A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

However, Xia Ling said, “I brought you here to pay your respects, not to ask him to bless anyone.”

She only wished that her child would be happy in heaven and not worry about his tragic fate in his short life on earth. Besides, he lived his life too hastily and dangerously.

She was not a competent mother. How was she qualified to ask for his blessing?

Li Lei looked at her and saw that she had turned pale after staring at the tombstone intently. Thus, his expression darkened and stopped talking.

On the way back to the city, both of them were silent.

When they reached the apartment, she went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Li Lei sat on the sofa in the living room for a while. In his mind, the image of her crying in Pei Ziheng’s arms when she left the graveyard appeared. Her sorrowful and lonely expression pained his heart. He placed his palm on his chest. That painful feeling was so obvious that he suspected that he was going to have a heart attack.

Er Mao came over and rubbed his legs with his big head.

When he didn’t move, Er Mao rubbed him again.

“I’m fine.” He looked down at the amber-colored eyes of the leopard which had been with him for many years and petted his sleek and soft fur. He felt like a failure because even a leopard worried about him. However, he should not be like this. If Xiao Ling came out later and saw that he was so downhearted, she would also be worried. What would happen, then?

Or maybe Xiao Ling never took notice of his sadness in the first place.

When he thought about this, his chest ached even more. That very realistic and intense pain caused him to crouch down for a long time before slowly getting up.

He fumbled as he took out his phone to call Su Tang, asking her to buy some pills for him.

Su Tang asked him how he was in concern.

He said, “I’m fine. I just think that I should renew the medicine in the medicine cabinet.”

His lie was too poorly constructed, the intelligent Su Tang quickly saw through it. She hung up the phone, hurriedly put on an exquisite dress, and wore a pair of high heels that matched her temperament. Her hair was styled to give her an elegant and feminine look. Then, she picked up her pearly white handbag and went out to buy medicine for him.

Young Master’s body had always been healthy, and the probability of him suffering from heart disease was zero.

The only possibility was that he was either extremely mad or depressed such that he felt physical discomfort. Based on her instincts as a woman, Su Tang knew that this was a good time to enter his life.

She was in high spirits as she bought the medicine and rushed to Li Lei’s apartment. She stood by the door touching up her makeup before taking a breath and entering the password in front of the door.

Li Lei’s house used a password protected lock. Over the years, Su Tang always had direct access to it.

After knowing that Xia Ling lived here, she rarely visited because, every time she saw that the Young Master’s house was filled with female products, she would feel upset. However, today, that did not matter. Her lips curved into a smile. Who else could infuriate Young Master to this extent? It was definitely that woman without a doubt.

As long as she put in some more effort, that woman would fall out of favor.

“Young Master?” She looked at the empty room and whispered.

No one answered.

There was noise coming from the kitchen.

Su Tang went over to take a look and saw that Li Lei was preparing a meal. He was washing fresh fruits and vegetables and placing them on the white control board prior to chopping them up.

She walked over. “Young Master, I’m here to deliver the medicine.”

Li Lei turned around and saw her. He said, “Sorry to trouble you. You can put it over there.”

Su Tang went to the living room, poured a glass of warm water, took out a pill, and walked back to the kitchen to pass them to Li Lei. “You aren’t feeling well and should take your medicine on time. Old Master told me to take good care of you.” Her voice was like a soft spring breeze that caressed one’s cheeks. She walked a little too close to Li Lei, and he could smell her perfume.

Li Lei was slightly startled. “How did you know that I wasn’t feeling well?”

She chuckled. Her eyebrows unfolded like a lotus flower as she said, “I have been following you since a young age. Do you think you can hide your condition from me? No matter where you are, I… will always care about you.” Her voice became softer as she handed the cup of water and the medicine to Li Lei. “Take the medicine while the water’s still warm.”

Li Lei had been depressed for two days and was slightly relieved by her gentle words. His original pent up emotions were slightly at ease. He also smiled and took the medicine.

“Let me cook, Young Master.” Su Tang said thoughtfully. “You’re already unwell, so you don’t have to cook personally.” After seeing the Young Master cook, she felt resentful. Young Master was already unwell, how could that Ye Xingling ask him to cook?! She knew that Ye Xingling was definitely also in this house. Her Young Master was too lazy to cook for himself and would only personally cook if he were taking care of someone else.

How could that damned woman watch her Young Master work although he was sick?!

She was sure that his sickness was caused by that woman!

Su Tang reached out and was about to take the knife from Li Lei.

However, Li Lei avoided her. “It’s fine, I will do it myself.” Xiao Ling was a very picky eater. Besides his personally cooked food, she was picky about everything else. She already misunderstood him. If he didn’t perform better, she might get even further away from him. He did not want her to go back to Pei Ziheng’s side because he did not take care of her well enough.

He could tolerate anyone but Pei Ziheng.

That beast was so cruel towards Xiao Ling in the last year of her past life. How was he qualified to want Xiao Ling back?! Xiao Ling was so innocent and easily offended others. If she went back, angered Pei Ziheng again, and was punished and abused, what should he do?

As he thought about it, he sliced the vegetables. Suddenly, his finger hurt.

“Ah!” Su Tang called out. “Young Master, your hand…” She turned around and quickly went to the medicine cabinet to search for iodine and gauze to treat his hand.

Li Lei looked at the small incision on his hand.

The injury was on his index finger. It was not big, but blood was oozing out. He pressed his thumb on the wound. “It’s a small injury, not a big deal.”

However, the bleeding did not stop and dripped on the chopping board.

Su Tang’s voice trembled because of her nervousness. “You must deal with your wound well. Your blood type is very rare. If you lose too much blood, it’s difficult for you to get it in time.”

Li Lei laughed. “It’s just a small incision. How can I lose too much blood?”

Su Tang was so scared that her face turned pale. “No, it must be dealt with well.” She led him to the sofa in the living room, sat down, and applied the iodine carefully on his wound. After that, she used medical cotton balls to stop the bleeding and wrapped the wound in layers of gauze. Her technique was very professional, and she was very careful. Soon, it was settled.

“Young Master, you have to be more careful in the next few days. Don’t come into contact with water.” Su Tang said.

“Ok.” Li Lei said softly. He was extremely tired from these two days as he had been quietly giving in, tolerating misunderstandings and heartache to take care of Xiao Ling. Now that someone finally and sincerely cared about him, he slowly relaxed.

Looking at his expression, Su Tang smiled very gently. Half-jokingly, she said, “It seems that Young Master really can’t leave me.”