Character Relationship Map: Susu

Characters

• Qi'an (played by Wu Zitong) — protagonist

  Qi'an is a design student who presents a project about repairing damaged objects while balancing work and worries about her studies. Her weekend research job brings her to a secluded house, where she...

• Benjamin Stuart (played by Frederick Szkoda) — supporting

  Benjamin is a reserved member of the household whose explanations expose its concealed identities and troubled history. He tells Qi'an that Shirley is actually Charles, then confronts his father over...

• Shirley / Charles Stuart / Antony Stuart (played by Steve Edwin) — supporting

  Benjamin explains to Qi'an that Shirley is actually Charles, who disguises himself and lives as a recluse. This revelation shows that the household's identities are deceptive, although Benjamin doubts...

• Dirk Cain (played by Tom Mannion) — supporting

  Dirk is a neighbor with insomnia who knocks at the house's back door and alarms Qi'an. He later warns her that the household may conceal something sinister, linking the family to a missing local takea...

• Aimo (played by Lin Zhu) — supporting

  Aimo is Qi'an's friend and tells her about finding weekend work researching a private collection, a job that leads Qi'an to the secluded house. Aimo also becomes caught up in the events, and their fri...

• Joia Ross (played by Roslyn Hill) — supporting

  Joia visits the household to learn about its collection of cameras and film equipment, then leaves unexpectedly. Dirk later suspects she discovered something before her car burned out and believes her...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Benjamin Stuart → Shirley / Charles Stuart / Antony Stuart (Family Father And Son) — Benjamin's relationship with his father is deeply damaged by his belief that his father mistreated his mother and by his own guilt over failing to stop her suicide.

  Benjamin confronts his father about his mother's suffering and suicide, blames him for imprisoning and tormenting her, and rejects his pleas for close...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Dirk Cain → Joia Ross (Unknown Suspicion About Her Discovery) — Dirk connects Joia's departure and burned-out car to his suspicions about the house, but the plot provides no proof of what she discovered.

  Dirk suspects Joia discovered something before her car burned out and tells Qi'an that Joia may have uncovered a dangerous secret.

• Qi'an → Benjamin Stuart (Social Household Acquaintances) — Benjamin provides Qi'an with information about the household's deceptive identities, while she remains uneasy about the house and what may be happening to her.

  Qi'an meets Benjamin at the secluded house, and Benjamin later explains Shirley's identity to her.

• Dirk Cain → Qi'an (Narrative Warning Informant) — Dirk gives Qi'an a warning about the house, but his lack of evidence frustrates her.

  Dirk warns Qi'an that the house may conceal something sinister and shares his suspicions about the family and Joia.

• Qi'an → Aimo (Social Friend) — Aimo tells Qi'an about a weekend research job, but their differing plans and prospects later lead to an argument.

  The plot identifies Aimo as Qi'an's friend and says their friendship is strained as they argue about their different prospects and plans.

Story Analysis

Qi'an's research at a secluded house draws her into a web of suspicious identities, troubled family history, and unanswered questions.

Plot Progression

1. A Research Job at the House — Qi'an presents her project and discusses her worries about work and studies. Aimo tells her about a weekend research job, bringing Qi'an to a secluded house and its private collection.
2. A Visitor and a Warning — Joia visits to learn about the camera and film collection, then leaves unexpectedly. Dirk's alarming visit and warning introduce suspicions about the household, Joia, and a missing local worker.
3. Strained Trust and Hidden Identities — Qi'an experiences disturbing dreams while her friendship with Aimo becomes strained by their different plans. Benjamin explains Shirley's concealed identity but doubts that it alone accounts for Joia'...
4. A Family Reckoning, Still Unresolved — Benjamin confronts his father over his mother's suffering and suicide, revealing guilt about failing to stop her. Qi'an's questions about her tea and her condition remain unanswered in the available e...