In the meantime, Lin's wife has been living with the servants at the house far from the main house. Worried about what will happen to her, wan-qing has tried to contact her, but she has refused to help him. Lin-ming doesn't care whether Lin-xuehan is dead or alive, because she's no longer of use to him, he tells her. He tells her that he wants her to become a "complete disgrace" and "be kicked out" of the family. The servants come in and tell her that a burglar has broken into the house. She slaps her brother, and he apologizes, but he can't believe what he's done. She tells him to get out of the house, or she'll make him "lives hell" . She then tells him that her father has passed out, and that he should go check on him. He says he'll be back soon.