Her legs went weak with relief and she leaned back against the tree for support. She tried to gulp in the much needed oxygen which her brain needed. They walked back towards her house slowly, each lost in their thoughts.
"I am home now. G'night" she said to him at the doorstep.
He gave her a quiet smile and turned to go.
"Wait a minute. Sorry, I completely forgot. Your medicines are with me. I'll just get them. Don't stand in the cold. Come inside," with that, she unlocked the door and ran to get the pack.
Tang was feeling exhausted and sunk into the sofa in the living room after doing a couple of things. Suddenly the phone rang and he reached in his pocket for it. But it wasn't his mobile. It was Jia Li's, which she had left on the table next to the sofa. His brows came together in a fierce frown looking at the caller id.
"Does he call her this late at night all the time?" he thought to himself.
