Kao Wei was the young man whom Kerry fell in love with while she lived in an apartment with her abusive husband, Fang Min—and Kao Wei is also Rachel’s biological father. Kao Wei isn’t aware of this, however. He helped Kerry escape Fang Min’s abuse and after Rachel’s birth, helped her flee her in-laws’ house. Kerry explains that she didn’t tell him Rachel was his daughter because she didn’t want to jeopardize his bright future.
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Kao Wei Character Timeline in Crazy Rich Asians
The timeline below shows where the character Kao Wei appears in Crazy Rich Asians. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 3, Chapter 20
...Kerry says there was a family with a son in the apartment below. The son, Kao Wei , was a year younger than Kerry, and he began to shelter Kerry from Fang...
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...she went into labor, Kerry was afraid Rachel was going to look too much like Kao Wei and give her away, but the main issue was that Rachel was a girl. Kerry...
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...got on a bus until she was far away from the house and then called Kao Wei to help her escape. Posing as her husband, he rode the train with Kerry to...
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...and still is too scared of the Zhous. She never found out what happened to Kao Wei , either. Kerry says she tried not to look back once she got to America,...
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