The Fox Wife

The guards lock Snow in the waiting room of the Chen household, but she swiftly escapes and masquerades as a servant to spy on the meeting between Mr. Chen and the others. She watches as Tagtaa and her family offer their condolences and notes how there’s an elderly gentleman who watches Tagtaa with interest. Mr. Chen is furious and blames them—and Snow specifically—for his son’s disappearance. Tagtaa insists that Snow isn’t to blame. One of the guards enters the room to inform Mr. Chen that Snow has escaped when Shiro notices her by the window. He excuses himself to warn her that the old gentleman can detect lies and tells her to leave. When Mr. Chen orders that no one leave until they find Snow, she steps into the room.

Mr. Chen questions Shiro, and Bao grows uncomfortable with how liberally Shiro lies. When the Huang family enters, he takes special notice of the grandmother, who sits in a familiar way like a small animal. He recognizes her as Tagtaa.

When Snow enters the room, he instantly knows that she is the woman in Mr. Wang’s picture, the fox lady from the pleasure district. She introduces herself and declares that she has no relationship with Mr.