Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 330 - 338 Marriage and Childbirth

Chapter 330: Chapter 338 Marriage and Childbirth

This time, Li Yifei and Xu Yingying handled their marriage registration with lightning speed. The next day, Li Yifei returned to Mile City to take care of some related paperwork and returned to Pingyang on the same day to obtain their marriage certificate with Xu Yingying at the Civil Affairs Office.

There was no joy between the two holding the marriage certificate. They didn’t even feel anything about it and hurried home to hand it over to Xu Yingying’s mother.

Xu Yingying’s mother flipped the marriage certificate over and over, scrutinizing it carefully; then she looked at the two with concern and asked, "It’s not fake this time, is it?"

Li Yifei immediately said, "Mom, it’s definitely not fake this time. This is a marriage certificate from Pingyang, and since Dad works at the Public Security Bureau, we couldn’t possibly fake it."

Xu Yingying’s mother nodded repeatedly, her face beaming with joy. "Good, good, now that you’re married, I can finally rest easy."

Xu Yingying, with reddened eyes, said, "Mom, as long as you’re happy, anything is fine."

"Pfft..." Xu Shanshan burst out laughing at an inopportune moment.

Xu Yingying immediately looked displeased at her sister. "What are you laughing at?"

Xu Shanshan hurriedly said, "Nothing, nothing, I’m not laughing at anything."

Xu Zhenguo then said, "Alright, your mom’s worries are settled, and you’ve been off work for two days. Get back to work quickly."

Xu Yingying’s mother echoed, "Yes, I’m fine now, so you don’t need to stay home with me. Get back to work."

Xu Yingying was truly conflicted at that moment. Logically, with her mother gravely ill, she should stay by her side at all times. However, her phone had been ringing off the hook, and even though He Fangqing was managing things at the company, there were numerous issues that required her attention as the CEO.

Xu Shanshan carelessly said, "Alright, alright. Mom won’t pass away in just one or two days, so we’ll come back to visit in a few days."

Xu Zhenguo quickly waved his hand, saying, "You should go back. I’m still at home, after all, and work is important."

After much persuasion from the Xu Zhenguo couple, Xu Yingying finally agreed to return to the company temporarily, while Xu Shanshan stayed home.

As soon as Li Yifei and Xu Yingying left, Xu Zhenguo put on a stern face and said, "Is this okay? We’re forcing Yifei to marry Yingying. What will Yifei think later?"

Xu Yingying’s mother swiftly pulled the blanket off, sat up neatly, and said, "What’s wrong with that? Our Yingying is not an ordinary girl. She’s a CEO and beautiful, after all. She’s good enough for Yifei. Besides, once they have the rice cooked, get used to married life, he won’t have any thoughts of leaving."

"But this is deception. I feel uncomfortable about it," Xu Zhenguo said, lighting a cigarette in frustration.

Xu Shanshan giggled and said, "It’s alright. My sister and brother-in-law don’t hate each other. They’ve just been unable to cross that threshold, so we helped them over it. Everything will be fine. In about ten days or half a month, we can say there was a misdiagnosis. By then, they’re already a married couple. They can’t divorce."

Xu Yingying’s mother nodded continuously and said, "Yes, by then, Yingying might be pregnant, which means they definitely can’t separate. I’ll get to hold my grandchild."

Xu Zhenguo felt helpless against the two women. As the head of the family, he often had no choice but to comply with the majority. Besides, he did admire Li Yifei, or he wouldn’t have agreed to such a plan.

Li Yifei drove the car with Xu Yingying sitting in the passenger seat, her face showing no smile. Her mother’s illness was like a heavy burden on her heart, leaving her no room for anything else.

Li Yifei didn’t know how to console Xu Yingying. Her mother’s illness pained him as well. His mother-in-law had always treated him well, never treating him as an outsider, so he felt a sense of long-lost family affection. When he saw Xu Yingying’s mother’s hopeful gaze, he lacked the courage to refuse and finally agreed to marry Xu Yingying.

Furthermore, there were complicated matters waiting for him now—Su Yiyi, Ye Yunzhu, and Lin Qiong were sure to have different reactions to his marriage to Xu Yingying, especially Ye Yunzhu, whose reaction would likely be the strongest and most difficult for Li Yifei to face.

"Why did my mom get such a disease?" Xu Yingying sighed deeply. She had accepted the reality over the past two days, but the pain in her heart hadn’t lessened at all.

Li Yifei also sighed and said, "There’s nothing we can do. We didn’t want Mom to get this disease, but since she did, we have to think about how to make her remaining time as good as possible."

"I know, but my mom worked hard her whole life, was kind and honest, and never quarreled with anyone. How could someone so good get sick? Sigh, it’s all my fault for not paying attention to her health. If I had discovered it earlier, at least there might have been a chance to treat it. But now, there’s no chance for treatment at all. It’s all my fault. I’m an unfilial daughter."

Seeing Xu Yingying getting tangled in her own thoughts, taking responsibility for her mother’s illness, Li Yifei tried to comfort her, "No one can predict illnesses. Auntie’s health was always good. Who would have thought she’d get sick?"

"I should have been better to her and listened to her more. She wanted me to get married early, but I didn’t. If I had, I might have already had a child. Now, even if I want one right away, I don’t know if my mom will live to see the child being born."

"This... she should be able to, right?" Mentioning this issue made Li Yifei a bit uneasy. They had received their marriage certificate, but he still didn’t feel like a husband. Now suddenly talking about having a child felt unprepared. On top of that, as Xu Yingying mentioned, her mother was already in the late stage of lung cancer, and having a child would take at least ten months. Whether she could hold on for ten months remained uncertain, and most likely, she wouldn’t make it to that day.

Suddenly, Xu Yingying grabbed Li Yifei’s arm and said urgently, "No, Yifei, we must start trying for a child today. Even if my mom can’t see the birth, she needs to know I’m pregnant. Maybe having a child to look forward to will strengthen her will to live. I’ve done a lot of research these past two days. A person’s will to live largely determines how much longer they can survive."

Li Yifei felt extremely awkward and coughed, saying, "Having a child isn’t something... we can just decide to do. We need to prepare."

"Prepare for what? Don’t we just need to go to bed together to have a child?"

"Well... we need to consider many things, like I smoke, and that’s not good for a child. I must quit smoking first. Our health conditions affect the child’s health. We must consider the responsibility towards the child, not just for Mom."

Xu Yingying was taken aback and said, "Then you should quit smoking immediately."

"I can quit smoking, but I’ve accumulated a lot of toxins from smoking, and it takes time to cleanse them out. This isn’t something we can rush."

"When will that be? I’m afraid my mom won’t hold on till then."

"I think... maybe we should pretend you’re pregnant to reassure her for now."

"Pretend..."

Li Yifei nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, it’s easy. We can get a fake hospital certificate—shouldn’t be difficult. Then you can fake some pregnancy symptoms, and in a couple of months, pad your belly a bit. That should do it."

Xu Yingying frowned, firmly shook her head, and said, "No, I can’t deceive my mom again. She’s already in this state, and if I lie again, it would be too unfair. It wouldn’t let her leave in peace."

Li Yifei frowned internally. Registering the marriage with Xu Yingying felt like being pushed into a corner, entirely against his true wishes. If they even ended up having a child, he would have to become true lifelong partners with her, spending the rest of his life with her.

The thought made Li Yifei’s scalp tingle. In theory, having a beautiful wife like Xu Yingying should be appealing, yet for reasons he couldn’t comprehend, he felt no such desire. The idea of spending his life with Xu Yingying made him uneasy.

Li Yifei couldn’t pinpoint the reason for this feeling. Was there something wrong with Xu Yingying? No, there wasn’t. Xu Yingying was beautiful, carried a good demeanor, and was presentable anywhere. She was also a CEO, highly capable, and apart from not being able to cook and having a temper, she had no faults.

Yet, Li Yifei just didn’t feel a spark with Xu Yingying. For instance, with Su Yiyi, he always felt protective over her. Being with Ye Yunzhu brought wild passion and unforgettable first love feelings. Even Lin Qiong’s awkwardness had its charm. Then there was Michelle, whose gentleness easily captivated him, although he kept his distance to avoid hurting her. And He Fangqing, with whom things felt effortless. Not least of all, Xu Shanshan, his playful and endearing sister-in-law, who also made his heart skip.

Besides Su Yiyi, Ye Yunzhu, Lin Qiong, and He Fangqing, he had the most intimate encounters with Xu Yingying. Apart from that final step, they’d done nearly everything. They had already broken the usual boundaries of friendship. Yet perhaps any of those women could force him to marry, and it wouldn’t bother him as much; with Xu Yingying, though, it was awfully awkward, especially considering having a child together just made it more uncomfortable.

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