The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 675: 677

Chapter 675: Chapter 677

“…Things are just like this. I can guarantee with Shanshan’s reputation, every word I say is the truth.”

After that impish girl, Xu Yingying, ran out of the office. Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, stayed in the office alone because she was worried.

She instructed Jiang Ying to chase after that impish girl, Xu Yingying, to look after her and prevent her from doing anything foolish due to her emotions. Meanwhile, Lin Fei stood in front of Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, comforting her while also tactfully explaining how he and Xu Yingying became acquainted.

He hoped to divert Su Qinglan’s attention and ease her heartache.

Unfortunately, it was to little avail.

“You shouldn’t be too sad, Yingying is just being rebellious now. You neglected her due to work commitments, and if she doesn’t understand that for a moment, it’s not a big deal. These kinds of issues can be talked through. Of course, you should try to spend more time with her from now on. Work can be handled by Liu Yu, but no one can replace you when it comes to caring for your daughter.”

Seeing that Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, wasn’t comforted by his explanation of how he and Xu Yingying met,

Lin Fei, with a sigh in his heart, could only comfort her directly.

“Lin Fei.”

Originally thinking about how to better persuade Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, Lin Fei suddenly heard her call out his name.

Lin Fei immediately drew closer to her, responding, “I’m here; I’ve always been here.”

Hearing Lin Fei’s response, Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, whose beautiful eyes originally showed despair, finally showed some sparks of life.

At the same time, the woman’s beautiful eyes turned towards Lin Fei and in a murmuring voice tinged with a bit of resentment, she said, “I know you’re here, I just wanted to ask if I’m a failure?”

“As a mother, you have indeed failed in educating and caring for Yingying. However, in my heart, you’re perfect.”

Lin Fei’s somewhat overtly flattering comfort undoubtedly gave Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, quite a bit of emotional solace.

As Lin Fei finished speaking, the desolate look on Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, softened considerably, and the heartache in her beautiful eyes also visibly diminished.

“If only Yingying could be half as sensible as you.”

“I don’t know why, but that sounds a bit awkward to me.”

Though it was clear that Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, had likely spoken without any malice, and her intentions weren’t derogatory,

the tone of Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, and mainly, her words, unwittingly seemed to have demoted Lin Fei, causing faint lines of frustration to appear on his forehead.

“Until today, I always thought that Yingying was a sensible and well-behaved girl. I also always thought that I was a successful mother. Now it seems, I’ve really messed up quite badly. No, I need to go find Yingying.”

Without paying much attention to what Lin Fei felt, Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, muttered to herself and was about to get up to go look for that impish girl, Xu Yingying.

“Be honest, just lie down. Given your current physical condition, it’s questionable whether you can even leave this office. As for Yingying, with Jiang Ying by her side, nothing bad will happen to her. Moreover, she’s currently very upset. If you go now, not to mention whether Yingying will listen to you, even if she does, she probably won’t have anything nice to say. Once you lose control of your temper, it will likely deepen the conflict between you two.”

“Since it has already happened, why not give Yingying some personal space? Let her think things through on her own. I believe, given Yingying’s character, if you give her some time, she might come to understand on her own. You also need time to calmly consider how to be a qualified mother. Only once you figure out how to be a qualified mother can you prevent today’s situation from repeating. Otherwise, even if you temporarily persuade Yingying now, who knows if she might get angry with you again? These teenage girls have a very strong rebellious streak.”

Seeing Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, trying to forcefully get up to find Xu Yingying, Lin Fei restrained her from getting up while persuading her twice in succession. Finally, he temporarily calmed down Su Qinglan’s strong desire to immediately find Xu Yingying.

“What you said is right, but my mind is in turmoil. Every time I think of what Yingying said to me before, I just—I just—”

“If you’re feeling troubled, then try not to think about it. Repeatedly thinking about things that upset you will only add to your distress. As for what Yingying said, pretend you never heard it. Only when you calm down yourself will there be a chance to resolve things. Of course, if you really can’t forget what Yingying said to you before, maybe you should try doing something beneficial for your mental and physical health. Like—you know.”

“Don’t even think about it!” As soon as Lin Fei finished speaking, Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, immediately scolded him with a reproachful look in her beautiful eyes.

Had it not been for her mobility issues, Su Qinglan, the stunning CEO, might have even kicked Lin Fei a couple of times.

Although not like Mu Shanshan, the icy CEO who had lived with Lin Fei for nearly half a year, developing a certain understanding, Su Qinglan, after all, had been intimate with Lin Fei a few times. She could certainly guess what Lin Fei’s “you know” implied.

However, today was clearly not a good day for getting cozy. Let alone the recent altercation between Xu Yingying and herself.

Moreover, the “butt injury” thanks to Lin Fei clearly didn’t permit her to indulge with him.

Seeing Su Qinglan’s indignant retort, Lin Fei, realizing he had spoken out of turn, shrugged his shoulders, casually saying in a soothing voice, “It was just a joke, no need to take it so seriously. Actually, I wanted to ask whether your butt still hurts. If it does, I’ve got some anti-swelling ointment here. For Yingying’s sake, I’m willing to help you apply it.”