The young master of the Gu family and Nan Zhu's husband. He wanted a fake divorce from Nan Zhu so he could give his childhood sweetheart Liang Yuruo's child a legal identity. He claims Liang Yuruo's father saved his life, creating a sense of obligation. He is portrayed as weak-willed and selfish, willing to sacrifice his pregnant wife for another woman. He promises to remarry Nan Zhu in six months but is complicit in her suffering.
