The silence in from the other end was deafening .
After a long time, Li Lei said, “You're with Ah Wei right now? Are you alright?”
She responded in affirmation before repeating, “Stop fighting with Imperial Entertainment . ” She did not dare ask how he was doing or show any sliver of concern, for fear of giving him any hope . She had to make him give up on her .
If they could not be together, it was better for her to shorten the pain .
His voice was gentle like a well-woven web, making you fall deeply into it . “I'm not fighting with him for nothing . I need to destroy Imperial Entertainment once and for all so that you can come back to my side . I need to make it such that Imperial Entertainment can never make a comeback . ”
“I told you . I'm willing to stay here . ”
“Liar . ”
Xia Ling shut her eyes and hardened her heart . “Li Lei, don't paint your own picture of happiness . You're the one imagining all my unhappiness over here . Here with Ziheng… I'm very good . If you really like me, then don't make me worry for him every day . Do you know? He now goes out very early and returns very late at night . My heart hurts for him…”
( Box novel . c om ) Actually, her heart was hurting for him, the man on the other end of the line .
However, she could not reveal that to him ever in this lifetime .
“I don't believe you . ” Li Lei stubbornly insisted . “Xiao Ling, our relationship was so good . You wouldn't just fall for another man like that, would you? Tell me the truth, there's no way I'll believe any word you say right now . You owe me an explanation . ”
Xia Ling tried to persuade him . However, he refused to hear anything she said .
“Xiao Ling, open the car door . ” He said suddenly .
Xia Ling was stunned and reactively lifted her head to look out of the car .
The huge setting of the evening sun created a golden backdrop on the horizon, and a man was standing against the light in front of the car, a mobile in his hand . He had lost weight and was more disheveled than before, his khaki-grey shirt billowing in the wind, looking lonely by himself .
Her heart clenched and started to throb with pain .
Her hand instinctively went to her abdomen . Child, that's your father…
“Open the door . ” He spoke into the phone and steeled his gaze on the windscreen . Wei Shaoyin, that pretentious Virgo, had covered the entire windscreen with a dark protective screen . You could not see anything from outside the vehicle .
However, Xia Ling could see Li Lei extremely clearly from within .
He had probably identified her location via the mobile's GPS tracker and had rushed over at first instance, just to catch a glimpse of her . Xia Ling greedily took in his appearance, not blinking for fear of losing even a second . Yet, she had no courage to open the door, fearing that she would lose control once she did . She was afraid that she could not harden her heart to say all the hurtful things to his face .
“Just give up . ” She said after struggling for a while . “Li Lei, don't be so stubborn . Give up on me and let yourself be free . ” She raised her hand and started the car, kicking the car into reverse .
“Xiao Ling!” He stood in front of the car, blocking her way . “Don't go!”
She gritted her teeth and hardened her heart, stepping down onto the accelerator to pick up the pace and driving off .
Behind her, she heard Wei Shaoyin's irritated shout . “Aye! That's my car!”
Very soon, all that was left was the dust behind her .
Driving the Ferrari back to Pei Ziheng's bungalow, she instructed the doorman after getting off: “Return this car to Skyart Entertainment's Wei Shaoyin . ”
She then entered the house .
Pei Ziheng was not around as usual . These days, he came back very late at night .
Xia Ling dragged her exhausted body into the shower to wash up . She then got into bed and fell asleep .
( Box novel . c om ) When she woke the next day, Pei Ziheng was sitting by the bedside . His head was lowered, contemplating her . The morning sun shone on one side of his face, and his expression was unreadable . He asked, “Why did you go look for Li Lei?”
Xia Ling sat up in bed but turned her head away from him .
He reached out and forcefully turned her body to face him, saying through gritted teeth, “I'm asking you a question . ”
“I don't want to see you fight each other . ” Xia Ling replied . “Pei Ziheng, I'm tired . ”
“So you went to beg him?” Pei Ziheng's grip became tighter, and her shoulder hurt under his hand . “Xia Ling, you do not interfere with anything in business . What do you know?! I've told you before, I'll win against him . Why don't you just obediently stay in the house? What am I now? I have to depend on you to beg Li Lei to let me off?! What a joke!”
Xia Ling was aware that he hated it when she interfered with his business . However, she still felt upset when hearing him call her out on it .
“I'm a person, not your wooden puppet . I don't need to report everything that I do to you . ” She responded .
Pei Ziheng coldly said, “My patience has its limits . Don't let me find out that you've done something like that again . ”
She was frightened by the coldness of his tone and shuddered as she remembered the jarring memories of the past . Feeling her fear, he immediately released his grip on her shoulders .
“Rest and take care of the child . ” He said in a gentler tone . “Let's just live peacefully as a happy family… the three of us . ”
She wanted to live a peaceful life as well, to create a conducive environment for her child . Since she could not do anything to avert the warring between Pei Ziheng and Li Lei, she decided to function as if she were blissfully unaware . In the days to come, she quietly went about her song recording and schedules .
Her album sales in the past were decent, and the fans were requesting for her to have a solo concert .
However, her pregnancy meant that she did not have the physical capacity to be able to withstand a full concert . As such, she decided to have a smaller-scale fan meeting as a compromise .
The fan meeting was set up with a dream-like theme, with bright lights and dry ice filling the place . She sat on a custom-made swing and sang “Missing You for a Long Time” with background music playing softly behind . Many fans were moved to tears in the sorrowful atmosphere .
The fan meeting atmosphere was great .
In the interactive segment that followed, everyone was cooperative and asked her questions surrounding her interests, daily activities, and other non-menacing questions . Until one fan stepped forward and asked…
“Xiao Ling…” She asked with an expression full of curiosity . “Can you tell us more about your love life? According to some internal sources in Imperial Entertainment, it's said that you are always seen with Pei Ziheng . Is that true?”
She was quiet for a while, before answering with a polite smile on her face . “Yes . ”
Her child was going to be born in seven months, keeping her relationship with Pei Ziheng quiet was no longer feasible . She needed to let everyone know that they were a “loving and consenting” couple, rather than suddenly break the news of her pregnancy . That would only bring about more chaos and speculation .
The crowd bustled upon hearing her answer .
“Oh my God, the rumors are true…” Someone commented, her face turning red in excitement . “Didn't I say that Xiao Ling was pretty, elegant, and well-poised . Her singing is fantastic as well . She would definitely get together with an amazing man!”
“Exactly, exactly…” Many agreed with her . “Xiao Ling is just so compatible with Imperial Entertainment's Big Boss . ”
“We want to see a couple photo!”
“Xiao Ling, why don't you take a few photos for us to see!”
The crowd shouted out from all directions . Those at the event were her die-hard fans and did not react to her relationship with Pei Ziheng negativity and false speculation, but instead were prepared to give her their genuine blessings .
Xia Ling looked at them and maintained her elegant smile, but she did not feel happy at all at this moment .
Chapter end
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