The next morning, Ling is panting, and he asks his brother why he is refusing to have the surgery. Ling tells him that he is giving up on his life, and that it is best for him to be dead. He says that once he is dead, there is nothing stopping him. He tells his brother that if he does not want his daughter to be miserable, then he should have been responsible for the girl's future. In his dream, he is the one who opened the door and stayed there. He wants to save his brother's heart just like he saved his own. He wishes that he knew the surgery would happen, but he cant live without hope. He asks where she is, and the second master says that she is reading in his guest room.