Satin and Saltwater

Headline: A gilded cage in Berlin. A dangerous freedom by the sea.In the frozen halls of Berlin, Li Mei Xian is a masterpiece of restraint. At five-foot-one, she is a porcelain doll—quiet, brilliant, and perfectly managed by the obsessive Chen Haotian. To her family in Shanghai, she is an investment. To Chen, she is a possession. She hides her rebellion in the bottom of her suitcase: micro-bikinis...