The next morning, Lingzi learns that she has failed the monthly exam. She tells her mother that she is sleeping in Lin's house and that she does not want to go to the exam because she is afraid that she will get exam phobia. She begs her mother to come pick her up so that they can go to see Lin, but her mother refuses, saying that she wants to see him. Lingzi tells her that she feels like a "bad kid" for having made such hasty decisions and for not having had proper conversations with Lin in the past few months. She says that her heart is "bursting" with sadness, but that her studies are the only things she is concerned about. She asks her mother for a day's rest, and she says that she just knew that Lingzi would fail the exam. Her mother says that the math results were poor, but the other subjects are outstanding, and that the student will score well in future exams. The teacher tells the group that they should check on Lingzi's test results tonight.