A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 531: Femme Fatale

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

That was a pot of very beautiful orchids. After the end of the Heavenly Voice Music Festival, Qin Zifeng carefully gave it to her and even gave her handwritten detailed instructions on how to cultivate it. He told very solemnly, “This is a treasure among cymbidium tortisepalums. You must take care of it well.”

Muddle-headed, Xia Ling accepted it.

Looking at her clueless face, Qin Zifeng was frightened and scared as he feared that this treasure would be ruined by her. However, as a gentleman, he couldn’t go back on his word, and it was too late to regret his decision. He could only cry in his heart. After repeatedly giving her instructions, he finally reluctantly left.

Xia Ling placed the orchids in the living room. It was a quiet space, and the elegant orchids were like butterfly wings. The white flowers were fragrant and truly looked very delicate.

She held her head in her hand as she stared at the orchids.

Er Mao laid beside her and quietly looked at the orchids. He lifted his claws in an attempt to scratch them in curiosity.

“Don’t touch.” Xia Ling swiped Er Mao’s paw away to discipline it. “Do you know that this is very precious? You should worry if Qin Zifeng comes back here to kill you.” She recalled Qin Zifeng’s painful look before he left and felt a little guilty. She really didn’t know how to take care of flowers. Would she cause them to die after a few days?

Er Mao obediently stopped touching it and licked its claws somewhat grievously.

Li Lei opened the door and walked in. The first thing he saw was a person and a leopard looking stupidly at a pot of beautiful orchids on the table. “Qin Zifeng sent this?” Although he didn’t watch the match, he paid attention to her movements and knew about the orchids a long time ago.

“Yes.” Xia Ling said rather absent-mindedly. “It looks very expensive.”

Li Lei was very knowledgeable. With one look, he could immediately tell that the orchids were the top grade in the breed of Cymbidium orchids. He gritted his teeth secretly. What did he mean by sending someone else’s girlfriend such an expensive pot of flowers?

Li Lei was extremely jealous and gently said to Xia Ling, “Expensive? Not really. If you really like it, I’ll buy you ten pots of them.”

Xia Ling rolled her eyes at him. How could this person be the local nouveau riche? He didn’t any taste at all. She retorted. “Do I need you to buy them for me? I have my own money.” She never liked to use his money to buy expensive things and was unwilling to be a vine that was only able to survive by clinging onto him. She paused for a while, suddenly remembered something, and was very angry. “Li Lei, since when did you help me pay my credit card debt? What’s with the SMS notification on my phone!”

Li Lei laughed silly.

The last time she went shopping for clothes, she overcharged her credit card, and he secretly helped her pay back the debt. At this time, he acted dumb. “This pot of orchids looks quite dry. Should we give it some water?”

Xia Ling glared at him, grabbed a pillow on the furry carpet, and threw it at him. “You jerk! You paid my credit card debt behind my back! You promised to let me be independent!”

“Ok, I’m a jerk.” Li Lei reached out and grabbed her hand. Taking her into his arms, he felt satisfied and did not mind tolerating her scolding. “You shouldn’t be this rough as a girl. In the future, you won’t be able to marry anyone. Only I am willing to marry you.”

“You’re looking down on me!” Xia Ling felt wronged and said in an accusatory tone. She continued to throw pillows at him.

“I’ll marry you!” Li Lei laughed through the pillow shower.

She threw the pillow a few more times before she finished venting her anger.

The feathers of the pillow were scattered all over the place.

She felt a little tired and sat on the pile of feathers in a daze. Her line of sight unconsciously fell on the orchids. Li Lei got up from the furry carpet and hugged her from the back, secretly taking a whiff of her hair. “Do you like orchids?”

“I don’t know how to take care of them.” She was very melancholic.

“I’ll help you check on how to take care for them.”

“No need. There’s an instruction manual there.” Xia Ling raised her white finger and pointed at the instructional manual on the carpet that Qin Zifeng spent his blood, sweat, and tears writing. “Help me take care of them.”

Li Lei wanted to cry.

He had always been impatient with these delicate things and desperately wanted to get out of it. “Didn’t you say that you wanted to be independent?”

Xia Ling grabbed the pillow to hit him again, causing the feathers to drift profusely in the air. “You’re only asking me to be independent now?! Big jerk! Shameless man! I don’t care, you’re going to help me take care of it!”

“Ok, I’ll help you...” Li Lei surrendered.

Satisfied, Xia Ling stopped hitting him.

The next day, she left the orchids to him and hummed as she went to the recording studio.

Li Lei was left behind to silently stare at the pot of orchids.

No matter which angle he looked at them, they just did not look pleasing to him. Once he thought that another man gave them to his woman, he became mad. He called Su Tang. “Help me buy a new pot of Cymbidium orchids. It has to look exactly the same as this pot.”

Since the last time he confessed to Xia Ling, Su Tang really wanted to continue staying beside Li Lei. Thus, Li Lei gave her a simple rule: She was not to make things difficult for Xia Ling.

Su Tang endured her contempt and agreed.

She was well culturally trained and was proficient at things like chess and calligraphy. At this time, she pointed at the pot of blooming orchids and said, “Cymbidium orchids are treasures. Young Master, how is it possible to find another one that’s exactly the same?”

Li Lei replied, “Well then, find a pot that’s almost the same.” Besides, Xiao Ling was stupid and would not be able to tell the difference. He pointed at the pot again. “Get rid of this pot.”

Get rid?

“How should I deal with it?” Su Tang lowered her eyes and awaited further instructions.

Li Lei was a bit explosive. “I don’t care. You can take care of it, or send it to a museum, or a botanical garden.”

Su Tang slightly bowed and acknowledged him. She carried the pot of flowers, very clear about their origins. She had been monitoring Ye Xingling’s every move and knew that Qin Zifeng gave it to her as it was widely publicized in the news.

She carried it back to her own home and closed the door.

After looking at it for a long time, her lips curved into a suggestive smile. She got up, took her mobile phone, and took a few photos of the orchids. Then, Su Tang put down the phone and extended her exquisite hand. She had a light blue lotus manicure on her fingers. With a gentle pinch, a faintly scented orchid flower silently fell to the ground.

She picked the flower up and crushed it. Then, she smashed the flower pot. The leaves and flowers were all ruined, and her house was in a mess.

She continued to smile as she took a few more photos using her phone and carefully kept them.

These photos could not be used now as Young Master would easily guess who did it, and Ye Xingling would not get the blame. However, it was fine to keep them. One day, she would be able to use them.

So what if they were expensive orchids?

It was just too bad that they fell into the hands of the wrong owner.

She found a broom, swept the broken pot of millions of dollars worth of orchids, and dumped it into the trash.