After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Do you really not like this gift?

At this moment, the Cheng Family had just finished breakfast.

Cheng Guomin left for work at his company.

Cheng Huai was still lounging in bed, and Zhao Haishuang had plans today to meet friends for a beauty treatment.

Cheng Lie, after breakfast, went back to his room to draw.

Zhao Haishuang was too lazy to care about him now, anyway. When he turned eighteen, she’d definitely find a way to drive this illegitimate child out of the house.

She had tolerated having him around for so many years, but she couldn’t bear it anymore.

Once he was of age, surely Cheng Guomin wouldn’t make up excuses to keep him here.

If that day ever came, she swore she’d kill this little beast herself.

A malicious glint flashed across Zhao Haishuang’s face.

The next moment, she heard the doorbell ring. She walked over to open the door, and as she did, the venomous expression on her face instantly vanished, replaced by the soft smile of a warm and gentle woman.

"Shi Fei." Zhao Haishuang warmly greeted Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei returned the smile. "Auntie, good morning."

"Come to play with Xiao Lie again, haven’t you? Come in, come in."

Yun Shifei stepped inside and brought out the gifts Yun Tiancheng had entrusted her with for the Cheng Family. "Auntie, my father returned from Beijing today, and these are some tobacco, wine, and local specialties he picked up for you."

She placed the items on the table.

"Oh dear, you’re way too kind." Zhao Haishuang laughed, her hand covering her mouth as she sized Yun Shifei up with a few appreciative glances. "Our families are so close; you really shouldn’t trouble yourself sending things over all the time."

"It’s no problem. Thank you, Uncle and Auntie, for looking after me during this time," Yun Shifei said politely.

Though she wasn’t really cared for much, gratitude was proper etiquette.

"Auntie, I’ll go upstairs to find Cheng Lie now."

"Alright, go ahead." Zhao Haishuang replied with a smiling face.

Her beautiful face looked kind and friendly, the type of auntie that children would love.

Yet Yun Shifei knew that Zhao Haishuang wasn’t as amiable as she appeared—not when it came to Cheng Lie.

Zhao Haishuang treated Cheng Lie poorly, Yun Shifei didn’t like

as an illegitimate child was somewhat disgraceful, but so what? The mistakes of adults shouldn’t be borne by the child.

he wouldn’t want to live in this

she thought about it, the heavier her

on Cheng Lie’s

moment, Cheng Lie opened

a thin nightshirt, as

Shifei felt cold just looking

Lie’s room and noticed it was chilly

a bit cool

How could this boy

your coat?

Lie was a bit

Shifei walked over to the closet and slid

plenty of clothes, including

to treat Cheng Lie well, the coats were all worth hundreds, maybe

in this era, they were practically luxury items, guaranteed to be of

out a down jacket, dusted it off, and

warning glare. "Are you

gaze, Cheng Lie didn’t resist. He obediently let

was particularly pleased with how cooperative

really was very well-behaved. Right now, he wasn’t some future bigshot; he was

in the coat, she patted

the coat’s pocket, causing something

Shifei looked down and saw the gloves she had given Cheng Lie

he had refused to accept them, so she’d forced them on him. Strangely, she’d never seen him use

Cheng Lie to have stuffed the

her gift so much that he hid

Shifei feel a

at the

noticing Yun Shifei had found the gloves, became

hid the gloves, he had carelessly shoved

then, he hadn’t taken

them, they’d be long gone

and never use them than risk losing

yet, they had ended up

girl was now quietly staring at the gloves, her earlier smile completely faded, replaced by an

that her thoughtful gift had been