A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

She lowered her head and heard him say, “I saw him hugging you in front of the grave. I was really upset. Ah Nuo and the rest tried to comfort me, so they joked with me on purpose.”

She was startled as she never expected the truth to be like this.

After some silence, she said, “Ok.”

“Don’t be angry with me, ok?”

“I’m not angry.” She said softly.

She was only a little sad because she thought he was appearing to be sad in front of her but not actually caring about her child. Thinking about it, it was very normal. He thought that her child was someone else’s. What else could she ask for since he was already accommodating her so much? She would rather he not care and joke around than engulfed in sadness.

However, one person could only shoulder that much burden. The world was so big but no one could feel the same as her.

She should just endure the difficulty.

Li Lei said, “Xiao Ling, I love you.”

“I know.” She lifted her hand to stroke his eyebrows. “Is it hard being with me?”

He shook his head, then nodded. “That’s why you should treat me better.”

She laughed softly and lifted her face to kiss him, carefully.

On the other hand, Su Tang returned to her room downstairs. She put down her elegant handbag, took out a small phone from her pocket, and pressed the audio play button.

Clear recorded voices were heard through the phone—

[You aren’t feeling well and should take your medicine on time. Old Master told me to take good care of you.]

[Miss Ye, I’m only taking care of the Young Master. You can’t cook or help him with his wound. Let me deal with these things.]

[He won’t die from this small injury and doesn’t need you! Quickly get lost!]

[Su Tang, don’t say anything. You can go now.]

She smiled in satisfaction. Since the Young Master told her to buy medicine, she guessed that a situation like that would happen. Before she entered the Young Master’s apartment, she turned on the recording function. Sure enough, this valuable information was recorded.

She sent the audio recording to Old Master Li’s voicemail and left a message. “Old Master, Young Master seems to really like Miss Ye and would rather protect her even though he’s sick. Miss Ye wouldn’t let me intervene in Young Master’s affairs. She also doesn’t know how to take care of others. I’m worried about the Young Master’s health.”

She was originally sent to Li Lei’s side by Old Master, and Old Master also revealed that if she could take care of Young Master well, they should get married in the future. Sending this report to him was within her duties.

She waited anxiously for a while. Very soon, Old Master called her.

Su Tang picked it up. “Old Master… yes… yes.”

She hung up the phone and smiled elegantly. Ye Xingling, your days are running out. Enjoy your time besides Young Master, because it won’t last!

Xia Ling and Li Lei rested at home for half a day.

Xia Ling called Sister Mai Na to tell her that she was back. She had settled almost all of her private affairs and could resume normal recording sessions. Sister Mai Na was already numb to her irregular schedule. Fortunately, although she was busy, she was very efficient, and there would not be much of a hindrance. Thus, Sister Mai Na liaised with Bai Murong and Wei Shaoyin to settle the recording date of the song.

When the day arrived, Li Lei drove her to Skyart Entertainment.

First, he dropped her off at the recording studio building. Then, he drove to the main building.

Xia Ling smiled as she went upstairs. Once she entered the studio, she realized that Bai Murong was already waiting for them and holding a score in his hand. He was repeatedly practicing with a distraught expression.

“What happened to you?” Xia Ling asked.

Bai Murong paused, looked up and stared at her bitterly. “That Unreasonable Wei said that I’m not singing the lyrics well enough! Why is it so difficult?! Ye Xingling, let me tell you. The next time you want to die, don’t drag me down. Otherwise, this will be our last collaboration. Hear that? Last time!”

Xia Ling smiled.

She was already accustomed to Wei Shaoyin torturing others. It would be strange if people, including heavenly king Bai Murong, did not complain. However, every song recorded by Wei Shaoyin was amazing. After the song was out, many people would thank Wei Shaoyin for his nitpicking.

However, it was true that many people didn’t want to collaborate with Ah Wei a second time.

Wei Shaoyin walked out wearing a white shirt. While working, he often wore a pair of platinum-rimmed glasses which gave him a cold and stern look. He ignored Bai Murong’s whining and directly ordered the two people to start working. He was never soft-hearted when torturing people. Luckily, Xia Ling had some tolerance after experiencing his torture for a long time. However, Bai Murong was miserable. He was abused until his face turned expressionless. After the recording was finished, he looked like he was floating when he walked out.

He was then pulled away to take a publicity photo.

The beautifully printed cover of the disc was released. Under the silver-white glow of the moon, Bai Murong was wearing a black silk shirt and looked enchanting. Beside him, Xia Ling looked quiet, cold, and mysterious. The meticulously remastered title name was “The Flames of a Powerful Opponent.”

“The Flames of a Powerful Opponent?” Bai Murong scanned the disc. “That can’t be. I think it’s better if it’s called ‘The Full Face of a Powerful Opponent.’ Are you changing the song or the person who sang it? No, it’s still not right… It should be the ‘The Elimination of a Powerful Opponent.’ Yes. Only an ‘elimination’ would be apt to describe you two crazy people.”

Xia Ling laughed innocently. “Brother Bai, this is not my fault. The one who tortured you was Ah Wei.”

Now, he called him “Brother Bai.” She heard that during the Heavenly Voice Music Festival, Qin Zifeng was incited by someone to go on stage to be abused. She really thanked Bai Murong for sending her a competitor who was more like a stepping stone to catapult herself to fame.

If Qin Zifeng found about this unfathomable thought, he would definitely seek revenge on Bai Murong.

However, she was grateful for his kindness and called him “brother” because Bai Murong really knew how to care for others.

On the other hand, it was also a promotional need. The outside world was spreading that they both came from Skyart’s training camp and had the older brother and younger sister feel. No matter what, both of them were a good story to tell.

Seeing her pure and innocent manner, Bai Murong couldn’t help but smile. “Ye Xingling, don’t try to play dumb. I’m not so easily fooled like Wei Shaoyin. You can save the tricks you used on him. I know that this song has many parts which are not even Wei Shaoyin’s style. That only means that you also participated in this. I couldn’t tell because you hid it so well. You can even write such deep compositions?”

Xia Ling laughed dryly. Bai Murong could tell that it was easy to deceive Ah Wei after a few days?

Once “Powerful Opponent” was released, it was an instant hit.

All of the fans were crazy about it and expressed that they never heard such a powerful song that was like an exciting battle between evenly matched opponents and was full of thrills. Public opinion said that they could not tell that Ye Xingling actually had the ability to be so well-matched with Bai Murong. Was that a sign that she had the standard of a Diva?