After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 248: Chapter 248: Becoming an Indispensable Part of Her Life

If it weren’t for Cheng Guomin relentlessly pressuring her, Cheng Lie’s mother wouldn’t have died.

Yun Shifei actually knew that having an extramarital affair was immoral.

But those were matters of the adults. Cheng Lie was utterly innocent. At such a young age, why did he have to endure such suffering?

After a while, Cheng Lie spoke again: "Honestly, if I could choose, I would rather not live in this world."

This was the first time Yun Shifei had heard such despairing words from Cheng Lie. She was startled and immediately said, "Don’t talk nonsense."

Cheng Lie curved his lips slightly, as if in a smile, but his eyes carried no trace of humor: "But don’t you think that’s how it is? I’m just a despised illegitimate child."

"An illegitimate child, so what? That’s the adults’ wrongdoing; it has nothing to do with you!" Yun Shifei said angrily.

After saying this, she looked again at Cheng Lie. This young man was growing stronger day by day. In the future, the concepts he would design in his products would benefit countless people, bringing about a new technological revolution.

If he hadn’t appeared, she truly didn’t know if there would be anyone else who could come up with ideas like his.

This time, Yun Shifei took the initiative to hold Cheng Lie’s hand, her face adorned with a gentle smile: "Cheng Lie, I’m actually really grateful that you’ve chosen to live well, because at least we got to know each other."

Cheng Lie hadn’t expected Yun Shifei to say something like this. Her words struck his heart like a sharp blade, piercing deep into his soul.

"Can I hug you?" Yun Shifei asked timidly.

Who knows how fast her heart was racing as she said this? She even wondered if spending too much time with Cheng Lie might eventually give her heart palpitations.

Cheng Lie nodded.

The wind tousled his black hair, soft like an ocean wave.

His expression no longer seemed as cold as before; he even looked a bit obedient.

After getting Cheng Lie’s approval, Yun Shifei stretched out her arms and hugged him, burying her head on his shoulder.

"Cheng Lie, please don’t ever give up on yourself, okay? You’re already amazing now, and I’m sure your future will be even more extraordinary. Honestly, I think being your friend has been both joyful and an honor—it’s like a gift from fate," the girl said softly.

Cheng Lie hadn’t realized how much he meant to Yun Shifei. So much so that she treated him with such care.

him born out of

respect him? He

always believed in him, encouraging him in the past,

and cherished stirred

leaning against his

and anger that had been bottled up over the past few

hair,

himself, he was utterly captivated by

of the small hill. Amid the swaying shadows of the trees, two figures

intense it could practically drown him

looked at the phone box Cheng Lie

and age, phones were expensive—she knew that

buying her a phone to make it easier to stay

most of her classmates didn’t use phones. Second, phones at this time were essentially just for calls, and the school dormitory phone was both convenient and more affordable in

she might lose

all, such items were

Lie had directly gifted her

Shifei’s stunned expression, Cheng Lie said, "Call

Yun Shifei stared at Cheng Lie in shock. This

gave you my number last time, but you never contacted me," Cheng

understood why Cheng Lie had been angry when she

her his contact information, he thought she would definitely reach out to him. Yet so

Cheng Lie

there wasn’t much

hurt,

or three times a week, yet with Cheng Lie, she now had to call him daily—it felt oddly

thought made Yun Shifei’s heart race

back at school. He took her for a stroll around Beijing and then had dinner with

still impressive. He took her to upscale restaurants with few patrons, pleasant environments, attentive service, and exceptional dishes—all, of course, at a hefty

meal could cost hundreds of yuan. Cheng

the food was indeed

ice cream made by

servings

contented expression, Cheng Lie’s own mood seemed to