The male lead of the original story's world, still in his early twenties at the time of the narrative. He has a slender and refined figure, wears thin-framed glasses, has a handsome face, and always carries a book, projecting the image of a cultured young man. Many village girls have crushes on him. In reality, he is manipulative and ruthless—he planned to appraise an antique porcelain bowl left by Uncle Xia, swap it with a fake, and sell the real one on the black market for capital accumulation. He was surprised when Xia Li ignored him and later tried to approach her under the pretext of checking the bowl.
