The next morning, Tod tells Ming that he will always be strong and cold, and will protect Ming from harm. Ming is disappointed that he has lost contact with Tod, but he feels that it is better for Ming to protect him. Ming tells Tod that he still hasn't explained why he didn't show up for the meeting. Tod explains that death confiscated his phone during the purification process, and that he'll use Ming's phone to transfer the money to Ming. Ming points out that it was death's side that did it, not Tod's. Ming says that he can't ask for death, because he keeps calling for him, and Ming doesn't have a way to ask for it. Ming asks Tod if he's worried that he might catch a cold again, and Tod says he has seen many humans colder than him, so he knows the reason. Ming explains that after his parents died, his relatives didn’t want to take care of him. After that, he learned to live a life of his own, which is why he kept helping Ming in secret.