Zhou Mingye's father is a male minor character who appears in the family photograph at Zhou Mingye's home. He is one of the four people in the photo alongside Zhou Mingye, his mother, and a young boy presumed to be Zhou Mingye's younger brother. He is not directly interacted with in the text and only appears as part of the family portrait that Ling Xi observes while at Zhou Mingye's residence. The photograph is described as having been tucked in a corner previously and put out properly after Aunt Luo's cleaning, suggesting it holds family significance.