Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 290 - 297: Lin’s Father and Lin’s Mother

Chapter 290: Chapter 297: Lin’s Father and Lin’s Mother

As they were nearly finished eating, Li Yifei’s phone rang—it was Lin Qiong calling. In front of Michelle, Li Yifei took the call.

"Lin Qiong, I’m dining with Michelle right now. Do you want to join us?" Li Yifei immediately mentioned he was with Michelle to prevent Lin Qiong from saying anything inappropriate.

"Oh, you two are together, huh? Then keep eating. I had something I wanted to talk to you about, but it can wait until after you finish your meal," she said.

Li Yifei agreed and hung up, smiling at Michelle. "Lin Qiong, your old classmate."

Michelle responded with a sweet smile, "It seems you two get along quite well. When she heard you were arrested today, she was really worked up. I heard the police saying she beat up the person interrogating you."

Li Yifei nodded, "Yeah, Lin Qiong certainly has a fiery temper. She didn’t take kindly to those police officers and just lashed out, knocking one guy out cold."

Michelle grimaced slightly, "I didn’t expect Lin Qiong to be so tough. Back in school, she had a pretty good temper. I really can’t picture her fighting someone."

Li Yifei laughed, "It’s a pity you didn’t see it, but it’s not good for women to be too violent."

Thankfully, Lin Qiong didn’t hear Li Yifei’s remark; otherwise, she would have wanted to bite him. There was no reason for Lin Qiong to have gotten so angry if it hadn’t been for him, Li Yifei.

"After all, Lin Qiong was trying to help you. Now that she’s looking for you, it’s best you go see her soon. She’s not the type to ask for help lightly; if she’s reaching out, it must be for something important," Michelle said.

Li Yifei also felt that Lin Qiong wouldn’t be contacting him without a good reason, and with Michelle being so considerate, he quickly suggested, "Then let’s go. I’ll drop you off first, then head over to her place."

"No need for that. My home isn’t far from here; I can just take a cab alone," Michelle insisted.

Still concerned, Li Yifei insisted on escorting Michelle to the entrance of her building before driving off to Lin Qiong’s place.

As the door opened, Li Yifei saw Lin Qiong’s anxious face and asked puzzledly, "What’s the urgent matter that has got you so worked up?"

Lin Qiong hastily pulled Li Yifei into the house, saying urgently, "My parents are visiting tomorrow. Isn’t that a matter of urgency?"

"What?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened, and then he cracked a smile, "Seems like it really is quite urgent."

Pacing in the living room, Lin Qiong said, "Exactly, which is why I hurriedly called you over to discuss. They’re coming here to see the house we bought, but we don’t have a house to show them now, do we?"

Li Yifei took a seat on the sofa and lit a cigarette, while Lin Qiong also sat down, exclaiming anxiously, "How can you still be in the mood to smoke? You should be thinking of a solution for me!"

Li Yifei blew out a smoke ring and said, "It’s simple. We just tell them we haven’t settled on a house yet."

"What about the money? We’ve already spent it," she pointed out.

"The money’s not a problem. It’s just a million, right? I’ll sort it out for you," he assured her.

"You can sort it out? We’re talking about a million here, not ten thousand," she said, skeptical.

"No problem, I might not dare say much more, but I can come up with a million," he reassured her.

"You can come up with it... I get it now, you’re going to borrow from Xu Yingying. A million shouldn’t be too much for her. Hmph, she really is good to you, even willing to lend you a million just like that," Lin Qiong said with a hint of jealousy.

Li Yifei chuckled, "Do I detect a strong scent of sour grapes in your words?"

Lin Qiong turned up her nose, "Don’t flatter yourself. Just because something happened between us that day, don’t think I’ll get jealous over you. I am who I am, and you are who you are. I wouldn’t bother being jealous over you. Just sort out that million now."

Li Yifei was just testing Lin Qiong. Knowing she felt this way, he was quite relieved; he had been worried that their relationship might change because of the incident.

"Alright, I’ll call her right now." Li Yifei said, pulling out his phone and dialing Xu Yingying.

Contacting Su Mengxin would have been easier, but since Lin Qiong didn’t know Su Mengxin, Li Yifei did not want everyone to be aware of her identity, which wouldn’t have been good for Su Mengxin. Moreover, taking money from Su Mengxin carelessly might make Lin Qiong suspicious of his relationship with Su Mengxin—another trouble altogether.

"Yingying, I need a favor from you," he began.

At that moment, Xu Yingying was at home. When Xu Shanshan saw Li Yifei’s incoming call, she quickly snatched the phone and, after a defiant glance at Xu Shanshan, answered it. Hearing Li Yifei’s request, she responded in a very tender voice, "Tell me, what’s there to be formal about?"

"Lin Qiong’s parents are coming to visit, and we have already spent the million we got from them. So, we’re short of funds. Could you lend me a million for now, to tide us over until they leave, and then I’ll pay you back?" he explained.

Xu Yingying immediately responded, "I can’t spare more than that, but I do have exactly a million to lend you. I’ll transfer it to you right away."

Shortly after, Li Yifei received an SMS notification — a million had been deposited into his bank account.

Lin Qiong finally heaved a sigh of relief; this could be considered providing an explanation to her parents. However, she immediately added, "They will arrive tomorrow morning, and you’ll need to pick them up since I have an important meeting to attend in the morning and can’t leave."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Absolutely no problem."

"Oh, right, do I need to prepare anything at home? There’s none of your stuff here."

Li Yifei was a bit amused and said, "Leave that to me. I’ll move some clothes from my place to yours early tomorrow morning, and then move them back after your parents leave. I’m quite good at this."

"Good at..." Lin Qiong looked at Li Yifei, puzzled.

Li Yifei simply retold the act of being Xu Yingying’s boyfriend to her.

After hearing this, Lin Qiong curled her lips and said, "Now you two really seem to be blurring the lines between pretense and reality."

"That’s not true. Can we not talk about this?"

"Fine, won’t mention it. But what’s the deal with you and Michelle? I saw it with my own eyes today. Don’t tell me there’s nothing between you two. Hmm, you even had a date with her tonight. Don’t you already have a girlfriend? Aren’t you just playing with Michelle’s feelings?" Lin Qiong grew angrier as she spoke, eventually glaring at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei exhaled deeply and said, "This really caught me off guard; I didn’t expect Michelle to act like this..." He then explained today’s events to Lin Qiong in detail, concluding with, "You see, Michelle confessed to me in public. If I didn’t respond at all, wouldn’t that have made her a laughingstock at the company?"

Lin Qiong frowned and said, "So what you did spared Michelle from being ridiculed, but what about later? How will you treat her? Are you playing two ends against the middle?"

"Of course not. I’ve always seen Michelle as a good friend, like a sister, and nothing more. After some time, when this matter isn’t the center of attention anymore, we’ll gradually lessen the contact. I’ll make things clear to Michelle; I believe she’ll understand me."

"Hmph, such a Casanova."

"You can’t blame me for that, okay? I never pursued Michelle, and I feel like I’ve never really chased after anyone."

"So what you’re saying is that those girls shamelessly threw themselves at you?"

"Seems like it."

Lin Qiong gave Li Yifei a fierce look; she thought he was feeling too good about himself. However, upon reflection, he had never actively pursued her either, and yet she had somehow ended up getting close to him and had even done that.

"Alright, let’s not talk about this. If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back now."

"Sure, you go back then. I’m counting on you for tomorrow."

Li Yifei cheerfully agreed and left Lin Qiong’s home. By the time he got back to his place, it was quite late. He first organized some things he would take to Lin Qiong’s house the next day, then washed up and went to bed.

The next day, Li Yifei was very busy; he first took his belongings to Lin Qiong’s home and placed everything in its proper spot. Then he went to the company, borrowed a company car, and drove to the station to wait for Lin Qiong’s parents.

Shortly before ten o’clock, Li Yifei finally picked up Lin Qiong’s parents. He did everything a prospective son-in-law should do, bringing Lin Qiong’s parents to her home.

Lin Qiong’s parents were quite satisfied with Li Yifei, especially regarding respecting the elderly—Li Yifei was certainly doing well on that front. Seeing that Lin Qiong and Li Yifei’s living space was also tidy reassured them greatly since they knew what kind of person Lin Qiong was. Though she wasn’t extremely messy, keeping the house this tidy couldn’t have been her doing alone; clearly, Li Yifei deserved some credit.

"Little Li, a few days ago when I talked to Little Qiong on the phone, she mentioned you two had almost settled on a house, so we came to help you two make a decision."

Li Yifei quickly replied, "We were quite happy with that house initially, but I found a new property in the last couple of days that seems better, so we haven’t decided yet. You came just in time to have a look and give us some advice."

"Sure thing!" The two elders were eager and, foregoing lunch, urged Li Yifei to take them to see.

Li Yifei was prepared and took the elders to two newly opened properties for a tour. Although it was his first visit as well, he managed to give the impression that he had been choosing houses there many times before.

After a busy afternoon, Li Yifei brought the elders back home. Although they had seen houses, naturally, they had to discuss at home which one to purchase.

No sooner had they returned than Lin Qiong rushed back home; she immediately felt the harmony inside and was greatly relieved. Upon seeing the ’OK’ hand gesture Li Yifei secretly gave her, she felt even more assured.

The two elders quickly took out the brochures they brought back to discuss with Lin Qiong, with her pretending to study them alongside the elders.

"Qiongqiong, go buy a few bottles of beer; your uncle and I will have a few drinks tonight." Li Yifei, having almost finished cooking, called out to Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong quickly acknowledged and stood up, but her mother swiftly pulled her back, saying urgently, "You child, you’re pregnant. How can you rush around like that?"

Lin Qiong sat down again but inwardly groaned in distress. She had completely forgotten about this, and as the pretense hadn’t been planned for, how was she to deal with her parents now?