The plane had just landed back in City A a little before 7 pm. Xia Biming quickly grabbed her luggage and made way for the pick up terminal. It had been raining all day and the rain wasn't going to stop until the next morning. It was early spring and with the rain, it was still quite chilly outside.
Biming was dressed in long black dress pants that were slim fitted paired with an emerald color blouse that accentuated her wide hips, thin waist, and plump chest. Her raincoat protected her from the rain as she raced inside the car that her chauffeur, Lu Chen, was awaiting her with.
"Welcome back CEO Xia. Looks like CEO Xia got to come home early from her conferences in Europe. Unfortunately the weather is not the best tonight," Lu Chen greeted her after taking care of the luggage and hopping into the driver's seat.
Xia Biming smiled and replied back, "Thank you driver Lu for coming to pick me up on such a night. How are mom and dad doing?"
"It is my pleasure to do so. No need to say thank you. Chairman Xia and his wife are doing well. They had dinner with your Aunt Xia Hua and Uncle Fang Jianyu and are now resting at home."
"Oh good. Alright, since they've already eaten, just take me to my penthouse. I didn't get much rest these past few days."
As they made their way towards Skylight Condominiums, Xia Biming took out her phone and decided to check the latest news. Upon opening Weibo, her eyes widened in both shock and confusion. She pinched herself to see if she was dreaming. 'Yeah, ouch! That hurt!'
All the trending and leading articles were of the names she wished were not true.
[Heir to the great Yu Corporation engaged to the heiress of Zhao United Incorporated!]
[Childhood friends Yu Tianhao and Zhao Liling are tying the knot this year after sudden engagement!]
[Was CEO Xia Biming thrown away like a used napkin? Yu Tianhao and Zhao Liling engaged!]
[Zhao Liling revealed to be two months pregnant! Announces that she and Yu Tianhao are very excited!]
'What. Is this my Tian Tian? It couldn't be possible. How could he be with that backstabbing conniving whore? It's not possible. What? I thought we were getting engaged on my birthday next month? Wait. She's pregnant? Huh? Two months?!?!' Biming's mind grew frenzied. She couldn't make out the reality of it anymore.
"LU CHEN!!" screamed Xia Biming.
"Yes, Young Miss?" Lu chen weakly replied. He had already expected this confrontation when the headlines hit this afternoon.
"Tell me the truth! Is Tianhao and that sewer rat really getting married?! And what about the baby she's carrying!? WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME!!" Xia Biming was fuming at this point. No one wanted to be the bearer of this bad news and had henceforth pushed it all onto him.
'Dear Lord, please go easy on this poor soul. I'm only in this position because I lost so many rounds of cards earlier.' Even the Chairman and his wife were too afraid of their young tigress's temper.
With no other choice he managed, "Y-y-yes-ss. I-it was not our intention to hide it from you. It's just that no one knew how to tell you. But those headlines are all true. And your father wanted me to pass along a message to you. He said that you should calm down and think things through because that chicken Yu Tianhao is not worthy of his little tigress Princess."
"WHAT? Daddy knew and he didn't say anything?!" Xia Biming then recalled her parent's lovely faces and began doing some breathing techniques she found online to help her calm her anger. After a few minutes, she managed to bring her anger down a notch and instructed the quivering Lu Chen to continue on to her penthouse.
She decided to take care of this situation tomorrow since she didn't get any rest on the plane and she had already been up for over 24 hours. Her mind and body just couldn't take it right now.
Upon entering her home, she told Lu Chen to leave her luggage in her room and head home. She stood by the window and looked into the city night and the rain poured down onto it. Her heart broken and her tears also pouring down as if it has an endless source. She made her way to her special wine storage fridge and pulled out a bottle and drank it straight out the bottle.
She already has a low alcohol tolerance, but she just couldn't help but try to numb the aching in her heart. She had pursued Yu Tianhao since their days in secondary school. She first met him when she was in her second year and he was in his fourth year getting ready to graduate. Xia Biming truly thought they were meant to be and loved him with her whole heart. She never expected to struck down by her own blindness out of love.
Two bottles of wine down and many tears shed, she finally mustered up the courage to drive to Yu Tianhao's condo to give him a piece of her mind. She grabbed her phone and her keys and stumbled her way down to the parking garage where she found her Mercedes Coupe. She made her way onto the road. With her hazy vision, she actually didn't get as far as she thought she did. She was only on the road for a few minutes but thought she had already made the 20 minutes voyage. Thinking she was on the correct street, she turned right.
'Huh? Why is this alley so dark? I don't remember it being so dark? Hmph, the sign for the Condos isn't here. Maybe I turned into the wrong street. No Problem! I'll just back out of here with my superb driving skills!'
BANG!
"AH! Sh*t! What happened?" Dazed and still pretty drunk, she sat frozen in the driver's seat.
'What the hell is this driver doing? They shouldn't drive at night in the rain if they can't even see. Tsk.' The man on a motorcycle thought. He was dressed in leather and had his helmet on. He just wanted to go out for a nice ride on his new bike despite the rain. 'My luck, huh?'
Seeing how his bike nor himself was injured, he backed his bike up to a safe distance and got off to check the driver. He removed his helmet and replaced it with a waterproof cap. He walked over to the driver's side cautiously since the driver had not come out yet, it seemed suspicious. He knocked on the driver's window a few times before the door opened.
Xia Biming jumped at the sound of the knock and gathered herself before opening the door and stepping out still in the same attire from the airport. Only now, she reeked of alcohol.