Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Shen Zhe (沈哲) |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Ye Group’s entertainment company 30 33 |
| Occupation/Role | Popular actor and celebrity heartthrob; cast member of Let’s Fall in Love; male lead of the original novel 29 30 |
| Status | Alive; injured by Ye Nanshen and subsequently embroiled in a public-image scandal 33 34 38 |
| First Appearance | Appears unnamed at the end of Chapter 28; identified in Chapter 29 28 29 |
Background / History
Original Novel’s Storyline
Shen Zhe is the original novel’s male lead and Gu Luoxi’s prominent celebrity partner. Gu Luosheng’s recollections identify Let’s Fall in Love as the beginning of her original counterpart’s disastrous attachment to him. After she fell in love with Shen Zhe, he helped Gu Luoxi torment her; their sustained abuse culminated in her death by hanging. The public never learned the circumstances behind her suicide 29 30.
One remembered incident involved Shen Zhe and Gu Luoxi abandoning Gu Luosheng on a deserted island, stripping her naked, leaving her exposed to insects, and arranging for someone to sexually assault her 38.
Gu Luosheng also recalls that Ye Nanshen’s neglect of his entertainment business allowed Shen Zhe and Gu Luoxi an opening to advance their interests in the original storyline 50.
Appearance
- Handsome face: His appearance is a major source of his popularity, with many fans following him primarily for his looks 29.
- Expensive wardrobe: During the variety-show confrontation, he wears a tie and claims his handmade, custom clothing costs hundreds of thousands of yuan 31 33.
Personality
Shen Zhe cultivates a gentle, caring public persona but privately treats lower-status celebrities with contempt. He repeatedly dismisses Gu Luosheng as a “washed-up nobody” and assumes that her interactions with him are attempts to exploit his fame. Even her explicit rejection becomes, in his interpretation, a tactic to attract his attention 29 30 31 32.
His vanity turns rejection into a contest for control. After Gu Luosheng avoids him, he plans to give her romantic hope and then humiliate her. His germaphobia also provides a trigger for his temper: coffee spilled on his clothing prompts personal insults, disgust at her offer of a wet wipe, and a demand that she kneel 30 31.
His arrogance is highly dependent on status. He threatens Ye Nanshen before recognizing him, then immediately apologizes and blames Gu Luosheng once he learns that Ye is his company’s CEO. Even then, he initially assumes his commercial value will protect him from consequences 33.
Career & Public Image
- High-profile pairing: Chen Yu promotes Gu Luoxi and Shen Zhe as a “golden” celebrity partnership and a major attraction of Let’s Fall in Love 29.
- Looks-driven popularity: The narration confirms that much of Shen Zhe’s success rests on his appearance. Gu Luosheng criticizes his acting, but no awards or specific acting achievements are documented 29.
- Protective fandom: His fans initially attack Gu Luosheng for standing near him, accusing her of seeking publicity. Some continue defending him even after his abusive behavior is broadcast 30 31 32.
- PR support: Following the livestream scandal, his team attributes his outburst to work pressure and three days without proper sleep. A hospital photograph accompanies the statement and draws sympathetic fan responses; the explanation is presented as his team’s claim, not an independently established diagnosis 38.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Reunion on *Let’s Fall in Love*
After Gu Luosheng bumps into him, Shen Zhe initially fails to recognize her without her former makeup. He is struck by her beauty but resumes accusing her of chasing his popularity. Her mockery and refusal to flatter him leave him offended yet intrigued 28 29.
During the show’s opening, he approaches Gu Luosheng instead of standing beside Gu Luoxi. Gu Luosheng moves away to avoid harassment from his fans, but Shen Zhe mistakes her avoidance for romantic manipulation 30.
Livestream Scandal
Gu Luosheng deliberately spills coffee on Shen Zhe to expose his temper, then performs an apologetic, frightened response. He forgets the cameras and humiliates her publicly. Viewers begin questioning his gentle image, and filming is suspended 31 32.
Backstage, he grabs her wrist and insists that she wants his attention. When she continues rejecting and insulting him, he attempts to slap her 32.
Confrontation with Ye Nanshen
Ye Nanshen stops the slap and restrains Shen Zhe. Shen threatens him and insults him as Gu Luosheng’s supposed lover or kept man, unaware of his identity 33.
After Chen Yu identifies Ye, Shen apologizes and tries to shift responsibility onto Gu Luosheng. Ye kicks him hard enough to make him cough blood. Left behind as Ye and Gu Luosheng depart, Shen worries that offending his employer may cost him future opportunities 33 34.
Online Aftermath
Gu Luosheng publicly mocks the explanation issued by Shen Zhe’s PR team, questioning why his hospital photograph shows a general hospital rather than psychiatric treatment. Her comment goes viral under “Brave Sis disses Psycho Bro.” Filming is canceled for the following day 38.
Relationships
- Gu Luosheng — Former admirer in the original storyline and an adversary in the altered one. She knows his abusive history and deliberately challenges his public persona 30 31 32 38.
- Gu Luoxi — Celebrity partner and accomplice in the original abuse of Gu Luosheng. Gu Luosheng later describes Luoxi as stringing Shen Zhe along while pursuing Ye Nanshen 29 30 38 42.
- Ye Nanshen — His company’s CEO and a far more powerful opponent. Their first meeting ends with Shen injured and begging for mercy 33 34.
- Chen Yu — A manager of the entertainment business who initially sees Shen’s popularity as commercially valuable, but becomes angered by his treatment of Gu Luosheng 31 33.