Feng Zhao

Feng Zhao

First appearance: Timeless, chapter 13
Last appearance: Timeless, chapter 59
Appears in: Timeless

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Family mediator, disappointed but protective, with previously hidden Lazarus Program ties now exposed

Feng Zhao is Eliza’s father, a hospital worker married to Mei whose quiet decency and lack of technical background belie a life that turns out to hold more secrets than his family realizes. Supportive of Eliza’s ambitions and instinctively protective of his household’s harmony, he serves as a steady, non-judgmental presence even as long-hidden ties to Cerillion’s darker research surface. His arc is a quiet one: a devoted family man forced to reconcile disappointment with unconditional loyalty to his daughter.

Book 7: Timeless

Feng Zhao is Eliza’s father, a hospital worker with little technical aptitude who is married to Mei. When Finn brings him a research proposal involving Eliza, Feng is initially nervous, but his medical background lets him recognize legitimate research methodology in her work, and he comes away impressed, calling the results “incredible.” Later, he appears among security personnel with a disapproving expression as it comes out that he has had hidden involvement with the Lazarus Program, connections he had kept secret from his family. In the aftermath, he does not take a side in the ensuing argument between Mei and Eliza; instead he tries to defuse it, stepping in with “Dear, let her finish” and offering his wife physical comfort under the strain. He is disappointed in his daughter’s actions but does not condemn her, prioritizing family unity over pressing either of them for the full truth.

Status: Cautious, non-technical father evaluating Finn’s research proposal involving his daughter → Family mediator, disappointed but protective, with previously hidden Lazarus Program ties now exposed

Eliza: He moves from cautiously evaluating her research work to standing disapproving once his own hidden Lazarus Program ties surface, then tries to shield her rather than pile onto her mother’s confrontation.

Mei: His previously concealed involvement with the Lazarus Program comes out alongside the family crisis, and he responds by mediating the conflict and offering her unusual physical comfort under the stress.

Finn: Their long friendship holds as Feng gives Finn’s proposal involving Eliza a favorable, impressed evaluation.

Key quote: “Dear, let her finish.”

Appears in

• Timeless — 3 chapters