"Young mistress, you finally back!" Aunty Bai said with excitement.
One can tell that Aunty Bai misses her a lot by the smile on her face. Xia Sha's face softens, she pulls Aunty Bai into a tight hug.
"Aunty Bai, how are you?" she asked with great care.
Aunty Bai is her mother's loyal servant. At the age of forty, she still remains loyal to Xia Sha's mother. When Xia Sha's mom leaves the Xia Manor, Father Xia used Little Xia Sha to threaten her. That's why aunty Bai promises to say on the manor to watch little Xia Sha and let her mistress pursue her happiness.
Xia Sha loves aunty Bai like she loves her biological mother.
"I am good. I am good. How is your mother?" Aunty Bai asked. A glimpse of pain in her eyes crossed when she asked about Xia Sha's mother.
No doubt, Aunt Bai is Xia Qi Feng's haters.
How can you stand the man who hurt someone you cherish and love? To Aunty Bai, her mistress is not only her master but also a family.
When Mother Xia discovered Xia Qi Feng's infidelity, Aunty Bai is the only person who strides forward to bet Xia Qi Feng's. She is so fearless that Xia Sha thinks her father is secretly scared of Aunty Bai.
Shen Xia Fei never says it out loud, but Xia Sha knew that her mother holds into the broken marriage to give her a complete family. Status is significant in their society, and Shen Xia Fei didn't want any ridicule thrown upon her dear daughter.
Mother Shen keeps blind eyes to Xia Qi Feng's betrayal for sake of Xia Sha. But when Xia Qi Feng bought his mistress home, Shen Xia Fei has enough and finally let go of him. She left just like that, leaving Xia Sha under that man's care.
Does Xia Sha hate her mother?
At first, she did hate her mother. How could she leave her in that jerk hand? Why did she abandon her? Does she not love her anymore?
At that time, Xia Sha was already in her senior year, yet she is too foolish to understand Mother Shen. All she knew is that her life turns into a disaster in one night.
She needs to maintain her reputation in school and fight the wicked pair of mother and daughter in her house. She is too stubborn to accept that her mother has left, and it's the rightest thing to do.
Just watching his father has a new family enough to shatter her heart. Every time she saw her father buy extra toys for her new stepsister, she wanted to pack up all her stuff and leave this hell.
Nevertheless, Xia Sha decided to stay in the Xia manor. She stayed in this hell to protect her mother's position. Even when her mother does not have the slightest interest to return. Xia Sha thinks that she must be strong because her mother couldn't.
After graduating from high school, her life slowly got better. She met Ling Guang and finally move out with him from the Xia Manor even though his father tries to threaten her several times.
Cutting her credit card, hiring a bodyguard, even locked her up in Xia Manor. Xia Qi Feng has tried everything to stop Xia Sha, yet she manages to run away every time.
Ling Guang is there throughout her fight with Xia Qi Feng. Building the company is one of her vocal protests against Xia Qi Feng. Although her life drastically downgraded, she felt blissful at that time.
Aunty Bai stays in the manor, even though Xia Sha has walked away. Because of her persistence, That witch on Xia Manor cannot even touch Shen Xia Fei's portrait in the Xia's family manor.
"Mom is good. She is happy now, aunty rest assured." Xia Sha has a gentle smile, appearing like an exquisite painting.
She has a nice little reunion with aunty Bai before a fake high-pitched voice greeted her. "Xia Sha! you finally come home! Your father and I have missed you so much!"
Xia Sha smirked and turned her body dramatically at the voice. There stand her great father, stepmother, and so-called step-sister.
The harmonic, little family she hates.
Xia Sha couldn't wait to ruin that warm smile on their face.
She forces a smile and greets them, "Father, aunty Pang."
Xia Qi Feng frown before his low voice fills the entire house, "Still remember to go home? didn't you run away already with that Ling something!"
Ah, of course, he holds grudges. His flesh and blood, the legitimate heir of Xia Corporation, choose to help other companies to compete with her own company.
"Father didn't remind me to call aunty Pang's stepmother again, eh?" She answers as she looks up to her father, challenging him in the broad light. She remembers the last time they fought is because Pang Ze Tian wanted to make her call her mother.
Of course, Xia Sha was never willing to disrespect her mother by calling Pang Ze Tian her mother. She remembers smiling mockingly at Pang Ze Tian and said, "With an ugly face like that, you want me to call you my mother? Go and buy some mirrors first. Only my father would find you interesting!"
Ah, good time~
Xia Qi Feng holds his breath. The anger once again rose and filled his chest. "You ungrateful child! Come home only to pick a fight with me."
Xia Sha smiles, moving her eyes to Xia Xiang. Now, this is the right time to play your dumb filial daughter role, she thought.
And Xia Sha is right. When Pang Xe Tian poked Xia Xiang's waist, she started to use her fake concerned look and deliberately put oil into the fire.
"Sister, don't make father angry again. His health is not good these days. It's good that you are back. But if you care about dad, please stop making him worried about you."
Ah, her skill improved.
In one breathe, she manages to say that it's better when she is away from home. Hah, so turn, out her stepmother has trained her child to welcome her.
Xia Sha smirk. Good thing that she only came to create trouble.
Xia Sha turns her expression into a deeply concerned look. She runs a little like a little girl to her father and touches her father's arms.
"Dad, you are sick? How can you fall sick?"
"If my mother learns about this, she might scold aunty Bai for not taking good care of you!" Xia Sha acts like she was worried sick about Xia Qi Feng, and she was a far more good actress than Xia Xiang. She did not forget to mention her mother's name to make Xia Qi Feng's anger dispute a little bit.
She sees Xia Qi Feng's face soften as he let her hug her arms.
After all, she is Xia Qi Feng's biological flesh and blood. Xia Xiang is only his daughter in a name. Towards Xia Sha, he can never really get angry.
"Your mother, is she alright?" His face turns rigid and cold, but Xia Sha can tell with one look at he was faking his expression. His voice was shaky when he called her mother.
Father, for whom did you fake it?
Hah, these old, stubborn people. Xia Sha just found out a few years ago that his father still cares about Shen Xia Fei a lot. And to be honest, she could never understand their relationship. But since she could use her mother's name to soften her father's heart, then she should make use of it wisely.
"She is fine. She just held another exhibition in Paris." Xia Sha smiles as she slowly bought his father to her side and leaves the Pang Ze Tian side.
"Father, I always angered you in the past, but don't worry. My mother has knocked some sense into me." Xia Sha brings her father further away from the poisonous par of mother and daughter.
Xia Qi Feng can't hide the happiness in his eyes, although his mouth still answers Xia Sha coldly. "Hmph, then it's good. Did your mother didn't tell you to break up with that stupid boy?"
Xia Qi Feng dislikes Ling Guang. He always thought that he was good for nothing, but Xia Sha was too blind to see. Ling Guang is one of the root causes of straining their relationship.
Alas, she probably didn't inherit his father's 'good' sight.
Just like his father also can't see the rotten side of Pang Ze Tian and Xia Xiang. So he is not the one to talk about this matter to her.
"Father, please, he is a good man." In the past, she added inside her heart, did not dare to break out the news yet. "Let's not talk about that. I'm officially back in the manor today. Why do you welcome me with scolding?" She pouted and acted coy.
Seeing Xia Sha's poor and pale face right now, Xia Qi Feng did not have the heart to scold her again. In the end, he took a deep breath and let matters go.
"I can't understand why you like that worthless man very much! You and Xiao Ni, One can tell that you are far smarter than that spoiled young missy, but in terms to love, she has far exceeded you!"