Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 346 - 353 Xu Shanshan

Chapter 346: Chapter 353 Xu Shanshan

Li Yifei was seated in the middle on the plane back, with Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan on either side of him.

Xu Yingying remained silent after boarding the plane, while Xu Shanshan was all smiles, chatting non-stop with Li Yifei. Even though it was mostly her talking with Li Yifei occasionally chiming in, Xu Shanshan’s enthusiasm remained high.

"Brother-in-law, this time you really are my brother-in-law."

"Yeah, you kept calling me that, and now it’s come true."

Xu Shanshan gave a mischievous smile and said, "Brother-in-law, you better be good to me from now on. I went through a lot of trouble to bring you and my sister together."

"Oh, really?" Li Yifei looked at Xu Shanshan in surprise, and at this moment, Xu Yingying also glanced at Xu Shanshan.

Xu Shanshan proudly declared, "I knew my sister too well; even if you tried to pursue her, she wouldn’t be moved. In her eyes, there’s nothing but her career. So, I said I liked you and wanted to pursue you. This way, she’s afraid I’d end up with you and can’t explain it at home, so she can only be with you herself. Without my efforts, could you two be together?"

Although Li Yifei had sensed Xu Shanshan’s intentions, he was left speechless now that Xu Shanshan had said it out loud.

Xu Yingying, on the other hand, felt an inexplicable sensation in her heart. She had always thought of her sister as a child who wasn’t ambitious and always wanted to take advantage of her. However, she hadn’t expected Xu Shanshan to do this entirely for her. She was touched but also felt awkward about being bound to Li Yifei this way.

Xu Shanshan continued proudly, "So I’m your matchmaker, and you can’t just throw the matchmaker over the wall once you’re in the bridal chamber."

Li Yifei said, a bit exasperated, "All right, all right, I’ll definitely be grateful to you, my little sister-in-law."

Xu Shanshan shook her head and said, "You better be. If you’re not grateful, I’ll despise you. I can bring you together, but I can also stir things up."

Xu Yingying glared, saying, "Can’t you think of something more serious? Why are you always meddling in my affairs?"

Xu Shanshan rested her head on Li Yifei’s shoulder and leaned in front of his face, grinning, "I’m just following orders to supervise you two. If you don’t live well with my brother-in-law, I’ll bring Mom over."

Xu Yingying snorted, "You should worry more about yourself. Once I’m done here, Mom will focus on you."

Xu Shanshan immediately made a face, grabbed Li Yifei’s arm, and shook it lightly, "Brother-in-law, can you help me too? Pretend to be my boyfriend when we go back and fool my mom."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "But I’m already your brother-in-law, how can I fool her?"

Xu Shanshan giggled and said, "Isn’t it simple? Just say you’ve found your long-lost twin brother. You’re twins, we’re twins, it couldn’t be more perfect."

With such an idea, only Xu Shanshan could come up with it, and both Li Yifei and Xu Yingying were left speechless.

With Xu Shanshan’s antics, the journey wasn’t so dull for Li Yifei and Xu Yingying.

After getting off the plane, the three went to Xu Yingying’s house first, then Li Yifei prepared to head home.

"Hey, brother-in-law, aren’t you staying here?" Xu Shanshan immediately grabbed Li Yifei’s arm.

Li Yifei halted, "I have things to handle at home."

Xu Shanshan didn’t let go, "What could be more important than living with my sister as your wife?"

Li Yifei glanced at Xu Yingying. Despite everything that had happened, they still didn’t feel like a couple. Xu Yingying quickly intervened, "There’s a girl back home he needs to take care of."

"What? You’re married to my sister, and you’re taking care of another girl?" Xu Shanshan opened her eyes wide.

Xu Yingying rushed to add, "She’s a high school student."

"Oh, I know. That’s the girl... Xiaoyao, right? That girl seems quite interested in him. Today’s young girls are wild, I don’t feel comfortable with him going back."

Li Yifei patted Xu Shanshan’s hand, "Relax, she’s been staying for four or five days. Her parents should be better by now, and I’ll send her home today."

"That’s more like it. I’ll come with you," Xu Shanshan insisted, acting as if she were the real wife here.

Li Yifei didn’t refuse, "All right. Your sister also has some clothes at my place; we can bring those back too."

"What do you mean ’bring back my sister’s stuff’? Yours too."

Li Yifei chuckled dryly, "Fine, we’ll bring everything back." Since agreeing to be with Xu Yingying, Li Yifei no longer wanted to avoid it. Perhaps this was fate; he’d never seen Xu Yingying as his wife, yet she became one.

Xu Yingying didn’t follow Li Yifei this time; after packing briefly, she headed to the office.

It was noon, and Li Yifei called Chu Xiaoyao, who quickly came out of school.

Seeing Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan, she mistook Xu Shanshan for Xu Yingying and greeted her warmly.

Xu Shanshan played along, pretending to be Xu Yingying.

"Xiaoyao, I can’t let you stay at home for a while, so I need to send you back," Li Yifei got straight to the point.

"Huh? Why?" Chu Xiaoyao’s eyes widened, pouting her lips.

"I’m going on a business trip, so I can only send you back."

"Okay..." Chu Xiaoyao reluctantly agreed. At Li Yifei’s house, she’d escaped her parents’ arguments and had been able to stay with her favorite ’uncle.’ She wished it could last forever. But since Li Yifei was going away, she’d be left alone, with no one to cook or wash clothes for her, so she had to return home.

Li Yifei went home, helped Chu Xiaoyao pack her clothes, gathered some of his own, as well as Xu Yingying’s clothes, loaded them into the car, and delivered Chu Xiaoyao’s things back home first.

Li Yifei only took some clothes for now, leaving most things behind, just temporarily. Even though he and Xu Yingying were technically married, her house still didn’t feel like home to him. This small place was what felt like home.

Moreover, even after marrying Xu Yingying, he couldn’t leave Su Yiyi. Despite potentially angering Xu Yingying, this spot remained a place to reunite with Su Yiyi.

Chu Xiaoyao’s mother was home. On seeing Chu Xiaoyao, she forced a smile and thanked Li Yifei. From her demeanor, Li Yifei could tell she and her husband hadn’t reconciled. However, it was their family matter, and there wasn’t much he could do about it. Maybe having Chu Xiaoyao back would make them notice each other and ease the tension.

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan returned home, where Xu Shanshan helped Li Yifei hang clothes, a radiant smile plastered on her face.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I have to ask, Shanshan. Why are you the happiest about your sister and me getting married?"

Xu Shanshan turned to him with a brilliantly bright smile, "Of course I’m happy. If you marry my sister, I can see you every day, eat your cooking daily, chat and play with you every day. Isn’t that great?"

Li Yifei said, "But I’ll be with your sister, not you."

"I’m living here; you can’t ignore me. Anyway, I’m sticking with you. Now that you’re officially my brother-in-law, don’t even think about leaving."

"Why do I feel like you’re keeping a closer eye on me than your sister does?"

"My sister’s just a dummy. If she can’t handle it, I’ll have to."

Watching Xu Shanshan’s happiness, Li Yifei was truly baffled by her thoughts. At Xu Yingying’s house, Shanshan claimed her actions were purely for her sister, and Li Yifei believed it halfway. However, he couldn’t fully accept it. He thought back to their card games and Xu Shanshan’s antics under the table. Was that really to provoke Xu Yingying? He doubted it, especially since she wasn’t even present. It clearly seemed like something she genuinely wanted to do.

But now, as he and Xu Yingying were officially a couple, Shanshan surely couldn’t continue, or it would look like she was seducing her brother-in-law.

After tidying up, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan sat on the sofa. Xu Shanshan opened her phone, wrapped her arms around Li Yifei’s arm, and rested her head on his shoulder, which made Li Yifei somewhat uneasy, "Shanshan, are you tired?"

"I’m not tired; I’m just happy. I want to be like this, don’t you mind?"

Li Yifei was initially just giving Shanshan a reason, but she said it so bluntly that he awkwardly responded, "Shanshan, it’s not that, but isn’t this... a little inappropriate?"

"What’s wrong with it?" Xu Shanshan grinned at Li Yifei, "Is it that since I’m your sister-in-law, I shouldn’t be close to you?"

"Yes, that’s exactly what I mean," Li Yifei admitted honestly.

"So what? I like my brother-in-law. Being with you makes me happy. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have worked so hard to get you and my sister hitched."

"But you..."

"What but? After helping her this much, can’t I get a little closer to my brother-in-law?"

Li Yifei was dumbfounded by Xu Shanshan’s rationalization, sweeping him off his feet. Xu Shanshan then unexpectedly burst into laughter, "Brother-in-law, look how scared you are. I’m not going to fight my sister over you. We’re family, right? Family should be closer, no?" After saying that, she nestled her head back on Li Yifei’s shoulder, holding his arm even tighter.