The next morning, ling tells his father that he's going to bring Ziran to his side. ling says that he doesn't know how to do this, but he'll do his best to help ling's father raise Ziran. When ling asks if he can borrow his own bathroom, his father tells him to go ahead and do it. He tells ling that he has to wash Ziran before he goes to bed, and ling wants to know where Ziran is. He asks ling to hide it from him, but ling won't listen to him. He says that yesterday, Ziran came out of his hiding place to his family, and they received a beating because Ziran wanted to make it clear that he didn't have a romantic relationship with ling. He's helpless about it, he says, and that's why ling is worried about him. . He also says that ling has agreed to Ziran's having a boyfriend, but that he needs to go see his grandfather later that afternoon. He wants to wash his face before he leaves, so ling gives him some bandages and tells him that the female tiger slapped him right on the injury yesterday. , he asks, and then he hears the sound of a shower. He thinks it's the key to the safe, but then he realizes that his father has been spying on him.