A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 1154: Return to the Ancestral Hall

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Humans became stronger because there were things that they had to protect.

To give Xia Ling the wedding he promised, Pei Ziheng fought day and night with his business rivals. After all the bloody battles, he finally won everything.

The current him was the true king of Imperial Entertainment.

There were no more restrictions, no one would oppose him no matter who he decided to marry.

Xia Ling returned home to see him waiting on the couch.

Now that her body was heavier, she had trouble walking. She walked shakily in her flats towards him and reached out for a hug. “I’m so tired.”

Pei Ziheng carried her. “Tired? Why go out? You should rest at home.”

She gave him a light peck on his lips. “It’s so boring at home.” She looked down and placed his hands onto her abdomen. “The little brat kicked me again today. So naughty.”

Pei Ziheng put his head on hers and kissed her pearly white earlobes. Hand in hand, they felt the baby move. Their precious little life was nurturing and growing. The fulfillment he got was more than that of buying any company or winning any commercial battle.

He gently said, “You are due soon. We should take this time when you can still work to get the certificate.”

She asked, “The certificate of marriage?”

Pei Ziheng smiled. “Yes, because you are due, let’s have the wedding after you give birth. But we have to get the certificate. I don’t want him to be an illicit child, not even for a day. In the future, he has to inherit Imperial Entertainment.”

Xia Ling felt touched but wanted to tease him. “Who was the one who initially wanted to have him as an illicit child?”

Pei Ziheng kissed her ears lightly again and said, “How long are you going to hold grudges for? Can I appease you with a wedding?”

Xia Ling joked. “I hate you.”

“I love you,” he said.

Xia Ling smiled as she placed her head onto his chest. Her face was filled with bliss.

“You are not to bully our child.”

“Yes.”

“You are not to make me unhappy.”

“Yes.”

“You can’t look at other women.”

“Yes.”

Their words of love drifted away in the breeze. Nanny Zhou came in with her cloth. After she saw the loving couple, she retreated from the room with a smile on her face. How blissful... Mister and Miss are finally happily together, I shall not disturb them.

Not long after, the two of them went to get their certificate of marriage.

Right after they got their certificate, they went to the Pei Family’s ancestral hall, intending to put Xia Ling’s name back into the family record.

Pei Ziheng held Xia Ling’s hands as she stepped down from the black Rolls Royce. He asked her, “Afraid?”

Xia Ling was dressed in a loose white dress today. Her face radiated with happiness. Xia Ling lifted her head and chuckled. “I have nothing to be afraid of. The ones that should be afraid are those that offended me before. I am the matriarch of the Pei family now. I call the shots.”

Pei Ziheng looked at her dotingly. “Yes, you call the shots.”

As they walked past the group of luxurious mansions, Pei Jingyu came over.

Pei Jingyu looked at them and said, “Big Cousin, Xia... No, Big Cousin-in-law.”

She changed her words cleverly and smiled sweetly at them. “Where’s my red packet.”

Xia Ling chuckled. “Little brat. You run so quickly to ask for red packets? How did you know we would collect our certificate today?”

“The entire family knows,” Pei Jingyu said nonchalantly. “Grandpa sent someone to follow you. When you stepped into the ministry, he was so angry he nearly fainted from his high blood pressure.”

Nearly fainted from high blood pressure?

Xia Ling was a little worried and looked at Pei Ziheng. No matter what, Pei Zhenyuan was an elder in the Pei family. Moreover, he contributed a lot to the Pei family’s success.

Pei Ziheng seemed not to care. “That means he’s fine.”

“Big Cousin, you are so heartless,” Pei Jingyu said it with a condemning tone, but she looked relaxed. She winked at Xia Ling and said, “My grandpa always feigns diseases to control us. He probably knew that even if he really fainted from his high blood pressure, it would not affect the outcome. Hence, he gave up on it.”

Xia Ling laughed. Ever since her relationship with Pei Jingyu eased, she realized that she was not that despicable. She was actually quite cute.

“So Grandpa knows why we are back here today for?” Pei Ziheng asked.

“Isn’t it to register Xiao Ling in the family record?” After they started talking, Pei Jingyu realized that it sounded too formal to address Xia Ling as Big cousin-in-law and hence, changed it to Xiao Ling instead. She continued mysteriously, “Let me tell you, Grandpa is personally guarding the ancestral hall. It might be difficult for you to get past him.”

Pei Ziheng assured Xia Ling. “Don’t worry, I’m here.”

Xia Ling laughed again and said, “What am I afraid of? The Pei family’s great-grandson is in my belly.” She proudly showed off her bump. “We should register his name in the book as well.”

Pei Ziheng asked, “Have you thought of his name?”

Xia Ling glared at him. “Weren’t you supposed to think of it? I thought you had it ready.”

Pei Ziheng said, “I have a name in my mind, but registering him today might be inappropriate.” He did not tell her the reason why. The unspoken rule within the family was that any child below the age of three could not be registered in the family books, because they were afraid the child might die early. However, he did not want to reveal these unsettling reasons to Xia Ling.

Xia Ling asked excitedly, “What is the name?”

Pei Jingyu anxiously stomped her feet. “Look at the time, how can you both still be discussing this problem?”

Xia Ling calmed her down. “Relax, relax. Isn’t it just Granduncle? We already collected the certificate of marriage. Things can’t be changed anymore, what else can he do to me?”

She was unexpectedly alright with it.

Pei Jingyu rolled her eyes and followed them into the hall.

The important people in the family were already gathered in the hall. Most of them were Pei Ziheng’s men, and a small portion was Pei Zhenyuan and a few other old geezers.

In the middle, Pei Zhenyuan held the family record tightly in his hands and stared angrily at them. “As long as I’m here today, no one is allowed to register Xia Ling’s name on it.”

Xia Ling called out, “Granduncle, we already collected the certificate. Doesn’t matter if you approve or not. I am a daughter-in-law of the Pei family. Hmph.”