It's been a long time since we've heard from Lin, and now he's finally ready to tell us what's up. He wants to know why he hasn't been able to get Lin to tell him the reason for his absence. Lin tells him that they're the only two people he knows who can talk to each other. Lin says that when they first met, Lin's mother came to the university to find him. Lin was a research student and didn't have much time for part-time work, so he asked his mother why she was paying him twice as much as the market price for a tutor position. Lin explains that his mother loves art, and she wanted to go to the school because her artist friend, the artist named "Sen," was drawing works for her. Lin also tells us that Lin and his mother have a big problem: Lin was raised as a single mother, and he was forced to work hard in order to support his family. His mother, Lin explains, was an "unworthy mother" because she couldn't understand his sensitivity and rebellious nature. Lin asks if Lin has ever tried to sympathize with his mother.