After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 477: Can’t Bear to Leave

It’s Su Ni and Song Yang.

They were also out shopping, with Song Yang carrying several large bags at the moment.

When he spotted Yun Shifei, he quickly greeted her, only then noticing Cheng Lie standing beside her.

Song Yang thought for a moment—it seemed like he hadn’t seen Cheng Lie since graduating from university.

However, he had seen Cheng Lie appear in the news.

As for the classmate he had bullied due to autism back in high school, now seeing him like this, Song Yang couldn’t quite articulate his feelings.

To be honest, he felt happy that Cheng Lie had become so strong.

At the same time, he felt guilty about his immature actions in bullying Cheng Lie back then.

People grow up after all—the unruly teenager who used to bully classmates for fun had long disappeared into the river of time.

Nowadays, Song Yang was working hard for his future with Su Ni. If all went well, they would get married.

Cheng Lie nodded at Song Yang, his gaze faint and indifferent, with an air of detachment. Yet, when Cheng Lie greeted him first, Song Yang suddenly felt somewhat flattered.

Coming back to his senses, Song Yang couldn’t help but wonder where this strange feeling was coming from.

His own family was plenty wealthy too, wasn’t it?

"Cheng Lie, long time no see."

Cheng Lie responded with a faint "Yes."

Yun Shifei thought back to the grudges between the two of them in the past. To be honest, she had originally planned to stay away from Cheng Lie. If it hadn’t been for Song Yang bullying Cheng Lie and her stepping in to stand up for him...

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been all the subsequent events.

She even wondered if Cheng Lie could be considered their matchmaker...

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Song Yang warmly suggesting, "Why don’t we sit down somewhere and chat for a bit?"

"We need to head home," Yun Shifei replied. She figured Cheng Lie probably wouldn’t want to hang out with Song Yang either.

The two still had some unresolved grudges from the past. Now that Cheng Lie had become a big shot, would he look down on Song Yang and maybe retaliate against him?

It wasn’t completely implausible.

"Ah, I see. That’s a bit unfortunate then," Song Yang said, scratching his head. Then he softly added to Cheng Lie, "Cheng Lie, take good care of Shi Fei... About what happened before, I owe you an apology. I hope you won’t hold it against me."

"I haven’t held it in my heart."

"That’s good then, that’s good. Let’s find a chance to have a meal together sometime."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the four went their separate ways.

Yun Shifei glanced at Cheng Lie’s cool and aloof expression, totally different from the boy who looked at her warmly and lovingly, with a face full of smiles.

Yun Shifei shook Cheng Lie’s arm, smiling sweetly: "Xiao Lie, do you hold a grudge against Song Yang?"

"Why would I hold a grudge against him?"

"Um... because he bullied you back then."

Anyone who’s been bullied would never forget it, right? Especially since, at the time, his heart was already fragile.

"Feifei, you’re wrong. I should thank him."

Yun Shifei looked utterly puzzled.

"If he hadn’t bullied me back then, you probably wouldn’t have stood up to defend me, and later on, there wouldn’t have been a series of interactions between us."

Cheng Lie recalled how, back then, he had initially felt disdain and rejection toward Yun Shifei.

Looking back now, it certainly felt embarrassing, but it was embarrassment he welcomed.

Upon hearing this sudden tender sentiment from Cheng Lie, Yun Shifei’s smile grew so wide her eyes almost disappeared.

"I love you so much, Cheng Lie."

"I love you too." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The man reached out and pulled Yun Shifei into his embrace.

...

This time, Cheng Lie’s trip to South City was mainly for one purpose—to hope to finalize their engagement with Yun Shifei’s parents.

Yun Tiancheng had been evaluating Cheng Lie for quite a while and saw how happy Yun Shifei was with him.

He recognized that Cheng Lie was reliable.

Even Old Mrs. Xu liked him so much; the others naturally had no objections.

They even picked out a good date, deciding to let Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie get engaged first.

Regarding the engagement ceremony, Yun Shifei planned to keep it simple, but Cheng Lie wasn’t entirely in agreement: "This is your first and only engagement ceremony in life."

Yun Shifei pouted: "But if the engagement is too extravagant, people will think we’re getting married. Just listen to me—when we’re truly getting married later, we can make it grand then."

Unable to resist Yun Shifei’s pleading, Cheng Lie finally agreed to her idea.

The wedding was still two years away—after Yun Shifei graduated from university, everything would fall into place.

Yun Shifei was happy, but Yun Tiancheng felt rather melancholic.

He knew from the start that the time he’d get to spend with Yun Shifei would grow shorter and shorter as time went on, but he hadn’t expected the day to come so soon.

His daughter—she was still just a child in his eyes—how could she already be on the verge of getting married?

Yun Tiancheng couldn’t figure it out.

Even on the day of the engagement, Yun Tiancheng remained sullen and moody.

Xu Ya tried to console Yun Tiancheng: "Your child has found someone who will treat her well—you should be happy for her."

Nowadays, Xu Ya didn’t have much say on these matters. So, whatever decision Yun Shifei made, as long as it wasn’t harmful to herself, Xu Ya supported her.

Yun Tiancheng, however, sighed and shook his head: "I still envy other people—the ones who get to spend so many years with their children. Just think about it, she was abducted back then and didn’t come back until she was in her teens. We missed over a decade, and there’s no way to make up for that."

And then later, as fate finally granted them three years together—what happens next? She went off to university far away, and now they’re down to meeting only once every six months.

And now, all of a sudden, she’s about to get married.

The rapid pace of everything had him struggling to keep up.

Still, he could see how much Yun Shifei liked Cheng Lie—the way her eyes shone like stars whenever she looked at him.

Cheng Lie’s unwavering commitment, proven through his actions, reassured Yun Tiancheng of his true feelings for Yun Shifei.

Since the two of them were genuinely in love, who was he to stand in their way?

But still, deep down, he couldn’t deny a lingering sense of bitterness.

Yun Shifei also noticed Yun Tiancheng’s odd mood.

The night before the engagement, Yun Shifei came to the study to find Yun Tiancheng.

Ever since his major illness, Yun Tiancheng had quit smoking. However, whenever he felt anxious, he couldn’t help but hold an unlit cigarette between his lips to satisfy the habit.

Yun Shifei immediately realized Yun Tiancheng was feeling unsettled.

When Yun Tiancheng saw Yun Shifei coming in, he was a little surprised: "You’re not busy preparing for tomorrow’s engagement, so what brings you here?"

"I came to check on you."

Yun Tiancheng, of course, wouldn’t voice how reluctant he was to let her go. That would be absurd. After all—what kind of father openly admits that he’s unwilling to let his daughter grow up? If word got out, it would surely make him a laughingstock.

"Dad is still working."

Yun Shifei replied with an "Oh," but she still sat down next to Yun Tiancheng: "Dad, are you feeling sad that I’m getting married?"

"It’s just an engagement—you’re not getting married yet!" Yun Tiancheng had originally tried to suppress his emotions so Yun Shifei wouldn’t catch on, but for a moment, he failed to hold back.