Ji Xi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ji Xi (季希)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Yan Xianjue's company; Yan Corporation; Ji Household through his mother
Occupation/Role	Top Student; Yan Xianjue's assistant and business aide
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Background / History

Ji Xi is the son of Ji Zhi, the Ji Household's real eldest daughter. His mother raised him after being driven from the Ji family and worked a breakfast stall to support them. Ji Xi bears his mother's surname; his father died young, and Ji Zhi deliberately kept the assets he left behind unused so that Ji Xi could remain distant from his father's dangerous former life. 41 89 114 260

Despite poverty and persistent harassment at school, Ji Xi held first place in his grade for nearly three years. His school waived his tuition and provided an enrollment bonus in exchange for a strong Gaokao result. 7 166

Lin Shi repeatedly targeted Ji Xi, including physical intimidation, humiliation, and having a lackey drench him with water. Ji Xi regarded Su Su's public interventions as harmful rather than helpful: each time she defended him, Lin Shi's retaliation became worse. He refused to surrender his top rank simply to avoid attention, treating his grades as the one thing he could still control. 6 7

During lunch breaks, Ji Xi helped his mother and often returned to school soaked in sweat. He initially tried to conceal this, but eventually stopped hiding it when the story became common knowledge among classmates. 31

With fewer than two months left before the Gaokao, Ji Xi transferred from the Top Student Class to Class 7 to approach Yan Xianjue. He proposed working for Yan Xianjue for twenty years without company shares in exchange for help navigating the Ji Household's looming threat, reasoning that his academic standing made him valuable to a top-student-themed variety-show investment. 39 47

Ji Xi and Ji Zhi later attended Old Master Ji's birthday banquet, where Ji Zhi confronted the Ji Household and produced evidence against Ji the Old Madam and Ji Yue. Ji Xi endured the old madam's insults without interrupting his mother, then defended Ji Zhi directly when Zhang Lei attempted to drive them out of the residence. 89 91 101

Appearance

Ji Xi is a lean, composed student whose calm expression is notably difficult to provoke. Poverty and undernourishment once made his trained physique less apparent, but regular meals at Yan Corporation made his muscles more visible. 6 59 102

• Maintains a cold, restrained expression even when confronted by Lin Shi. 6 48
• Wore a faded but impeccably neat school uniform before receiving work clothes. 40
• Later appeared in a white shirt and black dress pants while presenting at Yan Corporation. 59
• Has a resemblance to his maternal uncle, Ji Heng. 31

Personality

Ji Xi is pragmatic, proud, and intensely self-reliant. Although Ji Heng repeatedly wished to help him and Ji Zhi, Ji Xi preferred making an unequal twenty-year work agreement to accepting the Ji Household's guilt or charity. He believes he can regain anything he sacrifices through his own efforts. 40 41

His restraint is deliberate rather than passive. He endured Lin Shi's harassment while it served his goals, but refuses degrading gestures such as accepting Lin Shi's money. When provoked beyond his limit, he acts decisively—whether by publicly exposing Su Su's manipulation, throwing Zhang Lei, or pursuing legal retaliation against those who harmed his mother. 48 55 102 312 313

Ji Xi is blunt and often dryly sarcastic. He can be visibly exasperated by Yan Xianjue's abrupt decisions and Lei Xuan's behavior, but he has grown comfortable enough with Yan Xianjue to voice complaints directly. 120 130 292 393

Abilities & Skills

Academic Excellence

Ji Xi consistently ranks first in his grade and is considered capable of entering any good university in the country. 7

• Provides physics tutoring; he offered to tutor Yan Xianjue when contacted about work. 36
• Treats maintaining his academic standing as essential, even under bullying and financial pressure. 7
• Chooses a future university major partly for lenient exemption rules because of his work obligations. 288

Business Operations

Ji Xi rapidly develops into Yan Xianjue's principal operational aide.

• Prepared and presented variety-show investment work at Yan Corporation with clear logic and a proposal largely written by himself. 59
• Coordinates scripts, investments, talent background checks, company affairs, and recruitment. 120 292 325 363
• His efficiency impressed Yan Corporation's special assistant enough to prompt an offer of a lifetime contract, which Ji Xi declined because of his existing commitment to Yan Xianjue. 171
• Later oversees two departments after receiving a promotion and a small pay raise. 430

Information Gathering and Legal Strategy

Ji Xi applies methodical research and formal channels to protect his mother and the company.

• Tracks the investigation into the person connected to Ji Zhi's past and contacts Ji Heng when police developments require follow-up. 128 130
• Conducted background checks on prospective talent and kept Chen Qixing in place after Yan Xianjue identified him as a possible wanted criminal. 292
• Used a lawyer's letter, creditor pressure, and public discussion to act against Su Su's side and Tourmaline Entertainment. 196 312
• Threatened legal action when a director proposed secretly filming him and Yan Xianjue. 156

Self-Defense

Ji Xi possesses trained physical ability despite his initially thin appearance.

• Pushed Lin Shi away when confronted and later refused to be baited into a prolonged fight. 48 55
• Performed a clean shoulder throw on Zhang Lei after seeing Yan Xianjue use the technique once. 102
• His physique and technique suggest deliberate self-defense training; Yan Xianjue suspected Ji Heng may have taught him. 102

Relationships

• Ji Zhi — His mother. Ji Xi is fiercely protective of her, helps support their household, and pursues those responsible for her suffering. 31 41 128
• Ji Heng — His maternal uncle. Ji Xi resembles him and reluctantly contacts him over matters involving Ji Zhi, but resists accepting his help or relying on the Ji Household. 31 40 41 130
• Yan Xianjue — Employer, protector, and close associate. Ji Xi initially offered twenty years of service for help, then became Yan Xianjue's trusted assistant and operational second-in-command. 39 60 281
• Shen Fangli — Former classmate and ally. She understands his financial circumstances, helps uncover information relevant to Ji Zhi's case, and often mediates between him and Yan Xianjue. 31 128 312
• Lin Shi — Long-standing school bully and adversary. Their conflict began as repeated harassment over Ji Xi's grades and Su Su, but Ji Xi increasingly resists Lin Shi directly. 7 48 55
• Su Su — A classmate whose unsolicited interventions worsened Lin Shi's bullying. Ji Xi openly rejects any implication that they are close and later acts against her through legal means. 7 48 312 313
• Lei Xuan — Yan Xianjue's screenwriter collaborator. Ji Xi considers him unreliable and irritating but works closely with him on scripts and company projects. 125 130 353

Story Role / Major Arcs

School Bullying and Class Transfer

Ji Xi begins as the school's impoverished top student, trapped in Lin Shi and Su Su's conflict. He withstands abuse while focusing on the Gaokao, then transfers to Yan Xianjue's class to escape the immediate pressure and secure a practical alliance. 7 39 47

Ji Household Revelation

Ji Xi's connection to the Ji Household emerges through Ji Zhi. He refuses to depend on Ji Heng, attends Old Master Ji's banquet with his mother, and defends her amid the exposure of the old madam and Ji Yue's crimes. 40 41 89 102

Yan Xianjue's Assistant

After joining Yan Xianjue's side, Ji Xi becomes integral to the variety-show investment and the company's early operations. His competence earns the special assistant's confidence, while Yan Xianjue increasingly entrusts him with sensitive work. 59 60 171

Corporate Enforcer

Ji Xi grows more confident in acting independently, using legal and public-relations measures against Su Su, Tourmaline Entertainment, and threats to the company. His initiative occasionally strains his dynamic with Yan Xianjue, but Yan Xianjue ultimately supports his use of lawful retaliation. 196 312 313

Senior Company Role

Ji Xi becomes widely treated as Yan Xianjue's second-in-command, remains committed to working for him long-term, and takes responsibility for increasingly broad company operations. 281 325 430

Trivia

• Ji Xi initially offered services such as game boosting, writing self-criticisms, and accompanying others while they studied to earn money. 36
• He is exceptionally practiced at writing self-criticism essays; one school-forum post exceeded a thousand words. 313
• His father chose the character in his name after mishearing a phrase he did not understand. 260
• Ji Xi considers an exemption-friendly university major necessary because his workload could otherwise lead to overwork. 288