After Wei Lan's charity dinner to raise money for her daughter's foundation, Iris of Hope, she began bringing her stepson René Alejandro to all sorts of social events. With him around, Wei Lan became even more in demand at various gatherings. Many befriended her despite her notorious past reputation because they wanted to get close to René Alejandro, the son of a Spanish viscount.
When they discovered that René Alejandro intended to stay in China for quite a while, he quickly became one of the top eligible bachelors in the country alongside Jin Chonglin.