Back at home, Shaochen tries to convince Gu Beichen to let him go. He's a lawyer, and if he's arrested, he'll lose his job. Um, no problem. He just wants to know if there's anything unappetizing in her soup that she'd like to share with him. Uh-oh. He doesn't want to be a foil for anyone. He wants to be the one who cooks the food for his family. Um...what's the deal with that? Well, if he can't cook the food himself, then he can just let Gu Beigne cook it for him. Um-oh, yeah, that's right, he can cook the dishes for you, too. He even once tried his own dishes, and they were so good that he still remembers them in his mind. He asks if she's able to handle everything on her own, and she says that she can, but she'll have to wait for him at the station. He tells her that he has to be there, and that he can take a cab back home with her if she needs to deal with something. He also says that if something needs to be resolved, she can just go and