Yu Ze

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yu Ze (郁泽)
Alias(es)	Manager Yu; Mr. Yu
Gender	Male 110
Age	27 110
Affiliation	Yu Household; Yu Corporation
Occupation/Role	Manager of Yu Corporation; former “second villain” in the previous timeline 110 118
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 110

Background / History

Xuan Zhe recalls that Yu Ze grew up comparatively overlooked within the Yu Household and learned early to conceal his nature. Unlike his more openly competitive brothers, Yu Ze kept his preferences and resentments hidden, remained detached from family affection, and developed an interest in watching others turn against one another 110.

In the previous timeline, Yu Ze joined Tang Weisheng against the protagonists. Their combined actions nearly destroyed the protagonist group, establishing Yu Ze as the world’s second villain 110 121.

In the current timeline, Yu Ze was engaged to Zhou Jinhui for a marriage alliance rather than affection. He openly told her that he only needed a wife of suitable status and had no interest in controlling her private feelings, provided she did not involve him in her conflicts 111. After uncovering evidence of her infidelity, he ended the engagement and warned her against targeting Wen Shuang 125.

Yu Ze first took notice of Zhou Qing after steadying him at Power One’s annual meeting. He initially dismissed the encounter as a passing appreciation of Zhou Qing’s appearance, but their subsequent meeting at the amusement park changed his attitude 114. While guiding the night-blind Zhou Qing through a haunted-house escape room, Yu Ze became increasingly protective and later recognized his own attraction 117.

After Zhou Qing began part-time work at Yu Corporation, Yu Ze recruited him for a business meeting, defended him from unwanted attention, and began helping at his flower garden. Zhou Qing’s lard-mixed noodles became a recurring part of their relationship 118 119 123. Yu Ze eventually asked Zhou Qing to try dating him, and Zhou Qing later identified him as his boyfriend 124.

When Zhou Qing revealed that his hereditary eye condition could lead to permanent blindness, Yu Ze immediately researched treatment options, sought Tang Weisheng’s help in reaching specialist Qu Tian, and remained at Zhou Qing’s side through surgery and recovery 134 135 136.

Appearance

Yu Ze is considered notably good-looking, though his polished appearance and warm smile conceal the severity of his methods as Yu Corporation’s manager 118.

• Usually appears in formal business attire, including a white shirt and suit pants 123.
• Wears a mild, courteous expression even when delivering ruthless remarks 123 125.
• Frequently carries cigarettes, though Zhou Qing discourages him from smoking 116 120.

Personality

Yu Ze is reserved, calculating, and intensely private. He dislikes unexpected intrusions into his space, avoids crowds, and habitually keeps his emotions hidden behind calm manners 111 117. He has a shallow moral compass and admits that he enjoys seeing people he hates suffer 123 125.

He prefers indirect conflict to public confrontation. When Tang Weisheng prevents Tan Li from lighting his cigarette, Yu Ze chooses not to escalate immediately, deciding he can settle the matter later 116. His rivalry with Tang Weisheng nevertheless regularly draws out a childish competitiveness, particularly over lard-mixed noodles and sexual roles 115 126.

Zhou Qing gradually exposes Yu Ze’s more attentive side. Yu Ze learns to help in the greenhouse, silently picks Zhou Qing up from work, protects him from unwanted advances, and responds with unusual sincerity to Zhou Qing’s declining eyesight 119 123 134 135.

Abilities & Skills

Corporate Management

As Yu Corporation’s manager, Yu Ze is demanding but capable and makes personnel decisions with practical consideration.

• Grants his assistant leave to care for her hospitalized mother 118.
• Recruits Zhou Qing for a business meeting after learning of his architecture degree 118.
• Uses his position to prevent others from poaching or pressuring Zhou Qing at a business dinner 119.

Analytical Reasoning

Yu Ze quickly identifies patterns, assesses risks, and solves problems under pressure.

• Solves the haunted house’s character-radical puzzle and opens the escape-room exit 116.
• Sets a new record for completing the haunted-house route with Zhou Qing 117.
• Investigates Zhou Jinhui’s affairs and confronts her with specific dates and locations 125.
• Reads Zhou Qing’s medical records in full and memorizes relevant symptoms and terminology while searching for treatment options 134.

Greenhouse Work

Yu Ze becomes involved in Zhou Qing’s flower-growing work despite initially lacking experience.

• Takes over fertilizer work when Zhou Qing continues working with an injured hand 123.
• Learns the proper fertilizer mixtures and assists with tending seedlings after work 123.
• Carries heavy fertilizer buckets for Zhou Qing without being asked 123.

Relationships

• Zhou Qing — Romantic partner. Yu Ze first protects him during the haunted-house outing, later asks him to try dating, and supports him through treatment for his eye condition 117 124 134 135.
• Zhou Jinhui — Former fiancée in a status-based marriage alliance. Yu Ze ends their engagement after learning of her infidelity 110 111 125.
• Yu Cheng — Adopted younger brother placed in Yu Ze’s care by Yu Fang. Yu Ze takes him to the amusement park and protects him during the haunted-house incident 115 116.
• Tang Weisheng — Rival. Their hostility begins with Yu Ze mocking Tang Weisheng’s taste and escalates into frequent arguments and competitions 115 116 126.
• Wen Shuang — Acquaintance whose cooking first improves Yu Ze’s Charm Score; Wen Shuang initially regards him as a dangerous former villain 111 120 125.
• Xuan Zhe — Business-world peer and Wen Shuang’s partner. Xuan Zhe openly teases Yu Ze about his greenhouse work and relationship with Zhou Qing 110 123.
• Yu Fang — Older brother who leaves Yu Cheng in Yu Ze’s care before going on vacation 115.
• Chu Kaiming — Zhou Qing’s former boyfriend. His reappearance provokes Yu Ze’s jealousy and helps prompt Yu Ze to clarify his feelings 121 123 124.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Marriage Alliance and Villain Reintroduction

Yu Ze enters the current timeline as Zhou Jinhui’s fiancé and as a former villain whose destructive tendencies have not fully disappeared. Wen Shuang’s system initially reports that Yu Ze’s Corruption Score remains below the acceptable threshold 110 114.

Amusement Park and Zhou Qing’s Recruitment

Yu Ze brings Yu Cheng to the amusement park, where he meets Zhou Qing again. He guides Zhou Qing through the haunted house after learning of his night blindness, then encounters him at Yu Corporation when Zhou Qing begins part-time work 115 116 117.

Courtship of Zhou Qing

Yu Ze grows possessive when others show interest in Zhou Qing, helps at the flower garden, and gradually accepts Zhou Qing’s controlling tendencies rather than rejecting them. He asks Zhou Qing to give him a chance, and Zhou Qing publicly calls him his boyfriend 119 123 124.

Breaking the Engagement

After discovering Zhou Jinhui’s affairs, Yu Ze calls off their engagement and refuses to continue participating in her plans against Wen Shuang 125.

Zhou Qing’s Eye Surgery

Yu Ze responds to Zhou Qing’s worsening eyesight by arranging consultations, offering Qu Tian a position at a private hospital, and anxiously awaiting the surgery’s outcome. Zhou Qing’s operation succeeds, and he is moved to the ICU for observation 134 135 136.

Notable Quotes

“So, do you want to give me a try?” 124

“Even if it can't be cured, it's okay. I'll be your eyes.” 135

Trivia

• Yu Ze has an unusually strong fondness for lard-mixed noodles; Wen Shuang’s cooking initially makes him view Wen Shuang more as a “food-and-clothing provider” than a romantic interest 111.
• Zhou Qing upgrades the dish by making hand-rolled noodles in different thicknesses to suit Yu Ze’s preferences 123.
• He dislikes crowds and normally uses private routes at Yu Corporation 117.
• Yu Ze is deeply embarrassed by the idea of Xuan Zhe photographing him in a gardener’s apron, declaring that Xuan Zhe may only show Tang Weisheng the picture “unless I’m dead” 123.