Xia Wanyang's father, who has been under constant surveillance by people fighting for position against him. He has hidden injuries and sometimes sleeps with a furrowed brow. He exchanged his daughter's train ticket for a sleeper class. He is a friend of Xu Zhengguo's rival and was targeted by Xu Zhengguo's schemes. He took half a day off to drive Xia Wanyang to the station.
