Yin Xunlv sets a second folder beside the one on the terrace table.
"The attachment. You should have the whole thing."
He loosens his collar and sits opposite you. Across the canal, lights begin to come on.
"I proposed it. I asked to marry you. The part about simply accepting my family's decision was something I let you believe."
He touches his wedding ring, then takes his hand away.
"I also used our marriage to get the hotel role. That goes in the conversation too."
His familiar smile almost returns. He lets it go.
"Tomorrow, I can tell them who started this. Tonight, tell me what you want me to say without making it pretty."