Gu Hansheng

Biodata

Background / History

Marriage into the Yu Family

Gu Hansheng was the Gu family’s illegitimate son, while his older half-brother, Gu Mingze, was regarded as the family’s legitimate heir. Yu Han originally loved Mingze and considered Hansheng beneath her social standing 1.

After Yu Han became drunk at a Gu family birthday banquet, Hansheng took her to a hotel. They were discovered sharing a bed, and media coverage prompted their families to announce a supposedly prearranged engagement. Hansheng married Yu Han and entered her household as a live-in son-in-law. Yu Han believed he had engineered the incident, although she later questioned whether they had actually slept together that night 1 5.

During their four-year marriage, Yu Han barred him from her bedroom, made him sleep in the maid’s room, excluded him from the dining table, and sometimes dumped hot food on him. Her parents also subjected him to humiliation, including making him kneel to scrub floors and leaving him outside in the snow. Hansheng endured this without openly retaliating 1 2.

He continued caring for Yu Han: cooking for her, collecting her from work, bringing her honey water after drinking, and cleaning up after her outbursts. She later recognizes that he knew her preferences despite receiving little kindness in return 1 10 26.

Bankruptcy and the New Arrangement

By the time the Yu family went bankrupt, Hansheng had become one of the capital’s newly powerful business figures. He presented Yu Han with a divorce agreement, which she signed. When her father subsequently required urgent hospital treatment, she approached him at his celebration banquet at the Imperial Dynasty Club 1.

Hansheng stopped the other guests from making Yu Han kneel and ordered them out, but privately reminded her of the family’s mistreatment. He offered financial help in exchange for spending the night with him. She slapped him and left without the money 2.

They met again when Hansheng intervened to stop an older man from striking her. After learning that Yu Hui also needed money for compensation and release from custody, Yu Han accepted Hansheng’s arrangement. He paid her father’s medical expenses and Yu Hui’s compensation, then had his driver bring her to his estate 4.

Yu Han became his secret, financially dependent lover rather than his wife. Hansheng provided luxury clothes, jewelry, bags, and meals tailored to her tastes, while instructing her to remain at home unless she had a reason to leave 4 5.

Conflict over Gu Mingze

Mingze’s return intensified Hansheng’s jealousy. Despite becoming head of the Gu family, Hansheng feared that Yu Han would always prefer his brother. When she concealed a dinner with Mingze, he confronted her after giving her an opportunity to tell the truth 5 7.

Hansheng then sexually assaulted Yu Han while Mingze’s call was on speaker, using the encounter to humiliate her and assert possession. He continued punishing her through the night 8.

Later, he intercepted a bank card Mingze offered Yu Han and challenged whether his brother could repay everything she owed him. Even after Yu Han rejected Mingze, Hansheng continued demanding to know whether she would have chosen his brother if both men had offered help at the same time 11 12 13.

Goddess Night and the Warehouse Rescue

Yu Han secretly entered Goddess Night to pursue its five-million prize. Although Hansheng initially declined an invitation, he attended the final voting. When Yu Han pleaded for his decisive vote, he handed the voting device to Shen Nian, who selected contestant No. 18. He left with Shen Nian despite Yu Han calling after him in tears 17 18 21 22.

When thugs later held Yu Han in a warehouse, she sent Hansheng her location and gambled that he would come. He arrived with three bodyguards, covered her with his jacket, and ordered his men to break the bald ringleader’s hands. He carried her away and acknowledged that she had won her bet on him 25 26.

After the rescue, Hansheng initiated sex while Yu Han was feverish and resisting, becoming gentler when she cried. He also ensured that the injured Yu Hui was taken to hospital 26.

Further Debts and Yu Han’s Job Search

Hansheng defended Shen Nian when Yu Han’s mother attacked her at his company. After overhearing Yu Han claim that she could not stand him, he publicly denied having liked her. He subsequently refused Yu Han’s request for a six-million loan at the hospital 27 28 29.

When Yu Han approached him again during the family’s escalating debt crisis, he agreed to provide money. Her sudden attempt to pull away—prompted by concern over Yu Hui’s underground fighting—made him accuse her of treating every interaction as a financial transaction. Nevertheless, he transferred fifteen million, fourteen million of which she used to repay the loan sharks 32 33 34.

Their tension continued as Yu Han sought employment. Hansheng rejected her conciliatory lunch, mocked her job-search difficulties, and questioned her closeness to Shen Yanchuan 35 36 37 38.

On her first workday, he argued that she should remain at home, then began driving her to work. A call concerning Shen Nian caused him to leave Yu Han at a subway station and rush away. That evening, after her damaged phone prevented her from answering his repeated calls, he dismissed her explanation, accused her of pursuing other men, and demanded to know what Mingze had said to her 46 48 50.

Appearance

Hansheng is tall and handsome, with sharply defined features and an imposing bearing 2 4 34.

• Face: Deep-set dark eyes, chiseled brows, and thin lips; his restrained expressions frequently conceal anger 4 7 11.
• Build: Broad shoulders and a muscular physique; he can restrain Yu Han with one hand 2 8.
• Clothing: Appears in formal suits and leather shoes for business, with a polished, distinguished manner 32 34.
• Voice: Low and husky, often becoming cold or threatening during confrontations 2 7 13.

Personality

During his marriage, Hansheng appears quiet, deferential, and exceptionally patient. He silently tolerates abuse while continuing to care for Yu Han. His later conduct reveals how deeply he resented those humiliations: he explicitly describes his treatment of her as revenge for the past 1 26 45.

After gaining wealth and authority, he becomes openly controlling and possessive. He demands explanations for Yu Han’s movements, reacts angrily to her contact with Mingze and Shen Yanchuan, and uses sexual violence and humiliation as punishment. His rivalry with Mingze persists even after he becomes head of the family 5 7 8 13 37 50.

His treatment of Yu Han also includes substantial financial assistance, physical protection, and attention to her tastes. He is visibly hurt when he believes she approaches him only for money, yet often rejects her explanations before she can finish. These actions coexist with his public dismissals of her importance and his claim that revenge, rather than affection, motivates him 14 25 33 41 45.

Abilities & Skills

Business Influence

Hansheng rises from a marginalized illegitimate son to head of the Gu family and a powerful business figure. The supplied chapters do not explain the steps behind that rise 1 5 11.

• Commands a company with an executive office, secretary, and formal meetings 27 34.
• Can rapidly fund hospital treatment, compensation payments, and multimillion debts 4 33.
• Has a reputation for ruthlessness in business and considerable influence in Haicheng 25.

Physical Strength

He repeatedly demonstrates enough strength to overpower others without assistance 2 4.

• Stops an older man’s attempted slap by gripping his wrist 4.
• Lifts and carries Yu Han, including during the warehouse rescue 4 25 26.
• Frequently uses his strength to restrain her during confrontations 2 7 50.

Cooking and Domestic Care

Hansheng regularly cooked for Yu Han during their marriage and remembered her likes and dislikes 10 26.

• Prepared honey water when she returned home hungover 26.
• Cleaned up after her destructive outbursts 26.
• Arranges meals featuring her favorite dishes after their divorce 5 14.

Assets & Notable Items

• Luxury estate and villa — His residence after the divorce, where Yu Han lives under their arrangement 4.
• Household staff and driver — Employs staff to manage the villa, prepare meals, deliver clothing, and transport Yu Han 4 5.
• Bodyguards — Brings three to the warehouse rescue; they subdue the thugs and follow his orders 25.
• Emerald wedding ring — Gave Yu Han a ring set with a small, notably clear emerald; she initially rejected it 3.
• Diamond-studded limited-edition watch — A gift to Shen Nian that Yu Han notices at her birthday party 41.

Relationships

• Yu Han — Ex-wife and subsequent secret lover. Their relationship changes from her mistreatment of him to her financial dependence on him, accompanied by his protection, resentment, jealousy, and coercive control 1 4 8 25 45.
• Gu Mingze — Older paternal half-brother and romantic rival. Hansheng remains sensitive to Yu Han’s former love for Mingze and challenges his attempts to help her 5 11 12 13.
• Qin Feiran — Identified by Yu Han as his “white moonlight” and the Qin family’s eldest daughter, who gave him warmth during his darkest period. He addresses her as “Xiaoran” and responds tenderly to her call 8.
• Shen Nian — Later described by Yu Han as his “white moonlight.” Hansheng protects her, gives her expensive gifts, and prioritizes her requests; the supplied passages do not clarify the relationship between this identification and Qin Feiran’s 27 28 40 41 46.
• Shen Yanchuan — Social associate who invites him to Goddess Night and deliberately provokes his jealousy by claiming intimacy with Yu Han 17 37.
• Yu Hui — Former brother-in-law. Hansheng pays his compensation and secures his release from custody, then later arranges hospital care after the warehouse incident 4 26.
• Yu Han’s parents — Former in-laws who humiliated him during the marriage and later sought his financial assistance. After the divorce, he rejects her mother’s claim to continued familial familiarity 1 2 28.
• Auntie Zhang — Housekeeper at his villa who looks after Yu Han and teaches her to cook for him 10 30.

Notable Quotes

“Even now that I’m the head of the Gu Family, you still won’t give me a proper glance.” 5

“Weren’t you betting that I’d come? You won that bet.” 26

“What about you? Is money the basis for every move you make toward me?” 33

“Let me tell you, I want revenge. I’m treating you like this now because you humiliated me before!” 45