In this chapter, we are introduced to Mr. Lu, a teacher at a school in Shanghai, and his student, zhu iaoqiao. We learn that zhu has fallen in love with his teacher, and that he is trying to find a way to get rid of his feelings for her. In the course of this conversation, we learn that the teacher has recently been accused of making a beauty ranking among the students in his class, and this accusation has caused a scandal in the school.