''What's up? ''
Liu Wei closed his eyes, organizing the words in his mind.
''Baby? Are you there?''
Liling asked when she did not hear any response.
''Yeah… yes; … grandparents came back today…''
He finally said it; he shut his eyes briefly as he waited for her response.
No matter how Liling wanted to pretend that she was fine, the mention of grandparents sent shills down her spine;
''Wow… that's great; ''
She replied forcefully; her heart raced a little bit.
''We're having a family dinner tonight;… I will not be coming back today. ''
Liu Wei felt like slapping himself; he felt so miserable; he imagined how she would be feeling at that moment and it hurt him like a thousand blades, struck to his heart.
The phone call became eerily quiet. Liling could not find her words immediately such that it became obvious that she wasn't quite joyful.