A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Tan Ying watched as someone changed her drip and waited till everyone had left the room before sitting down by her bed. He said, ”Ye Xingling, you really have a knack of creating trouble for me. All the other trainees are getting ready to return to the training camp tomorrow. You just had to pick this moment to get injured!”

Xia Ling looked at him in silence, not saying a word. Even though her massive blood loss had been from her own doing by fainting in the bath, but the wound had been done by Li Lei’s pet animal… It wasn’t as if she wanted to get injured, shouldn’t Tan Ying be blaming Li Lei instead?

But of course, he wouldn’t take it up with his Boss. Thus, she could only tolerate.

Tan Ying continued, ”Given the severity of your injury, you definitely can’t leave now. I’ve spoken to Boss, and he said you can stay here for the time being to recuperate. When you are better you can find your own way back to the training camp.” He paused and added, ”Boss will also be spending some time here to recover as well. You would better stay in and not wander around too much. Do not disturb him.”

She understood him perfectly. The first half of what he said was inconsequential, it was this last line — for her not to disturb the Big Boss — that was the main thing he wanted to stress.

He didn’t have to worry, she was not planning to wander around even without him saying it. The leopard was still out there, it was not like she wanted to risk getting into trouble again.

Xia Ling nodded obediently. Tan Ying gave a look of approval and continued saying, ”Also, regarding what happened today, don’t ask too much about it. When you return to the training camp, later on, make sure you keep mum about what happened as well. Understood?”

She understood. It was the underworld. They had to have secrets.

Now that she thought about it, not everyone in the entertainment circle knew about Li Lei’s background. Xia Ling only knew a little about his relationship with the notorious Li family because she had unintentionally heard Pei Ziheng talk about it. Pei Ziheng had said as well that Skyart Entertainment was really low profile and did not flaunt who their backers were. If it were not for the fact that he had intentionally dug for information, he would have no way of knowing either.

Hence, with her current identity as a small, normal trainee, it was expected that she would not know anything as well. It was not surprising that Tan Ying had to remind her to not run her mouth. Any normal person who had seen what she had would definitely think it was abnormal.

Xia Ling looked over at Tan Ying and spoke with difficulty. ”Don’t worry, I don’t have much curiosity.”

Tan Ying smiled sinisterly. ”It’s fine if you have curiosity as well. There is always a way to make sure you can never speak.”

A threat, this was without a doubt a threat.

Xia Ling frowned, annoyance seeping into her voice. ”Mr. Tan, don’t worry, I am not ready to die just yet.” She paused before saying, ”I’m tired and would like to rest. I think you should leave.”

Tan Ying narrowed his eyes as he looked at her. After a moment, he said, ”Ye Xingling, I find myself increasingly unable to read you. Should I say that you are tactless or simply foolhardy? But, this is better than doing something stupid to warrant losing your life.” With that, he gave a clap and stood up. ”I’ll be off, then. If you encounter any problems you can call me. Also, if you need anything while you are here, you can also look for the staff in the premises.”

Xia Ling watched as he left. Before leaving, he considerately closed the door behind him.

The room quietened down and she dimmed the lights, falling into a deep sleep under the covers.

Her days of recuperation began. Since they were on a mountain the days were quiet, with an air of peace and relaxation that was enchanting. Every morning, Xia Ling would boil a pot of flower tea and sit reading on the balcony of the second-floor guest room. Sometimes, she would simply daydream, allowing her cluttered mind to relax from all the days of worrying.