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.

watching as Cheng Huai packed the water

out her water bottle, he grabbed it and took a

Shifei would be angry, but instead, she simply handed the

completely mismatched with him, Cheng Lie

of being cared for

did he really

darkness for so long, then

the shadows for so long, receiving warmth unexpectedly made him

time Yun Shifei started dozing off, the bus finally arrived at the

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

emphasizing safety precautions, the teacher specifically

time, Cheng Lie was standing next to Yun Shifei, his face void of expression,

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

"Sure, Teacher."

surpassed Cheng Lie’s by quite a bit, and Cheng Lie was so well-behaved that

bottle of water at the small stall near the entrance, while Song Yang and his group opted for

resist taking a jab. "Hey, Ugly Freak, are you really sticking with

Freak and idiot—we have

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

to strangle Song Yang on the spot—his foul mouth was beyond

in the end,

all, Song Yang was a big guy, and she was petite and slender. If

sole intent was to provoke her. The angrier she got, the more satisfied he’d

to give

my name!" She flashed Song Yang a

Song Yang froze for a moment, then furiously threw the soda can in his hand

calling you ugly,

Cheng Lie were already strolling at an unhurried pace along the

vast, and although there were over a hundred students, its numerous branching

isn’t it?" Yun Shifei turned to

so rejuvenating that she couldn’t help but take

with greenery, a symphony

return to nature was immensely

Shifei struck up a conversation with Cheng Lie, "I heard from

never seen one of your paintings before.

actually like painting too, but I don’t have any talent for it. Everything I paint turns

thought Cheng Lie might find interesting, hoping he’d slowly open up

her surprise,

how challenging it was to