Lu Jiyang

Biodata

Background / History

Adoption and upbringing

After Lu Chi disappeared, Lu Yuanqing and Pan Feng brought Lu Jiyang into the family as their adopted son. The marriage agreement originally intended for Lu Chi and Su Yunian subsequently became an engagement between Jiyang and Yunian 45.

Jiyang grew up closely attached to his adoptive parents and five older sisters. Before Lu Chi returned, his parents considered him obedient, considerate, academically outstanding, and respectful toward teachers. This longstanding reputation made them reluctant to believe accusations against him 2 17.

Previous life and rebirth

In his previous life, Jiyang repeatedly framed the original Lu Chi, turning their parents and sisters against him. Less than a year after Lu Chi returned, one accusation resulted in Lu Yuanqing beating him and forcing him to kneel outside during torrential rain. When Lu Chi developed a neglected fever, Jiyang lured him away, murdered him, and staged his death as suicide by hanging 1 36.

Jiyang secured inheritance rights to the Lu family's assets, but Zhang Yong—who had married Lu Sangning—later plotted against him. After enjoying his success for only a few years, Jiyang was dismembered in a foreign country, and the family's wealth ultimately passed to Zhang Yong 24.

Reborn with memories of those events, Jiyang again seeks the Lu fortune. His priorities are to eliminate Lu Chi as an inheritance rival, prevent Sangning from marrying Zhang Yong, and eventually kill Zhang Yong once his own control of the money is secure 24.

Appearance

Jiyang has handsome features and fair skin. His first appearance presents him as a neatly dressed, well-behaved young master, concealing his hostility toward Lu Chi 3.

• Initial clothing: White shirt, gray vest, gray casual dress trousers, and black leather shoes 3.
• Height discrepancy: His introduction places him at approximately 175 centimeters, while a later fight describes both him and Lu Chi as over 1.8 meters tall 3 24.
• Build: Less robust than Lu Chi; his pampered upbringing leaves him physically outmatched in their fight 24.

Personality

Jiyang carefully maintains a courteous, affectionate, and slightly delicate public persona. He flatters his sisters, performs concern for their health, and presents himself as someone who needs their protection. When confronted with evidence of wrongdoing, he cries and claims he only acted because he feared losing his parents' love 10 17 29 46.

Privately, he is possessive of the Lu family's wealth and intensely jealous of Lu Chi's biological status. He interprets money, gifts, and even differences between their cars as signs that he is being displaced. Being called the “fake young master” is a particular trigger for his anger 10 23 37.

His rebirth reinforces his belief that he is Heaven's favored child and entitled to defeat anyone obstructing him. His affection is conditional: when Sangning refuses to support him, he privately threatens future retaliation. Auntie Wang also recalls him hitting and cursing servants, as well as trying to defile her young grandson 17 25 29 39.

Abilities & Skills

Previous-Life Memories

Jiyang retains knowledge of his former life, including Lu Chi's earlier behavior, Zhang Yong's betrayal, and the absence of surveillance cameras in the Lu mansion 24.

• Uses this knowledge to identify threats to his inheritance 24.
• Initially assumes Lu Chi will remain the submissive, easily manipulated person he remembers 24.
• Briefly suspects Lu Chi might also have been reborn when his concealed phone is exposed, but rejects the possibility 17.

Deception and Emotional Manipulation

Jiyang uses apparent vulnerability to redirect blame and preserve family support 6 29 46.

• Victim-playing: Cries, apologizes, and invokes fear of abandonment after his schemes are exposed 10 17.
• Backhanded sympathy: Attributes Lu Chi's supposed lack of manners to poverty and inadequate upbringing while pretending to defend him 8 37.
• Calculated affection: Uses gifts, flattery, and protective gestures to win his sisters' favor 29 35.
• Limitations: Recorded conversations repeatedly undermine his denials, and Sangning eventually stops responding to his usual performance 9 25 39.

Academic and Musical Ability

• Academics: Described as having grades among the best before Lu Chi's return 2.
• Singing: Performs “If You Can Come” as contestant number 8 on The Voice of Huaxia and advances to the next round 44.
• Ambition: Tells Lu Qingru that he wants to become a superstar like her 29.

Influence at School

• Known as a school tyrant whose classmates readily follow his instructions 10.
• Recruits Qiu Yugang, He Xing, and Zhang Da to make trouble for Lu Chi 16 17.
• Uses money to recruit others, including Li Bingqing, for schemes against his rival 27 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Attempt to Discredit Lu Chi's Return

• Promises Scarface 500,000 to portray Lu Chi as a gambler burdened with debts before the family brings him home 2 9.
• Greets Lu Chi with an affectionate embrace while privately viewing him as a rival for the family fortune. Lu Chi counters by staging a fall and accusing Jiyang of pushing him 3.
• Plans to spill juice on himself and blame Lu Chi at the welcome dinner. Lu Chi avoids the setup by claiming a potentially fatal juice allergy 5.
• Transfers five million to Lu Chi after offering brotherly assistance, intending to lower his guard. Lu Chi later characterizes the payment as hush money 7 9.
• Is exposed when Lu Yuanqing plays Scarface's recording of their arrangement. His father beats him with a rod, then softens after Jiyang claims he feared being abandoned 9 10.

School Bullying and Loss of Allowance

• Arranges for students to bully Lu Chi, but the students identify him when their families face pressure from Lu Yuanqing and Pan Feng 16.
• Attempts to conceal his phone and then reach a restroom to delete evidence. His WeChat history confirms both his instructions and his insults toward Lu Chi 17.
• Later attacks Lu Chi after being slapped and provoked at home. Lu Chi overpowers him while pretending to beg for mercy, records his threats, and stages visible injuries before their father arrives 23 24.
• Loses his allowance, cards, and money after Lu Chi plays the recording. Lu Yuanqing makes their restoration conditional on Jiyang recognizing his mistakes 25.

Li Bingqing Scheme and Family Favoritism

• Pays Li Bingqing to make Lu Chi fall in love with her and neglect his college entrance examinations. The 400,000 used for the scheme comes from money Lu Yunke secretly gives him after his allowance is cut 27 29.
• Gives Lu Qingru a cheap pink watch and emphasizes his supposed concern for her health, winning her sympathy and a promise of protection 29 30.
• Claims the missing 400,000 went toward miscellaneous purchases, school supplies, and meals for classmates when Yunke questions him 30.
• Believes his romantic trap is succeeding when Lu Chi and Li Bingqing deliberately act close in front of his classroom 37.
• Pretends he will leave the family during another argument, but abandons the threat after Sangning refuses to indulge his victim-playing 38 39.

Singing Competition and Continuing Rivalry

• Attacks Zhang Yong during his confrontation with Sangning, earning her thanks and treating the incident as a victory over Lu Chi 35.
• Accepts Qingru's offer to enter a singing competition and invites Lu Chi to compete. Both brothers advance on The Voice of Huaxia 35 44.
• Dismisses Lu Chi's success as luck. When Lu Chi urgently leaves to rescue the kidnapped Sangning, Jiyang follows him to continue the mockery, unaware of the emergency 45 46.
• After Lu Chi kicks him and departs, Jiyang suppresses his swearing in front of Qingru and manufactures tears. She again promises that they will eventually drive Lu Chi out 46.

Relationships

• Lu Chi — Adoptive older brother and principal inheritance rival. Jiyang murdered the original Lu Chi in his previous life; the transmigrated Lu Chi actively counters his schemes in the current timeline 1 3 24.
• Lu Yuanqing — Adoptive father. Repeatedly reassures Jiyang that he remains his son, but punishes his attacks on Lu Chi and ultimately withdraws his financial privileges 10 17 25.
• Pan Feng — Adoptive mother who raised him personally. Her attachment initially leads her to defend him, though direct evidence increasingly disappoints her 17 30.
• Lu Sangning — Eldest adoptive sister. Initially supports him and appreciates his attack on Zhang Yong, but later refuses to entertain his attempts to blame Lu Chi 6 35 39.
• Lu Qingru — Second adoptive sister and prominent protector. His flattery and displays of vulnerability reinforce her hostility toward Lu Chi 29 30 46.
• Lu Yanxin and Lu Xiaoyue — Third and fourth adoptive sisters. Continue sympathizing with him despite learning about his misconduct 8 29.
• Lu Yunke — Fifth adoptive sister. Secretly gives him 400,000 after his allowance is canceled, then questions him about its disappearance 29 30.
• Su Yunian — Childhood fiancée, although she does not like him. Their engagement originated from an agreement initially intended for Lu Chi 32 45.
• Zhao Feifei — Former romantic pursuit. Promises to accept him if he wins Yunian over, dumps her, and breaks their engagement 32.
• Li Bingqing — Paid participant in his plan to sabotage Lu Chi's studies; secretly cooperates with Lu Chi to mislead him 27 32 37.
• Zhang Yong — His killer in the previous life and a rival for the Lu fortune. Jiyang intends to prevent his marriage to Sangning and eventually eliminate him 24.
• Scarface — Hired to slander Lu Chi; his recording of their agreement becomes evidence against Jiyang 9.

Equipment / Items

• Bentley — Chauffeured transport to and from school. Its comparison with Lu Chi's Rolls-Royce aggravates his jealousy 18 37.
• Mobile phone / WeChat account — Used to coordinate the bullying campaign against Lu Chi. The retained messages expose his involvement 16 17.

Notable Quotes

“No, the Lu Family can only be mine! All the Lu Family's money can only be mine!” 10

“So what if you're the real young master? The one nobody loves is the real fake!” 23