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

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Chapter 121: Pavilion in the Lake
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Master Nan’s expression hardened. All men wanted their dignity, and would not like anybody to see their embarrassing side, especially when girls rejected them. Yet Fourth Uncle was insensitive enough to not only have watched the whole scene but to also mention it in his face. Was this not clearly an attempt to mock him!

He glared at Fourth Uncle in a fit of anger.

Fourth Uncle got a shock, Master Nan must have gotten angry with him. They had had business dealings for years, and he knew Master Nan’s temperament better than anyone else. He looked chivalrous and prim on the outside but was, in fact, a ruthless scum. It was not good news to be in his bad books.

Fourth Uncle cursed at Xia Ling in his head once more before an idea came to mind. “Master Nan, I have an idea that’ll help you get hold of her.”

He whispered something into Master Nan’s ear.

Master Nan’s expression was off initially but began to smile as Fourth Uncle spoke on. “The older, the wiser indeed, Fourth Uncle. If this really is successful, I’ll recommend a huge client to you.”

Fourth Uncle thanked him profusely.

“We’re already family, what’s there to thank me for.” Master Nan was practically floating with happiness. “If this little girl knows what’s good for her, I’ll treat her well and give her all that she needs, but if she doesn’t… Haha, get ready, we’ll settle this tomorrow.”

Meanwhile, Xia Ling was tucked in bed, completely unaware of their plot.

The bedding was freshly cleaned, and no matter how she tried, her clumsiness got her nowhere, she was simply unable to lay it properly. Grandma Ye shared a room with her and could hear the movements. “You still haven’t laid it out? Let Grandma lend you a hand.”

The old lady found her way there by touch, grabbed a corner of the bedding and the cotton lining, and, with a familiar move, got it laid out flat and neat.

Xia Ling was stunned. “Grandma, you’re amazing…” She felt guilty — as an able-bodied young lady, she was nowhere as good as her blind grandmother. At that moment, she wondered what she had spent all her life learning.

“You child.” Grandma sighed and smiled as she helped her with the bedding. “How will you marry a man in the future? You can’t even arrange the bedding properly. You’d better get a man who loves you enough to do these chores for you.”

Xia Ling felt herself blush. “Grandma…”

Hearing her voice, Grandma Ye laughed easily. “Little girl, are you shy now? Come here and tell Grandma about your few admirers. Grandma will help analyze them for you.”

“I’m not thinking about marriage though.” Xia Ling mumbled.

“That’s not the way,” said Grandma Ye. “Even if you aren’t thinking of marriage yet, you can try dating first, this way you’ll know what kind of men are suitable for you. Little one, Grandma has been through this before, and you need to know one thing. The person you like the most may not be the best person for you. Even if you love each other to death, you may just look back one day and realize you weren’t in the right mind. If you don’t have a few experiences first, you could get cheated by someone someday.”

Xia Ling silently listened. Grandma was very right, wasn’t that precisely what happened with Pei Ziheng?

She loved him so intimately and passionately, but ended up bruised and scarred, and even lost her life over him. The one we like the most may not be the best person for us, maybe we are just not in the right mind…