Cheng Xuan
The Wicked Fake Heiress, but Her Thoughts Can Be Heard
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Cheng Xuan (程轩) |
| Alias(es) | A-Xuan — Lin Xiawan’s familiar address for him 3 |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Cheng family; Lin Enterprises, where he works when his affairs are exposed 3 |
| Occupation/Role | Lin Enterprises employee; Lin Xiawan’s former fiancé 3 |
| Education | A University graduate 3 |
| Status | Taken into police custody; later reported to be suspected of large-scale fraud and potentially facing prison 4 12 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 2 |
Background / History
Relationship with Lin Xiawan
Cheng Xuan and Lin Xiawan were university classmates. When other students looked down on Xiawan, he supported her, earning her deep trust. They planned to become engaged before she was reunited with her biological family, and she initially rejected suspicions about his motives because he had not known she was the Lin family’s daughter when they met 2.
Their engagement was temporarily postponed for the banquet welcoming Xiawan home. After a new date was arranged, Lin Tingyue’s audible thoughts warned Xiawan that Cheng Xuan was unfaithful and interested in her money. Although Xiawan initially continued to believe him, she subsequently discovered that he owned several phones 2 4.
Exposure at the Engagement Banquet
Before the banquet, Xiawan obtained the numbers of Cheng Xuan’s other partners. Using his phone, she sent each a message asking them to call the number he would carry that day—the phone she had given him 3 4.
During the ring exchange, Xiawan hesitated, unsettling Cheng Xuan. He had expected marriage into the Lin family to bring him wealth and advancement, and believed Xiawan trusted him too much to uncover his affairs 2.
The first caller addressed him as “hubby,” which the guests heard through his microphone. He dismissed the call as a wrong number, but Tingyue seized his phone and called back. The woman identified her partner as Cheng Xuan, an A University graduate working at Lin Enterprises. Further calls exposed multiple other partners, including a man, while Fan Qing prevented him from interfering 3.
Cheng Xuan accused Tingyue of hiring people to frame him, attempting to exploit the sisters’ strained relationship. Xiawan instead declared that she believed Tingyue and publicly canceled the engagement. Bai Yaxin terminated all cooperation between the Lin and Cheng families, with Lin Rusong’s support, and the Cheng family was expelled from the banquet 3.
Police Custody and Fraud Allegations
Outside the Lin villa, three people, including a man, surrounded and beat Cheng Xuan. Police arrived and took both him and his attackers away 4.
Xiawan later explained that his legal trouble went beyond his affairs: he was suspected of fraud involving a large sum of money and might go to prison. No conviction or sentence is established in the provided account 12.
Appearance
- Wears a white suit at his engagement banquet with Lin Xiawan 2.
- Maintains a gentle, affectionate expression toward Xiawan during the ceremony, even while privately worrying that she has discovered his deception 2.
Personality
Cheng Xuan is calculating and deceptive. He buys multiple phones to conceal his relationships and regards becoming the Lin family’s son-in-law as a route to riches. His confidence rests partly on Xiawan’s wholehearted trust in him—she had never checked his phone 2.
When confronted, he alternates between declarations of devotion and accusations against Tingyue. Rather than acknowledge the callers, he tries to redirect Xiawan’s suspicions toward her sister and preserve his opportunity to marry into the family 3.
Relationships
- Lin Xiawan — Former university classmate and fiancée. His betrayal ends their engagement and leaves her less interested in marriage afterward 2 3 54.
- Lin Tingyue — Publicly exposes his affairs by answering his callers. He attempts to discredit her by invoking her previous hostility toward Xiawan 3.
- Fan Qing — Protects Xiawan alongside Tingyue and physically blocks him from recovering his phone during the exposure 3.
- Bai Yaxin and Lin Rusong — Prospective parents-in-law who support Xiawan’s decision and sever business cooperation with his family 3.
Trivia
- Fan Qing observes that Cheng Xuan does not seem able to hear Tingyue’s thoughts. Bai Yaxin proposes that people Tingyue hates may be unable to hear her, but this remains speculation 4.
- Tingyue initially remembers him as cheating with one other person, then realizes that he has numerous partners—prompting her to compare him to an octopus 3.