Shen Sixian

Biodata

Background / History

Upbringing and succession

Shen Sixian was raised under strict family rules, demanding academic expectations, and constant comparisons. His parents trained him to become an exemplary successor, leaving his childhood tightly scheduled and burdened with responsibility. After coming of age, he balanced his studies with increasing involvement in the family businesses, while other Shen relatives watched for signs of weakness 48 176.

He graduated from university at twenty-two and took charge of the Shen Family after his parents’ deaths. Relatives attempted to exploit the succession or test his authority, but he dealt ruthlessly with challengers regardless of their previous relationship with him. By twenty-four, he had consolidated the family under his sole authority 35 176.

Initial estrangement from Shen Shuangjian

Shen Sixian first met Shen Shuangjian shortly after turning twenty-two, when their father brought his illegitimate son into the family. Unable to separate his brother’s presence from his father’s infidelity and his mother’s suffering, Sixian followed his mother’s example and ignored him. His parents died before he could resolve those feelings 48.

Although he recognized that Shuangjian was innocent of their father’s actions, Sixian maintained their distance rather than acknowledging him warmly as a brother. He allowed Shuangjian to remain in the household, initially regarding him as a dependent who posed no threat to his position 1 48 176.

Appearance

Shen Sixian is tall and slender, with a refined, stern face that resembles his father’s. His aristocratic bearing and sharply defined features give him an imposing presence 2 21.

• Eyes and brows: Deep-set and sharp; his frown makes him appear especially haughty and unapproachable 43 119.
• Build: Physically strong, with firmly muscled arms; he can carry Shen Shuangjian over one shoulder with apparent ease 19 48.
• Glasses: Wears thin, gold-rimmed glasses 21 43.
• Clothing: Has private fashion designers, custom tailoring, and seasonal selections supplied by major brands 69.
• Jewelry: Wears a ruby ear stud matching the one Shen Shuangjian wears to the charity auction 70.

Personality

Shen Sixian is cold, ambitious, controlling, and accustomed to having the final word. His treatment of challenges to his authority earned him a reputation for ruthlessness and disregard for family ties. He is also naturally sharp-tongued, though his usual detachment means few people provoke him into open verbal attacks 125 176.

His early relationship with Shen Shuangjian exposes his emotional inexperience. Sixian initially mistakes obedience and comprehensive supervision for good brotherhood, attempting to control Shuangjian’s work, expenses, meals, and relationships. Shuangjian’s quiet refusals frustrate him precisely because authority and money cannot secure the closeness he wants 35 48 49 69.

As their relationship improves, Sixian becomes openly affectionate, indulgent, and willing to apologize. He admits that maintaining his stern distance had been a way of preserving loyalty to his mother and withholding forgiveness from his father. With Shuangjian, he eventually allows himself to express helplessness and vulnerability rather than remaining invincible 92.

His protectiveness nevertheless remains excessive. He wants to screen Shuangjian’s potential partners and initially imagines quietly removing people with ulterior motives from his brother’s life. Over time, he learns to compromise when controlling the situation would make Shuangjian unhappy 87 136 167.

Abilities & Skills

Business leadership

Shen Sixian manages the Shen Family’s businesses and establishes control over its competing relatives 176.

• Takes charge of the family at twenty-two and secures sole authority by twenty-four 35 176.
• Continues reviewing and approving work remotely while accompanying Shen Shuangjian during filming 47.
• Discusses business with Chris, whose connections could benefit the family’s overseas interests, without agreeing to his proposal to break up Shuangjian’s marriage 176.

Organization and caregiving

Sixian personally supervises many of Shuangjian’s medical, dietary, and travel arrangements 65 97.

• Applies bruise medicine and wraps Shuangjian’s injured wrist 22.
• Hires a professional recuperation team and nutritionist after Shuangjian’s fainting episode 65.
• Checks luggage lists and organizes medicine bottles himself before Shuangjian travels to Russia 97.
• Rushes Shuangjian to hospital during a heart attack and signs emergency consent forms 90.
• His care is sometimes overbearing: he initially insists on four daily meals, then reduces portions and cancels late-night meals after Shuangjian resists 65 69.

Physical strength

Sixian is considerably stronger than his frail younger brother 19 48.

• Carries Shuangjian in his arms or over his shoulder 48 68.
• Can physically restrain him, but twice hurts his delicate wrist while trying to make him comply 18 35.

Equipment / Assets / Gifts

• Luxury car: An extremely expensive vehicle with heating and a smooth ride, used to bring Shuangjian home from Donglin 48.
• Northwestern villa: A two-story family property originally belonging to Sixian’s maternal family, chosen as a sheltered place for Shuangjian’s recuperation 65.
• “Piggy bank” supplementary card: A high-limit card provided to Shuangjian. Sixian renames its account “Piggy bank” and makes two documented transfers of five million yuan each 65 68 101.
• Gold-and-ruby longevity lock: A birthday gift that Sixian personally fastens around Shuangjian’s neck while wishing him a long life 113.
• Handmade birthday cake: Sixian decorates a cake himself during the Russia trip 116.

Relationships

• Shen Shuangjian / Zhizhi — Younger paternal half-brother and the focus of Sixian’s protective affection. Their relationship develops from mutual avoidance into emotional dependence and trust; Sixian eventually admits his mistakes and acknowledges that they both needed familial warmth 48 92 176.
• Xie Jinghui — Shuangjian’s lover and eventual husband. Sixian distrusts his ruthlessness, resents his criticism of Sixian’s brotherhood, and repeatedly attempts to keep him away. He ultimately accepts the relationship for Shuangjian’s sake, while continuing to intervene when he believes Xie has hurt him 119 136 157 167.
• Father — The parent Sixian physically resembles and resents for marital infidelity. His father’s actions leave Sixian struggling to distinguish anger at the betrayal from his feelings toward Shuangjian 2 48 92.
• Mother — Her suffering strongly influences Sixian’s initial rejection of Shuangjian. Sixian later admits that he had treated emotional distance as proof that he had neither betrayed her nor forgiven his father 48 92.
• Chris — A foreign aristocrat and potential business connection who wants to replace Xie Jinghui as Shuangjian’s partner. Sixian refuses to help end the marriage and tells him to stay away 176.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Attempts to remove Shuangjian from the show

• At dinner, Sixian criticizes the online attention surrounding Shuangjian and offers to pay the three-million-yuan withdrawal penalty. When Shuangjian refuses and tries to leave, Sixian grabs him, causing his arm to strike the table 18.
• He later treats the resulting bruise, realizing how poorly his younger brother manages his own care 22.
• Believing Shuangjian has encountered a bear, Sixian rushes to Donglin and keeps a search-and-rescue team there overnight. After discovering that the reported danger was a joke, he tries to take Shuangjian home, offering to pay even a thirty-million penalty 35 36.
• Xie Jinghui challenges his use of force. Sixian releases Shuangjian and leaves after his brother refuses to withdraw 35 36.
• During a later visit, he keeps Shuangjian beside him and lets him sleep on his lap. After Shuangjian returns injured from gathering firewood, Sixian takes him home and proposes personally supervising his expenses and schedule 45 47 48.
• Shuangjian rejects that arrangement and reveals that he has made himself his own emergency contact. Sixian subsequently allows him to travel northwest with Xie Jinghui, preparing an extra suitcase rather than stopping him 49 52.

Recuperation and public acknowledgment

• Following Shuangjian’s fainting episode, Sixian arranges recuperation at the northwestern villa, with professional dietary supervision, medicinal food, and four meals daily 65.
• When Shuangjian’s resentment persists, Sixian gradually relaxes the meal requirements instead of continuing to insist on obedience 69.
• At a charity auction, he openly introduces Shuangjian as his younger brother, reversing his previous refusal to acknowledge their relationship publicly 70.
• After Shuangjian reports being subjected to degrading remarks, Sixian comforts him, blames himself for failing to protect him, and promises him a secure, indulgent life 86.

Heart attack and reconciliation

• Sixian discovers Shuangjian unconscious during a sudden heart attack and drives him to hospital. A traffic officer clears the route after recognizing the emergency 90.
• At his bedside, Sixian promises to compromise over filming and other wishes so long as Shuangjian remains safe and happy 91.
• He apologizes for his former indifference and admits that he does not know how to be a good elder brother. The brothers introduce themselves anew, and Shuangjian shares his childhood nickname, Zhizhi 92.
• Their renewed closeness includes playful conflict: Sixian overuses the nickname until Shuangjian becomes embarrassed and refuses dinner, forcing him to apologize and coax him back to the table 93 94.

Russia and opposition to Xie Jinghui

• Sixian travels to Russia for Shuangjian’s birthday and occupies the neighboring room, keeping close watch on Xie Jinghui 110.
• He gives Shuangjian the longevity lock and agrees to provide the ordinary pleasures his brother asks for, including birthday cake, milk tea, holiday gifts, and pocket money 113.
• After finding Shuangjian distressed and marked following an encounter with Xie, Sixian comforts him, prepares a bath, and confronts Xie alone 124.
• Back at the Shen Residence, Xie reveals their relationship. Shuangjian confirms it, and the exhausted Sixian briefly loses consciousness from emotional shock 134 135.
• Sixian recognizes that his interference has encouraged secrecy. He agrees not to obstruct the relationship, but initially forbids Xie from making it public 136.
• Before another filming trip, he gives Xie detailed instructions about Shuangjian’s bedding, cleanliness, and care 140.

Moving out, marriage, and later acceptance

• When the couple plans to move out, Sixian first offers Xie a separate building on the Shen property. The eventual compromise allows Shuangjian to spend no more than three nights away each week 149 150.
• After finding Shuangjian exhausted following intimacy, Sixian takes him home and bans Xie from visiting. He later permits Xie to join their New Year celebrations and gives him a red envelope 157 158.
• During another severe medical crisis, Sixian confronts the limits of his wealth and authority, wondering whether Shuangjian’s suffering is retribution for his own wrongdoing 163.
• On discovering the couple’s secret marriage in the Netherlands, he takes Shuangjian away and threatens divorce. Seeing his brother’s tears, he turns the car around and returns him to Xie 167.
• In the main-story extra, Sixian refuses Chris’s attempt to interfere in the marriage and encourages Shuangjian to reconcile with Xie after a quarrel. After sixteen days without Shuangjian at the Shen Residence, he visits and admits that he misses him 176.

Alternate Timeline

Raised together in the Shen Family

• In this scenario, Shuangjian is cherished by the family from childhood rather than entering Sixian’s life as a distant stranger 170.
• After their parents’ deaths, twenty-two-year-old Sixian retrieves eighteen-year-old Shuangjian from London, arranges the funeral, and holds the family together. The strain repeatedly sends him to hospital from exhaustion 170.
• Sixian sends Shuangjian abroad again, travels between home and Los Angeles, and brings him back two years later. He becomes particularly well known for indulging his younger brother 170.
• Their everyday closeness includes Sixian routinely tying Shuangjian’s hair and helping him choose clothes 171.
• His hostility toward Xie Jinghui remains: he refuses Shuangjian’s request to invite Xie for tea and reacts angrily when Shuangjian announces that he wants to move out to live with his lover 170 173.

Notable Quotes

“So, Shuangjian, as long as you're safe and happy, your big brother will always be willing to compromise for you.” 91

“It's as though, because you call me big brother, I was born to love you.” 92

“If he wants all eyes on him, I'll support him from behind. If he wants to be left undisturbed, I'll stand in front and protect him.” 97

Trivia

• Sixian explicitly says that he has no nickname when the brothers introduce themselves anew 92.
• The narrative compares him to a lion struggling to understand Shuangjian’s butterfly nature 69 86.
• He repeatedly corrects Shuangjian’s formal “elder brother” to the more affectionate “big brother” 68 89.
• When trying to make Xie Jinghui leave, he serves strong, bitter Silver Needle white tea and fills the second cup to the brim. Xie eventually stops taking the hint 138.