A Star Reborn: The Queen’s Return

Chapter 1412: Courage and Responsibility

Jin Ling’er kept up with him, looking at his back, and stopped talking.

She had once dreamt of a Prince Charming as well. Even in the training camp, she had excitedly pulled Yingluo and pointed out the guys she thought were handsome, but she never thought that she would fall in love with a man of authority. Du Zheng was almost a decade older than her and was the important Chairman of his Du family company. He never smiled and never showed emotion.

He was obviously a boring and uninteresting person, so she didn’t understand why she was attracted to him.

Inexplicably, she had fallen for him.

She watched him walk in front of her. In the summer light, he was caged with the floral scent of summer light, as if he was plated with a beautiful golden dawn. She wanted to come forward and hold his hand, and walk with him to the end of the barren land, together for a lifetime.

He stopped and looked back at her. “Come here.”

She froze for a moment, embarrassed as if her thoughts had been exposed. She hurriedly covered it and trotted up to him.

He reached for the white horse’s reins and put it in her hand. “Hold it first, you can touch its nose to make it familiar with you.” He paused and adding. “Don’t be afraid.”

Jin Ling’er looked up radiantly. “Okay!”

Was this a date? If so, she must be the happiest woman in the world.

The two were picking horses over here, and over there, Xia Yingluo had already chosen a horse casually and was walking alongside her brother.

Nanshan’s afternoon breeze blew slowly, and the lotus leaves were fragrant.

Xia Yingluo turned her head and looked in the direction of Jin Ling’er and Du Zheng. She smiled and said to Li Shaohui, “Look, Brother Du Zheng is teaching Ling’er how to ride a horse. I think he definitely likes Ling’er. You still remember that lady a few years ago? It was the Tang family or the Shao family… she also heard that Brother Du Zheng likes riding and desperately wanted him to teach her riding. However, Brother Du Zheng simply ignored her and she really lost all her face.”

Li Shaohui said, “Your friend is very brave.”

“Huh?” Xia Yingluo glanced at him.

Li Shaohui rode a horse and walked with her sister in the sun. “At first glance, Du Zheng’s face is repelling even from a thousand miles away. She gathered her courage uneasily and is trying to win his favor. Also, if she really wanted to marry into the Du family…”

Having said that, he paused.

Xia Yingluo understood what he meant. “Are you worried that the Du family would be unwilling? Come on, those uncles are all forcing Brother Du Zheng to get married and have yet to succeed even in so many years. He finally met a girl that he likes, if he really wanted to get married, why should they stop him?”

Li Shaohui said, “Those people want to push the children of their relatives and friends to Du Zheng. Whoever wins over him will get half of the Du family’s power. His marriage is not a child’s play. Why do you think he hasn’t married for so many years? It’s one thing to have not met a girl he likes, but more importantly, he doesn’t want to break the current balance of forces in the Du family.”

“It’s so troublesome,” Xia Yingluo said. “Authority and wealth, is it really more important than finding someone you like and spending your life with her?”

Li Shaohui smiled, seemingly indifferent. “It’s not because of power and money, but because of responsibility. Just like you are the Queen of Sakana Planet, you have your own responsibility, and he also has it.”

Xia Yingluo was suddenly alert and glanced at him. “What did Second Brother say to you?”

“Is there anything I should know?”

“No,” Xia Yingluo said quickly. Her two brothers were both foxes. On the surface, they seemed harmless, but in fact, they were both sly, so she didn’t want to be trapped in a conversation.

Li Shaohui laughed again. “You trust him so much. Don’t you trust me?”

“Huh?”

“He was drunk the other day and pulled me while shouting.” Li Shaohui lazily pulled his horse rein. “He said you will leave Earth after a few decades to revive your race. He said he couldn’t bear to see you leave.”

“This… traitor!” Xia Yingluo gritted her teeth. “Isn’t he very tight-lipped? Usually, he doesn’t even reveal anything when his dog and fox friends drown him in wine! How could he betray me like this?!”

Li Shaohui interrupted her complaining. “Do you really want to leave?”

“What… yes.” There was nothing to hide now, but she still told her brother, “Don’t tell our parents, they will worry.” Dangers were everywhere in the universe, and no one could guarantee that she would be able to retrieve the Skatana Planet shards and revive her race. She might even die unexpectedly before then.

Li Shaohui said, “I understand.”

He knew what she was worrying about. In fact, this was also Li Rui’s worry. The younger brother who always seemed unruly would use the opportunity of drinking to find him and vent his worries.

“No matter what you want to do, your brother will always support you.” Everyone had their responsibility, and no one could escape from it.

He glanced again at Jin Ling’er’s direction. On the long mountain road, Jin Ling’er had already mounted the big white horse and was walking slowly along the trail with Du Zheng. He didn’t know what they were talking about, but they looked as beautiful as a painting.

“Responsibility is responsibility, and feelings are feelings.” Li Shaohui said suddenly, “If you like someone, you must try to obtain her.”

Xia Yingluo was shocked. She looked up at her brother.

Li Shaohui smiled brightly at her. “Can you really get rid of Wei Lingnan? What do you think about every night when you stare at the starry sky? Even if he betrayed you, you still like him, don’t you?”

Xia Yingluo gaped. “Brother…”

“Ling’er is so courageous, why aren’t you even as good as her?” Li Shaohui smiled again.

“You, why are you…” Why did he suddenly say this, and why did he suddenly encourage her to be with Wei Lingnan?

Li Shaohui looked up at the distant sky. “My sister is such an amazing person. One day, she’ll go to a place I will never reach… Only one person can walk with you side by side, Yingluo. You know who that person is.”

With him by her side, maybe they would then be reassured.

Xia Yingluo was silent. Yes, in the almost endless life of the Skana Planet, they only had each other for company. She still liked him, and would sometimes imagine what it would be like in the universe when they set off again. But the wounds caused in the past had not healed. If… if she had to go through it once again, it would be terrifying.

“He not only betrayed me but also our entire family.” Xia Yingluo looked at the bright sunshine in the summer afternoon with a trace of coldness in her voice. “I will not give him a second chance to threaten the entire race again.”