Chapter 1: A Diva Reborn
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Xia Ling opened her eyes, and the face of a stranger entered her vision.
A girl donning a set of white dancing attire was looking down on her in a half kneeling position. The girl was calling out to her anxiously, but it was only until so ti later that Xia Ling barely managed to make out what she was conveying. “Xingling! Xingling! Are you alright? Are you unwell?”
...Xingling?
Who is Xingling?
An unfamiliar na, an unfamiliar face in front of her, and an unfamiliar voice. Xia Ling was dazed. She was sure that she was not this so-called “Xingling”, much less acquainted with this girl in front of her, whose face was painted in worry.
Her head was spinning.
She thought she was dead. When the power was suddenly cut off from the stage, soone shoved her. Before she could react, she was falling off the high stage, landing on top of a cold, hard concrete barricade. Her head was punctured by a sharp steel bar upon impact. Blood and brain matter splattered all over the ground.
But what is this situation in front of her eyes?
The girl was still shouting out to her, yet Xia Ling was no longer in the mood to listen. She turned her head to examine her surroundings.
Under the gentle lighting, seven to eight good-looking girls were stretching, gracefully spinning and leaping or practicing dance steps under the instructions of a coach. This was... a dance studio.
Looking past the dancers, she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
She was looking at a sowhat feeble girl, about 15 or 16 years of age, curled up at a corner of the room. She had soft and silky long hair, a clean and delicate face, and was wearing the sa white dancewear as the others in the room. She was looking at a stranger. Certainly, this was not who she was before — Xia Ling, the diva of the music industry.
Xia Ling was in shock.
She recalled reading a few resurrection thed novels that were trending online. Could it be... that she had resurrected? Reborn into the body of a stranger?! What the...
As she was coming into terms with this bizarre occurrence, the girl that was earlier by her side pulled soone over. She worriedly said, “Coach, quick, co over and look at Xingling. She hasn’t said a word after waking up! Is there sothing wrong with her?”
“Ha! What could possibly be wrong with her?” The man, whom she addressed as “Coach”, looked at Xia Ling in disdain. “Ye Xingling, pretending to be dizzy again?! I’m not falling for it. Get up and continue your dance practice. At Skyart Entertainnt we have no lack of trainees. We are nearing the end-of-month examinations. If you end up in the last place again, you will definitely be expelled!”
Oh, so Ye Xingling is my na now . Xia Ling thought.
Wait. That is not the point. The point is... this Ye Xingling, is a trainee of Skyart Entertainnt?
Xia Ling had heard of this reputable company. It might not be as renowned as Imperial Entertainnt — the company she worked for in her previous life — but it was still considered a first-tier establishnt in the entertainnt industry. Skyart Entertainnt, like many other companies in the entertainnt industry, would invest in grooming trainees, subjecting them to strict training sessions, examinations, and eliminations. Only the lucky ones left would debut as artistes.
And now, Xia Ling was one of these trainees.
How long ago... was the last ti she was a trainee?
Xia Ling felt a little bitter. A slight wave of pain surged through her head, which made her mories sowhat fuzzy. She still rembered the bright sumr day years ago the transparent full-length windows in Imperial Entertainnt’s dance studio, the rays of sunlight mixed in with the scent of flowers, and...
The man who always smiled warmly and doted on her...
“Xingling? Xingling?! Are you alright?!”
The worried voice of a girl pulled Xia Ling back to reality. Tilting her head, she saw the face of the sa girl who was by her side previously. She was staring at her without blinking, her face fraught with concern and worry.
Luo Luo.
Unknowingly, the girl’s na ca into Xia Ling’s mind. Soon after, mories shared between “Luo Luo” and “Ye Xingling” slowly flowed into her mind. However, before she could sort these mories out, Luo Luo said with a crystal clear voice, “Xingling... are you feeling better? Say sothing! Don’t scare !”
She rubbed her temple to ease her slight headache, saying, “I’m alright, Luo Luo. Thank you.”
“As long as you are fine.” Luo Luo grinned happily. She imdiately ran to a water dispenser nearby, filled a paper cup with water, and passed it to Xia Ling. “Co, have so water. Don’t overdo your dance practice next ti. I know you were not pretending! You almost shocked to death when you fainted just now!”
Her unguarded concern was unsettling for Xia Ling.
In her past life, there was a person who was this innocent and unguarded in front of Xia Ling as well. That person was her younger sister, Xia Yu. Xia Ling had doted on her as if she was a precious treasure. She gave her all her trust and care, but in the end, she was completely betrayed.
She did not want to experience such a situation again.
Thus, she quietly distanced herself from Luo Luo. “I will be fine after so rest. Go practice your dance first.”
Luo Luo, however, stubbornly shook her head, and sternly said, “You have to take care of your body. This is the third ti you’ve fainted this month! I know you want to pass the examination but...”
She bit her lips, hesitant to continue.
Xia Ling smiled. She knew what Luo Luo was getting at. The original owner of this body, Ye Xingling, had been in the bottom in the examinations two months in a row. If Ye Xingling did not improve her ranking this ti, she could only pack her bags and leave. That was why Ye Xingling was so desperate, practicing till she fainted ti after ti, making Luo Luo this worried.
The owner of this body probably died of exhaustion?
Xia Ling lanted. What would Luo Luo think when she realized that she was not Ye Xingling, the owner of the body?
Yet, the examinations that Ye Xingling was struggling with was a piece of cake for her. The ti from her death to resurrection was akin to a long nap. The soulful dance moves she previously owned was ingrained in her mory. In her past life, she had used them to charm the world. Using them to pass a trainee’s examination in this life would be a breeze.
Gazing at Luo Luo’s pained expression, she gave a relaxed smile. “Luo Luo, don’t worry, I know my limits. I won’t dance till I faint anymore. I think I managed to grasp so of the key techniques. This ti, I will show an improvent in the examination.”
“Really?”
“Really.”
Luo Luo’s worried expression lifted, as she bead and said, “Then you have a good rest. I’ll go practice my dance.”
Xia Ling watched as Luo Luo joined the dance practice with the others, breathing a sigh of relief. Speaking to soone this innocent reminded her of her “good sister” Xia Yu. And also, the mories of that man.
Those mories... were scars forever etched in her heart.
She shook her head, clearing her mind of those painful mories. Sorting the mories of Ye Xingling in her mind was of utmost importance now. Without further ado, she quietly got up and walked towards the exit.
No one stopped her from leaving. All the trainees were focused on their own dancing. Once in a while, one or two would notice her. Yet they would either choose to ignore her or glanced at her in contempt. A failure fated for elimination, who would want to even spare her the slightest sliver of concern other than innocent Luo Luo?
Xia Ling couldn’t care less about their attitude. The ups and downs she experienced in her previous life had made her accustod to the harsh realities of human relationships. This little disdain from the trainees was too insignificant to faze her.
She searched for a secluded spot where she sat down and started sorting through everything related to Ye Xingling in her mind.
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