In this chapter, we learn that Mr. Duan has just signed a new contract with Mr. Tan, and that he has just received a call from Mr. Ling, who has just returned from Hong Kong. Mr. Lin, a friend of Sitong's from high school, is also in Hong Kong, and he has come to see Mr. Lan. He asks if he is one of the firm's clients, and is told that he is not. He also learns that he used to be a boyfriend to Sitong, but that they had to part because of a misunderstanding. He hopes that she will continue to accept him, but he fears she will not lay eyes on a "geeky nerd" like him, as she is known as the "goddess of business" .