Lu Zhengrong

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Zhengrong (陆峥嵘)
Gender	Female 249
Affiliation	Lu family revenge faction; Jiang University 221 249
Occupation/Role	Jiang University teacher; participant in Lu Yunrou's plan against the Gu family 243 249
First Appearance	Chapter 221 221

Background / History

Lu Zhengrong and her brother Lu Xiao grew up amid drugs, violence, and severe deprivation. Their lack of affection contributed to the ruthless, obsessive tendencies they later developed. Although Lu Yunrou was not her biological mother, she taught Lu Zhengrong to read and write and once cared for her as a daughter before revenge overtook their household. 221 398

As an adult, Lu Zhengrong underwent plastic surgery alongside Lu Xiao so that their faces would resemble Gu Chenwang's. The alteration was meant to secure Gu Chenwang's attention and trust as part of Lu Yunrou's revenge against the Gu family. 221 240

She and Lu Xiao were separately bound to counterattack Systems and learned that Shen Qingling and Shen Qi were the novel's destined leads. The siblings initially sought to interfere with the pair's relationship to alter their own tragic fates. 222 284

Appearance

Lu Zhengrong presents herself as an imposing, intellectual beauty whose meticulously controlled appearance matches her precise manner. Her classroom entrance immediately commands the students' attention. 249 250

• Crisp shirt with buttoned cuffs, black suit trousers, black high heels, and a thin silver-strapped watch. 249
• Cold white wrists, sharp brows, a high nose, thin lips, and calm, sharp eyes behind glasses. 249
• Her steady footsteps and restrained expression reinforce an aura of authority and dominance. 249
• At the theater, she wears a fitted black dress with a minimalist V-neck and vivid red lipstick, a markedly more feminine presentation than her usual academic attire. 353

Personality

Lu Zhengrong is highly intelligent, rigorous, and intensely competitive. She initially approaches people and emotions as problems to be solved: she treats winning Shen Qingling as a mission, attempts to calculate love with formulas, and believes persistence is preferable to retreat. 250 322 354

Her disciplined rationality fractures as her feelings for Shen Qingling deepen. Admiration turns into jealousy, possessiveness, and an increasingly destructive fixation; she resents the women close to him and struggles to separate love from control. 267 303 322

Despite her original loyalty to Lu Yunrou's revenge, Lu Zhengrong gradually becomes willing to defy both Lu Yunrou and Lu Xiao to protect Shen Qingling. Her desire to be loved ultimately supersedes her commitment to the Lu family's cause. 305 344 355

Abilities & Skills

Academic Ability and Teaching

Lu Zhengrong is an accomplished academic and an effective teacher at Jiang University.

• Speaks with steady pacing, precise wording, and rigorous logic; she wins over initially doubtful students after a single lesson. 250
• Possesses numerous academic honors and is regarded as exceptionally capable by Shen Qingling. 291 293
• Uses the competition as both an academic project and a pretext to spend time with Shen Qingling. 284 285

System Interface and Thought-Hearing

Lu Zhengrong is bound to the Daughter of Destiny Counterattack System, later addressed as Zero. 222 294

• Can hear Shen Qi's inner thoughts, which reveals Shen Qi's perception of her and informs Lu Zhengrong's assessment of the protagonists. 249
• Seeks the System's guidance on romance and obtains dating material through its point-and-heartbeat-value rules. 294
• Uses what she hears from Shen Qingling's thoughts to recognize that he sees Lu Yunrou more negatively than he says aloud. 291

Planning and Manipulation

Before becoming consumed by romance, Lu Zhengrong methodically researches Shen Qingling and looks for ways to expose or test his character.

• Searches campus networks and the “Encounter” app for information about Shen Qingling, specifically seeking unfavorable material rather than praise. 251
• Uses revenge as a stated reason when asking Lu Xiao to assist with a plan involving Shen Qingling. 251
• Prevents Lu Xiao from framing Shen Qingling during final examinations, recognizing that accusing Jiang University's top student of cheating would fail. 344
• Sends photos of Gu Chenwang and Lu Yunrou to Wen Sulan in an attempt to fracture Gu Chenwang and Lu Yunrou's remaining connection. 384

Intimidation and Obsessive Surveillance

Lu Zhengrong increasingly relies on coercive actions against women she considers rivals.

• Considers imprisoning Shen Qingling and forcing him to love her, though she initially rejects the idea as an admission of defeat. 267 299
• Sends Lin Xingmian a human head and a written warning to stay away from Shen Qingling. 346
• Rents a villa near the Gu family residence, monitors Shen Qingling, and creates a relationship diagram of the people around him. 347

Relationships

• Shen Qingling — Her student, original target, and eventual object of obsessive, unrequited love. She repeatedly tries to win him over, protect him from Lu Yunrou, and persuade him to abandon his suspicions of her. 285 323 371
• Lu Xiao — Her brother and lifelong rival. They cooperate in the revenge plot but distrust one another; their conflict worsens when Lu Zhengrong protects Shen Qingling from Lu Xiao's schemes. 221 243 344
• Lu Yunrou — Her non-biological mother figure and the architect of the revenge plan. Lu Yunrou taught her to read and write, but their relationship collapses as Lu Zhengrong chooses Shen Qingling over revenge. 293 397 398
• Zero (077) — Her counterattack System, which provides romance-oriented guidance and rewards. 222 294
• Shen Qi — Shen Qingling's close companion and a major source of Lu Zhengrong's jealousy; Lu Zhengrong originally sought to prevent Shen Qi and Shen Qingling from becoming closer. 249 284 324
• Lin Xingmian — A perceived rival for Shen Qingling's affection. Lu Zhengrong becomes hostile after witnessing Shen Qingling's tenderness toward her and later threatens her directly. 344 346
• Gu Chenwang — Target of the Lu family's revenge. Lu Zhengrong altered her appearance to resemble him and later learns that she and Lu Xiao are not his children. 221 399

Story Role / Major Arcs

Revenge Plot and University Infiltration

Lu Zhengrong undergoes surgery to resemble Gu Chenwang, is bound to a counterattack System, and enters Jiang University alongside Lu Xiao. Both siblings take teaching positions to approach Shen Qingling and Shen Qi while advancing Lu Yunrou's revenge plan. 221 222 243

As Shen Qingling's new teacher, she immediately recognizes him and Shen Qi as the protagonists. His lack of visible attraction toward her intrigues her, prompting her to investigate his past, reputation, and emotional weaknesses. 249 251 263

Competition and Growing Attachment

Lu Zhengrong draws Shen Qingling into a competition project, giving her regular opportunities to observe him. She is unsettled by his intelligence, thoughtfulness, and the affection others show him, while her efforts to alter her appearance for him fail to move him. 284 285

Their dinner, scooter ride, and shared visit to the sea destabilize her professional distance. She begins ignoring Lu Yunrou's calls, studies romance dramas, and actively consults Zero on how to make Shen Qingling fall in love with her. 287 294 296

Break with the Lu Family

Lu Zhengrong's loyalty to revenge weakens as she realizes that Lu Xiao intends to harm Shen Qingling. She destroys evidence of Lu Xiao's exam-frame scheme, openly belittles his jealousy, and no longer wants Lu Yunrou's plan to succeed. 293 344

She attempts to bargain with Shen Qingling by offering information in exchange for a relationship and tries to influence Lu Xiao into abandoning revenge as well. 355 356

Obsession and Escalation

After recognizing her feelings as love rather than a desire to win, Lu Zhengrong becomes openly possessive. She confesses to Shen Qingling, bites him after he rejects her, stalks him, threatens Lin Xingmian, and refuses to accept his boundaries. 322 323 346 353

Her fixation drives her to prioritize Shen Qingling above her own identity and family. She declares that she wants to destroy the face he dislikes and frames her actions as protecting him from Lu Yunrou. 371

Exposure and Collapse

Lu Zhengrong helps destabilize Lu Yunrou's position by sending compromising photos to Wen Sulan, but Shen Qingling later confronts her over her original reasons for coming to Jiang University and her knowledge of the Lu family's schemes. 384 395

When Shen Qingling rejects her and leaves, Lu Zhengrong blames Lu Yunrou and violently confronts her. The Lu family alliance disintegrates, and Lu Zhengrong subsequently leaves the Lu household. 397 399

Notable Quotes

“A twisted love is still love.” 353

“Stay away from him.” 346

“Because a play is a play, and reality is reality. I won't lose.” 354

Trivia

• Lu Zhengrong enjoys watching plays and later uses a play about revenge and love as a lens for her relationship with Shen Qingling. 263 353
• She stays up late watching idol dramas and takes extensive notes in an attempt to learn romantic behavior. 294 296
• She briefly imitates Shen Qi's style in hopes of attracting Shen Qingling, but he remains unaffected. 285