Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 265 - 271 Different

Chapter 265: Chapter 271 Different

"Yiyi, I’m currently involved in a very important matter, and the person with me today is Officer Lin Qiong."

Li Yifei, holding Su Yiyi close, slowly walked toward the school, explaining the day’s events to her.

Su Yiyi nestled by Li Yifei’s side, no longer caring about Ma Yiwei. Hearing Li Yifei’s explanation, her slight grievances vanished, and with a touch of guilt, she said softly, "Brother Li, it’s my fault. I should have trusted you. When you dressed like that, I should have realized you were on a mission. I even caused you trouble; did I not affect your work?"

A wave of guilt surged in Li Yifei’s heart, and he couldn’t help but sigh.

Su Yiyi was startled and said anxiously, "Brother Li, did I really mess up your operation?"

Realizing he had led Su Yiyi to misunderstand, Li Yifei quickly cracked a slight smile, saying, "No, you covered it up really well, and just now when I showed up to rescue you, that guy probably didn’t connect us."

"Then why... did you sigh?" Su Yiyi was still not quite convinced.

Li Yifei hugged Su Yiyi a bit tighter, and felt it was really difficult to bring up what happened with Ye Yunzhu. In a gentle voice, he said, "Yiyi, I should have come to find you earlier, so you wouldn’t have had to be frightened. It’s my fault for being late."

Su Yiyi immediately showed a comforting smile and said, "It’s okay, he only grabbed my arm."

"Good, that’s good. Yiyi, I’m still going to be quite busy these next few days. I probably won’t have time to be with you," he expressed.

With a sweet smile, Su Yiyi said, "You’re doing serious work. We will have lots of time together in the future. You go and deal with your things first."

"Yeah, once I finish up with this matter, I will spend a few good days with you," he assured her.

"Okay, then I should head back to school now." By this time, they had reached the school gate. Although Su Yiyi was reluctant to leave Li Yifei, she considerately prepared to part ways.

Li Yifei took her hand, saying, "You’re leaving just like this?"

Meeting Li Yifei’s gaze, Su Yiyi instantly understood his implication. Her face flushed, she sneakily looked around. Although there were a few other students around, none recognized them. She promptly tiptoed and planted a kiss on Li Yifei’s cheek. Then, half-tender, half-playful, she looked at him, clearly waiting for his response.

Naturally, Li Yifei couldn’t disappoint Su Yiyi. He lowered his head and lightly kissed her delicately carved lips, whispering softly, "If it weren’t for today’s matters, I really wouldn’t want to let you go back to school."

Su Yiyi’s face turned completely red, but her eyes were filled with deep longing. Having reached such an intimate stage with Li Yifei, she too was looking forward to the day they could truly be together. Biting her lip gently, she said, "After you finish your business this time, make sure it doesn’t coincide with... my time of the month."

Li Yifei couldn’t help but laugh heartily, touched that the usually shy Su Yiyi could make such a joke. He couldn’t resist kissing her cheek again before whispering into her ear, "Don’t worry, this time I’ll be sure to calculate the days right."

Su Yiyi felt weak all over, as if all her strength had left her. The mere thought of that moment caused a heat to rise from the bottom of her heart. Flushed, she pushed Li Yifei away, saying, "You better have calculated right," and then dashed into the school like a shot.

Li Yifei did not chase after her but stood at the entrance, watching Su Yiyi leave. After running about twenty meters or so, she turned to look back at him, then waved her hand, took a turn around a corner, and disappeared from Li Yifei’s sight.

When he saw Su Yiyi today, Li Yifei realized that Ma Yiwei was harboring feelings for her. So, after leaving with Officer Lin Qiong, he promptly looped around and secretly followed Su Yiyi. He was aware when she went to his house, but he didn’t go up. Only after seeing Su Yiyi get on the bus to school did Li Yifei finally feel relieved.

However, suddenly seeing Ma Yiwei hailing a cab to chase after the bus, Li Yifei was unable to stay calm. He wanted to hail a cab to follow, but at that moment, not a single taxi was available, so he arrived late.

Officer Lin Qiong was still at the hotel waiting for Li Yifei. They were going to move the goods tomorrow, and for safety’s sake, they had decided not to go home.

Seeing Li Yifei return, Officer Lin Qiong immediately asked, "Was there any problem?"

Li Yifei recounted what had happened and concluded by saying, "I think this will make it even less likely for Ma Yiwei to connect Su Yiyi with me. Besides, that guy is just a middleman. Now that I’ve taken away the commission he was earning, he’s even less likely to talk nonsense. If he messes up the deal and they ask him for money, he won’t be able to produce it."

"You really are ruthless," Officer Lin Qiong chuckled, and although she approved of what Li Yifei had done, she felt apologetic as she added, "I’m so sorry, I almost caused a misunderstanding between you and your girlfriend."

Li Yifei immediately replied, "No problem, we’ve already talked it through. Besides, Yiyi isn’t someone to make a fuss over trivial matters. It was just that she was suddenly confronted with the situation, so it’s normal for her to need some time to accept it. Didn’t you see how cooperative she was with me then?"

Officer Lin Qiong nodded and said, "Yiyi is indeed a good girl. You really should treat her right. If you ever wrong her, I won’t let you off the hook."

Li Yifei looked at Officer Lin Qiong with amusement and said, "You’re not even related to Yiyi, why are you getting involved?"

Officer Lin Qiong glared at him and retorted, "I may not be related to Yiyi, but we’re both women. Yiyi is such a fragile and gentle girl; if you don’t cherish her, that would make you worse than a brute. How could I not say something?"

"Alright, alright, you’re qualified to criticize me, aren’t you? But there’s no need to insult me like that. Besides, I haven’t wronged Yiyi yet." As he said this, Li Yifei suddenly felt his argument was rather weak. In terms of physical intimacy, he was still involved with He Fangqing and Ye Yunzhu, and emotionally, his relationship with Ye Yunzhu was also ambiguous. If this wasn’t wronging someone, what was?

"Look at that, even as you say it you’re feeling guilty. Do I really need to say more?" Officer Lin Qiong would have rolled her eyes to the back of her head if it weren’t for her ears in the way. She then gave Li Yifei another glare before her tone softened and she suggested, "Li Yifei, after all, we’re friends. I won’t meddle in your past affairs, but now that you’ve acknowledged Yiyi as your girlfriend, you should break things off with those who have undefined relationships with you. Don’t think a man’s promiscuity is not a crime. It not only harms those women, but eventually, you will suffer too."

Li Yifei knew Officer Lin Qiong was making sense, but he was still somewhat surprised to hear such straightforward advice from her and said, "You talk with such clarity, could it be that you have a wealth of experience in relationships?"

Officer Lin Qiong gave Li Yifei a disdainful look and said, "Whether I’ve dated or not, don’t you already know?"

"How would I know whether you’ve dated? I didn’t know you before," Li Yifei replied.

Officer Lin Qiong glared at him and snapped, "You... when you kissed me, didn’t you feel it? When we slept together, couldn’t you tell then?"

Li Yifei quickly said, "Sister, we need to clear this up. When we ’slept’ together, we just shared a bed, nothing more."

"Humph, you think I’m going to cling to you, don’t you? You’re way too full of yourself. You can rest easy; I have no interest in you. Besides, explain yourself about just now; could you tell or not?"

Li Yifei hastily said, "I could tell, I was just joking with you."

"Humph!" Officer Lin Qiong let out a dissatisfied snort and said, "Enough with this, I’m going to take a shower."

Li Yifei chuckled and cheekily asked, "Do you want to shower together?"

"Go wash your own head!" Officer Lin Qiong cursed and quickly entered the bathroom, then firmly closed the sliding door behind her.

After both had finished their washing up, they lay down on the same bed. There were no surveillance cameras watching them today, so they didn’t have to put on an act as they had the last time. However, their intimacy the other day had been a bit too convincing.

Neither of them spoke. Li Yifei was someone who could fall asleep instantly—a habit he developed over years. Being able to maintain sufficient energy and strength during missions was crucial, and sleep was indispensable. Thus, he fell asleep shortly after.

But Officer Lin Qiong couldn’t fall asleep no matter what. Firstly, they were going to pick up the real merchandise tomorrow, which would allow her to understand the operations of the smuggling group better. Secondly, having Li Yifei, a man, lying beside her was making her think all sorts of things, even recalling the incident from two nights ago.

Officer Lin Qiong was a fully grown woman. Despite having never dated, that didn’t mean she lacked yearning for such intimacy. The fake affection she’d shared with Li Yifei had stirred her long-suppressed desires. Hearing Li Yifei’s breathing, she felt an intense warmth inside and her thoughts began to wander.