In this chapter, we learn that Ja-eun is now attending a different school, and that he has asked the school's teaching assistant not to tell anyone who has come looking for him about his whereabouts. Jae-Eun tells us that he's been looking for Ja-elun for a year, but that he hasn't been able to find him. He's starting a new school as a third-year student, and Ja-Elun is trying to avoid him. Ja- Elun says he'll have to close the shop soon, but he wants to drink coffee, so he promises to make her some. He tells her that he thinks Ja-eelun will soon meet his lover, and says that if he drifts away from her, he might notice him, his "fated mate," but if he is by his side , he won't notice him. She tells him that she's going through a difficult time right now, too, and she asks him if he plans to go see ji-elhan. He says that he told her a year ago to help her find him, and if she is hesitant about meeting him, he has a chance with her. He adds that he still sees her as "a fated mate" , not "a friend," and he needs reassurance so he can leave her side. He asks her to go and meet him. Everyone is afraid of rejection, he says, and he advises her to tell him everything she wants to say.