After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Heartache

Yun Shifei heard this, couldn’t help but furrow her brows, and didn’t hand the item to her.

"I’ll give it to him myself."

"Miss Yun, let me take it to the young master instead."

Yun Shifei could clearly see the panic in this woman’s eyes.

She pushed past her and ran upstairs.

Bang bang bang——

Yun Shifei knocked on the door and called out, "Cheng Lie, are you there?"

At this moment, Cheng Lie was sitting at his desk reading. The boy’s complexion was even paler than it had been a few days ago.

The faint light cast over his face, as though it could pierce through his skin.

Over the past few days, Zhao Haishuang and Cheng Huai had deliberately instructed the servants to only give him one meal a day, and the dishes were poorly prepared, consisting of nothing but bland vegetables.

Cheng Lie always stopped after eating only a few bites. He couldn’t eat more.

Every year, they would do this, intentionally tormenting him; Cheng Lie had long since grown accustomed to it.

He knew that, at most, he only had to endure until next year, and he would be free.

Besides, this year hasn’t been as unbearable.

Because Yun Shifei had given him a box of candy.

When he was hungry, the candy was enough to satisfy him.

As he read, he scribbled quickly on a piece of paper, his pen scratching across it relentlessly.

Suddenly, he heard the sound of knocking and Yun Shifei’s voice, surprising Cheng Lie.

Why would she come here?

He remembered that Yun Shifei had gone to her grandmother’s house a few days ago, and she had mentioned she might stay there for several days.

Nonetheless, Cheng Lie stood up and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, Yun Shifei immediately took a good look at Cheng Lie.

as a few days ago,

from my grandmother’s house; here are some snacks for

Shifei handed the snacks to Cheng

Lie reached out

brought him food, treating him like a little

doing at home these past few days? Are you

that the young master must stay at home and cannot

this moment, the servant spoke again from the

her to follow them here, almost as if she was monitoring them. This feeling made

anything, and simply took Cheng Lie’s hand: "Let’s go; let’s go outside and

home for days.

sunlight, to feel the warmth of a bright

tried to stop the two, but Yun Shifei glanced at

her mention Cheng Guomin,

was feeling guilty, hoping Yun Shifei

watched Yun Shifei. He realized that she really had grown up—and she

badly, clearly in the right, yet she always ended up backing

now, she wasn’t like

he still thought it wasn’t enough; she ought to

Shifei left the snacks in Cheng Lie’s room and then went

so there weren’t many places

her grandmother’s house with

from staying indoors for too long, Yun Shifei decided to later

temperature, the brilliant sunlight warmed them up from head to

at Cheng Lie, wanting to say something, but with just one glance, she froze

Cheng Lie’s demeanor become much gloomier, but his face was

were bloodless,

each other for only four or five days at most—why had

you

Lie’s forehead but didn’t

Yun Shifei, his face full of

He said, "Didn’t eat."

then widened her eyes: "You haven’t

Lie nodded: "The food is bad; I couldn’t eat

was deliberate, like a child complaining to

eaten with Cheng Lie plenty of times; she knew he wasn’t a picky eater—he usually ate whatever was given

it must’ve been

Yun Shifei was

expression—was it possible that, taking advantage of Cheng Guomin’s absence, she was