Marina already had a good impression of Dingzi, and now he had saved her life, even getting injured in the process. In her heart, he was a hero, a towering figure. She had completely fallen for him. She told her father she wanted to follow Dingzi to China and marry him.
Marina's father hadn't expected this decision from his daughter, but he didn't have time to think it over. She had to be sent away; otherwise, he feared he wouldn't be able to protect her. Since she had fallen in love with this Chinese man, he might as well let her go. After all, this man had been willing to risk his life to save her and was clearly a capable person. It was better for her to marry him than to be sent to some other foreign country to live an uncertain life. So, Marina's father agreed. He had a talk with Dingzi, asking him to treat his daughter well.
