A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xia Ling asked, “He will be very busy tonight?”

Wang Tao said, “Miss Ye, don’t pretend. A straightforward person does not resort to insinuations. Who doesn’t know that this banquet is only a charity cocktail party on the surface? In reality, it was organized by Old Master Li to help Second Young Master Li find a wife. To be direct, this is a big blind date. Look at all these famous and wealthy people… All of them are dressed so well. Why do you think this is so?”

There was a buzzing sound in Xia Ling’s head. A blind date?!

She looked at the cocktail party not far away. Sure enough, it was more dubious than usual banquet parties. The girls were dressed very meticulously in perfumed clothes and gorgeous hair. Each one was more beautiful than the next.

She was stunned.

Wang Tao took two glasses of wine from a waiter passing by and handed her one. Leaning against the white jade railing, he looked at the scene with her. “Things are like that in this circle.” He sighed. “No matter how messy your life is outside, in the end, you will get married to these few people. How boring.”

He lifted his wine glass and saluted to Xia Ling. “How about we be happy when we can be. Miss Ye, drink this glass of wine and let’s be friends.”

Xia Ling did not hear clearly what he said.

Her heart was in a mess, and her mind was filled with questions about Li Lei’s blind date.

Her chest was stuffy, and she finally knew why he did not tell her about this party tonight. She also understood why there was a strange invitation in her mailbox. She was afraid that someone deliberately wanted her to witness everything so that she would embarrass herself or give up on Li Lei. That person spared no effort to break them up.

“I’m sorry, but I’m not really feeling well.” She softly said. Holding the back of the armchair, she stood up and was about to leave.

“Ye…” Wang Tao still wanted to call her.

Suddenly, two women walked over from the porch. One of them had long curly hair and was wearing a gorgeous red dress and sparkling gold eye-shadow. It was Gu Lin.

“Oh, isn’t this Ye Xingling?” Gu Lin looked at her and called out. “Why, you’re not with your godbrother after sneaking into the party and are wandering all alone? I just know that Brother Lei doesn’t think highly of you. That’s why he ditched you after you just came in.”

Xia Ling expression darkened. She was already in a bad mood, and now someone was trying to bring her down.

“Get out of my way.” She said. Her heart was focused on the blind date, and she anxiously wanted to look for Li Lei for clarification. She did not want to argue with Gu Lin, but Gu Lin was blocking her way.

After hearing her say that, Gu Lin was furious.

The woman beside Gu Lin also had an ugly expression. She was an aristocrat and wore a long silver dress with glittering stars. Her collarbone was exquisite, and her figure was very slender. Her long hair was like silk and was obviously carefully managed. She was extremely perfect.

She glanced at Xia Ling with her beautiful gem-like eyes and quickly looked away as if she accidentally looked at rubbish. As she tilted her head and spoke, her voice was reserved and cold, “Who is this?”

“This is Ye Xingling, a singer.” Gu Lin lifted her chin and looked at Xia Ling arrogantly and provocatively.

A singer? No wonder she was so uncultured. The woman in the silver-white dress slightly raised her attractive eyebrows and thought that Xia Ling was a singer who came to sing in the banquet. She couldn’t be bothered to have a dispute with someone like that and said to Gu Lin faintly, “Let’s go.” Today, her family gave her a death order to win the favor of Second Young Master Li. She did not want to waste her time with an irrelevant person.

“But Sister Nangong… I hate her!” Gu Lin refused to give up. How could she let Ye Xingling off so easily? She should use this opportunity to drive her out!

That woman whose surname was Nangong slightly frowned.

This Gu Lin was too insensible. How could a high society lady fight with a singer and lower her identity?! She appeared a little impatient. “Let’s go. I just returned back to China and am not really used to the climate and culture here. You promised to take me to find Second Young Master Li. I want to ask him how a person who grew up abroad can adapt to the domestic culture.”

“Oh, yes.” Gu Lin finally remembered Miss Nangong’s purpose and said, “I will bring you there now. Let me tell you, Brother Lei is my childhood friend, and our relationship has been good from a young age. Brother Lei cares about me the most.” As she spoke, she shot Xia Ling a provocative look.

Miss Nangong slightly nodded, but she thought disdainfully, Everyone says that the eldest daughter of the Gu Family is an idiot, and sure enough, it’s true. If really Li Lei thinks of her as a childhood friend and lover, why would he organize this blind date?

On the surface, she elegantly said, “Let’s go take a look.”

Gu Lin was very warm. “I will take you there now.” She heard that Sister Nangong was going to be engaged to the young executive director of the Du Family, Du Yunfeng, so she was not worried that she would steal Brother Lei and was not on her guard.

However, Xia Ling saw through her on the spot. This Miss Nangong obviously had an ulterior motive and was targeting Li Lei. She was very unhappy and wanted to clarify matters with Li Lei. How could he flirt with others like that?

“Get out of my way!” This time, Gu Lin repeated what she said to her.

Xia Ling coldly looked at them and softly snorted.

Miss Nangong felt that this female singer was too audacious and could not help but frown. “Which company are you from? Have you not received special banquet training? How can you make money with such manners?”

Xia Ling was so angry that she laughed. “Who said that I was here to make money?”

Miss Nangong grew resentful towards her. She was not here to make money, so could it be that she was here to get a rich husband? However, this was very common. Every time there was a high society banquet, a group of stupid girls always wanted to sneak in. Unlucky ones would get a wealthy partner, but sometimes, lucky ones were able to marry into rich families.

She glanced at Wang Tao beside Xia Ling and guessed that Xia Ling had this intention.

She was disgusted looking at this scene as she was from a distinguished family. Disdainfully, she said, “Aren’t you going to make way?”

“You two are the ones who blocked me first.” Xia Ling was infuriated. These women were all coveting her man and still expected her to give way? She sneered as she looked at them. “Looking for Li Lei? He’s not free.”

“Whether or not Brother Lei is free is not determined by you, Ye Xingling. Who do you think you are?” Gu Lin was mad.

“Such an unlucky coincidence because I do call the shots.” Xia Ling refused to give way.

Miss Nangong felt that something was off. “Ye…” What was her name? “Do you know Second Young Master Li?”