This chapter opens in a consultation room, which is described as a "trance trance open" and a "living room" in the novel. The narrator is a "dummy, put yourself together" . He asks the narrator's uncle if he is planning to leave him in the living room. The uncle says yes, and the narrator thanks him for his kind words. He then asks the uncle if there is any way to cure him of his "narcissistic personality disorder." The uncle tells him that the aunty once said he had "some narcissistic personality disorder" and that he should learn from her. He tells the narrator that his followers have reached 10 million on the social network weibo, and that as long as the followers follow him, they will end up liking him. He also tells the uncle that he is bored of the weibo and should try acting. He says he would like to hold a concert, but that is not his role. He wants to know why he is not leading a "happy life," and the uncle says that he does not want to talk about his past, but can talk about "the present." The narrator asks if the uncle is trying to beat him down, embarrass him, or "act cute act cute" , but the uncle replies that he can talk