Chapter 1314
A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return
He was slightly unhappy.
He was a man with a desire to build a career from the very beginning, but such a desire was strangled from an early age and was not allowed to be realized in his life. He was sad, unhappy, and even angry, and complained of injustice. However, in the end, he had to submit to his fate. Who told him to be an illegitimate son? His father didnât dote on him, his birth mother didnât love him, and he had to grow up lodging under someone elseâs roof? He was even fortunate enough to have good adoptive parents. Although this kind of nurturing sentiment was vigilant, he had no trouble worrying about food and clothing throughout his life and had a lot of wealth and power. He shouldnât be too greedy.
Only when he accidentally saw his elder brother Shaohuiâs outstanding ability and respect from all his subordinates did his heart have a faint sourness.
Perhaps Shaohui had already seen it.
From a very young age, without his parentâs knowledge, of all the things he learned like gun knowledge, strategies and tactics, the way to survive in the business world, and the way to dominate... he gave everything he learned to his brother who wasnât even biological.
Shaohui really treated him like a brother.
Li Rui turned his head to prevent his elder brother from seeing the emotion in his eyes. âIf you do this, Father will be unhappy.â
Li Shaohui smiled indifferently. âIt has been so many years, do you think Father doesnât know?â Their father was not as careless as he looked. On the surface, he seemed to not care about many things, but his mind was clear. Regarding what the two brothers were doing secretly, Shaohui didnât believe that Li Lei really knew nothing.
Li Rui said, âThis timeâs different.â Although Shaohui taught him a lot since he was a child, in order to reassure his parents, Li Rui always pretended to be flat. Even if he occasionally had some outstanding performances, he was obediently covered by Shaohuiâs light, and he was always very tactful, never interfering with the familyâs core affairs.
This time Shaohui was letting him deal with the core affairs.
Shaohui still didnât care. He patted his shoulder and lazily walked out of the study door. âItâs up to you if you want to handle it. Anyway, this matter is related to Yingluo. If the Gu family gets their way, how sad would Yingluo be?â
Li Rui stared at his back.
This elder brother was actually threatening him with his own sister! His mood was complicated. Looking at Shaohui walking out, he closed the study door smoothly and fell into a long silence. The documents on the desk were open, exuding a scent of ink, and the computer screen flickered slightly. He finally sat down and started to deal with things.
Xia Yingluoâs injury improved day by day, but her mood was always low. The family took turns to accompany her, for fear that she would do foolish things. She saw the concern of her family and felt useless. She was making them worry even at her age.
Even if it was for them, she should return to normal life as soon as possible.
Winter was getting deeper and the day when the doctor finally announced that she was fine, she told her family, âI want to do something.â
Everyone agreed with her decision. If she stayed idle, it was easy to let her mind wander. Li Lei asked her, âWhat do you want to do?â
Xia Yingluo shook her head blankly. âI donât know.â She just wanted to forget Wei Lingnan by doing something. As for what it was, she couldnât think of it and thought it wasnât that important?
The eyes of the family brought faint anxiety.
âIâll have a concert in a while,â Xia Ling said after a while. âYou can help me deal with the concert and sing with me on stage.â
Her concerts were always huge.
Xia Yingluo looked at her mother and smiled. âMom, I have no experience of officially performing on stage, arenât you afraid that Iâll mess up?â
Xia Ling also laughed. âHow could my daughter mess up? Even if you do, who would dare say anything?â She was already the top queen in the world and didnât have to worry about the gains and losses. Even if she messed up the concert entirely, it wouldnât hurt her popularity at all. Moreover, as she said, Xia Yingluo was her daughter. Even if she had no experience, as long as she stood on the stage, everyone would cheer and scream, and there was no need to worry about messing up.
The whole family surrounded Xia Yingluo. Li Rui looked at her sister with her in his arms and said, âYou donât really have no experience on the stage. Didnât you perform well in the training camp before? Itâll be good to stand beside Mother as a star. Next time when you quarrel with Gu Jinxiu in the future, people would be sure to side with you. This is the effect of fans.â
The whole family glared at him for having touched her sore spot.
Li Rui touched his nose innocently. To help her sister out of the shadows, he had to at least let her hear the names of the dog couple. Was it not good to turn grief and indignation into combat effectiveness?
However, Xia Yingluo laughed out first. âOkay, letâs do it.â Recently, she was not interested in anything and just wanted to keep herself busy, so it was a good idea to go to her momâs concert.
At the beginning of her illness, everyone dared not let her be too tired. After discussion, she was only allowed to sing one song with Xia Ling at the concert. Xia Yingluo talked about it lightly, but she was very afraid of shaming her mother. She worked hard on her training and her time passed peacefully.
On the day of the concert, it was extremely crowded. Xia Ling took her off the extended version of the concierge and entered the concert site under the escort of a security guard, causing fans to scream around them. The mother and daughter looked similar, like a pair of sister flowers, extremely pleasant to the eye.
The enthusiasm of the fans made Xia Yingluo feel better, and she began to understand why Mom liked to hold concerts so much.
Publicity advertisements were launched early. Everyone knew that Xia Yingluo would be on stage with Xia Ling today, and all looked forward to it.
In the backstage dressing room, Xia Yingluo prepared quietly.
Someone knocked on the door.
Xia Yingluo turned her head and saw a handsome man she didnât know. The man was wearing a silk open shirt, which was clearly a difficult top to dominate, but he still looked charismatic and made people feel enchanted. He looked at Xia Yingluo and laughed. âYou are Xia Lingâs daughter?â
Xia Yingluo asked him, âAnd you are?â
âJiang Yu.â The man easily quoted his name and walked towards her. âYou are beautiful.â
It turned out he was Jiang Yu.
Xia Yingluo felt like her question had been too stupid. Who didnât know Jiang Yu? He was Skyartâs most popular film and television actor and singer male star. Even in this entertainment circle full of beauties, he was also known as the person in charge of beauty.
âSorry,â she said, still a little awkward at not recognizing this popular face.
Jiang Yu didnât care much and smiled. âItâs normal that you donât recognize me. Arenât all noble ladies like you? You canât remember peopleâs names, and weâre all just transient in your eyes?â