Su Cheng
Trapped in a Dating Show Love Triangle, I Found My Happy Ending with the Obsessive Second Male Lead
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Su Cheng (苏丞) |
| Alias(es) | “Ch,” his ATV leaderboard name; “Young Master Su” 109 |
| Gender | Male |
| Secondary Gender | Omega 15 94 |
| Affiliation | Su family; grandson of Su Group patriarch Su Guoli 80 |
| Occupation/Role | Wealthy young master; rejected suitor of Ning Chunchi and antagonist to Jiang Yumiao 43 111 |
| Age Relative to Ning Chunchi | Four years younger 43 |
| Status | Confined in a snake-surrounded hotel room in Lika; Ning orders him kept there until the filming stop ends, then relocated to another country 116 |
| First Appearance | Watching Ning and Jiang’s livestreamed photo shoot 15 |
Background / History
Su Cheng grew up pampered in a wealthy family and accustomed to being adored. At school, he formed cliques and bullied people he disliked through verbal abuse, humiliation, and physical abuse. His victims submitted a joint complaint, but Su Guoli suppressed it, preventing the matter from progressing 43 80.
He first met Ning Chunchi at the Ning family’s banquet welcoming Ning back into the family. Su Cheng immediately decided he wanted to marry him and returned home demanding the match. He regarded the Su family’s business ties with the Nings as an advantage that ordinary suitors could not offer 15 43.
Appearance
- Baby-faced, boyish features: His youthful appearance makes him look sweet and harmless 15 43 109.
- Practiced smile: He has cultivated a polite, innocent-looking smile since childhood and deliberately uses it before approaching the show’s cameras 43 109.
- Expressions of anger: His features twist with jealousy and resentment, sharply contrasting with his usual presentation 44 107.
Personality
Su Cheng treats wealth, appearance, and family background as proof that he deserves Ning Chunchi. He dismisses Ning’s intimacy with Jiang as temporary amusement and believes a strategically useful marriage alliance will ultimately take precedence. His prejudice extends to Betas, whom he considers ordinary and beneath his notice 15 109.
Rejection strengthens his desire to win rather than making him reconsider. The narration identifies the satisfaction of conquering an Alpha who repeatedly rejected him as part of his motivation. His sweet façade collapses when challenged: he resorts to dangerous racing tactics, personal insults, and threats, then attempts to excuse his conduct as a joke when Ning confronts him 110 111 112.
Abilities & Skills
ATV Racing
- Holds the Lika desert track’s weekly record under the name “Ch” before Jiang breaks it 109 110.
- Knows the course thoroughly from riding laps daily and initially takes the lead through the first turn and obstacle ramp 110.
- Relies on aggressive, instinctive driving. Anger undermines his control at the final turn, causing his ATV to slide sideways near the ramp and nearly overturn 110.
- Abandons the race after losing the lead; all four other competitors beat his previous record 110.
Image Management and Paid Smears
- Uses a rehearsed sweet expression and seeks out cameras to introduce himself favorably to viewers 109.
- Hires someone to investigate Jiang’s private background 44.
- Pays marketing accounts to fabricate stories damaging Jiang’s reputation. He Yuan identifies him by tracing the payments 80.
- Tracks the production through its livestream and arranges for a track employee to report the crew’s movements 109.
Story Role / Major Arcs
| Arc | Events |
|---|---|
| Jealous livestream viewer | Objects to viewers celebrating Ning and Jiang’s poolside embrace. He believes Jiang lacks the status to be Ning’s partner and waits for Ning to discard him 15. |
| Failed matchmaking | At Su Guoli’s birthday banquet, his grandfather introduces him to Ning and encourages them to get acquainted. Ning sees through the attempt and leaves despite Su Cheng’s expectations 43 44. |
| Smear campaign exposed | He Yuan uncovers Su Cheng’s paid attacks and past bullying. Ning orders selected examples of his misconduct publicized. Su Guoli subsequently sends him to Lika to lie low during the backlash 80 107. |
| Intrusion into filming | Hoping to restore his reputation and persuade his grandfather to bring him home, Su Cheng challenges Jiang and the other Beta/Omega guests to an ATV race while insulting them 109. |
| Race defeat | Dangerously cuts off Lin Xu, nearly forcing him into the fence. Jiang, Yu He, and Leng Haiyue overtake him; Leng returns his blocking tactic. Su Cheng loses control, quits, and hurts his foot by kicking his ATV. Jiang wins with a new weekly record of 3:48.30 110. |
| Public confrontation | Insults Jiang’s orphanage background and calls Ning’s affection pity. Jiang challenges his imagined rivalry and fixation on status. Director Yang orders his removal; Su Cheng then threatens to have “people” punish Jiang 111. |
| Confinement and abandonment | Ning has Beta bodyguards take him away and arranges confinement involving his childhood fear of snakes. Su Guoli refuses to intervene. Su Cheng later promises to stop harassing the guests, but Ning orders confinement to continue until the trip ends, followed by relocation elsewhere 112 116. |
Relationships
- Ning Chunchi — Desired marriage partner who never reciprocates his interest. Su Cheng mistakes business courtesies for an opening to romance; Ning ultimately retaliates against his attacks on Jiang 43 44 112.
- Jiang Yumiao — Imagined romantic rival and target of investigation, paid smears, and public humiliation. Jiang defeats him in the ATV race and rejects his claim that family status determines romantic suitability 44 80 110 111.
- Su Guoli — Grandfather and former protector, who suppresses complaints about his bullying. When Su Cheng threatens the family’s reputation and business interests, Su Guoli refuses to rescue him 80 112 116.
- Lin Xu — Fellow race participant endangered by Su Cheng’s deliberate blocking maneuver; recovers and finishes ahead of him 110.
- Director Yang Qi — Rejects Su Cheng’s unauthorized appearance and personal attacks, orders security to remove him, and sarcastically demands advertising fees for his time on the livestream 111.
Notable Quotes
“For people like us, whether we like each other doesn't matter. What matters is whether we're suitable.” 111
“Our families are well matched.” 111