✅ A star Reborn: The Queen's return (Completed)

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Chapter 106: Her First Death Anniversary
Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

At night, Pei Ziheng would caress the wounds on her ankle with his slender fingers. “Xiao Ling, why make yourself suffer? If you had listened to me, I wouldn’t have treated you this way,” he said with a soft sigh.

She trembled in his arms, afraid that he would see through the pain that she was hiding, her hatred and disgust for him, and how desperate she was to escape this nightmare.

If he realized anything, he would torture her agonizingly.

Therefore, she never dared to write down the lyrics for her song.

She could only scream the lyrics repeatedly in her head. However, she had trouble composing the melody. Pei Ziheng once consulted professionals to analyze her manuscripts, yet psychologists and scientists had frowned and said that these were not music scores, but just a result of hallucinations driven by long-term captivity.

Thus, Pei Ziheng was cleared of his doubts.

She finished “The Caged Butterfly” bit by bit. It was the only sanctuary for her soul in the dark times she was imprisoned and humiliated. It was only while working on this song that she was able to be herself and express her feelings instead of being his puppet and pretending that she was a willing party despite being tortured from head to toe.

Xia Ling thought that this song was a major reason why she did not experience the full effects of Stockholm Syndrome under his influence. It represented her soul, which although miserable, was real.

At that last concert, she stood on the stage, while hundreds of thousands of fans below were cheering for an encore.

Impulsively, she chose this song. At that moment, she just wanted to live for herself.

There was no musical accompaniment.

She sang alone, pleasantly surprising the audience and leaving them amazed.

However, the irony was that when she was halfway into the song, the stage had a sudden power outage. In the dark, a sharp pain pierced through her back and she was subsequently pushed down from the stage by someone, leading to her death.

After her death, although her fans were overcome with grief, they were also regretful that she only managed to sing half of “The Caged Butterfly.” This half of the song was purely Xia Ling’s voice, not arranged or remixed beforehand.

Thus, many fans requested Imperial Entertainment to continue producing the song.

However, Imperial Entertainment did not give an official statement.

Or to be more precise, it was Feng Kun that chose to remain silent.

He was Xia Ling’s exclusive producer who she worked with all her life, and it was definitely his duty if “The Caged Butterfly” needed an arrangement. If he did not take a stand, no producer would have the guts or the ability to do so.

Xia Ling’s legacy, these few words weighed on everyone’s hearts.

Now, Feng Kun was back. He organized a press conference, stating—

“In the past, I did not dare to touch ‘The Caged Butterfly’ because it was the last song that Xiao Ling sang. It carries too much significance and despair. I had no confidence in making it a good song didn’t want to ruin it, so I went overseas to collect my thoughts. Now that I’m back, finishing this song for Xiao Ling is a responsibility that I cannot escape. I won’t say that I will perfect the song, but I will put myself in her shoes and restore the song to the best of my ability. The song will be arranged according to her style.”