After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 34: Chapter 34: Be nicer to her

Cheng Lie lowered his eyes, letting Zhao Haishuang reprimand him without making a sound.

The icy hostility from earlier seemed to vanish completely.

A heavy silence filled the room.

Zhao Haishuang was filled with restless irritation, yet she still didn’t lose her temper. In truth, she rarely did.

She was such a gentle and beautiful woman—how could she carelessly get angry?

She tossed the book onto the ground casually, the corners of her mouth curving into a sly smile, radiant as a sorceress: "Xiao Lie, listen to Mama. Don’t read too many books. Do you even understand them? You’d be better off just having fun."

The study door closed once again, leaving only Cheng Lie alone inside.

The sky grew darker, and the final rays of the setting sun receded, swallowed by the encroaching night.

The boy was also consumed by the darkness—cold and utterly alone.

He remained in the same seated posture, unmoving for a long time, like a statue.

...

When Yun Shifei arrived home, Aunt Zhong was already preparing dinner.

Xu Ya saw Yun Shifei return and asked, "Shifei, you’re back? How was tutoring today?"

After what had happened yesterday, Xu Ya hadn’t had the chance to say much to Yun Shifei.

At last, they had a topic to talk about.

"It was okay, but my foundation is really weak." Yun Shifei sounded a little frustrated. Her expression, however, remained as calm as ever, as if she’d completely forgotten about yesterday’s events.

This attitude of hers made Xu Ya feel even more guilty. The pain in her heart was like a tiny insect gnawing away at her bit by bit.

This was her daughter. Even though she’d slapped her yesterday, now the redness and swelling on Yun Shifei’s face had diminished, leaving behind bruises that were shocking to look at.

Yet, Yun Shifei bore no resentment toward her.

In this moment, Xu Ya felt that she truly owed Yun Shifei far too much.

As Yun Tiancheng had said, she shouldn’t have been so unfair.

Yun Sisi had been raised by her since she was little.

Shifei was her biological daughter, who had endured so many

treat Yun

Yun Sisi really felt hurt because she was being kind to Yun Shifei, then perhaps she had loved

that Yun Sisi

said cheerfully

would go to the studio to practice

didn’t

yesterday, her mind kept wandering during practice, and she repeatedly made mistakes, earning several critiques from her

praised;

soon as she got home, she clung to Xu Ya and whined, wrapping her arms around

affectionately: "Our little Sisi worked so

by Xu Ya, Yun Sisi’s heart steadied

Xu Ya still liked her

Xu

something, but then saw Xu Ya turn to Yun Shifei

Shifei hadn’t expected Xu Ya to speak so warmly to her and quickly shook her head: "Not at

Yun Sisi: "..."

you enjoy studying? That’s harder to believe

now, Yun Sisi’s

most was the unsettling realization that Xu Ya’s attitude toward Yun Shifei genuinely seemed

also shifted subtly in how she treated Yun Shifei, but it

Yun

would be mindful of her feelings and wouldn’t

now, Xu Ya had actually shown concern for Yun Shifei right in front

the dishes served were

one of

fish, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and osmanthus sugar lotus

because Yun Shifei liked

Yun Sisi: "..."

sense of grievance deep in

favorite spare ribs, she couldn’t truly enjoy it

her mood downcast and her appetite

attention to her feelings, but Xu Ya didn’t. She kept placing food on

How infuriating!

of bites, Yun Sisi set down her chopsticks: "Mom, Sis, I’m full. I’ll go upstairs to read

any more? You’ve barely touched your food," Xu Ya finally diverted a bit of

even more aggrieved. Tears welled

you know I don’t like sweet things. Why did you

also made spare ribs, shrimp,

looked puzzled. Today, she had asked Aunt Zhong to prepare twice the usual amount of dishes, just to cater to her two daughters’