He Qinghuan

Biodata

Background / History

Family and Childhood

He Qinghuan was born into the main line of the wealthy, established He Family and raised to preserve its prosperity. His mother, an only child, died giving birth to him, leaving him the inheritance from her side of the family as well. His father, He Zhiyan, brought numerous illegitimate children into the household but reserved the succession for He Qinghuan 7 14 18.

His childhood included kidnapping at age five and repeated confinement in a completely dark, soundproof room. As he grew older, he began entering that room voluntarily after doing something wrong, sometimes remaining there for several nights 35 40.

At fifteen, He Qinghuan survived an attempt by his illegitimate siblings to eliminate him as heir: they pushed him down the stairs, leaving him hospitalized for three months. Upon returning home, he repeatedly forced one perpetrator’s head underwater in the courtyard lake. When Yue Feng suggested killing the boy, He Qinghuan replied that there was no hurry 18.

In his final year of middle school, he discovered his mother’s diary. According to his later account, she had known pregnancy endangered her life and had calculated that bearing him would secure family wealth and inheritance rights, with her parents supporting him afterward. This discovery contradicted Gu Wang’s belief that her death had been an uncomplicated act of maternal love 77.

Previous Lifetime and Restart

In their previous lifetime, He Qinghuan and Gu Wang became involved, but He Qinghuan’s possessiveness developed into imprisonment. He restricted Gu Wang’s movements and concealed his supposed death from his family. After a car accident left Gu Wang permanently unable to walk, Gu Wang suffered further complications and deteriorating health 45 48 52.

Before his death, Gu Wang offered He Qinghuan another chance to start over. Returning to find him gone, He Qinghuan wished for Gu Wang to move forward and become outstanding, promising that he would be the one to pursue him next time 52.

He Qinghuan continued running the He Corporation successfully after Gu Wang’s death, but lost his vitality. He died of natural causes on the first anniversary of Gu Wang’s death; the account explicitly distinguishes this from illness or deliberately seeking death 85.

The later revelation attributes their renewed lives—and the transformation of their ended story into a book—to He Qinghuan’s obsession. Gu Wang’s intervening life as an accomplished orphan formed part of this second chance. He Qinghuan recovered the consciousness and memories of his adult self during the restarted school timeline 51 52.

Appearance

He Qinghuan’s refined looks and apparently immaculate bearing make him widely admired, while his composure can give even ordinary school clothes an intimidating quality 3 5 12.

• Face and eyes: Cool, refined features, dark eyes, and long eyelashes; his expression often conceals his mood 2 5 6.
• Build: Lean and approximately half a head taller than Gu Wang, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and smoothly defined arm muscles 3 45 50.
• Hands: Fair, long fingers with distinct joints and neatly trimmed nails 2 3.
• Clothing: Frequently wears long-sleeved school uniforms and likes fastening the zipper high enough to cover part of his chin 5 42.
• Changing presence: As the story progresses, Gu Wang notices an increasingly sharp resemblance to the adult He Qinghuan of his memories 106.

Personality

He Qinghuan presents himself as polite, composed, academically excellent, and easy to deal with. That courtesy rarely indicates intimacy: classmates and adults admire him, but often remain visibly deferential. His childhood friends recognize that his apparent discretion frequently amounts to doing whatever he wants while keeping his emotions concealed 19 73 78.

He is ruthless toward threats and intensely controlling toward what he considers his own. As a child, he confined a beloved Maine Coon for two weeks after it stayed away overnight, wanting its complete obedience. In the restarted timeline, he breaks both of Jiang Chi’s legs in retaliation for Gu Wang’s suffering 31 52.

Physical beauty initially governs much of his interest in others. He tolerates Gu Wang’s early pursuit partly because Gu Wang precisely matches his tastes; even attractive illegitimate siblings receive slightly more lenient treatment. His growing attachment becomes more personal as Gu Wang’s expressions, temperament, and defiance also begin to appeal to him 11 14 15.

His development centers on learning to love without simply possessing. He apologizes for frightening Gu Wang, discards chocolate rather than forcing him to eat it, and increasingly accommodates his wishes. The controlling impulses do not disappear—he still thinks about locking Gu Wang up—but later accounts emphasize that he does not interfere with things Gu Wang particularly wants to do 25 55 80 107.

Abilities & Skills

Academic Excellence

He Qinghuan maintains first place in his year for more than two years and works on advanced papers rather than the class’s ordinary assignments 12 38.

• Scores 732, later sharing first place when Gu Wang’s retest result is adopted 66.
• Completes his advanced assignments before class ends and finds them relatively undemanding 38.
• Explains problems carefully to Gu Wang; when Gu Wang asks him to help a first-year student, he adjusts the explanation to that student’s level 50 68.
• Usually gives other classmates scratch paper containing only a formula or answer rather than a full explanation 68 85.

Combat and Athletic Skills

He Qinghuan trained in Sanda under the same instructor as Du Zhou and can fight him directly without others being able to intervene easily 39.

• Pulls Gu Wang out of an electric scooter’s path and kicks the rider into a drainage ditch 6.
• Returns Gu Wang’s increasingly difficult badminton shots, then deliberately allows the final shot through so Gu Wang can win 34.
• Blocks club blows intended for Gu Wang during a group fight 39 40.
• Limits: Multiple armed opponents divide his attention; protecting Gu Wang leaves him with facial bruising and a welt across his back 39 40.

Business Management

Raised as an heir, He Qinghuan studies management alongside his father from middle school onward 24.

• Handles corporate documents while still in high school; business acquaintances describe him as capable of shouldering half the burden at seventeen or eighteen 98.
• Becomes head of the He Family after university in the history Gu Wang initially knows 7.
• Keeps the He Corporation flourishing after Gu Wang’s death in the previous lifetime 85.
• Limits: During the school timeline, he is not yet family head. Acting directly against Du Zhou risks complications involving the Du Family 21.

Social Perception and Manipulation

He Qinghuan reads others’ responses closely and changes his approach accordingly, alternating pressure with gentleness when pursuing Gu Wang 51.

• Uses apparent vulnerability when he expects Gu Wang to soften toward him 51.
• Recruits Xiao Liu to persuade Gu Wang to visit his house 55.
• Uses family influence to intimidate Jiang Chi into staying away from Gu Wang 16.
• Maintains a courteous public manner that often hides jealousy, hostility, or possessiveness 26 28 54.

Connection to the Restart

He Qinghuan’s attachment is identified as the force behind the opportunity for him and Gu Wang to begin again 52.

• Recovers his previous lifetime’s memories and adult consciousness, including their accompanying love and controlling impulses 51.
• Recognizes when Gu Wang has also understood their shared past and reaffirms his promise to pursue him 52.
• Unexplained mechanism: The account attributes the restart to obsession but supplies no formal technique, cultivation system, or repeatable method 52.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Umbrella — Shelters Gu Wang while walking him back to school and later lends him an umbrella; the exchange leaves He Qinghuan unusually cheerful at home 6 7 14.
• Iron rod — Used to break Jiang Chi’s legs after He Qinghuan recovers his previous-life memories 51 52.
• Linjiang villa — Gives its keys to Gu Wang and proposes that they move in when they begin university 100.
• Unlimited credit card — Presents it alongside the villa keys, identifying it as a cash gift from He Zhiyan rather than his own gift 100.

Relationships

• Gu Wang — Former pursuer, previous-life partner, and boyfriend in the restarted timeline. Their relationship reverses direction as He Qinghuan must confront his earlier rejection and earn another chance. Gu Wang agrees to try dating him during their shared “rebirth” birthday celebration 30 52 77.
• He Zhiyan — Father and current family head. Their relationship resembles a business partnership more than an ordinary father–son bond. He Zhiyan supports He Qinghuan’s choice of partner and does not require a marriage alliance 45 51 108 109.
• His mother — Died giving birth to him. Her diary led him to understand her decision in terms of succession and inheritance rather than the unconditional affection Gu Wang had imagined 77.
• Maternal grandparents — Supportive relatives whom He Qinghuan regards as among the few people, apart from Gu Wang, who treat him well without ulterior motives 85.
• Xiao Liu / He Churan — Younger sister. He shows her more attention than most siblings, but also frightens her with threats about pulling out her teeth. She helps bring Gu Wang into his home and joins their outings 14 45 55 59 81.
• Yue Feng — Neighbor and childhood friend who understands his dangerous possessiveness. Yue Feng repeatedly urges him not to pressure or frighten Gu Wang 18 24 25 31.
• Jiang Chi — An admirer whose feelings He Qinghuan does not reciprocate. Jiang Chi’s attacks on Gu Wang turn him into a target of He Qinghuan’s threats and violent retaliation 6 16 52.
• Du Zhou — Rival and former fellow Sanda student. Their rupture over Du Zhou’s treatment of a boy preceded the He Family severing its business ties with the Du Corporation 20 39.
• Lin Qian — A boy cared for by He Qinghuan’s maternal grandparents and devoted to He Qinghuan since childhood. Despite appearances, Gu Wang establishes that Lin Qian’s attachment is not romantic; He Qinghuan tolerates him largely out of consideration for his grandparents 85 86.
• Li Shuya — Teacher who trusts his academic ability and later asks him to watch over Gu Wang without letting their relationship disrupt their studies 3 81.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“Wangwang, I don't hate you.” 16

“I will always be faithful to you.” 30

“Forget it. Next time, keep going forward. Don't look back.” 52

“We agreed. This time, I'll pursue you.” 52

“If I could, I'd want my birthday to be the day you told me you liked me.” 77