Lu Lin

Biodata

Background / History

Lu Lin was the second child of an arranged marriage between two families whose members shared the surname Lu. Under the marriage agreement, he belonged to his mother’s family and took her surname. His maternal grandparents raised him from birth, and he returned to his father’s household only when he began university. Consequently, he remained distant from Lu Changcheng and Lu Han 69.

His childhood did not resemble the lavish upbringing associated with his later wealth. His first bicycle was his grandmother’s old pink bicycle, which Xie Yunjie mocked when they entered seventh grade. Lu Lin ignored Xie’s challenge to fight, but when Xie later cornered him in a classroom, Lu Lin broke one or more of his teeth. They eventually became friends 133 134.

Lu Lin took charge of the Lu Group at twenty-two and expanded it into an industry leader within a few years. His grandfather had specifically selected him as successor rather than Lu Han. By the main story, even Lu Changcheng could not dictate his decisions 8 13 69.

After his maternal grandparents died, Lu Changcheng attempted to bring him formally back into the paternal family’s line. Lu Lin ignored the demand, just as he later rejected his father’s attempts to arrange a marriage 69 70.

Appearance

• Build and features: Tall, straight-backed, and sharply defined, with a blade-sharp jawline, dark eyes, and a finely shaped nose 16 54 127 192.
• Hands: Long, slender fingers described as resembling bamboo carved from jade 220.
• Voice: Deep, magnetic, and resonant 72 242.
• Clothing: Often wears tailored suits or classic black coats; changes into practical outdoor clothing for fishing 17 28 126.
• Presence: Intimidating enough that flyer distributors hesitate to approach him and employees become visibly nervous around him 17 36.

Personality

Lu Lin is reserved, measured, and difficult to pressure. He speaks unhurriedly, rarely displays emotion in public, and refuses activities he considers pointless. Although he accepts necessary business socializing, he has little patience for romantic interference: he rejects both his father’s matchmaking and Lin Fengzhi’s confession without leaving room for negotiation 8 61 70 133 202.

His private behavior is markedly gentler. He carefully tends to his ill mother, remembers Yan Heqing’s preferences, cooks for him, and notices distress that Yan tries to conceal. Rather than treating Yan as helpless, he recognizes his resilience, comparing him to a white plum tree growing from a cliff’s crevice 75 164 171 233.

His protectiveness can also be ruthless. He brutally defeats Lu Muchi in a kickboxing match and acts against Cheng Jian because Cheng targeted Yan Heqing. When his relatives turn their hostility toward Yan, Lu Lin explicitly identifies Yan as his family and tells them to address their objections to him instead 175 209 263.

Abilities & Skills

Business Leadership

• Took over the Lu Group at twenty-two and developed it into an industry leader 8 13.
• Oversees a group with hundreds of thousands of employees and projects routinely involving tens of billions 65.
• Uses investment strategically; his backing of a promising technology company places Lu Muchi’s competing partnership with Cheng Jian at a disadvantage 196.

Intelligence and Memory

• Has a photographic memory 13.
• Was considered an exceptional student at Beijing University and later returns to give a well-received lecture 72.
• Tutored Chu Ziyu during their school years 287.

Combat and Athletics

• Kickboxing: Effortlessly catches Lu Muchi’s opening punch, forces him onto the mat, and overwhelms him at close range 175.
• Ice hockey: Scores three goals in the first period of a friendly game, then repeatedly passes the puck to Yan Heqing 182.
• Physical strength: Carries the injured Yan Heqing through a winding cave and down a mountain 163.

Fishing and Outdoor Skills

• Sets aside every Tuesday for fishing and also makes overnight trips to his private lake 7 70 112.
• Knows offshore fishing grounds and explains how to use small saltwater fish as tuna bait 147.
• Can pilot a yacht 147.
• Rescues Yan Heqing from freezing water with a rope, arranges medical help, and accompanies him to hospital 34.
• Builds a fire and roasts sweet potatoes while waiting for help after the mountain incident 163.

Domestic and Musical Skills

• Prepares congee, wontons, hot pot, breakfast, and hangover soup 87 191 245 290.
• Repairs the showerhead and faucet in Yan Heqing’s apartment 222.
• Plays “Slow, Slow Song” on a harmonica when approaching the five-year-old Yan Heqing in the later extra chapters 309.

Equipment / Properties / Items

• Private lake and fishing gear — Keeps fishing equipment in his car and visits his lake even late at night 112.
• Maybach — Gives Yan Heqing a ride home in it after their meeting at Rainbow Bridge Welfare Home 54.
• Private yachts and island — Owns a yacht at home and another purchased with the island used for the wedding celebrations 278.
• Cube of Light — Keeps a pure-crystal version of the light-transmitting ornament on his desk. He adds one to the welfare home’s gift list and later brings one when collecting Yan Heqing from the laboratory 65 216.
• Haworthia cooperi — A succulent Yan Heqing gives him at New Year; Lu Lin later tends it in his office 104 169.
• Wedding ring — Engraved with a detailed sprig of plum blossoms representing Yan Heqing; Yan’s matching ring bears a whale 247.
• Bookcase fish tank — Installed in his new home near Beijing University and shown to Yan Heqing before their hot-spring trip 209 247.

Relationships

• Yan Heqing — Husband. Their acquaintance develops through fishing, meals, and increasingly personal acts of care. Lu Lin asks Yan to rely on him and publicly introduces him as his partner before their wedding 118 245 256 277.
• Lu Ruchan / Lu Zhichan — Mother. Lu Lin normally spends a fixed day with her each week and refuses to let relatives use her to manipulate him. She supports his marriage and welcomes Yan into their family 70 75 132 277.
• Lu Changcheng — Father. Their relationship is strained by Lu Lin’s maternal surname, succession, refusal of matchmaking, and choice of spouse 69 70 249.
• Lu Han — Older brother. Resents Lu Lin’s position and relies on him during family crises. Lu Lin confirms that he has struck Lu Han before 101 132 220 264.
• Lu Muchi — Nephew and later romantic rival. Both fears and admires Lu Lin, treating him as a lifelong standard to surpass. After his engagement, Lu Lin insists that Lu Muchi recognize Yan Heqing as an elder 8 175 248.
• Lin Fengzhi — An unrequited admirer who idolizes him and fills five diaries with his feelings. Lu Lin initially fails to remember him and later firmly rejects his confession 7 68 202.
• Xie Yunjie — Friend since their school years, despite an early confrontation. Socializes with Lu Lin at Oxygen and offers his family’s private hot-spring villa to Lu Lin and Yan 13 133 134 209.
• Chu Ziyu — Longtime friend and former tutoring student. Stays with Lu Lin for a week after a breakup; Lu Lin later explains Shen Huaiyu’s behavior to Yan Heqing 287 298.
• Xu Qiaoyin — Former sister-in-law. Lu Lin helps her while she is living at Rainbow Bridge Welfare Home, earning his mother’s approval 54 75 76.
• Lu Sui’an — Younger cousin, one year his junior, who warmly welcomes Lu Lin and Yan Heqing to the family banquet 255 257.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Main Story

Later Extra Chapters

• Witnessing Yan’s suffering: Lu Lin passes through a locked storage-room door and later observes scenes from Yan Heqing’s tragic life. He cannot intervene physically; his attempted punch passes through Lu Muchi 302 304.
• Recovering his memories: A school-age Lu Lin dreams of loving an indistinct man and displays an unexplained familiarity with fishing. Seeing Beijing University restores his memories of Yan Heqing and alerts him to the child hiding at the orphanage 308.
• Bringing Yan home: Lu Lin approaches the five-year-old Yan with harmonica music and fried cakes. The elderly Lu family butler completes the adoption paperwork, and Lu Lin takes Yan shopping for toys and Superhero comics before bringing him home to his grandmother 309.

Notable Quotes

“I'm informing you, not asking for your opinion.”
— To Lu Changcheng about his marriage 249

“Whatever he's like, that's how I love him.”
— In response to Lu Muchi’s attempt to demean Yan Heqing 269

“I've wanted to for a long time.”
— His answer during the wedding vows 277