After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 339: Still Friends After Breaking Up
Yu Liantao not only pulled Yun Shifei down to sit, but even pushed Yun Shifei to sit next to Cheng Lie.
Just as Yun Shifei was about to refuse, she heard Yu Liantao whisper, "Didn’t you say you two broke up peacefully? Didn’t you say you two are still friends? What’s wrong with attending class together?"
Yun Shifei finally understood what it meant to lift a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot.
That day, after listening to Cheng Lie’s speech, Yu Liantao and the others returned to the dormitory and treated Yun Shifei like a heartless person. They scolded her for breaking up with such a great guy—look at how pitiful he seemed on stage when talking about their past relationship.
They thought back to how Cheng Lie used to send Yun Shifei gifts so eagerly, and they increasingly felt Yun Shifei was nothing but a heartbreaker.
He was originally supposed to be the most dazzling genius, yet in the face of love, he became unbelievably humble.
The group began to gang up on Yun Shifei.
At that time, Yun Shifei couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to avoid trouble.
So, she told them that even though she and Cheng Lie had broken up, Cheng Lie understood her, and that they were still friends.
Her roommates felt slightly more accepting upon hearing her explanation.
When Yun Shifei said these words, she didn’t plan on keeping up the facade, thinking they’d never meet Cheng Lie again.
Who could have guessed that Cheng Lie would end up attending the same class as them!
Yun Shifei had a vague feeling that he was here for her!
The more she thought about it, the more nervous she became.
And now, she had no choice but to attend class with Cheng Lie. Well, it’s only two class sessions; they’ll be heading to the lab afterward.
She’ll endure it and get through.
Sitting beside Cheng Lie, Yun Shifei saw him quietly flipping through a book.
He wore a clean white shirt, and sunlight streamed through the window, casting a golden hue on his black hair.
Even his profile was bathed in light, his features blurred, making him look far from ordinary.
In that instant, Yun Shifei felt as if she had returned to their high school days, back when they were desk mates.
Cheng Lie had always read like this back then—quietly, coldly, as if the happenings of the outside world had no connection to him at all.
But, after all, those were times now gone.
The present Cheng Lie was no longer that well-behaved child whom no one cared about. He had grown strong, standing out wherever he went, drawing the attention of many.
Thinking about this, Yun Shifei couldn’t help but feel a little bitterness in her heart.
Yun Shifei resisted the urge to take out a few pieces of candy from her pocket to give him, withdrawing her gaze and spreading her textbook open on the desk.
Yet sitting next to Cheng Lie in class was bound to make Yun Shifei’s thoughts drift repeatedly.
The man beside her had an overwhelming presence, making it impossible for her not to notice him from time to time.
Not only was she paying attention, but she also noticed the gazes coming from all directions, though they were all glared back at by Yu Liantao, Fu Qingqing, and Tang Xiao.
"What are you looking at?" They were silently hoping Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie would reconcile.
After all, back then, Cheng Lie had brought them snacks. If the two got back together, he might keep buying them food. Maybe even when they needed new phones someday, he’d get them at internal prices.
After two class sessions, Yun Shifei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Good, they were changing classrooms, and she was determined to sit far away. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
Though they had sat next to each other, the two hadn’t exchanged a single word throughout the class.
It was only when Yun Shifei hastily packed up her things and left, as if liberated, that she heard Cheng Lie’s playful question, "Are you that scared of me?"
Yun Shifei turned her head and accidentally locked eyes with his dark gaze.
Those eyes were like a bottomless abyss, hard to fathom, and staring into them felt as though she might fall in.
"Not scared of you. It’s just that we broke up, and isn’t it normal to keep some distance?" Yun Shifei responded coolly, attempting to sound indifferent.
Beside her, Yu Liantao overheard this and cried out dramatically, "Shifei, what do you mean by that? Didn’t you say you’re still friends after the breakup? What’s this? Now you’re keeping your distance?"
They were hoping for Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie to get back together! If that happened, they’d all benefit from it.
Yun Shifei had no idea her roommates were scheming to sell her out. Being called out by Yu Liantao like that, she felt utterly mortified.
After a long pause, she explained, "Yes, but since we were once a couple, keeping some distance is better, isn’t it?"
That sounded reasonable enough.
Yun Shifei didn’t dare to look at Cheng Lie and tugged her roommates away.
Cheng Lie calmly continued tidying up his books. He knew he wouldn’t be able to accompany her to the next class.
Soon he had pressing matters to attend to.
Thinking back to Yun Shifei’s earlier words, he couldn’t help but sigh. Ninety-one days—neither too long nor too short—they had been apart for so long.
He had slowly managed to establish himself in Beijing, achieving some success, no longer bound by others like before.
The things he had asked Zhao Pan to investigate were beginning to reveal some clues as well.
Before Yun Shifei broke up with him, she had met Mu Chengzhu several times.
After the breakup, when Mu Chengzhu left Beijing, he had also seen Yun Shifei.
Mu Chengzhu.
In the past, Cheng Lie had never taken him seriously.
Because he knew Yun Shifei didn’t like him. The two were separated by vast distances, and meeting once wasn’t easy.
But now, he wondered when Mu Chengzhu had come to Beijing.
What had he done?
Instinct told him Mu Chengzhu wasn’t as simple as he appeared. What had he used to threaten Yun Shifei?
He knew she was not the vain girl she had once claimed to be. He was entirely aware of how she acted when lying; she couldn’t fool him.
Was it their shared secret? Thinking about that secret between them.
Cheng Lie pressed his lips together, his expression frosted over, even his gaze encased in thick ice.
He hoped Yun Shifei would personally tell him what their secret was.
But if necessary, he wouldn’t hesitate to use unconventional means to uncover what lay hidden in that secret.
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Mu Chengzhu had been utterly frazzled lately.
Ever since his parents found out he liked Yun Shifei, who already had a boyfriend, they had been incessantly urging him, afraid he might lose his mind.
They even suggested introducing him to someone.
He had declined all of them, but in the end, fearing he was being too obvious, he had no choice but to have a few meal gatherings with them to keep up appearances.
That day, after finishing a meal with a young lady from a rich family, he stepped out of the restaurant and suddenly spotted a familiar figure nearby.
In late spring and early summer, the weather wasn’t cold, nor was it overly warm.
But the girl was wearing a short skirt that outlined her figure completely.
Standing at the entrance of a hotel, she was playing the role of a hostess.
At that moment, Yun Sisi also recognized Mu Chengzhu and waved at him, "Brother Mu, long time no see!"
It was really like running into an acquaintance.
Mu Chengzhu recalled the last two times he had approached Yun Sisi, where his behavior had hardly been that of a good person. Yet, unexpectedly, Yun Sisi still greeted him with a smile.
