A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Gu Lin was from a wealthy family and had been spoiled rotten her entire life. Even if she was upset, she could not come up with any good ideas to counter the situation. The only thing she could do was to smash things at home in anger. She threw many expensive and exquisite display items — Dior perfume and Chanel foundation cushions — all over the floor.

When her brother, Gu Yao, walked into her room, he was met with a big mess.

Gu Yao was a playboy and regularly got himself into trouble in his gallivanting. However, as much as he had no desire to advance in life, he was highly protective and loving of his little sister, and they had a very good relationship. At this moment, he looked on confused and asked, “Sis, what’s wrong? Who made you angry?”

Gu Lin’s expression was distorted from anger. “Ye Xingling, that bitch!”

Gu Yao understood immediately.

He had heard his sister complain about Ye Xingling before. She had said that that woman had no status and no looks, but was fighting with her over Li Lei, and had somehow won! This made Gu Lin see red and want to curse her with a voodoo doll. A few days ago, there was a statement from Li Lei saying that he had broken up with Ye Xingling, and it made Gu Lin really happy. She had even opened a good bottle of champagne to celebrate.

Why was she angry again so soon?

“What happened now?” Gu Yao asked. Gu Yao was of the view that fights of women were all of the same strands — either she had stolen her boyfriend or slept with her husband — there was nothing original about it all. Gu Yao had seen much of this in his friends’ lives and did not think it was too much of an issue.

“Just swallow your heart. Men are all the same… even if they are a Casanova right now, they will still have to find a wife that has a similar family background.” Gu Yao advised his sister off-handedly. “Even I understand this logic, so no doubt Li Lei does as well. See that little b*tch artiste that he hooked up with… hasn’t he already chased her out? I think Li Lei did it on purpose to let all those small stars out there know not to mess with him. Sis, why make these small fries out to be a rival to you?”

“Hmph, who says I see her as a rival?” Hearing her brother’s words, Gu Lin also felt that she was demeaning herself and snapped at her brother irritably before smashing yet another item on the floor. “Brother Lei already dumped her! She is nothing in my eyes! However, how can she look like its nothing at all when she’s been dumped by Brother Lei? Look at her… look at her here! Does she even look like she’s fallen out of love? She looks so good! I don’t care! I’m not happy about this!”

Gu Yao finally understood what his sister was upset about. Looks like she did not want to see Ye Xingling doing well.

The jealousy of a little girl… haha.

He let out a laugh as he thought to himself that his little sister was adorable. He then casually said, “Isn’t she just a small star? I’m sure it’s easy to make her life miserable. Let’s go. I’ll help you take revenge.”

“Really?” A glint came into Gu Lin’s eyes. “Brother, can you really help me? Quick, help me to torture her! Torture her real bad so that I will feel better!”

Seeing the look of reverence his little sister was giving him, Gu Yao patted his chest and said with confidence, “Just leave it to me!” Who was he? He was the notorious Young Master Gu of S City. When it came to practical jokes and making someone’s life difficult, nobody would claim to be more versed at it than him. To ridicule a small star? There were just too many ways to do that. Gu Yao toyed with several plans in his mind and decided on what to do.

He was going to make sure that Ye Xingling made a fool of herself!

“Change into something nice.” Gu Yao smiled and said to his sister. “Let’s go to Wisteria Grand Hotel.”

Wisteria Grand Hotel.

Xia Ling did not know that she was currently being marked. The reactions were highly positive with the real-time news that Xu Fosheng released about her. As she received numerous blessings on her official homepage and was browsing them after breakfast, she started to feel her mood turning better.

So what if she just experienced a breakup? Life would still go on.

She was despondent for a few days, but it was time to pull herself together. She could not let herself be a laughingstock for others!

With this mindset, she got up with a renewed spirit and returned to the room to take a relaxing, warm shower. After which, she treated herself to a deep-cleansing mask and a full-body spa session. When she looked in the mirror again at the end of everything, she saw that the dark eye circles had dissipated and her fair skin was glowing. The marks that Li Lei had left on her body had disappeared as well.

She tried to smile radiantly at the reflection in the mirror.

Then, she switched on her computer and reserved a set of new clothes at Lucas’ shop.

Lucas was a nice person and, knowing that she had just been through a breakup, he gave her a big discount and threw in a few small accessories as freebies. He then dispatched his fastest delivery man to deliver her purchases.

Xia Ling changed into her newly-bought attire — a soft dress that reached past her thighs — and matched it with a light, off-white woolen coat, stilettos, and a leather clutch lined with pearls. The outfit made her look elegant and luxurious, further adding to her radiance. Satisfied at how she looked, Xia Ling carefully did her makeup looking at the mirror. Not long later, a beautiful and stunning artiste appeared, and if she were to wear this to a red carpet event, she would definitely be the talk of the town.

A lady’s mood seemed to be positively correlated to her looks. Xia Ling felt her energy return to her and had renewed confidence to face the world.

Everyone was waiting to see her be the laughingstock of the town? Very good, she was going to make sure they were all unable to laugh at all! Even if she were alone, she was going to have the best Valentine’s Day ever!

Turning on her mobile, she took a selfie and posted it online with the caption: “I finally don’t have to scrimp and save to buy a gift for my boyfriend’s family anymore. Even though my allowance isn’t great, I can still pamper myself with new clothes!”

There were many excited reactions from netizens upon seeing her post.

“What?! Xiao Ling, you… you… you said that the New Year’s gift you bought for Big Boss Li’s family was from your savings?!” Fans were shocked at the news.

“Boss is too much! Did he not subsidize you for it?”

“Exactly! What use is a rich boyfriend then?”

“Boss is too much! Xiao Ling can’t be earning much since she has just debuted. All those gifts that we saw… the reputed four treasures were all there, and they can’t be cheap. What a scrooge! Such a vampire!”

“No wonder Xiao Ling wanted to break up! It was a good decision!”

The discussion went on heatedly, and the center of discussion was no longer “Xiao Ling is looking good today,” but rather questioning the actions of a certain Boss. Many that were criticizing her before started to reflect on their words. So this girl did not spend her boyfriend’s money and was completely independent?

Many expressed their respect for her and apologized for their earlier criticisms.

Sister Mai Na saw the news on the official Weibo page and felt pride for Xia Ling, while at the same time feeling a little sorry for her. She was proud that Xia Ling was able to weather all the storms that came her way and to stand tall and strong amidst it all. However, she felt sorry that this poor young girl of only eighteen had to go through so much, shouldering a burden that was so much more than any regular eighteen-year-old or any regular newly debuted star would have to shoulder.

She gave Xia Ling a call and asked if she was really fine.

Xia Ling smiled and said, “I’m all right. Also, you were right! So what if I lost a boyfriend, the sky isn’t going to collapse on me. I’ve collected my emotions and am planning to go out and have some fun today.”

Sister Mai Na warned her to be careful before hanging up.

Then, Xia Ling picked up her clutch and walked out of her room.