Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 102: Deceiving People

Chapter 102: Chapter 102: Deceiving People

Li Yifei’s mind raced, and he said, "Michelle, let’s talk about this later. First, make an emergency call from inside the elevator so someone can come and get us out. I definitely don’t want to spend the night trapped in this elevator."

Michelle quickly agreed, stood up, turned on her cellphone again, found the number, and made the call. She explained what was going on with the elevator, and when she was about to mention Li Yifei’s injury, Li Yifei snatched her phone away and turned it off, thinking it would be even more embarrassing if an ambulance showed up or something.

"Brother Li, what are you doing?" Michelle was startled by Li Yifei’s sudden reaction.

With Michelle’s phone still lit up, Li Yifei saw the tense expression on her face and felt a bit uneasy. Playing the hero saving the beauty was an easy way to win a girl’s heart, and Michelle’s current state seemed somewhat dangerous. He chuckled and said, "It’s nothing, just trying to keep things low-key."

"Low-key?" Michelle was utterly confused.

Staring at Michelle, Li Yifei’s smile grew wider as he said, "Michelle, you’re truly beautiful."

Michelle’s phone nearly slipped from her hand, and she looked down, avoiding Li Yifei’s gaze, stammering, "Brother Li, you... you’ve seen me before."

"Yes, I’ve seen you before. But you look even more beautiful now," said Li Yifei as he stood up.

"Brother Li, how... how are you standing up?" Michelle’s eyes widened as she looked at Li Yifei, but then she exclaimed with surprise.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Of course I can stand up. Look, with a girlfriend as gorgeous as you, if I couldn’t stand up, that would be a huge loss."

"You... you... didn’t you say your leg was broken?" Seeing Li Yifei standing normally, Michelle was utterly embarrassed.

"Yeah, if I hadn’t said my leg was broken, how could I have gotten a kiss from you, and how could you become my girlfriend? It seems all I did was indeed worthwhile," Li Yifei laughed proudly.

"Brother Li, you did that on purpose?" Michelle’s eyes flashed with complex emotions.

Li Yifei squinted at Michelle, suddenly raised his hand towards her face, his eyes shining with a predatory gleam, and said, "What do you think?"

Feeling like she was the prey of a wild beast, Michelle instinctively shrank back, her eyes filled with fear, and she stuttered, "Li... Brother Li... what... what are you doing?"

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "It’s just the two of us in this elevator, don’t you think this is the perfect opportunity?"

"Brother Li, please... don’t scare me, I know you’re not this kind of person," Michelle pleaded, shaking her head with tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing Michelle’s terrified demeanor, Li Yifei almost softened, but he still creepily smiled and reached for her face again, saying, "You are wrong, this is exactly the kind of person I am. Holding you just now, your body was so soft, your lips so tender; I was truly tempted. Come on, let me touch you, let me kiss you."

With a scream, Michelle jerked back, and her phone clattered to the floor, the battery popping out, plunging the elevator back into darkness.

In the darkness, Li Yifei laughed ominously, "Michelle, I’ve had my eye on you for a long time. Just give in to me, and I will treat you well."

The only sound in the elevator was Michelle’s heavy breathing, indicating she had retreated to a corner.

Li Yifei felt his behavior was quite excessive, but it was also a way to prevent potential issues. Even if it meant Michelle would be more cautious around him in the future, it was better than having her harbor any feelings for him.

Just as he was about to say something else to frighten Michelle, her breathing suddenly calmed down, and she spoke softly, "Brother Li, you’re so mean, scaring me on purpose."

Li Yifei was speechless, suddenly realizing he might have gone too far. Too much of a good thing could be bad, and now Michelle had seen through his act, which was a major blunder.

As Li Yifei pondered how to mend his lie, banging sounds came from above, along with someone shouting, "Is everyone alright in there?"

"We’re okay, please get the elevator doors open," Michelle quickly shouted back.

"Alright, don’t panic, we’ll have the doors open soon," the person reassured them and began working on the elevator doors.

By then, it was too late for Li Yifei to say anything. He felt Michelle approaching; then his arm hurt, and he heard her voice in his ear, "Brother Li, turn on your phone. I found mine."

Li Yifei had no choice but to take out his phone, illuminating the elevator once again. He saw Michelle’s reproachful look; she also seemed very aggrieved as she said, "Brother Li, you’re so bad."

Li Yifei chuckled dryly and said, "I’m just like that, sometimes I can’t control myself. If the elevator repair guys hadn’t arrived, I would have undoubtedly taken advantage of you."

Michelle curled her lip and said, "I don’t believe that for a second, you’re definitely not that kind of person. Just now, you risked your life to save me; if even that means you wanted to take advantage of me, then I’m willing to let you." With a blush, she crouched down and picked up her phone.

"Look at you, scaring my phone right out of my hands onto the ground. If it’s broken, you’re going to have to pay for it."

Li Yifei was even more speechless. Was he really not that frightening?

The elevator doors finally opened, but they got stuck between the third and fourth floors and the people above had to pull the two of them up.

It was still quite high above them, and Michelle felt very scared. Li Yifei had no choice but to say, "Don’t be afraid, I’ll lift you up."

Michelle blushed, shook her head, and said, "Brother Li, are your legs better? I think I should be pushing you up instead."

Li Yifei knew he was busted, so he had to say, "It’s nothing, I’m very strong. Don’t forget I used to work in security, come on."

This time Michelle didn’t insist, she nodded and said, "Then I’ll have to trouble you, Brother Li."

Li Yifei rubbed his nose, bent down and hoisted Michelle by her knees, effortlessly lifting her up. With her back to Li Yifei, as he hoisted her up, her buttocks brushed against Li Yifei’s face. She could even feel the warm breath from Li Yifei’s mouth on her backside, which was incredibly embarrassing for Michelle. Her body turned limp and powerless.

The people above hadn’t considered that much and hurriedly grabbed Michelle’s hands and pulled her up while Li Yifei climbed up with ease right after.

Neither of them had any serious problems, and it was the building’s security staff who pulled them up. Li Yifei knew them, and one even winked at him teasingly, saying, "Had we known it was this situation, we would have come a bit later."

Michelle blushed furiously on the spot and turned to flee, but a sudden thought crossed her mind. What if those people had arrived later, could something have really happened between her and Li Yifei in the elevator?

The answer should be no. Li Yifei was only trying to scare her at the time, which Michelle was sure of. Furthermore, when he rescued her, he truly risked his life; if they had fallen deeper, Li Yifei would have been the one injured, not her.

Although the two had only been colleagues for a little over a month, and even if they had gotten to know each other a bit more over that time, the number of people willing to risk their lives to protect her, even if she knew them for ten or twenty years, would probably not include even one. Just for that alone, Michelle was convinced that Li Yifei was definitely a good man.

Michelle stopped after she rushed out of the building, waiting until more than ten minutes later when Li Yifei finally came out.

"Brother Li, why did you take so long?" Michelle approached him, unable to stop her face from reddening.

Li Yifei had deliberately lingered to chat with the security guards, thinking Michelle had left first. Realizing she had waited for him, he smiled and said, "I was just shooting the breeze with some former security brothers. Why haven’t you left yet?"

"Didn’t I say I was going to buy you dinner?" Michelle replied with a hint of grievance, upset that Li Yifei hadn’t thought about her.

"That’s right, I haven’t had dinner yet. But I don’t feel like eating right now. Do you want to take a bite back home?" Saying that, he hailed a taxi, jumped in first, and said, "I’m off then, see you tomorrow."

Michelle was taken aback, not expecting Li Yifei to react that way. But as he got into the taxi, his body suddenly swayed, as if he was unstable on his feet.

After the taxi with Li Yifei left, Michelle suddenly let out a cry of horror. Although Li Yifei appeared to walk normally, it was clear he was slower than usual; his leg must have been hurting. He had been hiding this from her all along.

Pulling out her phone, she meant to call Li Yifei but remembered it was broken from the fall, unable to power on, which drove Michelle frantic with worry. Li Yifei had gotten injured for her sake, yet she had failed to notice and hadn’t accompanied him to the hospital. Now she couldn’t contact him, and her frustration was immense.

Li Yifei’s injury wasn’t severe, but he was indeed hurt—a soft tissue bruise. It wasn’t serious, but it did hurt. However, he didn’t want to show it in front of Michelle to avoid her feeling even more indebted.

There was a ditch that had not been there in the morning, blocking the way to the entrance of the residential complex about a hundred meters away. The taxi couldn’t cross it, so Li Yifei got out and slowly walked toward the entrance.

However, he hadn’t walked far when a few men smoking nearby suddenly approached him. Li Yifei frowned, recognizing these men were coming for him.

"Li Yifei!" one of the men even called out to him.

Li Yifei was amused. He clearly didn’t know these few, and they shouldn’t know him either. Them calling out to him was just to confirm his identity.

"Who are you?" Li Yifei deliberately responded and asked them in return.

"Go!" the leader shouted, and the men immediately rushed towards Li Yifei.