Lin Qiumei is Ji Shuyin’s mother’s best friend and works at the neighborhood office. She is kind, protective, and genuinely concerned about Shuyin’s wellbeing after the Ji family’s fall. She helps Shuyin by giving her the application to go down to the countryside and offers to confront the Gu family on her behalf. She is one of the few people who still cares for Shuyin without ulterior motives.