The chapter opens with a flashback to the early days of the novel. The narrator explains that his father was the first child of his grandfather, and that his grandfather refused to investigate his father's past. He also explains that the grandfather's step-mother refused to cooperate with the investigation of her step-father's crimes. The grandfather, however, did marry his step-grandmother out of the "pressure of his family" , and the couple had a "real intimate relationship" . The chapter ends with a description of how the grandfather and grandmother's marriage came to be . It was said that the marriage was a "cooperation project" between the two families, but it was actually a "fake marriage" due to the fact that the grandmother was pregnant with the grandfather. This is why the grandfather tried to divorce the grandmother, but she rejected the offer. The next chapter sees the grandfather trying to grab the hands of his servant, who is trying to help him. But the grandfather sees that the servant is his son-in-law, and he flees the room.