Xing Zhanyun

Biodata

Background / History

Xing Zhanyun received an apartment as his eighteenth-birthday coming-of-age gift. After a quarrel with his family, he moved into it and advertised its spare bedroom for extra income. Xie Yibai, then a university freshman newly signed to a management company, became his tenant without initially knowing his wealthy background 1 3.

Their living arrangement lasted until Xie Yibai graduated. During roughly three years of intermittent companionship, they cooked together, raised a dog, held hands, and shared a bed, but also argued frequently. Xing later described those years as the happiest of his life and said he had liked Xie since their first meeting 3 4.

One recalled incident marked their separation: when Xie confided that an unwanted admirer had offered him an extremely expensive watch, Xing responded, “Baby, your waist is worth four million.” Xie subsequently bought his own home, moved out with their dog, and blocked Xing 3 13.

Their past is frequently described by outsiders—including Xie's mother—as a former romance. Xie repeatedly rejects that label, explaining that they almost became a couple but never actually did 7 26 32.

Appearance

• Features: High-set brows, deep-set eyes, a straight nose bridge, and a sharply tapered jaw give his face pronounced natural contours 3.
• Initial style: Shoulder-length hair, partly tied into a small knot, with styled bangs and multiple ear piercings decorated with silver studs and dangling earrings 3.
• Clothing: Initially wears a black biker jacket, jeans, and calf-high boots, describing the look as fashionable alternative styling 3.
• Later presentation: By the jewelry dinner, he has cut his hair, removed his earrings, and changed into impeccably tailored formal clothes 16.

Personality

Xing is persistent, willful, and accustomed to getting his way. He tries to express affection through expensive gifts, family connections, and unsolicited arrangements, but often ignores whether Xie welcomes them. His teasing can turn into cutting accusations: after promising never to hurt Xie, he publicly embarrasses him and later corners him with insults 3 5 14 16 17.

His jealousy coexists with considerable vulnerability. He apologizes for their earlier arguments, asks whether Xie might someday consider him, and breaks down crying when his attempts to discredit Zou Yan are rejected. He wants his long-standing attachment to count for more than Zou's wealth, influence, and persuasive manner 4 39.

After his fight with Zou and a severe reprimand from his father, Xing becomes more controlled in public. This restraint does not end his pursuit: he continues using their business connection to remain close to Xie, while learning that further emotional outbursts may undermine his chances 34 41.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Return and Renewed Pursuit

• Xing reestablishes contact by sending purple roses and an invitation to audition for Sheng Ke's new film. He uses family connections to reach the casting director, who contacts Xie directly 1.
• After the unsuccessful audition, Xie blocks him again. Xing finds him shopping through photographs and videos circulating online, then insists on accompanying him despite his existing dinner plans 3.
• Using a visit to Little Biscuit as a reason to enter Xie's home, Xing asks whether he still has a romantic chance. Xie briefly comforts him, but their conversation ends in another argument about their past and the rumors surrounding them 4 5.
• His gifts include a color-block Kelly bag for Xie's mother, luxury ornaments, and pet supplies for Little Biscuit. Xie transfers him the bag's cost and asks him to stop, without ending the stream of presents 7 14.

Jewelry Dinner and Fight

• At a luxury jewelry dinner where Xie is working as a brand ambassador, Xing makes a pointed “boyfriend” remark in front of other guests. Xie stays silent rather than create a public scene 16.
• Zou Yan counters Xing's hostility with an offer of employment, emphasizing his father's concerns about his lack of experience. Xing refuses to take the offered business card and mocks Zou's age 16.
• Xing later blocks Xie's way in the restroom and accuses him of finding someone new. Xie rebukes his behavior and tells him to stop buying gifts 17.
• Seeing Zou hold Xie's hand, Xing punches him. Zou retaliates, and Xie leaves to find help. Both men are injured and treated at separate hospitals 17 18.
• A later account establishes that Xing was struck on the head with a vase during the fight 41.

Investment and Business Involvement

• President Xing offers an apology dinner after his son's conduct. Zou turns the incident into an opportunity to secure investment for the production intended to star Xie 20.
• Zou later reports that President Xing has secured sixty million in post-production funding 21.
• Xing's father entrusts him with the project's agency rights, giving him an ongoing business connection to Zou and Xie. Xing warns that a scandal could cost Xie his leading role; Zou replies that he can keep Xie in it 34.
• At the ensuing business dinner, Xie ignores Xing and relies on Zou to handle him 34.

Photographs of Zou Yan's Past

• Xing visits Xie's home with photographs and photocopies concerning people he identifies as Zou's former partners. He argues that Zou will lose interest after winning Xie over 39.
• Xie identifies jealousy as his motive and rejects the warning. Xing loses his composure, sweeps the photographs to the floor, cries, and begs for a chance 39.
• After Xie soothes him, Xing trims his nails, accidentally nicks a nail bed, and kisses the injured fingertip—an intimate gesture that recalls their earlier life together 39.
• Xie later confronts Zou with the photographs. Xing succeeds in creating doubts, but Xie refuses to abandon the production and warns him against further interference 40 41.
• Xing asks for a kiss and then a hug; Xie refuses both and orders him to drive him home. The doubts raised by the photographs continue to trouble Xie later 41 48.

Relationships

• Xie Yibai — Former tenant and roommate, long-standing love interest, and later an actor in a project backed by Xing's family. Their affectionate but contentious past is widely mistaken for a confirmed relationship 3 7 32 34.
• Zou Yan — Romantic rival and business collaborator. Their antagonism escalates from verbal provocations to a physical fight, then continues through investment negotiations and Xing's attempts to discredit him 16 17 20 34 39.
• President Xing — Father and source of business connections. He apologizes after Xing's fight, reprimands him, and later gives him responsibility for the project's agency rights 20 34.
• He Limei — Xie's mother. Xing sends her an expensive handbag; she regards him as Xie's former boyfriend despite Xie's denials 7 14.
• Little Biscuit — Dachshund raised during Xing and Xie's time together. Xing named him because his profile resembled a cookie and considers himself one of his guardians, though the dog no longer recognizes him after four years apart 3 4.

Notable Quotes

“I'm sorry. I really like you. I've liked you since the first time we met. The years you lived at my house were the happiest days of my life.” 4

“Who said you could hold his hand?” 17

“Baby, a kiss from you costs so much—sixty million.” 41