In this chapter, we learn that xinran, a former classmate of our protagonist's at the university, is now the sister of the adopted daughter of the family yi that collapsed in the earthquake. The protagonist is shocked to learn that his former friend has become the adopted sister. He asks his aunt and uncle to wake him up early in the morning so that he can go out for a walk. He also asks his uncle, who has been helping him since the family's collapse, to hurry up and find him.