Yu Hui

Biodata

Background / History

Privileged Upbringing and Bankruptcy

Yu Hui grew up as the favored son of a wealthy family. Yu Han remembers him as a graceful, confident young master, but also describes him as spoiled, idle, and accustomed to throwing his weight around. Their parents’ favoritism contributed to the siblings’ frequent arguments 10 26 31.

During Yu Han’s marriage, Yu Hui treated her husband, Gu Hansheng, like a servant. After the family’s financial collapse, however, Gu Hansheng helped him; Yu Hui returned home tearfully telling his sister that his brother-in-law had saved him 4 9.

Business Plans and Gu Mingze

Yu Hui told Yu Han that he wanted to start a business and make a fresh start. With their father about to leave hospital, he also proposed discussing a new rental home for their parents. He insisted on meeting that night and sent her the address of a bar, where Gu Mingze was waiting beside him 10.

Having told Gu Mingze about Yu Han’s circumstances, Yu Hui encouraged her to leave Gu Hansheng. He argued that Gu Hansheng might retaliate for the family’s past mistreatment. His evasive response when Yu Han questioned him made her suspect that Gu Mingze had offered him something connected to his business plans 11.

Yu Han warned him not to accept help recklessly or use her for his own purposes. Although Yu Hui insisted that he would prove himself capable, she remained uneasy about his reliance on Gu Mingze, who had offered to invest in him 12 39.

Defending His Sister

When their mother demanded that Yu Han obtain another ten million from Gu Hansheng to repay loan sharks, Yu Hui intervened. He pointed out that every additional request exposed his sister to more humiliation, then promised to find a solution himself 14.

He acknowledged his own lack of ability but refused to let Yu Han continue carrying the family alone. She was moved by his support, while cautioning him that neither Gu Hansheng nor Gu Mingze should be trusted unquestioningly 14.

Kidnapping and Hospitalization

A man using Yu Hui’s phone contacted Yu Han, alleged that Yu Hui had stolen from his boss, and demanded five million yuan for his release. The kidnappers threatened to kill him if she involved the police. Despite being beaten during the call, Yu Hui urged her not to come 23 24.

At an abandoned factory, Yu Han found him suspended in restraints, bloodied, and severely beaten. She offered herself as a replacement hostage, claiming that only her brother could obtain the money. Yu Hui protested and exposed the family’s bankruptcy in an attempt to stop the exchange, but the kidnappers eventually forced him outside to fetch the ransom 24 25.

After Gu Hansheng rescued Yu Han, he told her that Yu Hui had been taken to hospital without their parents being informed. His injuries were expected to heal with care, but Yu Han found him dejected and consumed by shame. She comforted him and handed over Qin An’an’s bank card containing four million yuan to ease the family’s loan pressure 26.

Gambling Losses and Underground Boxing

Yu Hui entrusted the four million to their mother for repayment. Instead, she lost it gambling and borrowed another four million from loan sharks, leaving the family owing fourteen million with a three-day deadline. Yu Hui summoned Yu Han home, caught her when their father shoved her, and later restrained him at her request 30.

When their parents continued pressuring his ill sister, Yu Hui confronted them and helped her leave. He then transferred one million yuan to her and claimed he could earn another two million that night. Yu Han discovered that he had entered an underground boxing ring through a friend 31.

She found him hospitalized with his face badly swollen. Yu Hui said he had arranged five matches over three days for a total of five million yuan and insisted that he only needed to lose. Despite her warnings, he remained determined to continue 31 32.

Yu Han secured money from Gu Hansheng and reached Yu Hui before he entered another match. Gu Hansheng transferred fifteen million yuan; fourteen million went toward settling the family’s debt. Yu Han did not use the million Yu Hui had earned boxing 33 34.

Recovery and Plans to Earn Money

Yu Hui later called Yu Han to report that he had been discharged and that their father was keeping their mother under control. Hearing his sister’s exhaustion, he worried that her dependence on Gu Hansheng’s money had caused further trouble 38.

He also wanted to begin earning money as soon as possible. Yu Han advised him not to rush into another venture and to learn about his chosen industry first, noting that he had become much more sensible since the bankruptcy 39.

Personality

Yu Hui initially combines a spoiled upbringing with wounded pride. He resents his sister’s low opinion of him and wants to prove that he is no worse than anyone else, yet lacks business experience and readily turns toward Gu Mingze’s assistance 10 12.

The family crisis brings out a more protective and responsible side. He challenges their mother’s demands, notices when Yu Han sounds ill, and offers to accompany her despite his own injuries. His determination also becomes dangerous: he treats enduring deliberately lost boxing matches as a practical solution even after being hospitalized 14 29 31.

Relationships

• Yu Han — Older sister. Their habitual bickering gives way to mutual support after bankruptcy; she exchanges herself for his release and later raises money to prevent him from continuing underground fights 24 25 26 33.
• Gu Hansheng — Yu Han’s former husband. Yu Hui once treated him like a servant, later credited him with saving him, and subsequently feared that his financial help would expose Yu Han to further humiliation 4 9 14 38.
• Gu Mingze — Prospective business backer. Yu Hui shares Yu Han’s circumstances with him and helps arrange their bar meeting. Gu Mingze’s offer to invest makes Yu Han wary of his influence over her brother 10 11 39.
• Mother — Favored him during his upbringing. Her loss of the repayment money he entrusted to her deepens the family’s debt crisis; he repeatedly opposes her pressure on Yu Han 14 30 31.
• Father — Yu Hui initially plans to help arrange housing after his hospitalization. He later reports that his father is supervising their mother following the gambling crisis 10 38.

Notable Quotes

“Sis, you’ve already done enough for this family. I know I’m not very capable, but I can’t let you keep shouldering everything alone.” 14

“Don’t worry. It’s all arranged. All I have to do is lose. I-it’ll be fine.” 31