A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Xia Ling originally did not plan on leaving Skyart Entertainment, but after hearing what he said, she started to think about it.

He was right. There was pretty much no value in staying in Skyart Entertainment anymore. In the future, she would have to meet Li Lei regularly, and it would definitely be awkward. However, on the surface, she only lightly said, “That’s my business. Mr. Pei, you don’t have to be too concerned about it.”

Not only did she want to cut ties with Li Lei, but she also did not wish to provoke Pei Ziheng.

Pei Ziheng’s expression darkened.

He controlled his emotions and invited her to step out of the car for the wounds on her neck to be treated by his family doctor.

Xia Ling recognized this villa. It was not her and Pei Ziheng’s house, but only a vacation villa. The decoration inside did not change much. In the living room, there were several small porcelain cat carvings placed in a corner.

Xia Ling did not bother to analyze the familiar objects. As she sat down on the sofa, the family doctor quickly arrived. Doctor Ouyang was an old acquaintance as they frequently consulted with him when they were sick in the past. After Doctor Ouyang checked Xia Ling carefully, he put down his equipment and said, “Her throat is a little swollen. There is internal bleeding, but it is not harmful to ordinary people. However, Miss Ye is a singer, so she has to take care of herself for a while. I will give you some medicine. Take it on time and remember not to eat any spicy food that can irritate your throat.”

Xia Ling nodded her head.

Pei Ziheng asked, “Yesterday, she was in snowy weather. Did she catch a cold?”

Doctor Ouyang smiled and said, “Mr. Pei, don’t worry. Miss Ye’s body is in good condition, and everything is normal.”

After hearing his words, Pei Ziheng was finally relieved and dismissed Doctor Ouyang.

He made Xia Ling stay for breakfast and instructed the servants to prepare a nutritious vegetable porridge which was easy to digest. He helped her cut some bread into small pieces and spread butter on them. As Xia Ling watched him meticulously slice the bread pieces, she recalled that many years ago, he was equally considerate. He always did everything flawlessly and took care of her very well.

She then thought about Li Lei again.

Li Lei was different from Pei Ziheng. He hired very few servants and did most things himself. Always careless in the kitchen, when Li Lei cooked he would always ask for her help. He would also laugh at her for cutting the tomatoes into uneven slices and not washing the vegetables well enough…

Many of their memories were engaged in joyful banter in the kitchen. In the future, that would most likely not happen again.

There was a sour feeling in her mouth, and the soft and delicious vegetable porridge in front of her felt difficult to swallow.

She hastily finished her breakfast and bid Pei Ziheng farewell.

Pei Ziheng could not find another reason to make her stay, so he assigned a car to send her off. “Where are you going?” he asked.

Xia Ling thought about it for a while. Since she was determined to leave Skyart Entertainment, she should not return to Li Lei’s apartment. “First, I will look for a hotel. Wisteria Grand Hotel is not bad, so I think I will stay there for a few days,” she replied.

Hearing her say that she was not going to return to the apartment, he felt better and asked the chauffeur to send her to Wisteria Grand Hotel.

Xia Ling thanked him, rejected his offer to pay for the hotel, and booked a room herself.

Wisteria Grand Hotel was a five-star hotel, so its security was strong and allowed its guests to maintain their privacy. As such, many people in the entertainment industry liked staying there. Since it was the Spring Festival, a few guests were staying at the hotel.

As Xia Ling settled for the best possible room available, her phone suddenly ringed crazily.

Pressing the answer button, Xia Ling found that it was Sister Mai Na. “Xiao Ling, where did you run off to? You will be the death of me!” She thought Xia Ling was asleep, so she continued to play mahjong for the entire night with her relatives. She was on a winning streak, but in the morning, she was aghast once she opened the guest room door. Xia Ling had escaped some time in the middle of the night, and there was only a note left behind.

Xia Ling said, “I’m fine Sister Mai Na. Don’t worry.”

How could Sister Mai Na not worry? She demanded Xia Ling to report where she was at.

Xia Ling said the hotel’s address.

“Wait for me!” Sister Mai Na hung up the phone and hurriedly drove to the hotel. Who was she kidding? A girl who had just broken up was easily susceptible to negative thoughts. How could she leave Xiao Ling alone? Her life as a manager was not easy. Even though it was the new year, she had to worry about her artiste like a nanny taking care of children in a kindergarten.

Xia Ling felt a little guilty that she let Sister Mai Na rush over to see her on New Year’s day.

However, she could not stop Sister Mai Na.

Sister Mai Na was burning with impatience when she arrived at the hotel. Once she saw that Xia Ling was fine, she was immediately relieved. “What were you doing last night secretly escaping my house?! Is my house not comfortable enough that you would rather stay in a hotel room?” She said emotionally.

Xia Ling did not want to create new problems for herself, so she did not tell her that she was with Pei Ziheng last night. As such, Sister Mai Na naturally thought that after Xia Ling left her house last night, she directly went to the hotel to book a room.

Xia Ling tried to explain tactfully. “The guest room was quite noisy. I wanted some peace and quiet.”

However, Sister Mai Na was overthinking. She was quiet for some time before asking, “Have… you heard it all?” Last night, the volume of the television was quite loud when the news was playing. Could it be that Xiao Ling heard the sensational news?

Xia Ling smiled bitterly. “Sister Mai Na, I’m not as weak as you think I am. Even if the entire world’s news channels report about this, so what? This sort of gossip news is inevitable. Every celebrity has experienced being taunted by the media. Besides, I may become even more famous because of this report.” She said that not only to comfort Sister Mai Na but also reflecting on the situation logically. In her past life, she had been a megastar and the world’s beloved Diva. What difficult phases had she not experienced? That sort of news was a trivial matter.

Sister Mai Na did not fully believe her. “Are you really okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine. I just wanted to be away from the noise because my head hurt.” Xia Ling did not tell her that she intended to leave Skyart Entertainment. How could she increase the burdens of her manager on New Year’s day? It would not be too late to tell her after the new year celebration was over when she returned to work.

Sister Mai Na accompanied and chatted with her for the whole day to ensure that she was emotionally stable. There were many calls from her family pestering her to return home to play mahjong with them. The relatives that lost to Sister Mai Na yesterday wanted to win back their losses, and without her, they could not do so.

As such, Xia Ling said, “You should go home then.”

Only then did Sister Mai Na reluctantly leave.

As the world became quiet, Xia Ling took out her phone. There were no notifications.

Feeling as if something was missing, she smiled bitterly. Why was she still expecting something? Two days had passed, and even Sister Mai Na had incessantly expressed her concern for her. However, what about that man? Li Lei…

After he had violently forced himself on her, he broke up with her without saying a word.

He could not even make a call to console her.

Her sunlight had vanquished.

Xia Ling typed a message. She hesitated for a long time above Li Lei’s name before pressing the delete button.

In her hotel room, she slept until it was night again. After that, she answered a few calls. Her parents had called to ask for money, Grandma Ye had called to ask if she was okay, Luo Luo called to sympathize with her break up, and Lu Tao and Bai Murong called to wish her a happy new year.

Xia Ling responded to all of them, but her heart was empty from the start to the end.

The Spring Festival ended in a flash. Soon, the next event the world focused on was—

Valentine’s day.

Or to Xia Ling, Single’s day.

With an elegant and artistic environment, the Wisteria Grand Hotel became more lively. Many couples liked staying there for a romantic night including a few old acquaintances of Xia Ling…