Part 2, Chapter 4 Summary

Lin returns to the hospital to find out that a high-ranking officer has divorced his wife and is looking for another. He has asked the hospital to help, since he wants a nurse or doctor to care for him as he gets older. Since Manna is the most attractive of the "old maids" at the hospital, the political committee is thinking of recommending her. Director Ran Su talks to Lin first, who agrees it may be best for Manna.

When Lin and Manna discuss it, they agree this is a chance she cannot pass up. A liaison with Commissar Wei could open up a much brighter future for her, professionally and socially. Lin feels angry that Wei has the power to choose any woman he likes and somewhat disgusted by Manna, as he feels she is a little too eager to...