Chapter 42: The Epiphany (2)
Going to the Feast of Revelation and baptism? A trace of worry flashed in Sergei's eyes, for Russians, winter swimming, soaking in ice water, is a very common thing, not only will not make them sick, but will strengthen their physique. But for Asians,
Asians' physique may not be able to withstand it, if they can't keep it, they will catch a cold, and Yao Jingjing has always been thin, can she withstand the impact of ice water on her body? Sergei couldn't help but get worried.
At this time, Natasha half-leaned over, raised her hand and put her jade hand on Sergei's shoulder, and leaned into Sergei's ear and whispered: "Boss, you have been living in the guest room for the past few months, sleeping alone in bed at night, aren't you lonely?" ”
Sergei glanced sideways at a piece of spring light on Natasha's chest, sneered, and said, "Natasha, you have exceeded the scope of your work. You're playing with fire. ”
Natasha chuckled, "I don't mind broadening the scope of my work, of course, this also requires the cooperation of your boss." As she spoke, Natasha stroked Sergei's cheek with her hand, and then Natasha made a gesture to kiss the corner of Sergei's lips, but unfortunately Sergei turned his face away.
"Natasha, there have been countless women who have seduced me over the decades, and you are not the first, nor will you be the last. But I'm not interested in you. ”
Natasha was taken aback, she didn't expect Sergei to refuse herself, she was dressed so beautifully, so tempting, the old man in front of her was not moved? What went wrong?
"You're lying, no man will say no to me." Natasha was a little angry at this time, she had always known her charm, as long as it was the man she wanted, she never missed.
Sergei sneered: "You are very beautiful and sexy, but at the same time very deadly. Why are you taking the initiative to dedicate yourself today, because you want to get from me the money, status, and even the stepping stone to high society that you think of. I'm well aware, but I don't want to give. ”
"Why?" Being bluntly poked in the heart by Sergei, Natasha was a little uncomfortable at this time.
"Because I don't want to be a springboard for you to climb up."
Natasha was stunned, she didn't know what to say, her face was hot, and she was very embarrassed.
"I've seen so many women like you that I'm really not interested. If you think that wearing a sexy and voluptuous dress and a beautiful makeup will achieve your goal, then you are very wrong. ”
Sergei paused and said, "A rich man like me, what kind of beauty has I never seen!" A beautiful body is only admired once or twice, and there is no endless attraction. That's not your greatest value. If I were you and I wanted to make a man fall in love with me, I would do this: I would study what type of woman he liked, what kind of relationship he liked, and I would turn myself into that type of woman and get along with him in the way he liked. Instead of blindly and superficially relying on your own beauty to seduce. A person's beauty can only be used in the most critical moments. ”
At this moment, Natasha's face was red, her expression was solemn, it could be said that she had no dignity at all, if there was a crack in the room, she really wanted to get into it immediately.
"Natasha, go out and go back to your room and sleep. If you still want to keep this well-paying job, don't make any more petty moves. Treat it as if nothing happened today. Let's go. Sergei knew about Natasha's family situation, and now the job as an assistant was easy and easy for her, and it was difficult for her to find a better job in Moscow.
Perhaps in Natasha's more than twenty years of life, tonight may be the greatest humiliation she has ever experienced, she fled the room in despair, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for her, maybe Sergei's words just now will touch her.
Sergei was left alone in the study again, he leaned back in his chair a little tiredly, sighed, and was still thinking about Yao Jingjing going to the Epiphany for baptism, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried in his heart, maybe he should stop Yao Jingjing.
After much thought, Sergei left the study and went to the master bedroom. Standing at the door of the master bedroom, he wanted to push the door in, but he hesitated after all. Through the light through the crack in the door on the ground, he knew that Yao Jingjing had not rested, and this was the best time to go in, but Sergei felt as if his feet weighed a thousand pounds, and his hand that wanted to push the door was hanging in the air, and he refused to make the next move.
In this way, Sergei stood at the door of the master bedroom for about ten seconds, and finally he did not push the door open, but turned and walked back to the study.
Today is January 19th, the Epiphany of Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River. Every year on this day, as a religious ritual, Orthodox believers immerse themselves in rivers and lakes to purify their souls. It is widely believed that this tradition brings health, strengthens the immune system, and washes away sins. In celebration of Epiphany, 4,000 ice baths were opened across Russia, more than 1.5 million people braved the cold to take part in the ice baths, and a total of 60 baptism sites were opened in Moscow.
Yao Jingjing was led by Natasha to a park-like place on the outskirts of Moscow, where they first entered the wooden hut to change into swimsuits, and then walked out with blankets and slippers. As soon as he walked out of the wooden house, a chill hit him instantly, Yao Jingjing suddenly shivered, but Natasha beside him was much calmer.
It is said that since Natasha was verbally humiliated by Sergei that night, her whole person has completely lost her former demeanor, and her eyes have lost the confidence they once had and dimmed a lot. Yao Jingjing saw it in her eyes, she didn't know what was wrong with Natasha these days, as if something was missing from her body, but she didn't ask.
The two followed the flow of people across the wooden arch bridge to the lake. The temperature in Moscow is about minus 20 degrees Celsius, and the lake has long been covered with several layers of ice, but in order for the Russian people to baptize themselves in the icy water, an ice hole in the shape of a 'cross' has been dug into the lake. You can see some people soaking in the ice cave for baptism, and some people carrying large and small mineral water bottles to draw water from the ice cave.
Natasha told Yao Jingjing that the water from the ice cave is called 'holy water', and drinking holy water is good for health. Every year on Epiphany, a large number of people come to get holy water.
How to do baptism in the ice water, Yao Jingjing didn't know, she could only observe carefully, she saw one after another Russians walking into the ice water, when standing still in the water, she drew a cross on her chest with her hand, and then squatted down, submerged in the ice water, and then got up, and then repeated the cross, so that the action had to be carried out three times before the baptism was completed.