The male lead of the novel. He is rich, powerful, and surrounded by admirers at school, but his personality is extremely extreme. He and Xu Ning knew each other as children, but due to a misunderstanding he believes she betrayed him. In high school he approaches her with revenge in mind, using her poor family background to force her to stay by his side and treating her as an emotional outlet. He isolates and bullies her, humiliates her in front of the class, and refuses to help when her grandmother needs surgery money. He is also childhood friends with the original Lin Zhao from intermarried families.
