The next day, zhishan wonders if the retired player's style of play is the result of changing his mind. He wonders if this is because he cares for a game, or if it's because he's been surrounded by fans. Truthfully, though, he doesn't care about the outcome of the game. He just wants to play. He's not the kind of player like si-jing, who works twice as hard as he can. He says that if he were , he'd tell his friend exactly how he feels about a particular shot. If he was forced to work harder by self- reflection, if he really cares for you, he would tell him. . He also wonders if qiu-ning taught him something. Did he also talk him into the forfeit? . What did he teach you ? Did he talk you into forfeiting the match? ! . he really should return to Jinghua. There are some things he can't understand unless he gives them up. He is still stubborn, he says. He thinks that they will play a long game that they'll be best at best at seventeen. He asks if they're curious about the outside game. They're not welcome in the room. They don't want to distract themselves. They observe that cheng-haiyan is getting stronger as the game goes on. He won't be able to keep up with zhi-shan's intensity as long as wu-zhishan keeps dominating the match. They have already played 14 frames, and the score is 7-2. They ask each other if they have ever been friends that they can only find common ground, but that they have to reserve differences. The answer is