The next morning, Mingke kneels in front of her ancestors' tombs to pay her respects. Mingke asks why she has to kneel before them every time she mistakes them, and Mingke explains that he has asked her to do so because he wants her to pay homage to her ancestors. He also tells her that the hospital called that her mother is feeling sick again, and he will check it out. He tells Mingke that the key to her room has finally been found, and that it must relate to her. He says that Mingke was hiding the key because he feared that he would blame Mingke if he did not do well. He asks her why she is crying, and she tells him that she is dying and that she wants to see no evil in him.