Jiang Qingye

Biodata

Background / History

Childhood and Education

Jiang Qingye grew up abroad with his maternal grandfather and returned to China for several years of secondary school. At No. 3 High School, he ranked first in his grade throughout all three years. He subsequently entered Imperial Capital University through a program requiring study abroad, earned a doctorate overseas, and returned to take over the family business 186 216.

His long periods overseas left him distant from Jiang Nan. After Jiang Qingye returned, his younger brother lived separately, rarely responded to him, and concentrated on entering the entertainment industry and pursuing Fu Jinchuan. Jiang Qingye observes that they have only become familiar with each other over the preceding few months 186.

Connection to Luo Hang

Luo Hang developed a crush on Jiang Qingye during high school, when he was still named Luo Yan. Jiang Qingye helped him when he was being bullied, but did not retain a clear memory of him. Luo Hang later tried to find out which university Jiang Qingye would attend, only to discover that his overseas studies were financially impossible to follow 213 220.

Jiang Qingye initially describes their first meeting as an encounter on a production set shortly after Luo Hang’s debut. He had invested in the production and gave Luo Hang his untouched coffee after noticing the young actor’s hands were red from the cold. At the time, Jiang Qingye had never been in a relationship and did not recognize Luo Hang’s feelings 154.

Appearance

• Build: Tall and apparently slender, with pronounced muscles, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and long legs 83 86.
• Face: Luminous peach-blossom eyes, thin lips, a prominent Adam’s apple, and defined collarbones 83.
• Clothing: Frequently wears tailored suits and satin shirts with several collar buttons undone. His outfits include a burgundy satin shirt, black suit trousers, and a silver-gray suit 32 83 208.
• Accessories: Wears a decorative silver ring on his little finger 186.
• Bearing: Usually languid and casually elegant, though his gaze can become sharply intimidating 85 186.

Personality

Jiang Qingye habitually speaks with a lazy drawl and an infuriating half-smile. His teasing can be cutting: he mocks Jiang Nan, threatens to post embarrassing photographs to get him out of bed, and uses the prospect of reclaiming spending money to recruit him as an assistant. His intimidating workplace reputation contrasts with his lack of authority over his mother, who readily scolds and smacks him for upsetting his brother 32 84 85.

Despite their constant quarrelling, he is protective of Jiang Nan. He notices when his brother becomes unusually polite, worries that his career may be going badly, and immediately asks whether Fu Jingzhou has bullied him when divorce is mentioned. He is prepared to handle their parents and the company’s directors rather than make Jiang Nan remain married for business reasons 117 119.

His relationship with Luo Hang exposes his difficulty communicating affection. He can be cold and verbally cruel, yet also spends heavily on Luo Hang, cooks for him, and sacrifices business opportunities for his sake. The extras reveal that he wants an equal relationship but expects Luo Hang to understand intentions he has never expressed. Recognizing this failure prompts him to become more openly attentive and finally confess his feelings 86 154 212 218 219.

Abilities & Skills

Business Management

Jiang Qingye takes over the Jiang Group after completing his education and oversees corporate contracts, investments, and staff 31 186 209.

• Invests in film productions and approves additional funding for a travel variety show 154 185.
• Arranges major endorsements for Luo Hang, including a position as HOP’s global ambassador 212.
• Mobilizes the company’s legal department and public communications to support Jiang Nan 178 182.

Academic Ability

His former homeroom teacher identifies him as the only student in the preceding ten years to hold first place throughout all three years of high school 216.

• Completes doctoral studies abroad before returning to the family business 186.
• Is comparatively poor at chess, which the narration connects to his upbringing overseas 186.

Physical Strength

Jiang Nan finds himself unable to break free when Jiang Qingye playfully hooks an arm around his neck at the airport, concluding that his brother has trained 83.

• Can easily restrain Jiang Nan during their roughhousing 83.
• Lifts and carries Luo Hang without difficulty 182.

Cooking

Jiang Qingye cooks dinner for Luo Hang at his villa and later offers to cook for him after collecting him from the airport 212 220.

Relationships

• Jiang Nan — Younger brother. Their relationship develops from estrangement into affectionate, often physical teasing. Jiang Qingye supplies money, legal help, and public protection while refusing to let business interests dictate Jiang Nan’s marriage 83 119 178 182.
• Luo Hang / Luo Yan — Lover and eventual boyfriend. Luo Hang’s longstanding school crush predates Jiang Qingye’s recognition of him; their unequal, poorly defined arrangement becomes an explicitly acknowledged romance 213 217 219.
• Jiang Qingyuan — Father and predecessor in the family business. He supports Song Huishi when she tells Jiang Qingye to give way to Jiang Nan, and later reveals that Jiang Qingye abandoned a billion-yuan contract to defend Luo Hang 31 32 154.
• Song Huishi — Mother. Calls him A-Ye, reprimands him for teasing Jiang Nan, and asks him to intervene during Shen Anbai’s livestream accusation 32 189.
• Fu Jingzhou — Brother-in-law and corporate ally. Recognizes Jiang Qingye as someone who is “no pushover” and entrusts Jiang Nan’s care to him while overseas 10 82 83.
• Pei Jin — Close friend and business partner. Teases Jiang Qingye about Luo Hang and accompanies him to an auction and his school anniversary 209 215 216.
• Old Cao — Former homeroom teacher. Remembers his academic record and helps him uncover Luo Hang’s school identity and difficult upbringing 216 217.
• Shen Anbai — Claims to be his biological younger brother. Jiang Qingye refuses to accept the claim on the strength of a gold lock and later publicly rejects the accusation that Jiang Nan stole Shen Anbai’s life 186 192 193.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Supporting Jiang Nan

• Financial discipline: His first appearance is an angry telephone call threatening to stop Jiang Nan’s allowance and freeze his cards. He immediately rejects Jiang Nan’s return call 8.
• Airport reunion: At Fu Jingzhou’s request, he collects Jiang Nan from the airport and transfers him 500,000 in spending money. He then makes the payment grounds for employing Jiang Nan as his assistant for several days 82 83 84.
• Divorce discussion: When Jiang Nan asks for a divorce, Jiang Qingye first asks whether Fu Jingzhou mistreated him. He promises to handle their parents and the directors if Jiang Nan has made his decision 119.
• Legal assistance: Supplies a lawyer from the company’s legal department when Jiang Nan wants to sue an online account; the lawyer promptly files the case 178.
• Public defense: Directs his assistant to respond to speculation about Jiang Nan’s background. The Jiang Group announces that its second young master has been “ugly and rebellious, but never poor” 182.

The Real-and-Fake Young Master Dispute

• Shen Anbai approaches Jiang Qingye with a gold lock bearing the family inscription, jiang. Jiang Qingye recognizes it as one commissioned by his family but states that the object alone proves nothing 186.
• He refuses to take Shen Anbai to meet his parents and later shows the lock to Jiang Nan, who does not recognize it 186.
• After Shen Anbai publicly accuses Jiang Nan of stealing his identity, Song Huishi calls Jiang Qingye and demands that he protect his brother 189.
• Jiang Qingye explains on the livestream that Jiang Nan was kidnapped while hospitalized at one year old. Shen Anbai and his mother were also taken because the kidnappers could not distinguish the intended targets; the captives were rescued roughly six months later 192.
• He rejects Shen Anbai’s attempt to interfere in the family’s affairs and joins Fu Jingzhou in having security remove him 193.

Romance Extras

• Early encounters: After Jiang Qingye is drugged at a banquet and enters a rut, Luo Hang willingly stays with him. Luo Hang subsequently calls it a one-night stand and blocks his number 208 209.
• Undefined arrangement: Jiang Qingye provides endorsements, brings Luo Hang to his villa, and cooks for him. Luo Hang nevertheless believes he is only a kept lover 212.
• Expensive gift: Purchases a blue-gray gemstone for thirty million because it reminds him of Luo Hang’s eyes, while telling Pei Jin that they are not yet dating 215.
• School discovery: At No. 3 High School’s anniversary, he identifies Luo Hang in an old photograph under the name Luo Yan. Old Cao’s account of Luo Hang’s poverty and hidden crush changes his understanding of their relationship 216 217.
• Open courtship: Begins bringing flowers and gifts, taking Luo Hang out, and holding him through the night. He later visits Luo Hang’s remote filming location 218.
• Confession: Has the auction gemstone made into a ring and offers Luo Hang the choice of becoming his boyfriend or immediately registering their marriage. Luo Hang chooses boyfriend 219.
• Family acknowledgment: Accompanies Luo Hang to his parents’ graves on Qingming Festival. He calls him “Yanyan” and regrets not remembering and treasuring their earlier encounter 220.

Notable Quotes

“If you’ve really thought it through, get divorced. I’ll handle Mom, Dad, and the directors for you.” 119

“Boyfriend or husband. Pick one.” 219

“I’d love you in your dreams, and I’ll love you in reality too.” 219

Trivia

• His age difference from Jiang Nan is inconsistent: one passage states five years, while another states six 83 186.
• Luo Hang’s attempts to learn cooking trigger repeated kitchen-exhaust alarms at Jiang Qingye’s villa. Jiang Qingye skips three meetings and receives a scolding from his father before Luo Hang gives up 216.
• He and Luo Hang’s white cat, Noble Consort, regularly quarrel. The cat even objects when Jiang Qingye returns smelling of his father’s cat 220.
• He habitually reads before bed 220.