A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

His expression became somber, and his anger was accumulating.

He clenched both of his fists and tried his best to restrain himself from getting angry at her. However, she still could tell that a storm was coming from his expression and sneered. “You’re the one who wanted me. Why are you acting like you were wronged? You look even more wronged than me! What sort of person do you think I am Li Lei, such that you can treat me however you like? It’s not as easy as you think!”

She held the bath towel covering her body, grabbed her clothes near the bed, and rushed out of the bedroom.

Li Lei grabbed hold of her. “Where are you going?!”

“None of your business!” She screeched as she kicked him away. “Let go of me! Do you know how disgusting you are?!”

“I’m disgusting?” Li Lei could no longer control his anger. He pushed her on the bed, and the white bath towel dropped to the floor like a petal, exposing her jade-like skin.

Xia Ling had a haphazard fall and felt that the bones in her body were about to break. She hurriedly tried to climb back up, but his body was already holding her down. “Ye Xingling.” His hands were liked strong iron pincers that lifted her chin, and his voice became colder. “Look at who I am! Do you give the cold shoulder to all people who treat you well?! Alright then, you like it when people use force, right? We can try this again!”

He removed his clothes with one hand and ignored her crazy struggling as he viciously forced himself on her.

The pain from last night had not disappeared, and she was implicated with new searing pain. Xia Ling did not know how she overcame the pain. In a state of mental confusion, she vaguely heard his voice. “At least, your body will remember: I’m Li Lei!”

Darkness.

Endless darkness.

Afterward, drops of blood trickled out.

A dog-like howl. The man with the long whip. In the shattered light, she could see Li Lei’s beautiful and cold face…

Xia Ling screamed and woke up.

Li Lei was no longer in the room. Her body was aching, and there was a pile of destroyed towels and clothes on the floor that reminded her that everything that happened was not a dream. She was once again forcefully possessed by him after she had fiercely resisted him.

As she curled up her legs and hugged her scarred body, she closed her eyes and prevented her tears from flowing out.

She was wrong. It turns out that he was not her sunlight, but just another beast. Before she entered the Li Family, although she was nervous, she hoped to gain his family’s recognition and spend a happy Spring Festival under his warm protection. However, what was the reality? His entire family looked down on her, and even he thought of her as a tool.

In a daze, she did not know why she even wanted to go to that island.

Was she voluntarily letting others insult her?

Even when she was with Pei Ziheng, Pei Ziheng would never bully her for no reason and would definitely not let the Pei Clan brazenly look down on her when she was there, dig a trap for her to jump in, and pour dog’s blood on her for her to be ridiculed!

She was tired and wanted to leave.

She got up, tolerated the pain, and found a good set of clothes from her luggage. She took her passport and bank card and walked out of the Thunderous Yard.

The sunshine outside Thunderous Yard was radiant.

Far away, a few children were playing on the beach. The person who plotted against her and caused her to be in a difficult situation yesterday, Li Xiaoxing, was one of them. She was wearing a beautiful red wool skirt and in high spirits. Her laughter was like the ringing of a silver bell.

Those who had harmed her could play without a care in the world.

But her…

The scars on her ten fingertips were still there, and there was a faint pain in her heart. Hidden parts of her body felt like they had been trampled by a thousand soldiers and were disastrously broken. Perhaps she should thank Li Xiaoxing because she let her see Li Lei’s true colors as he left her when she was having a rough time…

“Miss Ye.” Someone whispered to her from beside a coconut tree in Thunderous Yard.

Xia Ling turned around to see Su Tang.

Today, Su Tang was wearing a thin shirt and long skirt with a soft and large lilac coat. She looked refined, elegant, and beautiful as she looked at Xia Ling with a polite smile on her lips. “Are you intending to leave? The Old Master told me to send you off.”

“Send me off?” Xia Ling was startled but immediately understood. Sure enough, Old Master Li disliked her very much since she had only stayed at Thunderous Yard for about two days, and he could not wait to chase her away!

“That’s not necessary. I know how to walk out myself.” Xia Ling’s tone was icy. She had her pride. Since the entire Li family looked down on her and rejected her, she would also not shamelessly stay in their home. She had lived for two lifetimes and did not have the habit of tolerating the scorn of others!

She closed her lips tightly, straightened her back, and walked forward step by step.

Su Tang did not hesitate to keep up with her. “I still think that I should send you off. There are many restricted areas on this island, and outsiders would be directly killed if they entered them. Furthermore, you’re not part of the Li family and cannot walk around as you please. The hangar and harbor will not open for you.” The meaning between her words was that Xia Ling was treated as a distant outsider.

They were like sharp knives that plunged into Xia Ling’s heart.

After staying on the huge island with a dream-like fortress, suddenly, she had an unreal feeling. The world was so big, where was her place?

“Sister Su Tang! Sister Su Tang!” Li Xiaoxing, Li Xiaolong, and a few other children ran over as if they did not see the weak Xia Ling standing beside her. They surrounded Su Tang gleefully. “Look! This is the starfish that we found. Isn’t it pretty?”

“Sister Su Tang, do you want a necklace made of seashells? Look, I just made one, and it looks very nice.”

The children chirped as they tried to curry favor with Su Tang. They were completely different from the way they bullied Xia Ling yesterday.

Xia Ling was already not in a good mood, and her body was weak. After a child knocked into her, she staggered and almost fell to the floor. She held on to a tree to support herself and was barely able to maintain her balance.

The child who knocked into her shot her a look of contempt. “Watch where you’re going. Did you not see that we’re talking to Sister Su Tang? How dare you block our way. You’re so weak, how can you be Uncle Lei’s girlfriend? Hmph.”

“Ah Lian, don’t talk rubbish!” Su Tang elegantly chastised him. “How did Uncle Lei find a girlfriend like her? Old Master has not even acknowledged Miss Ye, don’t make an uproar and destroy Miss Ye’s reputation.” From her words, it seemed as if she was afraid of destroying her reputation, but even the children were aware that it was indicating that Old Master Li looked down on her and was unwilling to acknowledge her!

“I’m relieved then.” Li Xiaoxing exaggeratedly patted her chest. “As I was saying, how could Uncle Lei have such a weak girlfriend like her? Our grandfather is still the wisest. No acknowledgment means no acknowledgment. We will find a better girlfriend for Uncle Lei next time!”

“Do we still need to look for one? I think Sister Su Tang is not bad.” The children laughed.

Su Tang looked at Xia Ling apologetically. “Miss Ye, the children are immature. Please don’t take their words to heart.”