A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return

Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Meeting You in the Middle of a Snowy Night

As everyone looked over at Xia Ling at the same time, Chu Chen gave her a look of surprise — he clearly did not expect Wei Shaoyin to care for a mere assistant.

Without so much as a thought, Xia Ling said, “Money.”

Wei Shaoyin disdained. “Have some pride.”

Xia Ling was indignant. Yes, he was filthy rich, but he should still have an understanding of her predicament. She owed the company a large sum of money and needed to pay it off as quickly as possible. Then she would be able to leave the entertainment industry. Wouldn’t that be great?

Of course, Wei Shaoyin clearly did not think this way.

He pointed at Xia Ling as he replied Chu Chen. “Make sure you fulfill her request. Deal with it as you may, other than giving her…” He gave a smile, showing two perfect rows of white teeth. “… money.”

… Oh my goodness, Wei Shaoyin was a terrible person.

Xia Ling looked away dejectedly. Other than money, she really did not need anything at all.

Chu Chen nodded in agreement. Bidding goodbye, he left with Xia Yu in tow.

Wei Shaoyin turned his head to Xia Ling and lectured her. “Money is the most worthless thing in the world, and you only want it?”

Xia Ling felt like ignoring him altogether.

At the door, Chu Chen stopped midway as he was closing the door. He turned to take one more pensive look at Wei Shaoying and Xia Ling.

Xia Ling was too lazy to fathom a guess at what he was thinking about as she sulked, prodding at the lemon slice in her glass.

Wei Shaoyin lifted his wrist to look at the time. He said, “It’s almost time for the closing of the show, I need to go to the recording studio. Take our stuff and wait for me outside. I’ll drive the car over to fetch you.”

He liked to drive his own car and would not hire a chauffeur.

Xia Ling could only express her unhappiness in her heart, secretly scolding him for being a hypochondriac and exceedingly petty.

He was not aware of her grievances and left the room to go about his business, leaving her alone in the empty makeup room. She turned full circle on the same stop before putting on her jacket reluctantly, collecting the scattered things and turning to leave.

The back door of the broadcast station was very quiet, opening up into a large private open space. There was no need to be worried about harassment from fans. This exit was near to the parking lot and was where most of the artistes would make their way off after recording a show. There was a beautiful, green barricade of plants, making the surroundings both peaceful and tasteful.

Xia Ling came out early, and there was nobody around. A cold evening wind blew over her, causing her to shiver.

It started to snow…

She lifted her head and looked at the falling snowflakes against the night sky.

Under the dreamy, European-style road lamps, the soft and white flakes fell and created small pretty halos, looking like angel feathers. She lifted her face and raised her hand to touch the flakes with her fingertips, watching as they melted away slowly and formed a small, clear droplet of water.

In her past life, this was a game that she loved to play. All she needed to do was to lift her finger to see the purity and transparency of this world.