Chapter 42
Jianjun explained to Michael how, after finally locating Irina, he had been so nervous about actually talking to her, he’d spent three days just watching her—observing her comings and goings and any interactions she might have.
Eventually, he got up the nerve to face to her. He thought it best to approach her in front of the Hermitage. There would be a lot of people around, so she shouldn’t feel scared.
He got there an hour early. But her usual report-to-work time came and went and he never saw her. He continued to wait, thinking she might just be running late.
To his surprise, a young woman approached him. She was quite pretty with full cheeks, curly black hair, and eyes the color of chestnuts. Her dress was eye-catching and colorful. She wore several beaded necklaces, dang
