Yu Chenyi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yu Chenyi (虞沉毅)
Gender	Male
Age	Under fifty at the time of his divorce from Su Ningyue 70
Affiliation	Yu family; Yu Corporation 10 29
Occupation/Role	President/chairman of the Yu Corporation; temporarily resumes the CEO role during Lu Shiyi’s absence 25 72 83
Family	Father of the original Yu Qingchuan and Yu Qingluo; later accepts the transmigrated Yu Qingchuan as his son 25 83
Marital Status	Divorced from his second wife, Su Ningyue 28 70
Status	Alive 83
First Appearance	Chapter 10 10

Background / History

Family upbringing and favoritism

Yu Chenyi grew up receiving his family’s elite education. Although he placed little emotional importance on blood ties, seeing his firstborn initially softened his heart. His work subsequently consumed his attention, and he neglected the boy’s upbringing 83.

His second wife, Su Ningyue, had joined the Yu Corporation after university before marrying him. Yu Chenyi believed she was a devoted stepmother, trusting the parenting handbook she prepared for Yu Qingchuan. As his eldest son became irritable and academically unsuccessful, he increasingly favored the quiet, accomplished Yu Qingluo 26 28.

His treatment of Yu Qingchuan included repeated scolding and reductions to the boy’s allowance, which eventually fell from fifty thousand to ten thousand a month. When the original Yu Qingchuan tried to report school extortion, Yu Chenyi refused to listen and delegated the matter to Su Ningyue 10 14 58.

Yu Qingchuan’s departure and corporate opportunity

When Yu Qingchuan announced that he would move out to live with a man, Yu Chenyi questioned whether anyone truly loved him. Believing the partner was Lu Shiming, he ultimately allowed the move out of indifference rather than approval. He then proposed introducing Yu Qingluo to young women 10.

Yu Qingchuan’s affectionate request for a private dinner stirred some paternal concern. Yu Chenyi asked Yu Qingluo to discreetly check the relationship, reasoning that even an unfavored son should not be bullied by outsiders 20.

During financing discussions, Liang Xingyao insisted that Yu Qingchuan lead the Yu Corporation’s important project. Yu Chenyi initially recommended Yu Qingluo instead, then reluctantly accepted Liang’s choice. He interpreted the arrangement as his eldest son using his supposed boyfriend’s connections to pressure him 25 27.

At their subsequent family dinner, Yu Chenyi responded warmly to Yu Qingchuan’s weight loss and explained the smart home project. He later brought him onto the project team and provided three hundred thousand for suitable business clothing 28 29 30 35.

Exposure of Su Ningyue’s misconduct

Yu Qingchuan’s successful painting livestream improved the Yu Corporation’s public reputation and sales. Yu Chenyi acknowledged his previous neglect, offered to make amends, and transferred one million to his son. At Yu Qingchuan’s request, he personally took charge of investigating the accusations that the paintings had been produced by someone else 51 52.

At Z University, he learned that Yu Qingchuan’s actual partner was Lu Shiyi, not Lu Shiming. Lu Shiyi also exposed Su Ningyue’s connection to counselor Li Chengze and her involvement in the accusations. Yu Chenyi sincerely apologized, but subsequently tried to settle the family dispute through an apology and material compensation. He also ensured Li Chengze was removed from the university 54 55 56 58.

A recording concerning the school extortion prompted Yu Chenyi to examine Su Ningyue’s finances. He found substantial cash withdrawals preceding Yu Qingchuan’s bullying, confronted her, and ordered her to live separately. He reduced her allowance and prohibited her from attending social gatherings 59 61.

Divorce and succession

At Yu Qingchuan’s birthday banquet, Yu Chenyi transferred company shares to him and publicly introduced Lu Shiyi as his boyfriend. Although he initially opposed Lu Shiyi appearing onstage, Yu Qingchuan’s insistence forced him to agree 63.

After Yu Qingchuan publicly accused Su Ningyue of prolonged mistreatment and feeding him harmful combinations of food, Yu Chenyi agreed to divorce her. The settlement gave her their villa and ten million. Yu Qingluo chose to leave with his mother and relinquished his company position; Yu Chenyi barred him from working there but later provided a one-percent stake and other assets 69 70.

Yu Chenyi then urged Yu Qingchuan to take over the Yu Corporation. He accepted his son’s condition that Lu Shiyi become CEO, requiring only that the company perform no worse under them than it had under him 70.

Reconciliation and acceptance

Following the divorce, Yu Chenyi moved into another villa and began experiencing loneliness. During the New Year gathering, he approved Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi’s marriage after graduation. When Yu Qingluo arrived with an injured face, he personally applied ointment, invited him to dinner, and told him not to visit Su Ningyue again 71 72.

After discovering that Su Ningyue had paid Tang Ronglin to frighten Yu Qingluo through an abduction, Yu Chenyi had Tang sent to jail. With Yu Qingluo’s signed paperwork, he arranged for Su Ningyue to enter a secure care facility 75.

He eventually allowed Yu Qingchuan’s wedding to take place before graduation and invited his own business contacts. By then, the Yu Corporation’s growth had turned criticism of his son’s relationship into envy over his capable son-in-law 75 76.

Learning Yu Qingchuan’s true identity

Yu Qingchuan’s sudden disappearance caused Yu Chenyi breathing difficulties severe enough to require hospitalization. During Lu Shiyi’s absence, he resumed the CEO role, though he increasingly missed the leisurely life he had enjoyed after handing over management 81 83.

After returning in his own body, Yu Qingchuan explained his identity, disappearance, and earlier life. Yu Chenyi grieved for his original son and acknowledged that his neglect had allowed Su Ningyue to ruin him. Nevertheless, he chose to recognize the returned Yu Qingchuan as his son and resolved to become a better father 83.

He purchased a burial plot and commissioned a headstone for the original Yu Qingchuan. Its inscription listed the transmigrated Yu Qingchuan and Yu Qingluo as the deceased’s younger brothers 83.

Appearance

• His looks are described as decent rather than exceptionally handsome 36 70.
• He has an upright bearing, the commanding presence of a man in power, and a well-maintained appearance 70.

Personality

Yu Chenyi is ambitious and open to innovation in business, but initially conservative about relationships. His approval of his children is strongly tied to achievement: he favors Yu Qingluo while viewing Yu Qingchuan as a disappointment, then becomes more affectionate as his eldest son demonstrates talent and brings benefits to the company 26 51 52 58.

At home, he prefers delegating problems rather than examining them closely. Even after discovering Su Ningyue’s involvement in the painting accusations, he initially seeks compensation and reconciliation rather than a thorough reckoning. His firm will does not prevent him from overlooking deception within his family 55 56.

His later change involves both guilt and deliberate learning. Online reading and advice from his assistant help him reconsider homosexuality; he recognizes that forcing his son to marry a woman would be unfair to her. By the final bonus story, he fully accepts both sons’ relationships and takes responsibility for his failures as a father 72 78 83.

Abilities & Skills

Business leadership

• Moves the Yu Corporation into smart home development to rescue a nationally known furnishings brand whose performance has steadily declined 29.
• Seeks angel investment rather than a bank loan because the project’s success remains uncertain 29.
• Identifies AI integration and long-term system upgrades as major technical risks 29.
• Sets concrete negotiating targets for Yu Qingchuan: lower Xingyi’s requested percentages by ten percent and shorten the deadline from three years to two 29.
• Continues expanding the corporation and later pursues possible government collaboration 68 75.

Financial investigation

• Investigates the harassment surrounding Yu Qingchuan’s paintings rather than allowing Su Ningyue to control the inquiry 52.
• Uses bank records to identify suspicious withdrawals connected to the timing of Yu Qingchuan’s bullying 61.
• Uncovers Su Ningyue’s payment to Tang Ronglin following Yu Qingluo’s abduction 75.

Relationships

• Original Yu Qingchuan — Firstborn son. Yu Chenyi’s neglect and harsh judgment contribute to their estrangement; after learning the truth, he mourns him and commissions his headstone 10 58 83.
• Yu Qingchuan (transmigrator) — Initially treated as his disappointing eldest son, later becomes his intended successor. Yu Chenyi knowingly accepts him as family after his identity is revealed 70 83.
• Yu Qingluo — Younger son and initially favored successor, whom Yu Chenyi personally raised and taught. Their bond survives Qingluo’s decision to leave with Su Ningyue 61 70 72.
• Su Ningyue — Second wife, later divorced. His trust in her parenting collapses as her schemes against both sons emerge 26 61 70 75.
• Lu Shiyi — Business partner and eventual son-in-law. Yu Chenyi initially resents his interference in family disputes but accepts him as Yu Qingchuan’s husband and the corporation’s CEO 56 70 78.
• Lu Shiming — Promising former Yu Corporation intern whom Yu Chenyi initially mistakes for Yu Qingchuan’s boyfriend. He later accepts him as Yu Qingluo’s partner 10 54 83.
• Liang Xingyao — Financing counterpart whose insistence gives Yu Qingchuan an opportunity to lead the smart home project 25 27.

Notable Quotes

“All right, then. Once you graduate, let’s have the wedding. Society is more accepting now. We have nothing to hide.” 72

“It was my fault.” 83

“Stay here. I’m very fond of you.” 83

Trivia

• Yu Chenyi consults a same-sex relationship forum to help himself accept his sons’ sexuality. His post about both sons liking men instead attracts speculation about his own sexuality and flirtatious replies 78.
• He transfers twenty million after learning that Yu Qingchuan and Lu Shiyi have spent nearly all their money buying a villa; Yu Qingchuan calls the money his “dowry” 73.