This chapter opens with a soliloquy by Cai Ming-liang, who tells the audience that he is the person who will never perform "xiangsheng" with "chang le tan xiao" . He tells them that he has discovered that "this guy keeps clingingon to cewan" , and that he hopes that "he will be more serious on his end" in their relationship. He also reveals that "she is actually forcing herself to endure a like this" and that she is helping to "talkchang le up" in order to do so