戚玉武 饰演 陈锡
名门之后，也是家族中的三代单传，背负传递香火与振兴家族生意的重任。陈锡年轻有为，善于经营，对感情执着。早年负笈英国，受西方自由主义影响，面对保守 的峇峇家庭，不免有冲突。后来在家族的压力下，无法与月娘结婚，黯然抛下没有感情的妻子黄珍珠和家族事业，悄然而别，从此音讯全无，生死未卜。
Qi Yuwu as Chen Xi
Yuwu is the male lead in The Little Nyonya. Young and capable, his character Chen Xi manages his family business well. He has frequent clashes with his Peranakan culture as he was once lived in England, which gave him more freedom. Due to his family, he is unable to marry the woman of his dreams Yue Niang and decides to leave everything behind including his legitimate wife Huang Zhen Zhu (played by Eelyn Kok), family and his business.
