Ji Chi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ji Chi (季池)
Alias(es)	Young Master Ji; Chi; Chi-Chi 1 6 50
Gender	Male
Designation	Alpha; develops heat cycles after being marked by an Enigma 7
Rank	S-rank 17 41
Pheromone Scent	Plum wine, also described as plum brandy 5 26 41
Affiliation	Ji family; Boshen Group 18 46
Occupation/Role	Boshen Group heir; oversees a new suppressant project at Ji Shengming’s request 18 46
Parents	Ji Shengming, his Alpha father; Lin Jun, his Omega father, whom the narration also calls his mother 10 24 48
Spouse	Huo Jin; their marriage includes a planned divorce after three years 43 46
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “Where was he now?” 1

Background / History

Privileged Upbringing

Ji Chi grows up surrounded by wealth, luxury clothing, and the protection of his family’s influence. He frequents bars and nightclubs, gets into numerous fights, and recognizes that his status and Alpha designation have shielded him from retaliation. Despite this unruly lifestyle, he respects Lin Jun deeply and resents Ji Shengming for taking his anger out on him 1 4 12.

His interest in fashion dates back to college, when he regularly attended fashion shows. He also develops a strong fascination with the classified CE Research Institute and admires its chief adjudicator before learning that the official is Huo Jin 8 9 25.

The Mark and First Heat

A month before his first hospital visit, Ji Chi approaches a stranger at Lingxin Bar after seeing how well the man fights. The stranger bites him, but Ji Chi assumes he is an Omega and soon dismisses the incident 1 2 23.

When oral and injected suppressants fail, Ji Chi goes to Alpha Private Hospital believing he is experiencing an unusually severe rut. Tests instead indicate heat, and the doctor explains that he has been marked. Using Boshen’s connections, his driver locates the stranger’s shared rental home, where Ji Chi desperately asks for pheromones 1 2.

Unable to detect the man’s scent, Ji Chi assumes bodily contact may release it and kisses him without waiting for consent. The contact reveals soothing sandalwood pheromones. After an encounter lasting three days, Ji Chi wakes distressed, destroys much of the room, and attempts to impose a secrecy and no-contact agreement. Huo Jin refuses to sign and offers to take responsibility instead 3 4 5.

Discovering Huo Jin’s Identity

Ji Chi asks his childhood friend Song Lin to accompany him to a hospital for mark removal. There, he overhears that Huo Jin is an Enigma and that Song Lin has spent years researching how to become one so he could mark Ji Chi himself. Both revelations shatter his trust and sense of security 6.

The doctor initially describes an Enigma’s mark as lasting until death. Ji Chi subsequently finds information stating that a temporary mark can persist for at least three years and cannot be surgically removed. Huo Jin finds him crying, soothes him, and promises to move out and respect his wish for distance 6 7.

To discourage Song Lin’s pursuit, Ji Chi pays Yan Le to pretend they have slept together. Giving Yan Le a ride unexpectedly gains him entry to the CE Research Institute, where he discovers that Huo Jin is its chief adjudicator—the very official he admires 8 9.

Boshen Group’s Suppressant Crisis

A scandal involving a hallucinogenic ingredient in an Omega suppressant threatens Boshen Group. Concern for Lin Jun leads Ji Chi to contact Huo Jin despite his wish to avoid him. Huo Jin refuses a direct business favor but agrees to dinner and later requests fuller documentation 11 12 13 16.

Ji Chi acknowledges Boshen’s management failure while arguing that its products deserve verification. Huo Jin eventually approves the testing application, with results expected in as little as three days. Ji Chi thanks him but also expresses his ambition to stand beside him through his own achievements rather than family influence 16 22.

Their personal conflict escalates when Ji Chi insists that assistance will never entitle Huo Jin to affection or intimacy. Huo Jin forcibly kisses him, and Ji Chi slaps him. Ji Chi later confides in Lin Jun about the mark and questions whether pheromone dependence can be distinguished from love 23 24 25.

The eventual safety report clears Boshen: its products exceed safety standards, and the harmful suppressant predates the acquisition. Ji Chi delivers a handwritten thank-you letter and gifts without meeting Huo Jin. A fruit candy tucked into the letter becomes especially meaningful to Huo Jin 26 30.

Second Heat and Moving In

Ji Chi attempts to endure his second heat alone, but his condition deteriorates. Following Huo Jin’s instructions, he breaks a Springstone containing soothing pheromones, gaining temporary relief. Once that relief fades, he leaves home in a disoriented search for Huo Jin 26 29 30.

Huo Jin finds him outside a bar, surrounded by people mocking an Alpha for being in heat. After driving them away, Huo Jin comforts him, and Ji Chi clings to him. During the following days, Ji Chi becomes openly affectionate and distressed by even brief separations, although he later rejects the emotional significance of their intimacy 31 34 35 37 39.

After another week of poor sleep, Ji Chi returns with a suitcase. He frames moving in as a practical response to his pheromone dependence, not a romantic commitment. His proposed three-year contract requires Huo Jin to provide household care, forbids suppressive pheromones and nonconsensual overstepping, and prevents him from abandoning Ji Chi during its term 40 41 42.

Huo Jin proposes marriage as a stronger legal safeguard, since the special constitution restricts an Enigma’s rights within marriage to enforce equality. By the seventeenth day of living together, Ji Chi gives him a signed divorce agreement intended to take effect after three years 43 46.

Attack and Family Crisis

While carrying a prototype suppressant from Boshen, Ji Chi is ambushed by armed Alphas who outrank him. Realizing they want his life rather than the sample, he activates his emergency contact and fights back, but is overwhelmed. Huo Jin arrives, subdues the attackers, and takes him to the hospital despite having injuries of his own 46.

Ji Chi continues to reject Huo Jin’s affection verbally, but begins showing concern through small gestures and questions about his wounds. During his third heat, he becomes distressed over the phone he previously smashed and insists on repairing it so Huo Jin will not be sad 46 47.

When Song Lin reports another violent outburst by Ji Shengming, Ji Chi rushes home. Despite using a stabilizer, he struggles against his father’s pheromones. He begs the injured Lin Jun to divorce Ji Shengming, then distracts and locks his father inside a room while Song Lin carries Lin Jun to safety 48.

At the hospital, Ji Chi accepts Huo Jin’s comfort and asks that Lin Jun stay with them after discharge. Gu Baizhou later explains to Lin Jun that Ji Chi has fallen in love with Huo Jin but defensively rejects loving someone more powerful than himself. He retains memories of his heat periods while losing access to their associated emotions once lucid 50.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and model-like, with a slender figure, long legs, and a narrow waist 2 6 40.
• Face: Sharp brows and eyes, a straight, well-defined nose, and an aloof expression. His looks are repeatedly compared favorably with celebrities 2 8 41.
• Hair: Short, often described with loose strands falling over his forehead 1 15.
• Usual clothing: Luxury designer pieces, frequently in dark colors. He rarely wears a suit and tie unless the occasion requires it 14 18 25.
• Notable outfit: Lin Jun dresses him in milky mint green, a white base layer, and a designer beret for dinner with Huo Jin—a softer appearance Ji Chi feels contradicts his tough Alpha image 14.

Personality

Ji Chi is proud, confrontational, and accustomed to getting his way. He uses threats, money, contracts, and physical aggression to regain control when frightened. His destructive outbursts include smashing Huo Jin’s furniture and phone, while his combative confidence often conceals anxiety about being powerless 4 5 23 39.

His protectiveness is most evident around Lin Jun and mistreated Omegas. He intervenes when Bai Yao uses pheromones to pressure his pregnant partner, defends Li Qing against public humiliation, and promises to support Lin Jun if he leaves Ji Shengming. These acts coexist with impulsive violence and displaced anger rather than reflecting consistently measured judgment 17 18 26 48.

Ji Chi fiercely distinguishes bodily need from freely chosen affection. Witnessing Ji Shengming’s treatment of Lin Jun makes the prospect of dependence on a stronger partner terrifying to him. Gu Baizhou identifies his emotional detachment after heat as a protective response, not a split personality or schizophrenia 17 25 50.

He also has ambitions beyond his inherited status. His enthusiasm for laboratory research and his stated wish to meet Huo Jin as an equal contrast with his reputation as a spoiled heir 19 22.

Abilities & Skills

S-Rank Alpha Pheromones

Ji Chi’s pheromones can suppress most ordinary Alphas 17 48.

• Easily outclasses a B-rank Alpha such as Bai Yao, although he chooses physical fighting rather than pheromone suppression during their confrontation 17.
• Remains vulnerable to higher-ranked Alphas, including the group that ambushes him 46.
• Cannot overcome Ji Shengming’s paternal suppression despite sharing his S-rank classification; a stabilizer only enables him to remain standing 48.

Physical Combat

Ji Chi is an experienced street fighter with a long history of brawling 1 17.

• Uses evasions, punches, knees, and kicks against armed attackers 46.
• Overwhelms Bai Yao in close combat and later tracks down the Alphas who mocked him to retaliate 17 40.
• Recognizes that he cannot defeat Zhou Qi, an S3-level Alpha, or match Huo Jin’s ability to break bones one-handed 40 41.

Enigma Marking Link

Huo Jin’s mark creates a distinctive link combining Ji Chi’s plum-wine scent with cold purple sandalwood. The linked scent can be suppressed or released deliberately and is otherwise detectable only at close range or through intentional probing 41.

• Causes Ji Chi to develop heat cycles despite remaining an Alpha 7 8.
• Makes Huo Jin’s pheromones strongly soothing and increasingly important for sleep and relief during heat 10 19 26.
• Does not allow Ji Chi to mark Huo Jin in return; his dressing placed on Huo Jin’s gland is a playful imitation 34.

Business Negotiation

Ji Chi prepares documents, negotiates terms, and represents Boshen during its product-safety crisis 13 16 19.

• Presents Boshen’s recalls, compensation, and safety standards while acknowledging management responsibility 16.
• Exercises authority as the company heir by dismissing Bai Yao 17 18.
• Oversees a new suppressant project and protects its prototype during the ambush 46.

Equipment / Items

• Pheromone-scented rabbit — A commemorative stuffed rabbit from Huo Jin. Its sandalwood scent helps Ji Chi sleep; he repeatedly rejects it only to retrieve it when unable to rest 10 18.
• Springstone bracelet — Contains a teardrop-shaped stone that releases powerful sandalwood pheromones when bitten open, temporarily relieving his second heat 29 30.
• Pheromone Beads — Portable pheromone containers Ji Chi requests before Huo Jin leaves on a business trip 47.
• Suppressants and stabilizers — Previously managed his ordinary ruts; prove unreliable against his marked condition and offer only limited protection from Ji Shengming’s suppression 1 26 48.
• Emergency contact system — A concealed button connects to his company and automatically transmits his location during the assassination attempt 46.
• Three-year contract and divorce agreement — Documents intended to preserve his boundaries, require care, and establish an eventual separation from Huo Jin 42 46.

Relationships

• Huo Jin — Enigma marker and spouse. Ji Chi admires his achievements but fears his superior power and resents the coercion underlying their bond. His repeated denials of affection contrast with his reliance on Huo Jin’s care and Gu Baizhou’s later assessment that he loves him 9 23 43 50.
• Lin Jun — Omega father and Ji Chi’s most respected family member. Ji Chi confides in him, compromises to make him happy, and desperately tries to protect him from Ji Shengming 12 14 25 48.
• Ji Shengming — Alpha father and Boshen chairman. Their relationship mixes familiar banter with deep hostility rooted in Ji Shengming’s abuse of Lin Jun and biological dominance over Ji Chi 12 13 48.
• Song Lin — Childhood friend whose family has longstanding ties with the Ji family. Learning that Song Lin wants to mark him prompts Ji Chi to establish distance, though Song Lin remains instrumental in rescuing Lin Jun 6 8 40 48.
• Gu Baizhou — Attending physician who monitors his pheromones, warns him about approaching heats, and investigates his emotional detachment afterward 24 26 50.
• Yan Le — Paid participant in a staged romantic encounter meant to discourage Song Lin. His delivery errand inadvertently brings Ji Chi into Huo Jin’s workplace 8 9 10.
• Li Qing — Brief partner whom Ji Chi pursues while trying to distance himself from Huo Jin. Ji Chi defends him publicly and respects his decision to end their arrangement 25 26.
• Zhou Qi — Huo Jin’s subordinate and an S3-level Alpha. Their exchanges are abrasive and comic; Zhou Qi also helps after the ambush and challenges Ji Chi’s treatment of Huo Jin 41 42 46.
• Chen Youjin — A respected friend stationed in a military district who warns Ji Chi that Huo Jin is not someone he can afford to provoke 6.

Notable Quotes

“I admire you, and you're what I aspire to be. I hope one day I can stand beside you and speak as an equal through my own abilities.” 22

“Even if you help me, I won't reciprocate in any way.” 23

“Anyone who wants to mark me will have my hatred for all eternity.” 40