Dong'en and Huiniang visit the western medical hall and see that Tianying is diligent in learning. He even attends night classes to pick up English for easy communication with Western clients. Huiniang's admiration towards Tianying increases when he takes meticulous care of Chen Kuang, the old scienctist, who fell ill. Tianying gets disheartened when he knows that Huiniang is visiting her fiance's family. He tells himself to stop his wishful thinking about Huiniang.
