52 1.2.15: Impulsive Vacation

The tears were endless.

Xiao Yunhua was heartbroken as much as Zhou Lang. Such a caring man, she had taken for granted. Even though she was the one that broke up with him, that didn't mean that she didn't care for him. She had grown a soft spot for the man, just not in a romantic sense. Probably because Xiao Yunhua knew that he would never be a target of hers and that their relationship had always been built on lies. Manipulation. Revenge.

As Xiao Yunhua got into a taxi, her phone began to ring nonstop in her hand but she ignored it. She didn't know where she was supposed to go with this constant dull pain in her heart. She needed a place to vent or to relax her mind. If she were to go home, most likely, she'd be interrogated. If she were to go to Riverside to drink away her sorrows, she was afraid that she would end up drunk enough to commit an unforgettable and inexcusable mistake.

She was lost. Physically, no, but mentally, she was lost. In the end, she decided to make her earlier idea a reality. A much-needed vacation was going to be in session. She dialed Ni Ming's phone number, only for the call to fall on voicemail. Not wanting to delay her sudden impulse as she knew she might change her mind in her future, Xiao Yunhua decided to leave her a voicemail.

"Hey..." her voice was hoarse, most likely from crying so much, "I just wanted to let you and boss know that I'll be taking a vacation somewhere. Please don't look for me because I need some time alone. I promise I'll be safe and will come back soon." Xiao Yunhua held back her tears, "Love you guys." And then she hung up, asking the taxi to go to an ATM so she could withdraw some money to use in her rendezvous.

She withdrew a quite a bit of cash and asked the taxi driver to drive her to Wang Yaowan's mansion. Fifteen minutes later, she sneaked inside and grabbed her identification cards and other necessities. The luggage that she was using was full at that moment and she began to quietly go back.

Luckily, it was late and everyone was asleep. There were security cameras outside so, in the end, they would find out anyway. But Xiao Yunhua hoped that by the time they discover her, she would be long gone.

Even though Xiao Yunhua knew that she wasn't doing the right thing by running away from her problems, at this moment, she was too invested to back out. Her choices were heavily depended on her emotional mood.

The taxi driver that was waiting outside, impatiently, drove her to one final destination: the airport. For his services, Xiao Yunhua mindlessly paid a large amount which left the man astonished in gratitude as the beautiful woman walked away, pulling her luggage with her.

As Xiao Yunhua walked in the airport this late at night, she noticed several stares but she ignored them all. She looked and saw that the soonest flight was in fifteen minutes to a nearby island. Checking with the airport for seat availability, she was relieved to see that there was a seat available despite buying a ticket so late.

Approximately thirty minutes later, she was on the place to Carte Blanche Island. Never did Xiao Yunhua expect that her life would change so much after a simple getaway nor did she expect that she would meet someone that would cause her much trouble...