Female lead (codename: Zero / real name: Shi Xi): On the surface, she is the timid, introverted, unwanted “real heiress” returning to her wealthy family. In truth, she is the founder and supreme commander of Genesis, a super-organization controlling the world's underground forces, technology, finance, and intelligence. Her codename is Zero. She possesses peak combat skills, extraordinary intelligence, hacking expertise, business acumen, and mysterious abilities, such as glimpses of the future or the power to influence minds. She returns to her wealthy family to investigate the truth behind her parents' “accidental” deaths and temporarily evade the undercurrents within Genesis. Her goals are to expose the mastermind, reform the organization, and experience life as an “ordinary person,” whether she likes it or not.
Male lead (codename: X / real name: Shen Yan): On the surface, he is the cold, ascetic, and immensely influential head of the top-tier Shen family, or the mysterious chairman or professor at the female lead's school. In truth, he is either the leader of Abyss, another vast organization capable of standing against Genesis, with the codename X, or the heir to an ancient, reclusive family. He is just as powerful and influential. In the shadow world, he and the female lead are both rivals and allies, wary of each other yet deeply appreciative of one another. In the real world, they cross paths for various reasons, including family arrangements, investigations, or chance encounters.
