Xu Zhan's senior colleague from the same university. They last met over a year ago at the senior colleague's wedding. He has a one-month-old daughter and got excited after a few drinks showing pictures of her. He invited Xu Zhan to co-author a book based on projects he had applied for that year. He joked about his daughter not inheriting his hair loss. After the academic forum dinner, Xu Zhan felt overheated and excused himself to wash his hands, where he encountered Fang Xieyi.
