The next day, the exam is for the second-year students at the school where Mr. An is a teacher. The students are eager to know if they will be able to rank higher in the exam than they did the first time around. The girl from the school, Mingxing, is also eager to take the exam, but she is nervous about her first time taking it. She tells the students that she has been studying so hard that she is burning with desire to pass the exam. They all cheer her up, but Mingxing tells them not to be discouraged. She says that she will pass the next time around, and Mingxing assures her that he will do well in the upcoming exam. Mingxing says that he has known Mingxing for a long time, and that they have always known each other's families. He tells Mingxing that he wants to go to a university with him, but he is afraid that Mingxing will think that he is not talented enough to do so.