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

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Chapter 1021: An Old Song
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Xun An suggested. “Just stick with singing. All the ladies here who do classical dance and ballet have started learning since they were three or four. They are world-renowned, you won’t be able to beat them.”

Xia Ling was a little unconvinced. “What if I could beat them?”

He found her adorable and couldn’t help but reach out to ruffle her hair.

Xia Ling glared at him. “Don’t you belittle me!”

“Alright, alright, I won’t belittle you.” Xun An stifled his laughter. “But I want to hear you sing. Your voice is beautiful even when you talk, I believe your singing would sound wonderful.”

“But of course.” She grinned and tipped her chin a little higher with pride. “I can sing lots of songs. Back when I was in the orphanage, everyone used to come around to listen whenever I sang.”

Xun An smiled. “What songs can you sing?”

She named a few before adding, “I even compose my own tunes.”

He asked, “Really? Let me listen to one.”

Ever since Pei Ziheng adopted her, her living environment had changed drastically and she had had fewer opportunities to sing. Seeing that Xun An was interested in it now, she excitedly thought about composing a good one for him. What should she sing? Seeing the lily pads afloat on the lake before her, and the fragrance from the flowers, an idea came to mind.

“The Southern River and its water lilies, the lily pads in Hotan…”

She sang this classical folk song easily. The teachers in the orphanage had taught them this poem, but she had turned it into a song with a melody on the spot.

Xun An’s jaw dropped as he listened to her.

He had known that she sang well, but he never knew she was this good at it. The girl before him was sitting with her arms wrapped around her knees as she kept her eyes on the lake of water lilies. The breeze carried her melodious voice with it, and she looked like a sweet country girl despite and all the more because of the dirt that got onto her little gown as she sat on the floor. Xun An had never met another girl who could pull off such an elegant look so casually and so uniquely.

Before he knew it, his focus had drifted as he looked dazedly at her.

When she was done singing, she turned around and asked smilingly, “Did I sing well?”

“Huh? Yes!” Only then did he snap back to his senses and nodded his head. She didn’t just sing well, she sang better than anyone he had known before! This scenic landscape, coupled with this gift of a voice, was simply perfect.

Xun An said to Xia Ling, “You were wonderful! If you go for the talent contest with that piece, you’d definitely be the most outstanding girl around!” So what if the other rich girls could dance and play their instruments well? Was any of them as natural and moving as she was? Moreover, these girls had been taking part in the talent contest year after year, and the judges were more or less tired of similar performances. It would be different for her, though, if she could awe them on her first appearance.

But Xia Ling said, “Really? But, this isn’t the only criterion for being the Summer Belle.” Xun An had gone through the rules and regulations with her earlier, and she realized just how embarrassing her words to Pei Jingyu and the rest were. Given her background, it wouldn’t be a surprise if she came in last!

Xun An shrugged. “They’re out to embarrass you. Even if you decide not to take part anymore, they’d still find a way to get you on stage. Xiao Ling, show them what you’re made of and let them know who’s the better one! Even if you don’t end up as the Summer Belle, don’t do too badly. You need to shove it in their faces!”