The narrator and xia yuan go out to have a "look" at each other. The narrator predicts that nicolay is going to "destroy the relationship" before it starts. He predicts that the heroine of the story will confess her love to him in the second and third minutes of the scene, and that he will show his refusal in the third and final minute. . the narrator thinks that it is unusual that he has been hesitant in the past. He thinks that he would also be hesitant if he were a boy. He says that he is relieved that there are boys falling for her, because he does not know how to love them. He also says that his refusal represents "serious and responsible" and "proves that i have good taste" .