A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 67 - The Blue Orchids

This chapter has been translated by Atlas Studios. All credits belong to them.

Truth to be told, Xia Ling was not entirely happy with Li Lei allowing Er Mao over every day. However, given that this did not solely concerned her safety but also Li Lei's, she could only keep mum and tolerate. Luckily, Er Mao was a very clever leopard, and seemed to know that she was afraid of him. Hence, every time he came over, he would stand at the entrance for a moment and warn her that he was there with a low growl.

His growl was gentle and did not have any semblance of a threat, completely different from the leopard she had first met.

After completing his patrol, he would crouch on the expensive tree in her lounge area to sleep, the green leaves camouflaging his spotted fur. There were many times that Xia Ling had not realized he was there until she would walk really close and then jump in shock. Other times, he would lie in the balcony in the sun, watching the fish in the stream with his tail wagging from side to side, lazy and relaxed.

Xia Ling could not help but wonder, for whom did Li Lei renovate the house to look like a forest for?

The good thing was that his range of movement appeared to be largely limited to these two spots.

Even if he wanted to patrol other areas, he would pick times when Xia Ling was not home to do it. Occasionally, Xia Ling would find light leopard paw prints in the kitchen and the carpet of the work room. As for the bedroom, he seemed to have passed by the entrance several times but never entered it.

This made her feel much safer.

The making of "Glass Fingertips" progressed very smoothly and, under the careful preparation of Sister Mai Na, the pre-release publicity was released without a hitch.

The headlines of the entertainment news reported that Wei Shaoyin was producing the debut song for a mysterious new singer. The report mentioned that gold-class music producer Wei Shaoyin was a perfectionist and picky beyond measure. In the many years that he had been in the industry he had never helped any singer make their debut song, as none of the singers before were able to meet his eye. Now, he had made an exception. Why was this?

When this new report was released, it caused quite a sensation. Many tried to guess who the lucky new singer was and if she had achieved the crazy standard of perfection that Wei Shaoyin looked for through her singing alone, or was there any hidden stories behind it all?

Following the initial article, information on the new singer was pried out slowly.

First, a photo of Xia Ling and Wei Shaoyin filming outside the city was released. Then, she had just finished filming a shot that required her to be in the water, and she was coming out of the pond completely drenched, her face white and lips turning purple from the cold. Wei Shaoyin was draping a towel that he had received from a staff member on the side over her, his tall stature leaning slightly forward with an expression of concern on his face.

The camera angle was well-chosen and Xia Ling looked frail but beautiful in the photo, her face looking like exquisite porcelain reflecting the sunlight. Water dripping down from the strands of her hair flowed down her neck and into the soaked white blouse, which was now translucent to the point that it was seductive. This last sentence was decided by Sister Mai Na, and the picture was also one that she had instructed to be candidly taken while they were filming.

She said, "Xiao Ling, I'll bet you this photo will definitely make you popular. Do you believe me?"

Xia Ling said she believed her as every photo taken of her had caused a huge buzz. Sister Mai Na rolled her eyes at her.