Back at the party, Mr. Liu tries to calm down his lover. He tells her that he's not going to humiliate her, and that she'll have to take care of him. He says that there's a lot of gossip among the guests, and it's going to cost him a lot to keep it all a secret. He's also worried about breaking the news to her, since she's the one who gave him the necklace in the first place. So he tells her to have a drink, and then he asks if she took credit for his work. She says yes, she took it before she could tell her lover, and thanks her for the necklace. She's glad that she didn't have to tell him, because otherwise, she would have been in the hands of the woman who gave her the necklace