After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 36: Chapter 36 We Are Not Friends

When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.

Except for Cheng Lie, all eyes fell on Yun Shifei.

Being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, Yun Shifei felt deeply uneasy.

But the words that needed to be said still had to be spoken.

"Uncle, Aunt, I know you hope that I can be friends with Cheng Lie, but friendship isn’t one-sided. It requires both parties to agree. Cheng Lie... isn’t my friend right now."

This kind of explanation should make things clear to them, right?

Cheng Guomin hadn’t expected Yun Shifei to say such a thing; this young lady seemed so timid and shy, her eyes doe-like—innocent and anxious.

Yet she had a surprisingly clear perspective of her own.

Unable to hold back, he chuckled: "You know Xiao Lie’s situation. If you spend enough time with him, you’ll naturally become his friend."

Yun Shifei did not agree with Cheng Guomin’s words.

It seemed like adults assumed that kids could easily play together without much thought.

Their minds might be simple and crave more companions.

But that wasn’t the reality.

Many kids had their own criteria for choosing friends.

Take herself, for instance—she couldn’t just casually make friends.

As for Cheng Lie...

Someone with his level of isolation, cut off from the world, surely had a sensitive inner world—not something an ordinary person could easily access.

Just like the time he told her not to meddle unnecessarily.

She and Cheng Lie weren’t close like that.

So, Yun Shifei once again refuted Cheng Guomin’s point: "Uncle, I believe Cheng Lie must have his own thoughts about this. Maybe we’ll become friends in the future, but not right now. Please don’t call us friends yet—if he doesn’t want to be friends with me, then it’ll just be awkward."

Zhao Haishuang and Cheng Huai couldn’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable hearing Yun Shifei repeatedly go against Cheng Guomin.

This girl from the Yun Family—what was her brain made of? How could she be so stubborn?

kids across the entire neighborhood

her

own merits, Yun

elders like this, especially someone like

wealthy, they still lagged far

she seemed to think of herself as some sparrow transformed

criticize right in front of

was just a fool? And here she was, insisting Cheng Lie had his own

Zhao Haishuang sneered inwardly.

his own thoughts, he would’ve long

happened back then and the damage it inflicted, how could he face them like this? So calm

it because he’d become foolish, diagnosed

Ha—

Cheng Guomin felt a bit annoyed,

had done indeed disregarded

Cheng Lie even have

things through. Xiao Lie hasn’t

just

shows we were right about her—Xiao Lie

Lie doesn’t see you as a friend yet, I hope you can at least view him as one and look out for him

already started seeing Cheng

situation where retreat wasn’t an option, if she didn’t treat Cheng Lie as a

Lie’s vicious demeanor in the future

life; did she really have to offend a powerful figure in

how daring she might be, she wouldn’t have the courage

reassurance, Cheng Guomin finally felt

glanced at

spoke, Cheng Lie seemed like an outsider,

as though he didn’t

aloof, felt an unfamiliar emotion stir within him

couldn’t

all these years, no one had ever

treated him the way he

things felt forcibly thrust upon him—things

Just like Yun Shifei...

Cheng Guomin at his side simply because the man

he had

accept her, the thought of her being forcefully pushed into his life made her seem more

after hearing her words today, he

as bleak as he had