"For a business associate, weren't you touching my girl a touch too intimately?" Tang persisted.
"She and I are good friends. In fact we work closely on the project here in Moganshan together," Wei replied, sticking close to the truth as much as possible.
"I don't know how was yours and my relation in the past, but let me warn you, henceforth, keep your hands off my girl. I do not like to see her touched by anyone except me," he nearly bit Wei's head off with his words.
Wei balled his fists, trying to control his reaction in face of Tang's blatant possessiveness.
"What are you doing here, Wei," Jia Li squinted at him through sleepy eyes.
All those raised voices had woken her up, as well. Rubbing her neck with one hand, she tried to tug her captive hand from under Tang's, but to no avail.
"I told you to come lay down next to me but you wouldn't listen. Serves you right to have woken up with a crick," Tang teased her.
