In this chapter, Cai Ming and Cai Ming's mother, Madame Guizhou, are discussing the purchase of a diamond ring for Cai Ming. Cai Ming wants to buy a ring for his fiancee, but Cai Ming refuses to buy one for himself because he is afraid that people will find out that Cai Ming is a homosexual man. He also refuses to wear a ring with Cai Ming because he does not want to be associated with a man who is not his own gender. He tells Cai Ming that his parents will not disapprove of him, and they have placed an order for a ring.