But at the same time, Jia Li slipped her hand in his to grasp his fingers . Holding them tight, she scooted towards him, closing the distance between them .

"Now, I want to sit quietly for a while, so can you put that phone away?" saying so, she put her head on his shoulder and shut her eyes .

Tang mirrored her action and leaned his head against the back rest of the seat .

At the wedding

"What do you mean that he has gone? Where has he gone? Wasn't he your responsibility?" Mr . Xie was looking around for Tang when Patricia walked back into the wedding with the empty wheelchair .

"Well, he told me that he had something important to do . So he left," she said, stalling for time .

She had no idea about how would the family react to Tang leaving with Jia Li . She a.s.sumed that the woman wouldn't have resorted to going away with him in a hurry if she had been welcome here .

"What could be more important than his sister's wedding? A @@