Yan Cheng

Biodata

Background / History

Yan Cheng came from a financially struggling family and lived in poverty before becoming famous. According to Lu Ran’s investigation, he later derived pride and confidence from Bai Luochuan’s devotion while despising the submissiveness that accompanied it. His acquaintances described him as treating Bai Luochuan as an object worth less than a dog 75.

Before Bai Luochuan’s transmigration, the original owner of his body repeatedly pursued Yan Cheng and brought him protective charms before film shoots involving fight scenes. Yan Cheng enjoyed being admired but considered an ordinary Beta unworthy of standing beside him. He never reciprocated the original Bai Luochuan’s romantic hopes and avoided even hugs, kisses, or ordinary physical contact 18 34.

When paparazzi photographed Bai Luochuan outside his home, Yan Cheng publicly distanced himself and required him to accept an agreement forbidding further contact or disclosure of their past interactions. Bai Luochuan was condemned online, and one of Yan Cheng’s toxic fans struck him with a brick. Later evidence revealed that Yan Cheng himself had ordered Bai Luochuan to come to his home that night 4 18 92.

Personality

Yan Cheng’s gentle, considerate celebrity image contrasts sharply with his private contempt for people he considers beneath him. He enjoys admiration without accepting responsibility for the attachment it creates. His treatment of Bai Luochuan is explicitly shaped by status and secondary gender: he welcomes a Beta’s obedience while believing that same person is unsuitable as a romantic partner 7 18 19.

His attraction becomes possessive once Bai Luochuan stops paying attention to him. He initially interprets rejection as attention-seeking or playing hard to get, then grows increasingly jealous of Qi Yu. Even after recognizing that Bai Luochuan genuinely ignores him, he continues demanding explanations and attempting to regain access to him 25 29 36 69 72.

Yan Cheng is highly conscious of his image and career. He suppresses the urge to slap an uncooperative child because he is being filmed, and he falls silent when Qi Yu threatens to expose their past. Although aggressive toward lower-status guests, he retreats when confronted by Qi Yu’s superior strength and pheromone rank 13 67 78 89.

He also values his family. During a hypothetical rescue question, he chooses to save his mother first because she gave birth to and raised him, despite acknowledging privately that Bai Luochuan has become important to him 43.

Abilities & Skills

Acting and Public Presentation

• Maintains a tender, convincing expression while watching Lan Muxing’s footage, despite their pairing being a publicity arrangement 20 100.
• Performs a considerate romantic persona during the show’s cooking segment 19.
• Increasingly fails to conceal his anger and jealousy during the livestream 21 53 68.

Alpha Physiology

• Crushes a drinking glass in his hand, cutting his palm in the process 53.
• Runs across the glass walkway while inadvertently dragging three frightened guests behind him through their connecting ropes 29 30.
• Is explicitly outmatched by Qi Yu in both physical ability and pheromone rank. Qi Yu’s targeted pheromone suppression forces him to his knees 89.

Cooking

• Prepares two stir-fried dishes with Lan Muxing before leaving the remaining food to the production team 20.
• Appears noticeably less practiced at cooking than Qi Yu 19.

Relationships

• Bai Luochuan — Former admirer whom Yan Cheng exploited and later pursued. The current Bai Luochuan rejects his advances, identifies himself as Yan Cheng’s victim, and denies any continuing emotional bond 18 46 72 88.
• Qi Yu — Romantic rival and an Alpha he cannot overpower. Qi Yu repeatedly protects Bai Luochuan, challenges Yan Cheng’s account of their history, and warns him to stop interfering 50 77 78 89.
• Lan Muxing — Former publicity partner in the “Chengxing” pairing. After their staged romance ends, Lan openly condemns Yan Cheng’s treatment of Bai Luochuan and later confirms that their couple act was a work decision 38 46 47 100.
• He Gui — Fellow contestant whom Yan Cheng attempts to attack after being criticized. Qi Yu intervenes before Yan Cheng can reach him 88 89.
• Chu Zhu — Fellow contestant whom Yan Cheng offers to guide through the haunted house to avoid conceding points. Chu Zhu later expresses disgust after Yan Cheng’s scandals emerge 78 95.
• Director Liu — Dating-show director who continues giving Yan Cheng screen time while his controversy attracts attention. Following Yan Cheng’s scandal, Liu announces a temporary production halt and compensation for the guests 79 95.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dating-Show Reunion

Yan Cheng enters the dating show intending to use Bai Luochuan as a stepping stone for his own popularity. Instead, he finds that Bai Luochuan behaves nothing like the obedient admirer he remembers. After revealing himself as the lion-mascot guest, he scolds Bai Luochuan, only to receive an insult in return; Qi Yu’s intervention further undermines his authority 9 18.

His attraction soon contradicts his public claims. During an interview, his heart-rate monitor reacts strongly to footage of Bai Luochuan. He attributes the reaction to fear and names Lan Muxing as his preferred guest, though he privately knows that his heart fluttered from attraction 20 21.

Rejected Pursuit

Yan Cheng repeatedly competes for proximity to Bai Luochuan, including on the glass walkway and during the mountain climb. He offers water, seeks a shared prayer-tree activity, and begins neglecting Lan Muxing. Bai Luochuan consistently chooses Qi Yu instead 29 34.

After ending his publicity pairing with Lan Muxing, Yan Cheng asks Bai Luochuan to become his teammate and is refused. He later openly selects Bai Luochuan in an attraction vote, abandoning his earlier claim that he fears him 38 45.

When Yan Cheng offers to give Bai Luochuan everything he previously wanted, Bai explains that he has amnesia, knows Yan Cheng only through the internet, and already has a boyfriend. Yan Cheng refuses to accept this explanation and continues pursuing him 46 47.

Isolation and Public Embarrassment

Yan Cheng’s attempts to confront Bai Luochuan outside his room lead to a dispute over Qi Yu’s pheromone scent. Qi Yu calls his conduct an overstep, and Yan Cheng subsequently spends the night in a storage room as punishment 49 50 53.

During the city tasks, Yan Cheng is left without a team, struggles to care for a child, and eventually forfeits the child-search activity. With no food earned, he approaches Bai Luochuan and Qi Yu, only to be offered bread at an exorbitant price. He refuses Director Liu’s instant noodles and returns hungry to another night in the storage room 56 67 71 72 73.

At the haunted house, he abandons guiding Chu Zhu to race ahead toward Bai Luochuan. His boast that he can calmly handle any disguise collapses when Bai pursues him along the ceiling in horror makeup, sending him fleeing outside with shaking legs and a blaring heart-rate monitor 80 81.

Final Confrontation

Yan Cheng asks to settle their past privately, promising to stop bothering Bai Luochuan afterward. Bai refuses a private discussion, rejects his attempted confession, and challenges him to prove their supposed closeness. Yan Cheng has no evidence, while the other guests question whether he has mistaken fear and obedience for love 87 88.

When Yan Cheng attempts to redirect his anger toward He Gui, Qi Yu blocks him and uses pheromone suppression to force him to his knees. Qi Yu then warns him to stop pestering Bai Luochuan 89.

Exposure and Career Collapse

Yan Cheng publishes an apology post implying that losing someone has taught him whom he truly loves. He attaches a photograph of a protective charm, attempting to present himself as a remorseful former lover 90.

Industry insiders counter that presentation with documented revelations:

The backlash brings both genuine disclosures and fabricated claims, but endorsers begin replacing him regardless. The dating show temporarily stops production, and Yan Cheng remains hidden in his room as his industry standing collapses 93 95.

When the original Bai Luochuan later learns of his downfall, he expresses little regret. He admits that he had long recognized Yan Cheng’s nature but repeatedly deceived himself whenever Yan Cheng offered a convincing show of gentleness 199.

Notable Quotes

“I'm fickle! I just think he looks good even when he's stalking me, so I care about him. Is that good enough!?” 45

“Bai Luochuan, I have something to say to you. Let's clear up all those issues between us from before. I promise I won't bother you again after that.” 87