Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 719 - 758 Chemical Reactions

Chapter 719: Chapter 758 Chemical Reactions

Li Yifei had no reason to refuse the matter at hand. Most importantly, those who were after Su Mengxin had already come knocking, and Li Yifei couldn’t afford to be careless. In a crucial place like Capital City, it’s extremely difficult for any power to pull strings, but in Mile City, the security was far from robust, so various powers found it too easy to infiltrate. Relying solely on the security guards Su Mengxin brought with her was hardly sufficient for her safety.

Fortunately, Su Mengxin didn’t come here with the intention to attend any events. As long as she was with Li Yifei, that was naturally the best possible situation. If the two of them were alone at home, Su Mengxin would’ve been very happy about it. However, Ning Xin’er showed up first, shattering the opportunity for Li Yifei to spend time alone with Su Mengxin, so the three of them simply continued moving the remaining stuff.

Today, Ning Xin’er was surprisingly happy to help them with the work, seemingly unbothered by the fact that she had no part in Li Yifei’s relocation.

After they finished tidying up, it was almost noon. Li Yifei cooked some simple dishes, and both Su Mengxin and Ning Xin’er seemed to enjoy the meal a lot.

Right after they finished eating, Li Yifei’s phone started ringing—it was a call from Lin Qiong. Hesitant, Li Yifei didn’t pick up the call. Lin Qiong always spoke so imperiously, she might just bluntly ask Li Yifei to come over. With Ning Xin’er and Su Mengxin present, answering this call would seem rather risky.

"Why aren’t you picking up? Is it another lover of yours?" Ning Xin’er rolled her eyes at Li Yifei as soon as she saw him ignore the call.

Li Yifei coughed and said, "It’s from Lin Qiong, the Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau. She never wants anything good when she contacts me, better not to answer."

Ning Xin’er snorted, "Feeling guilty? Humph, your wife isn’t here, and Mengxin and I aren’t anything to you. What are you afraid of?"

Li Yifei actually wanted to treat the two as if they were unrelated to him, but they were anything but unrelated. Even if he didn’t have feelings for Ning Xin’er at the moment, with a daughter between them, how could he possibly regard Ning Xin’er as a stranger?

"You should just pick it up, or aren’t you afraid of more trouble?" Su Mengxin asked with a smile.

Joining in, Ning Xin’er said, "Yeah, I wonder when you also started flirting with a policewoman, now you even have a thing for uniforms."

The phone kept ringing, leaving Li Yifei no choice but to answer. Su Mengxin and Ning Xin’er watched him with playful smiles. He simply sat down between the two before taking the call. Lin Qiong on the other end didn’t explode with anger but spoke in a very official tone, "Li Yifei, I need your help with something right now."

Feeling triumphant, Li Yifei flashed a smile at the two women before saying, "Director Lin, what’s the matter?"

Lin Qiong’s tone was emotionless as she replied, "There’s a situation here, and I need your cooperation."

"But it’s a bit inconvenient for me right now, can we reschedule?"

"No! You need to come over right now," Lin Qiong’s tone had become somewhat stern.

"But I’m currently accompanying two important people... Okay, okay, how about I bring them along?" Li Yifei tried to decline, but Ning Xin’er was glaring fiercely at him, signaling him to just agree as she wanted to secretly follow along with Su Mengxin. Li Yifei couldn’t possibly do that, so he openly made the suggestion, immediately earning Ning Xin’er’s rolling eyes.

Although Su Mengxin knew that the relationship between Lin Qiong and Li Yifei was somewhat ambiguous, she was unaware of any specific developments. She never deliberately inquired about it, unless Li Yifei himself wanted to discuss it.

"That won’t be necessary," Lin Qiong said brusquely.

"Come on!" Ning Xin’er snatched the phone and said, "Director Lin, I’m a friend of Li Yifei. We aren’t busy with anything right now, so we could all accompany you and see what’s going on, okay?"

Upon hearing a woman’s voice on the phone, and one that wasn’t Xu Yingying, Chu Xiaoyao, or Su Yiyi, Lin Qiong felt her temper flare. It was sweet and pleasant to the ear, but wholly unfamiliar—a new woman in Li Yifei’s life. No wonder he hadn’t come to see her recently; this was a blatant provocation, and she refused to tolerate it, promptly saying, "Come over, then," before abruptly hanging up.

Ning Xin’er returned the phone to Li Yifei, remarking, "She’s got quite the temper, she seems really jealous."

Su Mengxin chimed in with mock excitement, "Right, seems like someone’s jealous."

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "You guys truly are bored."

Ning Xin’er snorted again, "I’m just bored, aren’t I?"

Su Mengxin also smiled and said, "Yeah, finding some fun really is quite interesting."

Li Yifei really had to hand it to these two, Ning Xin’er had recently been acting quite gentle, and Su Mengxin’s relationship with him had also heated up rapidly. It had been nice just the two of them alone, but when these two got together, it was like a chemical reaction had occurred, changing both of them. He then thought what it would be like if Lin Qiong were added to the mix, the chemical reaction with the three of them might be even more intense.

The three of them got in the car and soon arrived at the complex where Lin Qiong lived. After parking, they walked into the neighborhood. Ning Xin’er turned her head, looking at Li Yifei with a meaningful expression, "I thought meeting a Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau would definitely be in the Public Security Bureau. I didn’t expect it to be in a private place."

Su Mengxin immediately chimed in, "Exactly, and you’re so familiar with each other. I noticed she didn’t mention where to go, yet here we are, coming straight here."

Li Yifei’s face darkened instantly. How had he overlooked this? This was a rookie mistake he would never have made in the past, it seemed he had really regressed. He then said without changing his expression, "I’m not a criminal, nor do I work inside the Public Security Bureau. I’ve just helped Lin Qiong out privately a few times. These matters can’t be made public, of course we can’t discuss them inside the bureau. Besides, you both know that I like to keep a low profile. I don’t want others to know that I’m still helping the police."

Ning Xin’er expressed her disbelief, "Really? That’s quite interesting. I’ve played many fun games growing up, but I’ve never played this kind. This time, you have to take me along for a good time."

Su Mengxin nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, exactly, we can indeed participate in such fun matters."

Li Yifei responded with irritation, "You two just want to come along and stir up trouble, fine, let’s go and satisfy your curiosity."

When they arrived at Lin Qiong’s doorstep, Li Yifei had just knocked when the door was yanked open. Lin Qiong appeared in front of them, dressed in her uniform.

Lin Qiong looked very stern at the moment, her eyes filled with a fierce glare as she stared at the trio at the doorway, especially lingering on the faces of Su Mengxin and Ning Xin’er.

Su Mengxin had never met Lin Qiong before. She just smiled at her, secretly admiring Lin Qiong’s uniform paired with her beautiful face, which indeed had a strong attraction to men.

Ning Xin’er, however, frowned as she looked at Lin Qiong. Any woman who had lots of contact with Li Yifei was an enemy in her eyes, and her enemies were already strong enough, not only individually but now they were even forming groups.

At this moment, Li Yifei noticed that Lin Qiong had dark circles under her eyes. She must have not been sleeping well for some days. He frowned slightly and asked, "Encountered some trouble?"

His question appeared to quench some of Lin Qiong’s fury as she replied, "It’s nothing, come in."

Once inside the room, Li Yifei introduced them, "This is Su Mengxin, Huaxia’s number one beauty, who Yuanqing has tasked me to follow around full time these past few days. This is Ning Xin’er, Little Yifei’s mother. Mengxin, Xin’er, this is Lin Qiong, young and promising, already the Deputy Director of the Sub-bureau and with a limitless future."

Lin Qiong had initially thought Li Yifei had brought over some random woman. When she heard their identities, the resentment vanished. Su Mengxin was a legendary figure; meeting her was indeed different from just hearing about her, and Lin Qiong had to admit that Su Mengxin’s beauty was something she could not compare with. She had always considered herself beautiful, but next to Su Mengxin, she felt like an ugly duckling in the presence of a swan.

And the other woman was Li Yifei’s daughter’s birth mother, a big star. Her relationship with Li Yifei now seemed incomparable to Ning Xin’er’s. Naturally, Lin Qiong lost her confidence and even felt somewhat uneasy, "Having such important people over, you should have given me a heads-up. Look at me, I’m apologizing for my unkempt appearance. How could you put your friend in this position?"

Su Mengxin smiled softly and said, "I’ve known about your friendship with Yifei for a while, but I never had the chance to meet you. Finally, I get to see you. Director Lin, being so young and already in this position, the future is indeed limitless."

Ning Xin’er, watching Lin Qiong’s unease, felt a surge of pleasure. In Li Yifei’s house, she always had to suppress her feelings, but now outside, she felt a sense of triumph.

Li Yifei waved his hand dismissively, "Alright, no need for formalities. Lin Qiong, is there something troubling you? You look so haggard; it must be something difficult to deal with."

Li Yifei’s words indeed helped Lin Qiong ease her embarrassment. She sighed and said, "I did encounter a tricky case. I just don’t know what to do about it. I haven’t slept well these past few days. I wanted to see you today just to casually talk and alleviate the gloom in my heart."

Ning Xin’er immediately said with pride, "Tell us about it. As long as Yifei is on the case, there’s no problem that can’t be solved."

Li Yifei gave Ning Xin’er a look, which she didn’t understand at first, but Su Mengxin instantly got it and laughed, "Yeah, actually when facing difficulties at work, sometimes just chatting with a friend and relaxing can shift one’s fixed mindset and might suddenly make things clear."

Only then did Ning Xin’er catch on that Lin Qiong still didn’t know about Li Yifei’s powerful identity, and this made her even more smug.