“TangShi, hold up. Just a minute.” Rong Cai followed her at speed, smiling her way and caught up to walk her the last few paces to the car park outside while he held the gate open. “I wanted to give you this.” He held out a long cream envelope that he slid from his inner jacket pocket, with a pretty scroll of cursive on the front which was her name in English. Blinking at it and then him and looking confused, TangShi accepted it carefully.
“What is it?”
“An invitation to a gallery show next week. A friend of mine has his first show and I thought you would like to go with me. It’s a small gallery and there will be hours d’oeuvres, champagne and a nice atmosphere. It’s a style I think you would appreciate.” He gazed at her fondly as she opened the envelope and pulled it out to read the gol
