When Yiping entered the house, Erjie's toy gun bullet landed on Yiping's forehead. Ruping was wearing a set of seven bangles that costs $20. Zhenhua asked about the well being of Wenpei. Zhenhua wanted Xueqin to give them $20 but Yiping requested for $200, as they owed 2 months' rent and needed new clothes and shoes. Xueqin was sarcastic to Yiping and Zhenhua sided Xueqin. Yiping argued with Zhenhua. She questioned why Zhenhua couldn't offer them their basic necessities when he can buy toys for Erjie, new bangles for Ruping, rear horses and hire driver and maids. This comment angered Zhenhua he whipped Yiping with a horsewhip. Yiping vowed that she would not accept any cent from Zhenhua and would seek revenge for all the hurt they had inflicted on her that night. When Yiping left, it was still raining very heavily. Shuhuan was passing by and he helped Yiping. He brought Yiping to his apartment. Shuhuan was curious about her and kept asking for her name and the person who hurt her. When she learnt that Shuhuan knew the Lu Family, she left in anger, as she did not want to have anything to do with friends of Lu Family. Yiping went home in torn and drenched clothes. She resolved to earn her own living but was unsuccessful in finding a job. One day, she went to Qin Wuye's Da Shanghai (a nightclub) to look for an office job but tried her hand at singing 'Jubalaya'. She was offered the job of a singer but she declined.