A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 1147: Desperate Protection

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

The crowd desperately moved forward and, after hearing her say these words, the nearest few people widened their eyes in shock—what? The big star Xia Ling was pregnant?!

Before they returned to their senses, they heard Xia Ling scream again, “Who can take responsibility if anything happens to my child?!”

The few people closest to her suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Oh God, the child of Xia Ling! Just paying for the cost of its nourishment and the damage to its mental health was probably enough to sell them all? They didn’t want to become bankrupt from chasing a star. So, many people quickly retreated, and a few good-hearted people opened their arms and blocked the crowds behind them. They shouted, “Don’t squeeze! Miss Xia Ling is pregnant! Don’t squeeze!”

What? Xia Ling was pregnant?

Wasn’t she still single?!

The shocking news spread to the entire hall at a very fast rate, like a drop of cold water blasting on the boiling oil. Many people asked, “Really? Who is the father of the child?”

“Miss Xia, who is the child’s father? Who is so irresponsible?!”

“Miss Xia, I have never heard of you falling in love, were you cheated!”

“Are you a third party in someone’s relationship?” The voice of a middle-aged aunt sounded. “To think that my daughter likes you so much and treats you as an idol. In the end, you got pregnant before your marriage. Aren’t you being a bad influencer?”

A variety of arguments clamored around.

Xia Ling only felt a buzzing in her head, and she was so dizzy she almost fainted when she stood up unsteadily. She tried to take a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Looking up, she saw a tall figure on the side of the hall hurriedly walking in. However, looking at the hubbub around, the man stopped in his tracks and receded into the shadow of the corridor not far away unnoticeably. She saw Pei Ziheng tilt his head and give instructions to the medical staff on the side.

Those medical staff struggled to open up the crowd and maintain order. They shouted loudly, “Scatter away, scatter away, what are you doing here? Do not affect others who have come to see the doctor!”

She suddenly understood why Pei Ziheng had hidden in the shadows—there were too many people here, and he did not want others to discover that he was the child’s biological father.

The blood rushed to her head.

At that moment, whatever reason and thinking were left behind.

Xia Ling raised her hand and pointed her finger in the direction of the standing man. She said fiercely, “It is him! He is the child’s biological father! Pei Ziheng!”

Everyone turned their heads and saw the tall, silent man in the shadow.

It was him... it turned out to be him! Imperial Entertainment’s chairman, Pei Ziheng! For a time, the crowd was boiling in discussions again, and all kinds of sounds were heard—”Mr. Pei, is this child really yours?”

“What is your relationship with Miss Xia Ling?”

“Do you think this is considered **? Tsk, shameless! You’re a bad influence to my daughter!”

Pei Ziheng originally wanted to retreat, but it was already impossible to do that now. The two’s eyes met, separated by the big hall as if a thousand years had passed between them. Xia Ling still pointed her finger at him, and said with a trembling voice, “Pei Ziheng, you are so cruel.”

Pei Ziheng looked at her unmovingly.

Her face was pale and her hair was scattered like a little beast pushed into a corner with nowhere to go, thus having no choice but to open her still young and biting teeth. He actually felt distressed.

He walked out of the shadow and walked towards her.

The medical staff and the security guards hurried forward and pulled out an isolation belt for him to prevent the idlers from colliding with the distinguished big man. The crowd separated like a tide, and he walked up to her step by step, reaching out and gently pressing the hand she pointed at him. “Sorry,” he said. “I didn’t get the plum blossom for you.”

Xia Ling remembered the plum blossom in the snow and his earlier sentence—

“To celebrate.”

She had asked him what they were celebrating? It turned out they were celebrating her abortion. “A tiger even while cruel would still not devour its own cubs,” she said with a trembling voice. “You are beneath a beast!”

The crowd was turbulent again. What did Xia Ling mean? What was the inside story?

The gossipy masses straightened their ears to listen.

Only Pei Ziheng understood what she was saying. He did not go to get the plum blossoms, he had circled the green garden and immediately called the attending doctor and told him to follow the prescribed plan. Therefore, the attending doctor had found Xia Ling and told her that she needed to take the shot.

Unexpectedly, things had been revealed.

He didn’t know if the girl was lucky or not, but she had fled to the hall and revealed the identity of the child’s father. This made things a bit tricky.

Pei Ziheng quickly thought about the possible development direction of the matter in his mind. If he did not recognize the child, that would probably result in her bursting with anger and revealing all the details. As a child, she had always been ignorant and carefree and would reveal everything as if on a life and death struggle. But if he admitted it, things would be difficult, and not to mention that the future marriage would be involved a lot of twists and turns, just like now—

The Old Master Pei Zhenyuan would definitely be angry, and there would be a big storm inside the family, which would be followed by the great cleaning of the entire Imperial Entertainment. The forces within Imperial were knotty and intertwined. Over the years, he had been trying with all his might to maintain the right balance. If there was a large-scale conflict, he was not fully prepared. The thoughts rolled in his head, but his expression still remained calm. He said to her, “Don’t throw a tantrum. There are so many people here, be sensible.”

She heard the threat in his words and shrank back.

However, this was the only opportunity that would keep the child alive. And even if she died, she had to give it a try.

Xia Ling said loudly to the surrounding people, “The doctor said, it is a baby boy, and it’s very healthy. He will be born safely! If anything happens to it, then it must be an accident, a deliberate murder!”

There was too much information hidden in her words, and people had to think about it. Some experienced women were already thinking, the baby’s gender could be differentiated already? Then it was at least four months old, and the calculation of time was exactly the time when Pei Ziheng and Wang Jingwan were engaged, and when that big lady had passed away?!

This...

It was beyond shocking.

“Mr. Pei!” Someone couldn’t help but ask. “You were engaged with Miss Wang Jingwan, yet you impregnated Miss Xia Ling?” This question caused the oil pan to burst again. Who was the third party? People were so excited they had already pulled out their mobile phones, and all kinds of shutter flashes were pressed, taking down the expressions of Xia Ling and Pei Ziheng.

Pei Ziheng had not considered how to end this farce. His best response at this moment was to ignore them. Therefore, he simply ignored the people and said to Xia Ling, “Go back with me.”