Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 277 - 284: Saving You

Chapter 277: Chapter 284: Saving You

Song Ziqiao waved his hand, as he didn’t want to appear graceless in front of Su Mengxin even though he already looked like a drowned rat, devoid of any elegance. He said gravely, "Li Yifei, do you realize that if I hadn’t saved you, you’d be dead by now?"

Li Yifei fished out a cigarette on the speedboat, lit it, and took a drag. He immediately frowned and tossed it away, having gotten used to the cigarettes given by Su Mengxin. These just didn’t feel right anymore. Glancing at Song Ziqiao, he said, "Seems like I’m already on the speedboat, so your rescue isn’t needed, is it?"

Li Yifei’s remark instantly fired up Song Ziqiao, who angrily retorted, "You... that’s my speedboat."

"Oh? Does the registration for this speedboat bear your name?"

"Nonsense, I hired it."

"Then why aren’t you on this speedboat, but hopped onto that one instead?"

"You..."

Song Ziqiao, infuriated by Li Yifei to the point that his face turned livid, now mindful of his own image, bellowed, "Get off, or don’t blame me for being rude."

"Fine, I’d like to see just how you’d be rude to me."

By now, Song Ziqiao had lost all reason to his anger, suddenly pushing aside the pilot of his speedboat. Knowing how to steer it too, he hit the throttle and the speedboat surged toward Li Yifei’s.

The people around were so frightened that they all started screaming, but Li Yifei wasn’t in a rush to dodge; in fact, he wasn’t planning to dodge at all. He instantly fired up his speedboat and headed straight for the collision with Song Ziqiao’s vessel.

With a muffled "boom," the two speedboats collided, both launching off the water surface and then capsizing in the sea.

Li Yifei, at the moment of impact, had already leapt into the water, whereas Song Ziqiao and the others on the speedboat were thrown in, tumbling over each other in a mess.

When Li Yifei surfaced, he was already by Su Mengxin’s side, laughing heartily, "I’ll stop playing with you guys. You all enjoy yourselves." With that, he grabbed a life ring and started swimming away with Su Mengxin.

At that moment, Song Ziqiao’s crowd wasn’t concerned about chasing them, busily trying to haul Song Ziqiao and the others back onto the speedboat. By the time they pulled Song Ziqiao aboard, Li Yifei and his companion were out of sight.

"My speedboat!" Two of the rescued pilots were crying out in misery. Their livelihood, the speedboats, had been sunk to the sea floor within moments, and since speedboats were expensive, the loss was devastating for them.

"It’s all your fault, you have to compensate us for the speedboats," the two naturally turned to Song Ziqiao, the instigator of the disaster.

Song Ziqiao, now a ghastly shade of green with rage, yelled, "Stop that noise. They’re just a couple of scrap speedboats. I’ll compensate you later. Now chase after that brat!"

By this time, those with Song Ziqiao had already explained his identity to the owners of the two speedboats and promised compensation, calming them down for the time being. Although the remaining two speedboats were slightly overloaded, they were still operational, just at a slower speed for fear of capsizing again.

After swimming away, Su Mengxin reminisced about the recent events and couldn’t help but giggle, saying, "Li Yifei, you really are wicked."

Li Yifei, now floating on his back, grinned at Su Mengxin, "Such people don’t deserve courtesy. When you get the chance, you have to deal with them."

Su Mengxin nodded in agreement, remarking, "Putting someone in their place like that is indeed quite amusing."

They chatted and laughed for a while, but Song Ziqiao’s two speedboats had already caught up, as they hadn’t swum far and the direction was easy to track.

"Li Yifei, I’m going to kill you, crash into them!" Song Ziqiao, upon seeing the two, bellowed at the top of his lungs, no longer caring about Su Mengxin’s presence. A beauty like her was replaceable, but such a humiliation, if left unaddressed, felt like it would kill him with rage.

Su Mengxin turned and saw one of the speedboats madly charging toward them. Her face turned pale as she exclaimed in alarm, "He really intends to kill us."

Li Yifei chuckled, "Looks like we’re going to have to take a dive."

Su Mengxin’s eyes flickered with a hardly noticeable excitement as she said with a sense of grievance, "It seems we have no other choice." As she spoke, she had already twisted her body and plunged into the water.

Li Yifei quickly untied the rope around his waist and dived into the water as well, grabbing Su Mengxin’s hand. Together, they dove deeper into the clear sea. Glancing back, Yifei saw their lifebuoy rising into the air—if Mengxin had been on it, she would have likely suffered serious injuries from the impact.

Mengxin also witnessed everything, her expression turning exceptionally ugly. She had encountered danger before, but it was always from extremely vicious individuals or agents of enemy states. However, she had never faced such peril in her own country, and to have it stem from a deputy county head was now provoking in her an intense urge to kill for the first time.

Song Ziqiao watched Li Yifei and Su Mengxin leap into the water before he could hit the lifebuoy, so he turned the boat around and glared coldly at the sea surface, ready to ram into them the moment he spotted Yifei and Mengxin.

"Keep your eyes open, don’t let that kid get on the boat. Today we’re going to play till he dies. I want to see how long he can hide underwater. As soon as he shows his head, we hit him, haha..." As he thought of this plan, Ziqiao couldn’t help bursting into laughter, already imagining Yifei exhausted from the game, eventually drowning pitifully.

Yifei could certainly stay submerged for a while, but he really couldn’t afford to linger in the water much longer, especially Mengxin, who was already struggling to cope after half a minute under.

Yifei had no choice but to bring them back to the surface.

"There they are, over here!" someone shouted instantly upon spotting the two of them.

Ziqiao immediately adjusted the speedboat and charged toward Yifei. Because they were quite some distance away and he needed to change direction, Yifei and Mengxin easily dove back under a second time.

After several such attempts, Ziqiao truly began to enjoy the game. His accomplices also couldn’t stop laughing, finding it amusing to toy with someone like this. Another speedboat, spurred on by Ziqiao’s lackeys, started to ram Yifei, preventing him from surfacing for air.

Yifei and Mengxin once again dodged the speedboat. Underwater, Mengxin gestured at Yifei. Understanding that this was no solution, Yifei gestured back, pointing towards the speedboats above.

Mengxin didn’t understand what Yifei meant, but she nodded resolutely, ready to trust him unconditionally.

After a while, Yifei and Mengxin surfaced again, drawing wild screams from Ziqiao and his crew, their shouts echoing with unrestrained excitement.

This time, Yifei and Mengxin immediately dove back down, but as soon as they had submerged, Yifei let go of Mengxin’s hand and with a powerful kick, surged up to the speeding boat above.

Mengxin was startled, steadying herself just in time to see Yifei moving through the water like a fish, his speed matching the speedboat’s. He not only caught up with it but clung to its side, leaving Mengxin clueless as to his intentions.

Mengxin hurried to follow Yifei. She knew that whatever Yifei was planning, she couldn’t stray too far from him. But Yifei’s movements were slow this time; it took nearly a minute before he swam back to her.

At that moment, Su Mengxin felt she was on the verge of collapsing, with no oxygen supply causing her chest pain and her vision to blur with stars. As soon as Yifei grabbed her hand, she wrapped her arms around his waist, and her lips found Yifei’s.

Yifei quickly opened his mouth, passing a breath of air into Mengxin’s mouth. With his astonishing pulmonary strength, he could usually stay submerged for up to three minutes under normal conditions, and if he pushed himself, he could last for five. Of course, he wouldn’t normally do this, opting instead to breathe through a reed or something similar during stealth operations.

Having breathed in some oxygen, Mengxin felt the pressure in her chest lessen significantly, and her vision returned to normal. Underwater, she looked at Yifei with a reproachful pout.

Yifei smiled awkwardly and leaned back slightly, breaking the kiss with Mengxin.

Mengxin felt embarrassed; she had just failed to let go of Yifei’s lips, perhaps out of a desperate need for oxygen, or maybe because she liked the sensation.

Yifei pointed towards the surface, then pulled Mengxin upwards, both of them took a breath just as the two speedboats charged at them again.

Yifei repeated his tactic, diving to avoid the oncoming boats. He released Mengxin’s hand and swiftly pursued one of the speedboats, his purpose unclear. This time Mengxin was quicker to follow, and once Yifei resurfaced, she embraced him to take in air.

After doing this several times, Yifei and Mengxin coordinated flawlessly; each time Mengxin took a breath from Yifei, she felt intoxicated by the sensation. Each time their lips met, she would feel a burst of excitement.

When they evaded the speedboats’ attack once again, Yifei didn’t let go of Mengxin. Instead, he pulled her in a direction, surprising and saddening her. She realized that they might not have the chance to share air or to share a kiss with Yifei again.