Liang Jianshi's grandfather, nearly seventy years old, spirited and refined. He came from a wealthy merchant family and had a childhood sweetheart love for Li Xiuran. After the Liang family went abroad, he remained married to someone else in a business arrangement while never forgetting Li Xiuran. For fifty years he watched over her silently from afar, never disturbing her peace. He possessed a fountain pen that was a token of love shared with Li Xiuran.