In the middle of the night, fei runs out to dry the clothes of the others. He notices that xiaoman's clothes are especially small, and wonders if the man is thin. Worried that fei will hear this, zhenxi tells him to be quiet. He tells fei that he is grateful to the president for his kind words, and that they are not strangers to each other. He says that he will not slack off on the work after they return from the mountain. . He explains that the reason he is worried is because he is caring more about the people around him, and they acknowledge that he isn't as real as they expected of him. This is why fei is different from him, he says, because he does not want to return to the mountains and face his situation. He feels that he has to face himself because he cannot face himself after so many people have tried to do so, but just like she has said, home will come someday, and someone that you love will appear and they will give you courage to face your own feelings. She tells him that he might lose his friends if he avoids the issue of fei's presence, but he assures her that he likes her and will tell her another secret.