1.3.52: It Begins (II)

When Xiao Yunhua opened her eyes, she was surprised to find herself in a warehouse of some sort. It looked to be abandoned and was very filthy with insects crawling everywhere. Being somewhere this repulsive made her gag but she had her calming effect on, so she looked unbothered. She was strapped on a chair and her arms and legs were tied, preventing any type of escape. There was only one small window that allowed some light to be shed in the place, but nonetheless, still gave Xiao Yunhua shivers. Nobody was there either, but she still yelled anyways. 

"Hello? Anyone there?" She was really scared but she also knew that this would be the only way to expose the old woman. And she wanted to finish her mission soon. Perhaps this incident was all she needed to trigger his emotions for her. But based on his manipulative and dark nature, she doubted that even she could move his heartlessness. They've had moments, but did that matter? What mattered was conquering his heart because this was all she was meant to do. 

Then break it... Her face fell. Was she the villain here or the hero? Mayhaps her next world would be... less intense. 

The doors of the warehouse loudly opened and a man walked in. Xiao Yunhua didn't care enough to raise her eyes to see his features, she just could tell by his heavy footsteps. 

"You're awake." His rasping voice startled her, so she finally looked up to see an unfamiliar man. 

"Where am I?" 

"You don't need to know."

She furrowed her eyebrows and glared at him, "Let me go or else you'll deal with severe consequences." 

He laughed and shook his head. "Very intimidating," his sarcasm didn't escape her ears, "but I think whoever hired me is capable of handling those consequences you speak of."

"And who may that be?" Unfortunately, he wasn't gullible enough to say anything. He only smiled and said that she'd know soon.  He left and she was left alone again. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a small but broken camera that belonged to the warehouse when it was still in function. Unfortunately, it was broken, so she couldn't use it. 

She was disappointed but a clever idea drifted in her mind and she couldn't help but voice it out. Taotao, can the system fix that broken camera? 

<<Yes, 500 but you know the drill. points is cheapest for right now.>> As much as it pained her to give away her points, she was going to get a large sum very soon. So she nodded and in the blink of an eye, the camera was fixed brand new as though it had never been broken. The camera had also been inconspicuous like before, so she wasn't bothered much by it. 

Xiao Yunhua waited for a few more hours until she felt her eyelids growing heavy. Drifting off to sleep, she woke up nearly twelve hours after due to her growling stomach and dry throat. Her face was pale and there was no sign of anyone there either. She wanted to escape but the rope used was tight and had already left a painful bruise. The more she moved her arms or legs, the more pain she would feel. Besides, her body was numb and asleep from sitting for so long. 

Finally, the door unlocked and two figures walked in. One was the man she had already met and the other was someone she didn't expect to meet so soon...