The next day, Zhuang wonders why she can't just forget about what other people think of her. She's heard nasty things about him from other people, and she's even told him more about it than she needs to. She tells herself that she'll never do the same thing again, but she still doesn't know if he drank the potion or not. She wonders if he just hates her, or if she just wants to keep him away from her. He's sitting next to her, but he hasn't shown up yet. Zhuang is worried that he's going to hate her, and he tells himself that he shouldn't worry about it. He says that he wants to make sure that the witches' meeting goes off without any hitch.