Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 326 - 334: Finally Muddled Through

Chapter 326: Chapter 334: Finally Muddled Through

Li Yifei hadn’t used any real strength, in theory, he should have been unable to push Xu Shanshan over.

But he had only been paying attention to what Xu Yingying and the others were saying, so he didn’t notice what his hand was doing at all; in fact, at that time, his hand was quite restless, rubbing and pinching Xu Shanshan’s foot.

And Li Yifei, the wily old fox of the romantic thickets, had quite an impressive technique. Xu Shanshan, usually bold, was oddly inexperienced in matters of love, and she had an unspoken fondness for her brother-in-law, Li Yifei. His playfulness with her foot sent her into an emotional whirlwind, filling her with an indescribable delightful sensation, and her body slumped into the chair as if boneless.

Li Yifei suddenly released her foot, causing her to lose balance, and this led to her falling backwards.

By this time, Li Yifei could no longer hide, but everyone’s attention was naturally on Xu Shanshan, so there was an extremely short moment for him to remain unrecognized, prompting him to quickly duck down and dart out like an arrow.

Moreover, Li Yifei’s position was near Xu Shanshan and their side, the elders from both families had just glimpsed someone under the table and then saw a shadow rushing out of the private room.

Xu Yingying and Lin Qiong were directly facing the direction where Li Yifei had been, and being quite familiar with him, they both recognized him at a glance.

This time, Lin Qiong reacted extremely quickly, immediately crying out, "Thief!" and then charged out like the wind.

Xu Yingying was greatly shocked, not expecting that Li Yifei would actually be hiding under the table, even she hadn’t noticed. However, what she was most worried about now was whether both sets of parents had recognized that it was Li Yifei. Reacting quickly as well, she hurried to help Xu Shanshan, anxiously asking, "Shanshan, are you okay?"

However, everyone had been startled by Li Yifei suddenly darting out, and the four elders hadn’t really seen it was him, they only felt that the figure looked somewhat similar to Li Yifei. Lin Qiong and Xu Yingying successfully diverted everyone’s attention. So now, there was no time to think about the thief as they all rushed over and clumsily helped Xu Shanshan up.

"It’s okay, it’s okay, quickly check if anything’s been stolen." Struggling to her feet, Xu Shanshan pretended to pat down her pockets.

Her words once again shifted everyone’s attention, and they all checked their belongings, relieved to find that nothing was missing. This reaction also relieved Xu Yingying, knowing they hadn’t recognized Li Yifei.

"Shanshan must have been frightened, look, even her shoes and socks came off," Lin Qiong’s mother said with concern at the moment, and everyone immediately looked down at Xu Shanshan’s feet.

Xu Shanshan’s lips quivered, "I must have scraped it on the table just before I fell." While saying this, she put on her socks and then slipped her shoes back on.

Everyone didn’t think too much about it; shoes coming off during a fall was normal, but socks coming off too—if they were more observant, that might have seemed strange.

"Shanshan, that thief was right under you, such a big person, and yet you didn’t notice?" Xu Shanshan’s mother asked, frowning.

Xu Shanshan pouted her lips, "I wasn’t paying attention, who would think there’s someone hiding under the table? Besides, I didn’t stretch my feet inward."

Everyone lifted the tablecloth and looked underneath. If the legs weren’t stretched inward, it would indeed be difficult to spot a person hiding in the middle, so no more was said.

Xu Yingying looked towards Xu Shanshan with a hint of suspicion now, for just a moment ago they had both looked under the table; that small space—Xu Shanshan must have certainly noticed Li Yifei. It was normal for her not to mention it, but when Xu Yingying thought about their feet that had been teasing Li Yifei in the past, both placing their feet on top of Li Yifei’s, she couldn’t help but suspect what sort of things they might’ve been up to underneath the table.

However, she naturally couldn’t ask Xu Shanshan about it here and could only press this question down in her heart.

Before long, Lin Qiong returned, and Xu Yingying hurriedly asked, "Was the thief caught?"

Lin Qiong instantly understood and, realizing she hadn’t been recognized, pretended to be annoyed and said, "He ran too fast, I didn’t catch him. Did anyone lose anything?"

Xu Yingying’s mother immediately said, "Nothing’s missing, let’s just leave it be. It just gave Shanshan a scare."

Xu Shanshan stuck out her tongue and said, "Exactly, it really scared me to death. I had no idea there was a thief right under my table all along."

Xu Yingying’s mother looked everyone over and let out a sigh of relief, saying, "It’s a good thing everyone is wearing pants."

If they had been wearing skirts, there would’ve been an embarrassing exposure. If that thief wasn’t there to steal, but was there to take pictures, that would’ve been truly disgusting.

Lin Qiong was unaware that Xu Shanshan was also eyeing her brother-in-law. She also knew that Xu Shanshan had been aware of Li Yifei’s presence there earlier and felt a kind of gratitude towards Xu Shanshan, while secretly rejoicing that she had managed to bluff her way through this ordeal.

A thief had evidently dampened everyone’s spirits, and since Lin Zhenhai indeed had other matters, he proposed leaving first. The Xu Zhenguo couple didn’t persist in asking them to stay any longer at this time because after all, there would be future opportunities to meet, and it wouldn’t be good to hold up Lin Zhenhai’s business.

Before leaving, everyone said they should keep in touch and meet up more often in the future. This wasn’t good news for Xu Yingying and Lin Qiong, but it was something they couldn’t prevent. They couldn’t possibly ask these old comrades not to interact at all.

The Xu family hadn’t left yet since Li Yifei hadn’t returned, and they wanted to wait. The Lin family had only been gone for a few minutes when Li Yifei rushed in, frowning as he entered and said, "What happened? When I came in just now, they said a thief had broken in here."

Xu Shanshan’s mother immediately said, "It’s fine, it just gave Shanshan a fright, but nothing was stolen."

At this, Li Yifei showed even more annoyance, exclaiming, "That little rascal got lucky. If I had been here, I would’ve given him a good beating."

Xu Zhenguo laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it, anyway, we’ve finished eating and didn’t lose anything. Yifei, how did you handle your matters?"

"Not bad, so I rushed back. Mom, I’m sorry for going out during your birthday."

Xu Yingying’s mother immediately beamed and said, "A birthday can be celebrated any year, and you were only gone for a while, what’s the big deal? Alright, it’s about time, we should head home. We still have to make another eight rounds at the karaoke."

Li Yifei secretly wiped away a bead of sweat, relieved that he had managed to smooth over the situation.

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