The director of the central hospital and father of Xia Wanwan and Xia Yuwei. He is a skilled doctor who, years ago, performed life-saving surgery on Lu Tingxiao when no one else dared. He is upright and never used his connection to Lu Tingxiao to climb social ladders. He has been unjustly taken away (arrested), which triggered the family's downfall. He and his wife Chen Ling are being sent to Dongninggou Village in Jiang Province.
