After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 373: Take Care of Him While You’re At It
"Nothing." Yun Shifei said, "What’s wrong with you? Are you still feeling unwell?"
She felt that in just one night, Cheng Lie seemed to have changed somewhat.
This change was hard to describe.
In the past, after going to Beijing, he seemed to gradually become more cheerful, but now, it seemed as if he was gradually closing himself off, and the gloomy aura around him was more pronounced.
Yun Shifei felt a bit worried.
Seeing the worried look in Yun Shifei’s eyes, Cheng Lie didn’t want her to be concerned and said, "I’m fine."
Immediately, his gaze fell on the food Yun Shifei had placed nearby: "I’m hungry."
Upon hearing Cheng Lie say he was hungry, Yun Shifei snapped back to reality and took out the food: "Let me feed you."
Zhao Pan had just walked into the ward and witnessed a heartwarming scene; Yun Shifei was sitting by the bed, feeding Cheng Lie.
And Cheng Lie’s expression was gentle, obediently eating what Yun Shifei handed to him.
Though feeling somewhat envious, Zhao Pan didn’t complain this time around.
He used to think Cheng Lie was too ruthless, but after investigating those matters, he suddenly realized Cheng Lie’s past actions were quite normal.
Mr. Cheng was so pitiful.
At this time, only Miss Yun could soothe Mr. Cheng’s wounded soul, right?
He hoped they would be well together, that was Zhao Pan’s current wish.
After Yun Shifei finished feeding Cheng Lie and chatted for a while, she didn’t want to disturb his rest any longer and said she’d come back to see him in the afternoon.
Once Yun Shifei left, Zhao Pan walked in.
He handed over some additional information he had found to Cheng Lie: "Zhao Haishuang came to see you yesterday because she was instigated by Mu Chengzhu."
Since the passing of Cheng Huai and Cheng Guomin’s imprisonment, Zhao Haishuang’s life had gradually lost its meaning.
Thus, her anger towards Cheng Lie grew instantly overwhelming.
Additionally, Mu Chengzhu had promised her some benefits, so she decided to provoke Cheng Lie.
However, she hadn’t anticipated that Cheng Lie was no longer the person who would endure silently; he actually knocked her out cold.
Listening to Zhao Pan’s words, Cheng Lie lowered his eyelids, showing no emotion.
So it’s Mu Chengzhu again?
This Mu Chengzhu was quite audacious and devious. Why was he doing this, to provoke him perhaps?
But he still felt grateful to him for revealing the truth to him.
Yet what Cheng Lie found incredible was why Mu Chengzhu would know about these matters even before him.
Truly not simple at all.
Cheng Lie thought about his previous attempts to act against the Mu Family, only for him to successfully turn the tables.
He always felt he underestimated Mu Chengzhu, but now, he was in the open while Mu Chengzhu was in the shadows, making his situation quite unfavorable.
Cheng Lie would never allow anyone to threaten him, especially as Mu Chengzhu kept crossing his bottom line time and again.
Just right, he also planned to stay in South City a little longer and settle things with him.
He instructed Zhao Pan to send some people to search the mountainous area where his father disappeared years ago for clues, living or dead.
With today’s advanced technology, finding a person was not difficult.
Zhao Pan went out to call for people.
However, just as he opened the door, he saw someone standing at the entrance.
Zhao Pan frowned when he saw the girl in front of him.
He recognized her; she was Yun Sisi.
But he hadn’t seen her for a long time, and now Yun Sisi had grown up.
In the past, when he looked at Yun Sisi and Yun Shifei, he thought Yun Sisi was more attractive than Yun Shifei.
But now it seemed Yun Shifei was still more charming.
Yun Sisi appeared too fragile, as if she would collapse with a gust of wind, and her face was not as exquisite as before, her features too thin, with a bit of bitterness.
It was uncertain whether life had worn her down to this state.
However, he wasn’t a man to pity beauty; his face turned cold: "What are you doing here?"
Yun Sisi had groped her way to Cheng Lie’s ward, coincidentally seeing Yun Shifei just leaving.
But, when she approached the door of the ward, she saw it was closed, and out of curiosity, she wanted to listen inside for any sounds.
Unexpectedly, before she heard anything, Zhao Pan opened the door, and they ran into each other.
Yun Sisi smiled at Zhao Pan: "I’m here to see Cheng Lie."
Her voice was soft, with a hint of appeasement.
Feeling anxious inside, she knew Cheng Lie was not someone easy to deal with, she had known this for a long time.
Ever since knowing Cheng Lie sought revenge against the Cheng Family, she knew she too, had been framed by him.
That year in the library, he glanced at her, and she fainted, waking up to find herself with Song Yang disheveled in the storage room, and the director bursting in.
What followed was a scene of chaos and terror.
Even after many years, recalling it left her breathless, the shadow long embedded in her bones.
She cared much for her image, but Cheng Lie’s actions shattered all her painstakingly maintained dignity over the years.
She hated Cheng Lie, yet now felt that only Cheng Lie could rescue her from the abyss.
Maybe it was because of that dream, where Cheng Lie was so powerful, stronger than Mu Chengzhu, although he didn’t seem like a good person, but she thought they had similar circumstances. She was an adopted daughter, kicked out by her adoptive parents, breaking her heart.
And Cheng Lie had his heart broken by his own parents too.
They should be kindred spirits.
Thinking of this, Yun Sisi wasn’t so afraid anymore.
Facing Zhao Pan’s scrutinizing gaze, she smiled and said: "I’m Shi Fei’s sister. I heard Cheng Lie was hurt, so I came to see him."
Zhao Pan was about to turn her away when a voice came from the ward: "Let her in."
Yun Sisi’s heart leaped with joy, she knew Cheng Lie wouldn’t forget her.
Back then she was nice to him, she wondered if he still remembered.
Zhao Pan didn’t know what Cheng Lie wanted to do, but since Mr. Cheng had spoken, he couldn’t stop her.
He stepped aside to make way.
Yun Sisi walked into the ward carrying a fruit basket and saw the man lying on the bed.
The moment their eyes met, Yun Sisi’s gaze seemed frozen.
The man on the bed was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown, his complexion as pale as the wall behind him. His thin lips were the color of lost blood.
But his eyes, dark as ink, like a hawk’s, pierced her.
This was Yun Sisi’s first time seeing Cheng Lie again after more than two years.
He was already good-looking in the past, and now he seemed even more so.
The previously unfocused gaze now was cold and sharp.
His features had gradually outgrown youthful juvenility, gaining a more mature edge.
He was truly handsome; though Yun Sisi always thought Mu Chengzhu was the best-looking man in her eyes, even now, she couldn’t help being amazed by Cheng Lie.
Cheng Lie understood what her gaze meant, but ignored it, curving his lips at her: "Long time no see."
