An Xinian

Biodata

Background

An Xinian belongs to the prominent An Family, whose business originated in clothing. Wen Nan once saw him at the family residence and later recognized him from a photograph, remembering his distinguished bearing and evident standing within the household 39 54.

At University A, An Xinian is a third-year senior and president of the fencing club. The original Xie Zhuzhou openly pursued him, helped with club work and recruitment, waited for him after classes, and gave him white roses. Although the pursuit was widely known, the two never became a couple 8 11 53 55.

Appearance

An Xinian has strikingly fair skin and handsome features that can appear warm and approachable or cool and reserved, depending on his expression 20 54.

• Height: Half a head taller than Xie Zhuzhou 33.
• Campus clothing: Wears an apricot cardigan when confronting Xie Zhuzhou outside his classroom building 20.
• Island clothing: Wears fitted trousers and black ankle boots with thick, heavy heels during the shooting competition 193.

Personality

An Xinian’s outward composure conceals considerable pride and possessiveness. Having seen apparently devoted men maintain multiple relationships, he initially decides to keep Xie Zhuzhou dangling and unsettle him rather than respond directly to his advances. Once Xie Zhuzhou stops pursuing him, An Xinian becomes irritated and interprets the withdrawal as evidence that he himself has been played 8 11 20.

He is sensitive to humiliation and reluctant to concede ground to romantic rivals. His dismissive treatment of Xie Zhuzhou’s roommates leaves Li Yankai with a lasting dislike of him. However, An Xinian eventually recognizes that he has no right to control Xie Zhuzhou’s choices and restrains himself to avoid losing their remaining connection 111 112 198 312.

Despite his jealousy, he can remain practical in a crisis. When he believes suspicious activity on Sunset Island may involve a buried body, he discourages rash action and seeks the director’s help. He also condemns Zhan Tongfei’s malice rather than treating it as something worthy of admiration 188 189 206.

Abilities & Skills

Shooting and Reflexes

• Reacts to an incoming sniper shot by kicking Qin Fang out of its path, then fires twice toward the attacker’s hiding place and eliminates Jiang Yi with a laser pistol 192.
• Cooperates with Qin Fang to eliminate exposed Team D contestants during the goose-related confusion 220.
• Cannot match Xie Zhuzhou’s speed: in the final circle, Xie dodges his shot, kicks away his weapon, and eliminates him 220.

Tactical Judgment and Deception

• Estimates Xie Zhuzhou’s general direction from the apparent placement of Teams A and B, while acknowledging that the deduction depends on how the director arranged the teams 193.
• Deliberately abandons Qin Fang and Ling Zhenyang to return to Xie Zhuzhou’s campsite alone 208.
• Deflects his rivals’ anger by raising questions about Xue Lang’s identity after they retaliate against him while he is tied up 209.

Relationships

• Xie Zhuzhou — His former pursuer and later unrequited love interest. The original owner provided attention, gifts, and practical help, but An Xinian never accepted or clearly rejected him. After the transmigrated Xie Zhuzhou withdraws, An Xinian repeatedly seeks explanations and later tries to regain his favor. Xie eventually blocks and deletes him 8 20 33 53 115 312.
• Chu Yanzhang — Romantic rival. An Xinian resents his closeness to Xie Zhuzhou and regards his innocent behavior around Xie as calculated. His attempts to expose or belittle Chu repeatedly backfire 87 110 111 201.
• Qin Fang — Romantic rival and reluctant Team A ally. They protect and cooperate with one another during the island competition while exchanging insults and competing for Xie Zhuzhou’s attention 192 193 220.
• Ling Zhenyang — Rival for Xie Zhuzhou’s affection. Their antagonism begins with a warning to stay away from Xie and later includes armed pursuit during the island game 37 206 208.
• Master Elder An — Grandfather and head of the An Family. He regards An Xinian favorably and disparages Xie Zhuzhou, leaving An Xinian caught between family loyalty and his desire to preserve his connection with Xie 54 114 115.
• Li Yankai — Xie Zhuzhou’s roommate, whom An Xinian initially dismisses as no romantic competition. Li remembers his earlier contempt and openly enjoys witnessing his heartbreak after Xie’s wedding 86 112 312.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Campus Pursuit and Rejection

• An Xinian sends Xie Zhuzhou an event location, but the transmigrated Xie assumes it is a mass message and does not reply. An Xinian is already displeased that his pursuer has joined a dating show 8.
• A staged chance encounter fails when Xie walks past without noticing him. An Xinian, accustomed to Xie following him and solving his problems, wonders whether he has found someone else 11.
• An Xinian waits outside Xie’s classroom and asks whether he intends to quit the fencing club. Xie agrees immediately and pulls away when An grabs his arm. An concludes that Xie has toyed with him 20.
• Campus gossip portrays An as an abandoned victim. Angered by both the rumors and Xie’s indifference, he drags Xie from his dormitory to a rooftop. Xie confronts him about deliberately stringing someone along and says his former attraction was only to An’s face 32 33.
• After students identify Xie as “Little Xie” from Love 5, his fans challenge the campus narrative and criticize An for neither accepting nor rejecting the pursuit 62.

Banquets and Changing Intentions

• At the Sheng Family patriarch’s birthday banquet, An questions why Xie never discussed his family. Xie counters that An previously excluded him from his circle of friends. Their confrontation ends when Xie leaves An and Ling Zhenyang on the terrace 37.
• At Xie’s birthday banquet, An, Qin Fang, and Ling Zhenyang conclude that Xie’s past attention was merely a game. An becomes livid when Qin reveals that Xie says he is already seeing someone 81.
• Witnessing Xie’s violence and apparently extraordinary strength frightens An enough that he temporarily stops resenting him. Nevertheless, he still wants to offer birthday wishes and later identifies Chu Yanzhang as his romantic rival 85 86 87.

Sheng Estate Outing

• An insults Chu over the Chu Family’s bankruptcy, but Chu calmly agrees and directs him to stand where he can shield a lighter from the wind 110.
• After An boasts that lighting a fire is easy, Chu hands him the lighter in front of Xie. Xie accepts Chu’s innocent explanation and reprimands An for bragging, leaving An furious but unwilling to argue further 111.
• An remains silent when his grandfather insults Xie, unable to choose between defending Xie and disappointing his family. After the elders apologize, he eagerly follows Xie’s instruction to help tend the fire 114 115.
• Even after seeing Xie destroy a spying drone, An decides that swallowing his pride may still allow him to win Xie back 115.

Sunset Island Competition

• An again criticizes Chu’s presence, prompting Xie to warn him to watch his words. Xie later makes clear that targeting Chu means targeting him 182 185.
• After discovering two people digging at night, An gathers the others to investigate. Believing the buried bundle may be a body, he urges caution and goes to fetch the director 187 188 189.
• Competing alongside Qin Fang, An saves him from a sniper shot and eliminates Jiang Yi. Their uneasy partnership attracts arguments between their respective livestream audiences 192.
• When Qin tries to separate a resting Xie from Chu, An stops him. He acknowledges privately that interference could cost him even the right to remain near Xie 198.
• Xie eliminates An, Qin, and Zhan Tongfei with a game grenade. After returning, An helps pursue Zhan, then abandons his companions to reach Xie’s campsite 206 207 208.
• The ensuing chase collapses Xie and Chu’s tent. Both men tie An and the other troublemakers to a tree; afterward, An apologizes gently, and Xie lets the disturbance go 208 209.
• An reaches the final circle with Qin, but their hiding place is exposed. Xie disarms and eliminates them both 220.

Married-Life Extra

• Following Xie and Chu’s wedding, An drinks with Qin Fang and Ling Zhenyang while Ji Wangyun, Ji Wangyan, and Li Yankai watch their misery. By this point, Xie has blocked and deleted all three former romantic prospects 312.

Notable Quotes

“Don't disturb Zhuzhou's rest.” 198

“Since when did malice deserve praise?” 206