The narrator returns to the old house of the Xu family, where he finds that the courtyard is too big for the paintings to be placed there. He also finds out that the fire in the paintings collection room was not the result of the wind-blown lantern, but was caused by the family's refusal to investigate further into the cause of the fire. The narrator is convinced that he is in love with him, but he wonders if he will be his boyfriend in the future.