News about Xia's Corporation COO and heiress has spread all over the Capital city the very next morning. Suddenly Xia Sha becomes famous. Her names were everywhere, associated with one of the biggest drug syndicates.
The Xia Corporation's shares plummet on the next Monday. The board of directors tries to seize the opportunity to fire Xia Sha and compensations.
It's a chaotic day at the Xia Corporation, but even more chaotic at the Xia Manor.
To take care of Xia Sha, Xia Qi Feng has gone out the whole night. Pang Ze Tian was naturally unhappy, but upon visualizing how miserable Xia Sha would felt right now, she did not throw a big fuss.
She expected a blissful morning with her beautiful daughter. Without Xia Qi Feng, the two of them can do whatever they want in the manor. So she sat in the backyard, sipping her tea as she enjoys the morning in fifty million dollars mansion.
"Ah, lives is amazing," she murmured, smiling gracefully even though no one is watching her.
Her motto is always 'fake it until you make it.'
Even though she did not understand how Shen Xia Fei could exclude elegances in every move she makes, she will copy her. It just a pity that she choose the wrong time. It's winter, and there is nothing to see in the backyard.
Failed to spend her morning elegantly, she turned to the living room. She never listened to the news, but she thought it would make her looks more 'fancy' in a way. Who would have thought that is when her morning's glory starts to fall apart.
Xia Sha filled the whole headline, as expected. She is, after all, a promising figure in the business world. Some of her brilliant idea and work has turned into a product that becomes people daily necessity. She was once brilliant in public eyes.
Pang Ze Tian always felt insecure when she thought about Xia Sha's capabilities in work. She realized Xia Xiang can't ever win against Xia Sha in terms of the brain.
But the table has turned today.
She is no longer that inspirational figure in everybody's eyes. She is a mere drug addict now. The news is playing the video where Xia Sha left the Masquerade New Year Party. Pang Ze Tian couldn't help lift her lips into a smile.
But she froze in anger as she watches the next video.
It's footage of Xia Qi Feng ignoring the reporter's demanding question. He wears his usual cold and stoic expression. But the next second, Shen Xia Fei arrived in a panic state. Her eyes are red, and her skin is pale. But she looks as beautiful as ever.
She has expected the reporter would throw some tricky questions at her. But she did not know she could not handle the overwhelming situations well. The reporter ends up bocking her way to the police station.
Xia Qi Feng, who initially had arrived at the door, run back to catch Shen Xia Fei. He protected her gently as he escorts her and disappears behind the door.
Agitated, Pang Ze Tian scoffed and turned off the television. She could felt the burning jealousy inside her heart. She has even thought about spending the day with her little lover as payback to Xia Qi Feng.
She decided to get ready and call her little lover. But then Xia Xiang appears in front of her. Her face is pale. Her tear is running down like a waterfall.
"What happen to you?" Pang Ze Tian was shocked. She dropped her bag and went to pull Xia Xiang into a hug.
Xia Xiang broke down on her mother's embrace.
"Mom, Xia Sha did not consume the drug. I did. Meng Rang has fooled me this whole time. She mixed drugs into my beauty treatment. Last night, we tried to catch Director Tan Kun, the drug dealer, because Meng Ran is threatening me with the drug. Mom, Xia Sha went to jail because of me. What should I do?" Xia Xiang loudly sobbed as she tightened the grasp on her mother's dress.
Pang Ze Tian was surprised at Xia Xiang's sudden confession. She felt it was surreal.
Her daughter won't be a drug addict.
It's Xia Sha! not Xia Xiang! not her daughter.
She pushed Xia Xiang hard in denial. She shook her head frantically. "No! You are not my daughter. My daughter would never do that to me!"
"Mom," Xia Xiang cried out. She could felt the disappointment in her mother's eyes as she runs away from her. After Pang Ze Tian left, Xia Xiang stood up and wiped her tears away.
She moves her head, left and right, to make sure that no one watches her movement. Gaining her confidence, she tiptoed to Pang Ze Tian and Xia Qi Feng's bedroom.
Guilty filled her heart, but she couldn't stop when she has entered Xia Qi Feng's secret office through the connection door from his bedroom.
"I'm sorry, mom. But I better live with my father. I don't want to live in this hell anymore." Xia Xiang murmured as she pressed Shen Xia Fei's birthday dates on Xia Qi Feng's safe.
The safe easily open as soon as Xia Xiang pressed enter button. Although her heartfelt heavy for her mother, she still needs to carry on her mission today.
'Adoption letter, birth certificate, my stamps," she whispered as she tries to find the document. But there is nothing about her on the safe. Everything inside the safe is a document about Xia Sha, Xia Qi Feng, and Shen Xia Fei.
She pressed her lips and toughened her heart. She carefully places back the pile of the document she touches but accidentally drops a brown file. Xia Xiang is about to put it back to where it belongs when she recognized her mother's signature on the bottom of the letter.
She froze for a moment, reading the document from the translucent part. Her hand was trembling when she understood the whole letter. She slumped on the floor.
"Mom. Why did you do this to me? I never asked you to do this," she mumbles. The guilty feeling that haunted her this whole time comeback at the time where she almost regains her freedom.
***
Guan Xian was furious as he read about Xia Sha's report on the jet plane. It's so blatant that someone is controlling the string behind this news. Xia Sha's urine result hasn't even come out, but her reputation had ruined.
Guan Xian has asked Wang Kai to fasten the testing procedures. The report should enough to clean Xia Sha's name. People will still speculate, saying she might have forged the urine test report. But no one could prove that she consume the drug.
"The result is out. Xia Sha is clean," Wang Kai called Guan Xian that keep pacing around his private jet.
"Then why hadn't you release it?" Guan Xian frowned.
"Because your girlfriend is detained on charges of drug possession. Her name is on the absurd list of Tan Kun's VIP customers. But don't worry, I've 'bail' her out," Wang Kai explained patiently.
"Where is she right now? Why can't I communicate with her?" Guan Xian furrowed her eyebrow.
"I don't know. Your woman leaves with the guy with the surname Ruan. The one who tried to confess to Xiao Ni in Junior high. I think he likes your girl," Wang Kai utter his opinion and quickly changed the topic once he heard Guan Xian scoffing.
"Anyway, I'll try to help Xia Corp. Ji Cun Xi and Jian Jun have arrived. I'll contact your later, bother-in-law!" Wang Kai disconnected his call that instant, leaving Guan Xian with his dark face cursing at him.
"Brother-in-law? he still dares to say that after dumping my sister? Tsk. Everyone in this world has turned shameless. Wang Kai's annoyingly handsome face appears in his mind as his words rang throughout his ears.
"Your woman leaves with the guy with the surname Ruan. The one who tried to confess to Xiao Ni in Junior high. I think he likes your girl."
It must be Ruan Jing Tian. His gaze falls on the new information he learned from his source. So many things happened to Xia Sha when he was away. Kai Xin is pregnant. And apparently, it's Yan Xi's baby.
He thought he would never hear that name again after he beat the shit out of him. His mood was not really good right now. Xia Sha must have realized someone is playing with her right now. But why doesn't she call him?
He thought she agrees to try trusting him?
He can fathom why Ruan Jing Tian could be involved in her matter while he can't even hear it from her mouth. What is on her mind?
Frustrated, he tried to calm his heart and reach out for his phone again. This time he carefully called Xia Sha and waited until the last tone.
She did not pick up again.
He clasped his phone and tried to dial Ruan Jing Tian's number from the information he got. He tried to breathe several times, and someone picked up the call after the third tone.
"Hello? Do you need anything? Ruan Jing Tian is away for a moment."
A girl's voice. The same familiar voice that filled his mind the whole day. Guan Xian froze.
BANG!
The next second, his phone has shattered into pieces.