A Star Reborn: The Queen's Return Chapter 938 Entrus

Li Lei sat down next to her. “Everyone has their own lives.”

He was silent for a while before adding, “No matter what happens, I will always be by your side.”

Xia Ling looked down for a long time, then looked at Li Lei a little pleadingly. “Can we return to Headquarters a little later? I… I want to spend more time with him… Maybe… it’s the last time…”

Her voice gradually lowered as she controlled her emotions.

Li Lei held onto her. “Okay. But you have to promise me, you will take good care of yourself and the baby in your belly. You are not to leave the bodyguard by even a step, and you are not allowed to go anywhere dangerous, okay?”

Rather than letting her be shackled in guilt for her whole life over Pei Ziheng, it would be better to get it over with once and for all, to let her accompany him on his last journey. Maybe then, she could put it down completely.

“Thank you.” Xia Ling said softly.

Li Lei stayed by her side for longer, until she was fast asleep in his arms. He stared after her sleeping face for a long time, gently kissing her eyebrows that resembled the shape of butterfly wings. He then carried her back to the bedroom bed and came out by himself.

He then went to find Pei Ziheng.

In the Chairman’s office, the man was just as majestic as ever, with no sign of his illness at all. He stared seriously at Li Lei and said, “I’m very busy. I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you.”

“You are indeed very busy,” Li Lei said deliberately. “You can still do so many things while sick, and even have the energy to go harass someone else’s wife. Who else in this world could be busier than you?”

Pei Ziheng’s pupils seemed to contract. “Xiao Ling told you?”

“I don’t like you calling her Xiao Ling, that’s not for you to call.” Li Lei did not bother being courteous with him. “Pei Ziheng, Xiao Ling said that she’ll stay in the country to accompany you, and I have agreed. But I don’t want her facing any harm. If you dare to do anything that endangers her, I swear, after you’re dead, the whole Pei family is coming to join your burial.”

The two men were fully aware that Pei Ziheng was Imperior Entertainment’s sole owner, the core, and if he were to die, there was no other heir that was capable enough to even strike a balance with Li Lei. He was even young, too young to have time to truly pick and cultivate an heir. His illness came too sudden, and the Pei family’s transfer of the heir was broken.

Under these circumstances, it was more than easy for Li Lei to do anything to the Pei family.

Pei Ziheng’s expression was grave. “Maybe before I die, I should get rid of you first.”

Ling Lei smiled carelessly and said, “You’re welcomed to do that anytime.” They both knew how difficult it would be to defeat a big company like Skyart. It was not simply a one-off effort and was impossible in even ten years, let alone a few years.

Pei Ziheng did not speak, and he glared at Li Lei for a long time, his glare as dangerous as a menacing tiger’s.

Li Lei said, “Why don’t we make a deal? You make sure Xiao Ling stays safe, and after you die, I will make sure the Pei family stays safe as well. And if you make Xiao Ling forget you, I can even support the Pei family financially to tide over these difficult months.”

“Xiao Ling will not forget me,” Pei Ziheng said with conviction.

“You know what? That is what makes you most detestable,” Ling Lei said.

Pei Ziheng gave a rare smile. “Why? Does it make you feel uncomfortable? So what if you married her? Don’t forget, when she was at the orphanage, the one that she always worshipped at first sight was me, and it will always be me!”

Li Lei really wanted to hit him.

The urge was almost impossible to control, ah, the power of the wild.

He flexed his fingers instinctively, wondering if a patient could be beaten to death directly if he hit him ruthlessly. Opposite, Pei Ziheng slowly removed his suit coat, ready to beat him at any time.

“… Forget it.” Li Lei put down his fists eventually. “I don’t pick fights with someone about to die.” He was not going to take the bait. Now that Pei Ziheng was terminally ridden, hitting someone else would be useless, and even Xiao Ling would not bear to say anything harsh to him. However, what if Li Lei were to hit Pei Ziheng? Xiao Ling would probably never forgive him.

Li Lei was resentful.

Pei Ziheng also kept his fighting stance.

He looked at Li Lei and said, “I will not hurt Xiao Ling, and I can even persuade her to live well with you for the rest of your days. But after I die, you are not to touch the Pei family, and when they face any difficulties, you are to reach out and help. Do you agree to these conditions?”

“You sure are greedy.” Li Lei grumbled.

“How is this considered greedy?” Pei Ziheng retorted. “You want the person you cherish most to stay safe, and I want the family I cherish most to be safe—an even transaction, fair and reasonable.”

“It sure is fair and reasonable.” Li Lei smiled. “With you saying it like that, it does sound just a tad reasonable. No wonder you were able to inherit the whole family at a dangerous time at just the age of 16… Pei Ziheng, if we weren’t love rivals I would actually love to be friends with you. I promise you for the conditions you mentioned.”

The man’s deep eyes also showed some gentleness. “Thank you.”

Li Lei kept his gleeful expression and reached out his hand. “A gentleman’s word.”

Pei Ziheng also reached out his own hand formally, grabbing Li Lei’s in a handshake. “A gentleman’s word.”

One woman, one family, their fate had been sealed with a handshake between these two men. They were not worried about the other party going back on their words because, to a certain extent, they were the same kind of people, carrying heavy responsibilities on their shoulders, with things they needed to guard in the depths of their hearts. Hence, they had nothing to lose…

Pei Ziheng gestured for Li Lei to leave with his eyes.

Turns out that that man only came to get him to treat Xiao Ling well.

If he really had no choice but to die, then leaving Xiao Ling’s future in the hands of a man like Li Lei was undoubtedly the best choice. Suddenly, he felt his chest contract and Pei Ziheng started coughing fiercely…

Xia Ling had no idea about the alliance that the two men had just come up with.

She was putting even more effort than before in taking care of her baby, since her child was going to be running between her new house and the Pei family’s for quite a while… She had put on some light makeup, brought her bodyguard, and was sitting on the nanny’s car to the villa to find Pei Ziheng.

Nanny Zhou opened the door and looked at her with low eyebrows. “Miss Ling, Mister isn’t here, please go back.”

Xia Ling asked, “Where did he go? I was just at the hospital, and the doctor said that he’d already gone home, so why is he not back yet?” Her words showed her worry and anxiety.

Nanny Zhou shook her head. “He probably went to the office to hold a meeting.”

“Then I’ll go find him there,” Xia Ling said, thanking Nanny Zhou and leaving towards the company.

Nanny Zhou’s expression revealed a hint of concern. “Miss Ling, Mister’s illness cannot be known to the public, and the whole Pei family still do not know. You finding him at the company with no reason is just too attention-grabbing, please don’t give him any trouble.”