This chapter opens with the young master, Ming-liang, returning from a trip to China. He is very excited to see his master, who is now blind. He greets him with a loud gong and tells him that he is welcome back. The young master tells him not to worry about his blindness, because he is pregnant. He tells her that he will get married soon, but that he must keep his figure because otherwise, she will not like him. She reminds him that her sister is still with them, and that she has been pestering him for six years. She says that since his eyesight has been restored, he has been as intimate with her as before. She asks him if he has changed his feelings for her,