Shen Wangjing

Biodata

Background / History

Childhood and Family Abuse

Shen Wangjing grew up in Shiban Village. His mother had been trafficked and sold to Shen Dayong, an abusive drunkard and gambler. Her throat had been poisoned, leaving her unable to speak; she communicated through gestures and writing. At four or five years old, Wangjing repeatedly stood between his parents with a broom, returning to protect his mother even after his father struck him aside 100 114.

At five, he went alone to the town police station to report the abuse. Villagers denied his account and described Shen Dayong as an honest man, preventing his mother from receiving help. She later died from postpartum hemorrhage shortly after giving birth to Shen Yuxing, reaching the County Hospital too late for treatment 100 114.

Shen Dayong’s Death

While Wangjing was supporting the household, Shen Dayong discovered his savings. Shen Yuxing tried to stop their father from taking the money and was beaten nearly to death. Returning from the fields, Wangjing encountered his father near the village entrance and noticed a banknote protruding from his pocket 147.

Their confrontation became a struggle beside the river. Shen Dayong attacked Wangjing with an axe, cutting him from shoulder to chest, then slipped on moss and fell into the water. Severely wounded and losing consciousness, Wangjing could not move to help. Before drowning, Shen Dayong seized his hand and tore a deep wound between his thumb and forefinger while attempting to drag him into the river 147.

Wangjing returned home to find Yuxing critically injured and arranged transport to the hospital that night. His brother survived, but misunderstood the stolen savings as proof that Wangjing had intended to abandon the family. Neither brother discussed the incident afterward. Wangjing endured the resulting murder rumors rather than force Yuxing to revisit the trauma 147 148.

Supporting the Household

Wangjing left school at fifteen and assumed responsibility for his paralyzed grandfather, his younger brother’s education, and the family’s impoverished household. He farmed, chopped firewood, carried water, repaired the house, cooked, and managed debts 11 18 46 145.

When armed men came demanding repayment of alleged debts without documentation, the fifteen-year-old Wangjing drove them away with a chipped woodcutting blade. His intimidating reputation discouraged those men from returning, although Li Guizhi continued harassing the family 21.

Meeting Jiang Xun on *Metamorphosis*

Jiang Xun came to Wangjing’s home through the life-swap program Metamorphosis. Their first meals exposed the household’s scarcity: after Jiang Xun ate, Wangjing was left with one bowl of thin porridge instead of his usual three. Wangjing initially regarded him as an inexperienced city boy unsuited to farmwork 7 8 10.

Despite his distant manner, Wangjing shielded Jiang Xun from hostile visitors and intervened when Li Guizhi’s associates attacked him. His attempt to discourage further confrontations led to an argument, but he subsequently brought Jiang Xun food, treated his bruises, escorted him to school, and stayed close enough to frustrate Zhao Pengfei’s attempts at revenge 14 15 21 22 23.

During severe weather, Wangjing crossed dangerous mountain terrain to obtain medicine for Jiang Xun. Footage of the journey softened public opinion and increased discussion of the pair. He also led a mountain search for Jiang Xun, following tracks and other small traces along hazardous paths 51 67 69.

When filming ended, Jiang Xun refused to leave unless Wangjing accompanied him. Wangjing declined, said Capital City was not his home, and told Jiang Xun not to seek him again. They nevertheless resumed contact by telephone 70 84.

Mine Injury and Hospital Reunion

After the show aired, the family’s debts were paid off, Grandpa Shen received a medication subsidy, and the Jiang family covered Yuxing’s education and living expenses. Wangjing nonetheless took dangerous mine work, accepting deep-tunnel assignments and additional shifts 93.

He was buried underground for six hours and survived with significant injuries. Jiang Xun reunited with him in hospital, where his left leg was in plaster and his forehead was bandaged. Doctors warned that prolonged oxygen deprivation could cause lasting or delayed brain damage, prompting Jiang Huaixiao to arrange a transfer to a better-equipped Capital City hospital 91 98 115.

Jiang Xun moved into his hospital room and handled his daily care. For Wangjing, who had spent years caring for others, being washed and fed so attentively was unfamiliar 92 98.

His Mother’s Case and the Trafficking Ring

The publicity surrounding Metamorphosis exposed Wangjing’s identity, address, and family history. Criminals connected to his mother’s trafficking learned that he possessed crucial evidence supplied by the director. Wangjing left without explaining the danger to Jiang Xun, believing that remaining nearby would put others at risk 114 125.

During a later attack, he defended Jiang Xun against several armed men, refusing to abandon the doorway of the phone booth sheltering him. He caught a knife barehanded and carried Jiang Xun to an ambulance despite his own wounds. His treatment included eleven stitches in his chest, eight in his left palm, and care for shoulder and knee injuries 122 123.

Captain Zhou Yanqing asked Wangjing to cooperate with the task force by exposing enough evidence to draw a key suspect back from overseas. Wangjing agreed because hiding would leave Jiang Xun, Grandpa Shen, and Yuxing vulnerable. Before leaving, he promised to return safely and accepted a handmade protective charm from Jiang Xun 129 130.

He later sheltered Jiang Xun from armed pursuers until Zhou Yanqing arrived with police. Officers then tracked the kidnappers toward the docks 139.

The Li Family and Return to Education

The investigation revealed Wangjing’s maternal connection to Li Zhaoheng. Li invited him to Hong Kong City and offered to bury his mother in the Li family cemetery. Wangjing repeatedly refused a formal return, declaring that he would earn the life Jiang Xun wanted with his own hands 142 145.

When asked about his future, Wangjing said he wanted to return to school. Li arranged his enrollment at Jinghua Middle School in Jiang Xun and Yuxing’s class, along with intensive tutoring. After hearing the full account of Shen Dayong’s death, Li also promised to prevent the incident from being used against him again 145 148.

Wangjing later traveled with Li Zhaoheng and Yuxing to address Li family matters. He returned before dawn for New Year, telling Jiang Xun that those matters had been settled 165 169.

Business and Shared Home

Under Wangjing’s leadership, a company that began with roughly a dozen employees moved into its own campus within three years. Its work expanded from enterprise data security to an artificial-intelligence algorithm platform, while investment grew from a few million to hundreds of millions. Li Zhaoheng openly praised his ability, and his standing within the Li Group came to exceed that of a maternal grandson alone 172.

Wangjing later purchased an estate halfway up a mountain in the northern suburbs. It included a rose-filled front garden and a glass greenhouse behind the house, becoming a home for him and Jiang Xun 173.

Appearance

• Face: Deep-set eyes and brows, a straight nose, and thin lips; his sharply defined features are compared to careful blade-work 7.
• Build: Broad shoulders, a wide back, long legs, and firm arm muscles developed through years of heavy labor 8 118.
• Hands: Large knuckles, rough palms, and thick calluses. The old scar between his thumb and forefinger comes from Shen Dayong’s final attempt to drag him into the river 15 147.
• Other scars: A long scar is visible on the back of his neck after he cuts his hair shorter 118.
• Early clothing: Wears practical, heavily used clothing, including a black T-shirt washed almost white and an army coat 18 21.
• Voice: Low and deep, often delivered in a flat, controlled tone 7 8.

Personality

Wangjing is taciturn, restrained, and accustomed to bearing responsibility without complaint. Years of poverty leave him with little energy for matters outside his household; he largely ignores the villagers’ avoidance and gossip. His apparent indifference conceals constant attention to his grandfather’s comfort, his brother’s future, and eventually Jiang Xun’s safety 15 44 46.

His protectiveness can become secrecy and self-neglect. He hides injuries, leaves without explaining himself, and accepts dangerous work or assignments rather than share the burden. Jiang Xun repeatedly challenges his willingness to treat his own survival as expendable 92 124 129.

He is also proud and independent. Neither the Li family’s wealth nor its succession prospects persuades him to surrender his plans; he chooses education and earning a future with Jiang Xun instead 142 145.

Around Jiang Xun, his reserve gives way to teasing, affection, and jealousy. He smiles privately after Jiang Xun tries to amuse him, deliberately provokes him with kisses, and objects when Li Zhaoheng promotes another grandson as a potential match. Duan Qizhao eventually recognizes that Wangjing’s attachment is far more intense than his calm manner suggests 58 149 159 171.

Abilities & Skills

Physical Strength and Fighting

Wangjing can confront multiple armed opponents, using both improvised weapons and close-range strikes 21 122 123.

• Drives armed debt collectors away with a woodcutting blade at fifteen 21.
• Uses a steel pipe, kicks, leverage, and targeted blows against attackers carrying a baton, wrench, and brass knuckles 122.
• Continues protecting Jiang Xun after sustaining serious wounds, but requires extensive medical treatment afterward 123.

Mountain Tracking

His familiarity with the mountains allows him to lead searches over steep, dangerous terrain 67.

• Reads footprints, disturbed stones, and a thread caught on vegetation to choose a route 67.
• Clears obstructing thorns with a machete while maintaining a pace the production crew struggles to match 67.

Farming and Household Care

Wangjing maintains the family home and supports its dependents through practical labor 15 46.

• Farms, sells produce, chops firewood, repairs the roof, and prepares meals 15 46 147.
• Adapts his grandfather’s food to his poor teeth, removing and crushing corn kernels before feeding him 15.
• Applies ointment to Jiang Xun’s bruises and closely monitors his meals and recovery 23 149.

Learning and Teaching

His academic improvement follows intensive study rather than an established record of high grades 159.

• Rises into the year’s top ten after returning to formal education 159.
• Explains the core of a problem in two or three sentences when tutoring Jiang Xun 160.

Business Management

Wangjing handles refusals, negotiations, and decisions steadily as his technology company expands 172.

• Oversees growth into enterprise data security and an AI algorithm platform 172.
• Leads the company through a substantial increase in staffing facilities and investment within three years 172.

Equipment / Possessions

• Farm tools and blades: Regularly carries a hoe; also uses a woodcutting blade and a machete when confronting threats or clearing mountain paths 14 21 67.
• Protective charm: Handmade by Jiang Xun and given to him before his departure to help resolve the trafficking case 130.
• Supplementary bank card: Li Zhaoheng issues both brothers cards without spending limits after arranging Wangjing’s return to school 145.
• Mountain estate: Purchases a northern-suburbs property with roses and a glass greenhouse as a shared home with Jiang Xun 173.

Relationships

• Jiang Xun — Romantic partner. Their relationship develops from reluctant host and city guest into mutual care, physical affection, and plans for a shared future. Each repeatedly risks himself for the other 8 92 123 149 173.
• Shen Yuxing — Younger brother, whose schooling Wangjing supports. Their closeness is damaged by Yuxing’s mistaken belief that Wangjing once planned to abandon him; Wangjing remains protective and urges him to finish school before entering Li family politics 11 145 148.
• Grandpa Shen — Paralyzed grandfather and long-term dependent. Wangjing feeds him, reassures him when frightened, and continues asking about his care even while traveling with the Li family 15 46 165.
• His mother — Deceased trafficking victim. Wangjing protected her as a child and later cooperates with police to uncover her identity and the crimes committed against her 114 129.
• Shen Dayong — Abusive father. Wangjing denies killing him but openly acknowledges having wanted him dead; the account of the river incident establishes that Shen Dayong slipped while attacking him 146 147.
• Li Zhaoheng — Maternal grandfather. Initially presses Wangjing to return to the Li family, then supports his education, promises protection, and praises his business achievements 142 145 148 172.
• Jiang Huaixiao — Jiang Xun’s protective older brother. Initially warns Wangjing away, later arranges his specialist treatment, and ultimately accepts that he treats Jiang Xun well 93 98 171.
• Duan Qizhao — Initially frightened by the murder rumors, but later calls him “Brother Jing,” asks for fighting lessons, and jokes about his devotion to Jiang Xun 42 145 171.
• Zhou Yanqing — Police captain who recruits Wangjing’s cooperation in the trafficking investigation and later arrives with officers to rescue him and Jiang Xun 129 139.

Notable Quotes

“You’re the one I can least afford to risk.” 129

“I want to settle this cleanly, then stand before you with clean hands and go nowhere.” 130

“I’ll earn the life he wants with my own hands.” 142

“All you need to do is bask in the sun. I’ll grow the flowers.” 173

Trivia

• His name preserves his mother’s longing for home. “Wangjing” means looking toward Capital City, the direction she had come from. She explained her sons’ names by writing on the ground with muddy water 140.
• The murder allegation is not the police finding. Police ruled Shen Dayong’s death an accidental drowning, but village rumors were later repackaged into an online attack against both Wangjing and Jiang Xun 53 57.
• Jiang Xun decorates his cast with twelve cats. He then announces that the complete collection can summon a divine dragon and tells Wangjing to make a wish 95.