Ye Zuixi

Biodata

Background / History

Family and Social Position

Ye Zuixi is the second daughter of the Ye Family, whose businesses span luxury goods, jewelry, auction houses, and shopping malls. Although the family is described as dominating more than half of the global luxury goods and jewelry industries, its standing had declined under her father, Ye Xun. Her older brother, Ye Chongyun, subsequently took control and began restructuring the business 28 32 61.

After taking power, Ye Chongyun sent their father overseas. Their mother lived in a sanatorium because of longstanding mental health problems, while their grandmother largely withdrew from family affairs and usually had Ye Zuixi for company. Ye Zuixi held only a small stake in Ye Corporation and initially remained outside its direct management, building her own reputation through social and charitable events 61.

Fate in the Original Plot

According to the system, the declining Ye Family originally sought a capable but controllable marriage partner, while Ji Hanxing needed its support to enter City A’s elite circles. Their engagement would end after Ji Hanxing fell in love with Ruan Xin 28 29.

In that storyline, Ye Zuixi’s jealousy led her to repeatedly harm Ruan Xin, resulting in imprisonment. Ji Hanxing later recalled that her family also rejected her. His actual encounters with Ye Zuixi made him question this portrayal and suspect that Ye Chongyun had helped drive her toward that fate; his suspicion is not established as fact 29 119.

Meeting Ji Hanxing and the Riding Competition

Ye Zuixi formally met Ji Hanxing at the charity auction banquet, greeting him as “Brother Ji” and saying she had known about him for a long time. Her apparent interest alarmed him because he already knew the system’s account of their future engagement 32.

At the riding grounds, she initially presented herself as a shy, inexperienced rider seeking Ji Hanxing’s company. After he refused to partner with her, she dropped the act and offered a bargain: she would secure first place if he helped her maintain appearances. She revealed that Ye Chongyun had ordered her to approach him for a marriage alliance she did not want 72 73.

Ji Hanxing eventually agreed. During the race, he appeared to hold the reins, but Ye Zuixi secretly controlled Cloud Ink and carried them to first place. Afterward, she signaled him to reject Ye Chongyun’s request that he teach her riding, then staged a tearful departure to preserve her disguise 75 76 77.

Jewelry Exhibition Hall and Covert Alliance

Ye Zuixi later attended a land auction in Ye Chongyun’s place. She withdrew from bidding after Ji Hanxing entered the contest, subsequently telling her brother that she had yielded because Ji Hanxing wanted the property 98 99 116.

Placed in charge of Ye Corporation’s Jewelry Exhibition Hall, she refused to help Ye Chongyun obtain Ji Hanxing’s North City land. Instead, she negotiated for the street Ji Hanxing had received from the Sun Family, considering it a better exhibition venue. She offered either a lease disguised as free use or a secret in exchange for the right to use the property. Ji Hanxing gave her the street, prompting rumors of a romance 116.

The information she supplied exposed Ye Chongyun’s earlier hotel-drugging scheme: he had intended Ji Hanxing to be discovered with her and pressured into marriage. Both had entered the wrong rooms, disrupting the plan. She also warned Ji Hanxing that someone close to him had been bribed, though she did not know the insider’s identity 117.

Her larger objective was to gather evidence against Ye Chongyun and fight for control of the Ye Family. She and Ji Hanxing agreed to deceive him while cooperating against him 118.

Exposing Ye Chongyun

When Ye Chongyun disclosed Ji Hanxing’s relationship with Yan Jinyue, Ye Zuixi convincingly pretended to be devastated and possessive. Once he left, she immediately abandoned the performance and called Ji Hanxing 130.

At a private meeting, she warned that her brother intended to drug Ji Hanxing again, use public opinion to bind him to her, and make her the scapegoat if necessary. Her work on the exhibition hall had also uncovered clues that Ye Chongyun was trafficking drugs through imported and exported jewelry 131.

Ye Zuixi proposed letting the scheme proceed so they could obtain further evidence. She supplied Ji Hanxing with a sapphire anklet containing a listening device, tracker, and anti-jamming equipment developed with hacker Ruan Xin. She also discussed potentially mass-producing the technology after taking control of Ye Corporation; this remained a future plan 132.

She led Ji Hanxing into the designated alley, allowing the planned abduction to occur. At the hideout, she ultimately turned against Ye Chongyun, kicked him down, and injected him with the drug intended for Ji Hanxing. Ye Chongyun was arrested, and Ruan Xin handed the evidence Ye Zuixi had obtained to the police 133 134 135.

Appearance

Ye Zuixi is noted for her beauty and poised bearing, with a public reputation as City A’s foremost socialite 28 116.

• Eyes: Large and almond-shaped 32.
• Lips: Described as cherry-red 116.
• Voice: Melodious when greeting acquaintances; clear, cool, and professionally distant during private negotiations 57 116.
• Demeanor: Her shy heiress persona contrasts with the commanding presence she displays openly after Ye Chongyun’s arrest 75 135.

Personality

Ye Zuixi deliberately cultivates an image of a sweet, sheltered, lovestruck heiress. In private, she is composed and calculating, able to switch from coy affection to direct business negotiation. She sustains this disguise even under Ye Chongyun’s close scrutiny, using his belief in her infatuation to conceal her opposition 72 75 130.

She is ambitious and unwilling to remain her brother’s marriage-alliance tool. During negotiations with Ji Hanxing, she refuses to surrender the initiative by endlessly trying to prove herself, leaving the decision to his judgment instead. Her stated desire to protect the Ye Family’s reputation accompanies an explicit ambition to control it; Yan Jinyue believes her explanation does not reveal every motive behind her resistance 73 118 119.

Abilities & Skills

Horsemanship

Ye Zuixi is an accomplished rider despite publicly maintaining that she cannot ride 72 76.

• Secretly controls Cloud Ink while Ji Hanxing appears to hold the reins 76.
• Fulfills her promise to secure first place in the paired riding competition 72 76.
• Conceals her proficiency from Ye Chongyun and even longtime acquaintance Yan Jinyue 75 76.

Acting and Concealment

Her performances allow her to operate beneath Ye Chongyun’s notice 74 130.

• Feigns embarrassment and heartbreak to end an unwanted interaction 77.
• Simulates despair, resentment, and obsessive attachment when her brother tries to manipulate her 130.
• Continues presenting herself as frightened and compliant while participating in the operation against him 133 134.

Negotiation and Investigation

Ye Zuixi combines access to the family business with outside alliances 116 131 132.

• Negotiates an alternative exhibition site rather than obtaining the land her brother wants 116.
• Uses her jewelry-project responsibilities to uncover clues about drug trafficking 131.
• Recruits Ruan Xin’s technical assistance and coordinates a plan to gather further evidence 132.
• Provides information and equipment; the hacking and device technology belong to Ruan Xin’s expertise, not her own 132.

Equipment / Items

• Sapphire surveillance anklet — Specially commissioned and given to Ji Hanxing for the operation. Conceals a listening device, tracker, and anti-jamming equipment; designed to be worn discreetly around the ankle 132.
• Cloud Ink — Horse she controls during the winning race. Awarded to Ji Hanxing afterward, not owned by Ye Zuixi 76.

Relationships

• Ye Chongyun — Older brother and principal adversary. Attempts to exploit her through marriage and criminal schemes; she covertly gathers evidence against him 73 118 131.
• Ji Hanxing — Intended fiancé only in the original plot; an ally in the actual storyline. Their apparent courtship conceals cooperation against Ye Chongyun 28 117 118.
• Yan Jinyue — Longtime acquaintance and operational ally. Initially questions her motives but helps carry out the plan to protect Ji Hanxing 75 119 132 134.
• Ruan Xin — Hacker and technical collaborator. Develops the surveillance equipment and submits the evidence against Ye Chongyun to the police 132 135.
• Yao Yue — Ally seeking revenge for her deceased daughter. Promises full cooperation in bringing down Ye Chongyun 133.
• Ye Xun — Father; his mismanagement preceded Ye Chongyun’s takeover of the family 61.
• Old Madam Ye — Grandmother, whom Ye Zuixi regularly keeps company 61.

Story Role

• Challenges the system’s characterization: Her competence and resistance differ sharply from the jealous fiancée described in the original plot, encouraging Ji Hanxing to believe that he can also escape his prescribed fate 76 119.
• Reverses her relationship with Ruan Xin: Rather than persecuting the original female lead, she recruits her as a trusted technical collaborator 29 132.
• Avoids her original villain role: The system states that Ye Chongyun takes over her former role in the final plot point, while Ye Zuixi helps defeat him 132 134 135.