Seeing that he had lost her, she was already on the escalator, Lu Xiangdong stood where he was. He reached into his pocket to take out a box. Frowning, he opened the lid and closed it. When he looked up, he gazed thoughtfully.
Su Mianmian stood at the window of the plane and peeked outside. She found that Lu Xiangdong, who had been standing under the escalator, had already left.
"Sister Su, there's a passenger in front who wants to read the newspaper. Please send it over," Xu Mengting called out while yawning.
Coming back to her senses, Su Mianmian responded. She took a newspaper from the shelf and walked over.
"The passenger in the third row with glasses wants a newspaper."
Su Mianmian brought the newspaper to him. The handsome man looked up at her and smiled at her. He took the newspaper and flipped it open.
She was about to leave when she noticed 'November 01' on the newspaper. Su Mianmian bit her lower lip thoughtfully.
The man looked up again and saw that she was still standing in front of him. "Miss, is there anything else?"
Su Mianmian shook her head. When she left, her eyes glanced at the tourist resort on the newspaper.
She stood in the lounge and muttered to herself, "The day after tomorrow- I almost forgot! A trip to the Philippines? Taking advantage of the day after tomorrow's break to travel to the Philippines?"
It was Su Mianmian's twenty-fifth birthday in two days. She had spent her last birthday with her mother in hospital. After she married Lu Xiangdong, the word 'birthday' no longer existed in her world. It was likely that even Lu Xiangdong did not know when her birthday was.
Su Mianmian sat in her bedroom and organized her things for her overseas trip. She had not mentioned the overseas trip to Lu Xiangdong. He did not know that she would be going abroad today. Before she left, she left him a note.
Lu Xiangdong came back from work and saw a note under on the coffee table. He picked it up and read the message on it. Only then did he know that she had gone to the Philippines alone.
She was going to the Philippines alone in two days. Lu Xiangdong took out the gift box and looked at it. He had prepared a gift for her, but she had gone to the Philippines alone.
He knew her birthday because he had seen her ID card and had memorized it to heart.
The Philippines had been very active recently. What was she doing there alone? Stupid woman.
Su Mianmian got off the plane. She had only brought a few clothes, an ID card, and a few cards. She hadn't even brought luggage.
In the Philippines it happened to be winter. Once Su Mianmian arrived, she looked for a hotel to stay in. It was only her first day here, but she had already seen so much. She heard that it would be very lively at night, so she ate some food, put on a hat, closed the door, and went out.
Lu Xiangdong had a job tonight, but he asked for leave and went to the Philippines instead to look for Su Mianmian.
This was the first time Su Mianmian had seen such a large-scale carnival abroad. She followed the crowd and took out her phone to record and film. It lasted until nine o'clock in the evening. She stayed until everyone on the street had dispersed, then, she went to the hotel alone.
She put her phone away, took out her keys, and opened the door. As soon as she entered the hotel, she smelled a thick smoke. She herself did not smoke, so how could the room smell like smoke?
She quickly turned on the lights, the room was illuminated.
When she left, the living room had been neat and tidy. Now, the living room was a mess, and her bag was lying on the ground. The zipper of the bag had been torn off, and her bank card had been broken into pieces.
Su Mianmian squatted down and picked up her bag. She found that her ID card was gone. Her clothes were still there, but all her important belongings were gone.
She threw her bag down and rushed out. The cigarette had been extinguished not long ago, which meant that the person who entered her room had not gone far.