After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King

Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Are You Going to Abandon Me?

Rumors spread quickly within small circles, and Yun Shifei had explained them one by one.

She felt like she had let Cheng Lie down once again.

"Did I drag you down again?" Yun Shifei said awkwardly. "Maybe we shouldn’t go home together anymore."

Even though the innocent should remain innocent, she thought, what’s the point if others didn’t believe in her innocence?

Cheng Lie lowered his eyes, and after a long while, he raised them to look at her. "Are you planning to abandon me?"

Those deep black eyes stared at her unwaveringly, as though accusing her of something. Yun Shifei quickly waved her hands. "No, that’s not what I mean. I’m just afraid they’ll say bad things about you."

Why did she suddenly feel guilty?

"It doesn’t matter. I don’t care."

"Oh," Yun Shifei replied.

Since he said that, she felt relieved.

She smiled brightly at Cheng Lie. "I don’t care either."

After all, she’d already lived through an entire lifetime. How could she possibly care about rumors and gossip?

Yet, she didn’t know how these rumors had made their way back home.

As soon as Yun Shifei got home, Xu Ya said to her, "Shifei, I need to talk to you."

"High school is a time for focusing on your studies, you know? Don’t let your mind wander to things like romance."

"I know." Yun Shifei couldn’t help frowning. Who had Xu Ya heard this from?

"Do you really like that boy from the Cheng Family?"

"Cheng Lie and I are just friends."

Hearing how certain Yun Shifei sounded, Xu Ya let out a sigh of relief but still seemed a little uneasy.

"I’m your mom, so I believe you, but outsiders may not understand. If this kind of thing spreads, it could affect your reputation significantly. You need to be more careful in the future."

Yun Shifei nodded.

"Mom, how did you even hear about this?"

"Sisi overheard some gossip at school and came back to tell me."

So it was Yun Sisi who said it.

Recently, Yun Sisi had been acting very quiet at home. Yun Shifei didn’t know what she was brewing, so she just tried to avoid Yun Sisi.

Her mind wasn’t as calculating as Yun Sisi’s. If it came down to scheming, she figured she’d lose miserably.

But Yun Sisi had no intention of letting Yun Shifei off the hook.

Initially, Yun Sisi thought she’d better not stir up any trouble for a while.

But Yun Shifei was constantly affecting her.

Classmates even commented in front of her that Yun Shifei was prettier than her.

Having been showered with attention all her life, how could Yun Sisi tolerate such humiliation?

So she struck while the iron was hot and started spreading more rumors about Yun Shifei at school.

People’s favorite girls were first and foremost those with good character and excellent grades; looks were secondary.

No matter how beautiful a girl was, if her behavior was vile, no one at school would like her—except for troublemakers.

This was exactly the effect Yun Sisi wanted.

She couldn’t stand how boys who used to like her were now turning their attention to Yun Shifei.

But she didn’t know what to do at first. After thinking it through, she finally came up with this plan.

Hmph, if Yun Shifei loved hanging around Cheng Lie so much, well, then let them stay together.

Yun Shifei had reacted so strongly before when she’d only slightly approached Cheng Lie. noveldrama

Since they liked being together so much, let them be!

At this moment, Yun Sisi had no idea that she would eventually regret her actions.

Two weeks into the new school term, the September weather was still blisteringly hot. Birds chirped noisily outside the windows, and the students were focused on their lessons.

Yun Sisi, too, was paying attention.

But at that moment, she noticed someone standing at the classroom door, peeking inside.

When Yun Sisi saw who it was, her pupils dilated, as if she’d just seen a ghost.

It was her! Her biological mother.

The woman stood at the door with a lunchbox in hand, seemingly waiting for something.

The teacher noticed the woman and went out to ask her what was going on.

Yun Sisi felt like her blood had stopped flowing.

No... please don’t say she’s related to me.

She didn’t want any association with someone like that.

After a while, the teacher came back into the classroom and looked at her. "Sisi, your mother brought some chicken soup for you."

Yun Sisi recalled that this biological mother of hers had mentioned opening a small shop near the school.

Was this what she meant?

Yun Sisi found it hard to believe.

Was this woman truly her biological mother, or did she come to ruin her?

All her classmates’ eyes were on her, then shifted to the woman at the door.

Mu Jiayu was the first to exclaim sharply, "Impossible! I know Sisi’s mom, and it’s not her!"

"I’m Sisi’s biological mother." The woman, who had been standing at the door without intending to come in, couldn’t help but speak up when she heard Mu Jiayu say that.

Yun Sisi’s face turned ashen, as pale as paper, her heart freezing over.

She could feel the gazes of her classmates on her, full of disbelief and a touch of pity.

Hardly anyone knew she was adopted. Everyone had always assumed she was the cherished daughter, the little princess of the Yun Family.

But after today, everyone in her class would know she had such a coarse biological mother.

Old, overweight, with such an awkward, foolish smile.

She didn’t want to acknowledge at all that the woman standing there was her biological mother.

So Yun Sisi hardened her heart. "I don’t know her, teacher."

As long as she didn’t admit it, it didn’t matter how much the woman wanted to prove it.

The teacher glanced at her, then at the woman.

The woman smiled helplessly. "It’s fine. I’ll leave now."

She turned and walked away.

She didn’t argue further, which actually made it all the more convincing that her claims were true.

Even Mu Jiayu seemed a bit puzzled. "Sisi, is that woman really your biological mother?"

Yun Sisi felt suffocated.

She wanted to deny it, but how could she fool someone as close to her as Mu Jiayu, who lived nearby?

In the end, she could only admit it. "Yes."

Mu Jiayu looked surprised.

She hadn’t expected Yun Sisi’s biological parents to show up.

"Will you go back to live with them, then?"

Impossible! She could never leave the Yun Family.

That was what she thought in her heart, but she couldn’t say it out loud. Instead, she showed a look of anguish. "I don’t know. You know, they abandoned me over ten years ago. If I hadn’t been taken in by my parents, I don’t know what kind of life I’d even have now."

Mu Jiayu seemed to empathize. "If it were me, no way would I ever acknowledge such parents."

Yun Sisi’s mind was in chaos.

Not long after, rumors began circulating around the school, saying Yun Sisi’s biological mother had shown up and was running a restaurant near the school.

The gossip spread just as quickly as before. By the time Yun Sisi heard it, it had already been repeated several times.

Many people then learned that Yun Sisi was actually the adopted daughter of the Yun Family, and Yun Shifei was their real daughter.

No wonder Yun Sisi and Yun Shifei got along so poorly, to the point where Yun Sisi wouldn’t even acknowledge her as her sister at school.

Ah, so that’s why!