Drawing in a deep breath, Mr. Xie responded, "you are upset and rightly so. But now is not the time to bring this up. Unfortunately, you are also correct about the last part and we will have to wait before we can tell him about your marriage. I am asking you to have faith in me. Ever since you came into our lives, I have treated you like my daughter and I am promising you that very soon, things will go back to the way they were. For now, I can only suggest that you return to Shanghai and get everything in place for Tang's recuperation. We would be back within a couple of days as well. Like the doctor said, the familiar environment and routine would help him regain his memories faster."
Mei Zhen deeply resented the fact that she was being sent away but there was nothing that she could do about it at present, without sounding churlish. She consoled herself that it was only a matter of thirty six hours and then things would be back in her control.
