Jason Hak Shun-yat's father's relieved expression said it all at the halfway house at Fanling, his nerves finally going slack after nine holes that wound them to tightrope tension.
Hak seemed set to cruise into the weekend when he birdied the first hole - his 10th - to go to one-over for the day and one-under in total.
But over the last six holes, the 17-year-old Hongkonger had to battle for everything before a birdie on the ninth finally sealed his place in the third round, and allowed Hak Snr to smile for the first time in about two hours.
A 72 for a 141 total ensured Hak takes his place in the third round alongside Australia's Kunal Bhasin this morning when he hopes to improve.
'You're not supposed to feel that way, but I think it definitely will be a little less pressure, and it does free me up a bit,' said Hak.
'It was a struggle coming back in, a real tough back nine. I was in good shape until about 12 holes, and I just kept missing greens. I couldn't get up and down. It was stupid mistakes, putting myself under pressure.'