his marriage and reputation. 60 61 63