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?

wonder the kids across the entire neighborhood mocked her and

comparing her

Yun Shifei was

especially someone like Cheng Guomin—a

they still lagged far

now she seemed to think of

to criticize right in front

fool? And here she was, insisting Cheng

Zhao Haishuang sneered inwardly.

Lie truly had his own thoughts,

and the damage it inflicted, how could he face them like this? So

it because he’d become foolish, diagnosed

Ha—

felt a bit annoyed, but Yun

had done indeed disregarded Cheng

Cheng Lie

right; I didn’t think things through. Xiao Lie hasn’t

was just

I think Shi Fei’s words are quite sensible. For her to care this much about Xiao Lie shows we were right about her—Xiao Lie will surely

up to my selfishness. Even if Xiao Lie doesn’t see you as a friend yet, I hope you can

already started seeing Cheng Lie

where retreat wasn’t an option, if she didn’t treat Cheng Lie as a friend, what else was she supposed to do—see him

in the

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

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

Yun Shifei’s reassurance, Cheng

at

Lie seemed like

as though he

emotion stir

couldn’t quite put

these years, no one had

Guomin had always treated him the way he thought was best

felt forcibly thrust upon him—things he

Just like Yun Shifei...

by Cheng Guomin at his side

he had rejected

occasional gestures made him somewhat tempted to accept her, the thought of her being forcefully pushed into his life made her seem more like a tool to him—a tool self-assuredly trying to help

hearing her words today, he couldn’t help

as