Male protagonist, a wealthy and powerful man who recently returned from abroad. He is cold and stern in demeanor but shows moments of gentleness. He has a physical attraction to Wen Yao and initiated a relationship based on mutual benefit. He helps solve her grandmother's hospitalization and surgery expenses and her younger sister's schooling issues. He is described as a man of action, somewhat indulgent toward Wen Yao outside of intimate moments. He has a golden retriever dog. His father is Xie Zhengwen.