Wen Yan's mother, referred to as Mrs. Lan. She is cold and calculating, pressuring Wen Yan to maintain the engagement with the Qi family. She threatens to prevent Wen Ci from returning to the country unless Wen Yan behaves herself. She dismisses Xie Cheng as 'that poor boy from Europe' and tells Wen Yan she should have forgotten him by now. She holds significant control over Wen Yan through their family dynamics.
