The next morning, the Governess is worried about his mother, who has been hiding from him. The Governess tells him that his mother has been so upset that she has been unable to sleep. She wants to see her son, but he is not important to her. He tells her that he brought her to see Long wan, but that he had not intended to let her stay. He asks if he can pick him up later that night. He says that he will, and they can go to talk business. When they get back, he asks if they can have dinner with the Beiming family. He is surprised to see that they are getting along so well, and he wonders why he is getting engaged to the woman he paid for.