A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Her feelings were complicated. On one hand, she felt that Miss Ye had it coming because she was unfaithful to Mister. Thus, she deserved to be in pain. On the other hand, that day when she watched blood flowing from Miss Ye as she begged in front of Mister, she felt a little sorrowful as a woman. Pregnancy was not an easy task. No matter who the child belonged to, all mothers would cherish their child.

She entered the kitchen and poured a cup of warm water for Xia Ling.

Xia Ling took it and held it in her hand.

It was already late summer, but it was still sweltering. The AC was on, and Xia Ling’s fingertips were as cold as the room temperature. After she returned here and calmed down, she finally felt scared. This abortion was really a close call because she almost could not keep her child.

Her hands trembled so much that she almost could not hold the cup.

She sadly realized that actually, her current life was the same as her past life. She was always powerless against Pei Ziheng’s forceful ways. Even though she knelt down shamelessly to beg him, he did not let her go. In front of him, she could not protect anything.

“Miss Ye, drink some warm water.” Seeing that she was holding the cup and in a daze, she could not help but say, “You just came back from the hospital and need to replenish your fluids. I will make lunch for you now. What do you want to eat?”

Startled, she looked up at Nanny Zhou and shook her head.

“You don’t know? I will cook snakehead fish for you then to revitalize your body.” Nanny Zhou said.

“I’m not eating.” Xia Ling said. Her voice was a little hoarse. “I’m going upstairs to sleep for a while. Don’t call me.” After that, she went upstairs and left Nanny Zhou alone.

Looking at her, Nanny Zhou was speechless. Finally, she just sighed.

Xia Ling did not want to see Nanny Zhou. Once she saw her face, she would only remember how this servant of two years smiled with concern as she patiently urged her to eat meals mixed with abortion pills.

Those were abortion pills!

Xia Ling lay down on the luxurious and spacious bed. As she stroked her lower abdomen, tears flowed out again. “Baby, I’m sorry…” She mumbled. She was useless as a mother and almost killed it.

In a daze, she fell asleep and had a nightmare.

She dreamed that she ate something wrong. Once she ate it, there was excruciating pain in her stomach. Lots of fresh blood flowed out, and the child was killed.

She screamed as she awoke from her nightmare in tears.

A few seconds later, someone pushed the bedroom door open. The one who barged in was Pei Ziheng.

Pei Ziheng knew that she was discharged in the afternoon. He decided not to pick her up but felt distracted during the entire afternoon meeting. He could only think of her. Immediately after the meeting was over, he rushed back home without eating lunch. After not seeing her for a month, he wondered if she had gained weight or slimmed down.

Once he stepped foot into the house, he asked Nanny Zhou about her condition. Before he could say much, he heard a high-pitched scream from the bedroom and immediately ran upstairs.

He thought that something happened to Xiao Ling, but once he pushed the door open, he sighed in relief. Xiao Ling was fine on the bed. She was probably scared by a nightmare.

However, in a flash, he saw her face clearly.

She looked extremely haggard like a withered rose that had lost its vitality.

What had she endured during this month? Why did she look so weak? How did Chu Chen and those people take care of her? Why was she in this state?!

Pei Ziheng was heartbroken and angry. However, he silently looked at her and pretended that nothing was bothering him.

Seeing that he was here, she curled up with some alertness.

Both of them looked at each other for a long time. After that, Pei Ziheng closed the bedroom door and walked out.

Xia Ling grimly laughed in her heart. It looked like when she was unwell, suffering, and having a nightmare, Pei Ziheng would not comfort her gently liked he used to in the past. Besides, the child in her womb was not his. It seemed that tolerating this child was already his bottom line.

How could she hope for him to treat her and her child well?

Xia Ling also did not know the gender of her child. When she was hospitalized, she forgot to ask the doctor. Although she hoped that it was a girl, when she was dreaming, she dreamed that she was holding a small boy, and Li Lei was beside her. Could it be that her child was actually a male?

She lowered her head in speculation and fell asleep again.

She slept for a very long time and only awoke during dinner time due to hunger.

She recalled that she had not even eaten lunch. Thus, she went downstairs and headed towards the dining hall.

In the dining hall, Pei Ziheng was already eating. Under the dim yellow light, roasted foie gras and fried beef bones were exuding a delicious aroma. They were all dishes that Pei Ziheng loved to eat.

When he saw Xia Ling coming down, Pei Ziheng only faintly glanced at her before lowering his head to eat. Xia Ling paused in her footsteps as she felt that she was in a fix.

Nanny Zhou greeted her. “Miss Ye, quickly come and eat.”

She diligently pulled out the chair for Xia Ling and placed her favorite tableware on the table. “There’s sea cucumber soup in the kitchen, and it will be ready very soon. Just wait for a while, I will bring it over for you.”

Sea cucumber soup was also something that Pei Ziheng loved.

It seemed that she did not prepare anything that she liked today.

She guessed that Pei Ziheng really wanted to abort her baby. Although he agreed not to force her to abort her child, if she did not eat enough, her child would be naturally be aborted, and it would not be his fault.

Once she thought about it this way, Xia Ling felt upset.

She was reminded of her nightmare during her afternoon nap. She recalled the previous abortion medicine and the endless flow of blood.

Nanny Zhou brought the sea cucumber soup over and smiled. “Miss Ye, quickly drink it while it’s hot. Sea cucumber is nutritious and will be good for your child.”

The scene in front of her coincided with what happened some time ago. Was this bowl of steaming sea cucumber soup laced with abortion medicine? She obviously knew that the probability was low as Pei Ziheng had already agreed not to hurt her child, but she could not help but feel uneasy.

She turned pale as she instinctively pushed away her utensils.

“Miss Ye, what’s wrong?” Nanny Zhou was shocked.

“I’m not eating.” Xia Ling said.

Pei Ziheng looked up slightly but continued eating without saying a word. As long as she was alive, he did not care about her child at all. It was her decision whether to eat or not.

Seeing that Pei Ziheng was not persuading her, Nanny Zhou became anxious. Although Miss Ye did something wrong, she could not hurt her body like that because she was still pregnant. Thus, Nanny Zhou daringly said, “Miss Ye, you should eat something. I’m sorry about what I did that time, but you can’t torture yourself like that. Even if you don’t think about yourself, you still have to think about your…”

Pei Ziheng’s slammed his knife and fork on his porcelain plate, causing a shrill sound.

Nanny Zhou finally realized that she might have said something taboo to Mister while trying to persuade Miss Ye to eat. She quickly shut her mouth and bowed her head.