A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

“I, I was wrong!” Pei Yan immediately said in fright. “Ms. Xia, I was wrong, I was lowly and I let myself go. I’m the world’s most depraved woman and I won’t dare to be a vixen anymore!”

Xia Yingluo was stunned. She simply wanted to give a round of applause to her brother. As expected, an evil person would be dealt with evil. Pei Yan, this evil woman could only be dealt with by her brother! Ever since she found out that Pei Yan had seduced Zhao Yixuan, she had been suppressing hatred in her heart. Today, it was finally released and she felt all free and elated. “There’s still more.” She added. “You deserve to be slept with and abandoned and looked down upon.”

“I…” Pei Yan lowered her head and gritted her teeth. “I deserve to be slept with and abandoned and looked down upon!”

“That’s right.” Xia Yingluo grinned. “You have to be self-aware.”

She stretched lazily and then leaned on the sofa and said to her brother, “Let Zhao Yixuan come down, the big shouting is giving me a headache.” The shouting telling him to get off the stage was almost turning the roof over.

Li Rui was reluctant. “He hasn’t taken off his underwear.”

“Are you a pervert?” Xia Yingluo said disdainfully.

Li Rui rubbed his nose and motioned for Brother Qiang to let him release Zhao Yixuan regretfully.

Zhao Yixuan was dragged down, his face ashen and his whole body drenched in cold sweat. He was shivering slightly from either tiredness or from the huge humiliation he had just suffered. Li Rui looked at him disdainfully. “Get him out of here. He’s drenched in sweat, disgusting.”

A few people dragged him out.

In the chaos, Zhao Yixuan looked up and saw Xia Yingluo sitting beside Li Rui. She was concentrated on peeling a pine cone and was feeding it to Li Rui’s finely thin lips. “Good job, this is your reward.”

In the depths of Zhao Yixuan’s heart, there was discontent and jealousy.

How could she do this?!

She shouldn’t be like this…

How was it that she was living so well when he was in such a dire state?!

Under the blurry dazzling lights, Xia Yingluo’s exquisite features were alluring and charming. Looking from afar, she was like a mysterious fairy, giggling beautifully, but from beginning to end, she never turned to give him a glance.

A huge sense of disappointment rose in Zhao Yixuan’s heart.

Pei Yan was also chased out along with him. She grabbed the purse that had been thrown on the ground and stomped towards the car in a rage. She didn’t even think of helping Zhao Yixuan at all. Why should she? That man had completely humiliated her!

Pei Yan started the car and drove off.

Leaving Zhao Yixuan alone, standing alone in the midsummer night’s cool breeze.

After chasing away those unlucky people, Xia Yingluo, Li Rui and Jin Ling’er played to their heart’s content. Jin Ling’er learned how to play the dice for the first time and kept losing, so she had to drink many shots. She was unafraid to drink more and leaned onto Xia Yingluo. She pinched Jin Ling’er’s cheeks and said to Li Rui, “Let’s go back.”

After sending Jin Ling’er back to the dormitory for a good night’s rest, Xia Yingluo and Li Rui returned home.

She sat alone in a daze in her room’s balcony for the whole night. The next day, she said to Li Lei, “Father, I’ve decided to stay in the training camp.”

Li Lei was trimming a cluster of tulips in the garden, with Li Rui’s little leopard resting on his shoulder comfortably. He raised an eyebrow. “Imperial?”

“Yes, Imperial Entertainment’s training camp.” Xia Yingluo braced herself and said, “My friend is there. If I retire, she’s bound to be bullied to death.”

Li Lei was a little unhappy. “There’s no good thing in Imperial. Bring your friend along to Skyart.”

Xia Yingluo said carefully, “Father, you taught me that I should never run from battles. If I and Ling’er just run away because there’s someone at Imperial’s training camp bullying us, then she’ll be able to have her wishes fulfilled and become Chief. Then she’ll debut in glory and spread rumors everywhere to chase me away… Father, can you bear that?”

“After a year outside, you’ve learned to manipulate to get what you want?” Li Lei chuckled slightly.

Xia Yingluo said with a thick face, “Hehe. Anyway, I’m not leaving, so I had to give you old man face.”

“Tsk tsk, what old man, I’m still young.” Li Lei lectured his daughter. He paused for a while before saying, “Go ask your mother.”

“Huh?”

“If your mother is okay, then I’m okay too.” Since the enmity with Imperial was a matter involving the previous generation, his children should have their own lives. He didn’t drag to involve them in the previous generation’s enmity.

Xia Yingluo cheered. “You’re the best!”

She hugged Li Lei and planted a fierce kiss on his handsome cheeks, then went to find Xia Ling happily.

From early morning to evening, the sun set in the west and the lake water glimmered.

Xia Ling was sitting on a rattan weaved deck chair on the second floor’s balcony. Her head was bent and she was quietly reading a book. Beside her was a cup of flower tea and not far, pots of roses bloomed, swaying in the gentle cool breeze. Her porcelain white and lustering face had on a quiet and contented expression, and her gauze cheongsam dragged on the floor carelessly. From afar, she looked just like a fairy who had walked out of dreamland.

Li Lei stood at the door and looked at her for a long time.

She looked up and realized he was here, so she put down her book and got up. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”

Li Lei smiled and walked over. He extended an arm and brought her into his embrace. “I didn’t want to disturb you, you were so engrossed.” He lowered his head and kissed her gently. Then he asked, “Has Yingluo come to find you?”

“Yes.” Xia Ling nestled into his embrace. His warmth made her feel peaceful. “My brother said he’ll stay in S City to look after her and prevent Wei Lingnan from doing anything. If she wants to stay in Imperial’s training camp, then let her be. Anyways, she’s going to graduate in one or two years and it won’t be a problem.”

Although she was saying this, she still looked up at Li Lei. “You don’t mind?”

“Why should I mind?” Li Lei smiled. “Who could possibly snatch you from me?”

Hence, Xia Ling smiled, tiptoed and gave him a lingering kiss.

She had never taken the initiative to mention a name to him before. Since she had decided to grow old together with him, it was only right to cut off what should be cut off.

However, Li Lei unexpectedly mentioned the name first. “Yingluo has met Pei Ziheng.”

Xia Ling was stunned for a moment. She had heard of this before, but she didn’t know why Li Lei was bringing it up.

Li Lei hugged her tighter and leaned his head on her shoulders. His voice was a little gloomy. “She said Pei Ziheng is very good, he still has sharp ears and keen eyes, a healthy body, and good spirits. His authority is still unchallenged in Imperial Entertainment and he can scare people with a single glance.”

Her heart softened. “Thank you.”

Even though she had married and given birth to children with him, she hadn’t seen Pei Ziheng for many years and, after all, he was still an unforgettable past lover and cinnabar in the bottom of her heart, so how could she just forget him so easily? Occasionally in her dreams, she would miss the man called Pei Ziheng and worry about whether he was warm and if he had a close confidante near him to cook for and feed him.