Jiang Huaixiao

Biodata

Appearance

• Build: Tall and broad-framed. Although he looks lean in a suit, he has heavily developed muscles from years of intensive training 61 135.
• Face: Usually cold and expressionless; his eyes bear a strong resemblance to Jiang Xun’s 141.
• Clothing: Frequently wears black shirts and tailored business clothing. At a private dinner with Jiang Xun, he wears a dark turtleneck that makes him appear less severe 2 54 134.
• Presence: His silence and stern expression intimidate household members, employees, and police officers alike 54 66 88.

Personality

Jiang Huaixiao is taciturn, emotionally reserved, and accustomed to handling problems alone. After Song Minzhi’s death, he withdrew further into himself. He later explains that their father was rarely home and nobody taught him how to become close to others or act as an older brother 79 111.

In business, he is decisive and calculating. He expects plans to be followed and opponents to yield, habits that initially make him controlling toward Jiang Xun. He tries to bring his brother home through orders, physical restraint, and material improvements without first understanding what Jiang Xun wants 70 71 90.

His apparent indifference conceals sustained concern. He searches for Jiang Xun for seventeen years, struggles to speak to him after their reunion, and fears that an awkward approach will seem insincere. He initially mistakes Jiang Xun’s aggression and sharp tongue for proof that he needs no protection 79 110 111.

His relationship with Jiang Xun gradually changes his behavior. He admits his mistakes, accepts his brother’s wish to live separately, and asks for trust rather than demanding obedience. His later support includes both practical protection and explicit recognition of Jiang Xun’s independence and achievements 111 112 141 171.

History

Childhood and the Seventeen-Year Search

Jiang Huaixiao was seven when his mother, Song Minzhi, died in a car crash and his infant brother Jiang Xun disappeared. Before the tragedy, Song Minzhi placed Jiang Xun in his arms and told him to take care of his younger brother. His brief reluctance to hold the baby became a lasting source of guilt 110 111.

Over the next seventeen years, he followed leads through more than seventy cities, visited orphanages, and repeatedly waited for DNA results. He suffered recurring dreams of an inadequately clothed child whom he could never reach 110 168.

Jiang Xun’s Return

After Jiang Xun returned to the Jiang household, Huaixiao barely spoke to him. His first recorded remark came after Jiang Xun fought Jiang Yu: rather than reprimanding him for the attack, he told him not to hit people in the living room 2.

Huaixiao subsequently left for Germany with Jiang Changping. While he was away, Liu Wanying drugged Jiang Xun’s milk and sent him to participate in Metamorphosis, intending to destroy his reputation 6 156.

Intervention in *Metamorphosis*

In Munich, Huaixiao’s secretary showed him viral searches involving Jiang Xun, Shen Wangjing, and the production team. After repeatedly watching a video of his brother, Huaixiao canceled his remaining work and booked a flight home 54 55.

He confronted Liu Wanying about sending Jiang Xun away without consulting him and promised to investigate the suspected drugging. He then traveled to Yunling, where he challenged the director over the online attacks and demanded results from the production team’s background checks 56 57 58.

His attempt to remove Jiang Xun from a restaurant led to a confrontation with Shen Wangjing, who demanded that he release Jiang Xun’s wrist. Huaixiao also warned Liu Wanying that he had ordered inquiries into the household surveillance and Wang Ma’s account of the incident. He ultimately allowed filming to continue for another week after the director promised to protect Jiang Xun and address the rumors 61 62.

Return to Capital City

Huaixiao asked Jiang Xun’s permission before agreeing to support Shen Yuxing’s continued education in the city. He also agreed that Shen Wangjing could accompany them if Shen consented. When Shen refused and Jiang Xun tried to head toward the mountain instead, Huaixiao carried his brother into the Bentley by force 70.

Back home, he removed sources of conflict from the household. Jiang Yu was required to board at school, while Liu Wanying moved out. Huaixiao later froze her cards, cut off her access to funds, transferred the residence she occupied to the group’s asset-management department, and blocked her calls. He had monitored her assets since joining Jiang Corporation and already had the means to act against her 72 79.

His intervention did not restore Jiang Xun’s trust. Jiang Xun rejected his touch, shut him out of his bedroom, and remained withdrawn. Huaixiao monitored his eating through kitchen surveillance and took comfort in discovering that he was secretly taking food from the refrigerator 74 79.

Escape and Failed Persuasion

When Jiang Xun escaped through a second-floor window, Huaixiao traced his likely route toward Shiban Village and drove south. After finding that town police had handcuffed his brother, he ordered the collection of law-enforcement recordings and instructed the legal department to prepare a formal complaint 87 88 89.

Although he recognized that another forced return might deepen Jiang Xun’s despair, he continued trying to persuade him to come home. He later arranged Shen Wangjing’s admission to a Capital City hospital partly as a way to bring Jiang Xun back within reach 90 94 98.

He also tried to persuade Jiang Xun to visit their hospitalized father. Invoking Song Minzhi failed and instead hurt Jiang Xun, who rejected the expectation that he should act as a dutiful son after seventeen years of neglect 97.

Acknowledging His Mistakes

After Shen Wangjing’s departure, Jiang Xun shut himself in his room for three days without adequate food or water. Huaixiao had a locksmith open the door, found him unconscious, and summoned medical help. The doctor diagnosed severe dehydration, hypoglycemia, and malnutrition 107 110.

At his bedside, Huaixiao described the long search and admitted that his silence had never meant dislike. Having read the investigation into Jiang Xun’s childhood abuse, he acknowledged that he had wrongly assumed his brother’s toughness meant he needed no one 110 111.

He offered Jiang Xun a separate villa, freedom to live elsewhere, and lifelong financial support. He then defended the move against Jiang Changping’s objections. The villa came with household staff and round-the-clock protection, though Huaixiao secretly required detailed reports on Jiang Xun’s daily life 111 112.

Protecting Jiang Xun During the Investigation

After Jiang Xun disappeared again, Huaixiao recalled Shen Wangjing’s warning that remaining close to him would put Jiang Xun in danger. He ordered an investigation into Shen’s background and financial connections 119.

He subsequently sought confidential news of Shen Wangjing through Zhou Yanqing. Seeing how deeply Jiang Xun missed Shen, he resolved to keep his brother safe until they could communicate again 131.

When Jiang Xun staged a drinking dinner to obtain Zhou Yanqing’s contact information, Huaixiao recognized the plan but pretended to be unconscious and allowed it. Jiang Xun unlocked his phone using his own birthday 135.

Huaixiao reacted furiously when Jiang Xun later evaded his protection to act as bait for knife-wielding criminals. Afterward, he pleaded with his brother to trust him and stop facing danger alone. He also punched Shen Wangjing for failing to prevent the risk, then questioned him about his intentions toward Jiang Xun and the Li family 136 137 141 142.

Uncovering the Original Crime

A lead brought by the Metamorphosis director introduced Huaixiao to Sun Shutong, who possessed part of Jiang Xun’s baby blanket and a longevity lock engraved with “Xun.” Huaixiao recognized Song Minzhi’s magnolia embroidery 155.

The resulting investigation uncovered tampered brakes and linked Liu Wanying to bribing the driver, arranging the fatal crash, and having Jiang Xun taken away. Huaixiao confronted her in detention and vowed to pursue the harshest punishment 156.

Reconciliation and Later Support

By New Year, Huaixiao and Jiang Yanchu could coax Jiang Xun into joining family activities. Huaixiao wrapped him in a scarf, set off fireworks with him, and embraced him in the snowy courtyard. Yanchu witnessed Huaixiao’s shoulders trembling as he held the brother he had spent seventeen years seeking 166 167 168.

When Jiang Xun left for London, Huaixiao gave him apartment keys and a black card with no spending limit. He and Yanchu later visited frequently. Huaixiao introduced Jiang Xun to business associates and partners at leading law firms, while emphasizing that these connections imposed no obligation and that Jiang Xun had earned his university place himself 170 171.

Abilities & Skills

Business Leadership and Negotiation

Huaixiao holds decisive authority within Jiang Corporation; even Jiang Changping consults him on major decisions 54.

• Has extensive experience negotiating mergers, acquisitions, and unfavorable agreements 90 100.
• Excels at finding alternatives when a negotiation appears lost 98.
• Uses longstanding business relationships to introduce Jiang Xun to London legal professionals 171.

Investigation and Resource Coordination

He directs assistants, legal staff, security personnel, and outside contacts to gather evidence and protect Jiang Xun 61 89 112.

• Arranges an audit that uncovers village-fund embezzlement and evidence against Li Guizhi 74.
• Preserves evidence and prepares legal action over the police’s treatment of Jiang Xun 89.
• Connects physical evidence and financial leads to Liu Wanying’s role in Song Minzhi’s death 155 156.

Physical Strength and Restraint

His trained physique allows him to overpower Jiang Xun despite the latter’s fighting experience 61.

• Maintains his grip against Jiang Xun’s practiced wrist-escape technique and evades an elbow strike 61.
• Carries Jiang Xun to the car despite resistance and a bite that draws blood 70.
• Restrains both of Jiang Xun’s wrists with one hand while fastening his seat belt 90.

Equipment & Possessions

• Black Bentley — Used for personal travel, collecting Jiang Xun from school, and journeys between Capital City and Yunling 60 70 79 87.
• Land Rover — Drives it while following Jiang Xun and Secretary Chen toward Shiban Village 107.
• East City villa — Provides it as Jiang Xun’s separate residence, staffed with chefs, servants, a driver, and rotating bodyguards 111 112.
• Planned reunion gifts — Prepares a McLaren Senna, Lamborghini Huracán STO, and Bugatti Chiron Sport for Jiang Xun. Their keys are packaged with specially commissioned hand-sewn cat charms; the passage describes his intention to present them after the reunion banquet 86.

Relationships

• Jiang Xun — Youngest brother. Their relationship develops from silence, distrust, and coercive protection into open affection and support for Jiang Xun’s choices 2 70 111 168 171.
• Jiang Yanchu — Younger brother. They coordinate efforts to find and care for Jiang Xun, although Huaixiao bluntly reminds Yanchu that seventeen years apart cannot be overcome immediately 72 87 171.
• Song Minzhi — Mother. Her death profoundly shapes his emotional reserve; he remembers her instruction to care for Jiang Xun and later uncovers the truth behind her fatal crash 79 110 156.
• Jiang Changping — Father. Huaixiao increasingly challenges his neglect, concern for appearances, and attempts to dictate Jiang Xun’s life 100 112 131.
• Liu Wanying — Stepmother and eventual investigative target. He dismantles her financial security before uncovering her responsibility for Song Minzhi’s death and Jiang Xun’s disappearance 79 156.
• Jiang Yu — Requires him to board at school and cancels his cards after the household conflict surrounding Jiang Xun 72 77.
• Shen Wangjing — Jiang Xun’s partner. Initially clashes with him over Jiang Xun’s autonomy and safety, but later helps obtain news of him because he recognizes his importance to Jiang Xun 61 131 142.
• Shen Yuxing — Supports his schooling in Capital City after obtaining Jiang Xun’s agreement and arranges his transfer into Jiang Xun and Jiang Yu’s class 70 74.
• Secretary Chen — Trusted secretary who coordinates travel, investigations, household reporting, and protective arrangements 57 87 112 131.
• Zhou Yanqing — Police contact through whom he seeks information about Shen Wangjing; sharply confronts him over allowing Jiang Xun to act as bait 131 135 137.

Notable Quotes

“Next time you hit someone, don't do it in the living room.” 2

“I thought you were fierce enough, ruthless enough, and tough enough that you didn't need anyone to stand up for you.”
“But now I know—”
“I was wrong.” 111

“You earned your place there yourself. I'm just introducing you to a few people.” 171

“You've always been amazing. More amazing than any of us.” 171