Gao Juexin (T: 高覺新, S: 高觉新, P: Gāo Juéxīn, W: Kao Chüeh-hsin) - The eldest brother, who was forced into quitting his university studies and into marrying a woman other than the one he loved.
Juexin obeys the Gao family, despite the disapproval from his two brothers.