In this chapter, the young doctor grapples with the fact that his patient, jiu, is his own patient. He feels that jiu has been going after him since the first day they met, and he blames himself for this. He says that if he hadn't come to the medical school, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation. . The young doctor says that he doesn't understand why jiu would refuse to listen to what he has to say, since he's a patient and not a psychiatrist. He also says that it's bad to talk about the treatment of patients with friends, since they're experiencing the same kind of pain as the patients. He tells jiu to lie and tell him what's bothering him again. He's just had a case of germophobia and another of ailin, who are both recovering from their illness. The patient is improving, the doctor says, but she's not sure if the treatment is making her feel better or if she is just healing herself. The two patients have been in the same situation for a long time, and the doctor has been trying to help them, but hasn't been able to make much of an impact. He compares this to his uni days, when he couldn't separate the difference between love and empathy. He reminds himself that he has years of experience dealing with patients, so he can handle any surprises.