In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist's name is "Niki" , and that he is the son of a wealthy family. He was born in the United States, but his mother died when he was a young child. He has been raised in China, where his father is a drug dealer, and his mother is a housewife. He is very fond of his mother, and he wishes he could return to China and live with her. He tells her that he has come to visit her in order to give her medicine to treat acute gastritis, which she has contracted. He also tells her about his plan to distribute the medicine among his family and friends, so that they will be able to get the medicine whenever they need it. Niki tells him that her mother has promised to make soup for him every day, and she hopes that this happiness will last forever. He asks if he can have some soup, but she says she is not feeling well. She says that she has been thinking about why she always bumps into cheaters, and the answer is that she is so easy to cheat on, because she puts herself in a position to please her man. If she has no bottom line in a relationship, the two of them will not be in equal position anyway, because the "dominant party" will be arrogant, while the "submissive" party will be "humble," trying to keep the relationship at an expense of pride. The more humble she is, the more "self pitying" she will become, and so she will start to "deny the reality" of her relationship. The protagonist concludes that if he has decided to change, he should "delete luhuan and forget