Wen Shaoyu

Biodata

Background

Wen Shaoyu was born to a rising underworld figure and Alice, a legitimate daughter of European nobility. After his parents were separated, Alice defied her family to give birth to him and raised him for four years before his father reclaimed them. Although their circumstances were initially less affluent, Alice consistently gave him the best care and material comforts she could 90 168.

His father eventually rose to power, and Wen grew up without relatives competing against him for the family fortune. His parents’ devotion shaped his expectation that he should reserve himself for an equally lasting love. Despite enjoying parties, he avoided casual partners; his father also explicitly forbade him from fooling around 90 164.

By his appearances in Lincheng’s elite circles, Wen is identified as the Wen family’s new head. His parents leave much of the work to him while traveling together, and the family’s worldwide influence makes even established wealthy households wary of provoking him 62 90.

Appearance

• Silver hair: His most recognizable feature; it immediately identifies him to people familiar with the Wen family 27 30.
• Amber eyes: Described when he lowers his gaze after his confrontation with Zheng Yan Che 128.
• Facial features: Introduced as having exotic features and a wicked charm 27.
• Bearing: His commanding presence causes club patrons to fall silent and move aside as he passes 163.
• Notable outfit: For his New Year meeting with Zheng, he wears a black leather jacket, turtleneck, cargo pants, and leather boots 168.

Personality

Wen is impatient, sharp-tongued, and openly ruthless. He dislikes leaving grievances unresolved and prefers immediate retaliation over maintaining polite appearances. His temper extends to his employees and family, while his status allows him to act with little restraint 6 159 165.

He also loves gossip, parties, and teasing his friends. His competitive streak turns teaching Yan Ningke Texas Hold’em into a personal challenge when Yan repeatedly fails to understand the game. Shao Ke and Si Yanzhuo frequently return his mockery, particularly when his romantic confidence exceeds his actual progress with Zheng 6 28 82 105 109.

His longing for devoted love coexists with possessive and abusive behavior. Early in his pursuit of Zheng, he responds to rejection and jealousy with forced kisses, abduction, and sexual assault. He struggles to communicate affection directly, contributing to Zheng’s fear that he is merely a temporary plaything 90 104 121 137.

Wen nevertheless shows attachment through practical care and material commitments: tending Zheng’s fever, protecting him from threats, and entrusting him with his household register and asset documents. His mother receives an especially gentle manner from him, in marked contrast to his combative exchanges with his father 99 137 167 168.

Abilities & Skills

Combat and Firearms

• Childhood combat training: Easily overpowers Qin Chuan and breaks his ribs with a kick 108.
• Physical strength: Restrains Zheng without difficulty and later blocks his attempted punch 90 157.
• Firearms handling: Snatches his father’s gun and dismantles it in a few movements; also shoots an enemy leader during an armed confrontation 90 99.

Command and Investigation

• Bodyguard deployment: Uses trained personnel to restrain opponents, remove disruptive guests, and secure locations 30 64 164.
• Interrogation: Questions a man involved in vehicle sabotage and establishes that an unidentified caller ordered him to grease the tires and loosen parts 107.
• Investigative limits: Leaves the tracing of the associated bank account to Shao Ke, recognizing financial investigation as his friend’s domain 107.

Games and Recreation

• Pool and snooker: Initially loses to Yan Ningke, but later defeats him in three consecutive pool games 28 62.
• Texas Hold’em: Explains the rules to Yan and organizes practice hands, though his patience wears thin 28 64.
• Horse riding: Returns from a ride during the banquet gathering attended by Zheng 87.

Assets & Business Interests

Relationships

• Zheng Yan Che — Romantic partner and the focus of Wen’s first acknowledged attraction. Their relationship develops through coercion, rejection, and misunderstandings before mutual declarations and Zheng’s acceptance into the Wen family 90 104 137 169.
• Shao Ke — Longtime friend whom Wen trusts as a brother. Wen knows the power behind Shao’s supposed status as a discarded, disabled heir and assists with retaliation and investigations 6 30 90 107.
• Si Yanzhuo — Close friend and frequent teasing partner. Si also intervenes when Wen neglects his injuries and humiliates Zheng, splashing tea in Wen’s face to stop his abuse 90 127.
• Yan Ningke — Friend, card-game student, and frequent verbal sparring partner. Yan challenges Wen’s treatment of Zheng; Wen later visits Yan in hospital, apologizes, and offers to teach him self-defense 28 104 151.
• Wen Fuqing — Father, a former underworld power whose devotion to Alice defines family life. Their exchanges are combative, and Wen openly challenges him despite his threats 90 168.
• Alice — Mother, whose sacrifices during his childhood leave Wen deeply attached to her. He greets her affectionately and is particularly susceptible to her distress 90 168.
• A Hui — Driver and trusted subordinate who coordinates bodyguards during the Yuntang Club confrontation 163 164.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shao Ke’s Circle and Yan Ningke’s Protection

Wen first appears drinking with Shao Ke and Si Yanzhuo, laughing at outsiders’ misunderstanding of Shao’s position. He later formally meets Yan Ningke at a welcome-back celebration, where they compete at pool before Wen attempts to teach him poker 6 28.

After Yan is injured fighting Yan Zhen’s group, Wen helps subdue the attackers and carries out Shao’s orders for severe punishment. He uses a broken liquor bottle to maim one attacker, while bodyguards also leave Yan Zhen with a bloodied wrist 30.

At his golf club’s opening, Wen removes Ji Wensheng after his confrontation with Yan. During the subsequent card game, he also stops a guest from pressuring Yan to smoke 64.

Attraction to Zheng Yan Che

Yan brings Wen into Zheng’s dispute with Qin Chuan by borrowing his name and bodyguards. Wen allows Qin to be expelled from his restaurant and cancels his membership. At a later party, Zheng quietly catches his cup, lights his cigarette, and pours tea; Wen subsequently identifies this encounter as the moment Zheng first unsettled him 81 82 90.

Wen becomes increasingly attentive to Zheng’s presence and absence. After taking him away from a gathering, he pins him down in a car and forcibly kisses him. Zheng bites him and escapes. Wen regards his pursuit as an attempt to date, while Shao questions whether Zheng would actually agree 86 89 90.

Coercion and Rejection

Wen cares for Zheng during a fever, but his possessiveness escalates when he becomes jealous of Gao Jingkai. He abducts Zheng from a banquet and sexually assaults him despite his resistance and pleas to stop 99 104.

He later attacks Qin Chuan for threatening Zheng and warns both Qin and his lover to stay away. However, Zheng ultimately calls his involvement with Wen an accident and asks to return to an ordinary, peaceful life. Wen leaves furious and hurt, then begins drinking heavily 108 121.

The Collision and Its Aftermath

After seeing Zheng with Gao, Wen intercepts Bai Siyuan’s car with his SUV as it races toward them. He orders Bai taken to hospital but leaves without speaking further to Zheng 123.

Wen suffers a fractured wrist and a forearm wound. Over the following ten days, he ignores medical advice, smokes, drinks, and resists treatment. When Zheng tries to intervene, Wen insults him until Si Yanzhuo throws tea in his face 127.

Wen follows Zheng and again forces him into his car. He stops his assault when Zheng says he is scared, gets out, and orders the driver to take Zheng home. Later, he immediately retrieves a bag of medicine he had intended to discard upon learning that Zheng bought it 128.

Commitment and Family Acceptance

When Zheng asks how long Wen intends to keep him, Wen returns with his asset documents and proposes marriage. Zheng recognizes his feelings and admits his own, but also questions why Wen seems to seek him out only for sex 137.

Their later relationship includes more direct affection alongside continuing arguments. Wen gives Zheng access to his resources, personally cleans Zheng’s apartment when forbidden to hire help, and reminds him that his household register and assets are already in Zheng’s possession 159 166 167.

They welcome the New Year together before Wen’s parents unexpectedly discover Zheng in his apartment. After meeting them, Zheng openly tells Wen how deeply he loves him. Wen Fuqing subsequently brings Zheng into the family’s businesses, where he becomes a CEO capable of managing a listed company—and keeping Wen in line. Both parents embrace him as family 168 169.

Notable Quotes

“Remember, a loose tongue brings trouble.” 30

“Wen Shaoyu’s wife, spouse, lover, husband. Which do you like?” 137

“What else? Do you think I’m an idiot who saves just anyone?” 137

“I can’t fucking cherish you enough as it is.” 159

Trivia

• After overseeing Yan Zhen’s punishment, Wen returns to the sofa and opens a match-three game 30.
• He struggles to open an expensive, specially designed food box until Zheng shows him its hidden catch 108.
• Despite his own history of abduction, he later angrily asks his driver whether kidnapping Zheng would be lawful 162.
• His New Year gift to Yan Yiheng is a red envelope accompanied by an order to eat properly rather than thank him 158.