Three years have passed, and Lin Xiumin is still suffering from the effects of his anti-epileptic medication. He feels despair, but he calls himself "xiaopang" . He tells his friend that he is used to being called by his first name, and he hopes that he will be able to make him feel at home in the world. He orders a taxi, but when he arrives, he finds that his plan to go to the south stream college has fallen through. He says that he welcomes the new quality of education equality whatever, whatever his life is over. He compares his life to a pyramid of good grades and bad grades. He is too numb to resist, and at last, people did not even remember his name. When he meets his friend, he is shocked to find that she is like him in appearance, but has average grades. She has been bullied a lot, and she has been teased by her boss at the same store as he does. Lin is shocked that her boss would treat her like this, and tries to convince himself that he can still prove his worth, even if he is insignificant.