Heart on a Plate

On a rain-slicked Valentine's Day in Chinatown, the impeccable Mr. Chen believes he has trapped the perfect victim in Mei, a woman whose appetite seems charmingly unrefined. But as dinner at The Jade Peony concludes and Chen leads her into the shadows of Merchant's Alley to claim his prize, he discovers that Mei's hunger isn't for the dumplings—it's for him.