Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 260 - 266: Jealous

Chapter 260: Chapter 266: Jealous

The next morning, when Li Yifei and Xu Yingying woke up, Xu Yingying was already facing Li Yifei. The two were still holding each other tightly. When their eyes met, both appeared a bit embarrassed, but they quickly adopted an indifferent expression. Xu Yingying pushed Li Yifei and said, "Get up."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Hmm, I’ll take you back later."

"No need, you do your thing. I know you’re here on business; I won’t hold you up, I’ll go by myself in a bit."

"How can I let that happen, my wife is so beautiful, what if someone else starts fancying you?"

"You deadbeat, at least you know your wife is pretty. You’ve got some conscience after all."

However, when it was time to get up, Xu Yingying whispered to Li Yifei, "Am I just going out like this?"

Li Yifei thought about it, indeed Xu Yingying couldn’t just go out early in the morning wrapped in a towel, but neither could she leave just in her underwear and bra, that would be unfair to her.

"Oh, it’s her loss, not mine," Li Yifei corrected himself internally, but still feeling uncomfortable at the thought of someone else seeing Xu Yingying’s body, he exclaimed aloud, "Wife, I’ll carry you to take a wash."

"You rascal, wasn’t last night enough? You’re still up for mischief so early in the morning."

"Haha, I’d rather expend all my energy on my wife, to keep you reassured, right?"

Amidst laughter, Li Yifei had picked up Xu Yingying and blocked the surveillance camera with his body. At most, the person on the camera’s end would only see Xu Yingying’s legs and head.

In the bathroom, Li Yifei couldn’t help but glance at Xu Yingying’s underwear, where there was still a hint of a white stain. Xu Yingying also looked down and saw it, immediately glaring at Li Yifei, "You jerk, how could you do that."

Li Yifei chuckled, "I’m a normal person, if I didn’t do that then, I’d have really suffocated to death."

"Pervert," Xu Yingying spat at Li Yifei, but she wasn’t really angry, it was more of a matter of a woman’s pride, "Turn around, I need to wash quickly."

Li Yifei promptly turned around obediently; Xu Yingying hurried through a shower, but didn’t touch her face as she was wearing makeup and didn’t want to wash it off.

After Xu Yingying finished washing up and Li Yifei got ready quickly, he called Ma Yiwei, who was still asleep at the time. Hearing that Li Yifei wanted to take his wife home, Ma Yiwei didn’t bother to get up, responded with a few mumbles, and continued to sleep snuggled up with a couple of hostesses.

With Ma Yiwei not available to offer a ride, it was less complicated for Li Yifei and Xu Yingying. They took a taxi, made a roundabout, switched to another cab, and directly headed to Officer Lin’s house.

As soon as Officer Lin saw the two return, she immediately asked anxiously. Li Yifei explained the situation and reassured her that there were no problems, which made Officer Lin breathe a sigh of relief. However, she quickly looked at them with suspicion and said, "You two... did you also stay in that karaoke hall last night?"

Xu Yingying’s face instantly flushed, but she felt uncomfortable with Officer Lin’s tone of inquiry and promptly said with a smile, "Yes, pretending to be his wife, I couldn’t possibly not stay with him, right? Plus, there were cameras there, so we had to act like a normal couple."

Officer Lin’s mouth twitched, and she turned to Li Yifei, saying, "You lucky dog, even the boss became your wife."

Li Yifei hurriedly said, "That was all an act."

Xu Yingying simply smiled without saying a word, but Officer Lin curled her lip and said, "Yeah right, as if I don’t know what’s really going on there." She then turned to Xu Yingying and added, "President Xu, you better keep an eye on this guy."

Xu Yingying didn’t deny it at all and replied with an easy smile, "I know, he’s got plenty of women around him, just look at Officer Lin, such a beauty, and so close to him."

She was aware that Li Yifei and Lin Qiong were pretending to be lovers and had also stayed in that room. So, these two must have gone at least as far as she and Li Yifei did, if not further. Just thinking of that made her feel bitter. After what happened with Li Yifei last night, even if Xu Yingying didn’t want to admit it, she knew in her heart that Li Yifei had become the man closest to her.

Xu Yingying was a rather traditional woman, which made her very conscious about her body. Therefore, all these years, she had maintained her virginity, never having let any other man take advantage of her. Li Yifei was the first man she had ever had physical contact with, and it was such intense contact at that, which is why her feelings for Li Yifei, after this night, truly were fundamentally different. She had indeed begun to accept Li Yifei from the bottom of her heart.

Once she accepted Li Yifei, she no longer felt indifferent about Li Yifei being with other women as she had before; an acrid feeling of jealousy inevitably sprouted within her heart.

Lin Qiong also sensed Xu Yingying’s jealousy and quickly said, "President Xu, please don’t get me wrong. I only consider that guy Li Yifei a friend, and I only snatched his lover this time for the case. Once this case is closed, I will definitely draw a clear line with him, and nothing has happened between us. In other respects, I might not have much praise for Li Yifei, but when it comes to dealing with women, although he seems a bit frivolous, he actually has his principles and doesn’t just get involved with women casually."

Xu Yingying expressed deep agreement with this. Taking last night’s incident as an example, she felt unable to control herself at that time. If Li Yifei had wanted to take things further, she really would have been unable to refuse. But Li Yifei did not proceed, so she believed Li Yifei wouldn’t casually do anything to Lin Qiong.

Smiling at Lin Qiong, Xu Yingying graciously said, "Alright, then I’ll let Yifei cooperate with you with all his might for the time being. I’ll try to arrange for someone else to handle the company’s affairs."

Lin Qiong immediately expressed her gratitude, "That is really so kind of you, President Xu. I will strive to crack this case as soon as possible and not waste your support."

Watching the two of them converse in this manner made Li Yifei feel uncomfortable. When did he become Xu Yingying’s man? It seemed he had never agreed to anything with her. But at this time, he wisely kept his mouth shut. Interjecting in this matter, he knew, would only bring more trouble to himself.

After removing Xu Yingying’s makeup, she went straight back to the company, while Li Yifei stayed with Lin Qiong. Through yesterday’s event, he figured Ma Yiwei must completely trust him by now, which meant that next, they should meet with even higher-ups.

Before nine o’clock, Ma Yiwei called to say the job was done and wanted to take Li Yifei to meet someone. Li Yifei agreed readily, confirming the appointment to meet at a villa in the suburbs at ten thirty.

Lin Qiong was overjoyed and immediately prepared with Li Yifei. At ten twenty, they arrived at the villa.

The villa was named Longyuan, located halfway up a small hillside. The villa itself was serene, with fruit trees dotted throughout the yard and quaint cottages neatly arranged among the orchards.

Being in the cottages, inhaling the fruit scent, listening to the whispers of insects and calls of birds was indeed refreshing. Both Li Yifei and Lin Qiong lived in Mile City but had never known such a delightful place existed until now.

Ma Yiwei led them to the innermost cottage. From the outside, it appeared quite small, but once inside, they found it to be more spacious than the private rooms in those luxurious big hotels. The room had a dining hall, bathroom, KTV private room, and even a small bedroom for resting. Although the decorations seemed simple, every item exuded a sense of finesse and luxury.

At the moment, there were three people in the room. One sat at the head of the round table, a man in his forties with a round face and wearing a casual crewneck T-shirt. He held a cigar, and the rich aroma filled the room.

Behind him stood two tall and burly men. When Li Yifei and Lin Qiong entered, the two just glanced at them once and then stopped paying any further attention, standing as still as statues.

Seeing the two men, Lin Qiong felt apprehensive. The way they carried themselves indicated they were trained, and not just ordinary trainers, but likely highly skilled in combat. If it came to a conflict, she was certain she’d be no match for either of them, and while Li Yifei might be somewhat more formidable than her, he would probably still fall short when compared to the two, placing them both in a very dangerous situation.

What Lin Qiong noted was the pressure the two men projected, but Li Yifei sensed a kind of murderous aura from them, an aura belonging only to those who had truly killed, and not just one person at that. To have killed and still be serving as security here indicated they were almost certainly those retired from some special forces.

At that moment, Ma Yiwei spoke up, "Fourth Brother, this is Li Yifei. Brother Li, this is Yao Mingyuan, known as Elder Fourth. If you want to do business, you can only proceed if Elder Fourth agrees."

Li Yifei promptly stepped forward to extend his hand, saying, "Elder Fourth, it’s an honor to meet you. I’m Li Yifei, and I hope for your assistance in the future."

Only then did Yao Mingyuan stand to shake hands with Li Yifei, saying, "We’re all just trying to make money doing business. As long as it’s mutually beneficial, anything can be arranged."

"What Elder Fourth said is true. I’m all about making money. What are you standing there for, silly? Do something," Li Yifei bantered with Yao Mingyuan for a bit, then pushed Lin Qiong and scolded her with a stern face.

Lin Qiong quickly responded in a coquettish voice, "Hello, Elder Fourth."

Yao Mingyuan nodded but didn’t speak to Lin Qiong. At his level, a small-time lover like Lin Qiong simply wasn’t worthy of his time for small talk.