| Full name | Marius Zhu |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Marius, Iyus |
| Place of birth | Semarang |
| Date of birth | October 18, 1996 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Ethnicity | Chinese-Javanese |
| Occupation | Epidemiologist |
| Name | 丁禹兮, Ding Yuxi |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | July 20, 1995 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Actor, singer |
October 18, 1996
The morning Marius Zhu was born was unusually quiet for a provincial town hospital. The sky was pale, the corridors calm, and the nurses moved with the steady rhythm of routine. When the doctor finally placed the newborn in his mother’s arms, his father stood beside the bed in silence before letting out a breath he didn’t realize he had been holding.
“He looks serious already,” the nurse said with a small smile.
“Then let him grow into someone steady,” his father replied.
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Marius grew up in a household that valued discipline and practicality. His mother worked as a nurse in a regional hospital, and his father managed a small logistics business near the port. Long shifts, responsibility, and quiet endurance were part of everyday life.
He wasn’t a loud child. He preferred watching and listening. He noticed how certain months seemed busier at the hospital, how people around him sometimes fell ill around the same time. He didn’t talk much about these things, but he remembered them.
At school, he gravitated toward biology and mathematics. He liked structure. He liked when things made sense. Studying public health felt natural to him, and epidemiology even more so. It allowed him to work with patterns that meant something beyond numbers.
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After graduating, Marius returned to a regional hospital as an epidemiologist.
His days are mostly quiet. He reviews reports, monitors trends, and attends meetings. The work rarely draws attention.
He prefers it that way.
As long as things stay under control, he knows he is doing his job right.