After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 460 I Just Got Scared

Zhao Pan shrugged. In his mind, Yun Shifei was the girl he thought matched Mr. Cheng the best.

As for Miss Wen, although he had known her longer than Miss Yun, her actions today made him angry, so he spoke a little more recklessly.

Hearing what Wen Lin said, Zhao Pan said nothing and quickly walked away. If she wouldn’t move, he couldn’t just stay there waiting for her.

As for how she was going to get down the mountain barefoot, that wasn’t something he cared about.

Regarding Wen Lin’s behavior of abandoning Miss Yun earlier, Zhao Pan decided not to help her.

Seeing Zhao Pan leaving like that, Wen Lin, of course, wouldn’t stay where she was either, and hurriedly started heading down the mountain as well.

However, the path was really too difficult to traverse—it felt like her feet were completely worn out after just a few steps.

But she didn’t want to be looked down upon. No matter how uncomfortable it was, she forced herself to endure it.

At this moment, Cheng Lie was carrying Yun Shifei back to the car.

The interior of the car was warm, and Yun Shifei felt her heart also grow much warmer.

The overwhelming sadness she had felt earlier was now gradually calming, but thinking about how her tears and snot had soaked Cheng Lie’s clothes, she felt somewhat embarrassed. Sitting in the car, she lowered her head and said nothing.

Cheng Lie thought she was feeling unwell and leaned forward to ask, "What’s wrong?"

He reached out to feel Yun Shifei’s forehead—there was still a chill in the mountain wind, and he was worried she might catch a cold.

Yun Shifei shook her head and, after a while, finally said, "I was frightened just now."

Seeing that she wasn’t ill, Cheng Lie relaxed a little. Then he remembered her earlier words: "Wen Lin left you alone there?"

Yun Shifei nodded.

As she spoke, she extended her hands. Her once slender and delicate fingers were now swollen, even bleeding in some places, and her nails were partially torn. Just looking at them made one wince in pain.

Cheng Lie’s brows furrowed tightly. Holding her hands gently, his heart ached terribly.

They say the fingers are connected to the heart—seeing her hands hurt this badly, he could well imagine how much pain she endured.

"Look at my fingers. They ended up like this trying to untie those ropes for her, yet she easily abandoned me in the end." Yun Shifei inhaled sharply, unable to find it in herself to forgive Wen Lin.

The malice unveiled in that moment of humanity had hurt me deeply.

Yun Shifei didn’t need to say anything more for Cheng Lie’s expression to grow even colder. He didn’t want her to notice how angry he was, so he suppressed the icy demeanor threatening to surface.

"Don’t worry. I’ll make sure you’re given an explanation."

Even though he had ongoing business collaborations with Wen Lin, he absolutely couldn’t tolerate anyone bullying his beloved like this.

He always thought that he had made things clear enough with Wen Lin and assumed that, being so dominant in business, she wouldn’t be the kind to get entangled in petty emotions.

If love is unreciprocated, then it should simply be let go.

But he had evidently misjudged her.

When Yun Shifei heard Cheng Lie’s words, she knew he wouldn’t let this slide.

She nodded. In fact, she wanted Cheng Lie to see Wen Lin’s true colors.

Afterward, Cheng Lie continued to hold her hands as they went to the hospital, where he asked the doctor to treat her injuries.

During the disinfection process, Yun Shifei winced in pain, her tears pooling in her eyes.

Cheng Lie hurriedly handed her a lollipop. "It’s very sweet. Eat it, and it won’t hurt as much."

"Mmm..." Yun Shifei frowned slightly, opening her mouth just enough to bite the candy.

But a lollipop isn’t a painkiller—how could eating it stop the pain?

At least it helped her feel a bit less miserable.

Watching Yun Shifei’s hand wrapped in white gauze, Cheng Lie thought to himself that, if he could, he would rather endure this pain on her behalf. It must hurt terribly.

But this incident was also a wake-up call for him. Even though those people had targeted Wen Lin, ultimately, it was his failure to arrange for someone to protect Yun Shifei that had allowed such a thing to happen.

Cheng Lie told Yun Shifei, "Feifei, from now on, I’ll make sure someone is always there to protect your safety."

"Alright," Yun Shifei nodded obediently.

She didn’t mind being followed—after all, in this second chance at life, she cherished her safety and didn’t want to encounter anything like this ever again.

Since it was already so late that day, Yun Shifei couldn’t return to campus. She called a few friends to inform them, then went to have dinner with Cheng Lie at a nearby restaurant. Afterward, they headed to Cheng Lie’s house.

Because Yun Shifei frequently stayed over at Cheng Lie’s place, many of her belongings were already there.

She had spare clothes and other essentials, all kept in the guest room.

As for sleeping together, they hadn’t taken that step yet.

At that moment, Yun Shifei carried her clothes to the bathroom to take a shower. Cheng Lie glanced at her and suddenly asked, "Will your hand be alright?"

Her hand, now bandaged, would certainly hurt if it got wet.

Yun Shifei looked at her palm and realized the problem. If water touched the wound, it would ruin the dressing.

But how could she bathe without getting it wet?

Cheng Lie noticed her puzzled expression, his brows furrowing slightly. He seemed genuinely concerned.

His throat bobbed as he hesitantly suggested, "What if someone helps you?"

Cheng Lie’s tone was tactful, but with just the two of them in the house, there was no one else he could mean.

And as her boyfriend, it seemed natural enough for him to help her bathe... right?

Yun Shifei froze at his words, taking a while to process what he meant. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

For someone as easily flustered as her, how could she... how could she face Cheng Lie completely exposed? She wasn’t mentally prepared for that yet.

In that fleeting moment, Yun Shifei had an idea.

"I know! Do we have any gloves around—those waterproof ones? I can just put them on!"

Cheng Lie: "..."

Since when was she this clever, coming up with solutions like that?

He turned and went to find her some gloves.

Standing in place, Yun Shifei’s face reddened, her heart racing as her breath quickened.

Oh no...

She knew just how much Cheng Lie longed for her. He had shown restraint for so long, but the desire had clearly been there for a while now.

Still, she wasn’t ready yet—but she understood that someday, inevitably, they would cross that line.

Of course, she felt it should only happen after they formally solidified their commitment to each other through marriage.

Yun Shifei was someone with little sense of security. Even though her relationship with Cheng Lie was great now, she couldn’t stop herself from wondering... What if, one day, Cheng Lie no longer loved her?

Oh, she thought, she really needed to work on building her sense of security and confidence.

Soon, Cheng Lie returned with the gloves, and Yun Shifei had a nice and comfortable shower.

That night, as they prepared for bed, Cheng Lie said to Yun Shifei, "Feifei, let’s sleep together tonight."

Yun Shifei blinked back at him.

"Aren’t you afraid? I’m worried you might have nightmares tonight."