In this chapter, the young man is introduced to his father, who is the director of the theater. The young man asks his father why he is not his father. The father replies that he met the young woman through a "blind date" and their marriage was just an "arranged marriage," but later, he found that he had "no feelings for her" and that he is "gay." He tells the boy that he does not need to apologize to him because he is already used to the situation. He then asks the boy to deny his relationship with "qiao yu" and tell everyone that they are "just friends." The boy says that he will never do such a thing and that his acting career has just started. He suggests that the boy give up his dream of becoming an actor for a time and then announce his love for "qing" and continue to work as an actor.