After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 77 Extremely Disappointed

The Yun Family was exceptionally quiet at this moment.

Yun Shifei returned home long past dinnertime.

As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw Xu Ya sitting on the sofa, her sharp eyes fixed on her.

The cold and intense gaze made Yun Shifei’s heart tremble, even though she had mentally prepared herself.

"Shifei, you’re back," Xu Ya said.

Her tone was much calmer than it had been at the school earlier that morning.

Yun Shifei nodded slightly.

Seeing Yun Shifei’s somewhat frightened demeanor, Xu Ya frowned.

Previously, when she saw her like this, Xu Ya might have felt sorry for her.

But now, having witnessed her hitting Yun Sisi today—regardless of her intentions—the very act of hitting someone in public showed that this child was not as pure and innocent as she appeared.

Xu Ya was extremely disappointed in Yun Shifei.

Was all her good behavior over the past period just an act?

She thought again of Yun Sisi.

On the way back, Yun Sisi had implored her not to blame Yun Shifei, saying it was her fault for approaching Cheng Lie.

Yun Shifei only had Cheng Lie as her friend and might have been afraid that Sisi would steal his attention from her.

Even with her own face swollen and tear-streaked, Yun Sisi had still tried to defend Yun Shifei.

This made Xu Ya feel terrible inside.

What hurt Xu Ya even more was when Yun Sisi had asked her, "Mom, if my face scars and I end up unattractive, you won’t abandon me, will you?"

The cautious and fragile expression on the child’s face broke Xu Ya’s heart.

It was only then that she realized how much insecurity Yun Sisi had developed since Yun Shifei returned—terrified that they might abandon their adopted daughter in favor of their biological daughter.

Thinking about it even now, her chest ached with pain.

In contrast to Yun Shifei’s two-faced behavior—looking obedient yet capable of hitting her younger sister—

Yun Sisi seemed unimaginably considerate.

A thick layer of disappointment flashed through Xu Ya’s eyes.

After a long pause, she finally said, "Your sister doesn’t blame you, but you still need to apologize to her. She’s such a pretty girl, and you hurt her like this."

Yun Shifei bit her lower lip and murmured, "Mom, why do I have to apologize to her? If I hadn’t hit her, she would have instigated Song Yang to beat Cheng Lie. It’s not like you don’t know how terrible Song Yang is..."

She wanted to explain.

"Yun Shifei!" Xu Ya’s voice suddenly rose as she stood up and walked toward Yun Shifei.

The distance between mother and daughter closed. Yun Shifei, wearing her school bag, stood up straight and stared directly at her.

There wasn’t the slightest flicker of avoidance in her gaze.

That same look again.

Xu Ya had seen that look a long time ago.

This child... she didn’t know whom Yun Shifei resembled, but Xu Ya felt a twinge of unease whenever she saw those eyes.

Defiant and unyielding. It made her wonder again whether bringing Yun Shifei back had been the right choice.

In all these years, she had never been as constantly angry as she was now.

Her chest heaved with rage, but finally, after some effort, she managed to suppress the fiery emotions.

"Sisi wouldn’t do such a thing."

"That’s your assumption. But why do you think I hit her for no reason?"

Yun Shifei lowered her eyes, a faintly self-deprecating smile curling her lips.

"Because in your eyes, I’ve never been a good child, have I?"

No matter how hard she tried, Xu Ya would never believe her.

She’d made her mind up in advance—just liked Yun Sisi more, thought Yun Sisi was more obedient and sensible than her.

Silence fell over the living room.

Xu Ya scrutinized Yun Shifei closely, suddenly recalling past events. Had she been wrong all along?

But regardless of the reason, hitting someone was undeniably wrong.

"I’m back," Yun Tiancheng’s voice announced from the doorway, breaking the tension.

There was a hint of a smile on his face; it was clear his mood was good today.

Xu Ya had yet to tell Yun Tiancheng about what had happened at school—about Yun Shifei hitting Yun Sisi.

She planned to discuss it with him after he finished work.

Yun Tiancheng quickly sensed something was off in the household atmosphere.

It was already past seven in the evening, yet Yun Shifei still had her school bag on.

She had just gotten home from school?

And neither Xu Ya nor Yun Shifei seemed to be in a good mood.

Where was Yun Sisi?

"What’s going on?" he asked.

Xu Ya explained to Yun Tiancheng what had happened at the school, detailing how Yun Shifei had struck Yun Sisi.

She added, "The years this child spent outside have tainted her; she’s become bold enough to even hit her own sister."

Yun Tiancheng glanced at Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei remained silent.

She felt indifferent now. If they wanted to scold her, they might as well get it over with. But apologize to Yun Sisi? That was out of the question.

If she really apologized, who knew how smug Yun Sisi might become?

She had finally managed to stand her ground for once and wasn’t about to give in so quickly. She had a temper too.

"Shifei, what’s going on?" Yun Tiancheng asked, gently pulling Yun Shifei to sit beside him on the sofa, adopting a posture that suggested he wanted to have a heart-to-heart. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

He wasn’t as impulsive as Xu Ya, who immediately reacted to Yun Shifei hitting Yun Sisi with criticisms.

He believed Yun Shifei wasn’t that kind of person.

Yun Shifei explained to Yun Tiancheng.

She said she had hit Yun Sisi to protect Cheng Lie.

Although Xu Ya believed Yun Shifei was lying, she didn’t feel like arguing further with Yun Tiancheng present.

She didn’t want him accusing her again of treating their biological daughter poorly.

She wanted to see if Yun Tiancheng would blame her this time for scolding Yun Shifei.

Yun Tiancheng pondered her words.

The logic was strange. Yun Sisi, instigating Song Yang to harm Cheng Lie?

Yun Tiancheng found it hard to believe.

Yet, after observing Yun Sisi over the past few months, something didn’t seem right. From the perspective of a father, she still seemed sweet and lovable.

But from an outsider’s perspective, Yun Sisi appeared quite unusual.

Yun Tiancheng was far more rational than Xu Ya.

Even though they had raised Yun Sisi for over a decade, once she made certain mistakes, he couldn’t help but maintain a degree of suspicion for some time.

He hadn’t forgotten that Yun Shifei had been repeatedly punished by Xu Ya because of Yun Sisi in the past.

And now it was happening again.

What were the odds of it being a coincidence?

Especially considering Yun Sisi’s apparent lack of conflicts with others.

Why was it that she consistently caused strife between Yun Shifei and Xu Ya?

It didn’t add up.

However, he couldn’t just blindly believe Yun Shifei’s words either, even though he felt, intuitively, that she was simpler and more sincere than Yun Sisi.

"Shifei, do you have any evidence to back up your claim?" Yun Tiancheng asked.

Evidence? Yun Shifei thought back to Yun Sisi’s words at the time; they’d been suggestive rather than explicit. If she had a recorder, perhaps everyone would understand the truth.

But she didn’t...

Yun Shifei shook her head.

Xu Ya, observing coldly, laughed. "I knew you were lying."

Her sharp attitude made Yun Tiancheng frown. "Lacking evidence doesn’t mean she’s lying. It just means she couldn’t preserve proof at the moment. How can you accuse her of lying so easily?"

Xu Ya’s words could scar the girl’s psyche.

Yun Shifei thought for a moment and said to Yun Tiancheng, "I remember what Sisi said then. Dad, do you trust me?"

What kind of trick is this? Xu Ya thought, somewhat puzzled.

Yun Tiancheng nodded. "Go ahead."

Yun Shifei repeated the words Yun Sisi had said to Song Yang at the time.

Her memory was excellent to begin with.

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