A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

She jumped off her bed, brushed her teeth and changed as quickly as she could. Then, she ran in the direction of the acting class.

The girl’s rushing figure flashed across the campus and her flying hair and skirt was like a rush of wind that faced the sunlight. Along the way, a lot of people turned to look at her with complicated expressions as they made way for her.

A senior riding a bicycle passed by, stopped in front of her and asked, “You’re the first-grade Chief Xia Ling, right? Little junior, where are you rushing to so urgently? Come, let me give you a ride.”

Xia Ling secretly thanked her luck and jumped into the back seat. “The second teaching building’s acting classroom. Thank you, senior.”

The handsome senior got on the bicycle and rode in the direction of the second teaching building. He quickly reached and used his foot to brake the bicycle, then he picked up her backpack with one hand and said, “Come, I’ll send you up.”

The two ran quickly and soon arrived at the door of the acting classroom.

The senior returned the backpack to Xia Ling. “My name is Chen Peng, I’m in the third grade. If you want to thank me, then treat me tonight for dinner,” he said and batted his eyelashes at her handsomely.

Xia Ling smiled. “Okay.” She took the backpack.

She was a little surprised. The Imperial Entertainment’s Training Camp was fiercely competitive and most people were too busy protecting themselves. How could they have time to poke about other people’s business and help them? Even if she was the new Chief and was seen as a revered leader by the same graders, she had never encountered a high-ranking student who she was not familiar with acting as a selfless model citizen.

Was her luck really exploding today?

She hoped that such good luck could continue as she took a deep breath and pushed the door to the acting classroom open. “I’m sorry, I’m late.” The acting class had always been her weakness and the teacher did not like her. She was really worried that the teacher would cut off her flesh as punishment now that she was ten minutes late.

In the acting class, the teacher had originally been explaining the main points of improvisation. The trainees promptly asked questions and the atmosphere was extremely enthusiastic. But as soon as she opened the door, the entire classroom was silent and everyone’s eyes looked at her.

Xia Ling was uncomfortable under everyone’s stare. Why, was there something on her face?

“I’m sorry,” she said again.

The acting teacher was quiet for a moment, then she immediately smiled. “It doesn’t matter. There’s nothing to be sorry about, Xia Ling. It’s good now that you’re here. Just go there and sit, I’ll repeat what I just said.”

Xia Ling was shocked. Why was the acting teacher so polite?

Normally, if such a “poor student” like her was late for so long, she would have to be skinned alive.

She hesitantly walked into the classroom and heard a girl she was not familiar with greet her. “Xiao Ling, come sit over here, there’s the window here and the air is good.”

“Sit here, I’m in the middle, I can see what the teacher is saying most clearly.”

“Sit with me, over here!”

…

All of a sudden, many students were asking her to sit with them.

Xia Ling was even more shocked. What was wrong with them? Finally, she still sat down in the seat that Xiao Hua and the rest had saved for her.

“Xiao Ling, drink tea.” Xiao Hua handed her a cup of warm tea.

Xia Ling whispered, “What’s wrong with everyone?”

Xiao Hua said, “It turns out you’re so powerful, we only found out just now.”

Xia Ling was bewildered and wanted to ask more, but the teacher had already started the lesson. She could only hold back her doubts and listen attentively. Today, the teacher seemed to take extra care of her. She repeated everything she had explained to the other students from beginning to end at a slow speed, for fear that she would not understand.

Originally, she could explain five points in the class, but today, she only managed to explain two points.

The strange thing was that the other trainees had no complaints. After class, many people did not leave and surrounded Xia Ling to talk to her instead, trying to worm their way into being friends with her.

Xia Ling felt as if she had not woken yet?

Finally, she couldn’t stand the strange atmosphere anymore. She dragged Xiao Hua by the hand outside to a secluded corner and asked, “What’s wrong with everyone? Why do I feel like something’s weird?”

“Don’t you know yet?” Xiao Hua’s eyes widened. “Xiao Ling, aren’t you the girl adopted by the Chairman? The news has spread all over and your photos are there! That’s why everyone is treating you like that.”

“What?” Xia Ling was shocked and blurted out. “I asked Brother Pei not to reveal it!”

“It really was you…” Xiao Hua understood now. No wonder this girl was so reluctant to reveal her identity. No wonder she was so arrogant and self-centered and often did not put the feelings of others in her eyes. That’s because she was on a different level from everyone else, she was the real grand rich lady!

Xiao Hua’s mood was a bit complicated.

“Where’s the news? Let me see,” Xia Ling said anxiously.

Xiao Hua opened her mobile phone and showed her the online news and pictures.

Xia Ling grabbed the mobile phone and the more she saw it, the more shocked she was—in the photo, it was clearly when she was eating barbecue with Pei Ziheng last night. There was also a picture of him standing at the school gate holding her hand. On the return journey, he had wrapped a scarf around her under the starry sky. The man was tall and broad like a respectful God, and the woman’s appearance was gorgeous. They were a harmonious match in the photo, like a pair of heavenly creations. Although it was a sneak shot, both their faces were very clear.

There was even a text next to the photo which roughly introduced her relationship with Pei Ziheng. It claimed that she was Pei Ziheng’s favorite girl and that this man loved and pampered her far more than he did his own cousins.

“Oh my God…” she held the phone and murmured. “The paparazzi are really so annoying.”

Great, now that she was exposed, how was she going to live a peaceful life in the Training Camp? She abandoned Xiao Hua and called Pei Ziheng. “Hello, Brother Pei, a picture of our dinner last night was taken by the paparazzi!”

“I know.” The voice on the phone was steady. “I’ll punish the paparazzi.”

“But what should I do?” She was very anxious. She was more concerned about the exposure of her identity than the punishing of the paparazzi. “I was wondering why everyone suddenly became so good to me. Turns out they all know who I am!”

There was a faint smile in the eyes of Pei Ziheng, but his voice was low and a little heavy. “I was also surprised by this occurrence. However, since so many people already know it, there’s no way to hide it anymore. Xiao Ling, just accept reality. If you really feel troubled, then just attend day school.”

“I don’t want to attend day school…” She was depressed and hung up.

What… she had tried for so long, but in the end, it was all for nothing. The paparazzi were really annoying!

She was very unhappy but also helpless. Just like Brother Pei said, so many people already knew, so what could she do to change their thinking? She could only adapt to this life now.

In the days that followed, she indeed managed to adapt to this life where everyone focused their attention on her.

The identity of “the most favored little girl adopted by Pei Ziheng” was much better than the Chief of the school year. Not only did many people come forward to curry favor with her, but even in the lessons, the teachers’ attitudes toward her had a hundred and eighty degrees turn.