The next morning, Mr. Zhao is exhausted from his late night stay. He tries to catch up with Taichi, but he is interrupted by Taichi's brother, who wants to see him for lunch. He tells Zhao that he is sure Taichi already gave him his word that he will not go to school. He asks Zhao to ignore his brother and go for lunch, but Zhao tells him that he can't change what he already has decided. He also tells Taichi that he doesn't want him to go back to school because he wants to use his body to live on in his sister. He says that he has no desire to be a girl, because she promised her mother that she would be a woman. He then asks if Taichi is going to school in the country, but she says that she is recovering from her injury. She tells him to remember to buy her and her family a present when he is gone. She asks him if he is looking for Xiao-yu, and he replies that she has not been around for a while. She then asks him how he knew he would be there, and when he says he is not sure, she asks him to give her a hug. He replies that he feels the "qi" from others, and she asks if he will be back soon