Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 466 - 475: Xu Yingying is Coming

Chapter 466: Chapter 475: Xu Yingying is Coming

In the following days, Li Yifei stayed at home, keeping Chu Xiaoyao company. Zhou Xiaoyue also came by often, and Su Yiyi was there in the evenings, so Chu Xiaoyao didn’t feel lonely at all. Gradually, she started to overcome the grief of her parents’ passing. Although she couldn’t be as carefree as before, at least her smile wasn’t as forced anymore. However, she still couldn’t be left alone, or her mood would worsen.

These days, even though Li Yifei still shared a bed with Chu Xiaoyao, she became much more behaved. Every night she would just snuggle up in Li Yifei’s arms, only occasionally getting mischievous by touching his private parts, without making any further requests.

This gave Li Yifei a lot of relief. Otherwise, being too intimate with such a beautiful girl was always a bit too hard to handle.

Having seen Zhou Xiaoyue around quite a bit, Li Yifei became familiar with her and learned her full name. She wasn’t particularly mischievous, just lively, and quite empathetic. With her company, Chu Xiaoyao could more quickly walk out of her sadness.

Chu Xiaoyao’s company was sold to her uncle and her elder maternal uncle, but it wasn’t just the two of them who partnered up to buy it. Both extended families pitched in together. The asking price of 1.5 million was beyond what the two families could afford alone, but they were optimistic about the company’s future and found the price to be very reasonable, so everyone was happy with the deal.

Having received 1.5 million, Chu Xiaoyao gave it all to Li Yifei, who accepted the money. Now he was her guardian, even if not legally, but since Chu Xiaoyao needed his care, he had to take responsibility for her. It wasn’t good for a girl to have too much money on her hands, so managing it for her was naturally not a problem.

However, Li Yifei passed all the money to Su Yiyi. Within their small family, Su Yiyi was in charge of managing the finances. If Chu Xiaoyao needed money, she would ask Su Yiyi, and Chu Xiaoyao didn’t mind this arrangement at all.

During these days with Chu Xiaoyao, Li Yifei had received a few calls from Lin Qiong but surprisingly, no other calls came through, which astounded him.

Xu Yingying remained indifferent during the two meetings they had. Her not calling was one thing, but Xu Shanshan had always been on good terms with him, even to the point of ambiguity. Yet if Xu Yingying was resolved to leave him, it was normal for Xu Shanshan to not make contact.

But it was strange that Ye Yunzhu hadn’t called at all, and even Michelle hadn’t checked in on him once, which was abnormal.

And there was no word from Ning Xin’er either. Could it be that she had given up on him? But there was still a child in question.

When he thought of his child with Ning Xin’er, Li Yifei remembered Su Mengxin. Right after dinner, while Chu Xiaoyao and Su Yiyi were playing games in the bedroom, he immediately called Su Mengxin.

"Are you done with your business?" The tone in Su Mengxin’s voice was gentle and carried subtle care, which Li Yifei found soothing to hear. During their time together, Su Mengxin’s care had been like drizzle, gradually nourishing his heart.

"I finished it a while ago. Recently, Xiaoyao’s parents passed away, so I’ve been looking after her."

"So it’s like that."

Confused by Su Mengxin’s tone, Li Yifei asked, "What’s wrong?"

"Heh, everyone thought you were still busy, so no one called you, I guess?"

"Sweat, I was wondering why my phone has been so quiet these days." Su Mengxin’s words instantly cleared up Li Yifei’s confusion.

"Right, the child matter you asked me to look into, I’ve done some preliminary investigation. It looks like Ning Xin’er hasn’t gone out to meet any child alone over these years. However, her neighbors, a young couple, have a three-year-old daughter. Although they have a birth certificate, the couple used to be just ordinary, but now they live in the same high-end district as Ning Xin’er, which is unusual. I suspect that the girl might be your daughter. This way, Ning Xin’er can see her daughter conveniently without raising suspicion outside."

Li Yifei immediately felt an indescribable sensation and asked, "Where exactly is the address? I’d like to go there and see for myself."

"Okay." Su Mengxin promptly provided Li Yifei with an address.

After silently committing the address to memory, Li Yifei said sincerely, "Mengxin, I really appreciate your help."

"Why be so formal with me? Don’t chat too long. You should hurry up and call Yingying and the others. They must be really anxious by now."

Li Yifei gave a wry smile, "Yingying... I’ve seen her twice, but she treated me like a stranger. I think it’s better to just let it be."

"You really are clueless. Yingying thinks you’re on some special mission, so she didn’t dare to talk to you, isn’t it? I had told her that you’d settle everything in about half a month."

Li Yifei was taken aback, "Is that so?"

"Yes, go on, you as a husband really don’t understand your wife."

Li Yifei laughed awkwardly, exchanged a few more words with Su Mengxin, and then ended the call.

With the phone in hand, Li Yifei hesitated for a while, but finally decided to call Xu Yingying first.

"Husband!" The phone rang only once before it was answered, followed by Xu Yingying’s excited cry.

Li Yifei had been somewhat worried, but that "Husband" instantly swept away all his concerns, and he couldn’t help but get excited as he said, "Wife, I’m back."

Xu Yingying spoke anxiously, "You’re back? Where are you, I’ll come to pick you up."

"I’m at our old home."

"Ah... you... you’re with Yiyi?" Xu Yingying’s voice suddenly became flustered.

Li Yifei took a deep breath and said, "Yes!"

"Why... why didn’t you come home? Are you still angry with me?"

Xu Yingying, such a strong woman, was actually speaking to Li Yifei in such a fragile tone, which really moved him. He had called Xu Yingying and had been honest about being with Su Yiyi, hoping it would make Xu Yingying angry so that they would part ways, sparing her any hurt.

But Xu Yingying’s reaction made him suddenly feel that his behavior was a display of shirking responsibility. As the leader of the Flying Hawk Squad, who had protected so many dignitaries and important figures without a single failure, he would be a complete failure if he couldn’t even protect his own woman.

"Wife, I’m not angry. Xiaoyao’s parents passed away, and I’ve been taking care of her these last few days. The day I got back I saw you, you ignored me, and I thought you were mad at me, so I didn’t dare to contact you."

"Ah!" Xu Yingying exclaimed, unsure if she was surprised by Li Yifei’s explanation or taken aback by the news of Chu Xiaoyao’s parents’ demise.

"Wife, Xiaoyao is very emotionally unstable right now, and she’s especially attached to me. If I leave, she would be very upset, so I need to take care of her for a couple more days."

"Okay! Then it shouldn’t be a problem for me to come over and see her, right?"

Li Yifei smiled slightly and said, "Come on over, the more the merrier, someone to talk to her will be good."

"Okay, I’ll be right there."

"I’m coming too!" Another voice shouted over the phone, likely Xu Shanshan’s, who must have been eavesdropping by Xu Yingying’s side.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yifei walked into the bedroom and smiled at Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao, "Yiyi, Xiaoyao, Yingying and Shanshan will be coming over in a bit."

"Ah!" The mouse slipped from Su Yiyi’s hand onto the bed, she tossed the laptop aside, and said in a fluster, "Then I must hurry up and leave!"

Seeing Su Yiyi’s panicked reaction, Li Yifei felt a pang in his heart, held her shoulders, and firmly said, "No need to leave."

"No, no... Brother Li, this won’t do." Su Yiyi shook her head vigorously, stuttering, "Your wife will be mad at you, and you won’t be able to reconcile."

Li Yifei pulled Su Yiyi into his arms and said, "Yiyi, I can’t treat you like this. Even if I can’t give you a marriage, I can’t let you live in the shadows."

"Brother Li... I’m not scared, I really can’t meet your wife, I’m afraid, please let me go, Brother Li," Su Yiyi was so anxious she started to cry.

Chu Xiaoyao then jumped up, saying excitedly, "Sister Yiyi, you don’t need to be afraid, I’m here too. Didn’t Brother Li say it, his wife is going to leave him, so why should we be afraid of her?"

Li Yifei laughed awkwardly and said, "Xiaoyao, I misunderstood, my wife has no intention of leaving me."

"Ah?" Chu Xiaoyao’s eyes widened in shock, but quickly retorted, "Then we’re not afraid either. Even if we’re mistresses, we’ll do it openly and never compromise with your wife."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Stop talking nonsense." Then, tenderly, he spoke, "Yiyi, even if Yingying gets angry, I won’t let you down. Let’s face her openly today."

"No, absolutely not!" Su Yiyi was adamant, struggling hard, and said emotionally, "Brother Li, I can agree to anything else, but I really can’t agree to this. I am scared, I am truly too scared, please, let me go."

Looking at Su Yiyi’s pitiful appearance, Li Yifei sighed and said, "Alright then. But you don’t have to leave; the two rooms next door are always vacant. I’ll open one up for you to stay in briefly, will that be okay?"

"Yes, yes!" The thing Su Yiyi was most afraid of was meeting Xu Yingying, and as long as she wasn’t made to meet Xu Yingying, she was willing to be anywhere.