After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King-Chapter 91: The Watch

Old Mrs. Xu actually wanted the child to get along better with Xu Ya.

From her observations over the past two days, it wasn’t just Xu Ya and Yun Shifei who didn’t get along; Yun Shifei and Xu Ya weren’t close either.

The more she saw, the more it broke her heart.

They were clearly mother and daughter, so why did they interact like strangers?

Even her relationship with Yun Shifei wasn’t this stiff.

So, she scolded Xu Ya, but in front of Yun Shifei, she tried to speak more considerately for Xu Ya’s sake.

Hoping the child would like Xu Ya a little more.

Yun Shifei actually knew it was Old Mrs. Xu’s idea.

If Xu Ya had wanted to switch her room, she wouldn’t have let her stay in this one in the first place.

In truth, whether they switched or not, it didn’t matter to her.

The next day, Yun Shifei went to class, and Xu Ya packed up Yun Shifei’s belongings and moved them to the new room.

The new room was decorated very warmly, everything in shades of pink that little girls would love—pink sheets, pink wall hangings.

The desk and bookshelf were also pink.

There was even a row of dolls arranged on the shelf, a few green plants by the windowsill, and jasmine flowers emanating a faint fragrance full of vitality.

When the curtains were pulled back, the sunlight streamed in, making the entire room warm and bright.

Old Mrs. Xu paced around, nodding: "A room this nice, and you turned it into a guest room? What a waste! I really don’t know what you were thinking back then."

"I was afraid Sisi would feel unbalanced."

Old Mrs. Xu let out a cold snort: "And this made her balanced?"

She couldn’t see how Yun Sisi felt any balance at all. Even after bullying Yun Shifei to this extent, Yun Sisi still thought Yun Shifei was taking too much of Xu Ya and Yun Tiancheng’s love and was secretly competing with her.

Xu Ya said nothing more.

She packed Yun Shifei’s books and put them in the bookshelf.

Among them were extracurricular books she had bought herself, covering a wide range of topics to broaden Yun Shifei’s knowledge.

Although their house had a study, most of the books in it weren’t suitable for high school students.

So after some thought, Xu Ya bought a selection of age-appropriate books for Yun Shifei.

While tidying Yun Shifei’s drawer, she suddenly saw the box for the watch she had given her last time.

It was just lying quietly in the corner of the drawer.

She picked it up. Its weight...

Her brow furrowed, and she opened it.

The watch she had given Yun Shifei was lying peacefully inside, its hands ticking silently.

Xu Ya suddenly recalled the moment when she gave Yun Shifei this watch.

At that time, she had misunderstood Yun Shifei and even slapped her.

Afterward, wanting to atone, she resolved to treat Yun Shifei better and bought her the watch as a gift.

Back then, Yun Shifei had seemed especially happy, even asking her if it looked good.

But unexpectedly, at some point, Yun Shifei had stopped wearing it.

When had she stopped wearing the watch?

Xu Ya hadn’t paid attention to this issue and couldn’t recall the exact moment.

Her eyes suddenly stung, and she felt an urge to cry.

She really, truly... was utterly unworthy.

She didn’t deserve to be Yun Shifei’s mother, and it was no wonder Yun Tiancheng wanted to divorce her.

She had given Yun Shifei hope again and again, letting her think she cared.

Only to let her down time after time.

Yet each time, Yun Shifei said nothing, silently enduring the hurt.

She once heard a saying that mothers are born to selflessly give to their children.

Then what about children? Are they also supposed to endlessly tolerate their parents?

She suddenly remembered the time, when feeling so sorrowful, she hugged Yun Shifei, begging for her forgiveness and asking to start over again.

The girl had obediently and sensibly agreed.

She was always like this, so well-behaved that it was heartbreaking.

Back then, her eyes had been so bright, full of hope that their relationship could improve and that she might receive a little more warmth.

But what about her? Later, whenever something happened, her first reaction was to doubt Yun Shifei.

Thinking of this, Xu Ya clutched the watch tightly and cried silently.

At the door, Old Mrs. Xu watched quietly, shaking her head.

It was no use saying more. If Xu Ya didn’t realize it on her own, sooner or later, she would revert to her old ways.

To let a little girl sow discord in the mother-daughter relationship with just a few words, Old Mrs. Xu thought Xu Ya was truly foolish.

If Xu Ya weren’t her daughter, she’d have kicked her two or three times already.

That evening, when Yun Shifei came home, she saw her new room on the other side of the house, sunlit, spacious, and particularly cozy.

Its style was quite different from Yun Sisi’s room, which had a soft, elegant, and dreamy vibe.

While hers? She thought she’d walked into a children’s room.

It was overly cartoonish.

There were so many stuffed toys and countless drawings, even anime posters popular in this era were plastered on the walls.

"Do you like it?" Xu Ya, who had appeared at some point, asked Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei nodded.

She still behaved obediently, her emotions particularly restrained.

No one could pinpoint when she’d become like this. In the past, Yun Shifei had a more carefree personality. If they didn’t give her what she wanted, she’d cry, shout, and throw tantrums.

But now, she never acted that way anymore.

The two of them stood together, neither speaking, the atmosphere awkward.

Xu Ya couldn’t resist trying to start a conversation.

"Shifei, why don’t you wear the watch I gave you last time?"

Yun Shifei froze for a moment, suddenly remembering she had put the watch away. Had Xu Ya found it?

She didn’t want to wear it.

The watch had given her hope but later only revealed that everything was an illusion. Every time she looked at it, her heart hurt all over again.

But she couldn’t say that to Xu Ya, so she casually replied, "It’s too valuable, I’m afraid of losing it."

Xu Ya opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but what could she say?

To ask Yun Shifei to wear it again, only to hurt her once more?

Xu Ya knew she couldn’t do that anymore. If she couldn’t be fair, then giving Yun Shifei hope again would only hurt her more. freёwebnoѵel.com

So, she said nothing, only: "I made a cake today. Come and see if it tastes good."

"Okay."

It was, as usual, an obedient response, devoid of any other emotion.

Xu Ya could feel the distance between them growing larger and larger.

A distance she had personally created.

Yet Yun Shifei’s interactions with Old Mrs. Xu were completely different.

After eating the cake, Yun Shifei even brewed tea for Old Mrs. Xu, helped massage her shoulders, and gave her a backrub.

She served Old Mrs. Xu with utmost care.

"How do you know how to do so much, child?"

This massage skill? In her past life, Yun Shifei had deliberately gone to a massage parlor to learn it.

Because back then, Mu Chengzhu had neck issues from overwork, so she worked hard to learn, wanting to help him.

But in the end, she never got the chance to use it.

Thinking about this, she smiled softly.

Those useless skills she had learned in her past life—who would have thought they’d become so handy in this life? If she’d known, she would’ve learned more back then.

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