Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 276 - 283: Interested

Chapter 276: Chapter 283: Interested

Under the blue sky and emerald sea, swimming in such a boundless ocean brought an indescribable feeling of liberation to Su Mengxin. Although wet clothes made swimming somewhat inconvenient, she still swam with great joy, humming a tune as she went, her voice as melodious and enchanting as any pop star’s.

Li Yifei stayed by Su Mengxin’s side, a rope tied around his waist, the opposite end of which was attached to a lifebuoy. Their shoes were fastened to it, with cellphones thrown inside them. However, due to falling in the water, the phones got waterlogged and were now completely unusable.

As Li Yifei listened to the tune, he felt pretty good too, and said with a smile, "You sing pretty well. If you went into singing, you’d definitely be a top-charting pop star, and a talented one at that."

Su Mengxin said proudly, "Not many people have heard me sing, especially young men."

Li Yifei immediately responded, "Then I’m extremely honored."

Su Mengxin giggled and said, "Now you sing one for me."

"Don’t I think that’s necessary. My singing sounds like a ghost wailing and wolves howling."

"Really? Now I want to hear it even more. Go on, sing one for me." Su Mengxin tugged at Li Yifei’s arm as she swam on her back, facing upwards.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Don’t get scared then."

"Absolutely not, I’m already prepared," she assured.

Li Yifei cleared his throat and as soon as he opened his mouth, a booming sound emerged as if an explosion, "We the soldiers..."

His voice was so penetrating that even though Su Mengxin was prepared, she was startled enough for her head to submerge with a splash before she resurfaced. By then, Li Yifei had stopped and was looking at her, chuckling.

"You bad egg, you did that to scare me on purpose," Su Mengxin pinched Li Yifei while chiding him, but still said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, it truly has the feel of a soldier. Keep singing."

Li Yifei was just jesting and when he resumed singing, he didn’t do so as loudly. Out here on the open sea, with not a soul in sight, they could sing as loudly as they liked without worrying about disturbing anyone. As Li Yifei continued, he even became quite jovial.

To anyone else stranded in the sea, thoughts would likely focus on escape, but the two of them were as if on an excursion, their delight ineffable. If someone else saw this, they’d probably think the pair heartless.

After about half an hour of swimming, Su Mengxin started to feel tired. Li Yifei supported her waist with one hand and her legs with the other. With a little exertion from her arms, Su Mengxin was soon sitting across the lifebuoy.

"Ah!" Once on it, Su Mengxin immediately clutched her chest, her face blushing as she glared at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei, prepared for this, threw his shirt over to Su Mengxin and laughed, "This way you can’t see anything, and it’ll also block some sun for you. Don’t think it’s not hot in the water; the sun’s rays are actually pretty powerful."

After adjusting the shirt and making sure all her critical parts were covered, Su Mengxin said, "What about you? Your upper body’s bare."

Li Yifei laughed, "My skin’s thick, I’ll get healthier with a bit of sun."

"Then I won’t be polite."

"It seems you weren’t polite to begin with."

Su Mengxin suddenly laughed, enjoying how casual Li Yifei was when talking to her. Having a man who could speak freely with her wasn’t easy to come by.

Without swimming on her own, Su Mengxin’s speed actually increased. Li Yifei could focus on swimming. As a crucial training item for the Flying Hawk Squad, he could swim in the sea for an entire day. Even now, carrying Su Mengxin, it barely affected him. His arms and legs alternated with powerful strokes, turning the lifebuoy into a swift little boat.

Su Mengxin didn’t stop Li Yifei as she knew that as the second-in-command of the Flying Hawk Squad, he would not show off his strength to impress her. So no matter how fast he swam, she believed Li Yifei was still conserving energy.

But Li Yifei hadn’t swum far when he slowed down and said, "Someone’s coming."

"I don’t see anyone," Su Mengxin looked around, not spotting any boat.

"Sound travels faster underwater. It must be a few speedboats, probably Song Ziqiao’s guys catching up to us."

Only then did Su Mengxin finally see four speedboats racing towards them. She smiled and asked, "So, what do we do now?"

"That depends on whether you want to swim back or ride a speedboat back," he replied.

After thinking for a moment, Su Mengxin said, "It’s rare to have so much fun, let’s swim back."

Li Yifei looked over and said, "We have another choice to make. One, we don’t meet them; we dive underwater. Two, I drive them away, and we continue swimming."

Su Mengxin squinted at Li Yifei with a meaningful look and said, "You said... dive underwater."

Li Yifei immediately coughed dryly. That time when he had rescued Su Mengxin, the two of them had fled to the river, also submerging themselves underwater. To prevent Su Mengxin from drowning, Li Yifei had even given her mouth-to-mouth respiration. Now that diving was mentioned again, it was natural for Su Mengxin to think of that incident.

"Forget it, I’ll just drive them away," Li Yifei chuckled awkwardly. That time, he’d done it out of a need to survive, so he disregarded everything else—not only did he perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with Su Mengxin, but he also tore her dress. But now the situation wasn’t as dire, and to do the same would be to purely take advantage of Su Mengxin.

Su Mengxin actually didn’t mind diving with Li Yifei again and even felt some anticipation. But since Li Yifei had already said that, if she insisted on diving, it would seem a bit conspicuous. She gave Li Yifei a glance that conveyed a meaning even she didn’t understand and said, "Then get rid of them quickly. I don’t want to see these annoying people."

"No problem," Li Yifei agreed heartily, steadying the lifebuoy and waiting for the four speedboats to approach.

Within less than two minutes, the four speedboats charged over. They had obviously spotted Su Mengxin sitting on the lifebuoy, and as they got closer, they slowed down. By the time they neared, the four speedboats surrounded Su Mengxin and Li Yifei.

Song Ziqiao was in the middle speedboat. Seeing Su Mengxin sitting leisurely and comfortably on the lifebuoy, her hair wet and without her usual styled look but exhibiting a natural beauty, left Song Ziqiao utterly spellbound.

Song Ziqiao had seen plenty of beautiful women, but never someone like Su Mengxin who could be so captivating without makeup. This was indeed a first for him. The hearts of the men on the other speedboats also raced, their gaze fixated on Su Mengxin, to the point of automatically ignoring Li Yifei next to her.

As a significant figure, Song Ziqiao was the first to recover his composure. He flashed what he believed to be his most handsome and charming smile and said, "Miss, I can offer you a ride on my speedboat."

"No need," Su Mengxin replied flatly, her tone exceedingly cold. Not everyone could get warm words from her, akin to how she spoke to Li Yifei—such occurrences were extraordinarily rare. Song Ziqiao had issues with Li Yifei, which gave Su Mengxin all the more reason to not give him as much as a glance.

Having his approach rebuffed softly, Song Ziqiao wasn’t angry. Such a beauty naturally possessed proud capital. He quickly said, "Miss, in this vast sea, drifting alone is really dangerous. I suggest you come aboard my speedboat for safety."

Su Mengxin dipped her hand into the water, her tone still cool as she said, "I like the feeling of it, please don’t be so bothersome."

Song Ziqiao frowned slightly and said, "If you truly like it, I can accompany you and ask the speedboats to follow along. That would also ensure safety."

"Oh, you like swimming like this too?" A man’s voice suddenly came from behind Song Ziqiao, infuriating him. He was in the middle of flirting with a beauty; who was so blind as to interrupt? Just as he was about to turn and scold them, a kick landed squarely on his behind. His body took flight like a kite let loose, plunging into the water from the speedboat.

"Ah... glub!" Song Ziqiao, caught off guard, instinctively shouted before falling into the sea, but as he hit the water, a mouthful of seawater rushed in. Struggling, he surfaced and spat out the seawater but still swallowed some. It was both salty and bitter, an indescribably unpleasant feeling.

"Damn it, who kicked me!" Wiping his face, Song Ziqiao cursed loudly as he turned his head to look.

"Hey, don’t you like swimming? How come when I help you into the water, you still curse at people?" Li Yifei squatted on Song Ziqiao’s speedboat, asking with a smile, but no one noticed when he had gotten on it.

"You..." It was only then that Song Ziqiao remembered that Su Mengxin was with Li Yifei, and he said bitterly, "Kid, you’re dead this time."

Li Yifei said with a smile, "Is that so? But I feel like it’s very easy for you to die right now. Don’t you feel your clothes getting heavier?"

Song Ziqiao’s face turned pale with shock. His clothes, soaked with water, and his leather shoes were making it extremely inconvenient for him. In his anger, he hadn’t felt anything, but now, as Li Yifei mentioned it, he felt it was hard just to stay afloat, as if he was about to sink.

"Help!" At this point, where could Song Ziqiao bother about saving face? He immediately called out loudly for help.

The surrounding speedboats quickly threw life preservers, and Song Ziqiao hurriedly grabbed one, climbing awkwardly onto a boat.

Seeing Song Ziqiao in such an embarrassing state, Su Mengxin couldn’t help but let out a giggle.

That laugh was truly captivating, and even though Song Ziqiao knew Su Mengxin was mocking him, he couldn’t help but stare, unable to muster any resentment. This only made him more itching to have her; if he could win this woman, he would gain face wherever he went, and it was likely that his family would agree too. Based on her temperament, she certainly met his family’s standards.

If Song Ziqiao weren’t blinded by lust, if he hadn’t been too arrogant normally, then he would have realized that someone with such temperament was no ordinary person. Such quality was not innate; it had to be nurtured, something beyond the ability of ordinary families.

And this beautiful woman was with Li Yifei, so their relationship must be close. Originally, Song Ziqiao just wanted to give Li Yifei a good thrashing, but now he harbored the thought of putting Li Yifei to death.

Turning his head towards Li Yifei, Song Ziqiao’s face darkened, and he barked, "Kid, do you realize you’ve really angered me?"

Li Yifei said with a smile, "Is that so? You’ve always seemed like a mad dog to me."

Su Mengxin laughed out loud again, now realizing that besides being calm and composed, Li Yifei was quite a mischievous guy when it came to provoking others.

The others with Song Ziqiao immediately started cursing. In their minds, Song Ziqiao was a significant figure, and this Li Yifei was daring to challenge him so openly—he truly didn’t know whether he was dead or alive.

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