Lu Heng

Biodata

Background / History

Separation and Return to the Lu Family

Lu Heng went missing from the Lu family as a child and grew up with adoptive parents. His connection to his biological family was uncovered when the Xia family investigated his background. The Lu family then used its influence to take him away from his original household and force him to marry Xia Zhi 1 10.

His return did not bring emotional acceptance. His biological parents treated him courteously but without the closeness they showed Lu Kuo. His adoptive parents remained deeply important to him; his mother’s dismissal of their care as mere “benefits” brought him close to losing his composure. Their accident is mentioned, but its circumstances are not established in the supplied account 10 11 12.

Forced Marriage

On his wedding night, the Lu and Xia families collaborated to drug him and lock him in a bedroom with Xia Zhi. He restrained and gagged her rather than consummate the marriage, then spent more than two hours under a freezing shower. He became seriously ill and only began recovering half a month later 6.

The incident left him intensely hostile toward Xia Zhi. After five years of marriage, he had gained enough power to resist the families’ demands and seek a divorce 1 6.

Leadership of the Lu Group

With Lu Kuo committed to medicine rather than business, Lu Heng became the family’s business successor. Old Madam Lu helped cultivate his abilities, and he proved an exceptionally quick learner. During his first three years officially managing the Lu Group, the company expanded rapidly and approached industry-leader status 6 10.

Appearance

• Face and build: Exceptionally handsome, with a tall figure, long legs, strong forearms, defined abdominal muscles, and V-lines 1 3 14.
• Eyes: Dark and frequently described as deep or fathomless; his gaze becomes particularly intimidating when angry 10 34.
• Hands: Long-fingered and strong 37.
• Bearing: Carefully groomed and elegant, especially in his dining manners and movements 3 37.

Personality

Lu Heng is normally taciturn, controlled, and difficult to read. He maintains an impassive expression through much of Lu Kuo’s teasing, while his business reputation emphasizes a sharp mind and ruthless methods. He strongly dislikes being pitied 11 16 47.

His humor is often deliberately aggravating. After learning that Xia Zhi’s X-ray vision has a time limit, he delays her attempt to win money with it. At the family residence, he takes her on an unnecessarily long route to the bathroom after hearing her compare him unfavorably with Lu Kuo 3 4 9.

His growing attachment to Xia Zhi exposes jealousy that contradicts his usual composure. He resents her interest in other men, returns early after seeing photographs from her outing with Lu Kuo, and reacts furiously when she hires Song Ye for him. Even then, he continues denying that he likes her 29 32 46 47.

His care often appears through actions rather than reassurance. He prevents Xia Zhi from scratching herself bloody, obtains high-quality ointment for her injuries, and shields her from a crowded elevator. This protectiveness coexists with controlling and threatening behavior, including accusations of infidelity, reckless driving, and physically intimidating confrontations 13 15 16 33 39 47.

Abilities & Skills

Mind Reading

Lu Heng discovers that he can hear Xia Zhi’s thoughts even when her lips do not move. The ability exposes the contrast between her affectionate performance and her private fear, insults, and plans 1.

• Hears Xia Zhi’s exchanges with Little Sponge, including explanations of system rewards and punishments 3 5 15.
• Learns that she comes from another world and knows events associated with his own world 1 38.
• Initially considers comparing handwriting to confirm her identity, then becomes convinced someone else inhabits her body after hearing her excitement over a million-yuan lottery prize 2 3.
• Does not have demonstrated access to everyone’s thoughts; the supplied passages establish Xia Zhi and her system exchanges as his sources 1 3.
• Cannot hear her thoughts during at least one long-distance phone call, although he can still infer her excitement from her voice 20.
• Gains information without necessarily understanding it: some of Xia Zhi’s thoughts about Tang Fangjing leave him confused 37.

Business Management

Lu Heng combines rapid learning with an aggressive approach to competition 10 32.

• Oversees the Lu Group’s substantial growth after taking control 10.
• Orders the company into the Heyuan Village land auction despite the short preparation window 32.
• Uses the threat of competing against the Fu Group to pressure Fu Tingyan into dealing with Fu Ting’an 42.

Physical Strength and Reflexes

Lu Heng can restrain or carry Xia Zhi with little apparent difficulty 4 13 35.

• Holds her wrist firmly enough that she cannot pull him along or shake him off 4.
• Carries her upstairs while she is immobilized by a system punishment 35.
• Catches her when she loses her footing and begins falling backward 44.

Massage and Basic Care

• Massages Xia Zhi to relieve the itching caused by a system punishment 14 15.
• Dries her hair and applies ointment to her injuries afterward 16.

Cleanliness and Physical Contact

• Initially reacts to Xia Zhi’s embrace with revulsion and repeatedly wipes his hands afterward 1 2.
• Washes his hands after prolonged contact with her and scrubs his fingers before showering after massaging her 5 15.
• Rejects Lu Kuo’s attempt to touch him as “dirty” and orders the clothing worn during a hospital visit discarded 38 39.
• Gradually becomes more comfortable touching Xia Zhi, admitting privately that he wants more contact after sharing a bed with her 16.
• Still struggles with the prospect of directly exchanging saliva when considering kissing her 45.

System Measurements

Xia Zhi’s system tracks Lu Heng’s darkening/corruption value. This is an emotional and behavioral measure, not a cultivation rank or combat level 32 36 50.

Equipment / Items

• Supplementary bank card: Gives Xia Zhi access to his money through a card ending in 0710, telling her she can buy whatever she wants 20.
• Luxury wristwatch: Wears an understated luxury watch 37.
• Recording watch: Temporarily takes Xia Zhi’s recording watch and passes it to Fu Tingyan as evidence concerning Fu Ting’an; it belongs to Xia Zhi, not Lu Heng 34 42.

Relationships

• Xia Zhi — Wife from a forced marriage. Her changed identity and thoughts draw his attention, and his initial disgust develops into attraction, jealousy, and public acknowledgment of her as his wife 1 3 16 42.
• Lu Kuo — Older brother and a doctor. Teases him about his marriage, defends his authority over the company, and recognizes that the family owes him an apology for past treatment 11 16.
• Old Madam Lu — Grandmother and former head of the family business. Grooms him as a business leader and encourages the couple to have a child 6.
• Zhao Xiaohui — Biological mother. Pressures him to employ Taozi and minimizes his attachment to his adoptive parents 11 12.
• Biological father — Previously managed the declining family business; maintains an emotionally distant relationship with Lu Heng 6 10.
• Adoptive parents — The parents who raised him. Their memory remains a deeply painful subject that he cannot tolerate others dismissing 11 12.
• Tang Fangjing — Cousin through his adoptive family, with no blood relationship. He regards her as a younger sister, although she wants a romantic relationship with him 20 27.
• Tang Fangjing’s parents — Relatives who doted on him from childhood. He treats them more warmly than his biological parents and visits with expensive gifts 27 42 43.
• Jiang Cheng — Assistant who handles business arrangements, transportation, and communication with Xia Zhi 32 35 42.
• Zhou Chijun — College roommate and close friend who supports his divorce and sends him compromising-looking photographs of Xia Zhi 32 50.
• Fu Tingyan — Close friend whose younger brother pursues Xia Zhi. Their friendship does not stop Lu Heng from threatening business retaliation 41 42.
• Lawyer Zhang — Lawyer tasked with preparing the divorce agreements 1 3 6.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Original Novel’s Trajectory

• In the story Xia Zhi remembers, Lu Heng fabricates a sex video of the original Xia Zhi, whose resulting humiliation leads to a suicide attempt. The divorce does not go through 1.
• Three months later in that original plot, he falls in love with the female lead, who instead becomes his sister-in-law. The transmigrated Xia Zhi understands him as the villain ultimately responsible for the original owner’s death; these are remembered plot events, not completed events in the altered storyline 1 4.

Divorce Disrupted

• His demand for a divorce coincides with his discovery of mind reading. Hearing Xia Zhi’s true intentions leads him to test her identity and repeatedly interrupt the signing 1 2 3.
• Memories of the coerced wedding night briefly restore his determination to leave, but subsequent family visits and shared domestic incidents keep the pair together 6 9 16.

Jealousy and Public Protection

• Increasing attention to Xia Zhi culminates in an early return from his business trip and anger over photographs connecting her to Fu Ting’an 29 32 33.
• Her recording reveals Tang Fangjing encouraging her to provoke jealousy by being caught with another man. Lu Heng finds the advice troubling but initially resists believing that his childhood companion intends harm 37 38.
• He later defends Xia Zhi before Fu Tingyan, threatens Fu Ting’an, and explicitly calls her his wife in front of others 42.

Song Ye Misunderstanding

• Convinced that Lu Heng likes men, Xia Zhi hires Song Ye to serve him. Lu Heng pays Song Ye two hundred thousand to leave and goes to confront her 46.
• His anger escalates after he overhears her discussing handsome young men with Ji Qinghe. Ji Qinghe recognizes his jealousy, while Xia Zhi continues misunderstanding his attraction 47.
• By Chapter 50, Zhou Chijun is questioning why he has stopped pursuing divorce. Lu Heng instead checks on Xia Zhi’s whereabouts, and his corruption value later falls to 70 50.