After Rebirth, I Married the Great Demon King
Chapter 72: A Slap in the Face

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: A Slap in the Face

Yun Sisi stood behind Song Yang, a flicker of amusement flashing in her eyes.

She said, "Song Yang, don’t be mean to him, or else I’ll be angry."

These words were undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire, making Song Yang even more furious.

He, as usual, grabbed Cheng Lie by the collar and yanked him up.

Appearing as if he was really about to fight him.

He was impulsive by nature, and in a burst of anger, had forgotten the lessons his parents had taught him, acting recklessly.

Yun Shifei noticed Yun Sisi constantly egging Song Yang on and even caught the faintest hint of a smile on Yun Sisi’s lips.

Just because Cheng Lie didn’t want to be friends with her, did she have to incite Song Yang to hit him?

How outrageous!

Yun Sisi kept pushing the limits of her worldview.

And this time, Song Yang seemed serious, far more than the previous instances when he bullied Cheng Lie.

Back then, while he was angry, his eyes still carried some clarity.

But now, with his rage-filled demeanor, his reasoning seemed entirely gone.

Yun Shifei was especially frightened by such overbearing people, but even though she was scared, she had to step forward.

If she didn’t intervene, Song Yang would hit Cheng Lie.

There was no time to rush to the teacher’s office for help.

She didn’t dare imagine Song Yang actually hitting Cheng Lie, even if it was just once.

It would hurt so, so much.

"Stop!" Yun Shifei walked toward Song Yang.

Song Yang didn’t even glance at her.

"Yun Shifei, don’t think that just because you’re Sisi’s sister I’ll go easy on you. If you and Cheng Lie team up against me, do you want me to hit you too?"

"Song Yang... you... you better let go!" Yun Sisi looked anxious.

But deep down, she was thoroughly excited, wishing Song Yang would strike right away.

Ha—

Cheng Lie? Just thinking about the way he looked at her that day.

How dare he look at her like that?

She had initially tried to make friends the polite way, but since he didn’t accept, then beating him up seemed fine.

If it was Song Yang who hit him, the one who faced disciplinary action from the school would be Song Yang anyway.

Yun Sisi thought she was truly killing two birds with one stone.

Standing behind Song Yang, she looked at the anxious Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei stared back at her.

Yun Sisi slowly curved her lips into a provocative smile at Yun Shifei.

No one noticed—Song Yang didn’t notice, nor did the other classmates in the room. Only Yun Shifei saw it.

Yun Shifei’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Just as Song Yang prepared to raise his hand to hit Cheng Lie, Yun Shifei was quicker, walking towards Yun Sisi and raising her hand.

Slap—

The crisp sound of the slap resonated through the classroom.

Yun Sisi froze in place.

Song Yang’s movements also came to an abrupt halt.

And Cheng Lie stared at Yun Shifei.

Yun Shifei herself hesitated for a moment.

She slapped Yun Sisi instinctively.

But she didn’t regret it. If she hadn’t slapped Yun Sisi, Song Yang would’ve hit Cheng Lie.

Soon, the stinging pain on Yun Sisi’s cheek brought her back to her senses.

Her eyes quickly filled with tears that streamed down her cheeks.

She raised a hand to cover her cheek, her body trembling violently, as if she might faint at any moment.

"Sister, you hit me? Why did you hit me?"

Because you deserved it!

Yun Shifei straightened her back as much as she could, her expression calm.

But in reality, her heart was racing, her hands slightly clammy with fear.

After slapping Yun Sisi, she was indeed scared.

But she knew there was no turning back now. She had to protect Cheng Lie. Cheng Lie was even more helpless than she was; she had to shield him.

Her emotions swirled back and forth, but eventually, she calmed down slightly.

"Cheng Lie didn’t want to be friends with you, so you’re using Song Yang to hit him?"

Yun Sisi looked utterly baffled. "Sister, I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

"Stop pretending," Yun Shifei thought. Since she had already thrown the slap, no matter what bad outcome awaited, it didn’t matter anymore. So, she boldly voiced her thoughts. "Song Yang initially had no intention of hitting Cheng Lie. If you hadn’t goaded him, he wouldn’t have done it."

The more she spoke, the angrier Yun Shifei became. Her initial anxiety had completely vanished by now.

She never imagined she’d go to such lengths to protect someone.

"Ugly freak, stop spouting nonsense. I wanted to hit Cheng Lie, so what gives you the right to blame Sisi? Speaking of which, aren’t you the one who bullies Sisi at home all the time? Do you want me to hit you too?" Song Yang cursed furiously.

Sometimes Yun Shifei truly couldn’t understand why all these guys seemed bewitched by Yun Sisi.

Anyone with an ounce of sense could tell her words made complete sense.

So frustrating!

"What are you all doing?" The homeroom teacher arrived after hearing rumors, his gaze falling on Yun Shifei and the others.

In the office.

Slap—

The ruler slammed onto the desk with a crisp sound that made Yun Shifei’s heart jump.

"Mr. Li, Sisi is one of the top students in our class. You must give me an explanation for this!" The homeroom teacher of Class 1 demanded justice while applying medicine to Yun Sisi’s cheek.

After all, his student had been hurt by students from another class, and as the homeroom teacher, he certainly wasn’t going to let it slide.

The Class 7 homeroom teacher could only feel a headache coming on.

He turned to Yun Shifei. "Shi Fei, what exactly is going on here?"

In the end, he brought Yun Sisi and Song Yang into the office.

Cheng Lie, on account of his special medical condition, wasn’t called over.

Song Yang exaggerated the whole story, framing his intention to hit Cheng Lie as an act of standing up for justice.

But he painted Yun Shifei’s slap on Yun Sisi as something utterly unforgivable.

Yun Shifei quietly watched Song Yang’s performance.

At this moment, her emotions became extremely calm.

It was a kind of resignation to fate.

Yun Sisi continued her usual act in front of the teachers. "Teacher, she’s my sister. She’s just educating me, so please don’t blame her."

"But sisters shouldn’t just hit people like that."

Song Yang chimed in again, "Clearly, this sister bullies her younger sister all the time—even the slap seemed so practiced!"

Yun Shifei glanced at Song Yang.

A calm look, yet it made Song Yang’s heart skip a beat.

Remembering how Yun Shifei had painstakingly helped him with his notes and explained difficult problems recently, a strange sense of guilt crept over him.

But seeing the palm print on Yun Sisi’s delicate, fair skin—it was glaringly obvious.

Song Yang no longer felt that guilty.

He wanted to improve academically mainly to please Yun Sisi.

And if criticizing Yun Shifei could help Yun Sisi, he was all too willing.

Yun Shifei thought Song Yang was completely hopeless.

What a thankless little wretch.

How could she have taken the trouble to teach him earnestly before?

She lowered her gaze, silently enduring the homeroom teacher’s scolding.

Situations like this naturally called for parental involvement.

Xu Ya rushed over as soon as she heard Yun Shifei had slapped Yun Sisi in class.

Upon entering the office and seeing Yun Sisi’s pitiful appearance—eyes red and puffy from crying, a swollen red palm print on her cheek—and then glancing at the expressionless Yun Shifei, she asked:

"Yun Shifei, what happened?"

This time it wasn’t favoritism.

From childhood to now, she’d never laid a hand on Yun Sisi, yet Yun Shifei had slapped her across the face?

This truly enraged her.