After the attack, Zhong Yizhu secretly visited Pei Mu and proposed marriage as a protective arrangement. He offered to pay Pei Mu silver in private while they married on the surface, signing a three-year contract. Pei Mu initially refused decisively, causing Zhong Yizhu great humiliation. However, Pei Mu later called after him and asked who had hurt him, suggesting a change of heart.
