Duan Mufeng

Biodata

Background

Duan Mufeng comes from a wealthy family and is an only child. According to his introduction to Wen Yanyu, his parents live overseas year-round, are open-minded, and do not interfere in his personal life. He also describes himself as generous toward friends and partners and fond of traveling 8.

He returns from abroad shortly before the mountain-village variety show. Livestream viewers associate his nickname, “Duan Radish,” with his reputation for frequently changing partners overseas. His own recollections confirm a succession of casual lovers and his former belief that developing genuine romantic feelings was foolish 8 23 43.

Appearance

• Hair: Dyed blond, worn swept back when he first meets Wen Yanyu 8 14.
• Build: Tall enough that leaning beside Wen Yanyu makes it appear as though he is enclosing him in an embrace 10.
• Features: Handsome face and long, narrow phoenix eyes 8 11.
• Expressions and mannerisms: Frequently wears a sunny or roguish smile; often lounges with crossed legs or sprawls loosely across furniture 8 11 112.

Personality

Duan Mufeng is teasing, theatrical, and openly flirtatious. His first introduction to Wen Yanyu resembles a matchmaking pitch, covering his wealth, family situation, and treatment of partners. He enjoys provoking reactions, whether by teasing Lu Mingxu about Sang Yu or performing exaggerated heartbreak when Wen Yanyu fails to respond to his advances 8 11 32.

His early pursuit of Wen Yanyu is deliberately manipulative. He studies Wen Yanyu’s background, regards his romantic inexperience as something to exploit, and disguises unwanted closeness as ordinary friendship learned abroad. Although he apologizes when Wen Yanyu requests more distance, his private thoughts remain focused on seducing him 12 13.

His attraction gradually becomes an emotional attachment that unsettles him. Watching Wen Yanyu comfort Li Qianhua leaves him flustered, and hearing Wen Yanyu murmur Fu Hanchuan’s name produces an unfamiliar ache. His subsequent distance is not simple loss of interest: he continues quietly protecting Wen Yanyu from the cold and worrying over his health 18 21 23.

He can also be impulsively protective. He confronts bullying, rushes to stop Wen Yanyu from gripping broken porcelain, and wants to retaliate physically after learning the circumstances behind Little Tiger’s disappearance. Wen Yanyu is able to talk him down 17 35 43.

History

Mountain-Village Variety Show

Duan Mufeng is immediately captivated by Wen Yanyu’s arrival. He straightens his posture, fixes his hair, and approaches before the other guests recover from their surprise. He subsequently volunteers to help with lunch, only to struggle with a live fish until Wen Yanyu takes over 8 9.

His fixation causes an embarrassing mishap at the meal: distracted by watching Wen Yanyu, he swallows a fish bone that lodges in his throat. Wen Yanyu removes it with chopsticks. That night, Duan Mufeng shares the borrowed house’s single bed with Wen Yanyu and Lu Mingxu, eagerly inviting Wen Yanyu to sleep beside him 10 11.

While assigned to look after village children together, Duan Mufeng sees Wen Yanyu’s gentleness toward Li Qianhua. He intervenes when Little Tiger pushes her, retrieves her fallen stuffed puppy, and returns it after dusting it off. Watching Wen Yanyu later let the blind girl touch his face marks a turning point in his feelings 14 17 18.

During the production team’s games, he offers to take Sang Yu’s drinking punishment and challenges the host over a question about death directed at Wen Yanyu. His care becomes quieter afterward: he lends Wen Yanyu his jacket and gives up his own quilt during the cold night 20 21 22 23.

Injuries and the Mountain Search

Duan Mufeng becomes increasingly alarmed by Wen Yanyu’s willingness to endure danger and pain. After Wen Yanyu confronts a knife-wielding man, Duan checks him for injuries and admits that he was frightened. He later questions the purpose of Wen Yanyu’s unlabelled medication and tries to stop him from clutching porcelain shards embedded in his palm 30 31 35.

He joins the storm-night search for Little Tiger and takes the rescued child from Wen Yanyu. After Wen Yanyu collapses, Duan carries him indoors and anxiously waits for the doctor. He and Lu Mingxu help restrain Wen Yanyu when an injection triggers a severe trauma response; he later assists with treating Wen Yanyu’s infected hand 37 38 39 43.

Before the show ends, Wen Yanyu agrees to visit Duan Mufeng and the other cast members afterward 46.

Travel Show and Wilderness Filming

Duan Mufeng returns for the later filming with a plush bunny that Wen Yanyu personally customized as his birthday present. He flaunts the gift before Fu Zhiyan, trades barbs with him, and encourages Wen Yanyu to kiss the toy 112 114.

Despite Wen Yanyu’s confession of his relationship, Duan Mufeng remains unwilling to abandon hope. Privately doubting that Fu Hanchuan’s devotion will last, he decides that he can wait months or years for a breakup 117.

During wilderness filming, he gathers firewood rather than pairing up with Wen Yanyu. When Sang Huairen berates Wen Yanyu for adding poisonous fruit to the soup, Duan helps defuse the confrontation, acknowledging that he would also struggle to identify wild foods and suggesting mushrooms as an alternative meal 122 123.

His attachment to the plush bunny becomes a recurring source of comedy. He fiercely resists Chu Xingbai’s attempt to wash it, insisting that its grime represents affection and that it requires dry cleaning. Lu Mingxu trips him during his escape, allowing Chu Xingbai to seize and wash the toy; Duan falls silent when the wash water turns black 131.

Abilities & Skills

Singing

• A professional singer whose languid delivery suits the suggestive song “Body shots” 8 32.
• Uses a bonfire performance to court Wen Yanyu and provoke Lu Mingxu, though Wen Yanyu largely misses the intended flirtation 32.

Storytelling

• Entertains Wen Yanyu and Jiang Keyan with an obscure fairy tale 44.
• Playfully pauses at a cliffhanger to bargain for more opportunities to pet Wen Yanyu’s hair 44.

Practical Limitations

• Struggles to control live fish despite confidently volunteering to catch them 9.
• Considers dealing with children his weakest area and readily leaves Wen Yanyu to lead their babysitting assignment 14.

Equipment & Items

• Xiao Yu plush bunny: A birthday gift bought and personally customized by Wen Yanyu. Duan carries it in a specially made coat pocket, cuddles and kisses it, and jokingly treats it as his and Wen Yanyu’s child. He insists it is dry-clean-only until Chu Xingbai forcibly washes it 112 114 131.
• Woodcutting knife: Supplied by the production team for gathering firewood during wilderness filming 122.

Relationships

• Wen Yanyu — Friend and romantic interest. Duan’s initial sexual pursuit develops into genuine, unreciprocated feelings; Wen Yanyu accepts his companionship but repeatedly fails to recognize his flirtation 13 18 23 32.
• Lu Mingxu — Longtime acquaintance and rival for Wen Yanyu’s attention. Lu distrusts Duan’s romantic history; by the later village scenes, Duan has promised him that he will not pursue Wen Yanyu and that they will remain friends 32 44 45.
• Jiang Keyan — Familiar teasing companion who calls him “Duan Radish.” They bicker, compete for places near Wen Yanyu, and jointly entertain him while he is tipsy 43 44.
• Fu Hanchuan — Romantic rival whose place in Wen Yanyu’s heart troubles Duan. Duan later doubts the durability of their relationship and privately resolves to wait for its end 23 117.
• Fu Zhiyan — Rival with whom he exchanges pointed remarks, particularly over Wen Yanyu and their plush bunnies 113 114.
• Chu Xingbai — Fellow guest drawn into his plush-bunny antics; forcibly cleans Xiao Yu despite Duan’s protests 127 131.
• Sang Huairen — Fellow guest whose criticism of his posture and toy provokes a deliberately absurd response. Duan later intervenes when Sang Huairen harshly reprimands Wen Yanyu 112 123.

Notable Quotes

“Because I'm not male. My gender is Walmart shopping bag.” 112

“What do you know! This isn't a patina!!! These are traces of the love Yanyu and I have showered on Xiao Yu!! Love, understand?! You don't understand!” 131