Rebirth of the Entertainment Circle: Return of the Queen

Chapter 37 Trainees have no personal matters

The dazzling man turned around, and so did the crowd surrounding him.

Seeing Xia Ling being held hostage, Li Lei raised his eyebrows slightly and made a gesture. Following his gesture, the group of tall men stopped talking and laughing, and changed their positions at an extremely fast speed. The crowd that originally seemed scattered and could be easily passed through now became like an iron wall, faintly visible. There was a chilling air coming towards my face.

 Xia Ling's arms were held tighter by the two bodyguards.

 The scene was silent for a moment.

 After a moment, Li Lei laughed softly: "It turns out to be the emperor's Pei Dong. Why are you arresting my Tianyi people?"

Pei Ziheng looked solemn: "Li Lei, this is a private matter."

Xia Ling's heart was in her throat, fearing that Li Lei would give up as soon as Pei Ziheng said these words. After all, she had no friendship with Big Boss Li. Not long ago, she refused to be his lover, thus causing him disgrace. He could just stand by and watch her being bullied, even make things worse and watch her laugh.

 But he just looked at Pei Ziheng: "Trainers of Tianyi have no personal matters."

Xia Ling instantly breathed a sigh of relief. She felt that Big Boss Li was a very good person, and she obviously planned to intervene. Tianyi's trainees have no private affairs - this is irrefutable, trainees are reserve artists, and for artists, private matters are public affairs.

"Li Lei," Pei Ziheng said in a deep voice with a hint of amusement, "She is just a small character. It's hard for a big boss like you to recognize her as a trainee of your Tianyi."

Li Lei looked innocent: "I am a good boss who cares about my employees."

Changing the topic, he added: "Dr. Pei, please let go of Ye Xingling. This child is young and not sensible. If there is any offence, I will have someone discipline him and give you an explanation."

Pei Ziheng looked at him deeply, with an unpredictable expression.

Li Lei looked relaxed and relaxed, with a smile even on his graceful lips, but the dozen or so men behind him were even more murderous, with a sense of real danger that made people breathless.

Pei Ziheng only brought two bodyguards with him, and he had to take care of Xia Ling.

 Finally, Pei Ziheng gently raised his hand.

 The two bodyguards let go of Xia Ling at the same time.

 The moment she regained her freedom, Xia Ling was stunned for a moment, unable to believe that it could be so easy. Pei Ziheng also had a moment to compromise. But then, there was a vague emptiness in my heart...

"What are you doing standing there stupidly? Come here." Li Lei's voice came.

Xia Ling suddenly woke up and hurriedly ran towards him and stood behind him. The dozen or so burly men protected her in the middle as if they were protectors. When she calmed down for a moment, she felt cold sweat soaking her back.

Pei Ziheng's eyes have been following her, like a shadow, like a thorn in the back.

Li Lei remained calm and blocked her with his body.

"Li Lei," Pei Ziheng said slowly, "You can protect her for a while, but you may not be able to protect her for the rest of your life."

"Then don't worry about it, Dong Pei." Li Lei smiled nonchalantly.

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and led a group of people toward the elevator.

When entering the elevator, Xia Ling couldn't help but turn around and take one last look at Pei Ziheng through the gap in the crowd. Pei Ziheng still stood there, his unfathomable gaze locked on her, like a blazing flame or an abyss.

She avoided it in a panic and fled into the elevator in a hurry.

The elevator door slowly closed, and the group of burly men suddenly exploded: "Boss, isn't it? Just when you come out to visit a doctor, you can be a hero and save a beauty? This little beauty is from Tianyi Training Camp? Aren't you very good? Don’t you mind the business over there?”

"That's it, boss, please introduce the name of the little beauty to us." "Little beauty, don't be afraid, there are brothers here, no bad people dare to bully you..."

They talked all over the place and turned into gossipy women and men one by one. Their previous image of tough guys was gone. Xia Ling had a splitting headache from the noise, and the remaining fear and pain in her heart were swept away by the noise. Who said that only women can make noise like ducks? This group of men can at least talk about hundreds of ducks...

 In the commotion, only Li Lei remained silent, leaning against the glass wall with his arms folded, smiling and letting them make trouble.

She was protected by his side, within reach, hearing the subtle ups and downs of his breathing, and smelling the scent of sunshine and grass on his body, which made people relax and feel at ease.

Not long after, the elevator arrived at the garage on the first floor, and with a "ding" sound, the door opened.

A group of people came out and said goodbye to Li Lei one after another, and dispersed in twos and threes like a tide.

 In a blink of an eye, she and him were the only ones left.

Xia Ling looked up at him. Under the dim light of the garage, his eyes were deep, his profile was deep and handsome, and he had one hand casually inserted in his pocket. He looked like a male fashion model that can be seen everywhere on street billboards, dazzling and shameless. Harmful. It was hard to imagine that such a person had just rescued her from Pei Ziheng.

 She said sincerely: "Thank you, BOSS."

He half-smiled, "Instead of thanking me, why don't you thank you for your luck? You dare to provoke Pei Ziheng, do you think you have a long life?"

She was speechless. She couldn't tell him that it wasn't her who provoked Pei Ziheng, but Pei Ziheng who took the initiative to provoke a little person like her? If you say it, someone must believe it. After a moment of silence, she only said: "I was wrong."

His handsome eyebrows furrowed and he looked at her.

She didn't know what made him unhappy, so she looked at him innocently.

"I don't like being treated perfunctorily." He said, "You are not a person who makes trouble easily. Why did you admit your mistake so quickly and don't want to tell me the real reason? How did you get into trouble with Pei Ziheng."

 She was startled, surprised by his keen insight. Yes, she admitted her mistake so easily just to settle the matter. The love-hate past between her and Pei Ziheng was so tragic that even the slightest touch would be unbearable pain.

 She only wants to use the simplest words to guide people gently.

But Li Lei didn't let her go and waited silently for her answer.

 She turned her head slightly, not looking into his eyes. "Pei Ziheng..." It took a lot of effort for her to say the name that was turning over in her heart, "He is interested in me and wants to keep me. I don't know why he is interested in me."

I see. Li Lei's eyes deepened, and his long-term keen insight allowed him to conclude that her words were still not true. However, looking at her slightly clenched fists hanging by her sides...

 He smiled and changed the subject considerately: "Where do you live? I'll take you back."

"Huh?" She was startled. She didn't expect Big Boss Li to be so kind. "Don't bother me. I'll just go back by myself."

“You’re going back by yourself?” He sneered lazily, “I don’t mind, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to walk more than a hundred meters before being captured by Pei Ziheng’s people.”

Xia Ling couldn't help but shuddered as she thought of the way Pei Ziheng looked at her before leaving.

"Then please...send me back to the training camp." She whispered.

The Ye family can't go back. Since the so-called parents sold her once, they probably won't mind selling her a second time. She was unfamiliar with other places. After much deliberation, the only place she could find a place to stay was the training camp.

Li Lei laughed again: "Do you really think of me as a coolie? We are in the south of the city now, and the training camp is in the north. It doesn't matter if we go across the city. The problem is that there will be traffic jams at this time. Ye Xingling, don't bully the BOSS like this of."

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 (End of this chapter)