The chapter opens with a discussion of the paternity test that the Fu family has ordered. The narrator tells us that the family does not want to test the paternity of the child because it would be counterproductive. He also tells us about the fight that took place between Minghuan and Minghuan's father. Minghuan tells the narrator that Minghuan slapped Minghuan on the spot and that he willingly jumped into a fire pit to escape punishment. The chapter ends with the narrator asking Minghuan what he thinks about the paternity question. He tells Minghuan that he does not believe Minghuan is involved in the child's birth, but that he believes Minghuan to be in love with Minghuan.