Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1154 - 1200: The Arrogant Li Xuehai

Chapter 1154: Chapter 1200: The Arrogant Li Xuehai

In Yifei’s study, only Li Yifei and Li Xinyue were present. Yifei did not involve others to save Xinyue’s face. As one family, despite everyone being as close as sisters, even real sisters fight sometimes. Yifei still had to consider more—to avoid any avoidable issues.

"This jerk, I told you that he’s not the type of person to help; helping him would definitely cause you all sorts of problems." After hearing Yifei’s words, Xinyue immediately became very angry, her face ashen.

Li Yifei steadied Li Xinyue’s shoulders and asked her to sit down, saying, "Xinyue, don’t be angry. It’s better for us to think of a perfect solution to settle this matter."

Tears suddenly streamed down Xinyue’s face as she said, "How can it be perfect? He is my brother, and him being like this, what would everyone think of me?"

Li Yifei gently patted Xinyue’s shoulder and said, "Don’t worry too much. Everyone is clear about this—it’s not your fault. If you were only concerned about protecting your brother, disregarding our family’s situation, they might have opinions, but you always consider our family. It’s just that you happen to have such a brother, who can blame you?"

Xinyue sobbed and said, "I know they don’t blame me, but that makes me feel even guiltier."

Yifei tenderly wiped Xinyue’s tears and said, "This isn’t your fault; it’s something you can’t help. Don’t be sad, we just need to think about how to deal with this now."

Xinyue leaned weakly in Yifei’s arms and said, "I really don’t know, you decide what to do, no matter what, I’ll support you."

Yifei sighed. For him, Li Xuehai might be a stranger, but for Xinyue, that’s still her brother. Even if she’s dissatisfied with her brother, familial affection is still tough to sever. Moreover, this matter also puts her father in a difficult position, which is what Xinyue is most unsure about.

"Xinyue, we have to deal with Xuehai for sure, and the company can definitely no longer keep him; otherwise, the impact would be really bad."

"No problem, I’ve said before he’s not suitable; he’s all talk and no action, always thinking of reaping without sowing."

"But if we directly kick him out, I’m afraid your stepmother and brother will go back to bothering your father at home, so I think it might be better to send Xuehai to the military."

"To the military? Can he even go?"

"He originally doesn’t want to, but sometimes, he’ll have to face special circumstances whether he wants to or not."

"Ah? What should we do then?"

Yifei gave a small smile, leaned into Xinyue’s ear, and whispered.

Xinyue listened, wide-eyed and slack-jawed, then finally said, "I can’t believe you thought of that, but it should certainly work."

"If you don’t object, then I’ll proceed that way. Sending him to the military is the best place for training. Even if he’s a weakling, under that system, he’ll have to toughen up if he doesn’t want to be disciplined. This way, he might be better brought up."

"Mhm, that would be best. If he really could be taught well, that would be better than anything else." Xinyue got excited at this point.

"That’s settled then, I’ll arrange everything immediately, and we’ll start tomorrow."

The next day, Li Yifei arrived at the company Li Xuehai was part of. This company was a minor subsidiary under the Sun Nenghui company, with assets mere in the teens of millions and annual benefits less than a million. For Yifei, this was a negligible company, but since it was profitable, there was no need to discard it.

This time, he came alone without bringing anyone else; he wanted to see what Xuehai had turned the place into.

Yifei had never visited this company before, and the employees barely knew him, only aware that the company currently belonged to the Li Group.

Upon arriving, Yifei strolled inside. This was a small trading company with just over thirty employees, occupying a floor of an office building. Yifei arrived slightly past 8:30 AM, which was already past the start of the workday and all employees should have been present.

The female receptionist was very pretty. Seeing Li Yifei coming in, she quickly said politely, "Hello sir, this is Ocean Trading Company. May I help you with anything?"

Yifei gave a slight smile and said, "I’m here to see Li Xuehai."

A flash of distaste crossed the receptionist’s eyes, but she still smiled and said, "Li Xuehai has not yet arrived at the office. Could you please call him directly?"

"Isn’t it already past the start of the workday? Why hasn’t he come yet?"

The receptionist immediately said, "Sir, if you are handling business matters, we have excellent salespeople to serve you. If you are here for personal reasons to see Li Xuehai, it’s better if you call his personal number."

Yifei frowned slightly. From the receptionist’s attitude, it was clear that Li Xuehai had already made everyone in the company dislike him, and they had even rejected the notion of him being part of the company.

"Am I not allowed to do business with him?"

The receptionist spoke calmly: "Sorry, sir, apart from Li Xuehai, every employee in our company is extremely serious and responsible. We make sure every client is satisfied."

It was clear from her words that if Yifei insisted on doing business with Li Xuehai, the company would rather not have this deal.

Li Yifei squinted his eyes and said, "It seems that Li Xuehai is quite unpopular in the company."

"Sir, that’s an internal matter of our company. If you are here to talk business, I will introduce you to a sales representative right away."

Li Yifei smiled and said, "Alright then, introduce me to one."

The receptionist immediately introduced a sales representative to Li Yifei, also a fiery lady named Hu Rui.

Li Yifei feigned an interest in doing business with electronic components, and the sales representative earnestly started conversing with him. After a while, Li Yifei changed the subject and asked, "Miss Hu, may I ask why I can’t do business with Li Xuehai?"

"If you have other motives, that’s a different story, but if you want to do genuine business, it’s better not to deal with him."

"Miss Hu, it seems a bit inappropriate to speak of your colleague this way, doesn’t it?"

"Him? A colleague? That’s laughable. Just because his sister has an affair with our head office’s boss, he struts around here as if he’s the manager. He doesn’t have any real skills, just boasts all day. If he stays here any longer, I’d think about changing jobs."

Li Yifei laughed: "Miss Hu is really straightforward."

Hu Rui pursed her lips, saying, "We workers just want to find a company where we can work comfortably. With someone like him stirring trouble, can the company be good?"

"Why haven’t I seen him yet?"

"Him? With his kind of status, how can he just come to work anytime? He comes if he feels like it. If not, you wouldn’t see him for days."

"This is really too much. Such a person is tarnishing the company’s reputation. If it were me, I would have fired him long ago."

"Forget it; his background is strong. Who could fire him? You have to keep a smile when you see him, otherwise, with just a word from him, it’d be easy to fire us."

"He’s not even the manager, how can he fire you?"

"He may not be the manager, but he acts even bigger than one. Ah, don’t mention him anymore."

After chatting with the two, Li Yifei got a more direct understanding of Li Xuehai’s behavior here. He didn’t just want to act on one-sided stories which is why he came here to investigate personally, also taking responsibility towards Li Xinyue. Seeing this situation, he understood that it really was necessary to fire Li Xuehai.

At this time, noisy voices came from outside; Li Xuehai’s voice was among them.

Li Yifei immediately followed Hu Rui out of the office. There was already a crowd in the hallway; Li Yifei stood at the back, watching the situation unnoticed.

In the center were three people: Li Xuehai, the beautiful receptionist, and a young man, who was glaring furiously at Li Xuehai while the receptionist was wiping her eyes, looking very wronged.

"Li Xuehai, you scum!" The young man roared furiously, wanting to rush up and hit Li Xuehai, but the receptionist quickly held the young man back, urging, "Don’t be rash, don’t be rash."

At this moment, Li Xuehai had a smug look on his face and said, "Wang Tao, I’ve taken a liking to her, so what are you going to do about it?"

"You bastard, you better stay away from Little Qing, or else I’ll fight you to the end."

"Please, with what will you fight me? Just with one word from me, you and Little Qing will have to get out. Just listen to me, and you can work here nicely."

"Who do you think you are, thinking you can fire me?" Wang Tao was furious.

"Who am I? Do you know who owns this company? It belongs to my brother-in-law. Why do I come here? To see how you all work. I decide who’s good and who’s not." At this moment, Li Xuehai was truly arrogant, looking around proudly and declaring, "You don’t have to be unhappy; I can decide your fate. Whoever wants to work in this company has to listen to me obediently. If anyone disobeys, I will surely fire them."

Everyone then had very unpleasant expressions, but all were furious yet dared not speak out. For them, having a job was hard-won, and no one wanted to lose it due to offending Li Xuehai.