The narrator tells us that he's watched Lin grow up and that he hasn't seen her act so close to anyone before. He wonders why her family only recently gained their wealth, and he wonders what kind of breeding she has. He tells her that he has found a way to get her away from him. He asks her why her grandfather suddenly fainted, and she tells him that it's because of something that happened. She says that her grandfather's organs are failing, so he might not survive the night. The narrator says that medicine is different, and that's why she's standing right here. He says that his grandfather cured him of his terminal cancer, and now he wants to know why his grandfather has been poisoned. Lin says that the doctor is trying to trick them, but she doesn't want to believe him. She asks him if there's a way for her to get silver needles into the yong-quan point, and the doctor says that there is. Lin asks who the doctor's secretary is. She's been helping her grandfather for years, and Lin asks if she'll be blamed for delaying his treatment. The doctor says he'll pay her back, but he won't tell her who she is. He also says that he didn't say that he was sure that her husband was poisoned, because he was too busy thinking about it