Lu Muchi

Biodata

Background / History

Childhood and family

Lu Muchi is the son of Lu Han and Xu Qiaoyin and the eldest grandson of Lu Changcheng. His grandfather favored him but looked down on Xu Qiaoyin’s impoverished background, preventing her from raising him. Lu Han later had an affair, and Xu Qiaoyin signed a divorce agreement and left 15 117.

One of Lu Muchi’s lasting childhood memories is of Xu Qiaoyin making him a snowman with hands reddened by the cold. Lu Changcheng ordered a servant to melt it, declaring that the Lu family’s eldest grandson had no need for “cheap gifts.” As an adult, Lu Muchi resents both his grandfather’s control and what he perceives as his mother’s abandonment 15 16 156.

Lu Changcheng continued to dictate his food, clothing, housing, transportation, and security arrangements after he grew up. Lu Muchi hoped that a profitable business partnership with Cheng Jian would provide a first step toward independence 174.

Role in the original novel

In the original storyline known to Yan Heqing, Lu Muchi pursues people resembling Lin Fengzhi because he cannot obtain Lin Fengzhi’s love. He buys Yan Heqing from his adoptive parents, subjects him to physical and psychological abuse, and confines him for a year to prevent the twins from acknowledging each other as brothers. The opening account describes Yan Heqing developing Stockholm syndrome under this abuse 1 22.

Lu Muchi also agrees to let his business partner Cheng Jian sexually assault Yan Heqing. Yan Heqing resists with a concealed fruit knife, temporarily disrupting their project, but the two businessmen later resume cooperating and make more than ten billion together 172.

He ultimately arranges to take Yan Heqing’s corneas for Lin Fengzhi, claiming that their biological relationship makes Yan Heqing the better donor. Yan Heqing later dies at twenty-one while saving Lu Muchi from a car. Lu Muchi and Lin Fengzhi receive a lavish wedding ending, with Cheng Jian serving as a groomsman 1 2 172 304.

Appearance

• Face and eyes: Handsome, with dark eyes described as deep pools 6 14 186.
• Build: Long-legged and physically strong enough to drag Yan Heqing downstairs with little effort 6.
• Early clothing: Wears a trench coat and carries cigarettes and a lighter 6.
• After the club fight: Appears with facial gauze, one hand and one foot in casts, and a wheelchair 186.

Personality

Lu Muchi is possessive, volatile, and accustomed to treating money and status as authority over other people. He repeatedly calls Yan Heqing his property, threatens to imprison or cripple him, and uses the possibility of expulsion to pressure him. He also humiliates people who cannot safely challenge him, including an elderly doctor and Yan Heqing’s adoptive mother 1 5 14 21 50 83.

His growing attachment to Yan Heqing does not immediately change those assumptions. He interprets rejection as jealousy, assumes Yan Heqing helped Xu Qiaoyin escape for his benefit, and hopes marriage will prevent Yan Heqing from leaving. Even after attempting a gentler approach, he instinctively grabs Yan Heqing’s throat when confronted with another lover 127 173 174 221 240.

Lu Lin is the clearest exception to his usual arrogance. Lu Muchi both fears and admires his uncle, models his choice of martial art on him, and treats him as a rival he longs to surpass. The mere mention of Lu Lin can make him abandon his defiance and behave obediently 8 61 143 175.

Abilities & Skills

Kickboxing

Lu Muchi trained in self-defense from childhood, choosing kickboxing because Lu Lin practiced it 175.

• Considers himself unmatched in strength among his peers 175.
• Attempts punches, rolling escapes, and a leg trap during his match with Lu Lin 175.
• Is decisively outclassed by Lu Lin, who restrains and beats him unconscious 175 176.

Business experience

Lu Muchi runs a company and pursues investment projects, including a partnership with Cheng Jian 125 174 196.

• In the original novel, Qi Xuehong substantially supports his company’s growth 125.
• His original-story cooperation with Cheng Jian eventually earns more than ten billion 172.
• In the changed storyline, Lu Lin’s investment decisions undermine the opportunity Lu Muchi expects from that partnership 196 235.

Surveillance and connections

Lu Muchi uses employees, private investigators, and family connections to locate and monitor Yan Heqing 62 79 186.

• Obtains hotel surveillance access and a master key card while searching for him 62.
• Hires a man to follow Yan Heqing and report every detail of his movements 79.
• Uses Zhao Weifang’s contacts to obtain Yan Heqing’s class and examination schedules 186 237.

Equipment / Items

• Mercedes: Frequently waits near Yan Heqing’s residence in it. During his drunken confrontation with Lu Lin, he crashes his car into a used-clothing donation bin before rushing upstairs 63 248.
• Bodyguard detail: Initially protected by two bodyguards; Lu Changcheng later increases the number to four, including Zhao Qiang 255.
• Xu Qiaoyin’s wedding ring: A platinum ring with intersecting bands bearing thirteen and fourteen diamonds. Lu Muchi secretly recovered it after Lu Han threw it away and later planned to propose to Yan Heqing with it 235.
• Ragdoll kitten: Buys the most expensive cat at Lin Fengzhi’s favored pet shop as a reconciliation gift for Yan Heqing. After being rejected, he abandons it by the roadside; Yan Heqing subsequently arranges its adoption 123.

Relationships

• Yan Heqing — Initially targets him as Lin Fengzhi’s substitute, then becomes fixated on possessing and marrying him. Yan Heqing rejects his advances and ultimately becomes his uncle’s partner 50 221 248.
• Lin Fengzhi — His original love interest and Yan Heqing’s younger twin. Lu Muchi knows about their biological relationship before acknowledging it to Yan Heqing. His feelings later fade; in a drunken encounter, he kisses Lin Fengzhi while calling him “Qingqing” 6 7 118 175 257.
• Lu Lin — His uncle, seven years his senior, and the person he most fears and admires. Lu Lin becomes Yan Heqing’s partner and forces Lu Muchi to address Yan Heqing as an elder 8 248.
• Xu Qiaoyin — His mother. Their reunion exposes his abuse of Yan Heqing; he later confines her in a mountain villa and is devastated when she escapes 83 84 144 155.
• Lu Han — His father. Attempts to manage his behavior, arranges a meeting with Qi Xuehong, and rushes to his aid after Lu Lin’s beating 101 117 176.
• Lu Changcheng — His grandfather and controlling patron. Lavishes affection on him while restricting his freedom and opposing his relationships with men 117 132 221.
• Qi Xuehong — The Qi Consortium’s eldest daughter and his arranged engagement partner. Lu Muchi refuses the marriage in the changed storyline 125 132.
• Cheng Jian — Business partner who targets Yan Heqing. Their original-story alliance survives the attempted assault, whereas the changed storyline brings conflict and a criminal case against Cheng Jian 172 197 235.
• Zhao Weifang — Introduces him to Yan Heqing and subsequently supplies information about Yan Heqing’s schedule 186 237 239.
• Xia Yang — Former lover whose lips resemble Lin Fengzhi’s. Before meeting Yan Heqing, Lu Muchi considered him the closest resemblance to Lin Fengzhi among his substitutes 238.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Pursuing Yan Heqing

Failed reconciliation and Xu Qiaoyin’s escape

Losing Yan Heqing

Notable Quotes

“I don't like my things getting too close to other men.”
— To Yan Heqing 6

“Unless you beat me to death, as long as I'm alive, Yan Heqing is the only person I'll marry!”
— Defying Lu Changcheng 221

“Listen carefully. Don't think you're anything special. I chose you because your eyes look a little like your younger brother's.”
— In the original-story sequence witnessed by Lu Lin 304