Unlike a typical "chaebol" heir, Gu Jingchen is not mean for the sake of being mean. His backstory—revealed slowly across episodes 12 to 18—involves a family betrayal that left him unable to trust anyone. Leo Liu’s performance is nuanced; he plays the "ice king" with a vulnerability that makes his transformation believable. By episode 20, when he is fully in love, the audience feels like they have earned the softness.
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