Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 334 - 341: Shotgun Wedding_3

Chapter 334: Chapter 341: Shotgun Wedding_3

Xu Yingying looked out of the window and sighed, saying, "My mom’s last hope is to see me get married, to see me have a child. I can’t fail to fulfill this wish of hers."

He Fangqing organized her scattered thoughts and asked, "What does Yifei say?"

Xu Yingying frowned slightly and said, "He didn’t say anything when we went to get our marriage certificate, but when it comes to having kids, he has never agreed."

"Why won’t he agree?" He Fangqing looked at Xu Yingying, feeling somewhat nervous.

Xu Yingying turned her head and repeated Li Yifei’s rationale, then said with furrowed brows, "I’m the one who has to give birth, not him. He has so many reservations; it really makes me anxious."

He Fangqing patted Xu Yingying’s shoulder and said, "Yingying, I can understand your desire to have a child for your mother’s last wish, but... I can also understand Yifei’s way of thinking. He hasn’t done anything wrong."

Xu Yingying asked, puzzled, "Why? Is it that difficult to help me have a child?"

"Yingying, is having a child only your affair? You’re the mom, but doesn’t that make Yifei the dad? Once the child is born, can he be without responsibility? You don’t have a child now, so you don’t have a mindset of being responsible for a child. Plus, you should also understand how difficult it is to raise a child nowadays—education, health, and so on, which are enough to keep a couple frantically busy—it’s not all solved by just having the child."

A twitch appeared at the corner of Xu Yingying’s mouth. If Li Yifei had said these words, she wouldn’t have listened at all and would have just thought he was making excuses. But coming from He Fangqing, she couldn’t help but take them seriously.

"Yingying, since you and Yifei are already married, even if it’s for that reason, as husband and wife, you need to consider each other more and not just act on your own impulses. Otherwise, it will lead to conflict," she said.

"But my mom doesn’t have much time left, and I’ve been unable to get pregnant. She’ll definitely be anxious," Xu Yingying countered.

"You haven’t truly understood your mother’s mentality. What she really wants is to see you happy. As long as you and Yifei are loving, she’ll know that you will have children sooner or later. That’s enough for her. If you haven’t even figured out your relationship with Yifei, then even if you were to get pregnant, how would your mother feel happy seeing the two of you not even looking like a married couple? She would probably be even more worried about what would happen to you both from then on. If you were to separate, with a child between you, it would actually be a heavy burden."

Xu Yingying didn’t speak, lost in thought. To tell the truth, she didn’t feel like she was married, nor did she have the consciousness of being Li Yifei’s wife. The idea of dealing with her relationship with Li Yifei in the mindset of a married woman was truly difficult for her.

He Fangqing knew that these weren’t issues Xu Yingying could resolve just because someone urged her to. She stood up and said, "These things take more than a day or two to figure out. I only understood them after I got divorced. You shouldn’t dwell on it too much. Just remember one thing—you can’t always be selfish; think more about Yifei, and you won’t be wrong."

He Fangqing left, and Xu Yingying remained in a daze for a while longer, still unable to come to terms with it all. Shaking her head, she decided to focus on work for the time being.

In Li Yifei’s office, Michelle was sitting beside him, her eyes wide and her face a little pale, but she forced a strained smile and said, "Brother Li, then I must congratulate you for marrying such an outstanding woman like President Xu."

Although Xu Yingying had said not to tell anyone in the company, when Michelle came over today, Li Yifei still told her about his marriage to Xu Yingying. It wasn’t for any other reason; he just didn’t want Michelle to fall deeper.

"Heh, thank you," Li Yifei laughed, but his smile seemed somewhat forced.

"Brother Li, you’re married now, why don’t you seem especially happy?" Michelle immediately noticed something off in Li Yifei’s expression and asked with curiosity.

Li Yifei laughed again and said, "Isn’t it just a little adjustment period? I’ve been single for so long, and suddenly I’m someone’s husband."

Michelle stared at Li Yifei and slowly asked, "Brother Li, is it that you... don’t really want to marry President Xu?"

Li Yifei laughed it off and said, "That’s not the case at all."

"Don’t lie to me. I’ve had classmates who got married. When they did, they were especially happy, their faces glowing with joy, but you seem somewhat weary. That’s not the normal look of a newlywed. Maybe... you were forced into it, ah... you’re not... married because of a pregnancy, right?" Michelle covered her mouth, looking at Li Yifei with an even more peculiar expression.

Married because of a pregnancy... Li Yifei suddenly felt Michelle’s metaphor hit the nail on the head. Usually, people get married because of a pregnancy when they’re already expecting and have to get married, but his situation with Xu Yingying was different, they had to get married first to have a child.

"So I did hit the mark... I never expected President Xu to be pregnant with your child already, I’m so envious of her..."

Michelle’s words left Li Yifei somewhat speechless. To think she would use the word "envious" under these circumstances; could it be that her feelings for him hadn’t changed at all?

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