In this chapter, the young narrator, who is now twenty-one years old, reflects on his life. He feels that he has made the right decision to stay in Korea, and that he will devote himself to his work there. He wonders if he would have made the same choice if he had not met Sihyun. He realizes that they did not make plans to meet, but that it was a romantic moment that made him realize that they parted without breaking off.