A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

She looked toward him and saw that he was already suited up in his dark gray tailcoat over his pristine white shirt. He held a box, which contained a necktie that was of the same textile material as her gown. It also had two sapphire cufflinks that complemented her gown perfectly.

She smiled, was this a couple wear?

She took the necktie and put it around his neck. “I’ll help you with it.”

Li Lei looked down at her. Her eyelashes were lush and beautiful, her eyes focused, and there was a faint scent between her breaths. She didn’t know that putting on a necktie for someone else was considered a taboo in the triad world. It entailed having someone’s life at their mercy—if a knife or any weapon was concealed in the necktie itself, the person could be killed in an instant.

He never allowed anyone to put on his necktie for him.

Li Feng was even more radical about this belief. If any woman even offered to do it, he would kill her on the spot.

But she was different. She was Xiao Ling, his lover, his woman. Even if she went overboard in anything, it would be forgivable in his eyes.

He looked like a big tamed animal, allowing her to do whatever she liked with him. When she was done with the necktie, she went on to help him with the cufflinks as well.

Only when everything was in its place did she smile. “Alright, we’re done.” The sweet expression in her eyes made it hard for him to look away.

With his arms around her waist, he pulled her close and planted a kiss on her lips.

“Xiao Ling.” He said in a low voice.

She looked at him teasingly, “What’s with that, you’ve ruined my makeup now.” She feigned annoyance.

Li Lei laughed and reached for her makeup pouch. He looked for her lipstick and conscientiously applied it on her lips.

“Not this shade.” She laughed.

“But I like it.” His voice was low and tender. He took a step back and bent his knees slightly to look at her at eye level—she looked amazing.

Thus, she left it as it was and walked out the door with him, arm in arm. The car parked in front of their apartment was not the usual SUV. It was a silver luxury car that shimmered in the street light.

They were attending a banquet today, it was a rare opportunity for him to show off his other cars. The interior of the car was designed according to her liking. In fact, Li Lei had referenced her Porsche when he furnished it to ensure it was her style.

This man was indeed thoughtful and meticulous.

The banquet was in the garden of a private property. The banquet had a minimalistic theme, with artistically pruned horticulture all around. The designer for this area was definitely a highly regarded one in the field. The total amount spent on these furnishes probably exceeded the budget of the villas that Li Lei and Pei Ziheng had given Xia Ling.

Xia Ling and Li Lei were welcomed into the house by the butler

On the way in, Xia Ling asked, “Whose place is this?” She had initially thought that the banquet would be held at a ballroom or the like, and definitely did not expect it to be at a private garden. This area was obviously not open to the public.

The butler was extremely polite. “This is Young Master Wei Shaoyin’s private property. He usually doesn’t host guests here—you are the first.”

Xia Ling was stunned.

This butler called Wei Shaoyin… Y- Young Master?!

Did she hear him wrong?!

Xia Ling looked at Li Lei in shock. Wasn’t Wei Shaoyin just a small fry under him? No, not exactly “small,” but he couldn’t possibly afford such a private garden with his pay! Just the furnishing of the place alone easily took up his savings from working at Skyart for more than a decade.

Li Lei wasn’t surprised. “Ah Wei never mentioned his background to you? He’s a Young Master of a pharmacological drugs manufacturing company, but he doesn’t like that sort of lifestyle and profession, so he found his own career and interest. Oh, in fact, the annual bonus he receives from his family business is way more than his pay at Skyart.”

Xia Ling was speechless. No wonder this man could afford a Ferrari, top-notch music apparatus and equipment, and even owned such a huge garden! He really had so much of him unknown to the world…

She was almost in tears from this discovery.

Li Lei asked, “Why do you have such a weird expression?”

Xia Ling said, “I feel like crying.”

Li Lei responded, “Cry? But why? Honestly, his garden is pretty great—I can buy one for you if you want one. Moreover, the villa under your name is not any cheaper than this place.”

Xia Ling still felt like crying. “You don’t understand.” She recalled the time she first returned to Skyart after her reincarnation. Back then, Skyart Entertainment had wanted to transfer her to Imperial Entertainment, and she had no way out of it. Wei Shaoyin had generously offered to pay for her termination fees so she could leave the training camp, but she rejected him, for fear that it would burn a hole in his assets.

If only she’d known, she’d have agreed to Ah Wei’s offer!

She could’ve just used Ah Wei’s money to terminate the contract, or even left the entertainment industry for good!

All that happened after that could’ve been avoided…

She really did feel like crying.

Along the white marble porch came Wei Shaoyin in a silver-white tailcoat. “Xiao Ling, Boss, you’re here.”

Xia Ling gritted her teeth. “Why haven’t you told me that you’re this rich?”

Wei Shaoyin innocently said, “Wait, has Boss never mentioned it before?” His expression then turned into one of detestation. “It’s good that nobody knows about this, though. There’s nothing much to share about since my whole family is full of looneys!”

All of them were speechless as they kept their thoughts to themselves.

Xia Ling: Wei Shaoyin, does anyone even say this about their own family?

Li Lei: I’ve known for a long time that your whole family was made up of looneys.

The butler: Young Master, can’t you save your family some embarrassment!

Xia Ling didn’t probe which company or family it was since she likely wouldn’t have heard of them anyway. She only knew that having one more rich person around her meant one more avenue she could get a loan from. “You’ve kept it a secret for so long, why did you suddenly invite us here, then?” Xia Ling asked.

Wei Shaoyin said, “I’ve never kept it a secret. You just never asked.”

Xia Ling was speechless again. Why would any normal person go up to others and ask “Hey, are you rich?”

Wei Shaoyin said a little boastfully, “I chose this place because I don’t like the crowds and mess outside.” Other than for socializing purposes, he hardly hosted banquets. This time, it was a small-scale, personal one, and he couldn’t be bothered to find an external venue—he was a clean freak and found many other places dirty; hence, he settled on his own place.

Realizing what she had missed out on in the past three years, Xia Ling made her way to the living room distraught.

The living room was also tiled with white marbles, giving the place an extraordinarily classy ambiance.

Sister Mai Na, Bai Murong, and some others had arrived, and so had Luo Luo, who came in a pastel-pink gown. She spotted Xia Ling first and excitedly skipped towards her. “Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling.”

A few guests sipping cocktails and wine by the lake turned around and looked at them.