The annoying sound of the ringing phone awakened Lu Zihao from a restless sleep. Annoyed, he covered his ear with a pillow and buried himself deeper under the thick duvet. He desperately tried returning to sleep. However, the blasted phone kept on ringing.
Finally, it stopped and the call went to voice mail.
"Hello? Hello! Are you there, my boy? Are you awake yet? Wake up! It's already morning there in Toronto! Why don't you answer the d*mn phone?! Your beloved Grandpa is calling you yet you're ignoring me?! You unfilial grandson! I'll let you know that when your parents were too busy when you were still a baby, I fed you milk and changed your diapers! I took care of you even when you frequently vomited all over me. You were so cute back then, but now you'reโ"
Beep.
One second. Two seconds.
Ring! Ring! Ring!