Leng Haiyue

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Leng Haiyue (冷海越)
Alias(es)	Director Leng; “Yueyue” to Yang Qi 3 201
Gender	Male
Secondary Gender	Beta 3
Age	27 at his introduction 3
Occupation/Role	Internationally renowned music-video director and producer 3
Affiliation	Guest on Love Mailbox, season five; producer on Shining Morning Star 4 198 201
Spouse	Yang Qi, described as his husband in the bonus story 201
Family	Mother: Cheng Lian; younger sister: Leng Suli; unnamed father, an archaeologist 165
First Appearance	Chapter 3

Background / History

Leng Haiyue graduated from the same university as Yang Qi, who was his senior. While at university, he watched Yang’s documentary graduation project and became curious about its creator. He remembered Yang for years, although Yang did not know him. Only after learning about Yang’s painful relationship with Qiao Fu did Leng understand the loneliness expressed in that film 119 143 144 146.

By twenty-seven, Leng had become an internationally renowned music-video director and producer, with widely acclaimed work for numerous boy-band and girl-group idols. He joined Love Mailbox without initially seeking a partner; during the Lanqing handicraft outing, he treated himself as a tourist because there was no guest he particularly wanted to give a gift to 3 61 119.

Appearance

• Black hair: Falls across his forehead when he dances 115.
• Usual clothing: Often wears a white shirt. At the Lika dance gathering, its undone top buttons give him a mature, relaxed attractiveness 33 115.
• Performance outfit: Changes into a black denim jacket for the yacht performances, creating a colder, sterner impression 33.
• Glasses: Wears silver-rimmed glasses while directing a music-video shoot 151.
• Confession-night outfit: Wears a trench coat while waiting beside the lake for Yang Qi 172.

Personality

Leng is mature, steady, and genuinely considerate. Unlike Ning Chunchi’s initially courteous façade, his attentiveness comes from sincerely regarding the other guests as younger brothers. He tries to include people who might otherwise be left out, inviting Mu Yunzhi and Qin Yuan to join him when the daytime outings leave Mu without a companion 3 37.

His easygoing nature does not make him passive. Once he recognizes his attraction to Yang Qi, he decides to pursue him without prolonged hesitation. His flirtation is direct but observant: he notices Yang’s embarrassment, enjoys his small reactions, and uses interviews and ordinary conversations to make his interest apparent 119 121 151.

At work, Leng becomes precise, demanding, and stern. The idols he directs both admire and fear him, particularly when poor performances require repeated takes. He also has a sharper, retaliatory side: after Su Cheng endangers Lin Xu in an ATV race, Leng deliberately returns Su’s blocking tactic and enjoys his frustration 110 133 151.

His composure can conceal vulnerability. When he presents Yang with a handmade Twin Lotus Knot, he worries whether the gift will be liked; Yang’s immediate acceptance brings out a bright, sincere smile 172.

Abilities & Skills

Music-Video Direction and Production

• Has directed widely acclaimed videos for numerous idol groups 3.
• Uses strict on-set discipline to keep young, headstrong performers focused and improve filming efficiency 151.
• Produces and directs the widely praised theme-song performance for Yang Qi’s boy-group survival show 198.
• Contributes his experience with top idols to Shining Morning Star, helping its team identify compelling trainee stories without relying on manufactured conflict 202.

Drumming

• Plays the drums, an interest Li Ming cites alongside his directing and decisive behavior as evidence of his passionate side 121.

Adventure Activities and ATV Riding

• Completes all seven activities in the “Courage” challenge, earning the right to invite someone on a date. He explains that he simply wanted to try everything while he was there 101 106.
• Quickly learns ATV riding and joins the other Beta and Omega guests in friendly competition 108.
• Follows Jiang Yumiao’s overtaking route over an obstacle ramp, then strategically blocks Su Cheng at a turn 110.
• Finishes third in the five-person race, behind Jiang Yumiao and Yu He 110.

Tea Knowledge

• Recognizes an Ice-Crackle Celadon tea set as worth more than ten thousand at a glance 57.
• Serves Yang Qi tea during their confession-night outing on an antique-style pleasure boat 172.

Knot Weaving

• Weaves a red-and-gold Twin Lotus Knot himself and gives it to Yang Qi as a personal romantic token 172.

Relationships

• Yang Qi — University senior, romantic partner, and eventual husband. Leng’s longstanding curiosity becomes attraction through observing Yang’s professional dedication and unexpected personality. He openly pursues him, supports him through the confrontation with Qiao Fu, and later arranges a surprise proposal 119 144 201 202.
• Cheng Lian — Mother. She warmly welcomes Yang into the family home; she and Leng repeatedly add food to his bowl during dinner 165.
• Leng Suli — Younger sister, aged five during the final-date arc. She calls Yang “sister-in-law” and later accompanies Leng to Jiang and Ning’s wedding because she wants to spend time with Yang 164 165 194.
• His father — An archaeologist whose work frequently takes him away from home 165.
• Yu He — Fellow Beta guest and frequent activity companion. They shop together, participate in pairing games, and refuse a flirtatious magazine pose because each likes someone else 3 52 99 155.
• Lin Xu — Fellow guest and early date partner. Mutual letters pair them for the first Water Kingdom date; they also watch the island light show together 13 38.
• Jiang Yumiao — Fellow guest and ATV teammate. Jiang alerts Leng when idols surround Yang, then enthusiastically observes Leng’s jealous intervention 109 110 133.
• Li Ming — Producer and later colleague. She supports his match with Yang but reprimands the couple when their workplace flirting interrupts a production meeting 121 201.
• Su Cheng — Opponent in the desert ATV race. Su’s anti-Beta remarks and dangerous driving provoke Leng into joining the challenge and retaliating on the track 109 110.
• Qiao Fu — Yang’s former mentor and source of emotional hurt. Leng publicly rejects Qiao’s suggestion that he is merely a replacement and exposes the contradiction between Qiao’s claimed gentleness and his scandals 143 144.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early *Love Mailbox* Pairings

• Chooses Lin Xu during the first get-to-know-you game. Lin later writes to him partly out of guilt for not choosing him in return; their mutual letters secure the season’s first date pairing 13.
• In the Lanqing keepsake game, chooses Qin Yuan’s tea set, while Lin chooses Leng’s painted folding fan. After Lin wins the deciding game and rooms with Qin, Leng receives a single room 57.
• Initially remains outside the show’s developing romances, with no guest he particularly wants to pursue 61.

Recognizing His Feelings for Yang Qi

• Exchanges an unusually tender smile with Yang across the Lika dance floor. Leng later identifies that shared glance as part of the shift from curiosity to attraction 115 119.
• Takes an unexpected selfie with Yang during the hot-air balloon outing, then chooses him as his Rolls-Royce travel companion 117 118.
• At the Bourperly Hotel, follows Yang to his room and asks to use his date invitation on him so they can stay together. When Yang asks whether the interest is genuine, Leng confirms that it probably is 119.
• Describes his ideal partner as someone with a distinctive style and personality who is “very cute,” while looking directly at Yang and his floral shirt 121.
• Spends the date day beside Yang at the directing team’s monitors rather than livestreaming an outing, prompting online speculation about their relationship 126 129 131.
• Shows jealousy when idol Alphas crowd around Yang, sending Yang back to the vehicle before sternly telling the idols to stop seeking shortcuts through directors 133.

The Qiao Fu Confrontation

• Accompanies Yang to an industry conference and notices his distress when Qiao Fu appears 143.
• Publicly states that he is the one pursuing Yang, countering Qiao’s attempt to portray him as a replacement 144.
• On the rooftop afterward, listens as Yang describes Qiao’s manipulation and his own fear of rejection. Leng responds by kissing him, claiming Yang’s first kiss 144.
• Regrets having watched Yang from afar for so long instead of getting to know him sooner 146.

Public Affection and the Final Dates

• Takes Yang abroad while directing a music video, giving Yang a firsthand view of his strict professional style 149 151.
• Declines a flirtatious FT pose with Yu He. The shoot instead pairs them with their actual love interests; Leng’s photograph captures Yang laughing with Leng’s arm around his waist 155.
• Hints in his final interview that he wants a roommate in City A, plainly directing the invitation toward Yang 160.
• Brings Yang home after collecting Leng Suli, leading to an unplanned but warm family dinner with Cheng Lian 164 165.
• Hosts Yang aboard an illuminated pleasure boat on Confession Night and presents his handmade Twin Lotus Knot. Yang immediately says he loves it 172.

*Shining Morning Star* and Commitment

• Becomes a producer on Yang’s boy-group survival show and directs its theme-song performance 198.
• Works closely with Yang and Li Ming on Shining Morning Star, which features ninety-nine trainees. His attentiveness continues through long filming nights, although the couple’s flirting exasperates Li Ming 201.
• Posts a “Daily life at work” photo grid in which every image features Yang 202.
• Arranges a surprise engagement celebration after the group-formation finale, waiting with a bouquet in a candlelit hall surrounded by staff and trainees. Yang accepts his proposal and engagement ring 202.
• Is described as Yang’s husband in the bonus-story account of their return from an extended vacation 201.

Notable Quotes

“As long as you welcome me, that’s enough.” 143

“First, he doesn’t like me yet. I’m the one pursuing him.” 144

“You probably don’t remember me, but I’ve always remembered you. My senior schoolmate.” 146

Trivia

• Despite his industry prominence, he is described as probably the most low-profile Love Mailbox guest. He rarely updates Weibo or posts photographs of himself; his increased posting during the idol survival show mostly features Yang at work 198.
• Yang initially mistakes Leng Suli for Leng’s daughter and mentally prepares to become a stepfather before her “sister-in-law” greeting reveals the truth 164 165.
• Yang’s envy of the handsome idols surrounding Leng helps inspire his decision to direct a boy-group talent competition—the project on which Leng later works beside him 114 115 198 201.