So big.
No, to be precise, it was extremely big.
It was the only feeling that remained on Jiang Chen's fingertips.
A ray of sunlight passed through the window and landed on Jiang Chen's eyelashes. The muscles at the corner of his eyes contracted as he moved his half-closed eyelids. The snoring stopped abruptly as Jiang Chen struggled to open his slightly sore eyes.
A few birds chirped outside the window. Judging from the sun that passed through the treetops, it was probably ten o 'clock.
He searched around but didn't find any clothes. Instead, he found a few pieces of cloth.
Black? This is …
Jiang Chen could tell from his blurry vision that it seemed to be a pair of underwear, and it was the kind with a lace edge …
Jiang Chen reflexively threw the thing in his hand to the side as he suddenly woke up.
"Fu * k, why is this thing here? It's Ayesha … No, last night … "
Shaking his groggy brain, Jiang Chen sat up on the bed with his arms supporting his body. He closed his eyes and began to meditate. He tried to search for everything about last night from the fragmented memory.
As he thought deeper, the fragmented memory began to piece together like a puzzle. His thoughts gradually became clearer.
"It's Natasha."
Jiang Chen's lips moved as he muttered to himself. He looked around, but whether it was the bed or the floor, he didn't see her.
Last night, it was Natasha who knocked on his door, went to the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles, and then took out a bottle of vodka from the fridge … These trivial things didn't matter. Jiang Chen remembered that he drank two glasses with her and listened to her talk about her childhood, and then … then both of them got drunk. He couldn't remember who initiated first, he only remembered that they ended up hugging each other and rolling on the carpet. He seemed to have hurt her.
"I … was I tricked?" Jiang Chen forced a smile as he put his hand on his still heavy forehead. Although he almost crossed the boundary of friendship with her countless times, he never thought he would cross it in this way.
Jiang Chen didn't feel awkward or regretful about this result. He was never the kind of person who would be emotional after eating. The only regret was that he didn't leave any deep impression last night. When he woke up, the person who came was gone. It was such a waste.
"This is great. How should I greet him when I see him later … Damn it."
When he got off the bed, he lost his balance and almost fell.
After putting on his clothes, he went to the bathroom to wash his face. After a simple wash, he went to the kitchen. It was half past ten, and there was still some time before lunch. He decided to eat something to fill his stomach first. However, when he opened the fridge and glanced at the wine bottle, he was stunned.
One, two, three, four … four?
Jiang Chen rubbed his eyes.
He didn't count incorrectly. There were indeed four bottles.
He clearly remembered that these four bottles of vodka were brought to him by the logistics personnel of the base when he went to the nearby town to buy them.
The potato wine was spicy and Jiang Chen didn't like to drink it himself. The reason why he kept a few bottles in the fridge was mainly for Natasha, who often came to eat and drink. But now, not a single bottle of vodka was missing from the fridge. So the vodka he drank last night …
Jiang Chen suddenly thought of something. He slammed the fridge door shut and rushed to the door.
Natasha's shoes were not there as expected. Jiang Chen didn't even change his shoes before he rushed to the hallway and turned to Natasha's door.
"Natasha —"
He just knocked on the door and the door opened by itself.
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he walked into the room.
Two pairs of shoes were missing at the door, and the suitcase next to the shoe cabinet was also gone.
The curtains in the living room were closed, and the light in the room was very dim. Jiang Chen searched every room and even the bathroom, but he still didn't find Natasha. Jiang Chen entered her bedroom again and opened the closet.
There was only one set of pajamas left in the closet, and it was the one she wore last night. The rest of her clothes were gone.
Obviously, she already left.
"Did I say something outrageous last night? You shouldn't leave without saying goodbye. "Jiang Chen shook his head with a bitter smile and sat on her bed.
All the clues pointed to one point, which was that Natasha left without saying goodbye and had been preparing since last night.
She brought that bottle of alcohol with "special ingredients" in it, and it was a benign medicine that wouldn't trigger his immune system. And the reason why she did this was to say goodbye to him.
That was what Jiang Chen was most afraid of.
What place was she going to that made her say goodbye in this way? It was more than just a goodbye. That night of intimacy seemed to be to make up for some regret. In other words, when she left, she was already prepared for the worst case scenario of "never coming back".
"Fu * k!"
Jiang Chen slammed his fist into the wall, and even the closet next to him vibrated.
When he was in Moscow, he discovered that Natasha might be in some kind of trouble. He originally thought it was just a small conflict between father and daughter, and when she needed his help, she would naturally ask him for help. He didn't expect that the trouble she encountered was not a small problem at all, and this girl was so stubborn that she didn't even mention it until the last moment.
If she encountered some kind of trouble, as long as she was willing to say it, there was no way he would turn a blind eye. But she chose the most difficult path and faced it alone. Is this girl's brain full of bubbles?
Now, he didn't even know where she went.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Chen raised his index finger to his temple and tried to recall every detail of last night, trying to uncover the thin veil.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the room.
Jiang Chen raised his head and saw Ayesha standing at the door, looking at him with a perplexed expression.
"I saw that you weren't in the room, and her door was just open … What happened?" Seeing Jiang Chen's expression didn't look too good, Ayesha quickly sat down next to him, squeezed his hand, and asked with concern.
Jiang Chen gently patted her hand and signaled her not to worry. After adjusting his emotions, he said.
"Ayesha, did you see Natasha when you came?"
Ayesha shook her head and looked around the room. When she saw the open closet, she suddenly understood something. She squeezed Jiang Chen's hand a little harder, and her sapphire-like eyes looked at him seriously. "When did she leave?"
"This morning … maybe last night."
"I'll help you bring her back."
Ayesha stood up and was about to leave. However, Jiang Chen didn't let go of her hand as he pulled her back.
"What's the rush? You don't even know where she is, how are you going to get her back?"
"But …"
"Let the ghost in Moscow pay attention. If she went back to Moscow, then don't worry about her."
Of all the possibilities, this was the most optimistic one. If she didn't go back to Moscow, she most likely would have crossed the border and headed to the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
"I'll go now." Ayesha nodded.
"Don't worry, there's one more thing. Find someone for me. "
"Who?"
"Marina. If I remember correctly, she should be Natasha's mother … "
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