Lu Yanting

Biodata

Background / History

Lu Yanting comes from an ancient, fabulously wealthy family afflicted by a hereditary curse: family members face unnatural deaths after adulthood unless they find their destined person. During childhood, he frequently encountered Taoist priests and Buddhist monks at the family residence, though he initially dismissed the curse as superstition 4 6.

Shortly after his eighteenth birthday, an indistinct woman dressed in red began appearing in his dreams. She never spoke and followed him regardless of how far he ran. Rather than frightening him, her intrusion into his private life irritated him 6.

His grandfather warned that his overbearing birth chart attracted calamity and that the person capable of saving him would have fire in their name. He instructed Lu Yanting to wait three years before searching. Although skeptical, Lu Yanting was deeply concerned about his grandfather’s health 5.

Unable to live free of supernatural disturbances, Lu Yanting investigated successive incidents for clues to the curse’s origin. His second uncle’s records also exposed him to unusual supernatural cases. By the time he met Jian Ran, he had considered abandoning his search after finding no meaningful leads 51 92.

Appearance

• Face: Exceptionally handsome, with finely proportioned features, a sharp jawline, a straight, prominent nose, and thin, pale lips. His looks earn him the description “Asia’s Number-One Visual” 4 12 24.
• Eyes: Dark, deep-set in expression, and frequently described as icy or unfathomable; his gaze becomes noticeably warmer around Jian Ran 6 24 139.
• Build: Tall and slender, with long legs, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and sharply defined abdominal and serratus muscles 5 97 100.
• Dress and bearing: Wears bespoke suits and carries himself with aloof, languid refinement 5 26 48.
• Voice: Low, resonant, and often described as husky or magnetic 5 62 141.

Personality

Lu Yanting’s public image is cold, aristocratic, and difficult to approach. He rarely smiles or jokes with strangers, dislikes unwanted intrusion, and can be openly cutting toward people he disdains. He is particular about cleanliness and resists having his life arranged by his family 4 6 12 37.

With Jian Ran, that reserve gives way to persistent flirting, jealousy, and calculated attempts to secure his attention. He stages encounters, presents himself as needing protection, and uses his looks and wealth to court him. Despite his determination, he sometimes holds back because he does not want to annoy Jian Ran 97 121 147 194.

His possessiveness coexists with genuine concern for Jian Ran’s safety. He stops him from exhausting himself, supplies blood for his talismans, and risks serious injury to protect him. Harm to Jian Ran is described as his absolute bottom line 50 137 167 186.

Abilities & Skills

Martial Arts and Physical Combat

Lu Yanting is a highly capable close-quarters fighter who often conceals the extent of his strength 52 209.

• Fights his way from the villa lobby to the second floor barehanded against attacking paper figures 52.
• Defeats five boxed demons during the campus game 83.
• Escapes a throat hold with an elbow strike and a sweeping kick, then continues fighting with skill compared to that of a national-team martial artist 209.
• Explains that he learned self-defense to survive the dangers associated with his curse 209.

Supernatural Knowledge and Perception

His family’s curse, personal investigations, and exposure to his second uncle’s records give him practical familiarity with supernatural phenomena 24 51 92.

• Understands enough to discuss Jian Ran’s attempt to probe an entity’s memories through bloody water 24.
• Recognizes that one of the four girls Jian Ran leaves in his care is a ghost 78.
• Senses the powerful presence associated with his dreams in the hospital’s Patient Building and warns that he and Jian Ran cannot defeat it 110.
• Identifies the entity holding him in the cruise ship’s secret chamber as a demon 137.

Talisman Use and Blood Empowerment

Lu Yanting uses talismans supplied or prepared by Jian Ran; the provided events do not show him drawing his own 48 157 171.

• Voluntarily contributes blood when Jian Ran has already used too much of his own 50.
• His blood produces unusually pure, powerful talisman flames, allowing Jian Ran to deduce that he is a virgin at that point 52.
• Covers the Prince of Zhennan with talisman paper to free Jian Ran from his grasp 171.
• Carries protective talismans in his clothing and retrieves them when Jian Ran is trapped in a coffin 157.

Breaking Restraints

Lu Yanting forcibly breaks Jian Ran’s immobilization spell to pursue and rescue him 171.

• The effort causes him to spit blood and damages his heart meridians 171.
• Jian Ran subsequently treats the damage using burned talisman paper 171.

Acting and Industry Influence

Lu Yanting’s acting ability, celebrity status, and financial backing give him considerable leverage within the entertainment industry 4 99 150.

• His fame extends beyond Asia, with fans across ages and genders 4.
• Feng Xianghui considers his appearance and presence ideal for the criminal investigation captain in the hospital film 99.
• Finances Yu Hong’s production and states that his earlier funding helped take the director to the international stage 150.
• Challenges prejudgment of Jian Ran’s acting and urges Feng Xianghui to assess him fairly 99.

Lip-Reading

• Reads Jian Ran’s muttered complaint, “You just won’t disappear,” during the campus program 80.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Protective talisman paper — Supplied by Jian Ran and carried for supernatural emergencies 5 48 157 194.
• Cancellation Cards — Possesses more than ten during the Teaching Building board game; he and Jian Ran use them to cancel negative events. The final challenge explicitly forbids cancellation items 92.
• Black bank card — Gives Jian Ran permission to use it for purchases or cash withdrawals 146.
• Luxury vehicles — Travels in a black Maybach early in the story and later drives a silver-white Bentley 5 146.

Relationships

• Jian Ran — Talisman supplier, supernatural investigation partner, and eventual romantic partner. Lu Yanting trusts the person Jian Ran is now rather than his former reputation, while gradually suspecting that his soul may come from another world. Jian Ran ultimately chooses a lifelong relationship with him 5 146 201 209.
• Old Master Lu — Grandfather and persistent matchmaker. Searches for a way to break the family curse, encourages Lu Yanting’s pursuit of Jian Ran, and proposes sending them abroad to register their marriage once the curse is lifted 5 48 97 210.
• Lu Zhendong — Second uncle, associated with the Non-Natural Special Research Institute. Advises Lu Yanting to stay close to Jian Ran because he needs Jian Ran’s protection 37 61.
• Lu Yuhuan — Older brother with whom he has a strained relationship. Their hostility later softens into limited cooperation as both become attached to someone surnamed Jian; Lu Yuhuan says he will not contest the family fortune 123 180 186.
• Su Yuan — Special assistant. Initially objects to Jian Ran’s closeness with Lu Yanting, but Lu Yanting warns him not to upset Jian Ran. Su Yuan later asks for help obtaining Jian Ran’s forgiveness and talismans 5 68 141.
• Gu Feng — Childhood friend and Jian Ran’s boss. Reacts indignantly when he mistakenly believes Lu Yanting has found a bed partner while filming a variety show 17.
• Yu Hong — Director whose career benefited from Lu Yanting’s financing. Objects to his insistence on sharing a room with Jian Ran, prompting Lu Yanting to invoke his authority as the production’s financial backer 150.
• Ji Yuanming and Yu Fengyi — Jian Ran’s former partners and Lu Yanting’s romantic rivals. He mocks them and warns them about the Lu Family’s power 29 37.
• Wei Qin — Jian Ran’s mother. Lu Yanting introduces himself as Jian Ran’s boyfriend and promises lifelong care, although she interprets his introduction as “male friend” 145.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“Some people can’t save themselves. I’m one of them.”
— Explaining why his own fighting ability has not resolved his predicament 83

“I don’t think you could do something like that.”
— Rejecting Jian Ran’s claim that he is the sort of person who would abandon his family 146

“Having you… makes me happy.”
— Speaking to Jian Ran while drunk 152

“I want to truly be with you, forever.”
— After their relationship is acknowledged at the Lu residence 210

Trivia

• An author’s aside explicitly describes Lu Yanting as obsessive, yandere, outwardly innocent but inwardly calculating, highly possessive, and extremely clingy 80.
• His courtship strategies draw on books and novels. He privately questions advice about “the best hunters” appearing as prey when Jian Ran fails to confess as expected 147 180 194.
• His grandfather’s prediction receives an explicit payoff: after the curse is broken, Old Master Lu says that Lu Yanting’s destiny lacked fire and Jian Ran supplied it 210.