This chapter's epigraph is from a letter that xiaoli wrote to Yulan. She tells him that he should write a reflection on his actions and submit it by Friday. Yulan is upset that he is being punished for something he did not commit. He says that he wants to go to a university and live the life he wants. He tells Yulan that he will always support him. He adds that he even threatened to kill her if she did not change her ways. He asks Yulan to stand by him, saying that he has had enough of being punished and that they should be punished together