Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 280 - 287: The House Became a Cafeteria

Chapter 280: Chapter 287: The House Became a Cafeteria

Li Yifei was indeed tired today and wanted to go to bed early, but Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan both showed no signs of leaving. Li Yifei knew that Su Mengxin hadn’t woken up and Xu Yingying was worried, while Xu Shanshan seemed to be afraid of Su Mengxin staying over.

Luckily, Su Mengxin finally woke up, rubbing her eyes and walked out. Although she still looked a bit disheveled, she was in good spirits. She came over barefoot and smilingly said, "Yingying... Eh, why are there two of you?"

Xu Yingying quickly said, "Boss Su, I’m Yingying, this is my sister Shanshan, she’s my twin sister."

Su Mengxin uttered an "Oh" and said, "You two really do look alike. If I saw Shanshan on the street, I would definitely have mistaken her for you."

In front of Su Mengxin, Xu Shanshan didn’t dare to be mischievous. Xu Yingying had told her about some things regarding this CEO, which made her involuntarily admire Su Mengxin. While Su Mengxin had been asleep, she could still joke and laugh with Li Yifei, but when directly facing Su Mengxin, she honestly said, "Hello, Boss Su."

Su Mengxin waved her hand and smiled, "Don’t call me that, Shanshan. First, you’re not an employee of my company, and second, we are at Yifei’s home, we’re all Yifei’s friends, so we’re all friends."

Su Mengxin’s approachability immediately relaxed Xu Shanshan, and she giggled, "Then I’ll call you Sister Mengxin."

"Sure, by the way, were you the ones who picked us up? I really am embarrassed; I actually slept the entire way and don’t even know when you picked us up."

Xu Shanshan sat next to Su Mengxin, curiously asking, "Sister Mengxin, how did you meet my brother-in-law?"

"Brother-in-law?" Su Mengxin turned her head to glance at Li Yifei and Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying hurriedly said, "Boss Su, don’t misunderstand. I once had Yifei pretend to be my boyfriend to deceive my parents, and this girl has gotten used to calling him that and still hasn’t stopped."

Su Mengxin chuckled lightly, "Then it seems there really is a possibility of a faux romance turning real."

Xu Yingying blushed deeply and glanced at Li Yifei, surprisingly not objecting.

Li Yifei was too lazy to explain his relationship with Xu Yingying anymore. Yawning, he said, "Thank you for today, but I’m really sleepy now. Can I go to sleep?"

Su Mengxin stood up and said, "Then you rest. Yingying, Shanshan, if you don’t have anything else to do, come over to my place and chat. There’s enough room at my place, you can stay over too."

The entire floor where Li Yifei lived was mostly small apartments, except Su Mengxin’s, which was the only larger one.

Xu Yingying hesitated for a moment, while Xu Shanshan immediately said excitedly, "Yes, yes, having a chat with such a legendary woman as Sister Mengxin is something I’d love to do."

Xu Yingying quickly said, "Boss Su has had such a tough day, it’s better not to disturb her."

Su Mengxin chuckled lightly, "No worries, I’m not that tired. In the sea, Yifei was carrying me, and on the way back, I was sleeping on his back, so I’m quite refreshed now."

Xu Yingying and Shanshan then followed Su Mengxin out of Li Yifei’s home. But before leaving, Xu Shanshan pouted at Li Yifei, whispering quietly, "Bad brother-in-law, taking advantage of Sister Mengxin."

Li Yifei just rolled his eyes, without any explanation. Once the three of them had left, he immediately took a quick shower to wash off the seawater, and then collapsed on the bed and fell into deep sleep.

The next morning, Li Yifei did some exercise, took a shower, and was about to prepare breakfast when someone knocked on the door. He went straight to open it, expecting Su Mengxin to come over for breakfast since she had come back.

But when the door opened, Li Yifei saw not only Su Mengxin but also the twin sisters Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan, and even Meng Xiaofei was there.

Li Yifei was stunned for a moment, while Xu Shanshan said with a giggly smile, "Brother-in-law, we heard that Sister Mengxin usually freeloads breakfast from you, so we decided to come and freeload too."

Meng Xiaofei playfully stuck out her tongue and said, "Brother Li, you’re really popular. So many beauties want to have breakfast with you."

Li Yifei couldn’t help but laugh and cry, wondering since when his home had become a canteen. But he couldn’t turn them away, so he smiled and said, "Alright, come on in. But I’ll need to go out and buy some things, or else there won’t be enough for all of you to eat."

Li Yifei made a sumptuous breakfast not because four beauties were present, but because he had expended a lot of energy the day before. Sleeping through the night had restored some of that energy, but without food, he couldn’t fully recover. So, the main reason for the feast was actually for himself.

"Delicious, delicious! The food always tastes best at Brother Li’s place." Meng Xiaofei stuffed an entire soup dumpling into her mouth. Although Li Yifei had bought these dumplings ready-made, the credit still went to Li Yifei’s account.

Although Meng Xiaofei was also a beauty and very familiar with Li Yifei, Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan didn’t harbor any hostility toward her, for they didn’t sense any romantic feelings from Meng Xiaofei towards Li Yifei, seeing their interactions as nothing more than friendly companionship.

"Sister in law, you eat too. If you don’t eat now, there will be none left later," Meng Xiaofei said, as she continued to eat and enthusiastically offered a soup dumpling to Xu Yingying. Ever since she heard Xu Shanshan call Li Yifei brother-in-law, Meng Xiaofei had started calling Xu Yingying sister in law too. This girl was trying to earn her keep at Li Yifei’s place by winning over Xu Yingying.

Especially when Meng Xiaofei called Xu Yingying sister in law, she would cheekily wink at Li Yifei, as if to say, "I’m keeping the secret about your girlfriend Su Yiyi," which left Li Yifei quite speechless. He felt that any attempt to explain would only make things worse and decided not to bother at all. If they wanted to call her that, let them; it didn’t put him at any disadvantage.

Xu Yingying felt a mix of embarrassment and pride but glanced at Li Yifei and saw his frustrated expression as he focused on eating. This brought her an inexplicable joy as she said, "I usually eat very little in the morning. You eat more."

After finishing the meal, Li Yifei and Xu Yingying went straight to the company. Su Mengxin didn’t go to the office that day but chose to rest at home, while Meng Xiaofei went out to have fun.

Upon arriving at the office, Li Yifei felt all the eyes in the place upon him, and everyone was visibly disappointed to see him show up with Xu Yingying.

Feeling everyone’s gaze, Xu Yingying said somewhat sullenly, "It seems I’m almost on par with Boss Su now, just look at their disappointed faces."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "It’s because you’re seen as unattainable by everyone, while Su Mengxin is just another employee in their eyes. They probably feel they have more of a chance to get close to her, so they are more expectant."

Xu Yingying rolled her eyes at Li Yifei and replied, "Are you trying to comfort me? But rest assured, I’m well aware of where I stand. I have quite a ways to go before I can reach Boss Su’s level." Then she added meaningfully, "And the gap between you and her is even wider."

Li Yifei smiled faintly, his words laced with double meaning as he said, "I’m aware. I never harbor unrealistic hopes for things out of reach. The difference in our statuses is too great, even if we could be together, it wouldn’t last long."

Xu Yingying glanced around to ensure no one was nearby, and then suddenly kicked Li Yifei while staring at him, "Don’t play the low-status card with me here. You are the CEO of this company, ranking even above me. Even if you’re not the CEO, you’re the Human Resources Manager, and you’re not much less than me."

Li Yifei rubbed his nose and replied, "It seems I should just be a low-level employee after all."

"You... I’ll make you a security guard later, have you stand watch at the door."

Li Yifei responded with a grin, "That wouldn’t be bad either. I could watch our company’s beauties every day, which is much better than being stuck in the Human Resources Department where no beauties come to my office."

By now, Xu Yingying was no longer annoyed and said leisurely, "That’s not a bad idea at all. I’ll consider it."

As someone else approached, Xu Yingying stopped chatting with Li Yifei and went upstairs, while Li Yifei headed toward his fourth-floor office.

Li Yifei had been sitting in his office for only a short while when noises erupted in the hallway, followed by his office door being barged open as four police officers rushed in.

"Li Yifei, you are now implicated in a case of intentional injury. Here is our arrest warrant." A police officer swiftly unfolded an arrest warrant, while the other three officers crowded around and handcuffed Li Yifei.

Li Yifei didn’t resist, knowing all too well that this must be Song Ziqiao’s doing. This guy wasn’t your average thug. Using police to make an arrest meant they were following official procedures. If Song Ziqiao was going official, any conflict with the police from Li Yifei’s side would easily result in an assault on an officer charge. Besides, Li Yifei didn’t want to cause a scene, so he let the officers cuff him without a fuss.

"What’s going on? Officer, you must have made a mistake."

As soon as Li Yifei was escorted out of the office, Michelle rushed over, blocking the police officers and shouting. This girl might seem gentle on an ordinary day, but she was very brave in the face of trouble, as shown by her being the first to stand by Li Yifei when he left Huayang Company.

"Please step aside and do not interfere with official duties," one officer said firmly, displaying a strictly business demeanor.

"There must be a mistake; Brother Li would never break the law," Michelle insisted, standing her ground resolutely.

The other employees in the company also began to make a fuss. To them, Li Yifei, the Human Resources Manager, was approachable and likable, and voicing support for him now didn’t seem like a big deal as they all wanted to curry favor.