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 mocked her and called

don’t even try comparing her to that

own merits, Yun Shifei

speak to elders like this, especially someone like Cheng Guomin—a man

was wealthy, they still lagged far behind the Cheng

showed her favor, and now she seemed to think of

right in

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

Zhao Haishuang sneered inwardly.

own thoughts, he would’ve long since

the damage it inflicted, how

he’d become

Ha—

Guomin felt a bit annoyed, but Yun Shifei’s words weren’t entirely

he had done indeed disregarded

did Cheng Lie even

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

was just how

For her to care this much about Xiao Lie shows we were right about her—Xiao Lie will surely want to become friends with her," Zhao Haishuang said,

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

started seeing Cheng Lie

she didn’t treat Cheng Lie as a friend,

Cheng Lie’s vicious demeanor in the future

her last life; did she really have to

she might be, she

reassurance, Cheng

glanced at

seemed like an

as though he didn’t

emotion stir within him as he listened

was this feeling? He couldn’t

one had ever cared

had always treated him the

felt forcibly thrust

Just like Yun Shifei...

been placed by Cheng Guomin at his side

he had

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

words today, he

perhaps, not as