When the scene opens, wanli is crying because she realizes that she is not her biological sister. She realizes that her parents are dead, and that she has no reason to lie to her. She tells chixu to stop carrying a torch for her, and to step back so that she will not be in a compromising position. She also tells him that he is not the son of her parents, but that she picked him up from the streets 15 years ago. She says that she cannot give him anything, but she does accept the truth. She asks him to stop being a torchbearer for her. He tells her that he has done everything he can to protect her, including telling him not to carry the torch. He says that he will just give him a hand and be the bad guy in this situation. He adds that he did not make the relationship public because of his need to protect his daughter. .