The following Saturday, after having lunch with his mother, she urged Ashan to take Ah-Mei out for a walk, saying that young people shouldn't spend all their time cooped up at home like her. When Ashan asked Ah-Mei where she'd like to go, she expressed her desire to visit the Grand Hotel.
Before heading to the hotel, Ashan deliberately drove Ah-Mei to the school for the hearing impaired and took a nostalgic detour around the military village where they used to live. Though the journey was mostly silent, both were quietly swept up in memories of their younger days, alternating between smiles and light sighs.
When they arrived at the Grand Hotel, Ashan parked the car and suddenly remembered that Ah-Mei had visited this place years ago during a trip to Taipei. Ah-Mei led him to a grassy slope facing Songshan Airport, where they sat down. As the breeze blew and the evening light dimmed, they watched planes take off and land in the distance. After a while, Ashan noticed tears welling up in Ah-Mei's eyes, just as they had on her last visit. Back then, he thought the tears were due to the wind blowing dust into her eyes.
This time, however, Ashan was more attentive. He gently asked why she always seemed to cry at this spot. Ah-Mei, using sign language and writing in Ashan’s hand, half-angrily and half-sorrowfully explained that on her previous visit, seeing the planes taking off had reminded her that Ashan had passed his TOEFL and entrance exams and would soon leave her to study abroad. She couldn’t help feeling sad and shedding tears.
And why was she crying this time? Ah-Mei explained that over the years, Ashan had always been like a wooden block, never showing that he cared for her. She brought him back to this place to see if he would leave her behind, just like the planes flying off into the distance. At that moment, Ashan finally pulled Ah-Mei into a tight embrace and, in her palm, wrote a promise: "I love you."
That evening, when Ashan and Ah-Mei returned to his house, Ashan’s mother had already prepared dinner. As usual, Ah-Mei helped serve food and took care of his mother. But this time, Ashan’s mother noticed Ah-Mei also serving Ashan, carefully selecting pieces of his favorite braised pork for him. Watching this, Ashan’s mother smiled to herself, thinking that the two had finally connected.
After dinner, Ashan took the initiative to help Ah-Mei clear the table and bring the dishes to the kitchen. His mother watched the young couple wash and tidy up together with a beaming smile, silently thinking to herself that a wedding might not be far off.
在接著一個禮拜六，當陪伴老媽吃完午飯後，老媽說年青人不要像她一樣老耽在家中，要阿三帶阿美出去走走。阿三問了阿美的意見，阿美表明想去圓山飯店。
兩人出門後，阿三特意帶著阿美開車先去啟聰學校，及以前住過的眷村繞了一圈，雖然一路雙方幾乎無語， 但心裡卻都湧起了過去年少時點點滴滴的回憶，時而微笑、時而輕嘆。
當兩人來到了圓山飯店，把車停好後，阿三才想起來幾年前當阿美來台北遊玩時，曾來過這個地方， 阿美把阿三帶到圓山飯店面向松山機場的小山坡上，找到了一塊草地，坐了下來。兩人吹著微風，伴著漸近的黃昏，看著松山機場上空起起降降的飛機。過了一會兒，阿三突然注意到阿美眼中泛出了淚水，這個場景上回好像也出現過，當時阿三以為阿美眼中被風吹進了砂子。
這回阿三變得細心了。追問阿美為什麼在這裡總是會流淚呢？阿美一邊打著手語、一邊在阿三手中寫著一些字，半生氣半委屈的訴說，上回看到這裡飛機起飛時，想到阿三留考及托福都過了，很快就會離開阿美出國唸書了。心中覺得難過，所以忍不住流下了淚水。
那這次為什麼要流淚呢？阿美表示這麼多年來，阿三都一直像木頭人，從來都沒有表達過在乎自己的意思，所以特地帶阿三再來這個地方，要看看阿三會不會像這些飛機一樣，留下自己而遠去。此時阿三終於把阿美緊緊的抱在懷中，在阿美的手心裡寫下「我愛你」的諾言。
這晚當阿三和阿美返回阿三家時，阿三媽已把晚餐備妥。如往常一樣，阿美總是會幫阿三媽添飯夾菜。不過今晚阿三媽注意到阿美也不時地幫阿三夾菜，尤其是夾了好幾塊阿三最喜歡吃的紅燒豬肉。阿三媽眼睛看著心裡也琢磨著，這兩人終於是來電了吧！
餐後阿三主動的幫阿美一起把桌上吃剩的飯肴及碗盤等拿到廚房去。阿三媽笑咪咪的看著這一對年輕人一起清洗及收拾餐具，心裡想「喜事應該不遠了吧！」
