The scene opens with a flashback to the night before, when the Governess was drugged. The Governess is horrified by the sight of her daughter's drugged state. She asks the Manager to step aside so that she can discuss the matter with her son. The two men begin to argue, and the Manager finally steps aside to allow the Governress to discuss the situation with her daughter. She is horrified at the thought that her son might lose his job if he tries to chase after the men who have raped her. She tells the Manager that if he does not step aside, she will not regret anything. She says that she will show him what it is like to "muggle" with shao-ruans men, and that he should not do it again