Yan had not left the banquet room. The physician’s name was in his notebook, and Zhao’s contract remained open on the table. Shen waited beside the signature line with the brush laid across its rest.
Yan looked at the household mark. “Who signed for Ning? Did she see any of the physician’s terms?”
Shen adjusted the contract so the mark faced him. “The labor office used her existing household mark. She was bedridden when the support form was processed.”
“Did she make this mark herself?”
“No. It was entered by a clerk as a proxy.”
“Did she authorize the proxy?”
Shen paused. “The form was reviewed by the laboratory.”
“That doesn’t answer whether she agreed.”
