Mu Yunzhi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mu Yunzhi (牧云之)
Alias(es)	Brother Mu; Mu; Yunzhi 78 171 199
Gender	Male 9
Secondary Gender	Alpha 9
Affiliation	His own fashion brand; the dating show Love Mailbox 150 199
Occupation/Role	Fashion designer; dating-show guest 33 171
Age	Four years older than An Zhiwan 62
Family	Two fathers, referred to as Mu and Luo; longtime family friends of An Zhiwan’s parents 9 137
Pheromone Scent	Manta Rose 57
Residence	Has a home in City A 200
Romantic Partner	An Zhiwan 171 199

Background / History

Mu Yunzhi grew up next door to An Zhiwan, whose parents were old friends of his family. When An’s parents were busy working, An frequently ate at Mu’s home. Four years older, Mu became the person An regarded as his most important older brother and friend 9 62.

Mu followed An’s racing ambitions from childhood, attending practice races and international competitions whenever he could. He recognized that he was in love when An embraced him after winning his first F3 championship. However, he suppressed his feelings because An appeared to see him only as an older brother, and because pheromone rejection could make a relationship between two Alphas physically painful 199.

When An announced that he would join Love Mailbox, Mu initially objected and offered to travel with him instead. After learning that An’s team wanted the publicity to support his career, Mu accepted the decision and agreed to participate himself. An had secretly recommended Mu to the production team, hoping they could attend together 199 200.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and straight-backed, and slightly taller than An Zhiwan 137 171.
• Features: Thin lips and long, clean fingers 60 200.
• Usual presentation: Elegant, stylish, and rakishly charming. He brings his own stylist to the dating show and pays close attention to his camera appearance 9 78 132.
• Yacht-party outfit: A black paneled casual suit, floor-skimming trousers, and metal waist accents 33.
• Mythical runway styling: Waist-length white hair, white antlers, a moon-white forehead ornament, white clothing, and a jade flute. The look combines serenity with an undertone of danger; these are performance styling rather than permanent features 78.
• Fashion-show outfit: A dark brown suit over a silk shirt, accented with a Chrome Hearts silver chain and cross earrings 150.

Personality

Mu usually handles situations steadily and without haste, qualities An later tries to learn from him. His composed manner can conceal considerable nervousness: on Confession Night, he admits that his apparent calm is an act 160 171.

His restraint is especially evident in his treatment of An. He initially hides his love to avoid exposing An to possible pheromone rejection, later reassures him that he need not feel guilty for taking time to understand his feelings, and prioritizes An’s race preparation over a trip together 160 171 199.

He is nevertheless vulnerable to jealousy and uncertainty. An’s avoidance leaves him visibly subdued, and he struggles to enjoy a dance performance while waiting to learn whom An will invite on a date. Once their relationship becomes secure, his gentleness is joined by more relaxed teasing and open affection 35 52 62 200.

Mu is also perceptive toward others. Before a runway performance, he notices Jiang Yumiao’s anxiety and helps him focus on the person he wants to perform for 78.

Abilities & Skills

Fashion Design

• Runs a fashion brand whose operations have traditionally focused overseas 176.
• His established designs favor minimalist, cool aesthetics; Clouds and Clearing Skies introduces a softer, warmer autumn/winter collection 149 150.
• Personally makes clothing for major shows. He avoids kitesurfing and rock climbing during an activity challenge to protect his hands before an upcoming show 106.
• Collaborates on custom costumes for the film adaptation of Escape from the Abyss, consulting Jiang Yumiao about their style and studying the original novel 197 200.

Music and Performance

• Plays multiple instruments, a skill that helped motivate An to continue learning the flute as a child 200.
• Performs the piano piece “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night” at the yacht music party, winning the performance vote and the season’s first date invitation 35 171.
• Uses performance to communicate his feelings publicly, choosing the piece deliberately rather than making a neutral musical selection 35.

Drawing and Handicrafts

• Sketches An in his racing suit while accompanying him to training 144.
• Draws Jiang and Ning Chunchi’s wedding scene, including its moon-shaped arch and hanging grapes, then sends Jiang a photograph of the sketch 199.
• Makes a floral lamp during the traditional-craft challenge. He confirms that lamps have an important personal meaning but refuses to elaborate because the explanation involves An’s secret 67.

Pheromone Compatibility

• His pheromones smell of Manta Rose 57.
• Initially fears the painful rejection reactions that can affect Alpha–Alpha couples 199.
• Later discovers that he and An experience no pheromone rejection; An explicitly confirms that he does not dislike Mu’s scent 199.

Significant Items

• Manta Rose-scented candle — A souvenir An buys that Mu recognizes by its resemblance to his own pheromone scent. Their mutual keepsake selections make them roommates, and Mu takes the candle as a hopeful sign of An’s affection 57 60.
• Wooden night-light — His selected souvenir evokes childhood memories for An and strengthens An’s resolve to stop avoiding him 62.
• Crocheted Manta Rose — A dusty-pink flower made by An during the craft challenge 66 98.
• White jade flute — Chosen as his prop for the Classic of Mountains and Seas-themed runway performance 78.
• Saint Maiki Grand Prix trophy — Presented to him by An after a decisive victory, publicly fulfilling An’s promise to dedicate the championship to him 160 199.

Relationships

• An Zhiwan — Childhood neighbor and family friend who becomes his boyfriend. Mu supports his racing career, while An increasingly reciprocates through gifts, dates, public affection, and a direct confession. An later moves into Mu’s home during a racing break 62 171 199 200.
• Jiang Yumiao — Fellow guest whom he encourages before a runway appearance. He later invites Jiang to his fashion show, sketches his wedding, and collaborates on costumes for the adaptation of Jiang’s novel 78 149 197 199.
• Mu and Luo — His two fathers. An’s father asks after their health when Mu visits the family home 137.
• An Zhiwan’s parents — Longstanding family friends. They knew Mu from the families’ years as neighbors and welcome him during his filmed visit 9 62 137.
• Leng Haiyue — Fellow guest who invites Mu into a group outing rather than leaving him alone after An chooses another companion 37.
• Yu He — Fellow guest and occasional roommate, paired with Mu through room-assignment draws 51 73.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Public Courtship and Avoidance

Mu and An initially establish their longstanding familiarity by choosing each other in the show’s knowledge game. An still frames their closeness as brotherhood when accepting Mu’s early pairing letter 9 14.

The yacht performance changes that dynamic. Mu wins with “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night” and publicly invites An to a candlelit dinner. During the date, he asks An to set aside their past and consider him a suitor, requesting at least three weeks before an answer 35 36.

An subsequently uses invitations to Lin Xu and Yu He to avoid being alone with Mu. Mu watches the Water Kingdom light show alone, and his earlier confidence gives way to visible dejection 37 38 52.

Reconciliation and Growing Intimacy

Event	Development
Mutual keepsake match	An’s scented candle and their reciprocal selections bring them together as roommates 57.
An initiates a date	An resolves to stop avoiding Mu and uses his craft-challenge prize to invite him out; the outing becomes a night drive 62 66.
Successful chemistry test	Both choose purple grapes, drawing on details An had shared about the other guests 98.
First kiss	After a cinema date’s livestream ends, Mu kisses An. An accidentally bites his lip, prompting Mu to wear a mask and skip dune bashing to avoid showing the injury on camera 129 132.
Family visit	Mu brings gifts to An’s home and talks with his father while An peels a mandarin for him 137.
“Clouds and Clearing Skies” show	Mu identifies An as his muse, presents a warmer collection, and closes the runway hand in hand with him 150.
“Light On” date	An requests a song for the person he loves, answering Mu’s earlier musical declaration. They kiss afterward, with Mu asking An not to bite this time 167.
Confession Night	Outside a church, An confesses first. Mu sheds a tear, reciprocates, and says that his wish has finally come true 171.

Life After *Love Mailbox*

Mu accompanies An abroad after the show. Because his brand already operates primarily overseas, their respective work commitments do not require a long-distance relationship 176.

At the Saint Maiki Grand Prix, An gives Mu his trophy and kisses him publicly. Their subsequent discovery of pheromone compatibility resolves the fear that originally kept Mu silent. At Jiang and Ning’s wedding, Mu begins imagining a future wedding of his own 199.

The couple revisits the Water Kingdom to replace An’s painful memory of leaving Mu alone with a shared experience. Mu explains the island’s fireworks-kiss legend and kisses him during the show. After An wins that year’s F1 World Drivers’ Championship, he stays at Mu’s home during a break while Mu works on the Escape from the Abyss film project 200.

Difference from the Original Novel

• In the original novel Jiang remembers, Mu reveals interest in Lin Xu only in the middle-to-late stages, gives him a rose, and chooses him during the final confession segment 35.
• His early, unmistakable pursuit of An therefore surprises Jiang. Jiang suspects that Mu’s original pursuit of Lin may have been connected to An’s interest in Lin, but this remains Jiang’s speculation 35.

Notable Quotes

“Just pretend the rest of the audience doesn’t exist. All you need to do is put on a good show for that one person you’re thinking of.” 78

“When I introduce him to my friends, I finally don’t have to call him ‘the younger brother I grew up with’ anymore.” 160

“Zhiwan, you don’t need to feel guilty toward me at all. I know you needed time to work things out. All that matters is that you’re willing to accept me now.” 171

Trivia

• “Clouds and Clearing Skies” refers both to sunshine after rain—An’s pheromone scent—and to Mu’s happiness after their relationship becomes clear 199.
• Mu learns the East Xia Island kissing legend from a trending post about Jiang and the other guests, rather than during his original solitary visit to the light show 200.