Lu Shiming

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Lu Shiming (陆时鸣)
Gender	Male
Age	22 60
Height	187 cm 82
Affiliation	Lu family; formerly Yu Corporation; later Xingyi 2 58
Occupation/Role	University student and Yu Corporation intern; later a graduate working at Xingyi. Male Protagonist Gong in the original novel’s plot 2 64 82
Family	Lu Shiyi, his older brother; both parents deceased 2
Partner	Yu Qingluo 82
Status	Alive; dating Yu Qingluo and discussing their future marriage 83
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “I was using you to get close to your brother” 1

Background / History

Lu Shiming came from a once-wealthy and influential family that was brought down through others’ schemes. After his parents died, relatives divided up the inheritance and arranged for the brothers to be bullied at school, hoping to force them to drop out. Lu Shiyi, five years his senior, raised him and enrolled them both in Muay Thai classes so they could defend themselves 2 8 44.

He excelled academically from childhood, attended a prestigious university, and continued earning national scholarships. At university, he pursued a double degree, participated in a student startup, and secured an internship at Yu Corporation. His studies and Lu Shiyi’s increasingly demanding work left the brothers with less time to keep in touch 2 5.

After Lu Shiyi’s car accident left him in a vegetative state, Lu Shiming spent a month at his bedside. He subsequently stayed on weekends and visited every two or three days to clean him. With his parents gone, he feared losing his only remaining family 3 11 30 33.

Appearance

• Face: Exceptionally handsome, with long, narrow eyes, defined double eyelids, thick lashes, and deep eye sockets 1.
• Hair: Short, glossy black hair 20.
• Build: Tall and well-proportioned, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, defined abdominal muscles, and long legs 23 82.
• Clothing: Appears in a white shirt and black suit trousers at work; his upright figure is particularly striking in a suit 20 35.
• Manner: Retains elegant eating habits learned during the Lu family’s prosperous years 8.

Personality

Lu Shiming is cheerful, considerate, and attentive to small details. When helping Yu Qingchuan diet, he brings a calorie-controlled meal and a scale, then eats his own dinner on the balcony to avoid tempting him. He also notices changes in Yu Qingchuan’s mood and asks whether he has done something wrong, offering to change rather than becoming defensive 12 17.

Although trusting, he is not indiscriminately gullible. Lu Shiyi taught him to investigate another person’s intentions instead of immediately dismissing unfamiliar claims. He applies this lesson when Yu Qingluo offers to help him escape Yu Qingchuan, but becomes displeased when Yu Qingluo criticizes his own brother to an outsider 21 25 26.

Family warmth matters deeply to him, particularly shared meals. His devotion coexists with a mischievous, childish streak: he complains about Lu Shiyi, seeks Yu Qingchuan’s protection, and repeatedly hopes to defeat his brother in sparring. Despite these grievances, he worries intensely about Lu Shiyi’s health and gladly welcomes Yu Qingchuan into their family 7 33 40 44 77.

Abilities & Skills

Muay Thai

• Trained alongside Lu Shiyi for more than a decade; both brothers are described as experts 44.
• Is formidable enough to fight five people at once. During Yu Qingluo’s rescue, he knocks Tang Ronglin off a bed with one punch 74.
• Remains substantially weaker than Lu Shiyi in sparring. Work and caregiving interrupt his practice, and their boxing-gym match becomes a one-sided defeat 44 48.

Academic and Business Ability

• Pursues a double degree, earns national scholarships, and participates in a student startup 2 5.
• Uses his connection with Liang Xingyao to help Yu Qingchuan obtain responsibility for a Yu Corporation project 24 25.
• Initially needs guidance with unfamiliar Xingyi work and insists that Liang Xingyao teach him rather than leave him unsupported 58 65.
• By the extras, can keep Xingyi running together with Yu Qingluo; both earn seven-figure commissions from individual projects 82.

Caregiving and Practical Support

• Personally cleans and attends to Lu Shiyi during his hospitalization, later arranging his discharge and rehabilitation appointment 3 33 44.
• Helps Yu Qingchuan settle into Lu Shiyi’s duplex, registers his fingerprint, buys groceries, and prepares his workspace at Yu Corporation 18 30.
• Anticipates others’ preferences when arranging meals, refreshments, and fruit 83.

Equipment / Items

• Boxing gloves — Brings them for his sparring session with Lu Shiyi; while waiting outside the apartment, he uses them as a seat 48.
• Young-general portrait — Yu Qingchuan paints him riding a horse in silver armor and carrying a red-tasseled spear. Lu Shiming also requests a mecha-themed picture 36.
• Art gifts for Yu Qingchuan — Buys high-end oil paints and a collector’s album of a master’s paintings using part of the seven-figure allowance Lu Shiyi gives him 46.

Relationships

• Lu Shiyi — Older brother, guardian, and childhood idol. Lu Shiming regards him as both a brother and a father, though their adult relationship includes teasing, complaints, and heavily uneven sparring matches 2 3 48.
• Yu Qingchuan — Initially resents the original body owner for threatening Lu Shiyi’s treatment. After accepting the transmigrator as his brother’s supposed lover, he becomes an enthusiastic supporter, close friend, and eventually his actual brother-in-law 1 3 39 78.
• Yu Qingluo — His canonical love interest and eventual boyfriend. An unfavorable first impression gives way to respect, protectiveness, and romance as Yu Qingluo becomes more independent and supports him during his family’s absence 25 58 74 82.
• Liang Xingyao — An older-brother figure who sometimes attended his parent-teacher meetings. Later becomes his employer and business mentor at Xingyi 24 58 65.
• Yu Chenyi — Yu Qingchuan and Yu Qingluo’s father. Teaches Lu Shiming about business during their New Year gathering and expresses an interest in making him his godson 71.
• Su Ningyue — Disapproves of her mistreatment of Yu Qingchuan and warns Yu Qingluo against becoming her puppet 56 58.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Original Novel’s Fate

• In the original plot, Yu Qingchuan’s body owner threatens to stop Lu Shiyi’s treatment unless Lu Shiming agrees to an engagement. Lu Shiming gives in but attempts to delay the ceremony 1.
• Lu Shiming meets Yu Qingluo, and the pair arrange for the pursuer to be injured and hospitalized, postponing the engagement. In retaliation, the original Yu Qingchuan suspends Lu Shiyi’s treatment, causing his death and leaving Lu Shiming with lifelong regret 1 64.
• The transmigrator arrives during the coercion and changes this course by claiming that Lu Shiyi, rather than Lu Shiming, is his lover 1 64.

Accepting Yu Qingchuan into the Family

• When Lu Shiyi reacts to Yu Qingchuan’s touch, Lu Shiming accepts him as his brother-in-law in the hope that his presence will help Lu Shiyi wake 3.
• He supports Yu Qingchuan’s diet and painting, moves him into Lu Shiyi’s nearby home, and pays him fifty thousand yuan for preparing meals 7 11 18 22.
• To maintain appearances, he agrees to continue posing publicly as Yu Qingchuan’s fiancé while postponing any ceremony until after graduation 8.
• Following Lu Shiyi’s instructions, he approaches Liang Xingyao to secure a project opportunity for Yu Qingchuan, while keeping his brother’s awakening secret 24 25.

Lu Shiyi’s Recovery and Courtship

• Learns that Lu Shiyi can wake when he receives voice messages from him, then rushes to the hospital 23 24.
• Arranges Lu Shiyi’s discharge without revealing that his brother requested it to spare Yu Qingchuan repeated hospital trips 33.
• Once the truth about Yu Qingchuan’s invented relationship emerges, he accepts it without resentment. At Lu Shiyi’s request, he performs a carefully restrained reaction to reassure Yu Qingchuan without making him suspicious 39.
• Becomes a frequent third wheel during the couple’s courtship. His sparring defeat fulfills Lu Shiyi’s promise to show Yu Qingchuan that he cries like a crowing rooster 40 44 48.
• Helps Yu Qingchuan prepare for the wedding and welcomes the marriage as the addition of another family member 77 78.

Yu Qingluo’s Independence and Rescue

• Urges Yu Qingluo to stop living according to Su Ningyue’s wishes and build an independent life. Their conversation helps prompt Yu Qingluo to move out 58.
• Leaves his Yu Corporation internship for Xingyi, where Liang Xingyao immediately gives him substantial responsibilities 58.
• With Liang Xingyao’s help, obtains a hotel master key and rescues Yu Qingluo from Tang Ronglin’s attempted assault. He prioritizes carrying Yu Qingluo to the hospital over further retaliation 74.

Extra Chapters: Romance and Reunion

• After Yu Qingchuan disappears, moves into Lu Shiyi’s villa to watch over his distressed brother. He later discovers Lu Shiyi has also vanished and concludes that he has gone to find Yu Qingchuan 81 82.
• During two months without contact, grows lonely while Yu Qingluo keeps him company and brings him home-cooked meals. His appreciation develops into romantic interest 82.
• Shields Yu Qingluo from a persistent suitor, arranges a Christmas date, and later formally confesses outside Lu Shiyi’s villa. Yu Qingluo accepts, and they share their first kiss just as Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan return 82.
• Discusses a future wedding portrait with Yu Qingchuan. After a gravesite visit clarifies that the earlier body owner was a different person, he credits his decision to trust the transmigrator with bringing Lu Shiyi and Yu Qingchuan together 83.

Notable Quotes

“You should have a bigger life than that, not live as someone's puppet or carry out someone else's wishes.”
— Advising Yu Qingluo to seek independence 58

“Sure, I'm a brother's boy. Do you have a brother and sister-in-law that amazing?”
— Responding to a rival suitor’s taunt 82

“Sister-in-law! You're finally back!”
— Welcoming Yu Qingchuan home 82

Trivia

• His favorite dishes include red-braised pork and oil-braised shrimp; he also requests crispy fried pork bites and braised chicken from Yu Qingchuan 18 22.
• As a child, he pulled out both front baby teeth while eating sticky maltose candy—an embarrassing memory Lu Shiyi revisits during his unconsciousness 5.
• When worried that Yu Qingchuan might never return, he offers to become a bottom to derail the novel’s plot, considering Liang Xingyao as a possible partner for the plan 81.
• Calling himself the couple’s matchmaker earns him money and another promised painting from Yu Qingchuan. Attempting to collect a second reward from Lu Shiyi instead earns him another one-sided boxing match 83.