The antagonist, an unemployed man who graduated from high school in Xiaohe Village. He was originally betrothed to Qiao Wanyue but betrayed her by marrying Qiao Shanshan. He claims to love romance and poetry as an excuse for rejecting Qiao Wanyue, but in truth never had feelings for her. His mother preferred Qiao Wanyue for her capability and good childbearing hips. Yang Huaiyuan secretly touched Qiao Shanshan when she confessed to him and found her more open and enjoyable. In the previous life, he beat Qiao Wanyue on their wedding night and later conspired with Qiao Shanshan to stab her to death.
