Chapter 162: She Has Grown Up

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Cheng Lie never thought the two of them would reach the end so soon. But he had already made up his mind—he wouldn’t allow her to leave him. If she wanted to leave, he would use any means necessary to keep her by his side. The young man lowered his eyes, hiding the gloomy and dark expression within them, not letting Yun Shifei see. After a moment, he heard Yun Shifei say, "Cheng Lie, I’m really sorry, it’s all my fault for making you do such a thing." Yun Shifei felt immense guilt. This was bad—Cheng Lie had hit Cheng Huai, and the Cheng Family definitely wouldn’t let it slide. Even though he was staying at her house now, if the Cheng Family came looking for him, she wouldn’t have the right to hide him. After all, he was a child of the Cheng Family. Cheng Lie froze for a moment, lifting his gaze to look at Yun Shifei. His pupils trembled slightly, as if surprised she wasn’t afraid of him but was instead concerned about him. Yun Shifei truly didn’t think of Cheng Lie as a bad kid. Although Cheng Lie was violent just now, he only acted that way because of her. He’s such a good kid. She really wasn’t worth Cheng Lie taking such actions for her. "What should we do now?" Yun Shifei was truly on the verge of dying from worry. Cheng Lie didn’t have anyone around who sincerely cared about him. She wanted to hide Cheng Lie, but where could she possibly hide someone this grown? No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t come up with a satisfactory plan and was deeply troubled. "Don’t worry about it," Cheng Lie said. But Yun Shifei didn’t see it that way. She only felt he was too calm, and the calmer he was, the more anxious she became. Cheng Lie surely hadn’t realized the gravity of the situation. He definitely didn’t anticipate what the Cheng Family might do to him next. After thinking it over, Yun Shifei immediately stood up and made a phone call to Yun Tiancheng. When the call connected, Yun Shifei immediately spoke in a tearful voice: "Dad, can you come back? I’m being bullied!" Hearing Yun Shifei’s sobbing, Yun Tiancheng instantly grew anxious: "Shifei, what’s going on? Who bullied you?" "I’ll tell you when you come back," Yun Shifei continued, her voice still tearful. "Alright, alright, Dad will come back right away. Stop crying, Dad will help you." Yun Tiancheng quickly hung up the phone. He must be on his way back now. Yun Shifei also hung up the call. Turning around, she noticed Cheng Lie watching her—the girl who had just spoken in a sobbing tone didn’t have a single tear on her face. Her expression didn’t even remotely resemble grief or helplessness. Yet the tone she had used during the phone call truly fooled him into thinking she had been crying. Cheng Lie couldn’t help but curl his lips. This girl had grown up and learned how to act. Yun Shifei, however, was now pondering seriously about how to make her performance seem more convincing. After all, her acting wasn’t good enough to instantly cry on demand. If only she had Yun Sisi’s level of acting skills. Sigh. But if she didn’t cry, wouldn’t Yun Tiancheng see through her when he arrived? That way, he might not view the situation as serious. So, Yun Shifei walked toward Cheng Lie and stretched out her arm. "Cheng Lie, pinch me," she said. If it hurt enough, she might actually cry. But the young man met her gaze without any intention of raising his hand. Yun Shifei sighed. Of course—Cheng Lie had already been willing to hit Cheng Huai for her; how could he possibly hurt her? After thinking about it, she rushed into the kitchen, grabbed a chili, and stared at the bright red pepper. Although she felt some fear inside, she steeled herself and went for it. When Yun Tiancheng received her teary call, he quickly hurried back from outside. As soon as he returned, Yun Shifei ran over to him, grabbing his clothes with her small hands: "Dad, I was so scared just now." "What’s wrong? Shifei, what happened?" "I went to Uncle Cheng’s house today to find Cheng Lie. After chatting with him for a bit, I bumped into his brother when I was leaving. He invited me to his room to play. I refused to go. He said he had dolls and beautiful dresses for me, but I told him I already had plenty. Then he insisted on pulling me into his room, saying he could show me something fun on him... Dad, you don’t understand—he... he looked like such a creep... Cheng Lie noticed something was wrong and hit him, even made him bleed. Boohoo... Dad, what do we do now? His head was broken open; he’ll definitely come after Cheng Lie, won’t he? Will he come after me too?" Yun Shifei spoke through her sobs, tears streaming down like a faucet that couldn’t be shut off. Seeing her cry like this, Yun Tiancheng’s heart ached. "Shifei, don’t cry anymore. Dad won’t let anyone bully you. Cheng Lie helped you, and Dad will protect him too." He comforted Yun Shifei while inwardly seething with rage. Yun Shifei was only fifteen years old; she didn’t understand anything about the world. But Cheng Huai? He was an adult. A grown man pulling a fifteen-year-old girl into his room, talking about dolls and toys on him? What nonsense! What a pathetic lie! Men understand men best—Yun Tiancheng instantly deduced Cheng Huai’s intentions. He could barely hold back the urge to storm over to the Cheng Family and teach Cheng Huai a lesson. That damn brat—he had some nerve, didn’t he? Daring to have ideas about Shifei? Did Yun Tiancheng’s cheerful demeanor give the impression that the Yun Family was easy to bully? Yun Shifei wiped her eyes with a tissue, thinking to herself, So spicy! So spicy! Rubbing chili on her eyelids had completely irritated them, to the point that she could hardly keep her eyes open. All she could feel was tears streaming down as though they cost nothing. She vowed that she’d never do something like this again, even if someone threatened to beat her. She’d be better off stocking up on more bottles of eye drops. She just hoped this over-the-top act wouldn’t make Yun Tiancheng suspicious. Still, she could sense Yun Tiancheng’s anger at the moment. He had probably believed what she said. Not far away, sitting on the couch and quietly petting the kitten resting on his lap, Cheng Lie silently observed Yun Shifei, his dark eyes narrowed with intrigue. She had truly grown up. When had the once obedient and honest girl learned to act? This performance deserved full marks—he wasn’t afraid of her getting complacent. And as for his role, he’d naturally continue playing the protected one. From his initial discomfort and resistance to this role to now finding it increasingly addictive... Meanwhile, Cheng Huai returned from the hospital. After having his wound treated, he couldn’t wait to head home. He was going to deal with that little punk! No matter how, Cheng Huai intended to make him pay dearly. Irritated with life, the brat dared to smash a flower pot on his head. Now his face was scarred—how was he supposed to live like this? With a deeply cold expression, Cheng Huai didn’t even return home and instead went straight to the Yun Family’s doorstep. Cheng Lie had left with Yun Shifei earlier. Given the situation, Cheng Huai reckoned they were likely at the Yun Family home now. He sneered to himself, Just you wait, Cheng Lie! Cheng Huai pressed the doorbell. After a while, someone opened the door. He stood in the doorway, his face carrying an intensely menacing smile, making no effort to conceal it. Whether Yun Shifei or Cheng Lie opened the door, he wasn’t afraid. Yun Shifei—he didn’t intend to let her off easily either.

Chapter 162: She Has Grown Up

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