After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 462: The Past

Cheng Lie was silent for a moment. Could he really sleep well?

But looking at her energetic expression, it was evident that she had a good night’s sleep.

Sleeping so peacefully beside him also indicated that she particularly trusted him.

Yet, he felt very uncomfortable.

Yun Shifei said casually, "I think sleeping with you is quite nice."

At least there’s a full sense of security, no more nightmares.

Cheng Lie softly said, "But for me, it’s a kind of torture."

Hearing this, Yun Shifei was stunned for a long moment before understanding what Cheng Lie meant.

Her face reddened slightly, and she silently turned away to wait for breakfast outside.

Cheng Lie lightly tugged at the corner of his lips. No, he would eventually have to eat up this little white rabbit!

After breakfast, Yun Shifei went to school for classes, while Cheng Lie, after dropping her off, didn’t rush to work but went to find Wen Lin.

Wen Lin was at home recuperating today; having been frightened last night, she wasn’t in good spirits upon returning and didn’t go to the company.

However, she wasn’t at the old Wen Family residence, fearing Mr. Wen would worry upon seeing her like this.

She chose to recover her body in the luxury mansion she purchased for herself.

In the past twenty or so years, she’d never experienced such physical suffering.

She also experienced an embarrassment she’d never felt in all these years; thinking Yun Shifei had likely told Cheng Lie everything, Wen Lin felt even more embarrassed.

If it hadn’t been for the kidnapping, such a series of events wouldn’t have happened. Now, she wished she could tear those kidnappers to pieces.

Of course, she wasn’t idle; she released news to the media saying she was kidnapped and later escaped with her wits. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

No matter what, she wouldn’t miss any opportunity to build her image.

As a successful person in business, Wen Lin naturally knew how important a good image was to herself.

Having just finished instructing her people, she was ready to relax a bit, when she suddenly heard Cheng Lie had come to see her.

Wen Lin was first delighted, but then remembered the previous events, and stopped thinking of meeting Cheng Lie.

He must have come because of Yun Shifei.

Last night, Yun Shifei cried so pitifully in his arms, and at that time, his expression, usually cold, had vanished, turning into such tension.

In his heart, Yun Shifei was always the most important one.

Thinking of this, Wen Lin told her assistant, "Tell Mr. Cheng that I’m not feeling well today, we’ll meet another day."

She needed to be mentally prepared; right now, she was just too embarrassed.

But unexpectedly, the assistant returned and handed a document to Wen Lin: "Miss Wen, Mr. Cheng wants to terminate the contract with us."

Wen Lin’s eyes narrowed as she looked at the termination letter. She really didn’t expect Cheng Lie would stop cooperating with the Wen Family for Yun Shifei?

Back then, it was he who approached them for a contact, and now he wanted to end it just like that. Didn’t he know that breaking the contract would require a hefty penalty fee?

Wen Lin couldn’t hold back, and she stood up: "I want to see him."

In the sitting room, Cheng Lie was seated on the sofa, and a servant placed a cup of tea before him and left.

Cheng Lie originally intended to hand the termination letter to her assistant and leave since Wen Lin couldn’t meet him.

Who would have expected Wen Lin’s assistant to call him back?

After a while, Wen Lin finally came downstairs.

She was clearly dressed up again, with exquisite makeup, just like before, showing no sign of the embarrassment from last night.

Wen Lin looked at Cheng Lie, handing the termination letter back to him: "Cheng Lie, what do you mean by this? You don’t want to cooperate with us anymore?"

Cheng Lie gave a slight nod: "I fear that the longer we cooperate, Miss Wen might develop different feelings for me."

Cheng Lie expressed her feelings in a polite and distant manner, making Wen Lin’s face turn red and white alternately.

"You know I like you."

Cheng Lie nodded slightly: "But you should also know I will never like you."

"Cheng Lie, you’re only twenty this year, future things are uncertain!" Wen Lin said.

The future still holds decades; how could Cheng Lie possibly only have eyes for Yun Shifei?

Who is she anyway?

One day, he’ll surely succeed in his career, and as he rises further, he’ll realize Yun Shifei isn’t the person who matches him best.

Cheng Lie’s dark eyes swept over her face upon hearing this, and after a while, he said, "Do you think what Feifei did for me back then, you can do the same?"

He thought Wen Lin must have looked into his past and known what kind of person he was.

Wen Lin nodded.

Of course, she had always thought she just met the right person at the wrong time.

If she met him at the right time, things wouldn’t be like this now.

Cheng Lie suddenly chuckled, his smile full of mockery: "Wen Lin, that’s just your imagination. It’s because you’ve seen the current me that you think if it were back then, you’d help me. Viewing problems through God’s eyes makes them nonexistent."

Wen Lin was stunned, unable to bear the man’s sarcastic words, retorted: "That’s not it, if Yun Shifei can do it, so can I."

At this moment, Cheng Lie realized how naive Wen Lin was.

Perhaps that’s how people are, no one is perfect, right?

Like Wen Lin, in business, she’s very mature, capable of conversing with seasoned businesspeople effortlessly, but when it comes to emotions, she’s laughably childish.

Compared to Wen Lin, Yun Shifei isn’t like that.

Her mind is so meticulous, thoughts so comprehensive, she would never underestimate anyone, except herself...

Thinking of this, Cheng Lie forcibly extinguished his thoughts, how could he compare Wen Lin to Yun Shifei.

They simply aren’t the same kind of people.

So, he told Wen Lin, "You probably don’t know what I used to be like, do you? Autism, have you heard of it? I couldn’t speak, when people bullied me, I had no idea, just like a fool."

Wen Lin, hearing this, looked at Cheng Lie. She hadn’t really investigated the definition of autism closely. She thought it might be somewhat like how Cheng Lie was now, ice-cold and not talkative.

Was he even more indifferent back then?

Cheng Lie spoke in a very calm tone, as if discussing someone else: "At that time, everyone around considered me the Cheng Family’s illegitimate child, unwanted by my mother, struggling to survive in the Cheng Family with autism."

"At school, classmates bullied me, but I had no feeling for these external stimuli."

"I wasn’t outstanding at all, never took exams, and teachers treated me as if I were invisible."

Speaking like this, Cheng Lie paused, his eyes locking onto Wen Lin, his gaze incredibly sharp, as if piercing her inner mind.