After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 281: Chapter 281: You Will Be Soft-hearted?

Cheng Lie, after getting drunk, seemed far clingier than usual and actually held onto her clothes and refused to let go.

Yun Shifei couldn’t think of any other way, so she supported Cheng Lie and helped him into the house.

Cheng Lie’s house was heated, and as soon as she entered, Yun Shifei felt especially comfortable.

She removed Cheng Lie’s jacket, sat him down on the sofa, and then went to pour him a cup of hot water.

Seeing Cheng Lie sitting obediently, without causing the kind of drunken ruckus others might, Yun Shifei let out a sigh of relief.

After finishing these tasks, Yun Shifei made a phone call to Zhao Pan.

"Brother Zhao, can you come over to Cheng Lie’s house for a bit?" she asked.

At that moment, Zhao Pan had already parked his car near Cheng Lie’s house.

Just moments ago, when Cheng Lie told him to stay away, Zhao Pan wasn’t sure why, but after seeing Yun Shifei appear and help Cheng Lie leave, Zhao Pan had a vague guess about what was going on.

On one hand, he marveled at Mr. Cheng’s cunning; he didn’t know how Mr. Cheng managed to come up with such a conniving idea. Even though he’d followed Fourth Master for years and was used to witnessing his schemes, Zhao Pan still found himself in awe of Mr. Cheng’s ingenuity.

Really?

On the other hand, he thought to himself that no wonder Fourth Master valued Cheng Lie so highly—he must have seen a reflection of himself in him.

So now he was supposed to face Cheng Lie? Wouldn’t that be walking straight to his doom?

Earlier, he had already let Cheng Lie down, and now he couldn’t afford to sabotage Mr. Cheng again.

"What’s going on, Miss Yun?" He inquired casually, feigning ignorance.

"How could you all do this? You made him drink so much and didn’t even ensure he got home safely." At this point, Yun Shifei was visibly angry.

Listening to her voice brimming with annoyance, Zhao Pan felt like he was being unfairly blamed.

Fine. Since he had already inadvertently caused trouble for Cheng Lie before, he might as well accept responsibility in this instance.

"I’m sorry, Miss Yun. I didn’t know Mr. Cheng couldn’t handle his drinks that well." Zhao Pan replied cautiously, "At the time... Fourth Master needed me for something, so I had to leave."

After hanging up the phone, Yun Shifei found herself staring at a quiet Cheng Lie seated on the sofa, not knowing what to say.

felt as though they had

not the powerful figure he was now, but a pitiable boy with no status in the Cheng

an act, Yun Shifei couldn’t help but reflect on the fact that a child learning to put on such a disguise from such a young age must have endured something unimaginable at the hands

want more water." Cheng Lie raised the cup toward Yun

to walk over and

Lie continued, "Shi Fei,

carried a few candies in her pocket, so she pulled out a lemon-flavored one and handed it to

candy and was about to put it

Shifei was startled and quickly grabbed it back, exclaiming,

peeled off the candy wrapper for

might eat the candy along with the

a drunken Cheng Lie would be as clueless

seemed like a computer that had suddenly crashed—completely

and

could withdraw her

up holding Yun Shifei’s

a moment before quickly pulling her fingers out of Cheng Lie’s

still lingered on her hand, making

vacant look in his

like the boy

the Cheng Lie from back

into a slight line, the tangy sweetness of the lemon candy spreading throughout his mouth. Yet, more tempting than the taste of the candy was the sensation of her

had done it on purpose. Originally, he’d intended to lightly bite her fingers but stopped, afraid of scaring

fingers in his

wasn’t looking directly at Yun Shifei, he could still sense the girl’s gaze darting over him, as if wanting to say something but hesitating

A faint smile

didn’t last long before Yun Shifei sat beside him, quietly observing him and murmuring under her

truly didn’t know if Cheng Lie liked

loved by anyone, she wasn’t sure whether Cheng Lie’s

liking or not liking ended

find herself soft-hearted just because

Cheng Lie’s drunken, silly demeanor, she stroked his hair and smiled, "Don’t show me this obedient and pitiable side of you anymore, okay?

Cheng Lie glanced

he responded, Yun Shifei thought for a

upon seeing his dazed expression and dreamy gaze,

feeling soft-hearted. We should just go