The dial tone, cold and mechanical, was loud enough for Yang Kang to hear as he stood before the desk, waiting for a file. Zhou Yanjing lowered the phone from his ear with a scoff. “Hangs up on me just like that. Guess I was right? It’s only been a few days and she’s already found a new flame.” Ever since he’d returned to the country, his moods had been more volatile than the stock market. After a