Bo Yizhou

Biodata

Background / History

Bo Yizhou grew up sleeping alone, which influenced his initial assumption that Chaochao would be comfortable doing the same. His older brother and sister-in-law died in an accident when Chaochao was six months old. Busy with work, Bo Yizhou initially gave the child relatively little attention 7.

After the deaths, relatives fought over Chaochao’s custody to gain access to his parents’ inheritance, even coming to blows at the funeral. Bo Yizhou’s parents proposed that he adopt Chaochao, placing the child under the Bo Family’s protection. His older brother had himself been adopted into the family, and the distant relatives could not successfully challenge the arrangement through blood ties 105.

His mother, Wen Shuyu, brought Gu Wancheng into his life. Before becoming close to his husband, Bo Yizhou investigated him and judged him to be decent and unscheming. At first, he neither knew Gu Wancheng well nor felt particularly attached to him, but his increasingly lively behavior soon caught Bo Yizhou’s attention 5 6 48.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and slender, with long legs and a muscular physique that appears lean when clothed; he stands 190 centimeters tall 5 11.
• Face: Sharply defined features, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and dark eyes. Without a smile, he looks cold and unapproachable 11 62.
• Clothing: Appears in tailored suits, shirts, and suit trousers; one outfit pairs a white shirt and black trousers with a long black trench coat 5 62 64.
• Scent: Associated with a cool cedar scent 62.

Personality

At work, Bo Yizhou is reserved, exacting, and intimidating. When dissatisfied with an administrative proposal, he sharply reprimands the manager but grants him another chance. His usual severity makes a spontaneous smile at Gu Wancheng’s messages startling enough to distract an entire meeting room 37 42.

With Gu Wancheng, he becomes openly teasing and physically affectionate. He deliberately changes clothes in front of him to provoke embarrassment, coaxes him into affectionate declarations, and sometimes adopts an aggrieved manner to seek reassurance. His possessiveness extends to livestream viewers calling Gu Wancheng their “wife” and even to Chaochao receiving his husband’s kisses 16 31 81 138.

His care is often practical: he learns to cook, peels shrimp, takes over chores, and returns home instead of going to the office when Gu Wancheng is ill. His attentiveness coexists with a lack of restraint during intimacy, which repeatedly leaves Gu Wancheng exhausted and annoyed 61 88 99 146 147.

As a father, he combines discipline with dry humor, frequently invoking homework when Chaochao becomes cheeky. He also recognizes shortcomings in his parenting: after learning that Chaochao feels excluded from sharing a bed with his parents, he agrees to sleep together 7 62. His teasing can go too far, as when he mocks Chaochao for repeatedly calling Suisui, but he is also willing to apologize and help arrange a visit 49 64.

Abilities & Skills

Business Management

Bo Yizhou leads Qiming Group and oversees proposals, meetings, and potential collaborations 37 84 110.

• Holds employees accountable for inadequate work 37.
• Directs Li Xiao to gather information, including material on Xingyuan Entertainment and an inquiry into Gu Wancheng’s unusual behavior 12 133.
• Recognizes SC Group as Lin Ting’s company and agrees to attend its proposed collaboration meeting 110.

Cooking

He begins learning from the household chef, Old Wang, specifically for Gu Wancheng’s sake 61 63.

• Initial limitations: Drops eggshell into his first bowl of eggs and produces only an average serving of steamed eggs; dissatisfied, he immediately decides to try again 61.
• Later dishes: Makes tremella, milk, and goji berry soup, tomato-and-egg noodles, and a potato dish during group meal preparation 63 95 108.
• Shared cooking: Helps Chu Yi’an make taro balls and caramel milk tea 164.

Horse Riding

• Takes Chaochao riding across the grassland and controls the horse while the excited child rides with him 175.

Equipment / Items

• Black Rolls-Royce — His car, used when he comes to collect Gu Wancheng and Chaochao 62.
• Protection talisman — Keeps one of the talismans Gu Wancheng receives from the old monk 133.

Relationships

• Gu Wancheng — Husband. Their initially distant marriage develops into a close, affectionate partnership. Bo Yizhou explicitly introduces him as his husband to Guan Xuanhua and believes his account of being the “complete Gu Wancheng,” despite the investigation failing to record his meeting with the monk 73 133.
• Chaochao — Adopted son and the child of his deceased older brother. Calls him “Father”; their relationship mixes affection, homework supervision, and competition for Gu Wancheng’s attention 5 7 105 135.
• Wen Shuyu — Mother and matchmaker. Bo Yizhou sends her a gift and a thank-you message after falling for Gu Wancheng; she later openly mocks him for being jealous of a child 58 143.
• Bo Ting — Father. At the ending, Bo Yizhou instructs Li Xiao to bring him back to work while Bo Yizhou takes time away 190.
• Li Xiao — Special assistant. Handles research, livestream arrangements, business messages, and personal errands; is frequently caught dealing with the consequences of his employer’s decisions 12 31 110 124 190.
• Butler Chen — Household butler. Reports on Gu Wancheng and Chaochao, arranges Bo Yizhou’s cooking lessons, and manages household requests 7 61 135.
• Old Wang — Household chef and cooking instructor. Guides Bo Yizhou through his first attempt at steamed eggs 61.
• Lin Ting — An established acquaintance associated with SC Group. They reunite over afternoon tea, and Bo Yizhou later considers a collaboration proposed by his company 81 110.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Notable Quotes

“I don't want those people calling you their wife. I'm your husband.” 81

“It's fine. A love brain is the best dowry a man can have.” 110

“Everything I own. I want both the big one and the little one, or no deal.” 148

Trivia

• Drinks his caramel milk tea without sugar, unlike Gu Wancheng 164.
• Wen Shuyu jokes that he and his father only know how to express themselves through gifts 58.
• Maintains a straight face while telling Gu Wancheng, “Pain, pain, fly away,” making his husband burst out laughing 120.