Jiang Meng

Jiang Meng (江猛) is a fictional character from the hit Taiwanese drama Devil Beside You (惡魔在身邊). The character was played by Taiwanese actor Mike He (賀軍翔).

Jiang Meng, "Ah Meng", was born to a work-aholic father, the President of the university which he studies at, and a stay-at-home mother with one younger brother. With his father working constantly, Ah Meng learn not to depend on his father, who would always promised Ah Meng that he would take him to the fair when he was small, only to always break the promise. The constant broken promises soon led the young boy to losing his childhood fun. With his father always working and never staying home, Ah Meng's mother soon gave up trying to have a family. Eventually, the two couple divorce, with Ah Meng’s mother deciding to take his brother, Yuan Chuan Rang (Ah Rang), instead of him, leading Ah Meng to lose what he called Mother Love. Due to his harsh childhood, Ah Meng's personality soon transition into a personality of a "Devil" until he met Qi Yue.

Though known as the "Devil" in the story, Ah Meng is known to love his friends and family deeply. He is also quite protective and defensive over his classmates, thus leading him to beat up his middle school basketball teacher when the teacher once mocked a student who could not play basketball because he was too large. Coincidentally, the student that was being mocked was Yang Ping, who would later became Ah Meng's best friend. Ah Meng is also protective over Li Xiang, a classmate often bullied because of her arrogant and condescending attitude. He often would save her from being attacked by her bullies. It was later revealed in the drama that Li Xiang, once she reached college, would pay people to beat her up to attract the attention of Ah Meng, whom she calls "Prince". However, Ah Meng has never reciprocated her feelings for him.

Because Ah Meng's younger brother had always been sick as a child, Ah Meng often felt that he was given no attention from his mother and would often try to get her attention. His mother would often blame him for everything that happens, including her marriage to his father. Feeling unloved by his mother, Ah Meng shut himself away from other people, as well as growing to despise his brother, whom he envied because he always thought his mother loved him more. He also acts quite antagonistic towards his father on occasion, as his father tries to be a good father to Ah Meng in a variety of odd and annoying ways.

Dealing with emotional problems is often hard for Ah Meng, as he is not used to talking to people about his emotions. However, he slowly opens up, showing a softer and more romantic side to him when he and Qi Yue begin their relationship.

Source: Wikipedia