A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 961: Subversion

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

She took some effort to see clearly who the person in front was—Pei Ziheng.

Reaching out, she tried to remove his hand, but she was so exhausted that she did not even have this strength. No matter how hard she tried, she could not move his hand. She glared fiercely at Pei Ziheng, signaling him to let go of her.

Pei Ziheng did not let go. “You need to rest.”

She was so angry that she almost cried, and she continued trying to remove his hand on her. Her throat was so overloaded with labor that she would not talk when there was no need to, for she wanted to use her voice to pray for Li Lei. However, her strength was too small, and the man opposite her did not move. She could not hold it in anymore and said in anger, “Let go!”

Her throat was hoarse beyond salvation.

Pei Ziheng said, “Xiao Ling, why are you doing this? You think that by abusing yourself, he would get better?” Ever since his return from the snake cave, he had been lying on the hospital bed for a long time. Once the doctor had finally allowed him to go, he had come to find Xia Ling immediately. However, he did not expect her to not just be obsessed, but to be entirely enchanted.

Xia Ling did not want to argue with him. She looked at her brother and mother for help. “Tell him to let go of me.”

However, Xia Moyan and Madam Xia did not move––why would they not want her to rest? Since they could not persuade her themselves, they could only be grateful that Pei Ziheng was able to!

Xia Ling understood their meaning when she saw how they were not moving. Sadness rose inexplicably in her heart, and tears fell without warning. “Not only is God bullying me, but you all are too! Pei Ziheng, let go of me, or I will fight you!” She said, stepping onto his feet forcefully and hitting him indiscriminately with her hands as if in a craze.

Pei Ziheng was not hurt at all, and he took her into his arms instead. “Xiao Ling, that’s enough, I know you are upset... Just cry, you can beat me and hate me too, but you have to rest. Be good.”

She refused to be good and struggled even harder using her hands and feet, even biting him with her teeth. “You let go!”

Pei Ziheng refused to let go no matter what she said.

Xia Ling was feeling anxious. Every second delayed endangered Li Lei’s life! She bit onto his shoulder until he was oozing fresh blood. However, Pei Ziheng only winced in a low tone, and still did not let go.

Xia Ling had no choice, she cried and said, “Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to control me? You are not qualified!”

Pei Ziheng was shocked, and a hint of anger rose in him. “Yes, I am not qualified. The person who is qualified to control you will never live again! You want to save Li Lei, right? Xiao Ling, let me tell you, if you continue to resist, I’m going to the hospital to pull out the infusion tube in Li Lei!”

“You are despicable!” Xia Ling screamed at him with tears in her eyes.

“I don’t mind being despicable if I can save your life.” Anyway, in her heart, he had always been a mean and hateful person, wasn’t it? Pei Ziheng laughed at himself, his heart aching painfully, but he still continued persuading her patiently. “Take a good rest and go to sleep. Continue singing when you wake up, okay?”

She still insisted. “Let me go.”

Seeing that he refused to let go no matter what, she suddenly started singing in his arms. It was still the same kind of chanting melody, yet the hoarse voice brought a different kind of sorrowful beauty. She sang with intermittent pauses, coughing from time to time. However, she refused to stop and continued to tire her voice out.

Pei Ziheng was extremely worried. “Xia Ling, are you crazy?!”

She simply ignored him and sang on her own. There was only one thought in her mind. It was to save Li Lei no matter what! Just hold on longer... hold on a little longer... maybe Li Lei will wake up the next second?

The look of Pei Ziheng became cold.

“Xia Ling,” he said to the woman in his arms word by word. “Don’t deceive yourself. He has no more hope. Didn’t your brother and mother tell you? In these few days that you have been singing, Li Lei’s condition has not improved at all. It has even worsened! What blessings, it’s all bullshit! He would die sooner or later!”

“Pei Ziheng!” Xia Moyan and Madam Xia shouted angrily at him in unison. They had hoped that Pei Ziheng could persuade Xia Ling to rest more, not to agitate her!

Pei Ziheng still looked at Xia Ling coldly. “Li Lei will die.”

Xia Ling stared at him incredulously. What... what— ?! Li Lei’s condition had not only not improved, it worsened?! She turned her head and stared at her brother and mother. “You lied to me?!”

Every time she stepped down from the stage, her brother and mother would tell her that Li Lei’s condition was very stable, that Li Lei seemed to be a little better, that the doctor said that he would wake up soon...

How did it become totally opposite to Pei Ziheng’s words?!

Facing her daughter’s wounded and pleading expression, Madam Xia could not bear to watch. She turned her head away.

Xia Moyan frowned, but still looked at his sister. “Xiao Ling, don’t think so much. What you need most now is a good rest. Li Lei is a good person, he will receive good retribution.”

Xia Ling looked at the stage and then at her brother. Finally, her eyes stayed on Pei Ziheng. “Give me your phone.”

“Xiao Ling!”

“Xiao Ling!”

Xia Moyan and Madam Xia disapproved.

But Pei Ziheng still handed her mobile phone to her.

Xia Ling took the phone and called Ah Nuo. “Ah Nuo, tell me, how is Li Lei’s condition these past few days?” The only person she could trust now was Ah Nuo. Her voice carried her weakness as she said, “You must not lie to me, Ah Nuo. Don’t let me down...”

“Madam...” Ah Nuo hesitated for a long while.

He was now guarding the ward. While on the phone, he turned his head to look through the glass monitor screen at Li Lei. Forget it... since Madam had already said this to him, he might as well tell her the truth and prepare her for the worst. Otherwise, if Young Master was to go...

The sudden blow was the most deadly.

Taking a deep breath, Ah Nuo said, “This morning, the doctor asked Old Master to prepare for his passing.”

“Pa!” Xia Ling’s phone landed on the ground.

Her body crumbled. If not for Pei Ziheng supporting her, she would have fallen to the ground.

“Xiao Ling, are you okay?” Madam Xia shouted in dismay. She took her from Pei Ziheng and carried her onto the chair at the side with Xia Moyan’s help. “Say something! Don’t scare your mother!”

Xia Ling couldn’t say anything. Her mind was blank. Ah Nuo’s words repeated over and over in her mind. Prepare for passing... prepare for passing... prepare for passing...

Pei Ziheng half-squatted beside her and took her hand.

Before coming here, he had found out that Li Lei was dying. Although his heart ached at the sight of Xiao Ling’s sorrow, but it was impossible to say he was not secretly happy. When he had come back from the snake cave, he had a high fever. After he recovered, the doctor had discovered that his cancer cells had miraculously decreased. His doctor had been overjoyed and had told him that the medical profession had such a precedent. Under high heat, cancer cells could be killed. This terminal illness could possibly heal itself.