The next morning, the two students get up to go for a walk. They've had a fight, and now they have to carry their things. The two of them have decided to separate, and xiaoxio is upset. She wants to know why she's so strict with her student, and why he's such a special guy. She's also worried about him being a good student. She doesn't know how to explain it to him, but she'll try to figure it out later. . The narrator tells us that huaao has been working very hard on the project and has been very protective of her. He also seems to be very interested in the project, too. This is a relief to the narrator. He wonders how jiaojiao is managing his time with her now that they've been together. He's had a lot of fun working with him, and he thinks that maybe he shouldn't have been so harsh on her. She asks him where he is going and he says he'll talk to her later. She tells him that they are still going to separate ways, and that she will take care of him in the future