A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 11

Chapter 11: The Big Boss of Imperial Entertainment — Pei Ziheng

Xia Yu walked in from outside the screen, wearing a tailored one-piece black dress. The simple cut of the dress perfectly shaped her well-proportioned body. Her face was pale, shoulders narrow and skinny, and looked ever so pitiful.

She walked to Chu Chen’s side and took over the microphone as she continued, “My older sister was a great person. She was a perfectionist and gave herself much pressure to do well.” She lifted her eyes, which were blurry with tears and filled with pain. “My sister once said that she loved Imperial Entertainment, and she loved all her fans. She needed to show everyone the best she could achieve. Hence, she worked very hard. Even in this year or so that she was receiving treatment for depression, she would still secretly practice her singing and dancing, and continue composing music…”

The sounds of sobbing rose from all around the square.

If it were not for the fact that Xia Ling had seen Xia Yu’s real colors, and had been insulted so badly by the most degrading words that came out from her mouth, watching this performance today would make Xia Ling believe that her “good sister” loved her deeply.

She should have known. Xia Yu could match up to any Oscar-winning actress.

Xia Yu’s heartwrenching performance moved the entire audience. Whether it was on screen or off screen, countless were crying alongside her. Her identity made her performance even more compelling. Some discussed softly in between their crying—

“She is Xia Ling’s blood-related sister, whatever she says must be true. It looks like Xia Ling was really depressed and…”

“Yeah, Xia Ling always mentioned Xia Yu in interviews and said that they had a really tight relationship. Whatever Xia Yu said must be true.”

“It looks like we were all wrong. There was no murder. Xia Ling was simply sick and could not take the pressure, so she committed suicide.”

Xia Ling listened to the discussions and could only give a bitter smile. Was this called digging her own grave? She used to trust Xia Yu with all her heart and poured out all her love and protection onto her skinny and sickly sister. Whether it was in interviews or during fan meetings, she would always mention her sister, her words reflecting pride and closeness for her sister. All of Xia Ling’s fans knew that Xia Yu was a precious gem in Xia Ling’s eyes.

As a result, they all thought that Xia Yu felt the same way about her older sister.

Xia Yu was crying her heart out on screen.

Some staff came on stage to help her come down the stage.

The video feed switched over to show snippets of Xia Ling’s journey since debuting in chronological order. Many classic tunes coupled with classic moments of her time in the limelight were shown. Grand and sophisticated, telling of the glorious time that Xia Ling enjoyed at the top of the industry.

Xia Ling had never taken a moment to admire all that she had filmed before. In her past life, she was always busy. Busy singing a new song, busy filming a new commercial, busy accepting another award, busy attending another party. She also had to take care of Xia Yu and to deal with all the grievances she had with Pei Ziheng.

Until today, when it all became things of the past, Xia Ling stood in the middle of the crowd, looking up at the diva that she once was. That diva in the screen had an exquisitely beautiful face and beautiful eyes that were full of spirit. Between her brows, there was an air of seduction and arrogance, and her every movement had charm.

A staff working in the industry had once said in an interview that it was hard to say if editing Xia Ling’s video clips were easy or difficult. The easy part was that any footage was good enough for the final cut, and the difficult part was that there were so many great moments that it was hard to pick and choose.