Selena is confronted by James and his colleagues after she visits James’s grandfather’s hospital floor unannounced, still in her work uniform and carrying his favorite Osmanthus cake. They accuse her of trying to curry favor with the grandfather to marry into the family rather than focus on her job. Despite her protests and insistence that her actions prove her sincerity, James orders her immediate dismissal. As Selena heads toward the grandfather’s ward to explain herself, she is stopped and told she is fired, leaving her fate at the company uncertain amid mounting distrust and accusations.