Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 324 - 332 Li Yifei Disappeared

Chapter 324: Chapter 332 Li Yifei Disappeared

"Old lady, look who this is," Xu Zhenguo, still unaware of what the three women at home had imagined him as, brought Lin Zhenhai in with great enthusiasm and called out loudly.

"Sister-in-law, long time no see. You’re still as beautiful as ever; Old Xu is really lucky," Lin Zhenhai laughed heartily, greeting Xu Yingying’s mother.

When Xu Yingying’s mother saw the two men come in with no one else following, she was somewhat puzzled. She had met Lin Zhenhai before, even though it was over a decade ago, but since Xu Zhenguo often showed her photos of his comrades, she recognized him at a glance.

Standing up, Xu Yingying’s mother said with a smile, "I’m over fifty now, and my daughter is married off. There’s no need to talk about being beautiful or not; you’re making fun of me."

"Here are our daughters, Yingying, Shanshan. Quickly, come say hello," Xu Zhenguo beckoned his two daughters.

"Hello, Uncle Lin!" Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan both hurriedly greeted him politely.

Lin Zhenhai was also taken aback when he saw Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan, not out of any inappropriate thoughts, but anyone would be shocked by the identical-looking pair of sisters. "Very nice, I knew you had twin daughters, but I didn’t expect them to have grown so big and still look so alike; it’s really a pleasure to see."

"This is... Huh, where did Yifei go?" Xu Zhenguo was just about to introduce Li Yifei to Lin Zhenhai but turned around to find that Li Yifei had disappeared.

Xu Yingying’s mother looked back and was also confused. Just a moment ago Li Yifei was sitting next to Xu Yingying; how could he have vanished in the blink of an eye?

Xu Yingying was stunned for a moment, and Xu Shanshan was also at a loss. How did the person who was in the room just a moment ago suddenly disappear?

"Maybe he just stepped out," Xu Yingying could only vaguely explain.

Xu Zhenguo didn’t think much of it and said with a smile, "Yifei is my son-in-law, he just stepped out, he’ll be back in a bit."

Lin Zhenhai laughed heartily, "Your son-in-law’s name is Yifei? Haha, what a coincidence, my son-in-law is also called Yifei, Li Yifei."

Xu Zhenguo said with a look of surprise, "Really? My son-in-law is also called Li Yifei; what are the odds?"

Even Lin Zhenhai was now surprised, "Yes, yes, that’s right, his name is Li Yifei. To think, we comrades have sons-in-law with the same name."

As they were speaking, the door was knocked, and everyone turned to look, only to see two women standing at the door — a woman in her fifties and a spirited, strikingly beautiful woman in her twenties, it was Lin Qiong and her mother.

"Lin Qiong!"

"Xu Yingying!"

At that moment, both Lin Qiong and Xu Yingying called out in disbelief. Neither expected to meet each other here, nor to be so startled and panicked as they were now.

Xu Yingying also suddenly understood why Li Yifei looked so strange just now, and why he had disappeared without a trace — he was clearly avoiding Lin Qiong and her family.

"You know each other?" Lin Zhenhai and Xu Zhenguo were both surprised to see their daughters’ reaction.

Xu Yingying, after all, was a CEO and had a much better ability to react on the spot than Lin Qiong, and quickly said with a smile, "Yes, we both work in Mile City, and we’ve had some interactions."

With Xu Yingying leading the way, Lin Qiong finally regained her composure and said, "Uh-huh, we’re quite familiar with each other."

Xu Zhenguo and Lin Zhenhai exchanged glances and then both burst into hearty laughter.

Xu Zhenguo patted Lin Zhenhai on the shoulder, "Old Lin, this is really too much of a coincidence. But this is also our fault, we comrades should keep in touch more often. Only if our children also interact would our friendship grow stronger, right?"

Lin Zhenhai nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, our children know each other and they don’t even realize their fathers are comrades."

After a few words, Lin Zhenhai introduced his wife to Xu Yingying, and Xu Zhenguo introduced his wife to Lin Qiong.

"Today is your sister-in-law’s birthday. We’re here to celebrate her birthday," Xu Zhenguo explained.

As soon as Xu Zhenguo said this, Lin Zhenhai immediately exclaimed, "That’s such a coincidence. This is a rare opportunity; we must have a few drinks here no matter what."

"Sounds good, sounds good. It’s been ages since us brothers got together; let’s have a few more drinks."

Seeing that Xu Zhenguo and Lin Zhenhai actually wanted to continue drinking here, Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan were both shocked, along with Lin Qiong. If they started drinking and Yifei carelessly burst in later, everything would be ruined. Even if Yifei had slipped away and wasn’t coming back, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t bring up Yifei in conversation, which would surely give the game away.

Besides, Yifei had abruptly run out, and they needed some sort of excuse for that. After all, for a son-in-law to skip out on his mother-in-law’s birthday celebration, that would be way over the line.

Xu Yingying was the first to stand up, saying, "Dad, we’ve almost finished our meal here. How could we let Uncle Lin and his family eat leftovers? Let’s change the venue, maybe to a bar or a KTV, where we can have fun and sing, wouldn’t that be better?"

Xu Zhenguo clapped his hands and said, "Exactly, if it was just Old Lin himself, eating leftovers wouldn’t be a big deal, but with his brother’s wife and niece here, how could we? Let’s switch to another place to drink."

Lin Zhenhai immediately said, "No need, no need. We just finished eating; there’s no need for more food. We’ll just add a couple of dishes in a bit, that’s enough. The most important thing is to chat and have a drink together, everything else doesn’t matter."

Xu Yingying hurriedly said, "Uncle Lin, that wouldn’t be appropriate; we’d be rude."

Lin Zhenhai laughed heartily, "My dear niece, if there’s any rudeness, it’s on us. We came empty-handed to your aunt’s birthday party. Isn’t that even more disrespectful? The main thing is, our flight is in three hours, so by the time we head to the airport, we only have about an hour left. If we change venues, we’ll spend all that time on the road."

Hearing Lin Zhenhai say this, Xu Zhenguo added, "If Old Lin doesn’t mind, then let’s not change places. We’ll just have a drink here. But why the rush? Can’t you stay for another day?"

Lin Zhenhai grinned and replied, "I didn’t expect to see you here either, it’s been over ten years since our last meeting. I didn’t know you were in Mile City. If I had known, I would definitely have stayed a couple more days."

Xu Zhenguo laughed, "Then just cancel your plane ticket. You’re not short of money, are you, Old Lin?"

Lin Zhenhai laughed heartily, "It’s not about the money. We really have something important tomorrow; we have to rush back. Anyway, now I know you’re here. Leave me your phone number, and whether you like it or not, I’ll barge into your house in the future."

"Well, since that’s the case, let’s just have some drinks and chat here." Xu Zhenguo signaled everyone to sit back down.

The table in this private room wasn’t very large, just a normal eight-person round table, covered with a red velvet cloth that nearly touched the floor, with a glass Lazy Susan on top.

Now, as the seven people sat down, Xu Zhenguo and Lin Zhenhai, old comrades-in-arms, sat together. Their wives sat beside each other, busy with family chatter, while Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan sat on either side of Lin Qiong.

But as soon as Shanshan sat down, she suddenly stood up with a yelp, as if she had been startled by something.

"What happened?" Everyone looked at Shanshan with puzzled expressions.

At that moment, Shanshan stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and said, "Sorry, there was a fishbone on my chair that poked me."

Yingying’s mother gave her a disapproving look, "You’re such a big girl, still making such a fuss, it’s embarrassing."

Lin Qiong’s mother immediately laughed, "What’s there to be embarrassed about? I envy you for having such daughters."

Shanshan giggled and sat back down, then lifted the velvet cloth over her lap. In that brief moment, she spotted someone hiding under the table—it was her brother-in-law, Li Yifei, who had vanished.

The table wasn’t entirely hollow underneath; it was supported by six thick wooden legs that were quite sturdy, preventing any wobble on the tabletop. However, this design also diminished the space underneath, especially with everyone’s legs naturally extending under it. Yifei had very little room to hide.

Fortunately for Yifei, as he had hidden, he had predicted that Shanshan and the others would take their seats closer to the door, so he positioned himself accordingly, right where Shanshan ended up sitting.

Shanshan had bumped Yifei in the leg as soon as she sat down, and instinctively let out a gasp realizing someone was under there. But her reaction was quick, as she guessed it was likely her missing brother-in-law. She immediately covered it up.

She gave Yifei a light kick with her foot, struggling to contain her laughter. Her formidable brother-in-law was hiding under the table—how amusing!

Yifei was stuck between the two table legs and directly beneath Shanshan, so he couldn’t avoid detection. He let her give him a little kick. It seemed to Shanshan that this was an opportunity for mischief; she kept nudging him playfully with her feet and, while speaking above, laughed every now and then, clearly enjoying herself.

Yifei had been frustrated enough hiding there, and it would have been justified if he were actually two-timing. But since both son-in-law identities were fake, it felt quite unfair to him.

Suddenly there was a sharp pain in his lower abdomen as Shanshan’s foot stretched out even further, and she accidentally kicked him right between the legs in a sensitive area.