"It'll be our little secret." It's not quite a smile, but he seems far less dour for a moment. It's like he's forgotten how to smile. "Sometimes I think about going back to China, but I'm not fond of the current regime."
A favourite city though. "I think my favourite is Florence. It seems almost timeless. Every time I go back it's the same as I left it." The same couldn't be said about most places.