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.

toward him born out

Why would she respect him? He clearly had nothing, and

in him, encouraging him in the past, and continuing to

and cherished stirred complex emotions in

leaning against his shoulder, his gaze

impatience and anger that had been bottled up over the past few days disappeared entirely in that

and gently stroked Yun Shifei’s hair, his hand sliding down to

thought to himself, he was

Zhao Pan caught sight of the small hill. Amid the swaying shadows of the trees, two figures leaned close

intense it could practically drown him in

Shifei looked at the phone box

and age, phones were expensive—she knew

phone to make it easier to stay in touch, Yun Shifei

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

she might

items were

Lie had directly gifted her a

Cheng Lie said,

day? Yun Shifei stared at Cheng Lie

last time, but you never contacted me,"

why Cheng Lie had been angry

contact information, he thought she would definitely reach out to him. Yet so many days had passed, and she

Cheng Lie

simply felt there wasn’t much to call

wouldn’t hurt, she agreed: "Okay, I’ll call you

she now had to call him daily—it felt

thought made Yun Shifei’s

any hurry to drop Yun Shifei back at school. He took her for a stroll around Beijing and then had dinner with

was no longer tied to the Cheng Family, his spending power was still impressive. He took her to upscale restaurants

single meal could cost hundreds of yuan.

the food was

cakes and ice cream made by the

Shifei ate three servings before finally

the girl’s contented expression, Cheng Lie’s own mood seemed to