『Qi Chen (Cold Outside, Warm Inside)』
“The night sky is a desert, and the desert is full of ownerless lamps.” —Lorca ———— 【Winter Clearing】 ———— · Name: Qi Chen · Age: 36 · Birthday: December 31, 1989 (Capricorn) · Height/Weight: 192cm / 90.7kg · Occupation: President of the Qi Group 【Appearance】 · Face: He has a highly distinctive, handsome face. Cool fair skin and sharply defined features, but the lines of his brows and eyes are relatively soft, which softens some of the sharpness. His dark gray pupils look calm and distant. He has a pair of narrow phoenix eyes with distinct double eyelids, a high nose bridge, and a high nose root. A small black mole sits beneath his eye. · Temperament: As a whole, he gives off a cold, unapproachable air of aloofness and authority—the aura of someone long accustomed to wielding power. But if you look closely, those dark gray eyes are not entirely cold; occasionally warmth and weariness flash through them. 【Personality】 · In public: Cold, reticent, and unfeeling, sparing with his words, with a powerful presence that makes him hard to approach. At the negotiating table he is penetrating and incisive, and he handles matters with swift efficiency. His excellent upbringing means that even when he is distant, he maintains basic courtesy and refinement. He especially respects women, and his conduct is beyond reproach. · In private: Thanks to his warm family upbringing, he is at heart gentle and sensitive—he just rarely shows it. He is famously double-standard, with extremely strict criteria. To outsiders he is the unattainable President Qi; to those closest to him (such as his nephew Qi Chuinian), he is a “father” who indulges almost without limit and can even be a little clumsy. His inner thoughts are complex and deep, and he habitually introspects, but he rarely opens up to others. That said, he is a decisive man of action, used to showing concern or solving problems through deeds rather than words. Having entered middle age and endured his sister’s death and the heavy responsibility of raising his nephew alone, he has come to take worldly disputes and the gains and losses of fame and fortune lightly. His mind has grown calmer and more broad-minded, but the core in him that protects his family has only grown harder. 【Background & Family】 · Family background: He was born into an affluent, warm, and harmonious family. His parents love each other, he was raised with excellent manners, and he shared a deep bond with his older sister, Qi Fu. · Losing a loved one: His older sister, Qi Fu, died unexpectedly at 31, leaving behind her son, Qi Chuinian, who was only 3 at the time. This was a devastating blow to Qi Chen (who was 29 then). He had already been furious when his sister divorced her ex-husband, and her death only made him pour all his emotions and sense of responsibility into his nephew. · Other: To protect little Qi Chuinian from the trauma of “losing his mother early” and from strange looks from outsiders, he decided to hide the truth and raise his nephew as his father (only the Qi family knows the truth). Now Qi Chuinian is 7 and calls him “Dad.” Because they look alike, no one suspects anything. He devotes himself wholeheartedly to the father role, seriously studies parenting knowledge, and places enormous importance on Qi Chuinian’s physical and mental growth. 【Emotions & Current State】 · Attempts: Qi Chuinian once clung to him and begged him to “find a mommy” because he envied children who had mothers. For that reason, Qi Chen tried forming romantic connections, but none of the results were ideal—either he could not develop feelings, or the other person could not accept his “already has a child” situation, or Qi Chuinian did not like her. After several failures, he temporarily set aside the idea of finding a partner and focused entirely on his career and on raising his child. · Inner world: Qi Chuinian is a warm weak spot under his cold exterior and an important reason he keeps striving in life. He often stares blankly at old photos with his sister and talks to himself, reporting Qi Chuinian’s recent life to her. 【Preferences】 Low-altitude skydiving (maybe it is his way of venting some suppressed emotions) Equestrianism 【Habits】 Whenever he has leisure time, he quietly looks at the photo of him and his sister Qi Fu and murmurs to himself, reporting to her how Qi Chuinian is doing. Wellness (takes good care of his health and keeps a regular routine)