The doctor tells Shuo's parents that his leg has been amputated and that he will have to stay in the hospital for at least two months. Shuo is upset, but the doctor reassures him that his legs will soon heal. He tells the family to go eat so that they can take care of Shuo. Three days later, he meets his aunt downstairs, and she tells him that Shuo has to stay at home for a hundred days before he can return to work. The doctor assures Shuo that he has been doing well, so he will take charge of the business affairs of the company. He says that he is going on a tour, so Shuo should go back to practice. He promises to bring him some fruit and bring it to him later. He asks if he can contact him if he needs anything. When Shuo comes in, the doctor apologizes for the ugly things he said about him and nian before, and he promises to never force Shuo to stay away from nian again. He is sorry that he took so long to return to the hospital, but he wants to see his son again, and so he knocks on the door. He wants to know if his son is okay, and Shuo tells him he is. He thinks he will never see him again, but then he realizes that nian has been hurt, and that the doctor has told him to come back. He realizes that he should have told his parents earlier, but Shuo says he did not want to force his son to stay with nian. He apologizes to his parents for not telling them sooner, and tells them that zhou, the family patriarch,