A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Xia Ling heaved a huge sigh. Finally relieved, she decided to take a walk in the hallway and relax herself.

But having stood still for too long, her legs had gone numb, and she fell flat on the floor the moment she tried to move. In the fluster, she had knocked into something and heard someone go “Oh no”, followed by the shattering of an object. Warm water splashed on the floor next to her and wet her clothes.

“This is a birthday gift from my brother! It’s a limited edition!” A girl squatted down beside her and looked at the fragments sadly. She told her off, “How could you be so clumsy!”

Xia Ling struggled to get up, and only then did she see all the shattered pieces.

It seemed like she had broken a cup.

She felt bad about it. “I’m sorry.” She remembered that this was the same woman who fought with her a few days back but could not recall her name.

The girl was very unhappy. “What’s the point of saying sorry? This is a limited edition cup! My brother made it himself! Tell me what I should do now that it’s broken!”

A few other girls came closer and began commenting about it.

“A feral girl will always be a feral girl, how unrefined.”

“Who does she think she is? So what if she’s been adopted by Big Cousin?”

“Exactly. Big Cousin is such an outstanding person, why would he see anything in her?”

“She’d definitely feigned pity to get into our Pei family. When Big Cousin sees her true colors, he’ll definitely chase her out.”

“Ha, that’s right.”

The girls’ words were getting to Xia Ling, making her frantic and angry all at once. No, it won’t be like what they say, Brother Pei won’t abandon me! If Brother Pei really did abandon me, what’s to happen to Xiao Yu? Her illness was not treated yet!

She bit her lip and did not even think to rebut them.

The girl whose cup had been shattered was still upset about it. “My cup!”

Xia Ling apologized to her meekly. “I’m really sorry. Could I compensate you with another one?” She was living under someone else’s roof and had to do her part well. Otherwise, Brother Pei might chase her out.

But the girl couldn’t take it lying down. “Compensate? With what? You can’t afford it, and even if you could, you wouldn’t be able to find one like this! Even if you could get a limited edition piece, you can’t pay for my brother’s thought!” She was about to start crying.

Xia Ling realized that she made sense with every word, what else could she say?

“I’m sorry…” She couldn’t do anything but apologize.

“What’s wrong, did something happen?” A beautiful voice was heard out of the blue.

“Sister Jingyu, it’s Sister Jingyu.” The group of girls stepped aside and made way for Pei Jingyu to get to the scene.

Pei Jingyu was in a white embroidered top and complemented it with a thin titanium necklace. She looked beautiful and elegant, especially among the other girls around. But what a pity it was, she still lost by a notch when compared to Xia Ling.

Pei Jingyu looked down at Xia Ling who was still on the ground and felt jealousy rise inside her again. She was a brat, a feral child, a cheap girl, how could she possibly look so beautiful?!

Xia Ling’s hair was a little messy from the fall, and her grey blouse was simple and dull. Yet, with her pretty face, there was another air to her look. She was the sort who looked attractive under any circumstances, regardless of what she wore. Now that her head was hanging low, the sadness in those eyes made her appear so pitiful.

Pei Jingyu stopped herself from tearing her face apart. “Xia Ling, you created trouble again?”

Xia Ling detested her arrogant tone and impulsively snapped back. “How’s that your business?”

Pei Jingyu smiled haughtily and looked at her with a pitying expression. Another girl dashed into the picture to defend Pei Jingyu. “How can you speak to Sister Jingyu like this? She’s the most respected in our etiquette class, and she’s our class monitor, of course she has the right to be involved!”

So she was the class monitor.

Xia Ling was annoyed. Why was she the class monitor, of all people? She knew that Pei Jingyu had disliked her all this one. The first time she attended class, Pei Jingyu had already backstabbed and made things difficult for her. From then on, she disliked Pei Jingyu to the core.

She firmly responded, “What’s the big deal about being the class monitor?”

Pei Jingyu smiled easily. “There’s no big deal about being the class monitor. But since everyone trusts me and got me to be the class monitor, then it’s my responsibility to settle this conflict here. Xia Ling, there are rules in every place and institution. Since you’re Big Cousin’s adopted child, you should bring him some pride, instead of embarrassing him by breaking the rules.”

Xia Ling had no idea what she could say about that.

She did not want to be chased out by Pei Ziheng, nor did she want to embarrass him. Well, who could she blame for knocking the cup over? She bit her lip and had no choice but to admit her wrongs. “So, Monitor, what do you say I should do?”

Pei Jingyu was delighted to hear that. Ha, she knew she could thumb this little one down.

She was about to say something when Xia Ling added, “I hope that you’ll give a fair ruling, otherwise I wouldn’t be convinced. If things get out of hand and your parents end up bringing gifts to Brother Pei as a form of apology, I’ll feel bad.” Although she had no choice but to have Pei Jingyu decide on how to settle this, she wanted to make things clear from the onset to protect herself. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to say anything if Pei Jingyu really made things difficult for her.

Pei Jingyu’s expression turned awful. This feral girl knew nothing but to use Big Cousin as a backing!

The girls who’d arrived at their door with gifts and apologies before were looking more annoyed too. This feral girl was really too much! It was such an embarrassing incident and she actually remembered it!

“Sister Jingyu, you’ve got to punish her harshly!” Pei Jingshan, who had been beaten by Xia Ling previously, said to Pei Jingyu deviously.

Although the other few girls didn’t have much input, the expression in their eyes said the same thing.

Pei Jingyu smiled again. “We’re all Misses of the Pei family. Our status is so respectable, how could we stoop to the level of a little girl from an orphanage, whose family background is unknown? Jingshan, Jingmei, have you forgotten how our parents and seniors have taught us? When it comes to treating those lesser than us, we’ve got to be benevolent and kind.”

On the surface, it sounded as if she was chiding the few Misses with her, but was it not obvious who she was really against? She simply meant to say that Xia Ling was a lesser person and just another orphan!