Ruan Mingyi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ruan Mingyi (阮明意)
Alias(es)	Miss Ruan; Young Lady of the Ruan Family
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ruan Family
Occupation/Role	Ruan Family young lady; A-Class goddess target
First Appearance	Chapter 6 6

Background / History

Ruan Mingyi’s parents divorced when she was young. Her father remained occupied with the family company and largely communicated with her through money rather than affection, leaving her emotionally neglected despite her wealthy upbringing. The system identifies her defining trait as “Lacking Love”; she repeatedly develops short-lived crushes because she seeks an outlet for affection rather than a sincere bond. 7 8

She grew up as an adversary of Sheng Xia and the latter’s social circle. Sheng Xia’s friends mocked Mingyi for not having a mother, then continued to ridicule her choice of male companions at elite banquets. Her sharp tongue and difficult reputation eventually made major families reluctant to consider her for marriage alliances. 30

Original-Work Fate

According to 077’s account of the original plot, Mingyi and Sheng Xia were arch-rivals. Mingyi splashed Sheng Xia with red wine at a banquet and verbally humiliated Gu Yijin when he intervened; Gu Yijin subsequently held a grudge and arranged for her face to be ruined. 6

Appearance

Ruan Mingyi is a striking, glamorous beauty with an overtly sharp and alluring presence rather than an innocent or delicate one. 6

• Exquisitely delicate, sharply defined features. 6
• Deep, vivid blue eyes described as giving her a mixed-heritage aura. 6
• Eye-catching red lips and large, wavy hair that falls over her shoulders. 6
• Often dresses lavishly; her appearance, accessories, and luxury car visibly reflect the Ruan Family’s wealth. 6 53
• Her smile is described as radiant and brilliant, though her beauty is frequently undercut by her blunt or absurd remarks. 95
• Retains her glamorous, mature image in later appearances, including fitted red dresses, silver stilettos, and carefully styled waves. 581

Personality

Mingyi is absurd, sharp-tongued, proud, and extremely conscious of face. She dislikes shallow men yet is openly a face-con, admitting that Shen Qingling’s looks were the original basis of her interest. Her humor is often provocative and sexually suggestive, leaving other people speechless while she finds their embarrassment amusing. 7 8 16 53

Her sharpness is not limited to jokes. She is famous in Jiangcheng’s social circle for her venomous insults, can dismantle opponents in public, and has little patience for people she considers hypocritical or cruel. 28 30 33

Initially, Mingyi treats romance as pursuit, possession, and comparison: Shen Qingling is someone she wants to display, monopolize, and use against rivals. After he confronts her for treating him as a tool, she begins to recognize that respect and sincerity matter to him. Her later pursuit is marked by remorse, jealousy, persistence, and a growing willingness to change. 26 27 80 95 365

Her subsequent actions demonstrate genuine growth beneath her eccentricity. During Shen Qingling’s disappearance, she abandons her former aversion to effort, rises early each day to distribute missing-person flyers, and endures public indifference until exhaustion. 442 468 She nevertheless remains an enthusiastic provocateur, readily joining Sheng Xia in teasing perceived rivals and treating romantic competition with irreverent humor. 504 505

Abilities & Skills

Verbal Sparring

Mingyi’s most notable weapon is her cutting wit. Her insults are sufficiently notorious that online users recognize her as a dangerous opponent in arguments. 28 30

• Publicly humiliates rivals with layered, appearance-focused taunts. 33
• Defended Shen Qingling on Chance Encounter when users mocked him for taking her to Shaxian; her posts became trending content and drew fans who admired her attack power. 28
• Can be equally harsh toward friends and enemies, especially Sheng Xia. 238 374
• Her inability to restrain this habit has damaged her reputation and contributed to her poor romantic history. 8 30
• Can turn her crude humor into elaborate, absurd romantic scenarios, such as proposing themed living arrangements and logistical divisions for Shen Qingling’s admirers. 586

Social Resources and Publicity

As the Ruan Family’s young lady, Mingyi has access to money, property, and substantial public visibility. 7 53

• The café where Shen Qingling works is Ruan Family property. 7 56
• Can arrange high-profile gifts, flowers, billboards, and online advertisements. 54 94 95
• Used citywide advertisements to publicly confess her love for Shen Qingling after he repeatedly ignored her messages. 94 95
• Is reluctant and inexperienced in corporate work; when ordered to attend a family-company meeting, she complains that working is not her strength. 53 95
• Used her social standing and persistence to support the search for Shen Qingling when he went missing, personally distributing missing-person flyers rather than merely delegating the task. 442 468

Equipment / Items

• Couple Doll — A pair of cartoon dolls representing Mingyi and Shen Qingling, given to him with flowers during an attempted reconciliation. Shen Qingling later keeps it on the desk beside his bed. 365
• Flowers and gifts — Repeatedly used as part of her apologies and confessions to Shen Qingling. 54 95
• Custom suit for Shen Qingling — She takes him to a custom suit shop and specifically instructs the staff to follow his preferences rather than her own. 27

Relationships

• Shen Qingling — Her primary love interest. Their relationship begins with her drunkenly splashing wine on him and making inappropriate advances; she later pursues him relentlessly, gradually confronting the difference between possessiveness and sincere love. Her system conquest progress eventually reaches 100%. 6 7 26 80 365 547
• Ye Qiao — Her closest friend and frequent caretaker. Ye Qiao looks after Mingyi when she is drunk, advises her on Shen Qingling, and bluntly criticizes her behavior. 6 7 8 26
• Sheng Xia — Childhood rival and frequent verbal sparring partner. Despite their hostility, they cooperate when Shen Qingling’s reputation or affection is threatened. The pair continue to bicker while acting in concert against other romantic competitors. 30 151 238 239 504 505 633
• Sheng Mo — Initially a perceived romantic rival for Shen Qingling. Mingyi later works with her and Sheng Xia against the threat posed by Shen Qi, though she resents discovering that Sheng Mo had concealed her own feelings for Shen Qingling. 56 240 302
• Shen Qi — A formidable rival for Shen Qingling’s affection and potential arranged-marriage partner. Mingyi distrusts Shen Qi’s motives and directly challenges her determination to pursue him. 239 281
• Song Zhining — Another girl interested in Shen Qingling. Mingyi becomes jealous when Shen Qingling smiles warmly at Song Zhining, though the two later appear together in Shen Qingling’s social circle. 10 11 281
• Pei Shishi — A later romantic competitor for Shen Qingling. Mingyi and Sheng Xia jointly bait and tease Pei over supposed secrets about Shen Qingling, with Mingyi confidently asserting that she can handle Pei without assistance. 504 505
• Lin Qingdai — Another woman close to Shen Qingling. Mingyi initially regards her as a harmless observer, only for Lin Qingdai to use a soft-spoken but devastating psychological attack to discourage Pei Shishi. 505
• Gu Yijin — An antagonist in the original-work premise after Mingyi humiliates him while defending herself against Sheng Xia; she also openly criticizes his public image and looks down on his supposed hypocrisy. 6 31
• Ruan Mingyi’s father — Her emotionally distant father. Their relationship is largely reduced to financial support and company obligations. 7 53

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Encounter and Pursuit

Mingyi enters the story drunk at a Ruan Family café, where she argues with men bothering her and accidentally spills red wine on Shen Qingling. Immediately drawn to his appearance, she flirts with him without restraint; upon sobering up, she is mortified and repeatedly attempts to add him on WeChat to apologize. 6 7 8

She begins appearing outside Shen Qingling’s classroom, inserts herself into his meals, and persistently teases him. Her attraction grows when his aloof exterior gives way to rare embarrassed reactions and occasional smiles. 9 11 15 16

Learning Respect

Before a banquet, Mingyi asks Shen Qingling to accompany her mainly to provoke a rival. He objects to being treated as a comparison tool, forcing her to consider whether she actually respects his feelings. She subsequently takes him shopping but allows him to choose his own clothes and preferences. 26 27

At the Sheng Family banquet, she introduces Shen Qingling as her marriage-alliance partner to antagonize Sheng Xia’s clique. He rejects every woman who approaches him, which both protects Mingyi’s pride and deepens her belief that he may care for her. 30 34

Jealousy, Conflict, and Confession

Mingyi’s jealousy of Sheng Mo leads to a public confrontation at the café after Shen Qingling tends to Sheng Mo’s injury. She declares that she is “done serving” him, but cannot stop worrying about him when he later falls ill. 56 77

By Chapter 80, she openly admits to Ye Qiao that she loves Shen Qingling and is devastated by his lack of reciprocation. Her desperation escalates into a citywide public confession through billboards and online advertisements, which embarrasses Shen Qingling but demonstrates that she no longer intends to hide her feelings. 80 94 95

Competition and Reconciliation

Mingyi protects Shen Qingling’s reputation when Sheng Xia’s pursuit risks creating further gossip, then joins Sheng Xia and Sheng Mo in planning against Shen Qi’s arranged-marriage candidacy. 151 239 240

She directly confronts Shen Qi at the Gu residence, insisting that her own feelings are genuine and rejecting the idea that family status should decide Shen Qingling’s future. 281

Later, Mingyi sincerely asks Shen Qingling for another chance and discovers that he has kept the couple doll she gave him. His softened attitude gives her hope that he has not fully forgotten her. 365

Search for Shen Qingling

When Shen Qingling disappears, Mingyi sets aside her pride and spoiled habits to participate directly in the search. Alongside Sheng Xia and Lin Xingmian, she distributes missing-person flyers daily, working from morning until night despite strangers’ cold reactions and her own exhaustion. 442

Her perseverance is later recognized as evidence that she and Sheng Xia are not bad people despite their eccentricities; both had endured the difficult search effort for even a small chance of finding him. 468

Dating-Show Rivalry

As Shen Qingling participates in a dating reality show, Mingyi recognizes the program and worries that the appearance of Su Huarong may create another dangerous rival. 480 She later appears with Sheng Xia and the women from Shen Qingling’s established social circle, using her seniority as the first woman to know him to unsettle Pei Shishi. 504 505

During Nan Zhen’s introduction session, Mingyi recounts her earlier constant companionship with Shen Qingling, including accompanying him to the Sheng Family banquet and hearing him play piano. Her account contributes to the dating-show contestants’ realization that his preexisting admirers possess far deeper histories with him. 544

Notable Quotes

“I’m going to melt that ice and walk into his heart. Not only will I walk in, I’ll wreak havoc inside it.” 14

“Why don’t I just turn the world into our world? Then there won’t be your world or my world.” 95

“It’s that kings don’t meet pigs.” 238