After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: Really Taking Him for a Fool?

On New Year’s Eve, Yun Shifei and Yun Tiancheng were busy in the kitchen.

Yun Tiancheng was steaming fish.

He placed the marinated fish on top of ginger slices and set it into the pot to steam.

The Yun Family tradition was that every year on Chinese New Year, fish must be eaten, symbolizing abundance year after year.

The dishes he prepared were mostly the traditional foods for the New Year, but he added a few sweet dishes like rice wine dumplings, sweet-and-sour pork ribs, and glutinous rice lotus root, because Yun Shifei had a sweet tooth.

Yun Shifei wasn’t idle either; she helped out alongside him.

She eagerly suggested, "Dad, let me stir-fry some vegetables! I can cook a few dishes too, you know."

In her past life, she had learned how to cook, though she hadn’t taken it seriously yet. Usually, Aunt Zhong was the one who cooked.

"Alright, give it a try then," Yun Tiancheng said with a smile, looking at the obedient Yun Shifei.

Watching Yun Shifei busying herself in the kitchen, Yun Tiancheng felt a wave of emotions. Over the years, every Chinese New Year, he would wonder if Yun Shifei was doing well wherever she was.

This year, she was finally back.

But Xu Ya and Yun Sisi weren’t here.

He still didn’t understand why such a good family had ended up like this.

He had hoped that Yun Shifei’s return would lead to a happy life for the family of four, but things didn’t go as he wished.

Yun Tiancheng couldn’t help but sigh. Perhaps this was fate.

All he could do was take things one step at a time.

But one thing he was certain of: he couldn’t give up on Shifei. This girl was so sensible and kind, having endured so many hardships in the past. From now on, he would give her the best of everything.

The New Year’s Eve dinner was sumptuous, but it was just Yun Shifei and Yun Tiancheng at the table.

Yun Shifei felt a bit regretful and said, "It’s just the two of us. We can’t finish it all."

Wasteful, really.

"It’s alright if we don’t finish it. It’s New Year; we need to eat well no matter what," Yun Tiancheng said, picking food for Yun Shifei. "After dinner, let’s go outside and set off some fireworks."

Just as Yun Tiancheng finished speaking, a loud boom sounded outside the window. Yun Shifei turned to look and saw a brilliant firework blooming in the sky.

floor-to-ceiling windows, the enormous firework resembled a giant

Yun Shifei was mesmerized.

It was so beautiful!

were only seen during the New Year. No matter how many times

dinner, she went to

out, only to see

red coat, with white fur trimming the cuffs and edges of the

that Cheng Lie had brought out the scarf she had given him, Yun Shifei felt

Lie truly valued their friendship

proved that the Cheng Family wouldn’t meddle with the things she gave

waved the firework sticks in her hand.

Lie to the rooftop of

the rooftop, she lit a sparkler

Then she turned to

lips curved into a wide

sky, she was the only source of light. Looking

Cheng Lie silently nodded.

She looked beautiful.

handed a few more to Cheng Lie. "Try playing with

Cheng Lie: "..."

with these before, mostly

these

play, Cheng Lie didn’t refuse and quietly accepted the sparklers

each hand, Yun Shifei helped

sparklers stiffly, without moving, Yun Shifei chuckled inwardly. Instead of seeming playful, he looked like he was taking them

as ever, even his brows slightly furrowed—a stark

Yun Shifei: "..."

bigshots incapable of

Shifei grabbed Cheng Lie’s hand. "You have to

traced a circle in

Lie. "See?

she treating him like an

lips, feeling a little

Shifei holding his hand made

Lie lightly

Yun Shifei asked excitedly as she saw Cheng Lie get the hang of

the hopeful gaze of the

sparklers burned out soon enough, and Yun

of them, Yun Shifei prepared

fireworks painted the distant sky with