Male lead, second son of the Huo family. A deputy regimental commander at only twenty-five years old, he enlisted at the border at seventeen and served for eight years before being transferred to a coastal island. He had just returned from the army when his mother arranged the childhood betrothal. He initially wanted to cancel the marriage due to the dangers of his military life. He exchanged only a few words with Ye Xuan through a window. He is tall, has a fierce appearance, and is described as having calluses on his palms. He has a sense of humor and finds Ye Tao cute despite her tantrums.
