Xia Zhiyun

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Xia Zhiyun (夏之韵)
Alias(es)	Mrs. Gu; Yunyun, used by her husband 7 11
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Gu family 1
Occupation/Role	Gu family matriarch; Gu Jingsheng’s wife 1 37
Children	Biological children: Gu Yan, Gu Bai, Gu Chi, and Gu Luosheng; daughter raised as her own: Gu Luoxi 1 2 3
Status	Alive; survives the cursed-doll attack 8 12 45
First Appearance	Hospital reunion with Gu Luosheng 1

Background / History

Family and Foretold Fate

Xia Zhiyun raises Gu Luoxi as her biological daughter for more than twenty years after a doctor mixes up the children. When Gu Luosheng arrives at the hospital with a DNA test, Xia finally learns that Luosheng is her long-lost daughter 1 2 10.

During their first meeting, Xia unexpectedly hears Luosheng’s thoughts. These describe a disastrous future in which Xia is disfigured and sexually assaulted by a beggar, while Gu Jingsheng is driven into bankruptcy and suicide. These are warnings about the novel’s original plot, not events Xia has already experienced 1.

Reunion and Changing Loyalties

Xia initially feels disappointed by Luosheng’s rural background and poor entertainment-industry reputation. Although Luosheng’s thoughts make her suspicious of Luoxi, she continues reassuring the daughter she raised that she will not be abandoned. Hearing how unwelcome Luosheng feels leaves Xia increasingly guilty about her divided attention 1 2.

Her neglect becomes especially clear when she realizes that no room has been prepared for Luosheng. She has the butler arrange one and later sends Luosheng to deliver fruit to her brothers, hoping to help her settle into the household 4 5.

The decisive break in Xia’s trust comes when Luosheng’s hidden camera proves that Luoxi planted a stolen ring in her bag. Xia restrains her anger because Luosheng’s warnings have made her fear dangerous retaliation. At the next jewelry shop, however, she openly defends Luosheng against a dismissive saleswoman: she buys the entire shop, valued at 200 million yuan, and demands the employee’s dismissal. She then registers the shop under Luosheng’s name as a homecoming gift 7 8.

Cursed Doll and Household Betrayal

Xia suddenly struggles to breathe because of a needle-pierced doll modeled on her. Luosheng retrieves the doll and removes its needles, relieving her symptoms. When the housekeeper accuses Luosheng of making it, Xia rejects the allegation using the doll’s production time, private birth details, and reproduction of her concealed birthmark 8 9.

Luosheng’s thoughts identify Luoxi as the instigator and expose the housekeeper’s desire to replace Xia. A search uncovers revealing photographs of Gu Jingsheng and hostile messages written on pictures of Xia. Xia violently attacks the housekeeper, pays her medical expenses, threatens her, and uses her socialite contacts to blacklist her from wealthy households 9 10.

Hotel Counter-Scheme

After overhearing Luoxi insinuate that she is unfaithful, Xia deliberately leaves a hotel-room message visible on her phone. At the hotel, she and Gu Jingsheng confirm that they both hear Luosheng’s thoughts and remain confident in each other’s loyalty. They stage a wrecked room and an apparent marital breakdown, culminating in Xia demanding a divorce 11.

The performance leaves Luoxi responsible for a 600,000-yuan damage bill. The divorce threat is entirely staged. When Xia explains Luoxi’s involvement in the cursed doll, Gu Jingsheng wants to expel her, but Xia persuades him to keep her nearby so they can monitor further threats to Luosheng 12.

Open Protection and Retaliation

Xia increasingly challenges Luoxi’s accusations and enthusiastically supports Luosheng, including watching her television appearances and offering her spending money. During Xiao Yun’s knife attack on Gu Yan, Luosheng brings Xia to safety and has her call the police before returning with pepper spray 16 17 19 20 21.

Afterward, Xia deliberately trips Luoxi, causing her to dislocate her jaw. She compounds the humiliation by pretending medical help is unavailable and proposing tough, chewy foods for dinner 20.

When Luoxi attacks Luosheng’s reputation over an apparent boyfriend, Xia affirms Luosheng’s freedom to choose a partner regardless of his wealth. Hearing that Luoxi intends to secure her position by seducing the brothers, she interrupts Luoxi embracing Gu Bai and warns him to stay away from her 36 37.

Island Camping Trip

Xia organizes a camping trip after checking that Luosheng has a day off, promising more outings to compensate for experiences her daughter missed. Her favoritism is explicit: she refuses to let Gu Bai pitch Luoxi’s tent but offers the brothers’ help to Luosheng 38.

At the campsite, Xia questions whether Luoxi arranged the supposed scandal involving Luosheng. Once evidence exposes Luoxi’s connection to a beggar hired to enter Luosheng’s bed, Xia forbids her from future family outings and orders her to spend the night outside the tent reflecting on her actions 42 44.

The next morning, she shows little concern over Luoxi’s departure and instead asks whether Luosheng enjoyed the trip. The family notices that Xia has been smiling more since her biological daughter returned 45.

Appearance

• Striking beauty: Luosheng repeatedly admires her mother’s looks, including at their first hospital meeting 1 2 11.
• Birthmark on her back: A private detail reproduced on the cursed doll; even Gu Bai did not know about it 9.
• Red lips and expressive eyes: Her appearance accompanies the abrupt shift from gentle mother to stern authority during confrontations 7 9.
• Elegant clothing: Wears high heels and, for the hotel counter-scheme, a figure-hugging dress with a small Chanel bag 9 11.

Personality

Xia begins as an indulgent mother whose attachment to Luoxi blinds her to Luosheng’s exclusion. Her remorse becomes practical rather than merely verbal: she prepares a room, gives expensive gifts, pays attention to Luosheng’s food cravings, and plans shared experiences. Luosheng’s private compliments visibly delight her 2 4 7 8 12 38.

She is blunt, curious about gossip, and increasingly calculating once her trust is broken. Her protectiveness also has a harsh side: she severely punishes the housekeeper, engineers Luoxi’s humiliation, and openly privileges her biological daughter. During the camping confrontation, her private thoughts disparage Luoxi’s adopted status, revealing prejudice alongside her justified anger over the attempted harm 9 10 19 20 38 44.

Abilities & Skills

Hearing Gu Luosheng’s Thoughts

Xia can hear Luosheng’s unspoken inner voice from their first encounter 1 11.

• Receives warnings about the family’s original fates and concealed schemes 1 9 36.
• Learns Luosheng’s wishes even when her spoken answer conceals them, prompting an offer of a bank card 21.
• Confirms with Gu Jingsheng that he shares the same phenomenon 11.
• No ability to read other people’s thoughts is demonstrated in the supplied chapters.

Deduction

Xia combines private information with observable contradictions rather than relying solely on accusations 9.

• Establishes that the custom doll required at least five days to make, while Luosheng had been home only two days 9.
• Questions how Luosheng could know her birth date, birth time, and hidden birthmark 9.
• Recognizes Luoxi’s inflated reimbursement claim: the hotel charged 600,000 yuan, not the million she requests 17.

Acting and Counter-Manipulation

Xia uses staged behavior to exploit Luoxi’s expectations while concealing her own intentions 11 12 20.

• Performs a convincing marital crisis with Gu Jingsheng 11 12.
• Maintains outward reassurance while waiting for other family members to recognize Luoxi’s conduct 20.
• Advocates keeping Luoxi close enough to monitor rather than immediately expelling her 12.

Wealth and Social Influence

Xia uses the Gu family’s resources and her own social connections to reward allies and punish opponents 7 10 21.

• Purchases the jewelry shop with Gu Jingsheng’s financial backing 7.
• Secures the housekeeper’s exclusion from wealthy households through her socialite circle 10.
• Offers financial support for Luosheng and even a prospective partner without money 21 36.

Relationships

• Gu Luosheng — Biological daughter. Their reunion develops from neglect and disappointment into affection, protection, and mutual enjoyment of one another’s company 1 4 19 45.
• Gu Jingsheng — Husband, who calls her “Yunyun.” Their mutual trust withstands Luoxi’s infidelity insinuations, and they cooperate in the hotel counter-scheme 11 12.
• Gu Luoxi — Daughter raised as her own for over twenty years. Xia initially excuses her behavior but becomes distrustful after the ring frame-up and cursed-doll revelations 2 7 9 10.
• Gu Yan — Eldest son. Xia challenges his reflexive defense of Luoxi and later helps summon police during Xiao Yun’s attack 10 19 20.
• Gu Bai — Second son. Xia confronts his persistent favoritism toward Luoxi and intervenes when their physical closeness raises concern 36 37 38.
• Gu Chi — Third son, a surgeon; initially joins his brothers in criticizing Luosheng while Xia defends her 3 36.
• Ye Nanshen — Introduces himself to Xia as Luosheng’s friend at the campsite. Her cool reception becomes immediate approval once she realizes he came for Luosheng rather than Luoxi 41.
• Auntie Wang / the housekeeper — Household employee implicated in Luoxi’s schemes and exposed as coveting Xia’s husband and position 9 10.

Notable Quotes

“Your saleswoman judges people by appearances. She said my daughter wasn't worthy of wearing your jewelry. Just how valuable is this jewelry of yours? More valuable than my daughter?” 7

“Shengsheng, people are free to choose who they love these days, so you can like whoever you want. Don't suppress your feelings just because certain people run their mouths, understand?” 36