Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 298 - 306 Manager Li’s Might

Chapter 298: Chapter 306 Manager Li’s Might

After sending Su Yiyi back to school, Li Yifei returned to the company, where the employees were still working seriously, and few mentioned the outing planned for tonight.

Everyone was originally excited about going out to have fun, but under Xu Yingying’s management, the company was so well-run that the employees hadn’t let their minds wander and continued to work diligently.

By lunchtime, the discussion about the outing became lively, and the cafeteria was abuzz with talk of the trip, with no mention of anything else.

At Li Yifei’s table sat four people, Xu Yingying, He Fangqing, and also Michelle.

All four were leaders, so it was normal for them to sit together. However, with Li Yifei being the only man at the table and the other three recognized as the most beautiful women in the company, it was inevitable to attract envious stares from other men.

Xu Yingying took a sip of her soup and asked He Fangqing, "Sister Fangqing, aren’t you bringing someone with you?"

He Fangqing glanced at Li Yifei and said, "I’m going alone, who else could I bring? What about you?"

Xu Yingying also glanced at Li Yifei and replied, "I’m bringing my sister along. I have to make her show up once, otherwise, if she randomly comes to the company, it could easily cause trouble."

After they had this exchange, Xu Yingying turned to Li Yifei with a smile and said, "Aren’t you bringing your girlfriend?"

Michelle’s chopsticks paused, her head still lowered without looking up.

Li Yifei knew that Xu Yingying was intentionally bringing this up for Michelle to hear, and through Xu Yingying’s words, it wasn’t a bad thing for him to voice his thoughts to Michelle. Smiling, he said, "I’m not bringing her. She has plans for the weekend. Besides, now that everyone in the company thinks Michelle is my girlfriend, if I brought my actual girlfriend, wouldn’t that be like putting a blindfold on Michelle?"

Michelle raised her head and forced a smile. "Brother Li, you don’t need to worry about me. It’s really nothing."

Xu Yingying then said with a stern expression, "I don’t think you’re handling this right. Michelle is such a nice girl. If you want to be with her, then be with her. If not, don’t waste her time."

Before Li Yifei could respond, Michelle quickly said, "President Xu, no, it’s not Brother Li’s fault. I know he’s doing this to save my face. Besides, I’m not planning to have a boyfriend for the time being. This way, I also avoid being harassed by others."

Xu Yingying shot Li Yifei an annoyed look. "Michelle, I’m trying to help you here, and yet you’re defending him."

Michelle gave a sweet smile and said, "Thank you, President Xu, but I really don’t mind."

Xu Yingying felt secretly displeased inside. Michelle might not mind, but she did. However, she couldn’t just say it outright. After all, she was the president and couldn’t openly display jealousy over her subordinates, so she could only glare at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei pretended not to see, and with Michelle already having spoken, he felt there was no need to elaborate further.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Li Yifei was in his office when he heard a knock on the door. He casually said "Come in," and the door opened. Someone outside shouted "President Xu," and then Xu Yingying, dressed in sports attire, walked in.

Usually Xu Yingying called him to her office and rarely came to his, especially not dressed in sports attire. This immediately led Li Yifei to guess that it was Xu Shanshan, and he said with a smile, "Shanshan, you’re here early."

Indeed, it was Xu Shanshan who pouted and asked, "How did you recognize me?"

Li Yifei smiled, ushered Xu Shanshan to the sofa, and handed her a glass of water. "We’re not off work yet, and your sister wouldn’t change into sportswear, would she? How would the other employees focus on their work?"

"Boring, you recognized me just like that," Xu Shanshan complained, pouting.

"Hehe, next time I’ll pretend to be confused and act like I don’t recognize you," Li Yifei offered.

"I don’t need that. Next time I’ll make sure you can’t recognize me," Xu Shanshan said playfully, winking an eye and then grinning, "Brother-in-law, have you prepared everything?"

Li Yifei sat beside Xu Shanshan and replied, "The office has prepared everything, we don’t need to bring much."

"We still need to get some snacks though, like chips and stuff. You’ll come with me to buy them, right?"

"We’re not off work yet."

"What does that matter, in this company, who would dare to tell you off?"

"How could there not be, your sister."

"As if! She wants to be your girlfriend, so how could she manage you? Let’s ignore her and go buy snacks right now," Xu Shanshan said, grabbing Li Yifei without giving him a chance to argue, and forcefully dragged him out of the office.

There were still some people in the hallway, and when they saw Xu Shanshan pulling Li Yifei, their eyes widened in shock. Then, they all quickly lowered their heads—messing around with the boss is something they shouldn’t be seeing.

Li Yifei, seeing his colleagues’ reactions, knew what they were thinking. At this moment, he didn’t bother to explain anything. After all, everyone would find out who Xu Shanshan was today, which would prevent them from harboring any wild thoughts.

After buying several large bags of snacks with Xu Shanshan, they returned to the company where all the employees were waiting in the parking lot. A few buses had already been waiting in the yard, ready to set off soon.

Everyone was grouped in threes and fives waiting to board the bus, and some were discussing in private what they had seen between Xu Shanshan and Li Yifei that day.

"Guess what, today I saw Manager Li with someone," whispered an employee from the fourth floor, mysteriously to the colleagues around.

Li Yifei had been quite the news recently in the company, so when people heard this, they became interested. Someone immediately asked, "With whom was he?"

"He was with our President Xu."

"So what if he was with President Xu? They are both leaders. Isn’t it normal for them to be seen together?"

"What normal! Do you know, our President Xu was holding Manager Li’s hand as they walked out together."

"Nuh-uh! Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong?"

"Yeah, wasn’t Manager Li dating Manager Mi?"

"That’s why I can’t figure it out. A while ago, the security guard at the entrance also saw Manager Li and President Xu together, and they were also holding hands."

This piece of news had been heard before, but no one had really believed it. However, today, there were some doubts.

"Here they come, here they come, did you see? President Xu and Manager Li are coming together," someone exclaimed.

At this point, everyone noticed Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan. Normally, the two of them walking together wouldn’t have been an issue as they often did walk together. But today, Xu Shanshan’s face was brimming with smiles as she chatted and laughed with Yifei, which seemed quite different from usual.

Although they saw, everyone tried to look at the two of them as normally as possible, and some even deliberately avoided looking in their direction. Others cast curious glances toward Michelle. Michelle was exceptional, but compared to Xu Yingying, the boss, she seemed to fall a bit short, so naturally, they thought that Li Yifei would choose Xu Yingying instead.

Unexpectedly, at this point, Michelle actually walked over to Li Yifei and the one they thought of as Boss Xu Yingying in their minds, and was chatting and laughing with both. Li Yifei looked calm too. No one approached them and wasn’t sure what they were talking about, but even so, this sight was enough to surprise them. Rivals in love meeting, even if they didn’t come to blows, surely they shouldn’t be this friendly, right?

Michelle had only seen Xu Shanshan twice and naturally couldn’t tell the difference between Xu Shanshan and Xu Yingying. But just before coming downstairs, she had seen Xu Yingying wearing a professional suit and had heard from Xu Yingying at lunch that she would send Shanshan over, so when Michelle saw her, she knew it was Xu Shanshan.

While everyone was confused, Xu Yingying and He Fangqing finally arrived fashionably late. Now, everyone was even more suspicious if they were seeing double—how could there be two President Xu Yingyings?

Just then, Xu Yingying also noticed Xu Shanshan and Li Yifei but didn’t call out to them. Instead, she clapped her hands to get everyone’s attention and said, "Dear colleagues, from now on, let’s have a great time. Leave all work matters aside. Get on the bus now; we’re about to leave. Also, I want to remind you that over there is my twin sister, Xu Shanshan. Don’t mistake her for me."

Everyone responded with a thunderous yes and finally understood what was going on. However, they couldn’t help but wonder— even if the other wasn’t President Xu Yingying, seeing her camaraderie with Li Yifei suggested that their relationship wasn’t superficial. And yet, Michelle was able to coexist with them? What on earth was going on?

All the employees got on several buses. Li Yifei boarded the first one, and Xu Yingying, He Fangqing, Michelle, and Xu Shanshan sat in it too, along with the Human Resources Department, Office, Accounting Department, and Logistics Department—almost forty people in total.

Once on the bus, Xu Yingying and He Fangqing didn’t take their seats up front but settled in the middle. As a boss, it’s not always good to be aloof, and mingling with the employees is much better.

Li Yifei, Michelle, and Shanshan took the front row seats, but as Li Yifei was hesitating where to sit, Xu Shanshan happily pulled him next to her, saying, "Brother-in-law, let’s sit here."

Li Yifei had no choice but to sit down, while Michelle took a seat across the aisle on the other side.

"Ah, no, that’s not right, Brother-in-law, you should switch with Michelle," Xu Shanshan said, pushing him again just as his rear end touched the seat.

This coincided with Li Yifei’s own wish, and he immediately switched places with Michelle. Now Michelle sat next to Xu Shanshan, and he was no longer the centre of attention.

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