Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1172 - 1217: Family Bliss

Chapter 1172: Chapter 1217: Family Bliss

Park Sung-ho’s business proposition involved shipping a large quantity of Australian Iron Ore to Huaxia, with a contract signed for a whole year’s worth.

This meant that Li Yifei had secured a year’s worth of shipping contracts to work on from the very beginning, ensuring that the newly opened business wouldn’t struggle to find deals. For a shipping company, this was absolutely great news.

The negotiation of this deal was carried out by a team from the Australian Iron Ore company, but upon contact with them, Li Yifei could tell that these people were strictly business-minded and knew nothing of any mysterious organization.

This also implied that those recruited by the organization were top figures in their fields, not just anybody could join it—indeed, an average person becoming part of that organization wouldn’t reach important positions, or might not even be clear about which organization they were serving.

Therefore, besides having the opportunity to interact with the person in charge of the Australian Iron Ore, Li Yifei had no other way to find out if he was associated with that organization.

In the following days, the contract was successfully negotiated, causing a wave of jubilation throughout the head office. This signaled that the shipping company could expect to see a net profit of nearly two hundred million a year, which, compared to Li Yifei’s ten billion in assets, wasn’t much. However, an annual profit of two hundred million for a single company indicated remarkable success.

Yet, Li Yifei didn’t derive much pleasure from doing business and earning money since it all came too easily, without the joy of a hard-won success.

He’d been arriving home late over the past few days and rarely had time for idle chats with his family. This weekend, Li Yifei finally had a chance to relax and took a morning stroll in the garden.

It was now November, the tail end of autumn, many trees in the yard had shed their leaves, which added a certain beauty to the scenery. Walking in the garden, stepping on the carpet of fallen leaves felt exceptionally charming.

Accompanying Li Yifei on his walk was Su Mengxin, whose belly had grown larger, slowing her pace. Li Yifei wrapped an arm around her waist, being extra cautious, and the two resembled any other sweet, normal couple.

"Mengxin, I haven’t been able to spend much quality time with you lately. Are you unhappy about it?"

With a gracious smile, Su Mengxin said, "Not at all. I’m not that petty. If I were that petty, I wouldn’t have followed you in the first place."

"That’s true," laughed Li Yifei. Given Su Mengxin’s beauty and competence, she could easily have replaced others if she wished, but she chose not to, playing a key role in forming the grand Li family we have today instead.

"Giggle giggle..." The ringing laughter sounded, and Chu Xiaoyao and Meng Xiaofei appeared between two trees on the pathway, playing happily on a swing they’d set up.

A few children ran past Li Yifei and Su Mengxin, wild as can be—it was Little Yifei and her playmates racing around the garden, with a security guard trailing behind them.

In Li Yifei’s home, he didn’t discourage Little Yifei from doing things like climbing trees or raiding bird nests, believing that it’s through play children truly understand nature and ingrained knowledge—learning that stays with them. The guard never impeded their play but did ensure their safety whenever they embarked on something dangerous.

As for those other children, they were the offspring of the peripheral security personnel but were now also members of the Li family, an important future component. Having them grow up with descendants like Little Yifei fostered better cooperation in the years to come.

Watching the children running by, Su Mengxin, caressing her belly, said, "Our child will definitely be just as happy."

Li Yifei smiled, "Yes, I hope all the children in our family can grow up happily."

"Hehe, our family really is wonderful. Thinking back to our old family’s past, children didn’t have such happiness at all. I hope our family can maintain this atmosphere forever."

Li Yifei remarked, "People say wealth doesn’t last more than three generations, but really, it’s a matter of education. Once everyone starts seeking comfort, by the third generation, with numerous family members, it will be challenging to remain as prosperous and united as now. However, as long as I can see our generation and the next leading joyful and happy lives, that’s enough for me. As for the future, it will be up to them."

"Hehe, you didn’t think this way before. You always believed that our Li family would thrive forever."

Li Yifei chuckled lightly, "That was when I had a limited understanding of the family. It’s only through understanding and establishing a family that I realized certain things are beyond my control. The descendants will have their own fortune, and let’s just see what they make of it."

Su Mengxin expressed her approval, "It’s good that you’ve come to terms with it. I was worried you might become too obsessed over such matters."

"Haha, I’ve thought it through. Once I’ve secured the empire for them, I’ll take you all to a remote island to spend our twilight years. That too would be a very happy affair."

"Feijun!" After turning around a small path, I saw Aoki Reiko chatting with Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling. Aoki Reiko immediately greeted Li Yifei.

Li Yifei, with Su Mengxin in his arms, walked over and said, "I’ve been so busy these past few days that I haven’t had time to come and see you. How’s your foot?"

Aoki Reiko bowed to Li Yifei and said, "It’s all right now, I’m sorry for having to bother you for so long."

Li Yifei quickly waved his hands and said, "Miss Reiko, there’s no need for you to be so formal."

Aoki Reiko seriously said, "It’s necessary, if it weren’t for Feijun, I really don’t know what would’ve become of me now."

Su Mengxin smiled and said, "Alright, no need to keep thanking each other. Miss Reiko, are you getting used to living here?"

"This place is really nice; I don’t even want to leave," Aoki Reiko answered with a smile.

Su Mengxin immediately said, "Then just stay here for a while longer. Our home is so big, we definitely have space for you. Besides, we can chat from time to time; otherwise, I’ll be lonely at home."

During the days Aoki Reiko has been here, she has chatted with Su Mengxin most. Although Xiao Ling’er also comes from a prominent family, her experiences are mostly in leisure, while Aoki Reiko is a big company heir, so she has more in common with Su Mengxin.

Aoki Reiko, with a smile, said, "After all, this isn’t my home; I can’t always stay here."

Xiao Ling’er laughed and said, "Then you might as well consider this place your home, or at least your home in Mile City. You’re always welcome to stay here anytime you’re in Mile City."

Aoki Reiko, with gratitude, said, "I really can’t thank you all enough." Her gaze, however, was on Li Yifei.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "You’ve stayed in our house for a few days and you still don’t realize? What they say carries more weight than me; I have the least say in this household."

Aoki Reiko couldn’t help but laugh, "I never thought of that. I assumed that with so many wives, Feijun would be the unquestioned head of the house. But it turns out it’s not the case."

Li Yifei laughed heartily, "Nothing I can do about that, there are more of them. If they get upset and gang up against me, then I’m really in trouble."

Aoki Reiko, now familiar with the place, said, "Well, in that case, I’ll impose on your hospitality. I really like it here so much that I can only shamelessly settle down."

Politeness is one thing, but Aoki Reiko is not pretentious. She is here to find Mu Fei, and she feels safe staying at Li Yifei’s home, without having to worry about any more trouble. To someone like Li Yifei, that kind of excessive formality is unnecessary. In the future, if there’s a chance to cooperate with Li Yifei’s company, that would be sufficient to repay him.

Seeing Aoki Reiko reminded Li Yifei of Wu Yuru. These past few days, he didn’t go to see her, as he really didn’t know how to face her. This woman who was so clearly sent over, he genuinely had no interest in.

However, always feeling that there was a traitor in the house, Li Yifei thought it was not right to continue avoiding Wu Yuru. In the eyes of the organization, he is supposed to be a womanizer; if a woman is presented to him on a platter, how could he not want her? How could he not indulge?

Regarding the traitor, Sophia has been secretly investigating these past few days, but has come up with nothing. She has become very familiar with the external staff through prolonged contact, and all seemed very normal, none presented anything for Sophia to suspect.

As for the internal staff – the maids, gardeners, and the cooks – Sophia also observed covertly, but again, everything seemed normal.

With Sophia’s insight, any average traitor should have shown some signs of suspicion. Moreover, Li Yifei has been particularly vigilant about his internal staff, yet found no issues.

This seems to prove that there is no traitor in the house, but Li Yifei’s intuition of a persistent, subtle sense of insecurity continues to linger.

The past few days have been busy, and not seeking out Wu Yuru seemed normal, or one could say, due to his wariness of Wu Yuru, avoiding her was also normal. But this situation couldn’t go on indefinitely; unless Li Yifei finds and exposes the traitor.

The most important issue is very clear to Li Yifei. The suspected traitor is just an intuition, without any actual action taken. Or perhaps this traitor has nothing to do with the Noah’s Ark Organization, potentially installed by another major family, or by another organization. Li Yifei even considered that the traitor might be placed by higher authorities; it’s entirely possible. Li Yifei’s family is special, and while the authorities have always supported him, they might be concerned that he becomes uncontrollable and deemed it necessary to monitor him.