I had no choice, but deliberately took the phone away from my ear.
“If not, you come here to guard the factory!”
The loudness of his sound increased. I had to put my phone further away. He must be really mad at me, for he had gone far out of his mind. Everyone knew it was not safe for a little woman like me to guard a factory, not even for a single night.
“Why not ask Long?” I relented, wishing a slender hope of an alternative.“Have you talked to him yet?”
“Why, he’s still been busy seeing his school friends. His phone has been ringing all this summer vacation. What have you done? Nothing! Nothing!”