A fellow scion from the same compound as He Canglan. He is from the Liao family, which is an old ally of the He family from the same faction, among the capital's rare few with sky-reaching influence. He insisted three times that He Canglan come out to learn about China's most promising investment projects. He is drawn to beauties and had fantasized about Lan Die, regarding those from mismatched backgrounds as mere playmates. He accompanied He Canglan at the private gathering.