A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return Chapter 762 - Onstage Confrontation

Chapter 762: Onstage Confrontation

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Li Feng’s eyes glistened like a snake’s.
He appeared bored and decided to casually stomp on Xia Ling. There was a clear sound of her bones breaking as she coughed blood. Li Feng found it interesting and used even more force.
Xia Ling was in so much pain, dark spots were clouding her vision. She felt like she might die.
Li Feng’s eerie voice rang out. “What a pity, no one wants to trade… it seems like you aren’t that popular here… how about this, let’s play a little game.” He reached for a whip on display and cracked it. Everyone could hear it sweep through the air.
Xia Ling was alerted by what he said—
“This whip was badly manufactured, it’ll kill someone with just a few strokes. But I guess I’ll make do with it.”
He whipped it around for a while more and aimed it at Xia Ling. “Since nobody wants to trade for you,” he laughed with those eyes of a devil. “Then we shall watch you come to the end of your life on this stage.”
He raised the whip and was just about to swing it against her.
“Stop.” A cold yet steady voice was heard.
Li Feng’s smile widened as he turned around and looked at just the right spot.
The other guests followed his line of vision.
Under the dim light was a man standing at the entrance. He was dressed in a black leather outfit and was walking towards the stage. Although the mask concealed his expression, his jaw was evidently clenched in anger, almost like a wild beast approaching its rival.
Excitement and apprehension filled the room.
“Who’s he? Is he actually thinking about challenging Li Feng?” Someone whispered.
“I don’t know, could he be new? Only a newbie would be so ignorant as to go against Li Feng.” Another said.
The people around nodded in agreement.
Eagle looked at Li Lei for a long while before nudging his friend beside him. “Isn’t that man Phoenix’s—wait, I mean Ye Xingling’s slave?! I can barely recognize him in this outfit!”
His friend realized it now. “Yes, I think that’s him! He’s putting his life on the line against Li Feng just to save his owner!” Pitting oneself against Li Feng was akin to courting death.
Some of them looked at him in awe.
“True love…” They exclaimed.
But Eagle seemed to have thought of something else and got agitated. “Do you guys remember that Ye Xingling’s slave happens to be Li Feng’s favorite type?!”
“Yes, but so what?” His friends didn’t seem to understand what he was getting at. “Is there a need to be this agitated?”
He was even more anxious hearing that. “Then, do you guys remember that Li Feng’s favorite type is apparently modeled after his brother Li Lei? And recently, gossips about Ye Xingling and Li Lei have been going around?!”
“Gosh, are you saying…” Somebody widened his eyes in disbelief.
“That man is Li Lei?!”
Eagle and his friends were shocked by their speculation and were in utter disbelief. If that man really was Li Lei, then this would be a good show. An older brother who’d fantasized about torturing his younger brother for years had finally encountered his brother in person, and in such a situation at that. Meanwhile, his younger brother was willing to fight it out with him in order to save his girlfriend…
Just the thought of it was exciting!
It was getting obvious that more people were beginning to reach the same conclusion. The guests quieted down as they kept their eyes glued on this pair of brothers.
Xia Ling, who was now lying on the stage, watched as Li Lei approached as well.
She had broken a rib, and the bone had pierced into her lung, making it hard for her to talk or even breathe. She wanted so badly to ask Li Lei to leave, to avoid this pervert of a man, but no words came out of her.
She coughed some more blood.
Li Lei walked onto the stage and glared at Li Feng. “Let her go, the person you’re looking for is me.”
He took his mask off in a swift move.
The crowd gasped silently. It was Li Lei indeed! On stage, his handsome features and model-worthy side profile—from his distinct nose bridge to his well-toned arms and abdomen—had everyone’s eyes on him.
“No wonder Li Feng has so much against him…” Eagle sighed. “He’s really…” He paused for a few seconds before saying in a fantasizing manner, “God’s work of art.”
The people around him sighed, mesmerized by his charisma.
Li Feng looked at his brother and licked his lips. “You want to exchange her? With yourself? You… are offering to be my slave?”
“Sure.” Li Lei said without hesitation.
This single word was like a rock that shattered the fragile silence in the room; the crowd began buzzing again. “He’s mad!” Someone said, “Does he know what it means to be a slave in Li Feng’s hands?!”
“They’re biological brothers, how could Li Lei not know?” Another said, “But for Ye Xingling’s sake, Li Lei is willing to give up his dignity and even his life.”
A number of them agreed.
Although Li Lei came as a slave, he was serving and bowing down to his beloved woman; that in itself was a sort of delightful appeal. But being forced to bow down to a man was a completely different thing—it was humiliating.
“Second Young Master Li…” Someone exclaimed. “I can’t believe that the Li family has not only produced a ruthless, heartless First Young Master, but also a devoted Second Young Master!”
There was a moment of silence.
In the meantime, Xia Ling had curled up from the pain but finally managed to utter a few words arduously. “L-Li Lei, no… You, go…” She wanted to ask him to just take Shaohui and leave without her.
But how could Li Lei possibly bear to do this?
He took a few steps forward.
Li Feng reached his arm out to stop him. “Don’t come near my female slave.” His voice was gentle but ever so sinister. He had a smile on, but it was lined with hatred. “You want to save her? Not so easy.”
“I’ve already agreed to be your slave.” Li Lei said coldly.
Since he was a child, he had always known what his brother wanted from him—his unconditional admiration and respect, his willingness to surrender to him, and everything else that was his, including his body and soul. But how could that possibly come true? He would never agree with his brother’s violent ways and distorted world view; they could never be brothers on the same page.
And yet, today, he had to bow down to his brother.
All for the sake of his beloved woman.
Li Feng glared at his brother with bitterness and ruthlessness. “Xiao Lei…” He reached out and lifted Li Lei’s chin. “You’ve never given in to me… and now, you’re willing to do this for a woman? I’m very angry… do you know that?”