The patriarch of the Liu family and Liu Shuning's biological father. He is a wealthy capitalist in Shanghai known as a notorious womanizer with eight concubines. He is planning to flee to Hong Kong with only his three sons, legitimate daughter Liu Shuyu, Madam Wu, and his favored eighth concubine, while abandoning the rest. He originally arranged for Liu Shuning to marry Lin Jiacheng but agreed to the marriage swap at Liu Shuyun's persistent begging.
