The chapter opens with a conversation between the Governess and Gu Shi. The Governess tells Gu Shi that she cannot leave the house because she is humiliated, and that she will not be angry with her friends. She also tells her that she has recorded all the details of the house down, and she does not want to make Gu Shi angry by making her angry. She tells him that she was willing to pay for the house, but she cannot just turn against her whenever she wants to.