The next morning, the protagonist is called to work by his boss. He tells the boss that he is on a call and that he wants to go home for dinner. The boss asks if the protagonist's girlfriend has urged him to come home, and the protagonist says that she has not. The protagonist tells him that he eats less at night, and that this is a habit he has developed. He asks the boss if he has considered the matter he told him last time, and he says that he has, but that he cannot bear to leave him, so he asks the protagonist to consider leaving with him. After the protagonist leaves, the boss tells the protagonist that he will invite him to dinner the next day, and asks him to take care of the food order. When the protagonist returns, he finds that the protagonist has not drunk too much, and has not seen the protagonist showing his emotions in any other way than in the bed, except in the presence of the ghost. He wonders why the protagonist mentions the ghost again, and says that since the previous day, he has not been able to get over the matter. He says that his name is Zhuangjieyu, and when he looks up, he sees the ghost of feng