The Rebirth of a Diva

Episode 47's

Xia Ling took the phone from Lan Lan and looked at the screen, realizing that it was indeed Li Lei.

When Li Lei had sent the mountain villa guards to give this phone, he had stored his number in it before. Xia Ling tried to erase the number earlier but it could not be removed.

Gazing at the relentless glint of the incoming call, Xia Ling reluctantly dragged herself out of the warmth of her blanket, combed her hair with her hands, put on a random jacket, and went to the balcony to receive the call.

The night wind was cold on the balcony.

The pitch-black sky and the dim red stars could be seen in the night sky, looking a little sad. It was quiet all around and the dormitory building was shrouded in shadow with all the lights turned off.

He looked at the lighted clock in the opposite dorm building and saw that it was 1:14 am.

What happened to the Big Boss?

He held back a yawn as he picked up the phone and said, "Hello."

Li Lei's voice floated from the end of the phone. He couldn't see what he was muttering.

Xia Ling thought that it was a problem with the signal. He frowned, shifted his position, and said again, "Hello."

This time, he managed to find out that Li Lei was calling his name. "Ye Xingling ..." Her voice was low and hoarse, and her pronunciation was vague, completely different from usual. His voice was lacking in laziness and playfulness as usual, and had a tone of sadness and. .firmness.

He shuddered.

Is he drunk? This thought crossed his mind.

At the other end, Big Boss Li was silent for a moment before hesitatingly asking, "You Xingling, are you ... still there?"

He said, "Yes, I'm here."

Li Lei was silent for a long time, with only his breath sounding past the line.

The wind started to tighten at night, sending a chill through Xia Ling's body. On the black iron fence on the balcony was a layer of ice, and touching it would accidentally send a chill to his bones. When Xia Ling came out onto the balcony, she was just wearing her pajamas and, at this moment, she felt herself shivering in the cold. However, in deciding whether to return to the warmth of his blanket or to continue standing on the balcony like an idiot waiting for Li Lei to say something, he somehow decided on the latter.

He found a corner sheltered from the wind and curled up, saying, "Boss, what do I owe this pleasure?"

He remained silent, unnaturally silent.

It was strange that he called her in the middle of the night. If it wasn't for the fact that he called her name, she would have suspected that she had called the wrong number.

He patiently waited for a while, before he finally opened his mouth to speak. "I saw your performance today."

He's a little surprised. He did not see her in the small auditorium that day. How is he? . .

"Tan Ying sent me a video about that," he said.

“Tan Ying was an amazing worker,” Xia Ling was boiling as she held back from yawning again. He cursed Tan Ying many times in his mind. It was all his fault in sending the video to Li Lei. Otherwise, why would Big Boss Li think about it in the middle of the night ?!

“He is indeed a good worker,” Li Lei's charming hoarse voice sounded again. "Said Tan Ying .. in the future, I might have to fight Imperial Entertainment .. because of you." His words were still unclear and he had to put in a lot of effort to be able to hear what he was saying. "It's a big deal. He asked me to judge to see if you .. were worth the trouble."

At Nan Cheng's Apartment, Li Lei leaned his thin, well-proportioned body onto a genuine leather sofa, his LED TV screen in front of the sofa playing his acapella version of "Sea Demon" in a loop. He looked at her through the transparent wine glass beside her, completely drunk, but did not tell her that he did not make any judgments, just that.

On the balcony of the dormitory in the training camp, Xia Ling thought she understood Tan Ying's hidden intent behind sending a video. He could not help but feel nervous, and carefully asked, "Then do you think I am worthy?"

"Boss?" His heart is beating fast.

"Ye Xingling," She did not answer him directly, but said, "you really don't want to be my person? I can give you everything you want. Your route to the stars will be easy.Diva, superstar? at your fingertips. "

He frowned. "No . "

"You can say the price."

"I won't sell myself for any price" he replied coldly.

“If you don't mention the price, I'll go to Imperial Entertainment.” He felt difficulty along the genuine leather sofa for the wine bottle, and raised his hand to fill his glass, downing it all at once. He was completely drunk and his hands trembled, so most of the yellow liquid spilled on himself, flowing down his neck into his chest. The position on his chest near his heart was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, blood seeping out from underneath.

No one can resist the temptation of money. Today, a brother who had been through a lot together betrayed him for money.

A sharp pain struck that place near his heart. Li Lei said heavily, "Don't think I'm afraid to do anything to you."

Xia Ling could not understand what was wrong with Big Boss Li, but it was clear to him that he was not speaking with reason.

After receiving threats and bribes many times, he felt his anger boiling and he laughed coldly. "Li Lei, you think too highly of yourself. Do you think money and power are everything? Let me tell you, I'm not going to play with your game. I'll tell you now once and for all, I won't give up on you and won't go to Imperial Entertainment! You can sue me for breaching the contract for everything I care about. "

She was so angry that she scolded him for some dirty words before hanging up the phone.

The night wind began to howl again and frost began to form on the black metal fence. He stared at the intricate frost patterns on the fence, feeling bitter. He thought that after so long after he had rejected her so many times, Li Lei had long since given up. He never thought that he would keep his feelings for her and would still try to approach time and time again.

He underestimated his patience.

Now, he had shown his cards and used the transfer to Imperial Entertainment to threaten him. But, what difference did it make to go to Imperial Entertainment and be harassed by Pei Ziheng, and stay at Skyart Entertainment and be harassed by Li Lei? In both places, he would be treated as a toy.

He didn't want to be anyone's toy, even if it meant he had to break his contract with Skyart Entertainment.

He did not intend to obey the order to move to Imperial Entertainment. Even if he could not pay the high cost for the offense, he still would rather be imprisoned and become a prisoner than sell himself and betray his own body.

He sighed deeply, his white fingers holding onto the black fence. A chill slowly seeped through his fingers and extended upwards to his heart.

He returned to his bed but could not sleep. As she throws and turns on the bed, she begins to plan her future actions and how she will protect herself from attack at a time when she is at odds with Skyart Entertainment and sent to prison.

In front of those in power, he was extremely small and insignificant.

Unknowingly, in the silence of the night, he thought of the god-like man to him again – Pei Ziheng. She used to be so gentle with him when she straightened her clothes and dried her wet hair. On Valentine's Day, she pulled the woman's hand to her chest as they watched the fireworks together; celebrated and cut the birthday cake together, and she gently wiped the cream on her nose. . .

His heart felt a dull pain and emptiness made him feel terrible.

Xia Ling curled up on her blanket and thought desperately in that second. Perhaps he should follow Chu Chen back into the arms of the man he still longed for. Perhaps he should listen to her obediently for the rest of his life and not have to worry about this matter. He could instantly tell her who he was and cried in the warmth of his embrace.

However, a small voice in his heart kept reminding him. Xiao Ling, don't forget the terrible things that happened in the past. All that gentleness is a lie. He is in complete control of your entire life, and he can make it heaven or hell for you with just a simple change of heart.

You can't even say right now if he's ever loved you before.

Xia Ling curled up into a firmer ball and bit her finger to suppress her sobs.