In this chapter, Guixue tells the ugly woman that he is the one she loves now. Guixues response is that he cannot impulsively accept the proposal of the city lord because he has realized his feelings long ago. He tells her that he came to the city because he was worried about her injuries and that she should conduct herself with dignity. He asks her if she thinks he is unlike ordinary men in the world. She tells him that she is afraid of falling in love with him because she feels that she has fallen too deeply for him. She asks him if he will go if he does not go, and he says that he will if she does not leave. She says that she will never marry unless she discards her harem and makes him her husband.