Reborn: Married to the Demon King

Chapter 275: Are You Hiding Something from Me?

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Are You Hiding Something from Me?

But, Cheng Lie thought, there was still a very urgent matter he needed to resolve immediately.

"Mr. Cheng, did you say... Mu Chengzhu cto Beijing?" Zhao Pan looked shocked.

Cheng Lie grunted softly, "Can you helpfigure out his motives?"

"Of course." Zhao Pan agreed without hesitation.

Such minor tasks were his specialty.

However, Zhao Pan couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Cheng, where exactly did you see Mu Chengzhu?"

Surely, it wasn’t just a chance encounter on the street, was it?

"I went to Shi Fei’s school today to meet her, and | saw them together." Cheng Lie recalled the scene, and

despite the anger that had consumed him earlier, a trace of sadness lingered within.

Still, he had never been willing to admit that he could be someone who gets hurt.

Over the years, even though outwardly he seemed fragile, deep down, he refused to acknowledge any

vulnerability.

Only an inner toughness could sustain him, yet now, he was wounded.

She shared secrets with Mu Chengzhu—secrets that belonged solely to the two of them. He felt like an

extraneous presence.

She was still angry with him now, not even willing to maintain a friendship.

Zhao Pan also noticed the fleeting vulnerability in Cheng Lie’s gaze.

It shocked him; he had never seen such an expression from the cold, ruthless young man before.

In the past, Cheng Lie had committed heinous acts with ease, treated everyone with detached indifference, and

whenever angered, had responded with reckless ferocity.

Back then, Zhao Pan had even wondered if Cheng Lie was borderline antisocial.

But now, things seemed different from how he had envisioned.

Cheng Lie could be saddened?

Was it because of his meeting today with Yun Shifei and Mu Chengzhu?

The more Zhao Pan thought about it, the guiltier he felt.

Haunted by his own hidden motives, Zhao Pan’s mind wandered to the scene where he had met Yun Shifei that

day.

At that time, he had accidentally spoken too much—revealed things he shouldn't have.

Yun Shifei had learned about the matters Cheng Lie had been hiding from her...

So, was all of this his fault?

The deeper Zhao Pan reflected, the heavier his heart grew. He spoke to Cheng Lie, "Mr. Cheng, don’t feel too

upset. | don’t think Miss Yun has anything significant with Mu Chengzhu. During summer break, | delivered gifts

to her and observed her. She didn’t accept a single thing Mu Chengzhu gave her."

Zhao Pan knew he couldn’t admit that he had inadvertently sold Cheng Lie out.

Otherwise, his employment—let alone his safety—would be jeopardized.

Thinking back to Cheng Lie punching Qin Yumo, even the eldest son of the Qin Family wasn’t spared. As for

someone like himself, with no background, a mere worker? Forget it.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Lie reverted to his usual unperturbed demeanor, casting a cold glance at Zhao Pan as

he asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Cheng Lie’s words sent a shiver down Zhao Pan’s spine.

"Of course not, Mr. Cheng. Why would you think that?"

Cheng Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, their coldness utterly untrusting of Zhao Pan’s words.

Zhao Pan felt utterly miserable inside. He couldn’t understand what he had done to expose himself to Cheng

Lies scrutiny so quickly.

It had to be because he talked too much.

Indeed, Zhao Pan was practically ready to slap himself across the face.

Every single time, his troubles arose from overspeaking—was this truly the legendary fate of dying from

verbosity?

Cheng Lie silently observed Zhao Pan for a long tbefore finally saying, "I always thought Qin Chi Jin handed

you over to me. | considered you half my man. Now, it seems | was mistaken."

Zhao Pan: "77?"

"I'll call him later and have you sent back to him."

Zhao Pan was about to cry.

But the young man paid no heed to Zhao Pan's pitiful expression. Cheng Lie’s features seemed to be shrouded in

frost and snow, his icy demeanor capable of freezing everything.

Whenever he was unhappy, this was his usual appearance.

Zhao Pan had been by Cheng Lie’s side long enough to know him well by now.

Still, it wouldn't hurt to try—it was just words. Maybe confessing would offer him a glimmer of hope.

Thus, Zhao Pan said, "Fine, I'll spill everything! Mr. Cheng, please don’t tell Fourth Master!"

Zhao Pan recounted every detail of the day he had met Yun Shifei to Cheng Lie.

"Honestly, | don’t even know why Miss Yun suddenly cto find me. She said she wanted to learn more about

you, but | didn’t tell her anything confidential. The rest... Honestly, | didn’t think it mattered. You hadn't told her

for so long..." Zhao Pan explained with a sense of grievance.

Listening to the explanation, Cheng Lie lowered his gaze and remained silent.

He eventually let out a soft hum.

Zhao Pan wasn’t sure what this meant and quickly added, "Really, Mr. Cheng, | swear everything | said is true."

"I know."

This was how things had transpired. She had learned everything and was now angry.

It couldn't really be blamed on Zhao Pan. How could Zhao Pan have possibly understood his intentions?

Nonetheless, Cheng Lie still couldn’t figure out why Yun Shifei had suddenly approached Zhao Pan to learn such

things.

"Why did she look for you to learn about me?"

"She just said she wanted to learn more about you. | just assumed it might be because she wanted a better

understanding—in case she wanted to surprise you or something."

Cheng Lie cast a glance at Zhao Pan's naive expression and sighed. In the past, he had thought Yun Shifei was

very simple and easy to deceive. But now, her strategies were becoming sharper. She was cunning enough to

manipulate the people around him.

He knew that if Yun Shifei truly wanted to know something, she would cto him directly.

By going through Zhao Pan, it was likely because she didn’t want him to know she was investigating him.

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He wanted her forgiveness.

"Mr. Cheng, if there's nothing else, I'll start investigating Mu Chengzhu’s activities in Beijing now."

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Whenever Zhao Pan interacted with him, he always felt like Cheng Lie’s aura was towering over him somehow.

He was genuinely a little afraid of him.

But, thinking about it, it made sense—Cheng Lie was one of those people who lived at extremes: part genius,

part devil.

It was enough to scare anyone, really.

"Wait."

Just as Zhao Pan was about to leave, Cheng Lie suddenly stopped him.

"Geta copy of Shi Fei’s class schedule."

Zhao Pan nodded quickly. "Alright, I'll take care of that right away."

Class schedules were easy enough to obtain.

After Yun Shifei and Cheng Lie had hashed things out, she left without him chasing after her.

There was no explanation offered.

The feelings she had for Cheng Lie gradually faded.

She would no longer like Cheng Lie, not now, and never again in this lifetwould she fall in love with anyone.

She no longer cared about Cheng Lie at all.

She only wanted to focus on her studies, eat well, sleep well, and treasure each day as it came.

The weather was growing colder by the day.

Today, they had an early class.

Rising early, Yun Shifei felt completely drained of energy, yawning incessantly during the lesson.

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