After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 44: Chapter 44 Afraid of Warmth

After Cheng Lie finished drinking, he handed the cup back to her.

The boy’s expression remained indifferent, without a trace of emotion.

It was as if he had drunk his own water, not someone else’s.

Even though Yun Shifei’s water bottle was newly purchased for this trip, and she hadn’t even used it herself, Cheng Lie drinking unhesitatingly, without caring if she had drunk from it before—was this really okay?

Yun Shifei felt something wasn’t quite right.

She stared at Cheng Lie for a while.

The boy lowered his gaze, his long lashes casting shadows beneath his eyes, making his pale skin appear even more snow-like.

His thin lips were gently pressed together, giving him an unusually quiet and well-behaved look.

So well-behaved that one couldn’t bring themselves to blame him.

Yun Shifei stayed silent, guessing Cheng Lie’s motives for his actions, and eventually asked, "Did you forget to bring water?"

Cheng Lie nodded.

So that was it! He was probably thirsty.

This kid, seriously—going on a trip and forgetting to bring water.

Yun Shifei stuffed the water bottle into Cheng Lie’s hand. "Take it, it’s for you to drink. It’s a new bottle. I haven’t used it."

Meanwhile, she figured she’d buy a bottle of mineral water when they got to the attraction.

Cheng Lie stared at the cup in his hand.

The pink transparent bottle looked so gentle under the light, like a dream.

Actually, he did bring a water bottle.

He just hadn’t taken a sip from the water inside.

That morning, as he came downstairs, he saw Cheng Huai placing his water bottle on the table. At the sight of him, Cheng Huai smiled warmly: "Xiao Lie, good morning."

His tone was lighthearted, as usual.

But Cheng Lie noticed Cheng Huai secretly tossing a paper, dusted with some powder, into the bin.

nothing, quietly watching as Cheng Huai packed

out her

would be angry, but instead, she simply

that was completely mismatched with him, Cheng Lie felt an indescribable emotion rising

of being cared for

did he really need

like being in darkness for so long, then suddenly seeing

lingering in the shadows for so long,

started dozing off, the bus finally arrived

teacher counted everyone, they were allowed to explore in groups until four in the afternoon, with instructions to meet

emphasizing safety precautions, the teacher specifically

to Yun Shifei, his face void of expression, quietly

said to Yun Shifei, "Shi Fei, please keep an eye on Cheng Lie

"Sure, Teacher."

teacher was worried, but she wasn’t too concerned. Her mental age surpassed Cheng Lie’s by quite a bit, and Cheng

bought herself a bottle of water at the small stall near the entrance, while

taking a jab. "Hey, Ugly Freak, are

Freak and idiot—we have names," Yun

scoffed, "You’ve got such a pretty name, but paired with that face, it’s such a

on the spot—his foul mouth

the end, she held

was petite and slender. If she

Song Yang’s sole intent was to provoke her.

refused to give

name!" She flashed Song Yang a

lack of reaction, Song Yang froze for a moment, then furiously threw the soda can in

ugly,

Lie were already strolling at an unhurried pace along

and although there were over a hundred students, its numerous branching paths quickly scattered

it?" Yun Shifei turned to Cheng Lie with a cheerful

rejuvenating that she couldn’t help but take

lush with greenery, a symphony

to nature was

they walked, Yun Shifei struck up a conversation with Cheng Lie, "I heard from Uncle Liu you’re really good at painting, is

seen one of your paintings before.

don’t have any talent for it. Everything I paint turns out terrible," Yun Shifei admitted sheepishly, even sticking her tongue

Cheng Lie might find interesting, hoping he’d slowly

surprise,

realizing how challenging it was to get him to