Xiu woke up to the sound of her ringtone blaring in her ear. With her eyes closed, she looked around on the bed for her phone and attended the call.
"Hello! Who is it?" Her voice came out groggy and tired.
"Dad," came the reply.
"Dad," Xiu frowned in her half-sleeping state.
"My sweet daughter, why don't you try calling me dad again," came a very amused voice from the other end.
Xiu squinted her eyes as she looked at the phone screen to see the caller id while she said, "Dad? How is that possible? In both lives, I had never had a father." As she finally managed to see the caller id, she screamed, "Uncle Dylan, that was a sick joke!"
Dylan's laughter was the only reply she heard which spoiled her mood. "Oi! Ms. Bai, why are you still sleeping? Don't you know your boss is in the office? It's already 11 o'clock and you're still sleeping?"
