After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 39: Take Good Care of Yourself

Yun Shifei sneezed.

Who’s thinking of her?

At this moment, she was on her way home with Cheng Lie.

Ever since Uncle Liu suggested she take their car to go home together, he would now actively invite her.

Yun Shifei felt it was impolite to refuse again, so she would often walk home with Cheng Lie.

Their relationship had suddenly grown closer, and those who knew them would sometimes spread rumors.

But Yun Shifei didn’t care, as for Cheng Lie, she didn’t know if he cared or not.

However, he seemed to no longer resist her as much as before, which meant he probably didn’t mind either.

Ever since Yun Shifei learned that Cheng Lie was Cheng Guomin’s illegitimate son, her feelings had been complicated.

Her initial fear of Cheng Lie had lessened, and she felt a strange sense of kinship between them.

In fact, she thought Cheng Lie was even more pitiful than she was.

Before getting out of the car today, she handed him a candy again, as usual—a soft milk candy with a rich dairy aroma, not too sweet, but particularly delicious.

"Cheng Lie, try this," Yun Shifei said with a smile.

Cheng Lie lowered his head and looked at the candy lying in the girl’s palm. He pressed his lips together and reached out to take it.

Wonderful.

Yun Shifei felt a sense of relief.

She thought to herself, Cheng Lie probably understood what people were saying about him; he simply didn’t want to respond to it.

Initially, Yun Shifei had prepared herself for Cheng Lie to ignore her.

But he didn’t.

Could this mean their bond was growing deeper?

Thinking of this, Yun Shifei’s lips curved slightly.

After Cheng Lie took the candy, he clutched it in his hand.

When he got home, the candy in his hand had softened from the warmth.

He went to his room, opened a drawer, took out a box, and placed the candy inside.

Inside the box, there were candies Yun Shifei had given him over the weekend.

At first, he had thrown them all into the trash can.

But later, for some unknowable reason, he had impulsively fished them out of the trash and placed them inside the box, storing it away in the drawer.

He didn’t like candies, but... he couldn’t just throw them away, right?

...

"Yun Shifei, I have something I want to say to you."

After eating, Yun Shifei went out for a walk and unexpectedly bumped into Mu Chengzhu.

She lifted her eyes to look at the boy before her. Beneath his warm face, there was a restless air, like the discomfort of midsummer heat.

She could clearly see the dislike on his face.

At that moment, Yun Shifei already knew what Mu Chengzhu wanted to say to her.

"You’ve misunderstood. I don’t like you. I’ll keep my distance from you from now on."

Mu Chengzhu: "..."

He hadn’t said a word, yet Yun Shifei already knew what he wanted to say.

The words he had prepared to say were cut off by Yun Shifei, leaving him increasingly annoyed.

"Are you playing hard to get again?"

How was this playing hard to get? She genuinely didn’t like Mu Chengzhu and didn’t want to have anything to do with him in this lifetime.

"I’m not."

"You are! If you truly weren’t, why did you treat Sisi that way? Isn’t it because you know I like her, and you intentionally humiliated her, tarnishing her reputation?"

Yun Shifei quietly stared at the somewhat vicious-looking man in front of her, unable to understand how she had liked Mu Chengzhu in her past life.

What was so good about him?

So arrogant, so self-righteous.

Not even as good as Cheng Lie.

Cheng Lie was good-looking and obedient.

Ugh... How could she compare Mu Chengzhu with Cheng Lie? Mu Chengzhu could never come close.

Mu Chengzhu could clearly see coldness and disgust in Yun Shifei’s eyes.

He was shaken by that look.

The girl who used to blush shyly at the sight of him had turned into this?

Had she truly stopped liking him?

Her eyes revealed everything.

But Mu Chengzhu refused to believe it.

He stiffened his expression slightly. "I don’t care what games you’re playing; you cannot bully Sisi again. Otherwise, I won’t let you off."

"And what exactly are you going to do?" Yun Shifei was provoked by Mu Chengzhu’s words.

In her past life, his push had made her see his true colors. In this life, though she lacked power and connections, she had been enduring, planning to slowly bide her time until she was strong enough to settle scores with them.

Yet somehow, these people—each and every one of them—were so infuriatingly self-important.

Yun Sisi, always stirring up trouble.

And Mu Chengzhu? So full of himself, truly believing she adored him and could do without him.

Acting like he was above everyone else.

Though she told herself to live cautiously now, it didn’t mean these people could bully her over and over.

Even a rabbit would bite when cornered.

Now, she was furious too. Without holding back, she voiced her thoughts.

Mu Chengzhu had only spoken casually, not expecting Yun Shifei to come back at him.

It took him by surprise, and he sharply inhaled.

It seemed Yun Shifei truly didn’t like him anymore.

In the past, whenever he said something to her, she would blush for half a day and stammer when speaking.

But now, she dared to look him directly in the eyes.

"Mu Chengzhu, stop being so full of yourself. Do you think you’re money that everyone has to like? With so many young and handsome boys out there, why would I ever choose to like you?"

Under the night sky, her eyes shone as bright as stars. The resilience ingrained deeply in her soul was fully visible through those eyes.

Mu Chengzhu, raised as the pride of his family, had always been adored and respected by his parents, teachers, and peers alike.

Everyone treated him with courtesy.

When had he ever been scolded like this? Humiliated directly to his face?

His cheeks gradually reddened out of embarrassment, unable to even respond.

Even after Yun Shifei had been gone for quite some time, he hadn’t recovered.

When had Yun Shifei become like this?

In total, they hadn’t met many times before.

In his mind, Yun Shifei had always been timid and shy, sneaking glances at him from afar.

Now, that shy girl was gone, replaced with someone cold and enraged.

She even mentioned other boys—why should she like him at all!

She really had stopped liking him.

For some reason, realizing this didn’t make Mu Chengzhu happy.

Why? He couldn’t figure it out.

Yun Shifei’s good mood had been completely ruined by Mu Chengzhu.

When she returned home, Yun Sisi hadn’t taken her eyes off her since she stepped inside.

As Yun Shifei headed upstairs, Yun Sisi followed behind.

"Sister, you seem upset."

She’d guessed that Mu Chengzhu must have gone to speak with Yun Shifei just now.

She didn’t know what Mu Chengzhu had said, but it must have hurt Yun Shifei deeply.

"Yun Sisi, you’d better behave yourself," Yun Shifei shot a glance at Yun Sisi and said this sentence.

"What did you say?" Yun Sisi’s eyes widened. What was that? Was Yun Shifei, who had been so timid recently, returning to her impulsive and irritable self again?

However, this worked perfectly for her plans.

"Sister, did Brother Mu say something to you?"

Yun Sisi wanted to push Yun Shifei further. At this moment, in this place, if Yun Shifei acted impulsively like before and shoved her, she could seize the opportunity to play the victim.

But—

Bam—

The door suddenly closed in front of her, so abruptly that it almost slammed right into her face.