Chen Yan, also called Yanzi, is the wife of Lin Pingchuan. She endures a long and difficult childbirth on the Winter Solstice, finally delivering a son who has unusual eyes — one cloudy white, the other dark gold. Exhausted and weak after the ordeal, she nonetheless shows fierce maternal love. When she feels her baby’s body growing cold, she pleads with her mother‑in‑law, Lin Mu, to save him. She later breastfeeds the child, demonstrating her nurturing nature. Her character embodies the strength and vulnerability of a new mother in a coastal fishing village.
