After a long day, quitting time couldn't come soon enough. Han Shuang poked her head into my office, purse in hand. “Ms. Shen,” she said, “about your dinner with Mr. Chen from the credit auditing firm tonight—do you need me to come along?”
My mind was elsewhere, and it took me a second to register what she was saying. Noticing she was in a hurry, I shook my head. “No, that’s alright. Just send me














