Lu Xingchen

Biodata

Background / History

Original world

Lu Xingchen grew up in a loving family whose wealth came from his parents’ hard work. Although their work frequently kept them away, they provided for him and spent their available time with him. His mother had escaped a rural household that valued sons over daughters: at fifteen, she went south to work rather than submit to an arranged marriage to a widower. Her experience shaped his sympathy for people facing coercion and discrimination 3 63.

Before his death, Lu Xingchen read The Happy Life of Everyone’s Darling, Lu Jiaojiao. He disliked its favored protagonist, Lu Yichen, but became deeply attached to its main villain, Huo Chuyun. Distressed by Huo Chuyun’s mutilation and eventual suicide, he contacted the author intending to buy the novel’s rights and rewrite the ending. He also obtained a Peace Talisman from a temple on Huo Chuyun’s behalf 1 2 3 30.

The original Lu Xingchen

The body Lu Xingchen inhabits belonged to the Lu family’s missing youngest son, a minor cannon-fodder character in the novel. The family presented Lu Yichen as an adopted replacement and continued favoring him after the original Lu Xingchen returned. The original owner lived beside the servants, endured abuse, and was deliberately confined in a dark room despite having claustrophobia 1 5 6.

Grandpa Lu genuinely loved the original owner and left him twenty percent of Lu Corporation’s shares, knowing that he was not his biological grandson. After Grandpa Lu’s death, Lu Yize and Zhou Fenglan exploited the grieving child’s wish to find his grandfather to arrange his disappearance. The family later sought his return because the estate lawyer would not release his inheritance without him 118 119.

Transmigration

Lu Xingchen died in a car accident and entered the novel after the original owner was poisoned. Lu Yichen had arranged for the original owner to be drugged and delivered to President Fei; the person administering the drug added rat poison, killing him. After taking over the body, Lu Xingchen fought off President Fei and the man guarding the door. Still affected by the drug, he knocked on a nearby room and encountered Huo Chuyun 1.

He initially relied on the novel and the original owner’s memories to understand his circumstances. His knowledge was incomplete, however: he had largely skipped the Lu family’s scenes, and Huo Chuyun’s rebirth had already changed events before his arrival 5 8 30.

Appearance

Lu Xingchen has a tall, slender build and a youthful appearance, with very fair skin and delicate features 2 74.

• Height: 1.83 meters 74.
• Eyes: Foxlike, contrasting with his otherwise innocent-looking face 24.
• Distinguishing mark: A small black mole beneath the corner of his eye 5 74.
• Hair: Dyes his hair blue, recalling the color he wore before transmigration; seeing the result strengthens his recognition of himself as Lu Xingchen rather than merely the body’s original owner 41 43.
• Jewelry: Wears a black Xingxing stud in his left ear, matching Huo Chuyun’s black moon stud 74 94.
• Changed presentation: Stops wearing the original owner’s heavy makeup and replaces his timid, hunched posture with a confident bearing 9.

Personality

Lu Xingchen is flamboyant, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically self-confident. He rejects the Lu family’s attempts to demand obedience through guilt, openly mocks their hypocrisy, and answers hostile online comments with insults rather than deference. He is equally direct in romance, announcing his intention to pursue Huo Chuyun almost immediately after their first encounter 3 5 22.

His aggression is especially pronounced when someone threatens Huo Chuyun or his pets. He retaliates physically against Lu Yichen and Lu Yihao, uses their concern for the Lu Corporation as leverage, and acknowledges that he will use any means necessary to achieve his aims. The narration explicitly describes his compassion as selective rather than indiscriminate 4 6 15 29.

Beneath that confrontational manner, he is attentive and empathetic. He supports Zhao Zhiyan as she considers divorce, listens closely to Gu Zichu’s distress, and lends Han Lu his jacket when her short skirt makes sitting awkward. Huo Chuyun recognizes this consideration as something concealed beneath his uninhibited behavior 63 65 75.

Lu Xingchen regards his second life as an opportunity to pursue what matters to him. Although he misses his mother and grieves over Huo Chuyun’s suffering, he describes himself as having both deep empathy and a strong heart 3 63.

Abilities & Skills

Hacking and digital surveillance

Lu Xingchen can compromise phones, corporate systems, surveillance networks, and electronic security 15 73 87 90.

• Hacks the Lu family’s phones to monitor their actions 15.
• Alters the Lu and Huo families’ phones and Lu Corporation’s systems to prevent Lu Yichen and Huo Junchi from discovering the truth about each other before marrying 73.
• Recovers Gu Lingchuan’s lost game account within three minutes for a payment of one hundred thousand yuan 73.
• Retrieves an elderly Taoist’s stolen savings using his phone 80.
• Causes a shipwide blackout, contests another hacker’s interference, and accesses surveillance footage during a show mission 87.
• Uses a phone-connected device that projects a keyboard while cracking electronic locks 90.
• Encounters opposition capable of cracking his code; tracing that hacker leads him to Country A 73.

Combat and improvised weapons

Despite his slender appearance, Lu Xingchen can overpower larger opponents and use nearby objects as weapons 4 5.

• Knocks Lu Yihao unconscious and restrains Lu Yichen during the confrontation over his pets 4 5.
• Uses a stick coated in pet excrement to repel and humiliate Lu family members 5 6.
• Intimidates the family’s bodyguards with a chainsaw 7.
• Kicks Lu Yichen directly into a hunter’s arms during Run Faster 15.
• Escapes his restraints after being kidnapped and holds Lu Yize at gunpoint; later fires a shot that grazes Lu Yichen’s face when attacked 92 93.

Observation and social tactics

Lu Xingchen combines close observation with an ability to exploit an opponent’s priorities 6 8.

• Recognizes Lin Yufan as Huo Chuyun’s assistant from his appearance, equipment, car, and reporting behavior 8.
• Threatens to expose the Lu family’s actions to rival bidders, knowing Lu Yize prioritizes the Country A partnership 6.
• Uses a friendly manner and purchases drinks before questioning a village shopkeeper about Wang Xiuli 15.
• Understands that Huo Chuyun joined Run Faster to see him before Huo Chuyun admits it 20.

Chinese chess

Lu Xingchen wins ten consecutive games against Song Heng, even while trying to go easy on him. Memories of the original owner’s childhood also show Grandpa Lu teaching him the game 110 118.

Prophetic dream

During a fever, Lu Xingchen dreams of Song Zhihua imprisoning and mutilating Huo Chuyun, then using Lu Xingchen to force a share transfer. Huo Chuyun identifies the dream as prophetic because it matches the conspiracy he had taken precautions against 103.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Peace Talisman / protection charm — Obtained at a temple for Huo Chuyun before Lu Xingchen’s death. It disappeared from his possession and appeared on Huo Chuyun’s hospital bed in the latter’s previous life; Huo Chuyun retained it after rebirth 30 31.
• Century-old prayer beads — Two strands supplied by an elderly Taoist, who explains that wearing one each will transfer Huo Chuyun’s impending bloody calamity to Lu Xingchen. Lu Xingchen accepts the danger and places the other strand on Huo Chuyun’s wrist 80 81.
• Blue limited-edition Lykan — A gift from Huo Chuyun, bearing the license plate Capital A8888888 30 46.
• Black-and-gold card — Given alongside the sports car 30.
• Handgun — A gift Huo Chuyun brought from Country A; Lu Xingchen carries it during his kidnapping 92 94.
• Black Xingxing ear stud — Another Country A gift, paired with Huo Chuyun’s moon stud 74 94.
• Portable hacking device — Connects to his phone and projects a keyboard 90.
• Engagement ring — Part of the couple’s matching rings; Lu Xingchen finds his initials inside Huo Chuyun’s ring 104.
• Property deed — A New Year’s gift from Wen Yu, accompanied by the assurance that the family will support him if Huo Chuyun mistreats him 124.

Relationships

• Huo Chuyun — Husband and the character Lu Xingchen loved before entering the novel. They share their transmigration and rebirth secrets, become engaged, and register their marriage after the New Year holiday 30 103 104 132.
• Xiao Huang and Tofu — His dog and cat. He rescues them from abuse at the Lu residence, takes them away when he leaves, and treats them as family 4 8 132.
• Grandpa Lu — The original owner’s loving grandfather. His affection and protective inheritance deeply move Lu Xingchen when childhood memories resurface 118 119.
• Lu Yize — The original owner’s eldest brother and a principal enemy. He helped arrange the childhood disappearance, approved trading Lu Xingchen for a project, and later had him kidnapped 6 92 119.
• Lu Yichen — The novel’s favored protagonist and Lu Xingchen’s adversary. He arranged the drugging that killed the original owner and repeatedly attempts to humiliate or harm Lu Xingchen 1 15 115.
• Zhou Fenglan — A Lu family parent figure who participated in the original owner’s disappearance. Her supposed adopted son, Lu Yichen, is actually her biological child with Wang Yong 116 119.
• Lu Yihao and Lu Yixuan — The original owner’s other older brothers. Lu Xingchen rejects their claims to family loyalty because of their favoritism and treatment of him and his pets 32 54.
• Wang Pengfei / Brother Fei — His agent, who supported the original owner’s career and continued working with Lu Xingchen after both were dismissed from the Lu family’s entertainment company 9.
• Cheng Zitao — Friend nicknamed “Peach,” with whom he drinks, jokes about Huo Chuyun, and visits a basketball gym 45 48 104.
• Gu Zichu — Friend and confidant. Lu Xingchen supports him over Pei Xuan’s hurtful rejection and keeps his private affairs confidential, even from Huo Chuyun 65 70 73.
• Gu Lingchuan — Initially an antagonistic acquaintance who insults him at a bar; later pays Lu Xingchen to recover his game account 46 48 73.
• Han Lu — A fan leader whom he treats considerately. She later helps limit the circulation of paparazzi photographs of his relationship 75 101.
• Wen Yu and Song Heng — Huo Chuyun’s grandparents, who welcome and defend him as family 110 124 126.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Leaving the Lu family

After accepting five million yuan from Huo Chuyun, Lu Xingchen returns to the Lu residence and discovers his pets being abused. He fights back, condemns the plan to exchange him for a business project, and demands compensation. When the confrontation escalates, he uses a chainsaw to force an exit; Zhou Fenglan transfers fifty million yuan before he leaves with Xiao Huang and Tofu 3 4 6 7 8.

*Run Faster* and public visibility

His growing visibility also exposes him to accusations and hostile fans, which he answers directly in livestreams. By Chapter 139, he admits that a two-day acting attempt convinced him he is not suited to acting and would rather remain a viewer or occasionally appear on variety shows 22 139.

Protecting Huo Chuyun

Lu Xingchen reveals his origin to Huo Chuyun and learns that Huo Chuyun remembers a previous life. They discover that the Peace Talisman crossed between their worlds before they met 30 31.

Later, an elderly Taoist warns of a calamity that could leave Huo Chuyun half-dead. Lu Xingchen accepts prayer beads intended to transfer that danger to himself, then continues monitoring the Lu and Huo families for threats 80 81.

Kidnapping and memory loss

After the ship mission, Lu Xingchen is abducted outside the Capital’s airport and taken to an abandoned factory. He frees himself and turns his gun on Lu Yize, but cannot recognize the people confronting him. Huo Chuyun arrives during the confrontation and subsequently explains their relationship and the gifts Lu Xingchen carries 92 93 94.

Lu Xingchen begins recovering memories, and the couple agrees to make their relationship public amid rumors accusing him of two-timing. Huo Group’s legal department acts against the paparazzo responsible for the allegations 101.

Exposure of the Lu family

The confrontation with the Lu family reveals Lu Yichen’s parentage and the motives behind the original owner’s disappearance. Huo Chuyun locates Grandpa Lu’s estate lawyer and helps expose the family’s crimes. A month later, Lu Group goes bankrupt, most of the family face arrest over organ-trafficking-related activities, and Lu Yihao and Lu Yixuan face substantial compensation claims 116 117 118 119.

Engagement and marriage

Huo Chuyun proposes with sunflowers, and the couple announces their engagement through a photograph of their rings. Lu Xingchen subsequently visits the Song family, receives their support, and joins their New Year celebrations 103 104 110 124.

As soon as the holiday ends, Lu Xingchen insists that they register their marriage before stopping for coffee. They submit their forms, pose for their wedding photograph, and receive their marriage licenses 132.

Notable Quotes

“As long as I have no morals, you can’t guilt-trip me with them.” 22

“This is how I do things. I’ll use any means necessary to get what I want.” 29

“Little fish, little fish, swim away fast. Freedom lies in every direction.” 60

“To love someone is to always feel you haven’t given them enough.” 103