A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Changing the place was not easy. In her past life, all the clothes shops she visited were the very best as she had an affiliated membership.

Thinking about it gave Xia Ling a headache, so she asked for assistant Wei Wei to come over. “I remember that there is a textile bazaar in the south of the city. Can you visit the place to see if they have any camel hair fabric and buy some for me? If the store refuses to sell it to you, buy at least a small piece.” There were many fake products sold in the market that were hard to identify. She had to feel the fabric personally to authenticate it.

Wei Wei knew that she was a celebrity and it was inconvenient for her to appear in those type of markets, so she readily agreed.

The next day, she brought a few pieces of fabric. “Sister Xiao Ling, there were very few stores selling camel hair fabric. I ran around the market but could only find these few stores. I bought samples from every store I visited. Take a look.”

Xia Ling examined the samples piece by piece. After touching the samples, she felt that something was off from all of them.

Grandma Ye was very old, and if she wanted to give her a gift, it had to be pure and genuine fabric. Who knew what other fabrics were mixed with the camel hair? Xia Ling frowned and said, “Forget it. Go back to the market, take a look at the pure cashmere fabric for me and bring back some samples.”

Although the warmth of cashmere was less than that of camel hair, it was much easier to look for. Wei Wei returned very quickly with some samples.

Xia Ling chose one of the pieces and said, “Buy the fabric from this shop.”

“This shop was the most expensive one out of them all,” said Wei Wei. “Sister Xiao Ling, do you think we will be scammed?”

Xia Ling shook her head and told her to buy it at once.

She waited for a day but Wei Wei still had not returned with the fabric. Just as she was about to make a call to hurry her up, an uninvited guest showed up. It was Li Lei.

Li Lei arrived with a large paper box in his hand. “For you.”

“What is this?” asked Xia Ling.

“Your grandma’s birthday is approaching, right? I heard you were looking for camel hair clothes, so I went to SSD to order a custom-made set. Take it, but don’t be too touched.” Li Lei grinned.

Xia Ling was speechless. How did he know that she wanted custom-made clothes from SSD so badly? Besides, what was with him saying “grandma”? How could he call her grandmother “grandma” so easily?

“Sister Mai Na also told me,” A slip of Li Lei’s tongue revealed the name of the person who leaked the secret. “that you’re trying to book train tickets. Although it’s a first-class seat, you’re a star after all. It’s not convenient for you to take the train. I’ll arrange for a company car to send you there.”

Xia Ling looked at the item in his hands and then looked at him again. “Why are you being so nice to me?”

Li Lei just smiled and replied. “I’m chasing after you.”

Xia Ling did not have the energy to advise him to give up his chase, so she directly said, “Thank you for helping me get the clothes. I will return the money back to you.”

Li Lei was upset, but he knew that this was much as she could accept, so he reluctantly replied. “That’s up to you.” After thinking about it, he added. “Are you missing anything else? How about I help you set it up?”

Xia Ling politely declined his offer.

The car Li Lei arranged for her was a white BMW that matched her status but was not too eye-catching. It was very suitable for the occasion. Xia Ling instructed the chauffeur to make a detour and stop at an ordinary household to pick up Father Ye and her stepmother Aunt Liu, before heading to her grandmother’s house in the countryside together. After all, she was their daughter and they were a family. No matter what conflicts they had in the past, they had to stay together during an occasion like this.

Aunt Liu’s face was covered in heavy makeup. Once she entered the car, the smell of a low-quality perfume diffused throughout the entire car. She excitedly examined every inch of the car, touching the soft real leather seats and stepping on the dense wool rug. “This car is very expensive, right?”

Xia Ling agreed in a perfunctory tone as she opened a gap in the car window.

Aunt Liu’s eyes instantly sparkled. “I just knew that you are something now, Xiao Ling. Look, you’re sitting in such an expensive car. You definitely did not waste the hard work your dad and I put in raising you. Xiao Ling, since you have so much money now, you can’t be ungrateful. If there is anything good going on, remember to think more of your dad and me. Especially your younger sister, Feifei. That pitiful girl is still lying on a hospital bed. Her nutrition fees every month amount to so much money. As her sister, you should help out more…”

Xia Ling sat at the front passenger’s seat and listened to Aunt Liu’s long-winded speech. She could not be bothered to respond to such a snobbish and vile person, so she closed her eyes to rest.

The chauffeur wore white gloves and drove quietly. Those who worked under Li Lei were well-trained. Even if they saw a ridiculous person or heard ridiculous words, they paid no attention to the scenario and focused on doing their own job well. However, even though his facial expression did not show it, in his heart, he felt like vomiting. He did not know that Miss Ye’s family was so despicable. It was so unfair for such a good girl like her to have such awful family members.

Father Ye felt rather awkward listening to his wife ramble on and quietly tugged at her clothes.

Aunt Liu was enraged. “Why are you trying to stop me? Did I say something wrong? Now that Xiao Ling is rich, she should help us out more financially!” She then turned to face Xia Ling and said, “Don’t you think so, Xiao Ling? It’s time that you be filial to your parents!”

Xia Ling could not tolerate it any longer and let out a sneer.

“Aunt Liu,” she said in a clear and chilly tone. “my mother is no longer alive. I’m unable to be filial to her.” She was referring to the biological mother of the person she was in. If it were not for Aunt Liu intruding into the family that year, would the body’s original owner be so badly neglected by her family?

“Hey, you brat! How could you say that?!” Aunt Liu immediately exploded into a rage. If she was not sitting in the car right now, she would have rushed up to beat Xia Ling up. “Let me tell you, I am your mother! This old lady put in her blood, sweat, and tears to bring you to where you are. Now that you are making money and becoming independent don’t think you can be ungrateful!”

“Hahaha.” Xia Ling laughed coldly.

“Stop… Stop arguing…” Father Ye weakly mediated.

“Don’t intrude!” Aunt Liu roared at her husband. “If you weren’t such a good-for-nothing person that couldn’t control her, you would not have raised such a disdainful daughter! Let me tell you, Ye Xingling, you better acknowledge me as your mother. You have no choice but to do it! If you don’t acknowledge me, I will report your unfilial behavior to the news media! I want to see how you can survive as a celebrity in the entertainment industry then. If you do not respect me, it will do you no good! Once your reputation is tarnished, we can all suffer together!”

“Mr. Zhou, stop the car,” said Xia Ling lightly.

After looking at the road conditions, the chauffeur, Mr. Zhou, stopped the car by the roadside.

“Liu Zhaodi.” Xia Ling called out Aunt Liu’s name clearly. “Either you shut up, or you get out of the car.”

“You’re trying to chase me out of the car?!” Aunt Liu screeched in a shrill voice. “Ye Xingling, what sort of person are you?! I’m your mother! What gives you the right to chase me away?! I refuse to get out. What are you going to do about that?!”

Xia Ling finally turned around to glare at the emotional and ostentatious woman and sneered slightly. “I forgot to tell you that Mr. Zhou is a retired special commander. He’s very skilled and can throw people like you out of the car easily without even lifting his finger.

“Liu Zhaodi, are you going to get out of the car yourself or do I have to ask Mr. Zhou to throw you out?”