The protagonist, a male painter who uses a paintbrush. He is the son of Hai Ninghua. Lu Que is described as having basic emotional intelligence and understanding signals from others. He is not eager to enter marriage or a close relationship, and fundamentally averse to blind dates and quick marriages. He yearns for a lot of love, wanting a burning, indispensable love rather than compromise or suitability. He considers himself still the young Lu Que who yearns for happy fairy tales, full of romanticism that clashes with reality. He has never been in a relationship before. He finds Ji Kongqing handsome and charming, with beautiful phoenix eyes that he loves as someone who has painted countless pairs of eyes.
