Shen Yanci

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Shen Yanci (沈砚辞)
Gender	Male
Secondary Gender	Alpha 50 98
Affiliation	Shen Group; Shen Yun Entertainment 55 67 105
Occupation/Role	Film actor; head of the Shen Group; participant in True or False Lovers 2 4 105
Notable Honors	Best Actor winner at all three major film awards 2
Family	Son of Shen Heng and an unnamed male Omega; younger brother of Shen Muhan 97 98 99
Spouse	Song Yunxing 141 142
Status	Alive; married in the extras 142 143
First Appearance	Chapter 2, in the earliest provided passage 2

Background / History

School Years

Shen Yanci grew up wealthy and attended Xinyue International Middle School in Jin City. Despite routinely skipping classes, he was athletic, academically gifted, and a high-school mathematics competition champion. At sixteen, he first encountered fourteen-year-old Song Yunxing after occupying Song’s private piano room to take a nap. He drank Song’s milk, dismissed his objections, and offered to replace the sofa rather than apologize 43 95.

Their relationship changed when Shen discovered Song crying while treating severe welts on his leg. Suspecting that Song had been punished for wanting to attend a concert, Shen returned and took him there. Although he disliked the noisy venue, Song’s unguarded happiness held his attention, and their hands touching awakened an unfamiliar attraction 96.

On Shen’s seventeenth birthday, Song brought him a homemade candied-fruit skewer. Shen was grieving his birth father, whose decision to give him life had come at a fatal cost. He initially rejected Song’s attempt to comfort him, then followed him outside, accepted the gift, and reluctantly agreed that they were friends 97.

Shen subsequently offered to study abroad in the same country where Song hoped to train as an idol. He privately assumed that Song’s attachment meant romantic interest and decided to wait for a confession. His own feelings did not depend on which secondary gender Song would eventually develop 98.

Taking Over the Shen Group

At eighteen, Shen’s plans to study abroad collapsed when Shen Heng was diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer. Appointed interim CEO, Shen faced distrust within the company, a product-quality scandal, pressure from his uncle to surrender his inheritance, and betrayal by former friends. Song’s regular messages and a video of him pranking Fan Lu became a source of comfort during this period 98.

Shen restored the group’s reputation by funding regulatory reinspections and exposing his uncle’s collusion with a rival. He also secured guaranteed admission to Huaqing. Shen Muhan returned after graduating early and supported him with a new joint project 99.

When Shen finally visited school, he heard rumors that Song was dating Ren Le. Ren falsely confirmed the relationship, but Shen’s attempt to speak directly with Song was interrupted by an emergency call about Shen Heng. His father died after eight hours of treatment 99.

Separation from Song Yunxing

During the same crisis, Song escaped his controlling father and waited outside Shen’s home through a storm, unable to reach him. He later collapsed, developed a three-day fever, and underwent an unsuccessful first differentiation 100.

Ren Le exploited Song’s illness by staging misleading photographs and obtaining 500,000 from Shen to keep them secret. Believing her account, Shen avoided Song; Ren later claimed that he even moved away overnight. The deception remained a source of pain until she admitted that nothing had happened between her and Song 105.

Acting Career

Shen entered the film industry after taking over the family business. Acting was initially described as a way for him to pass the time, but he averaged approximately one film a year, with every release becoming a breakout hit. He won Best Actor at all three major film awards 2 90.

His screen roles include a street beggar turned industrial magnate, a brilliant criminal, a bankrupt gambling legend, a double agent, and a mentally ill member of parliament. His cold public manner complements the intimidating villains for which he is known 2 3 15.

Appearance

Shen has sharply defined features and an aristocratic bearing that remain conspicuous even during physical work 9 18.

• Face: Cool, stern eyes and brows, a high nose bridge, and thin, deep-red lips 9.
• Hair and eyes: Black hair and dark, repeatedly described as ink-dark or obsidian-black, eyes 30 55 95.
• Build: Broad shoulders, long legs, strong forearms, and large, well-defined hands with long fingers 12 18 50.
• Bearing: Habitually composed and languid, with a polished elegance that contrasts with his unruly school-age behavior 9 20 43.
• Pheromone scent: Tequila, initially resembling mellow fruitwood liquor before revealing a more intense, overpowering quality 6 15.

Personality

Shen’s public manner is cold, impersonal, and strictly businesslike. He is selective about appearances, rarely participates in film promotions, and initially treats most people with the same detached courtesy. His confidence is backed by substantial wealth and influence, making industry personnel wary of offending him 2 6 14.

With Song, that reserve becomes teasing, attentiveness, and deliberate flirtation. He remembers Song’s favorite chocolate, notices signs of discomfort, cooks for him, and turns mundane tasks into opportunities for closeness. His schemes can be conspicuously transparent, such as pretending to fear a haunted house so Song will protect him 6 9 48 83.

His protectiveness also has a possessive and sometimes violent side. He intimidates people who threaten Song, enters Song’s home after cracking its simple door code, and strikes Ren Le when she reveals her deception. These actions coexist with moments of restraint: he considers refusing a pressured kissing task on Song’s behalf and initially approaches Song’s heat crisis with suppressants rather than assuming access to him 47 58 70 105.

Despite his apparently invulnerable image, Shen is deeply insecure about losing Song. He fears being discarded once a temporary mark fades and later recognizes that Song’s life also belongs to his career and fans. In marriage, a single argument prompts him to fear that Song no longer loves him; Song’s hospitalization leaves him visibly shaken and helpless 70 130 142 143.

Abilities & Skills

Acting

• Award-winning performances: Holds Best Actor titles from all three major film awards 2.
• Villain portrayals: Gives morally dangerous characters conviction and charisma across crime, espionage, gambling, and business-related roles 3.
• Convincing intimidation: A crew member initially finds him unsettling because of his resemblance to a chilling character he once played 39.
• Comic performance: Uses exaggerated, feigned fear during the haunted-house task to solicit Song’s attention and protection 83.

Business Management and Strategy

• Crisis management: Restores the Shen Group’s reputation through product reinspections and exposure of internal collusion 99.
• Corporate leadership: Takes responsibility for the group at eighteen and remains its head while working as an actor 98 105.
• Overseas expansion: Continues developing overseas markets during married life 141.
• Game strategy: Recognizes the kart race’s hidden item-card mechanics and uses penalty and rebound cards to counter opposing teams 85 86.

Racing and Riding

Achievement	Details
Teenage racing experience	Raced on mountain roads while still at school 95.
Championship at eighteen	Invited Song to watch him win a championship before taking over the family business 90.
Kart-race victory	Handles item-card strategy while Song drives; the pair finish first 85 86.
Track-record victory	Wins the four-car rematch in a silver-white car, setting a record of 3 minutes, 35.183 seconds, one second faster than the previous record 89.
Motorcycle riding	Takes Song back to the hotel by motorcycle after the rescue 104.

• His rematch victory includes an inside-line overtake and a controlled high-speed drift 89.
• Although he has not raced regularly for some time, his ability remains formidable 90.

Physical Combat

• Against multiple attackers: Takes down three predatory Alphas outside the stairwell in a few blows 58.
• Protective interception: Catches Shi Jinyan’s reaching hand and forces him back during the tail-catching game 76.
• Rapid response: Interrogates Bartley, obtains emergency medication, and searches the hotel for Song during his sudden differentiation 58.

Alpha Pheromones and Temporary Marking

• Pheromone influence: His tequila-scented pheromones strongly affect Song during his secondary differentiation 6 15.
• Temporary mark: Temporarily marks Song following the heat crisis 64.
• Soothing effect: His pheromones ease Song’s distressed sleep while Song is feverish 70.
• Limit: Shen knows the temporary mark will fade and worries that Song’s need for him will disappear with it 70.

Cooking and Practical Care

• Cooking: Prepares seafood noodles and an impressive dinner for Song Xiuwen without the household cook’s assistance 48 123.
• Personal grooming: Combs and styles Song’s hair when no assistant is available 90 91.
• First aid: Treats scrapes on Song’s palms while shielding him from the livestream camera 87.
• Daily care: Brings a hair dryer, makes breakfast, and sends late-night food during Song’s heavy workload 15 70 116.

Other Skills

• Mathematics: Wins a high-school mathematics competition and later obtains guaranteed admission to Huaqing 95 99.
• Languages: Uses English and Chinese to question couples during the promotional-photo task 46.
• Flyboarding: Rises approximately three meters, performs two aerial flips, and completes the mission in under five minutes; he credits prior recreational experience 42 43.
• Go: Plays a prolonged, closely contested game with Song Xiuwen, ultimately losing 123.
• Handicraft: Personally works on a pendant using workshop equipment, including a blowtorch and polishing tools 111.

Relationships

• Song Yunxing — Schoolmate, close friend, public “nemesis,” and eventual husband. Their separation is prolonged by Ren Le’s lies; direct conversation, apology, and renewed intimacy repair the relationship 95 100 105 142.
• Shen Heng — Father. His terminal illness forces Shen into corporate leadership, and his death interrupts Shen’s attempt to resolve the school relationship rumor 98 99.
• Unnamed birth father — A deceased male Omega. Shen struggles with grief and guilt over his death, particularly on his birthday 97.
• Shen Muhan — Older sister. Supports the family business, advises him to give Song space, and openly teases his romantic insecurity 67 99.
• Song Xiuwen — Song’s father and initially a fierce opponent of their relationship. Shen persistently seeks his approval; cooking, conversation, and Go eventually establish warmer rapport 117 118 123.
• Jiang Huaizhi — Business associate and confidant. Knows about Shen’s feelings for Song, challenges his temporary marking, and later encourages communication during marital insecurity 64 130 142.
• Yin Yuan — Manager. Nominally manages him but sees him only a few times a year; receives his insistence that Song be his sole dating-show partner 2.
• Yue Hua — Friend and fellow actor. Serves as a dating-show panelist and helps with errands after the rescue, joking about Shen treating him as either a brother or a servant depending on his mood 32 104.
• Ren Le — Former schoolmate and romantic rival. Fabricates claims and photographs that separate Shen from Song; her eventual confession triggers his furious confrontation in custody 79 95 105.
• Lu Yiyi — An admirer whose repeated approaches he rejects. Her attempts to undermine Song prompt increasingly blunt public rebukes 6 47 48.
• Luo An — Fellow dating-show participant and enthusiastic admirer of Shen’s films 6.

Story Role / Major Arcs

*True or False Lovers*

Chapters	Development
Joining the show	Accepts the contract only on the condition that Song is his partner. Publicly posts their signed contract while dismissing the accuser targeting Song as a “delusional fanboy” 2 3.
Village filming	Their bickering and last-place interview score contrast with Shen’s familiarity with Song’s habits and quiet acts of care 6 7 12 15.
Daring Challenge	His heart rate exceeds 120 during prolonged eye contact with Song. He looks away first, causing the pair to fail and lose half their next-episode budget 30.
Embracing the ship	Discovers the assistant director’s unfinished fanfiction about them, praises it, and asks to read the completed version 31.
Island tasks	Protects their privacy, demonstrates flyboarding skill, rebukes Lu Yiyi’s interference, and cooks privately with Song rather than complete a pressured kissing task 39 43 47 48.
Heat crisis	Finds Song after Bartley’s attempted assault, drives off predatory Alphas, and brings suppressants. Song explicitly asks for Shen instead 58.
Ancient-town filming	Offers Song control of all his bank cards after hearing about his financial hardship; their team later wins the tail-catching event 75 77.
Amusement-park competition	Helps win the kart race, defends Song against cheating accusations, and wins the real-car rematch with a new track record 85 86 87 89.

Reconciliation and Public Relationship

Shen and Song finally compare their memories of school and discover that Ren’s claim of dating Song was false. Song recounts his desperate attempt to find Shen, and Shen apologizes for breaking his promise. Their conversation ends in a passionate kiss 95 100.

After a later attack on Song, Shen reveals that he had arranged surveillance, contacted the police, and helped intercept the suspects. Ren’s confession in custody then exposes the fabricated photographs behind their years-long estrangement 104 105.

The production crew subsequently enters their suite during a safety check and livestreams Shen holding and kissing a sleepy Song. Shen removes the crew from the room, while Song struggles with embarrassment over their intimacy becoming public 106 107.

Family Acceptance and Domestic Commitment

Shen attends Song Xiuwen’s overseas recitals and argues that Song’s happiness matters more than the career his father planned for him. A misunderstanding at Tina Long Bridge briefly wins permission to date Song, though Xiuwen continues resisting afterward 117 118 119.

At Qing’an Manor, Shen brings previously unseen photographs of Xiuwen’s late spouse and asks for a chance to become Song’s prospective husband. His cooking and companionship eventually earn a genuine welcome 122 123.

Shen later asks Song to move in with him. By the main story’s closing sunrise scene, they openly exchange declarations of love and discuss sharing Song’s home 125 136.

Proposal and Married Life

• Proposal preparations: A year later, Shen recruits the Shen Group’s planning department to arrange a proposal. Song unknowingly disrupts the staged bouquet toss and subsequent plans by becoming absorbed in arcade games 137.
• Skydiving: Supports Song’s decision to confront his fear of flying and repeatedly reassures him aboard the plane 137 138.
• Shared home: In the married-life extras, both continue demanding careers but return to the home they share 141.
• Marital insecurity: After their first serious quarrel in three years of marriage, Shen drinks with Jiang Huaizhi and fears Song no longer loves him 142.
• Pregnancy and hospital crisis: During Song’s pregnancy, Shen experiences nausea and vomiting himself. When Song is taken into the operating room, Shen becomes pale, trembling, and visibly overwhelmed 143.

Notable Quotes

“Tell them my partner can only be Song Yunxing.” 2

“What I want is simple. Wherever you are, you must never forget me.” 55

“What happens between Song Yunxing and me is none of your business.” 47

Trivia

• The fandom initially calls his pairing with Song the Mutual-Dislike CP, then renames it Yanxing CP 4 55.
• His dating-show participation is promoted as his first variety-show appearance, although other passages describe earlier variety-show competitions with Song 4 12 35.
• He secretly attended Song’s concerts in disguise, once exchanging a front-row ticket because he feared being recognized while still shouting cheers so Song could hear him 132.
• Despite numerous offers, he declines endorsements for lack of time and suggests recommending other artists from his company instead 126.