The scene opens just as expected, with xia yuan's entrance. She asks the young man why he's there, and he tells her that he wants to know what's going on with chu-ke. He's worried about xia's feelings for him, and wants her to tell him why she's here. The young man doesn't want to tell xia that he cares about her, but he wants her just to say that she cares about him. He wants to hear her say that, too, but she won't let him hear it, since he'll be so conflicted. .