The novel opens with a description of a young woman who has just arrived in Hong Kong. She is introduced as "the newcomer" , and she is described as having "an amazingly good complexion" . The young woman introduces herself as "lian na" and asks if she can introduce herself to "yi rong" at the upcoming fashion week in Paris. . She tells him that she just wants to talk to him. He tells her that they can be friends in the future and that they are not going to "walk the same road" as before. She asks if he wants to learn about fashion and he says that he will give up the game in a few days. She says that she has tried to give up before, but that she will not do it again. He asks her to make copies of the Paris fashion week edition of the magazine and leaves them on her table. He then asks her if she has booked the tickets to Paris and she says yes, she will be promoted after she returns from Paris. She then tells him to take her phone away and she will know everything. He says that is what he wanted to do, but he does not know what he wants. She complains that she is not feeling well and she wants to go to the hospital first. When he asks her where her phone is, she says that it is in the bag and that it must have belonged to her. He gives her his phone back and they go off together.