Duan-fei's heart is dead, he tells his wife, and he needs to get rid of his feelings. The next morning, he promises himself, he'll be back to his old self. He tells her that he's going to an interview with a company in the economic channel, and she's so excited that she can't wait to see him. She's also so excited to see how he looks, she says, because she loves the way he looks. He's totally grossed out by her beauty. He says that if he'd met her before he went to northern Europe, they'd have gotten along just fine. But now, he says, it's broken down, and they'll have to live with each other. He asks her to give him a ride, but she says that she'll give it to him if he needs it.