Qi Jue

Qi Jue is Qi Yue’s brother and a briefly introduced but narratively important figure in the entertainment-industry storyline. His significance lies less in a developed personal arc than in what his appearance reveals: the altered world still contains recognizable structures from the original novel, including a male lead devoted to advancing the female protagonist’s career.

Identity and Introduction

Qi Jue first appears when Qi Yue returns accompanied by a man dressed in a suit and leather shoes. She introduces him to Shen Tang as her brother, and the two exchange a brief greeting and handshake before he leaves. His polished appearance and formal entrance mark him as someone preparing to operate within the professional and status-conscious world of entertainment rather than as a casual visitor.

Entry into Entertainment

After Qi Jue’s departure, Qi Yue explains that he is preparing to enter the entertainment industry and asks whether Shen Tang would consider joining his company. The proposal gives Qi Jue an institutional role: he is not merely seeking fame for himself but is positioning himself as the person who can recruit talent, provide resources, and shape an actress’s public career. His company therefore becomes a possible alternative for Shen Tang at a moment when she is considering leaving the industry because of relentless scandal and hostile publicity.

Qi Yue also clarifies that Qi Jue’s decision is connected to a girl he likes. He believes that struggling in entertainment is difficult for her and wants to protect her, a motive that makes his business plan an expression of personal devotion. The arrangement is consequently both commercial and romantic: the company is designed around shielding a favored actress and securing opportunities for her.

Connection to the Original Plot

Shen Tang recognizes Qi Jue as one of the male leads who, in the original book, pined for the female protagonist. This recognition transforms an apparently ordinary recruitment offer into evidence that the original narrative framework remains active beneath the changed circumstances. Qi Jue’s future company is devoted to promoting the female lead alone, supplying her with substantial resources and helping her become the youngest Grand Slam Best Actress in history.

This connection gives Qi Jue a sharply defined narrative function. He stands at the intersection of Shen Tang’s present choices and the story’s predetermined trajectory. His protective ambition is personally sincere within the available evidence, but it also reproduces the unequal distribution of opportunity that favors the original heroine. Shen Tang’s confusion and subsequent gasp show that his identity matters primarily because it allows her to glimpse how the original plot may continue to arrange careers, loyalties, and romantic attention around its central female character.

Relation to Shen Tang and Qi Yue

Qi Jue’s direct relationship with Shen Tang is limited to a formal introduction and the possibility of employing her. He does not yet become her employer or establish a sustained partnership in the supplied scenes. The invitation nevertheless places him in contrast with Shen Tang’s existing entertainment environment, where her company exploits her notoriety by pairing her with male celebrities and turning her into a widely avoided scandal figure.

His relationship with Qi Yue is more clearly established. Qi Yue presents him as her brother, but her remark that she is merely an adopted sister adds a note of self-deprecating estrangement within the family structure. She knows his intentions well enough to explain that he wants to protect the woman he loves, while Qi Jue himself remains offstage after the introduction. The imbalance between his silent, formal presence and Qi Yue’s candid explanation makes him legible through others’ accounts rather than through an extended self-presentation.

Narrative Role and Limits

Qi Jue is a plot-linked supporting character rather than a fully dramatized viewpoint figure in the available material. His function is to expose a major contrast between Shen Tang’s current life and the original novel’s promised future. Shen Tang is a low-status celebrity overwhelmed by rumors, company manipulation, and the demand to keep performing a public persona; Qi Jue represents the kind of powerful backing that can convert one favored actress’s struggle into historic success.

The evidence does not show Qi Jue carrying out his plan, managing the company, interacting further with Shen Tang, or reaching a personal resolution. What it does establish is a precise dramatic premise: a formally presented brother enters the entertainment world to protect the girl he loves, and Shen Tang realizes that he belongs to the original constellation of male leads surrounding the female protagonist. His brief appearance therefore works as a warning and a revelation, showing that even when Shen Tang attempts to withdraw from the industry, the novel’s old machinery can still approach her through new opportunities.