Yan Wen

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yan Wen (彦温); later changes his surname to Mu and introduces himself as Mu Yanwen 38 87 163.
Alias(es)	Xiao Wen; A Yan; Yanyan; Young Master Mu; “the CEO’s wife,” an affectionate title used by Mo Chengzhou’s employees and grandfather 3 21 127 178 182.
Gender	Male 1 126.
Age	Eighteen during his freshman year; celebrates his nineteenth birthday after returning to the Mu family 89 161.
Affiliation	Mu family; Yan adoptive family; Shengyuan University/Academy 1 18.
Occupation/Role	Gossip System host; Shengyuan student, later graduate; undertakes his college internship in Yan Jing with Mo Chengzhou 1 196 197.
Partner	Mo Chengzhou 127 178.
Residence	Initially lives with his adoptive parents, then at the Mu family villa; later moves into a separate home with Mo Chengzhou 1 191.
Status	Alive in the documented post-graduation events 197.
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1.

Background / History

Yan Wen disappeared from the Mu family sixteen years before his return. Su Huilan found him at a shopping mall, and she and Yan Lin raised him as their son. He grew up believing they were his biological parents and describes an affectionate childhood in which they gave him the best they could and never hit or scolded him 1 4 66.

Yan Lin encouraged his childhood martial-arts training, using demonstration videos to coax him back to practice when he became frustrated. He also taught Yan Wen Chinese chess and Go. The family moved to their later home when Yan Wen was ten; its walls still bore his childhood height markings before they prepared to leave 50 89 144.

Mu Xingfeng and Xie Yunshu eventually found Yan Wen and brought him back to the Mu family. On the night before his departure, Xiao Qi bound itself to him as the Gossip System. Yan Wen promised to keep visiting his adoptive parents and continued treating both couples as his family after his return 1 18.

His adoptive parents’ apparently ordinary county-town life concealed a protected background. Yan Lin had obtained leave from his superiors and brought his family there under a concealed identity; later inquiries into the couple produced little information 57 59.

Appearance

• Youthful, innocent-looking face: Tang Yun initially considers him too sweet-looking to be difficult to bully. Even at eighteen, a police officer mistakes him for a minor 21 126.
• Soft hair and bright eyes: His hair moves lightly with his gestures; he later complains that his fringe has grown into his eyes 21 76.
• Athletic build: Regular training gives his fair-skinned legs sleek, defined muscles despite his unassuming appearance 76.
• Casual clothing: His outfits include knitted vests, hoodies, cargo pants, overalls, canvas shoes, and a beret. His sister favors styles that emphasize his youthful looks 54 76 78 110.
• Distinctive scent: Mo Chengzhou associates him with a fresh lemon scent 142.

Personality

Yan Wen is cheerful, curious, and exceptionally enthusiastic about gossip. He prefers witnessing confrontations in person even when Xiao Qi can provide a replay, and readily seeks invitations to gatherings where something interesting is expected to happen. His polite public behavior often contrasts with sarcastic, uninhibited inner commentary 5 21 85.

He is affectionate without treating biological and adoptive family as competing loyalties. He openly runs to greet Yan Lin and Su Huilan at university, remains deeply attached to their home, and struggles with their eventual move to Cloud Creek. His understanding of family emphasizes everyday care rather than blood ties alone 18 38 144 145.

His innocent appearance does not make him passive. He dismisses petty provocations, but responds forcefully when his parents are insulted or someone repeatedly tries to harm him. He accepts apologies conditionally and rejects the idea that kindness requires forgiving an attacker without consequences 28 36 57 109.

Although delighted by his newfound wealth, Yan Wen retains his habit of saving money. He questions extravagant prices, declines unnecessary luxuries, and later negotiates down an allowance his mother offers him. His confidence also rests on sustained work: he keeps studying during absences and temporarily sets gossip aside when exams approach 4 40 58 169 170.

Abilities & Skills

Gossip System — Xiao Qi

Xiao Qi supplies Yan Wen with hidden information, predicted outcomes, surveillance, and practical tools. Its functions expand through points exchanged with the Main System; Yan Wen is not shown advancing through named cultivation realms or personal combat levels 1 36.

• Information searches: Uncovers family histories, secret relationships, criminal schemes, and corporate espionage 4 12 125.
• Foreknowledge: Warns about impending danger and possible future outcomes. Those outcomes can change after intervention 19 36 54.
• Live feeds and replays: Lets Yan Wen observe events remotely or review earlier incidents 21 75 85 97.
• Tracking and evidence: Identifies faces, preserves recordings, and places a covert location tracker on White Wolf 36 73.
• Object handling and System Space: Transfers the planted necklace onto Fang Qingyan and supplies objects such as a flashlight and a knife 5 45 75.
• Night Mode: Provides a clear, screen-sized view in darkness, enabling Yan Wen to counter Black Hawk’s approach 151.
• Medical-System assistance: Obtains specialized medicine from another system, including a Deep-Sleep Pill 151 165.

Limits: Xiao Qi cannot always identify people with exceptionally high status, cannot consistently pinpoint the timing of danger, and loses precision after overusing its abilities. Its warnings do not physically prevent Yan Wen from being attacked 48 66 68 72 74.

Audible Inner Thoughts

Certain people can hear Yan Wen’s unspoken commentary and conversations with Xiao Qi. His biological parents first experience this when he returns home; later listeners include Li Zhaoxi, Yan Lin, Mo Chengzhou, and Chu Huaiyu 1 36 49 72 178.

• The effect can warn listeners about threats or expose information Yan Wen never says aloud 19 36 90.
• Yan Wen does not know that his parents and Mo Chengzhou can hear him during the assassination plot 74.
• He continues disguising system-derived knowledge as fortune-telling or ordinary investigation because he fears exposing Xiao Qi 12 142.

Martial Arts & Physical Conditioning

Yan Wen has trained in martial arts for eight years by the time he discusses his stamina with Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang 42.

• Unarmed combat: Uses precise kicks and strikes against Mu Huai’an and hostile classmates 10 28.
• Swordsmanship: Performs a flowing wooden-sword routine with flips and aerial turns, impressing his examiners and friends 60.
• Improvised weapons: Shields Qi Shu Yu and incapacitates Black Hawk with a wooden stick 151.
• Stamina and reflexes: Outpaces his friends while running and catches himself during a near-fall on the stairs 42 54.
• Archery: Adjusts a bow before shooting and repeatedly hits the eight- and nine-point rings 86 111.
• Instruction: Teaches Mu Xu Ci and Mu Xu Xi the Eight Brocades, requiring a month of daily practice before progressing to harder exercises 131.
• Swimming: Survives White Wolf’s river attack by staying submerged until the assassin leaves, then swimming ashore 72.

Academic Ability

Yan Wen maintains strong results through independent study and also tutors his friends 31 58 59.

Milestone	Chapter	Details
First in the freshmen’s examination	22	Enters the same class as Tang Yun, who ranks tenth.
First in his year in final examinations	66	Qualifies to apply for off-campus study.
Approved to study from home	86	Confirms the arrangement while visiting Yan Lin.
Sustained college performance	196	Ranks first throughout college except in the second semester of sophomore year, when a month-long illness contributes to a second-place finish.
Graduation	197	Travels around the world with Mo Chengzhou afterward.

Investigation & Counter-Schemes

Yan Wen combines Xiao Qi’s information with recordings, physical evidence, and carefully timed disclosures.

• Arranges the release of evidence exposing Mu Huai’an and his classmates’ framing plot 33 36.
• Insists that police examine complete security footage rather than accept an accusation based on an incomplete recording 125.
• Delays sharing intelligence so it appears to have come from a plausible investigation 142.
• Uses Black Hawk’s fingerprint to unlock his phone, then imitates his messages to lure the intended contact to the ambush site 151.
• Films He Yaoyao’s staged fall to preserve evidence against her attempted framing of Han Mo 170.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Wooden sword — Used for his swordsmanship examination 60.
• Qing-dynasty gold folding fan — Bought by Mu Xu Xi for five million yuan and given to him after Xiao Qi confirms its authenticity 48.
• Villa beside the Mu residence — Placed in his name; the Mu family offers it as a home for Yan Lin and Su Huilan 144.
• Company shares — Receives a share transfer and signs the contract as Mu Yanwen; he is told he may retain them or use them to invest in his own business 163.
• Bangxi Mountain hot springs — Ownership purchased for him by Mu Xu Ye as a birthday gift 163.
• Sports car — Birthday gift from Mu Xu Ci 163.
• Wristwatch — Birthday gift from Qi Shu Yu 163.
• Gemstone necklace — Birthday gift from Mu Xu Xi, featuring a navy-blue hexagonal stone 163.
• Golden-thread phoebe bookmark and agarwood paperweight — Presented in a wooden box by Mo Qingguo 182.

Relationships

Family

• Mu Xingfeng — Biological father. Trusts Yan Wen’s warnings about company threats and supports him with gifts, security, and family plans 12 47 60 74.
• Xie Yunshu — Biological mother. Welcomes him home, accepts his attachment to his adoptive parents, and becomes fiercely protective as Mu Huai’an’s attacks escalate 1 18 72 73.
• Yan Lin — Adoptive father and childhood teacher. Encourages his martial arts, teaches him chess, and helps coordinate the response to White Wolf 50 74 89.
• Su Huilan — Adoptive mother. Raised him for sixteen years and remains central to his emotional life; he celebrates her birthday and promises to visit after she moves away 18 68 144 145.
• Mu Xu Ye — Eldest biological brother. Welcomes Yan Wen warmly, invites him to his classmates’ reunion, and later gives him ownership of hot springs 23 26 163.
• Mu Xu Ci — Second biological brother. Apologizes for his earlier treatment after Yan Wen helps him avoid a trap; later cares for him during family trips and reunions 12 89 183.
• Mu Xu Xi — Older sister. Initially rejects him in favor of Mu Huai’an, but changes her attitude after he helps expose Lin Qi and protect her from another scheme 1 3 13.
• Mu Gensheng — Paternal grandfather. Bonds with Yan Wen over chess and later angrily calls Mo Qingguo after hearing about the proposed engagement 89 90 191.
• Xie Zhiwen and Wu Guilan — Maternal grandparents. Welcome him at the Xie residence and credit him with exposing the danger posed by Zhang Ying 123 126 127.
• Qi Shu Yu — Mu Xu Ye’s boyfriend, addressed affectionately as “Big Brother Qi.” Yan Wen encourages their relationship and later takes an active role in protecting him from Qi Ji’s assassin 26 75 141 151.

Partner & Friends

• Mo Chengzhou — Romantic partner and Tang Yun’s youngest uncle. Their connection develops from mutual curiosity into an openly acknowledged relationship, shared domestic life, and engagement discussions 48 50 127 183 191.
• Tang Yun — Close university friend. Defends him against Mu Huai’an, studies with him, and helps him navigate the Mo family’s relationships 21 31 174.
• Gao Yuyang — Close university friend. Trusts Yan Wen with his grandfather’s safety and works with him against Gao Zhen’s revenge plans 50 59 142.
• Li Zhaoxi — Friend he helps recognize her biological family’s abuse and arrange a public severance banquet 38 42 47.
• Xiao Qi / Little Seven — Bound system, confidant, and frequent gossip companion. Yan Wen relies on its intelligence but also jokes with it, reassures it, and cautions it about spending points 1 74 142 169.

Adversaries

• Mu Huai’an — The Mu family’s adopted son and Yan Wen’s principal family rival. His efforts progress from emotional manipulation and framing to hiring an assassin and attempting to kill Yan Wen personally 1 5 28 73 75.
• Fang Qingyan — Huai’an’s devoted supporter and accomplice in the homecoming-banquet necklace plot 5.
• White Wolf — Contract assassin hired by Huai’an. Pushes Yan Wen into a river and later abducts him 72 74.
• Gao Zhen — Develops a grudge against Yan Wen after his crimes are exposed and remains in Weicheng seeking revenge 59 131 142.
• Chu Huaiyu — Romantic rival who invokes his childhood connection with Mo Chengzhou. Yan Wen answers his intimidation with humor and confidence 178.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return to the Mu Family

• Xiao Qi reveals the tension surrounding Huai’an before Yan Wen enters the household. Yan Wen refuses to accept Huai’an’s claim that his return necessarily means hatred or rejection 1 3.
• At his homecoming banquet, he learns that Huai’an and Fang Qingyan plan to plant a stolen necklace on him. He allows the setup to proceed, then has Xiao Qi transfer the necklace onto Fang Qingyan 5.
• His assistance to his siblings gradually overturns their initial hostility and strengthens his place in the family 3 12 13.

Campus Rivalry & Public Evidence

• At Shengyuan, Huai’an recruits classmates against him and participates in a false-rumor campaign. Yan Wen counters with direct confrontation and a timed release of recordings 28 33 36.
• He helps Li Zhaoxi arrange her Family Severance Banquet on the same day as the Tao family’s celebration for their adopted daughter, with Xie Yunshu securing a neighboring venue 42 47.
• His academic success earns him the option to study from home without abandoning his friendships or later campus interventions 66 86 170.

Corporate & Family Threats

• Yan Wen warns Mu Xingfeng that secretary Liu Tianzhong is a rival company’s mole. Further intelligence about stolen R&D materials helps trigger an investigation, followed by Liu’s arrest 12 47 48.
• Xiao Qi exposes the poisoning of Gao Yuyang’s grandfather. Yan Wen helps obtain evidence, and the grandfather later turns material over to police 50 53 59.
• He warns his mothers about danger facing Yan Lin, allowing Xie Yunshu to organize an advance search effort 66 68.

White Wolf & Huai’an’s Murder Attempt

• Yan Wen survives being pushed into a river and works with Xiao Qi to preserve evidence and track White Wolf 72 73.
• After his abduction, he keeps Huai’an talking while cutting his bonds with a knife from System Space. He fights back, but suffers hand wounds and a gunshot graze to the shoulder during the rescue 74 75.
• Huai’an is captured, and Mo Chengzhou carries Yan Wen to hospital. Xiao Qi says Huai’an could face life imprisonment; Mo arranges for him to be sent to a prison on North City Island 75.

Extended-Family Investigations

• At the Mu ancestral residence, Yan Wen’s thoughts expose Mu Lifang’s exploitation by a younger man and the threats facing actor Mu Chenxuan. Mu Haiwen responds by reconsidering his opposition to his son’s career 89 90.
• At Wenhan Police Station, Yan Wen challenges Zhang Ying’s incomplete account of an alleged assault and identifies her as a possible fugitive. Police pursue further identification, and she is detained after striking an officer 125 126.
• He helps Huang Ting after eighteen years of confinement and assists with her protection. Later, he guards Qi Shu Yu during the ambush that incapacitates Black Hawk 136 149 151.
• He also plans an evidence-gathering visit to confront Gao Zhen and calls on Mo Chengzhou to arrange media attention 142 145.

Romance, Family Acceptance & Later Life

• Yan Wen initially interprets his interest in Mo Chengzhou as attraction to his looks. Their outings and increasingly personal messages lead him to question whether he has deeper feelings 49 50 56 68.
• Their relationship becomes openly acknowledged by Mo’s employees and relatives. Yan Wen visits the Mo family, confidently introduces himself as Chengzhou’s boyfriend, and gradually enjoys being called “the CEO’s wife” 127 174 178 182.
• The Mo family proposes an engagement, with Yan Wen’s agreement required before dates, gifts, and a venue are settled. By deep winter, the couple have moved into their own home 183 191.
• Yan Wen undertakes his junior-year internship in Yan Jing with Mo Chengzhou. After graduation, they spend a year traveling around the world and fill several photo albums together 196 197.

Notable Quotes

“You can feel whether someone loves you. People who love you can’t bear to see you wronged or hurt.” 38

“Better not. I can’t be the kind of person who puts romance before friendship.” 106

“I’m not some spineless do-gooder. He tried to hurt me. If I don’t make him pay for it, my name isn’t Yan Wen.” 109

Trivia

• His favorite food is crayfish; his sister successfully uses a promised crayfish meal to persuade him to accompany her 13 174.
• His other interests include models, games, Chinese chess, and Go. He admits that he has never won a Chinese-chess game before playing with Mu Gensheng 89 90 174.
• As a child, he declared that he wanted to be Spider-Man 144.
• Xiao Qi foresees Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou growing old together, with Yan Wen dying one year after Mo in the same late-summer season in which they first met. This is a prediction, not an event shown in the supplied passages 123.