In this short scene, we learn that Cai Ming-liang is afraid of his brother-in-law , and he begs him not to commit suicide. He tells Cai that he is afraid that if something happens to him, his heart will seem torn apart. He asks Cai if he loves him, and Cai tells him that he does not love him. He then asks Cai whether she loves him in three months, and she replies that she does not, because she has no security.