Wei Zexuan

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wei Zexuan (卫泽轩)
Alias(es)	Young President Wei; Brother Xuan; Xuan 13 22 23
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Wei Family; Wei Corporation Group 1 52
Occupation/Role	Youngest project manager at Wei Corporation headquarters; designated family heir; later identifies himself as president of the Wei Corporation Group 1 50 52
Family	Son of Wei Ming and Wei Wanwan; younger paternal half brother of Wei Zelin 1 26
Residence	Capital City; owns multiple villas and luxury apartments 1 4
Status	Alive in his last documented appearance; released after a three-month prison sentence and subsequently defeated in the Wei Corporation’s collapse 27 48 52
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “Transmigration” 1

Background / History

Wei Zexuan grew up in an established, wealthy Capital City family, pampered by both parents. His father, Wei Ming, had abandoned his first wife and son to marry into the prestigious Wei Family. Wei Zexuan’s paternal half brother, Wei Zelin, was three years older than him and entered the household at eighteen, after his mother’s death 1.

After graduating, Wei Zexuan joined the family company under Wei Ming’s personal guidance. Within three years, he became the youngest project manager at headquarters. His maternal grandfather selected him as the family’s heir and left him a substantial foundation of business and political connections 1 48 50.

Role in the Original *Thorn*

The following events belong to the original novel remembered by Shi Yuan, rather than necessarily to the altered storyline:

• Wei Zexuan used the original Shi Yuan as a follower who helped torment Wei Zelin. His schemes included having Shi Yuan ruin the wedding, damage Wei Zelin’s car, and humiliate him after their marriage 1 2.
• After falling for Shen Duo, he targeted You Gui and used his family’s influence to pressure Shen Duo into an engagement. When that failed, he had You Gui kidnapped 1.
• Shen Duo and Wei Zelin joined forces against the Wei Corporation, attacking it from outside and within. The family lost its fortune, and both Wei Ming and Wei Zexuan went to prison 1.

Appearance

• Voice: Low and husky 22.
• Bearing: Habitually holds his head high and looks down his nose at others 4 22.
• After imprisonment: Loses considerable weight, leaving his cheeks hollow and his expression more spiteful 49.

Personality

Wei Zexuan is intelligent but accustomed to privilege, obedience, and an almost setback-free life. He treats resistance as an affront to his authority: Shi Yuan’s change from compliant follower to independent opponent enrages him more than the loss of Shi Yuan’s usefulness. He repeatedly describes people as “dogs,” framing their relationships with him as ownership rather than loyalty 1 23 24.

His cruelty centers on humiliation as much as physical injury. He makes Wei Zelin serve guests at his birthday banquet, forces Fan Zuo to kneel and lick his shoe, and attacks his half brother when frustrated by his mother’s demands. Even other wealthy heirs consider his treatment of unwilling partners unusually degrading 6 9 22.

Despite his arrogance, he recognizes limits when confronted by powerful opposition. He initially avoids pursuing Ren Zhi because of the person backing him. After discovering Wei Zelin’s true position, he understands who engineered the corporation’s downfall and kneels to ask that his mother be spared 22 52.

Abilities & Skills

Corporate Management

• Becomes headquarters’ youngest project manager within three years of entering the company 1.
• Oversees the Wei Corporation’s joint project with Shen Duo’s company, through which he meets Shen Duo 7.
• Secures profitable collaborations with prominent families whose partners recognize him rather than Wei Ming 48.
• His political maneuvering is explicitly described as falling short of Wei Ming’s methods 48.

Financial Leverage

• Exploits the Shi Family’s need for 1.5 billion in funding to arrange Shi Yuan’s marriage and gain leverage over its business 1 3.
• Turns the supposed loan into an investment and purchases minority holdings to gain control of Shi Family shares 17.
• Holds substantial Wei Corporation shares; before his imprisonment, his succession to Wei Ming is regarded as a matter of time 46.
• His position weakens when Wei Ming removes his subordinates and obtains shareholder support to dilute his holdings during his prison term 48.

Influence and Coercion

• Commands bodyguards and receives immediate obedience from company security guards 12 24.
• Uses associates to interfere with Shi Yuan’s school employment; his intervention causes repeated failed interviews 22 23.
• Benefits from the late family head’s connections and support from prominent families led by Young Master Wang 48.
• His protection fails against Director Ren’s intervention, while Director Qi’s downfall threatens the political network supporting the Wei Family 27 49 50.

Relationships

• Wei Zelin — Older paternal half brother and principal target of his abuse. Wei Zexuan dismisses him as weak and insignificant until Wei Zelin reveals that he has been controlling the family’s crisis 1 6 49 50.
• Shi Yuan — Former follower and later brother-in-law. Wei Zexuan arranges his marriage to torment Wei Zelin, then retaliates against his independence through employment sabotage, abduction, and violence 1 12 23 24.
• Wei Wanwan — Mother and staunch protector. She seeks his release and pressures Shi Yuan to forgive him; after his defeat, he begs Wei Zelin to spare her 26 48 52.
• Wei Ming — Father, early mentor, and eventual corporate rival. Wei Ming exploits his imprisonment to weaken his faction, leading to an open rupture between father and son 1 46 48 49.
• Shen Duo — Business partner and unrequited romantic interest. Shen Duo rejects his pursuit and later participates in the pressure against the failing Wei Corporation 7 12 52.
• You Gui — Employee under his supervision and perceived romantic rival. He threatens and humiliates her because of Shen Duo’s feelings for her 7 9 12.
• Huang Shiren — Apparent associate entrusted with tormenting Shi Yuan. Huang is secretly allied with Wei Zelin and openly reveals that allegiance during the Flower House confrontation 13 50.
• Fan Zuo — Victim of coercion. Wei Zexuan threatens his younger brother over a supposed fifty-million shortfall and forces him to kneel and lick his shoe 22.
• Ren Zhi — Desired target whom he initially avoids because he cannot afford to offend Ren Zhi’s backer 22.
• Director Ren — Influential father of Xiao Rong. His intervention prevents police favoritism after the cruise-ship attack and ensures the case reaches court 25 27.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Marriage Scheme and the Shi Family Takeover

• To evade his mother’s proposed match with a woman, Wei Zexuan declares that he will consider marriage only after Wei Zelin marries. He offers Shi Yuan as the candidate, combining another humiliation of his half brother with leverage over the indebted Shi Family 1.
• The transmigrated Shi Yuan refuses to remain his lackey, tears up his contract, and rejects responsibility for his father’s debts. Wei Zexuan responds by distorting Shi Yuan’s words at a family dinner 3 4.
• The financial arrangement ultimately gives Wei Zexuan control of Shi Family shares rather than providing the straightforward loan Shi Guohua expected 17.

Pursuit of Shen Duo

• Wei Zelin deliberately lets Wei Zexuan hear that Shen Duo wants to meet You Gui. Wei Zexuan subsequently threatens her and redirects the meeting to the Wei Corporation 7.
• At his birthday banquet, he confines Shi Yuan to the servants’ building and makes Wei Zelin work as a waiter. Shen Duo intervenes when You Gui is cornered by Wei Zexuan’s associates and a tycoon, then later carries her away after attacking the businessman 9 10 11.
• Wei Zexuan storms into You Gui’s hospital room, kicks Shi Yuan down, slaps You Gui, and orders Shi Yuan abducted. He hands Shi Yuan over to Huang Shiren with permission to do anything short of killing him 12 13.

Cruise-Ship Attack and Imprisonment

• After You Gui escapes his influence, Wei Zexuan redirects his anger toward Shi Yuan. He abducts Shi Yuan and Xiao Rong, dismisses the guards Xiao Rong summons, and reveals that he has prevented the boy’s police call from bringing help 23 24.
• He takes them aboard a cruise ship and orders Shi Yuan thrown overboard. He is subsequently arrested at sea 24 27.
• His lawyer reduces the attempted-murder charge to intentional bodily harm. Despite an additional count of intentionally harming a child, he receives only three months in prison 27.

Return and Family Power Struggle

• During his imprisonment, Wei Ming removes or banishes his subordinates and weakens his shareholding. After release, Wei Zexuan retains important backing from prominent families, causing some shareholders to reconsider their support for Wei Ming 48.
• At the Flower House, he demands that Wei Ming leave with his mistress and children, belittles Wei Zelin’s involvement, and taunts Shi Yuan about the cruise ship 49.
• News of Director Qi’s investigation destabilizes the family’s remaining protection. Wei Zexuan accuses Wei Zelin of responsibility, only to discover Huang Shiren’s allegiance and confront evidence that his supposedly powerless brother has orchestrated the crisis 49 50.

Corporate Defeat

• Compensation claims from Magic Cube Technology, product-safety investigations, and opportunistic competitors push the Wei Corporation beyond recovery. Wei Zexuan rejects his mother’s suggestion of bankruptcy and continues seeking support 52.
• While calling Magic Cube Technology’s chairman, he discovers that the person answering is Wei Zelin, who arrives with Shen Yan standing behind him as a subordinate 52.
• Unable to secure help or reverse the collapse, Wei Zexuan drops to one knee and asks Wei Zelin to spare his mother. This is his last documented action in the supplied context 52.

Notable Quotes

“If a dog disobeys, I can throw it away. But I'll never allow it to betray its master and run off on its own!” 23

“Chairman... Wei, spare my mother.” 52