Ye Nanshen

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ye Nanshen (夜南沉)
Alias(es)	“Capital City's crown prince,” as described by Chen Yu 33
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Ye family; Ye Group and its entertainment company 24 33 50
Occupation/Role	CEO of Ye Group; identified by the Gossip System as the novel’s most powerful villain 14 33
First Appearance	Gu Luosheng mistakenly enters his private car 14

Background / History

Ye Nanshen is an exceptionally influential businessman in Capital City. Chen Yu introduces him as Ye Group’s CEO, holder of all its shares, and the city’s youngest and richest man. Despite his widely known name, he keeps a low profile and rarely appears in public; Shen Zhe does not recognize him at their first meeting 33.

His reputation is violent, cruel, bad-tempered, and unpredictable. A rumor claims that a woman who tried to enter his bed years earlier is still missing. The Gossip System describes him as capable of killing without hesitation and advises Gu Luosheng to seek his protection because the male lead is nowhere near his level of power 14 21 23.

Gu Luosheng recalls that the original novel described him destroying a factory, burning down a manor, and buying a cemetery. The reason for the cemetery purchase is not explained; her belief that it was intended for his victims is speculation 34.

Appearance

• Tall and strikingly handsome: His appearance repeatedly distracts Gu Luosheng even when she fears him; Gu Luoxi is also immediately attracted to him 14 39 41.
• Firm, muscular chest: Gu Luosheng notices his physique during their first encounter and again when she collides with him on the island 14 40.
• Slender fingers and thin lips: Described during his encounter with Gu Luosheng in the car 35.
• Expensive clothing and accessories: Wears a wristwatch and a thumb ring; his clothes help Gu Luoxi identify him as wealthy before she knows his identity 23 31 39.

Personality

Ye Nanshen is controlling, impatient, and accustomed to unquestioned obedience. He prefers quiet, imposes minute-long deadlines, and uses threats to enforce his demands. When Gu Luosheng rejects his calls before their scheduled assignment, he arrives at her home and the villa’s outer door is blown apart. His momentary guilt disappears almost immediately 21 22 26.

His interest in Gu Luosheng brings out dry humor, jealousy, and selective consideration. He enjoys her praise, joins her internet-meme banter, remembers her preference for milk tea, and trusts her acting enough to let her expose Shen Zhe without interference. Nevertheless, his protectiveness does not remove his domineering behavior: he makes unwanted physical advances and sometimes disregards her objections 31 32 34 35 42.

Abilities & Skills

Hearing Gu Luosheng’s Thoughts

Ye Nanshen discovers that he can hear Gu Luosheng’s inner monologue even when she is not speaking 15.

• Recognizes the difference between her timid apologies and her bold private fantasies 15.
• Learns about Fang Fang’s earlier abuse of her and becomes more hostile toward the designer 23.
• Hears her genuine contempt for Shen Zhe, despite her evasive spoken answers 34.
• Overhears her knowledge of a rare mineral deposit beneath the island and immediately decides to buy it 39.
• Is unsettled by her belief that everyone will eventually abandon her 40.
• Gu Luosheng remains unaware that he can hear her thoughts during these encounters 15 26 34.

Corporate Authority and Wealth

His authority extends across Ye Group and its entertainment business, allowing him to influence performers’ careers and public treatment 29 33 50.

• Pays Gu Luosheng five million yuan to act as his girlfriend for a family event 16 24.
• Arranges repairs to the Gu villa’s door and pays for her banquet clothing 22 35.
• Prevents Chen Yu from shelving her and cancels the assistant’s annual bonuses 29.
• Delegates an island purchase costing a few hundred million yuan to his assistant 39.
• Orders legal notices sent to accounts spreading malicious claims about her appearance 49.
• Can have fans removed from his entertainment company with a single instruction 50.

Physical Strength and Intimidation

Ye Nanshen physically overpowers both Gu Luosheng and Shen Zhe during confrontations 21 33.

• Holds Gu Luosheng by the back of her neck with little opportunity for her to resist 21.
• Stops Shen Zhe’s attempted slap, restrains him, and later kicks him hard enough to make him cough blood 32 33.
• Directs bodyguards through a small hand gesture, having nearby men removed when they stare at Gu Luosheng 39.

Aversion to Women

Ye Nanshen experiences an unusual aversion to women, with Gu Luosheng emerging as the exception 31 34.

• Reports that being with her seems to ease his usual aversion 31.
• Tests physical closeness and concludes that she is the only woman he is willing to approach 34 35.
• A doctor calls his condition unusual and recommends further observation; Ye dismisses the doctor and blocks him 35.
• Gu Luoxi’s approach and even her voice provoke disgust, while tampered incense later makes him uncomfortable in his tent 39 41 42.
• Gu Luosheng’s suspicion that he is impotent is a misunderstanding, not an established diagnosis 26 27.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Private car — The setting of his first meeting with Gu Luosheng; she initially mistakes it for a shared ride. Its lack of a visible badge later leads Gu Luoxi to dismiss it as a cheap modified vehicle 14 15 35.
• Black card — Given to Gu Luosheng when he hires her for the following evening’s acting assignment 16.
• Wristwatch and thumb ring — Accessories he adjusts or handles during conversations 23 31.
• Gloves — Gives Gu Luosheng a pair before she retaliates against Fang Fang, saying he does not want her hands dirtied before they hold hands 23.
• Wet wipes — Cleans his fingers after handling Shen Zhe, treating the contact as unclean 33.

Relationships

• Gu Luosheng — Hired girlfriend and growing romantic interest. He can hear her thoughts, tolerates her touch, and repeatedly protects her, but also frightens her through threats and unwanted advances. Marriage becomes a prospect in her thoughts, without a completed wedding shown in the provided passages 15 16 24 35 42 50.
• Old Madam Ye — Grandmother. She asks him to bring home a girlfriend, warmly accepts Gu Luosheng, and later misinterprets their awkward physical closeness as intimacy 24 25 27.
• Chen Yu — Assistant and manager of the entertainment company. Ye punishes his attempts to sideline Gu Luosheng and his careless remarks about her 29 33 49.
• Shen Zhe — Performer under his company and an apparent romantic rival. Ye questions Gu Luosheng’s feelings toward him, then violently intervenes when Shen tries to strike her 30 32 33 34.
• Gu Luoxi — Unwanted admirer. He rejects her flirting, exposes her slander, and has her thrown out after she tries to enter his bed 39 41 42.
• Xia Zhiyun — Gu Luosheng’s mother. She enthusiastically approves of him as a potential son-in-law once she realizes his interest is directed toward Luosheng rather than Luoxi 41.
• Ye Siyu — Younger cousin. Challenges the authenticity of Ye’s girlfriend arrangement but retreats when threatened 24 25.
• Chen Ling — Aunt. Opposes his relationship with Gu Luosheng because marriage could affect the distribution of Old Madam Ye’s shares 25.
• Fang Fang — Designer who mistreats Gu Luosheng. Ye backs Luosheng’s retaliation and promises to take responsibility for the consequences 23.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Encounter and Paid Arrangement

• Gu Luosheng enters his car by mistake. A sudden stop throws her against him, and he angrily pushes her away after she touches his chest 14.
• He discovers her audible inner thoughts. Her attempt to stage a kiss to avoid paparazzi instead becomes a real accidental kiss; he subsequently asks whether she is single 15.
• He hires her for five million yuan to play a role the following evening, later revealed to be his girlfriend at the Ye family banquet 16 24.
• After she rejects his calls, he comes to collect her, damages the villa’s entrance, and subsequently arranges its repair 21 22.

Ye Family Banquet

• At the design studio, he catches Gu Luosheng after Fang Fang shoves her, supports her retaliation, and arranges a better makeup artist 23.
• Introduces her as his girlfriend and shields her from direct questioning. Old Madam Ye accepts her after a compatibility test 24 25.
• When Gu Luosheng is drugged, he takes her to a bedroom and refuses to exploit her impaired state, using a bath to help cool her down 26.
• Later physical teasing alarms her; Old Madam Ye misunderstands their position, and Gu Luosheng escapes while he showers 27.

Entertainment-Industry Intervention

• Recognizes Gu Luosheng on the Let’s Fall in Love livestream and heads to the filming location after stopping Chen Yu from sidelining her 29.
• Lets her performance expose Shen Zhe’s arrogance, but intervenes when Shen attempts to hit her 31 32 33.
• Questions her feelings toward Shen, then uses their private car encounter to test his lack of aversion to her. His advances frighten her; he eventually stops and drives her home 34 35.
• Initially allows an online controversy to grow, hoping she will ask him for help. Later, he orders legal action against accounts insulting her appearance 38 49.

Island Camping

• Decides to buy the island after hearing Gu Luosheng’s thoughts about its mineral deposit, then seeks her out 39.
• Rejects Gu Luoxi’s advances and clarifies that he has no interest in her. At the barbecue, he identifies himself as the supposed “thug” she has been using to slander her sister 40 41.
• Rejects Gu Luoxi’s attempt to enter his bed and notices something wrong with the incense in his tent 42.
• Announces that he will sleep in Gu Luosheng’s tent and kisses her despite her protests. When her system warns of Luoxi’s plan to frame her with a beggar, she asks Ye for help and agrees to his terms 42.

Notable Quotes

“Hit her however you like. If she dies, I'll take responsibility.” 23

“Didn't I tell you she's a good actress? Let her do her thing.” 31

“Gu Luosheng, I go online too.” 34

“I'm the thug you keep talking about.” 41