The next morning, Zillah tells the gang that his mother is at the party. She's already had a conversation with her son's father, and she's been splashed with champagne. Zillah says that his mom puts self-esteem above anything else, and that sometimes things just don't go as planned. He says that he's going to make sure that his son can't take any pictures of his mother's face anymore, because she'll be ruined for life. He also says that the phones that Zillah took with him to the party have been confiscated. He doesn't want to apologize to Zillah's mom, and he'll never apologize to his boss. He asks why Zillah didn't come to him on his own initiative, and asks why he did this to his mom in front of all the people. He's not rich, he says, so why did he do it to her? Zillah thinks it's because Zillah is being "shamelessly to date" Zhang, and it'll make him feel better about himself. His mom, on the other hand, just wants to express thanks to him, and wants to show that she is a good person. She says that her daughter only reports the good news while hiding the bad news, and her son only hides the bad. She tells Zillah that he is a nice person, but that he won't be worthy of his daughter if he is as arrogant as he is. She adds that her mother is a "soft and bright lamp" that helps him out when he is frustrated, and also helps him get to the future.