Xu Xirui

Biodata

Background

Xu Xirui is Shi Wei’s older cousin and Xu He’s favorite grandson. Xu He praises his looks, sweet manner, and entertainment career while treating Shi Wei as an inferior outsider. Xu Xirui nevertheless resents Shi Wei, believing that his cousin has overshadowed him since childhood 2 19 66.

In the original story known to Shi Wei, Xu Xirui is the protagonist and a “sea king”—someone who maintains numerous admirers without committing to them. His everyone-loves-him golden finger makes the original Shi Wei an ineffective rival. Ji Hanchuan is originally one of his admirers and eventually meets a miserable end after becoming a tool for the central romance 2.

Appearance

• Everyday appearance: A fresh-faced, handsome young man, introduced at the audition wearing a white T-shirt and jeans 9.
• Public image: Frequently presents himself as an innocent “little prince,” using radiant smiles, soft speech, and deliberately vulnerable expressions 14 39 168.
• Formal clothing: Wears a pristine white suit, pale blue satin bow, and neatly combed-back hair for his private dinner with Ou Wen 121.
• Hands: Has slender, pale fingers, prominently described during his piano performance 121.
• After his rescue: Appears pale but quiet and composed in his hospital-bed video, without his former affected manner 198.

Personality

Xu Xirui carefully separates his public behavior from his private opinions. He acts sweet, forgiving, and self-effacing while inwardly insulting the people who support him. He uses tears and apparent helplessness to encourage others to defend him, then treats their failures with contempt 30 34 64 110.

His rivalry with Shi Wei is intensely personal. He interprets other people’s interest in Shi Wei as theft, enjoys reading abusive comments about him, and takes particular satisfaction in seeing his reputation collapse. Even during his own scandal, he becomes furious that Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan attract more attention 19 84 110 139 159.

Wealth and influence strongly shape his romantic choices. He considers Ou Wen superior to Bai Xuan and Gao Zhizhang because of his powerful family, and later reads Ji Jinnan’s luxurious home and protective behavior as proof that he has found an even better partner. He expects admirers to secure roles, remove rivals, and shield him from consequences 121 128 187.

That entitlement weakens after he discovers that his family and Ji Jinnan regard him as expendable. Following his rescue, he sincerely thanks Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan, helps expose the truth, and finds happiness in an ordinary life with his mother 197 198.

Abilities & Skills

Everyone-Loves-Him Golden Finger

Xu Xirui possesses an attraction-related advantage explicitly described as an everyone-loves-him golden finger. His smiles and laughter can prompt affection and favorable reactions from those around him 2 14 39.

• He expects people to approach and treat him well whenever he smiles at them 14.
• The effect is not reliably effective on Ji Hanchuan, who notices his sudden affection fading and later remains unmoved by Xu Xirui’s charm and tears 14 34 39.
• The supplied chapters do not establish a ranked system or documented upgrades for this ability.

Psychological Healing Attribute

The system states that Xu Xirui has an attribute capable of healing Ji Hanchuan’s psychological trauma, and that his help enabled Ji Hanchuan to recover during childhood 99.

• This connection explains his position as Ji Hanchuan’s “white moonlight” 99.
• Xu Xirui hopes to revive Ji Hanchuan’s attachment by reminding him of his earlier dependence 84.
• The system cannot explain why Ji Hanchuan’s illness later returned 99.

Acting

Xu Xirui is an established actor, but direct competition exposes weaknesses in his technique and composure 9 39 63.

• Chu Qing: Plays the loyal subordinate in Zhang Zixiang’s film. His attempt to copy Shi Wei’s audition collapses under Ji Hanchuan’s intense gaze, prompting the criticism “a poor imitation” 39.
• Tang Qing audition: Receives a favorable response for his seductive presentation, but struggles when acting opposite Shi Wei 61 63.
• Self-promotion: Later publicizes himself as the writer, director, and star of the new Madman, attracting skepticism 190.

Piano

Xu Xirui plays the piano with practiced technique and graceful movements. At his dinner with Ou Wen, he presents a piece he says he composed specifically for him 121.

• His performance initially creates a romantic atmosphere.
• Repeated interruptions from Shi Wei’s suona disrupt his concentration and draw Ou Wen’s attention away 121.

Image Management

Xu Xirui stages public appearances to reinforce his innocent, mistreated image 45 84 110.

• Posts a photograph of a salad and lemonade before eating a separate, richer meal 84.
• Uses an injured-hand excuse to avoid chores, then retreats from an offer to make cookies when Shi Wei points out the contradiction 105.
• Has a stylist create dark circles before a damage-control livestream 110.
• Volunteers to manage the variety-show budget, citing college studies in finance; his actual financial proficiency is not demonstrated in the supplied passages 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Conflict and Zhang Zixiang’s Film

A viral video shows Shi Wei standing nearby while Xu Xirui struggles in a pond, triggering backlash against Shi Wei. Rather than apologize, Shi Wei deliberately amplifies his own bad reputation 3.

Xu Xirui later claims credit for recommending Shi Wei to screenwriter Chen Feng for the eunuch Liang Fang. Publicly, he presents this as assistance; privately, he mocks Shi Wei’s acting and exclusion from the Xu family. Shi Wei rejects both his familiarity and his condescension 9 10.

During filming, Xu Xirui repeatedly tries to approach Ji Hanchuan through dinner invitations, homemade cookies, and emotional appeals. Ji Hanchuan remains distant, leading Xu Xirui to blame Shi Wei. His troubles culminate in an unsuccessful imitation of Shi Wei’s audition and an embarrassing series of retakes 14 18 23 34 39.

Competition for Tang Qing

Xu Xirui challenges Shi Wei for Tang Qing and receives support from Bai Xuan and Gao Zhizhang. His seductive audition initially goes well, but Shi Wei’s performance overwhelms him 59 61 63 66.

Bai Xuan makes matters worse by claiming that he and Xu Xirui are together and threatening Shi Wei’s career during the livestream. Xu Xirui privately rejects the relationship claim and distances himself from Bai Xuan’s behavior while outwardly remaining gentle. Afterward, Xu He orders Shi Wei to surrender the role to his favored grandson 63 64 66.

Variety Shows, Surveillance, and Scandal

On the variety show Our Life, Xu Xirui attempts to display friendship with Shi Wei for the cameras, but Shi Wei refuses to cooperate. Xu Xirui also uses the program to cultivate a helpful image while other guests perform much of the physical work 45 105 109.

Away from the show, he orders his junior Lin Xinyang to monitor Shi Wei’s interactions with Ji Hanchuan and gather damaging information. He also threatens Lin’s career if Lin pursues Ji Hanchuan himself. Lin later lies about Shi Wei’s whereabouts, causing Xu Xirui to mistake Shi Wei for an unidentified romantic rival inside Ji Hanchuan’s home 84 93.

During the show’s finale, a caller addresses Xu Xirui as a lover and accuses him of promising sexual favors for a role. The accusation airs live; it is not established as a genuine relationship. His subsequent conversation with manager Zhou Shihui reveals that they had hired an untraceable extra, whom they can no longer locate 109 110.

Xu Xirui refuses to involve the police and organizes a livestream response. Public opinion begins to improve, but his resentment of Shi Wei deepens 110 111.

Ou Wen and the Xu Group’s Crisis

Xu Xirui cultivates Ou Wen through a private dinner, flattery, and a piano performance. Although Ou Wen gives him expensive gifts and promises protection, Shi Wei repeatedly disrupts his plans, and Ou Wen develops an interest in Shi Wei instead 121 128 139.

Ou Wen initially breaks up with him after securing him a leading role. Xu Xirui then learns that the struggling Xu Group needs access to Ou Wen’s money. He agrees to pressure Shi Wei into helping and later comforts Ou Wen after Shi Wei rejects him 142 144.

When persuasion fails, Xu Xirui threatens Shi Wei with material concerning an incident two years earlier. Shi Wei is subsequently drugged by a driver, after which Xu Xirui pours vodka on him and leaves him with Ou Wen, falsely claiming that Shi Wei secretly loves him 147 148 149.

Xu Xirui briefly celebrates Shi Wei’s renewed public disgrace, but a secret recording exposes him, Gao Zhizhang, and their allies. Ou Wen ends their relationship again, and Xu Xirui unsuccessfully offers to return compromising photographs and videos in exchange for being excluded from the scandal. His company suspends his work, and he loses advertising deals 159 160 167.

Failed Comeback and Ji Jinnan’s Patronage

At Xu He’s birthday banquet, Xu Xirui hopes to repair his relationship with Ji Hanchuan. Instead, Ji Hanchuan firmly rejects attempts to imply a connection between himself and the Xu family. Xu Xirui’s subsequent plot against him fails, and Song Nian later confronts and slaps Xu Xirui for targeting her son 167 170 171 180.

Leaving that confrontation, Xu Xirui accepts help from Ji Jinnan. Ji Jinnan later rescues him after Pang Sheng attacks him following their removal from Sha Tianyi’s set. Xu Xirui mistakes Ji Jinnan’s care and threats against Pang Sheng for romantic devotion 180 185 187.

Ji Jinnan proposes cooperation against Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan. With his backing, Xu Xirui returns as a new investor accompanied by bodyguards and openly abandons his meek persona, declaring that he is now a “queen who cuts through thorns” 188 189.

Rooftop Fall and Break with the Xu Family

During a rooftop fight scene for the new Madman, Xu Xirui loses his footing and falls. Shi Wei instinctively reaches for him but catches only his fingertips. Onlookers accuse Shi Wei of pushing him, and the incident becomes a major online scandal targeting both Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan 190 191 193.

While hospitalized, Xu Xirui realizes that Ji Jinnan’s kindness was intended to turn him into a tool for framing them. Ji Jinnan has ordered that he remain sedated. When briefly conscious, Xu Xirui asks Li Yinyin to find Shi Wei and save him 197.

Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan rescue him and locate his mother. Xu Xirui thanks them sincerely and appears in a video helping clear their names. Xu He and Xu Guangyu distance themselves from him and suggest that his head injury has left him confused 198.

Xu Xirui ultimately lives with Li Yinyin and helps her divorce Xu Guangyu. Without designer clothes or a luxurious household, he begins enjoying ordinary routines, including walks with his mother after dinner 198.

Relationships

• Shi Wei — Younger cousin and longtime rival. Xu Xirui repeatedly undermines him, but eventually seeks his help and becomes a witness clearing his name 2 147 197 198.
• Ji Hanchuan — Desired romantic partner and former beneficiary of his trauma-healing attribute. Ji Hanchuan rejects his advances and later helps rescue him 14 34 99 198.
• Xu He — Grandfather and former chief family supporter. His favoritism becomes pressure to obtain investments and advantageous relationships; he ultimately abandons Xu Xirui 66 142 159 198.
• Li Yinyin — Mother. Remains concerned for him during his hospitalization and later shares an ordinary home with him 193 197 198.
• Xu Guangyu — Father. Distances himself from Xu Xirui to preserve the family’s partnership with Ji Jinnan 197 198.
• Ji Jinnan — Manipulative patron whom Xu Xirui initially regards as a romantic protector. Uses him in a scheme against Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan 187 188 197.
• Ou Wen — Former boyfriend and wealthy backer. Their relationship repeatedly breaks down as Ou Wen pursues Shi Wei and Xu Xirui’s schemes are exposed 142 144 160.
• Bai Xuan — Admirer and acting partner. Supports his pursuit of Tang Qing, but Xu Xirui refuses to acknowledge the relationship Bai Xuan claims publicly 61 63 64.
• Gao Zhizhang — Career supporter who seeks romantic or sexual reciprocation. Xu Xirui exploits his affection while privately resenting his advances 84 110.
• Lin Xinyang — Junior whom he assigns to spy on Shi Wei and Ji Hanchuan 84 93.
• Chen Feng — Screenwriter and protective admirer who defends him against Shi Wei 9 30.
• Pang Sheng — Industry contact who promises career help, then assaults him after an argument 168 185.

Trivia

• While unconscious, Xu Xirui dreams of being a celebrated star, loved by Ji Jinnan and treasured by his family. He recognizes upon waking that this happy life is not his reality; the dream remains his greatest regret after his rescue 197 198.
• His wish to be an adored “little prince” becomes an explicit measure of his downfall: he eventually sees himself as having become the vicious supporting character despite being the protagonist 180.