A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

A buzz went around the crowd. No one had expected Miss Gu to be so vicious.

“Tsk tsk, you really can’t read a book by its cover. I’ve seen a photo of Gu Lin, and she’s such a beautiful girl. Who would have thought that she’s so evil?!” said someone in the crowd.

Another chipped in, “Exactly… From the looks of it, there is a chance that she might have been behind the orphanage incident.”

“Yes, yes, these rich people don’t know what compassion is.”

As they were discussing, one of the online broadcast reporters trained his camera on the injured Jia Jia. The news of a sales lady having been assaulted by the rich Miss Gu spread like wildfire on the internet. Netizens were furious, and there were tons of comments demanding that Gu Lin be punished. However, they were too far away from the scene and, thus, pinned their hopes on Xia Ling to met out the punishment that Gu Lin deserved. Xia Ling’s supporters grew by leaps and bounds within seconds.

Looking at the deep cut on the sales lady’s face, Xia Ling also felt that Gu Lin had gone too far.

She said to Jia Jia, “I was the cause of this matter. I’m sorry that you had to suffer because of it. Let me get my assistant to take you to the hospital and get the finest doctor to treat your injury. I’ll foot your medical expenses.” With that, she turned and gave her assistant several instructions.

Her assistant nodded and beckoned to Jia Jia. “Miss, please follow me.”

Jia Jia was taken aback and touched. She had only wanted to reveal Gu Lin’s wrongdoing and did not expect for her idol to show such concern.

Words of thanks fell out of her mouth as she followed Xia Ling’s assistant out of the store.

The reporters recorded this exchange and everyone watching, whether at the venue or online, commended Xia Ling for her actions. “A Diva is truly a Diva. Even though she’s rich and famous, she still treats normal people well. Unlike a certain daughter from a rich family, who has nothing to show but still feels that she’s better than everyone.” They said.

“Exactly, you’re right. Gu Lin has no class at all.” Netizens piped up in agreement.

All the support was falling behind Xia Ling, and with the crowd behind her clamoring for justice, Xia Ling bade the salespeople goodbye and led the crowd towards the box elevators.

The bodyguards that went ahead of Xia Ling had already cornered Gu Lin near the box elevators.

Gu Lin was furious. “What right do you have to keep me here?! Get lost, get out of my way right now!”

The two bodyguards politely but firmly said, “Miss Gu, please wait a moment. Miss Ye is looking for you and won’t take up too much of your time.”

Gu Lin’s face was red with anger, and her scolding got louder.

The crowds looked on in amusement. So people with wealthy upbringing didn’t act any differently from the angry women out in the streets… Oh no… In fact, they seem to be even worse off. Look at her, dressed in expensive clothing and looking all prim and proper… who would have thought that the real her was so disgusting! “Gu Lin, you can’t leave! Gu Lin, stay where you are!” The crowd shouted out.

The personal assistant accompanying Gu Lin knew that things didn’t bode well. He hurriedly took a step forward in an attempt to protect Gu Lin, saying, “These two gentlemen… Are you aware that your actions now constitute an illegal restriction of a person’s freedom?”

Clearly, he was not as scatter-brained as Gu Lin and knew how to use the law in this critical moment.

People in the crowd started to boo him. They were just having fun watching this exciting scene pan out, why did he have to bring in the law to spoil the moment?

The two bodyguards exchanged a glance. “You are right.”

A victorious look appeared on the assistant’s face, and Gu Lin breathed a sigh of relief. She shouted out, “Then, why aren’t you getting out of the way?!”

The bodyguards replied, “Oh, we’re not keeping you here, you’re free to go. But the elevator has stopped working, and it’s really crowded at the moment. There’s no way for you to leave the place.” They paused and glanced around. “It’s so packed here. Are you guys able to make a way for Miss Gu to walk through? We can’t move at all.”

People in the crowd started to laugh while playing along. “Oh, you’re right, we can’t move either.”

As they spoke, they packed even closer such that Gu Lin’s escape routes were all blocked. Keeping someone against her will might be illegal, but to be kept in a location due to the crowd wasn’t illegal, was it?

The crowd understood this logic perfectly.

Gu Lin could instantly tell that the crowds were against her, and she stamped her feet in frustration. “You guys are being bullies!”

“Miss Gu, we really can’t move!” Someone shouted out in false sincerity.

“Yeah! Who stepped on my foot? Ouch!” Someone else chipped in.

“Aiyo, I can’t move as well!” Many others added on.

Gu Lin was almost bursting in her anger, but she had no way out of the situation and was stuck near the elevators.

On the other end, Xia Ling had reached the edge of the crowd near the elevators. Lin Yunan accompanied her protectively, shouting as he walked, “Give way, give way, everyone please give way. Miss Ye is here! Miss Ye is here!”

His voice was loud, and the crowd rustled in excitement. The protagonist was here! Things were getting exciting! They pushed and shoved to make way for Xia Ling to walk through.

Gu Lin almost spat blood seeing the crowd part. Didn’t they say that there was no way for them to move earlier?! Why were they so readily making way for Xia Ling now?! She exclaimed, “You traitors!” However, she didn’t realize that this scene of her shouting at the crowd so ungraciously was filmed by the cameras.

In contrast, Xia Ling looked the very picture of elegance as she walked through the crowd.

“Miss Gu,” She smiled at the exasperated Gu Lin. “we meet again.”

Gu Lin was even more furious seeing her appear. “Ye Xingling, you despicable b*tch! Do you think it’s fun getting people to trap me in this corner?! You’ve already angered my daddy until he’s suffered a stroke! What else is there for us to talk about?!”

“Oh?” Xia Ling responded in mock horror. “Miss Gu, has your dad really suffered a stroke? Then, why are you here happily shopping and not taking care of your poor dad? Let me see… ” She glanced at the bags that the personal assistant was carrying. “You’ve bought quite a few things, haven’t you? All these beautiful clothes… and this pretty piece that you’re wearing right now… Oh, so in the Gu Family, a daughter doesn’t have to care at all when her father is ill?”

Her words were like a knife piercing through. Gu Lin could only stare, stunned.

The crowd of onlookers nodded. Yes, the news of Father Gu’s stroke was just released this morning, and Miss Gu was already happily shopping here in the afternoon. Was it that she was really unfilial or Father Gu didn’t have a stroke at all? Everyone stared at Gu Lin suspiciously.

The personal assistant jumped in wanting to rectify the situation. “Miss Gu doesn’t know that CEO Gu has suffered a stroke yet!” This personal assistant was typically a clever person, but the tirade of activity caused him to be flustered and make a big blunder.

Lin Yunan was the first to pounce on the contradiction, laughing. “Don’t know? But didn’t Miss Gu herself just say that CEO Gu suffered a stroke just a moment ago?!”