An Shi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	An Shi (安时)
Alias(es)	An-An / An An; Doctor An / Dr. An 18 27 42
Gender	Male 5
Affiliation	One of City A’s Four Young Masters; formerly the An Family, with shareholder ties retained after his departure 5 106
Occupation/Role	Doctor, surgeon, and brain researcher; works in neurology during an overseas exchange program 23 33 103 116
Workplace	Formerly City A People’s Hospital; later a private hospital partnered with his family, followed by an overseas hospital exchange 23 116
Family	The An Family’s only son; younger brother of An Ning 5 41
Romantic Partner	William 114 118
Status	Alive; officially severs ties with the An Family and later continues medical work abroad 106 118
First Appearance	Chapter 5, “Four Young Masters of the Capital” 5

Background / History

Childhood and family pressure

An Shi grew up with his abilities treated as assets to the An Family. His mother trained him to display exceptional knowledge to attract his father’s attention, while his relatives expected him to enter business. Under that pressure, he became increasingly quiet. One childhood memory shows his older sister asking whether he liked the sea, then pushing him into a swimming pool after he answered yes 41.

Lin Xingye saved An Shi and Bo Xi during childhood, although Su Chenle initially received the credit. An Shi eventually became unable to tolerate Su Chenle’s behavior, and he and Bo Xi later discovered who had really rescued them 29 70 71.

After Lin Xingye was injured and lost his memory, An Shi felt profoundly helpless. He chose medicine and focused his research on the brain, partly to help Lin recover his memories. Attempts to approach Lin were repeatedly discouraged 103.

Medical career and independence

An Shi had no interest in running the family company. After learning that An Ning wanted that role, he chose not to compete with her and instead pursued his own studies. An Ning became the family’s CEO, although rumors portrayed her succession as merely the consequence of her brother’s refusal 5 103.

He worked at City A People’s Hospital for several years before moving to a private hospital partnered with his family. Its smaller surgical workload gave him more time for research; he did not ordinarily handle emergency-department patients or routine surgical calls 23.

His distance from the family extended to holidays: he either spent New Year alone or celebrated with Bo Xi. Despite resenting his mother’s control, he initially resisted involving his friends in family disputes, acknowledging that she had raised him and contributed to the family 98 103.

Appearance

An Shi is described as coolly handsome, with an aloof appearance compared to an icy, proud immortal. He strongly resembles An Ning 5.

• Face: Distant-looking eyes and brows, a high nose bridge, and thin lips usually pressed together 5.
• Hair: Smooth, straight hair with bangs 29 37.
• Build: Lean and lightly muscular, maintained through regular modest exercise rather than an enthusiasm for working out 117.

Personality

An Shi’s public manner is cold, reserved, and often blunt. He rarely bothers to respond to people he finds uninteresting, but his quietness does not prevent him from being socially considerate. His overseas colleagues appreciate his politeness and ability to keep conversation and jokes within comfortable boundaries 5 116.

With close friends, his reserve gives way to dry humor and sharp-tongued affection. He jokingly offers to “collect” Qi Sijing’s corpse, threatens to stop speaking to Lin Xingye if he risks his life again, and hides concern behind irritation 29 86.

His devotion to Lin is not simply romantic: Lin is indispensable to him, and he suppresses his own feelings rather than expose Lin to pressure from the An Family. He repeatedly puts Lin’s safety before his own, even when doing so endangers the hands essential to his profession 85 99.

An Shi can also be calculating. He deliberately guides Hu Kai’s mother toward suspecting Qin Ke while appearing reluctant to gossip. His eventual aim is to draw Qin Ke’s attention away from Lin and onto himself 27 29 32.

His restraint toward relatives comes from gratitude and a desire to preserve relationships, not acceptance of their behavior. Over time, he asserts firmer boundaries and learns that he does not have to endure emotional pain alone 102 103 106.

Abilities & Skills

Medicine, Surgery, and Brain Research

An Shi combines surgical experience with extensive medical knowledge and a research focus on the brain 33 103 116.

• Personally performs Lin Xingye’s surgery following the racing accident 33.
• Treats Cheng Yu’s head wound and compares his altered behavior with Qi Sijing’s earlier symptoms 19 20.
• Identifies Lin’s temporary stress-induced blindness and discusses his self-denial without demanding a complete account of his trauma 47.
• Examines Lin’s unusually rapid recovery and altered brainwaves, but cannot establish their cause 88.
• Earns praise from overseas colleagues for his knowledge and studies difficult cases during the exchange program 116 117.
• Hand injuries from the cliff rescue prevent him from operating for a month and require rehabilitation to preserve dexterity 86.

Hearing Lin Xingye’s Thoughts

An Shi is among the Four Young Masters who hear Lin Xingye’s unspoken thoughts. The experience challenges his materialist worldview and gives him information Lin has not deliberately disclosed 5 11 14.

• Reacts to Lin’s private remarks about him and Qin Ke 11 17 18.
• Recognizes that Lin’s account of their previous-life behavior suggests an abnormal influence 14.
• Encounters a separate restriction that prevents him from directly explaining Qin Ke’s abnormal power; he resorts to hints instead 17.

Martial Arts and Self-Defense

An Shi is explicitly described as a martial arts expert during the cruise attack 45.

• Escapes a knife-wielding hostage-taker by striking his chin, dislocating his wrist, and kicking him away 45.
• Uses attackers’ grips and momentum to knock down a group and create an escape route for a policewoman 96.
• Protects his vital areas while enduring attacks from the controlled crowd 97.
• Has good stamina and self-defense skills, but is still overwhelmed by sustained numbers; he judges the trained policewoman more capable than himself 96.

Observation and Crisis Judgment

An Shi notices changes in familiar people and acts on warning signs rather than dismissing them 18 82 89.

• Recognizes Cheng Yu’s public discussion of business as uncharacteristic 18.
• Recognizes Huang Dao from having seen him aboard the ship 40.
• Contacts Bo Xi after Lin abruptly cancels a visit with a trembling voice 82.
• Keeps a suspicious phone call open and asks Xu Chen to trace Lin’s location 89.
• Secretly sends an emergency alert during his overseas abduction 117 118.
• Deduces Claire’s involvement from the arranged shift change and nervous repetition while bandaging him 118.

Relationships

• Lin Xingye / Star — Childhood friend, former rescuer, patient, and his most important emotional attachment. An Shi’s medical research partly originates in Lin’s childhood memory loss; he later becomes a trusted confidant concerning Lin’s fear, guilt, and reluctance to love 29 42 99 103.
• William — Romantic partner. An Shi initially rejects his familiarity, later accepts his care and an overseas holiday, and eventually explicitly calls him his boyfriend. Their relationship becomes a means for An Shi to learn trust without surrendering his independence 53 101 117 118.
• Bo Xi — Childhood friend and long-standing source of companionship. Bo Xi recognizes An Shi’s self-sacrificing plans, searches for him during the crowd attack, and stands against his mother’s mistreatment 29 97 98 103.
• Qi Sijing — Childhood friend whom An Shi frequently scolds and teases. An Shi investigates his abnormal experience with Qin Ke, forbids further racing after the accident, and is moved by Qi’s uncompromising defense of him 14 29 103.
• Cheng Yu — Childhood friend and investigative ally. Their familiarity allows An Shi to recognize his manipulated behavior; Cheng Yu later helps expose An Shi’s plan to become Qin Ke’s target and reassures him during the family conflict 18 29 103.
• An Ning — Older sister and business successor. Their relationship is marked by resentment and childhood harm. An Shi transfers shares to her and later accepts that she is a better leader than their father, but does not forgive her after her apology 41 59 102 106.
• Mrs. An — Controlling mother. She intrudes into his home, manipulates people around him, and attempts to dictate his inheritance and future. Her hospital confrontation leads his friends and mentor to impose restrictions on her access 53 102 103.
• Medical mentor — Unnamed teacher who reprimands his recklessness, insists that he protect his hands, and intervenes against relatives disrupting his recovery 86 100 103.
• Qin Ke and the system — Adversaries whose manipulation An Shi investigates. He tries to expose Qin Ke and divert danger from Lin, then survives an assault by people under the system’s control 20 27 29 96 97.
• Claire — Overseas mentor and research colleague who deliberately creates the opening for his kidnapping. An Shi rejects Claire’s attempt to separate him from William and punches Claire during the confrontation 116 117 118.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Investigating Qin Ke

• At the business seminar, An Shi hears Lin Xingye’s thought describing the Four Young Masters as members of Qin Ke’s “Fish Pond” 5.
• He examines Qi Sijing after an abnormal encounter, then witnesses Cheng Yu behaving similarly during a restaurant dinner 14 17 18.
• After Cheng Yu regains control, An Shi warns that renewed contact with Qin Ke could cause the symptoms to return 19 20.
• Following the racing attack, he directs Hu Kai’s mother toward Qin Ke. His intended diversion escalates into public accusations beyond what he had planned 27 29 32.
• He rejects Qin Ke’s supposed suicide as inconsistent with his self-serving character 32.

Cruise Rescue and Illness

• An Shi jumps into the sea with a lifebuoy despite limited swimming ability. He helps free William and brings the unconscious attacker to the surface 40.
• He develops a dangerous fever and loses consciousness; childhood memories of family pressure and the swimming-pool incident surface during his illness 41.
• After recovering, he comforts Lin about his previous-life guilt and fear of attachment 42.
• During the later armed ambush, he breaks free of a hostage-taker and helps end the confrontation 45.

Cliffside Rescue

• After Lin falls from the cliff, An Shi jumps to the ledge where he lies injured. The landing twists his ankle, and he cuts both hands while stopping himself from falling 84 85.
• He improvises bandages and shields Lin as William’s medical helicopter approaches, neglecting his own wounds until the flight 85.
• His damaged hands keep him out of Lin’s emergency surgery and temporarily end his operating-room work, although he continues monitoring Lin’s recovery 86 88.

Final Kidnapping and Crowd Attack

• When controlled Cheng Yu drives Lin toward the outskirts, An Shi detects the danger over the phone and asks Xu Chen to trace the signal 89.
• He remains behind during the rescue operation partly because his injuries have only recently healed 93 98.
• The controlled crowd isolates him and a policewoman. An Shi creates an opening for her to seek help, then continues fighting alone despite serious injury 96.
• Bo Xi reaches him after reinforcements arrive; William subsequently carries him out, and the group takes him to hospital 97 99 101.

Breaking with the An Family

• During recovery, An Shi reveals transfers of 15% of the An Group to An Ning and 10% to Lin Xingye, asserting control over his inheritance 102.
• He openly describes his mother’s manipulation, becomes physically distressed, and receives support from friends and his mentor 102 103.
• William stays with him while the others confront the system 104.
• By the finale, An Shi has officially severed family ties. Lin returns the shares, leaving An Shi a shareholder; An Ning wins the leadership struggle and apologizes, but An Shi does not forgive her 106.

Overseas Relationship with William

• Lin and Cheng Yu later find An Shi and William kissing at An Shi’s overseas home 114.
• An Shi accepts an exchange-program assignment during his holiday and develops a comfortable daily routine with William 116 117.
• Wilang, William’s younger half-brother, kidnaps him to retaliate against William. An Shi sends an alert, remains defiant, and is rescued with painful but non-serious rope injuries 117 118.
• He exposes Claire’s role in arranging the opportunity, defends his relationship, and chooses to place greater trust in William. William responds by letting their intimacy proceed at An Shi’s pace 118.

Notable Quotes

“My hands are worth a fortune.” 45

“There's no shame in relying on other people.” 47

“Besides, sorry, but I don't like people bad-mouthing my boyfriend.” 118