535 Parting (2/2)

He watched the plane depart and disappear into the horizon. The past flashed in front of his eyes like an old film. Until the last soot fell, he squished the cigarette bud against the garbage can, it felt like he just squished their past.

He threw the bud away and left.

Jiang Chen sent the anonymous email. It was the best method he thought of. Future Group only sued Li Jinyan and spared the accomplice Su Fei, it was the last saving grace for Yang Yuan. In Jiang Chen eyes, the peaceful breakup was the most appropriate conclusion.

The night when Su Fei left, Yang Yuan called him to drink. He didn't hesitate much before accepting the invitation. But when he drove to Yang Yuan's place, he discovered that he was half drunk already.

”Do you feel okay?”

”Burp—, I'm okay… Sorry, I started drinking first.”

”It's okay.” Jiang Chen took the bottle from Yang Yuan's hand and poured himself a cup.

Jiang Chen originally thought his old friend would dump all his sorrows on him, but he didn't even say a word of complaint. He just chatted on and on about what happened during university. In the end, he used his drunken eyes to look at Jiang Chen while saying with sternness.

”Thank you.”

”Why are you thanking me, you paid for the alcohol.” Jiang Chen grinned and glanced at him.

Yang Yaun laughed and hid his thanks deep in his heart without saying much more. He was thankful that Jiang Chen spared Su Fei and gave him the choice to end the relationship on a peaceful note. He was thankful for Jiang Chen not pursuing further in his oversight and thankful that Jiang Chen could drink with him as a friend.

Since in this unfamiliar kingdom, the only person he knew was him.

The two just drank cup by cup until they could no longer drink.

Midnight, Ayesha drove over and carried Jiang Chen on her back to the car.

When they got home, she didn't mind the pungent alcohol smell as she removed his clothes for him, wiped the sweat off of his body, and put him into bed.

Ayesha looked at Jiang Chen in deep sleep as a tender smile surfaced on her lips. She gently kissed his lips, crawled in beside him, and fell asleep as usual.

…

The next morning, Jiang Chen crawled out of bed, hungover.

He didn't plan to drink that much last night, but he couldn't stop when they started. Based on his schedule, today was the day the vessels would arrive, and he would attend the ceremony for the exchange of ownership. Although no media would be present on site, it would be inappropriate to review the Navy marines that finished their training abroad smelling like alcohol.

Jiang Chen swallowed the sobering pill with water and finished washing up. Just as he finished the breakfast Ayesha made, Natasha came knocking on the door.

As he opened the door, Natasha came sniffling and looked at Jiang Chen with ridicule.

”You drunk?”

”Mhmm, a little bit. No worries,” Jiang Chen replied ambiguously.

”Do you need some cologne? I can lend it to you.”

Jiang Chen stared at Natasha with mockery all over her face and headed straight to the garage. Ayesha who changed into formal clothes locked the door and caught up to Jiang Chen in quick steps. When she passed by Natasha, she cautiously looked at her.

To her cautious, Natasha only smiled and spoke to her back.

”Don't look at me like that, I won't eat him.”

She shook her head, turned around, and got into her own car.