Feng Yanshan

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Feng Yanshan (冯雁山)
Alias(es)	Chairman Feng
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Feng Household; Feng company
Occupation/Role	Chairman; head of the Feng Household
Status	Alive 48
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background & History

Feng Yanshan was Bai Zhi's first love and husband. Bai Zhi contributed all her savings to help establish his business, while Feng Yanshan's father supplied more than half of the startup capital. During Bai Zhi's pregnancy with Feng Zhiyou, she shielded Feng Yanshan from an acid attack and was permanently disfigured. 6 32

While Bai Zhi was pregnant with Bai Yunsheng, Feng Yanshan had already maintained a three-year relationship with Jiang Li. Bai Zhi divorced him, left Feng Zhiyou with the Feng Household, and raised Bai Yunsheng alone until her death from cancer ten years later. Feng Yanshan then brought Bai Yunsheng into the household. 6

In Bai Yunsheng's previous life, Feng Yanshan prioritized suppressing the consequences of Bai's death over grieving him. He blamed Feng Tingfan for causing a death in public, relied on Feng Zhiyou's deletion of surveillance footage, and used his connections to prevent legal consequences. 3

Personality

Feng Yanshan is authoritarian, volatile, and intensely conscious of the Feng Household's public image. He treats familial conflict as a threat to his status, responding with physical violence, confinement, or harsh rebukes when his children embarrass him or endanger his interests. 3 20 21

His paternal concern is conditional and pragmatic. He publicly protected Bai Yunsheng when the pool footage could clear the household of blame, punished him afterward to placate Feng Tingfan, then increasingly favored him once Meng Shangzhi's attention made Bai useful to the family. 5 13 20 22

Despite his domineering conduct at home, Feng Yanshan becomes cautious and accommodating around Meng Shangzhi. His desire for Meng's business cooperation repeatedly outweighs his loyalty to Jiang Li and Feng Tingfan. 10 22 46 47

Authority and Methods

• Household control — Uses the basement as punishment and asserts sole authority over discipline within the Feng family. Bai Yunsheng was repeatedly confined there from childhood, while Feng Tingfan was later sent there after challenging Bai's use of the piano room. 6 20 21
• Reputation management — Selectively presented surveillance footage of the pool incident, omitting Feng Tingfan's role while establishing that Bai Yunsheng acted in self-defense. 5
• Business leverage — Evaluates relationships through their value to the Feng Household, seeking Meng Shangzhi's collaboration and later pursuing access to the Meng Household's pharmaceutical connections. 23 48
• Shifting favoritism — Granted Bai Yunsheng Feng Tingfan's piano room, ordered servants to protect him while injured, and elevated him before the wider family after Wu Shanye recognized his talent. 19 20 31

Relationships

• Bai Yunsheng — Biological son with Bai Zhi. Feng Yanshan initially treats him as an expendable scapegoat, but later protects and favors him when Meng Shangzhi and Wu Shanye take an interest in him. He ultimately agrees to publicly acknowledge Bai as his legitimate son under pressure from Meng. 5 19 23 46 47
• Bai Zhi — Former wife and first love. She financed Feng Yanshan's early business efforts and was disfigured protecting him, but divorced him after discovering his long-term affair with Jiang Li. 6
• Jiang Li — Wife and mother of Feng Tingfan. Feng Yanshan dismisses her accusations against Bai when Bai's connection to Meng is more valuable, and later rebukes her for spoiling Tingfan. 22 48
• Feng Zhiyou — Eldest son and Bai Yunsheng's full older brother. Feng Yanshan expects obedience from him but reacts angrily when Zhiyou appears to assume authority over Bai's discipline. 19 21 39
• Feng Tingfan — Son publicly raised as the Feng Household's second young master. Feng Yanshan alternates between indulgence and severe punishment, ultimately silencing Tingfan's protests when Bai's legitimate identity is to be revealed. 3 20 47
• Meng Shangzhi — Powerful business associate whose favor reshapes Feng Yanshan's treatment of Bai Yunsheng. Feng Yanshan repeatedly attempts to use Bai to secure Meng's cooperation. 23 24 46
• Wu Shanye — Bai Yunsheng's piano teacher. Wu confronts Feng Yanshan over Bai's serious injury and demands that his student be protected. 19

Story Role / Major Arcs

Bai Yunsheng's previous death

After Bai Yunsheng drowned during Feng Tingfan's birthday gathering, Feng Yanshan focused on saving the Feng Household's reputation. His rage stemmed from the public risk created by the death rather than grief for Bai. 3

Pool incident and basement punishment

Following Bai Yunsheng's rebirth and retaliation at the pool, Feng Yanshan initially storms into Bai's room to condemn him. Once Bai invokes the surveillance cameras, Feng Yanshan uses edited footage to deflect blame from the Feng Household and silence the injured guest's parents. He then sends Bai to the basement despite recognizing the act as self-defense. 5

Meng Shangzhi's arrival

Feng Yanshan arranges expensive formalwear for Bai Yunsheng so he will not embarrass the household at Meng Shangzhi's banquet. When Meng publicly protects Bai, Feng Yanshan immediately shifts from reprimanding Bai to accommodating Meng's concern over the household's treatment of him. 8 10

Meng's interest gives Bai increasing leverage. Feng Yanshan punishes Feng Tingfan for attacking Bai, grants Bai access to Tingfan's piano room, and sides with Bai against Jiang Li because Bai has secured the Feng family's meeting with Meng. 19 20 22

Business partnership and exploitation

When Meng agrees to cooperate with the Feng Household on the condition that Bai Yunsheng participate, Feng Yanshan initially objects to Bai's involvement due to his age and lack of experience. He soon attempts to leave Bai behind at Meng's estate under the pretext of business instruction, treating his son as a means of strengthening the partnership. 23 24

Legitimacy crisis

After Feng Tingfan helps orchestrate the drugging of Bai Yunsheng, Meng threatens to end his lucrative cooperation with the Feng Household unless Feng Yanshan gives Bai an explanation. Bai demands public acknowledgment as Feng Yanshan's legitimate son, which would expose Jiang Li's role as the third party and Feng Tingfan as the illegitimate child. 45 46

Feng Yanshan ultimately agrees, calculating that maintaining Meng Shangzhi's favor is more important than protecting Feng Tingfan from disgrace. 47

Notable Quotes

“I make the decisions in this house!” 19

“When I discipline my son, since when do I need to hear your opinions?” 21