Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 344 - 351 Red

Chapter 344: Chapter 351 Red

"What did you think?" Li Yifei asked with calm detachment.

"If you think about it normally, your relationship with Meng Xiaofei is very good, so good that you could just stay at her place anytime, and she eats here every day. You two must have had ’that kind of thing’ happen already, but Meng Xiaofei is a girl without any schemes, and although you’re quite a charmer, you have strong principles when it comes to certain things. You probably wouldn’t do anything with her," Xu Yingying said while watching Li Yifei’s face, but she couldn’t make out any changes in his emotions. Pausing for a moment, she continued, "The reason I asked you that was because I felt that something unexpected must have happened last night, otherwise Meng Xiaofei wouldn’t be giving you that kind of strange look."

Li Yifei couldn’t help but admire Xu Yingying’s keen observation and said, "There was a little incident, but it’s nothing."

Seeing that Li Yifei didn’t want to talk about it, Xu Yingying didn’t inquire further. She was just confirming whether Li Yifei had been involved with Meng Xiaofei in ’that way,’ and now she had gotten the answer she wanted. Nothing else mattered.

Although they had planned to go back for the weekend, an important issue came up at the company at the last minute, so Li Yifei and Xu Yingying didn’t return to Pingyang. By the time they had dealt with everything, it was already Tuesday afternoon. They went straight home, and as soon as they walked in, they sensed that the atmosphere was off.

Normally, with their mother’s serious illness, the house had been quite somber, but today, there was a joyful atmosphere as soon as they stepped in.

"Sis, it’s great news, great news," Xu Shanshan came over and affectionately linked arms with Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying was secretly annoyed with her sister’s heartlessness. What could be so joyful to make her this happy, as if she had forgotten about their mother’s illness? But Xu Yingying didn’t want to appear too gloomy either; that would only add more to their mother’s emotional burden. Smiling, she asked, "What’s the good news?"

"Ha ha... I took Mom for another check-up today. Guess what the doctor said?" Xu Shanshan winked at Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying’s heart suddenly began to race uncontrollably, and she excitedly rushed over to her mother. Grasping her smiling mother’s hands, she asked urgently, "Could it be they made a wrong diagnosis last time?"

The mother said cheerfully, "Yes, I actually just had pneumonia caused by a cold. The cold went away these past few days and so did the shadow. Nowadays, hospitals are really irresponsible with their diagnoses."

"Great! Great! This is just so wonderful!" Xu Yingying said, but despite her words, tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

Xu Zhenguo looked at his daughter’s sadness and immediately scowled at his wife. They had conspired together to create this ruse, making him feel uncomfortable these past days and causing their daughter such distress.

Xu Yingying’s mother secretly glared back at her husband and then patted Xu Yingying’s shoulder, saying, "Alright, this is good news. Why are you crying?"

"Yes!" Xu Yingying wiped her eyes forcefully and started chattering away with her mother.

Since starting work, Xu Yingying had been less talkative at home. Seeing her true emotions flow like this today, Li Yifei was witnessing it for the first time. However, Li Yifei was now pondering over his relationship with Xu Yingying. Now that Xu Yingying’s mother was better, perhaps the marriage between him and Xu Yingying could also be dissolved?

The thought made him feel a sense of release, and a radiant smile appeared on his face.

Xu Shanshan then said, "Today is such a happy day. Dad, Mom, brother-in-law, let’s play a few rounds now."

Li Yifei’s heart swayed instantly. Playing mahjong with Xu Shanshan had always been quite exciting, but at this moment, Xu Zhenguo said, "We’re happy today, so we should drink a few. Yifei, we didn’t drink properly last time you were here. Today the two of us should really enjoy a good drinking session."

Xu Shanshan immediately pouted, "Drinking is so boring. Playing mahjong is much better."

Xu Yingying glanced at her sister and said, "All you think about is playing. I want to have a good chat with Mom."

Although playing mahjong with Xu Shanshan could be very exciting, Li Yifei was actually a bit scared of that kind of excitement. He also said, "Yeah, yeah, let’s just have a few good drinks tonight to celebrate. I’ll cook; I’ll make a few extra delicious dishes for Mom today."

Xu Shanshan’s eyes darted around as she said, "Alright then, let’s have a few good drinks tonight, no mahjong."

Li Yifei was in a good mood and prepared a table full of dishes. He then opened a bottle of good white spirit with Xu Zhenguo, while Xu Yingying and her mother opened a bottle of red wine.

The Xu Zhenguo Couple didn’t need to pretend anymore, so they felt at ease. Xu Yingying was genuinely delighted that her mother was not sick, and Li Yifei was comfortable with the possibility of resolving his issue with Xu Yingying. Only Xu Shanshan kept rolling her eyes, seemingly plotting something.

"Brother-in-law, come on, let me pour you a drink. Sister, you have some more too. Forget about work for today and just enjoy some family bliss," Xu Shanshan was constantly pouring drinks for Li Yifei and Xu Yingying today, showing an eagerness that was truly beyond words.

Li Yifei had already drunk more than half a bottle of white spirit, and normally he could handle his liquor, but today he felt dizzy, as if he was already drunk.

Meanwhile, Xu Yingying had gotten so drunk that she had gone back to her room to sleep, and the Xu Zhenguo couple were quite tipsy as well. Only Xu Shanshan was still full of energy.

Li Yifei and Xu Zhenguo had another drink before they too became unconscious from the alcohol. Xu Zhenguo and Xu Shanshan then helped Li Yifei to Xu Yingying’s room before the Xu Zhenguo couple went back to their own room to rest.

Xu Yingying had also gone back to her room, but more than half an hour later, she sneaked out again. With great caution, she opened Xu Yingying’s room, went in, and after more than ten minutes, she slipped out with a look of triumph on her face. Then her cheeks flushed with a shy glow – who knows what she saw or did in the room.

The next morning, Li Yifei woke up, rubbing his temple, which was still aching. It had been a long time since he felt like this after drinking.

But after rubbing his forehead a few times, Li Yifei stopped, because he felt someone lying beside him. In Xu Yingying’s family home, it was normal for him to stay with Xu Yingying, but what was abnormal was... neither he nor Xu Yingying were wearing any clothes, not a single piece.

Li Yifei’s heart beat faster as he tried to remember what happened last night, but besides what he could remember before getting drunk, the rest was a complete blank.

Carefully lifting the covers, he peered at the sheets beneath them and Li Yifei’s head started throbbing. On Xu Yingying’s side of the bed, there was a distinct crimson stain on the sheet. What the two of them did was clearly proven.

Li Yifei really didn’t know what to think. He thought his relationship with Xu Yingying was about to be clarified, but now, things had turned out like this. He had actually had an intimate encounter with Xu Yingying, who turned out to be a virgin.

Although the idea of taking responsibility after sex might be clichéd, Xu Yingying was already twenty-six, and the fact that she was still a virgin showed how much she valued herself. This also meant that she cared a great deal about her first time, and now that he had taken it, it would be utterly irresponsible of him to not take responsibility.

"Mm..." Xu Yingying made a sound, then opened her eyes and frowned.

Such a reaction was clearly the normal response after a first intimate experience.

"Ah! You..." Xu Yingying also realized they were both naked and sat up abruptly. She took one look at the sheet and her face turned very ugly.

Li Yifei gave a dry laugh and said, "Sorry, I drank too much last night and somehow..."

Xu Yingying didn’t scream or cry; instead, she looked dazedly at the sheet, sighed, and said, "It’s nothing, just the result of drunkenness."

This made Li Yifei feel even more awkward as he said, "I really drank too much last night, I don’t know what I did."

"I don’t know either." Xu Yingying laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "Just a few days ago, I was thinking about how to sleep with you to have children, but now there’s no hurry. We’ve become intimate in such a muddled way, it’s quite funny."

Li Yifei’s mouth twitched. He found some clothes on the floor, lit a cigarette, and took several drags in succession, saying, "Yingying, this might have been an accident, but I will take responsibility."

Being a man, he had to be honorable, even for an accident; it wasn’t something he could just walk away from, so Li Yifei still made such a statement.

Xu Yingying had already lain down and was looking at Li Yifei from her side. "Do you think I’m the type of person who would use such relations to make you take responsibility for me?"

Li Yifei took a puff of his cigarette. Obviously, he still hoped that Xu Yingying wouldn’t need him to take responsibility, but such accidents couldn’t simply be shrugged off. "I know you’re not, but you’ve still been hurt. A woman definitely loses a lot in these situations."

"Hmph, what age are we living in? You can’t possibly be so out of touch. Come on, get up. I need to get myself together too," Xu Yingying gave Li Yifei a push.

Xu Yingying looked very relaxed, but Li Yifei knew clearly that she was just disguising her vulnerability, not wanting to show weakness in front of him. Xu Yingying was a strong woman, and she couldn’t accept the idea of being tied to Li Yifei just because of intimacy.

Logically, Li Yifei should have felt relieved by this, but he felt far from relaxed. Being intimate with a conservative woman brought much more pressure than being with a hundred casual ones.