After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 344: You Weren’t Like This Before

Yun Shifei thought, this feeling of adding insult to injury must surely make Mu Chengzhu see her true face and then stay far away from her, right?

Sure enough, Mu Chengzhu’s tone became somewhat unpleasant: "Shi Fei, I’ll give you the phone sometime later. I need some time to recover first."

"Ha! I knew you didn’t love me. You said you liked me so much, but just look at how little you’ve given me. Is this what you call love? Think back to last lifetime—how much did I give you when I was chasing after you? Whatever you wanted, I gave! But you? Now, even when I ask for just a few things from you, you’re unwilling." Yun Shifei deliberately made her tone sharp and sarcastic.

A man’s pride would never allow him to be looked down upon by the woman he liked.

She wanted to provoke him. If she didn’t push him now, when else would she do it? It was a classic case of kicking someone when they’re down!

Mu Chengzhu was already in a bad mood due to problems in the family company, and with Yun Shifei pushing like this, saying such unpleasant things, it was only natural for him to become a little angry.

But he held his temper: "Shi Fei, you weren’t like this before."

"But it’s you who said it—you said that if I was with you, you’d give me everything I wanted. Look at you now; I’m merely testing you, and you can’t deliver anything. Mu Chengzhu, have you perhaps overestimated yourself? You’re far from being as impressive as you think you are."

Hearing Yun Shifei’s sarcasm, Mu Chengzhu felt his anger boil over: "Give me some time."

"Time? You were reborn too, yet you can’t even handle such a minor issue. Do you truly think you’ll be able to handle anything if I give you more time?"

After Yun Shifei finished, she hung up the phone, as if she didn’t want to continue talking to him.

Once the call ended, she let out a long sigh and couldn’t help but pat her chest lightly.

My goodness, ever since being reborn, she had always treated people kindly while remaining somewhat timid. It was the first time she had been so brash, especially to someone as formidable as Mu Chengzhu.

Heaven knows how nervous she was while saying those words earlier. She tugged at her vocal cords with all her might to make sure there wasn’t even a hint of her acting visible.

Now her throat even hurt a little. She couldn’t help but gulp down two bottles of water before finally calming down completely.

After this phone call, Mu Chengzhu never called her again, and Yun Shifei felt thoroughly relieved.

Surely, the way she had kicked him while he was down this time had made him taste the world’s cruelty, making him think she was a vain and shallow woman, even crushing his pride to the ground. A blow like that surely made him give up completely, right?

However, knowing that there were still people at the school secretly keeping an eye on her for him, Yun Shifei didn’t dare relax.

She continued attending classes as usual, eating and drinking as she pleased, buying lots of pretty clothes to dress herself up as a show.

Wasn’t he fond of planting people to monitor her? Fine, she’d act for him to watch.

In performing for Mu Chengzhu, Yun Shifei grew increasingly adept. However, she felt that she still couldn’t face Cheng Lie properly; in front of him, she couldn’t put on an act.

Cheng Lie remained the same as he had always been, attending classes in the mornings or afternoons.

Yun Shifei occasionally sat next to him, but when she didn’t, and another girl sat beside him instead, she noticed that he no longer interacted with them like he had that one time before.

He was always focused on listening to class and taking notes.

One time, Yun Shifei was sitting two rows behind Cheng Lie, and Yu Liantao squeezed her way to the seat behind him. By now, Liantao had taken on the responsibility of reconciling Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie.

If it weren’t for Yun Shifei being slightly unwilling to sit with Cheng Lie, Liantao would certainly drag Yun Shifei over early every day to fight for a seat.

Because every time Cheng Lie came, he always preferred to sit by the window.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t act so boldly; Yun Shifei had gotten angry the last time.

Sigh, such things shouldn’t be rushed. She couldn’t afford to lose such a good roommate over it.

After all, she owed Yun Shifei now for food and handouts!

Still, though Yun Shifei didn’t want to sit near him, she also couldn’t tolerate other girls being too close to Cheng Lie.

So she took the seat behind Cheng Lie, keeping an eye on the pair.

That’s when she overheard the girl sitting next to Cheng Lie say to him, "Cheng Lie, your notes are really good. Could you let me copy them?"

Yu Liantao immediately went on high alert, giving the girl a sharp glance.

Unfortunately, the girl had her back to her and didn’t feel the impact of Liantao’s stare.

So now, it all came down to Cheng Lie’s response.

"Everything the teacher said is in there. If you pay attention in class, you wouldn’t need to ask to borrow my notes."

Just one sentence left the girl trying to strike up a conversation completely red-faced.

Not only did he reject her, but he also pointed out her lack of focus during class, which made Yu Liantao laugh until her stomach hurt.

After class, she eagerly shared it with Yun Shifei: "You wouldn’t believe it—when Cheng Lie said that so seriously, the girl next to him turned so red. I thought she might burst into tears at any moment!"

Yun Shifei knew Cheng Lie could be harsh at times, but truthfully, she had rarely seen him say anything that hurt people like this.

In her mind, Cheng Lie had always been very obedient—cold on the surface, but warm at heart.

For example, when they had gone through those times together in the past, the weight of their shared bond, he thought she had helped him.

Little did he know that, in truth, he had been protecting her all along.

So she couldn’t quite imagine what it was like when Cheng Lie said those words aloud.

Just like back then, she couldn’t fathom how he dealt with Cheng Guomin and those people.

Still, whatever he did, as long as it wasn’t illegal, he would always be the Cheng Lie she carried in her heart.

Yu Liantao glanced at Yun Shifei’s calm demeanor and asked curiously, "Don’t you have any feelings at all? Think about it—how Cheng Lie used to treat you. Even after you’ve broken up, he’s still so cold to other girls. Aren’t you tempted to get back together with him?"

Yun Shifei could tell Yu Liantao’s intentions to reconcile them were as bright as day and practically written across her face.

She even suspected Liantao had received some kind of favor from Cheng Lie to work so hard on this.

But she couldn’t go back yet.

After a pause, she sighed and said, "I’ve told you before, I can’t get back together with Cheng Lie for now. Stop pushing this. Some matters, I’ll handle myself. If you keep this up, I’ll get angry."

Watching Yun Shifei’s departing figure, Yu Liantao wanted to say more but chickened out.

Alright, no reconciliation then. She didn’t want to lose such a great roommate.

South City.

The Mu Family was now in turmoil. None of them had anticipated that the Xie Family, once on par with them, would now gradually begin swallowing up other companies involved in export trade, growing at an alarming scale.

They even had plans to acquire their company.

Mu Chengzhu knew he absolutely couldn’t let them succeed. If they were acquired, the family might get a sum of money, but trying to rise from the ashes would be nearly impossible afterward.