In this chapter, the protagonist is still in the "heavenly dungeon" of his former life, but he is now a "non-lady-interest gentleman" who has fallen into the "devil's web" of the world of love and lust. He has fallen so far that he cannot bear to return to his former self. He tells the protagonist that he was once a "star" who had already been "distorted by that world" , but now he is engaged to a girl from his childhood. The protagonist is overjoyed, and tells him that they are now "a family now" . He also tells him about the investor, Mr. Lu, who is an important client of the company, and the fact that the company has decided to suspend chu-zhongtian from his position as manager of the stock exchange. He then tells him how he has come to discuss a contract with the company's investor, and how the company knows that he has punched him in the face. He says that his company knew that he had punched him, and that this shows how "absurd" the world can be. He concludes that he will reach the top once again, and he asks the protagonist to point out to him what he wants most in life, and then he can give him a hand. He admits that since then, he has been "disfigured" and has fallen to this "deeper" level. He asks if he can still be a hypocrite for drinking too much, but the protagonist says that he is losing it.