Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 702 - 741 Pleading with Su Yiyi

Chapter 702: Chapter 741 Pleading with Su Yiyi

Ning Xin’er really wanted to know about this matter, but after all, she couldn’t stay here too long and left after eight o’clock. This question would have to be explored later.

Li Yifei was staying with Su Yiyi tonight, and moreover, on the bed he shared with Xu Yingying, while Xu Yingying had taken Xu Shanshan and Little Yifei to stay at Su Mengxin’s place.

This was all decided by Xu Yingying. Although Su Yiyi was extremely embarrassed and tried repeatedly to decline, Xu Yingying simply took the others and left, so she had no choice but to stay.

Actually, it would have been simpler for Li Yifei to stay with Su Yiyi at Su Mengxin’s home, but Xu Yingying overthought the matter. It was, after all, Su Mengxin’s home, and if Li Yifei did that kind of thing with Su Yiyi in Su Mengxin’s bed, it would seem like a desecration to Su Mengxin. Sleeping on the bed she shared with Li Yifei seemed to carry no such implications.

In fact, what Xu Yingying did not know was that Su Mengxin no longer cared about these things. She and Li Yifei had already done everything but the actual deed.

The next day, Li Yifei dropped Su Yiyi at the school gate, and she walked into the school on her own.

Just as she reached the dormitory building, she saw a group of people. They were the family of the elderly man she had helped. This surprise made Su Yiyi instinctively turn around and think about leaving.

"Su Yiyi, don’t leave, don’t go!" Wang Lili was the first to spot Su Yiyi, hurriedly calling out loudly and quickly chasing after her. Zheng Dawei’s stride was broad, and within a few steps, he rushed over and stopped Su Yiyi.

"What... what do you want? This is a school," Su Yiyi said, arms crossed over her chest, a look of tension on her face.

It so happened that several male students were passing by at that moment and immediately rushed over, positioning themselves in front of Su Yiyi and sternly reprimanding Zheng Dawei and his group.

Inside a university, students generally have a sense of solidarity; outsiders picking on students within the school tend to draw help from fellow students. However, such incidents are rare and occur only if the bullied person is extremely popular. Su Yiyi, although usually not very active in school events, was known for her gentle and beautiful demeanor and had always been famous on the university’s "beauty list". With numerous boys pursuing her and being widely known, seeing Su Yiyi looking frightened, these male students, regardless of whether they were interested in pursuing Su Yiyi or not, were ready to give her a hand.

Zheng Dawei got a bit startled seeing the situation and quickly shouted, "Don’t misunderstand, we are not here to trouble Su Yiyi today. We’ve come to apologize to her."

Upon hearing this, the male students didn’t look so threatening anymore, but they still surrounded Su Yiyi, watching Zheng Dawei and his group skeptically, especially since Er Pi’s face was black and blue and his hands were in casts, making it seem like they were here for revenge.

Wang Lili stepped forward at this time and said, "Su Yiyi, we’re really sorry about this. We accused you of knocking over my father without understanding the situation. He’s over seventy and has some dementia, so he got confused. He only remembered that you took him to the hospital, and when we asked him who hit him, he muddled through saying it was you. In our hurry, we wronged you. Now my father has recalled that it wasn’t you who knocked him down, but that you kindly helped him to the hospital. This has caused our mistake, doing you an injustice. Here, we offer you our sincere apologies."

As she spoke, Wang Lili bowed deeply to Su Yiyi. She herself was not a very malicious person. She didn’t want to do this the day before but was powerless against her brother’s rogue behavior. Ultimately, she stayed silent, yet she felt extremely guilty. Now her apology was completely sincere.

Zheng Dawei hurriedly added, "Su Yiyi, you are a good person, but we mistakenly accused you of being the perpetrator. We were terribly wrong. We have now realized our mistake, and we hope you, being the better person, won’t hold our ignorance against us."

For a leader like him, used to grovelling before higher-ups but typically acting superior to ordinary people, talking to Su Yiyi this way already meant he was setting aside his pride.

Although Zheng Dawei’s wife was usually quite brash, with her husband demoted and her brother beaten up like this, she knew they had offended someone far beyond their means. At this point, she didn’t dare put on a tough front and also offered an apologetic smile, "Su Yiyi, we truly come with a sincere wish to apologize, please let us go."

Er Pi hurried over in two steps and knelt down with a flop, his nose running and tears streaming as he said, "Big sister, you’re my big sister. I beg you, please forgive me. I’ll never dare again, I really won’t dare, I beg you!"

Zheng Dawei and his wife, as well as Wang Lili, behaved quite normally, but Er Pi’s actions stunned everyone. What had Su Yiyi done to make a grown man kneel and beg for mercy?

By this time, a large crowd of classmates had gathered around. Seeing this, they all looked at Su Yiyi with strange gazes. They were generally aware of Su Yiyi’s situation - her family’s poor conditions, her proud independence, never accepting charity, working hard as a tutor to earn money. Yet, rumors had recently spread about her being with a wealthy man from outside the school. Whether this was the reason was unknown.

Last night, the entire Fifth family had spent a sleepless night. They might not have been bold enough to say they’d oppressed others, but they were not used to being wronged; the blow they suffered this time was substantial. Although resentful, after much thought, they knew they truly couldn’t afford to offend the other party.

Especially Er Pi, who was terrified. To be honest, he was just a small-time thug, acquainted with some brothers but none of them significant figures. Being caught this time, it was Brother Hu himself who led the men. Brother Hu had retired from the underworld, but his reputation still stood. For a small-time thug like Er Pi, he was no match for Brother Hu. Just a glimpse of Brother Hu was enough to scare him witless.

Brother Hu, without saying a word, had his men beat Er Pi fiercely. Not knowing what he had done to offend Brother Hu, Er Pi could only beg loudly for mercy. After being beaten thoroughly, Brother Hu finally told him he’d offended someone he shouldn’t have. If he didn’t make the person satisfied, Brother Hu would come back for him.

At that time, Er Pi hadn’t figured out who he had offended. Only after returning home and learning that his brother-in-law had been roughed up too, and after hearing Zheng Dawei’s analysis, did he realize he’d stirred up a hornet’s nest.

In discussions late into the night, they concluded that the main issue lay with Su Yiyi. It was their actions that had humiliated her the day before, leading to the current predicament. To untie this knot, they would have to let Su Yiyi vent her anger. Moreover, Su Yiyi seemed like an easygoing girl, so they thought it should be manageable.

Hence, they came to school early, seeking Su Yiyi’s forgiveness. Er Pi was genuinely scared by the beating, and as someone with no sense of pride, would do anything to save his skin and prevent Brother Hu from troubling him again. That’s why he knelt as soon as he saw Su Yiyi.

Su Yiyi too was frightened by Er Pi, but soon realized why they were behaving this way. Li Yifei, furious, had cursed at these people yesterday, and had not let it go there; he had given them a good beating, leading to the current situation.

Su Yiyi, kind-hearted as she was, softened when she saw them in such a state. She quickly blushed and stuttered, "Don’t... don’t... Please get up, get up. I don’t blame you anymore."

Er Pi still did not rise, but inched forward on his knees, his face a picture of misery, and asked, "Do you really not blame me?

Having never faced such a situation, Su Yiyi was even more at a loss, frantically waving her hands and saying, "Really, I don’t blame you."

"Then... then... could you perhaps not let people beat me up anymore?"

Stuttering, Su Yiyi said, "I... I don’t know." She really didn’t know. Although she had been wronged, it was Li Yifei who had sent people; whether he would spare these people if she asked him to, she did not know. All she knew was that Li Yifei was truly very angry this time, and she had never seen him so furious with anyone before. These people were treated so roughly, and whether Li Yifei had vented his anger, she couldn’t tell.

Upon hearing this, Er Pi’s face turned white with fear, and he crawled forward again, his cast-bound arm reaching to hug Su Yiyi’s legs, which scared Su Yiyi into hastily retreating and stuttering, "You... don’t... Don’t do anything rash."

Er Pi cried out, "Big sister, I’m begging you, please let me off. How can someone like you, who’s so important, bother with a small-time thug like me? Just... just let me off like I’m nothing."

Su Yiyi was genuinely embarrassed, surrounded and besieged by these people, begging her. If she did not agree, she would seem uncompassionate. Biting her lip, she said, "Okay, okay, I promise. Please get up. If you don’t get up now, I really won’t care anymore."

Hearing Su Yiyi consent, Zheng Dawei felt elated, thinking that Su Yiyi seemed very reasonable. If Er Pi could be let off, perhaps he could plead with her to restore his position. But to beg like Er Pi was beyond him; even if Su Yiyi agreed, if word got out, how could he face anyone at his job? So, he promptly signaled his wife with a glance. For such matters, it was always better for a woman to step in.