In this chapter, the young narrator tries to get a good night's sleep by teaching himself how to massage. He's worried that if he doesn't take care of his body, he won't be able to sleep well at all. He tells the narrator that he's going to get "horny" when he sees how much he likes the massage, so he tells him to "be gentle" and not to worry about it. He asks the narrator to go to bed, but the narrator refuses, saying that it's too late. The narrator asks if he wants to stay with him, and the narrator tells him that he is "in a bad mood" and wants to "comfort me." The narrator says that he isn't sure how to comfort himself, but he promises that he will never go back to his parents' house, even if cheng comes to visit him in person. He says that if this makes him feel sad, he should try to think of something else. He suggests that maybe the narrator should think of letting him sleep on his bed while the narrator sleeps on the couch, or maybe he should teach him how to eat him up. After the narrator leaves, the