Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 738 - 777: Ning Xin’er’s Good Mood

Chapter 738: Chapter 777: Ning Xin’er’s Good Mood

In the afternoon, Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er finally drove away from the place that had rekindled Li Yifei’s sense of family.

Li Yifei was in a good mood on the road; his driving wasn’t very fast. While he drove, he enjoyed the scenery along the way. Although the leaves had already fallen, the sight still sparked a special interest in him.

Ning Xin’er and her daughter sat in the back. Little Yifei quickly fell asleep after getting into the car, her head resting on Ning Xin’er’s legs. Li Yifei drove slowly, not wanting to jostle the car too much, so that his daughter could sleep more comfortably.

"If you’re tired, you can sleep for a while too," Li Yifei said to Ning Xin’er.

Ning Xin’er shook her head and said softly, "I’m not sleepy."

Li Yifei said, "You woke up so early today, how can you not be tired? Go ahead and take a nap."

"It’s okay, I can hold up. It’s easy to feel lonely driving by yourself, and if you’re not careful, all three of us could be ruined by your hands."

"Don’t you know what I used to do? If I could still have an accident while driving, then all those years of training would be for nothing."

"It’s still good for me to talk to you, isn’t it? Besides, I’ve been very happy these past two days, and I really can’t sleep now."

"Alright, if you don’t want to sleep, then you don’t have to. How about eating something? You didn’t eat much at mealtime either."

"Now that you mention it, I’m actually a little hungry." Ning Xin’er took out a bag of cookies, ate one, and then leaned forward a bit to bring a cookie to Li Yifei’s mouth, saying, "You have one too."

Li Yifei tilted his head slightly and grasped the cookie with his mouth. Ning Xin’er quickly said, "Eat like that, so you don’t make a mess in the car."

Li Yifei had to bite off half the cookie, chewed a few times, and swallowed. Then Ning Xin’er brought the other half to his mouth. He opened his mouth to bite it, but his lips touched Ning Xin’er’s fingers.

Ning Xin’er quickly withdrew her fingers, her face flushing red.

This gesture suddenly broke the tacit understanding between them. Throughout the day, Li Yifei had not thought of Xu Yingying, Su Yiyi, Su Mengxin, or any other woman. He behaved as if he and Ning Xin’er were truly husband and wife, treating Ning Xin’er as if she were his own wife. He naturally and unconsciously cared for Ning Xin’er. But when Ning Xin’er suddenly withdrew her hand, Li Yifei realized that although they had a daughter, they were not husband and wife, and he quickly said, "It wasn’t intentional."

Ning Xin’er was also secretly regretting her reaction, ruining the good vibe with a sudden flinch, but it was too late to take it back. She gently flicked her hair and said tenderly, "It’s nothing. I just got a little carried away."

Li Yifei gave a wry smile and said, "I really have to thank you. You gave me a lot of face, and if it wasn’t for you, Song Tao’s wedding wouldn’t have gone so smoothly."

However, Ning Xin’er’s face carried a sweet smile, and she said, "It’s nothing." But in her heart, she thought triumphantly, "You’re going to thank me a lot more in the future. Now, your relatives all think I’m your wife. I wonder how you’re going to bring Xu Yingying back, and now that you’ve brought Song Tao’s couple and Meng Lei into the company, they’re close by. If they visit each other, Li Yifei will have to bring me, his ’wife,’ along."

Thinking this way, Ning Xin’er’s mood became extremely good again, and she started humming a tune.

Ning Xin’er’s voice was so lovely. When she sang, she had countless fans, and though she was now only humming, it was equally pleasing to the ear. Li Yifei was unwittingly captivated by Ning Xin’er.

Seeing Li Yifei so engrossed, Ning Xin’er began to sing softly. Singing over the years, she had received countless screams and cheers from passionate fans, but none gave Ning Xin’er as much of a sense of achievement as today. Singing for the man she loved was an indescribably beautiful feeling.

With Ning Xin’er singing for him, the journey passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, Li Yifei had already brought Ning Xin’er back to their apartment complex.

After parking the car in the underground garage, Li Yifei turned to look at Ning Xin’er, who gave him a radiant smile and said, "We’re home."

Li Yifei nodded and replied, "We’re home."

The two of them shared a smile, feeling an unusual kinship. Only then Li Yifei opened the car door to get out and opened the back door to first pick up Little Yifei, who was still fast asleep after being worn out from play and getting up early in the morning.

"Should we go to my place?" Li Yifei asked after Ning Xin’er got out of the car.

Ning Xin’er shook her head and replied, "No, you take the child home. I need to get some proper sleep at my house."

Li Yifei was surprised as Ning Xin’er usually wouldn’t pass up such an invitation. This time, when he invited her, she had declined.

Xin’er waved her hand at Li Yifei with a smile and said, "Bye-bye!" She then turned and walked lightly towards the elevator of her building.

Li Yifei shook his head and then carried his daughter into the elevator.

When they got home, the house was quite lively—Xu Yingying and her sisters, Su Yiyi, and Meng Xiaofei were all there. Even Chu Xiaoyao, that lass, was at home.

"Uncle, I’m back," greeted Chu Xiaoyao as she opened the door for Li Yifei, immediately calling out excitedly.

Li Yifei immediately shushed her, and Chu Xiaoyao realized that Little Yifei was asleep. She stuck out her tongue and said, "Little Yifei, why are you sleeping so deeply?"

Li Yifei replied, "She’s tired from playing," then he went straight into Little Yifei’s room with her in his arms. Xu Yingying and the others followed him in to help Li Yifei take off the little girl’s clothes to make her more comfortable for sleep.

After settling Little Yifei, everyone returned to the living room. Chu Xiaoyao leaped excitedly onto Li Yifei, wrapping her arms around his neck, and asked, "Uncle, did you miss me?"

"I did!" Li Yifei hugged Chu Xiaoyao’s bottom and gave it a light pat as he asked, "You rascal, how come you’ve run back here?"

"Because I missed you!" Chu Xiaoyao planted a big kiss on Li Yifei’s face, not minding others in the room.

Everyone was used to Chu Xiaoyao’s boldness and since she was seldom at home, nobody really minded. Li Yifei laughed, "You make it sound so sweet. Didn’t you rush back because you heard the family got a new house and couldn’t wait to see it?"

Chu Xiaoyao giggled and said, "You’re right. We’ve got a new home, of course, I had to come back. Otherwise, I’d lose my presence here." Jumping down from Li Yifei, a bit of affection was fine and others wouldn’t fuss about it. But if she clung onto him and didn’t let go, it would very easily make Xu Yingying unhappy. Chu Xiaoyao was indeed clever. Though often mischievous, she was now more aware of the importance of things, especially when it came to her relationship with Xu Yingying.

"Coming back so late, have you had dinner?" Xu Yingying asked.

"Not yet, have you all eaten?"

Su Yiyi quickly stood up and said, "We’ve already eaten. I’ll make something for you right now."

Li Yifei laughed, "Yiyi, just get me something ready, don’t go to the trouble. The main thing is, I’m a bit hungry."

Su Yiyi agreed and went into the kitchen. She now felt rather at ease in this home, and Li Yifei did not over-care for her as before. This allowed Su Yiyi to better integrate into the family without always having to tread on eggshells.

"How was the trip this time?" Xu Yingying asked when Li Yifei sat down next to her.

Li Yifei nodded, "I met with my three aunts, and they are all doing pretty well. It was actually the first time I visited them since I returned. I have to say, it was my fault."

"It’s your own fault for not visiting them," Xu Yingying retorted.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "This time I went for my cousin’s wedding. We talked a bit, and they’d like to come work in the city. I think our company is still short-staffed, so I agreed."

Xu Yingying immediately said, "You used to be the Human Resources Manager and you know better than I do whether we need people. Besides, if relatives ask for help, it’s only natural that we should help if we can."

Li Yifei chuckled, "I was afraid the big manager here might disagree."

"Get out of here, your relatives are also mine. How could I disagree?" Xu Yingying paused, then added, "But you’d better tell them not to slack off at work just because they’re related to you. That would not be good for the company."

Li Yifei nodded again and again, "I know. Favoritism is a big taboo in company management. I’ll tell them to act as if they don’t know me in the company. Besides, I’m just a Security Manager there; even if they play my card, it wouldn’t be of much use, right?"

Xu Yingying huffed, "Yes, in their eyes, I’m not the one who’s their sister-in-law; it’s Xin’er."

Li Yifei became somewhat embarrassed, "It was an accident that I picked up the child with Xin’er and just happened to run into my Fourth Aunt that day."

"Alright, no need to explain. I’m really not good at handling things like this. If I say something inappropriate and offend your relatives, it would make things difficult for you. If Xin’er is willing, let her play that role for now, and we can clarify things later when we have the chance."

Li Yifei nodded repeatedly, feeling relieved by Xu Yingying’s understanding. If Xu Yingying had been unyielding, it wouldn’t have been considered unreasonable, as it was totally within common sense. But it would have been a headache for Li Yifei.