Jiang Ye

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Jiang Ye (江野)
Alias(es)	Captain Jiang; Little Jiang Captain
Species/Race	Alpha
Gender	Male
Affiliation	FGA Esports Club, Glory Division
Occupation/Role	Professional esports athlete and team captain
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Jiang Ye grew up in an orphanage without family or friends. A toy was his only lasting companion during that time, leaving him attached to plush toys even as an adult. He initially offers to put them away after Fang Yu criticizes them, but Fang retracts the criticism after hearing the reason 22.

By age nineteen, Jiang Ye is a professional player in FGA Esports Club’s Glory Division. He joins the dating show Instant Heartbeat and initially presents himself as an exhausted, quiet young athlete uncomfortable with explaining why he accepted the program 3 7.

Appearance

Jiang Ye is a pale, red-haired Alpha with an athletic physique and a mint pheromone scent.

• Messy short red hair; commonly wears red headphones around his neck 3.
• Exceptionally fair skin that reddens easily in heat or embarrassment 5 12 37.
• Long, visually striking hands noted for their flawless knuckles and steadiness 5 22.
• Defined musculature and V-lines beneath a towel after bathing 22.
• His pheromones smell of mint, a cool herbal scent with a strong physical effect on Fang Yu 22 53.

Personality

Jiang Ye is quiet, earnest, and highly literal. He often fails to understand social subtext, romantic teasing, or why his blunt honesty upsets others. When Fang Yu tells him not to hide too well during hide-and-seek, Jiang Ye obediently crouches beneath a nearby table and is found in three seconds 5.

Though composed as an esports captain, he has deep insecurity about losing people important to him. His orphanage upbringing and responsibility for his team have made him outwardly calm but inwardly anxious; when drunk, he tries to hide Fang Yu beneath his treasured plush toys so no one can take him away 22 96.

His feelings for Fang Yu make him increasingly shy, jealous, and direct. He worries about their age gap, Fang Yu’s career, and whether he is mature enough to take responsibility for him, but ultimately chooses open devotion over restraint 37 53 166.

Abilities & Skills

Professional Esports

Jiang Ye is a world-class professional player with steady hands, precise aim, and practical gaming knowledge.

• Belongs to FGA Esports Club’s Glory Division and is addressed as its captain 3.
• Corrects Shen Ranxin’s in-game positioning while serving as his paid gaming companion 43.
• Delivers a deliberate water-gun “headshot” against Gu Yifei despite wearing a cumbersome mascot suit 51.
• Earns substantial points with Fang Yu through an off-site restaurant event, though he is visibly shy about the work involved 36.
• His hands are important enough that his coach and teammates avoid letting him carry heavy items or risk injury 161.

Alpha Pheromones

Jiang Ye possesses powerful mint-scented Alpha pheromones.

• His scent can overwhelm Fang Yu and trigger a strong reaction; Jiang Ye uses suppressant patches before returning to help him 22.
• He attempts to restrain his impulses by showering and avoiding Fang Yu when the omega’s scent remains on his lips 53.
• An alcohol allergy triggered by alcohol-containing mouthwash causes his pheromones to run out of control and intensifies his possessiveness toward Fang Yu 95 96.
• He is prescribed medication and must avoid alcohol after the incident 96.

Caretaking and Domestic Skills

Jiang Ye expresses affection through practical care, though his inexperience can lead to mishaps.

• Insists on helping Fang Yu with household chores despite Fang’s mixed reactions 54.
• Learns to prepare soup after previously burning his hand while attempting it on the show 161.
• Carefully looks after Fang Yu when he is drunk, changing his clothes, giving him hangover medicine, and preparing food 161.
• Later feeds Fang Yu cooled soup spoonful by spoonful when Fang suffers a stomachache 166.

Equipment / Personal Items

• Red headphones — Usually worn around his neck during his introduction 3.
• Plush toys — A large collection kept because toys were his only companions in the orphanage; includes a screaming-chicken toy 22.
• Suppressant patches — Used to control his pheromones when helping Fang Yu 22.
• Blowtorch — Included in his wilderness equipment; Jiang mistakenly assumes everyone received one 61.
• Matching silver bracelets — Uses paired bracelets to keep himself physically connected to Fang Yu after their reconciliation begins 166.

Relationships

• Fang Yu — Fellow Instant Heartbeat participant and Jiang Ye’s omega partner. Their relationship grows from mutual awkwardness and attraction into a lifelong marking, painful separation, and eventual reconciliation 5 53 162 166.
• Shen Ranxin — Fellow Alpha and gaming companion. Shen treats Jiang as a younger “Captain Jiang,” while Jiang bluntly questions Shen and Lu Zhi’s suspicious behavior 7 43.
• Gu Yifei — Frequent comic antagonist. Gu exploits Jiang’s difficulty refusing requests, while Jiang responds with literal bluntness and deliberately shoots him during a game 12 51.
• Lu Zhi — One of Jiang’s few models for a successful relationship. Jiang later adopts Lu’s shamelessly clingy tactics while pursuing Fang Yu 165 166.
• Cheng Cheng — Fellow guest and household cook. Jiang respects Cheng’s practical value to the group but can become distracted enough to nearly ruin Cheng’s fish soup 53 54.

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Instant Heartbeat*

Jiang Ye enters the dating show as a reserved nineteen-year-old esports captain. Fang Yu selects him for the red-string hide-and-seek game, and Jiang’s flustered reaction to Fang’s physical closeness begins their romantic thread 5.

During the Paperbush planting task, Gu Yifei pressures Jiang into digging several holes. Jiang cannot easily refuse in front of the cameras, until Fang Yu intervenes and encourages him to finish planting his own tree 12.

Jiang’s pheromones later affect Fang Yu during a power outage. Despite the risk to himself, he applies a suppressant patch and returns to help stabilize Fang, revealing both courage and care 22.

Growing Feelings for Fang Yu

Jiang initially hides his feelings behind awkwardness and obedience. He lies about a task assignment because he fears Fang will think poorly of him, then becomes distraught when Fang withdraws afterward 28.

After a mutual kiss during a couple-poster shoot, Jiang begins seriously considering a relationship. He worries about Fang’s admirers, their ten-year age gap, and whether his own esports career makes him unsuitable, but accidentally blurts out that he wants to kiss Fang 37.

He later asks Fang directly for permission to kiss him and privately records that he may have found his omega 53. His unwavering trust becomes especially clear during a photo shoot: unable to portray resentment toward Fang, he insists that Fang must have a good reason for anything he does 99.

Pheromone Incident

After unknowingly using alcohol-containing mouthwash, Jiang suffers an alcohol-allergy episode that sends his pheromones out of control. He becomes irrationally possessive, pins Fang down, and attempts to hide him beneath plush toys before Shen Ranxin forcibly intervenes 95.

Once sober, Jiang is ashamed and apologetic. Fang recognizes that Jiang’s behavior stems from insecurity and reassures him that he is not inherently awful 96.

Separation and Reconciliation

After the dating show ends, Jiang takes care of a drunk Fang Yu. Their intimate night results in Fang marking him, but Fang leaves the next morning without explanation 161.

Jiang spends five days calling Fang without answer, buys a villa in Fang’s secured neighborhood to reach him, and waits outside Fang’s door for a week before his coach forces him back to training 162.

More than half a year later, Jiang intervenes when President Wang attempts to coerce Fang Yu. He risks consequences to his esports career by punching Wang, then breaks down over Fang’s disappearance and begs him not to leave again 164.

Jiang moves into the neighborhood behind Fang’s home, promises to support him financially, and openly refuses to accept that their relationship has ended 165. He ultimately asks Fang to give him time to prove his love is lasting, offering all of his present and future assets as security. Fang refuses the contract but accepts Jiang himself, marking their reconciliation 166.

Trivia

• Jiang Ye is nineteen when he first corrects Shen Ranxin for calling him a child 7.
• He insists that he will continue growing until age twenty-six and become taller than Fang Yu and Shen Ranxin 59.
• He is allergic to alcohol 96.
• Jiang calls Fang Yu “Teacher Fang” or “Brother Yu” for most of the story, but begins deliberately using Fang Yu’s full name after their separation 164 166.
• He buys a villa for approximately eighty million to live near Fang Yu, partly funded by selling his former apartment, saved earnings, prize money, and an advance on his team signing fee 165.