In this chapter, we learn that the protagonist's brother has asked the protagonist to marry him and stay with him and his family. The protagonist, who has been living with his family for a few days, is upset that his brother is asking her to marry someone who has no place to go. He worries that he has no escape from his job at the company, and he wonders if he has done anything wrong. He wonders if the company knows that he is living with someone "popular like him," and he worries that the company will fire him if he does not do his job well. He is surprised that she has not done any wrong, and she assures him that she will do her best. She tells him that he can talk to her if he wants, but that she cannot tell him that her brother is her best friend. She says that she wishes her brother would come to her department, where he is popular.