✅ A star Reborn: The Queen's return (Completed)

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Chapter 491: There Is No “Forever”
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Li Lei eventually removed the unnatural expression he wore on his face.

“Preceptor,” he said. “it was the Preceptor who gave me the fengshui and allowed me to strategize effectively against Imperial Entertainment, thank goodness.” He did not understand why the Preceptor wanted to help him, but when that man appeared in his life, asking him if he were willing to save Xiao Ling, he agreed without a thought.

It was okay even if it were a scam.

Even if his life was at stake.

All he wanted was for Xiao Ling to be blissful, to be free from that man’s clutches.

Thankfully, his gamble paid off.

Xia Ling then realized what happened—it was all her brother’s doing. “Didn’t he say the vows could not be broken?” she asked giddily.

Startled, Li Lei said, “When did he say this?”

Xia Ling replied, “Not long after I was taken away by Pei Ziheng, I instructed Sister Mai Na to pass the amulet to you, wanting you to go and find him. You later sent me the message saying that the Preceptor expressed his lack of ability to help me in my request.”

“So that was your request back then?” Li Lei was slightly confused and did not understand. “If he did not help us break the vows back then, why would he choose to help us now?”

Xia Ling, too, could not understand. It seemed like these questions would only be answered when she met her brother.

She told Li Lei, “Is the Pei family really going bankrupt?”

Li Lei narrowed his eyes slightly. “Don’t tell me you’re feeling pained over that.”

Xia Ling smiled sadly. She was feeling slightly troubled over it, because regardless of how cruel Pei Ziheng was to her, he did help her out, and that made it all so complicated. “Him liking me wasn’t wrong in any way at the start. He just did so in the wrong way.” Xia Ling’s voice was gentle. “You suppressing him is all for the sake of rescuing me, but when he releases me… please don’t give him any more trouble.”

“He treated you that way, and you’re still thinking of him?” Li Lei’s expression turned dark. The wound on her lower abdomen was still there, and she was already helping that man plead for forgiveness. “Do you really… not love him?”

Xia Ling’s heart skipped a beat, as she sensed his jealousy.

“I…” She didn’t know what to say, and Li Lei was still in the dark about everything regarding the reincarnation.

“I know I owe you an answer.” Xia Ling thought for a moment. “If I’m able to return to your side this time around, I’ll tell you everything that happened between him and me. Li Lei, the person I love now is you.”

Since she could go back to how it was before, she would no longer try to hide it.

She loved him, and this was a strong vow she made in her heart after all that had happened.

Li Lei’s expression slowly softened. “Alright.” For the longest time, he knew that Xiao Ling’s heart hid a huge secret, one that Pei Ziheng could not know of. Before the paragliding incident, he was so close to finding out the truth, but everything became messy after that event, and thus, the investigation was interrupted.

The fact that she was willing to tell him the truth herself, how could it not make him happy?

“Please take good care of yourself,” said Li Lei. “I’ll be able to come and bring you away very soon.”