Pearl realizes Wen Fu is her father. Winnie says only that he is gone and cannot hurt them. She says she has kept her past a secret because she did not want Pearl to think less of her than she already did.
Winnie says Pearl looks like her other children and at times, she lost her temper like Wen Fu. Winnie says she blamed the bad parts of Pearl's character on Wen Fu. Pearl says there is more they can blame on such a bad man and tells her mother about her illness. Winnie's reaction is even worse than Pearl expected, but Winnie is also determined to find help for her.
Going to Bao-Bao and Mimi's wedding reception, Winnie fusses that Pearl's dress is too thin, tells Phil to give her his jacket and that.....
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