Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 388 - 395: In a Dilemma

Chapter 388: Chapter 395: In a Dilemma

This afternoon, Li Yifei faced quite a few cold looks at the company. Since Su Mengxin wasn’t hired, the blame naturally fell on him as the Human Resources Manager. In no time, accusations of Li Yifei being a pervert and having abnormal sexual orientation were everywhere, as a tide of slanderous words seemed to pour down on him.

Li Yifei had not expected that his offhand remark would stir up so much trouble, but he was too lazy to pay attention to those jerks. Once Su Mengxin arrived at the office tomorrow, they would naturally stop cursing.

At this moment, Michelle came into Li Yifei’s office. Li Yifei gestured for Michelle to take a seat, and she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Li Yifei laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "You’re not here to scold me as well, are you?"

Recently, Michelle’s face seemed thinner, a bit more fragile, somewhat resembling the delicateness of Su Yiyi.

"What would I scold you for? I just came to see how you are holding up against the slander from all the male colleagues. Besides... people in the company still think I’m your... well, it wouldn’t be nice if I didn’t come to see you," Michelle said, seeming a bit downcast.

Last time the police came to arrest Li Yifei, Michelle had boldly confessed her feelings, which became a popular story. Li Yifei, for the sake of Michelle’s pride, had never denied it, so everyone believed that the two were a couple.

But now, Li Yifei found it tough to explain himself. He gave a dry laugh and said, "It’s okay, if it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind. Whatever they say, I pretend not to hear."

Michelle didn’t dwell on this topic any further and instead smiled saying, "Then just keep her. That will boost the company’s morale."

Li Yifei lit a cigarette and responded, "It’s not that I didn’t keep her, it’s that President Xu assigned her to be my secretary. Now I’m going to become the target of those brutes again."

"Your secretary..." Michelle giggled and said, "President Xu really trusts you. That beauty, I saw her too, she really is stunningly beautiful."

Of course, Li Yifei couldn’t reveal Su Mengxin’s true identity. He smiled bitterly and said, "Stop teasing me. Having such a beauty for a secretary is absolutely a torment for me."

"But I trust you, Brother Li, and I’m sure President Xu does too, otherwise he wouldn’t have chosen such a beauty to be your secretary." As she spoke, Michelle looked up at the wind chimes at the window, a smile appearing on her face.

Even though Li Yifei was married, Michelle’s feelings for him hadn’t lessened in the slightest; in fact, they had grown stronger. She berated herself, knowing that Li Yifei was married and that she shouldn’t harbor extra thoughts, yet she couldn’t help but visit Li Yifei, just for a glance, a few words, which would bring her great comfort.

The wind chimes at the window that Li Yifei had never taken down made her feel that he was not heartless towards her; it was only because Xu Yingying was more outstanding that he didn’t choose her.

Li Yifei was well aware of Michelle’s feelings for him, but he could only pretend ignorance. At that moment, he laughed and said, "By the way, you haven’t mentioned why you came to find me."

"Oh, it’s nothing much, I just came to check on you. I’ll be going now." Standing up, Michelle said her goodbyes.

Li Yifei didn’t say much more and walked Michelle out. He was empathetic towards Michelle, a good girl, and that’s why he couldn’t bear to hurt her.

After work, Li Yifei went to pick up Xu Shanshan and then Xu Yingying, preparing to head home together. At that moment, Su Mengxin’s called Xu Yingying.

After a brief chat with Su Mengxin, Xu Yingying hung up and said, "Boss Su is coming to our house today, let’s buy some groceries. Honey, I need your help cooking again."

Li Yifei readily agreed. Now that Su Mengxin was coming over, she was a guest, and as the host, he naturally couldn’t neglect to entertain her.

After Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan got out of the car and Li Yifei was about to do the same, Xu Yingying quickly added, "Right, Boss Su asked you to pick him up. Shanshan and I will head home to get things ready first."

Going to pick up Su Mengxin wasn’t stressful for Li Yifei, he just drove straight there. However, downstairs he saw not just Su Mengxin but also the flight attendant Meng Xiaofei.

When Meng Xiaofei saw Li Yifei, she pouted her sexy lips and said indignantly, "Brother Li, you’re so unfair. You got married without notifying me, moved without telling me. I nearly went without food for days. If Sister Mengxin had not told me, I’d still be clueless."

Li Yifei chuckled and replied, "I haven’t really moved away, I’m keeping this place. The marriage was just about getting the certificate; there wasn’t a reception or anything."

"Well, today I’ll go with Sister Mengxin to congratulate you. You don’t mind, do you?"

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Of course not."

To Li Yifei, the flight attendant neighbor Meng Xiaofei was like a younger sister, and he spoke with her candidly, never feeling any inhibition. Su Mengxin just smiled faintly at Li Yifei, nodded, and got in the car.

Once home and seeing that Meng Xiaofei had also come, Xu Yingying hurriedly welcomed her warmly. Although she had met Meng Xiaofei only a few times, she had no hostility towards the flight attendant. The girl was guileless, with her emotions plainly visible on her face; if she had any designs on Li Yifei, Xu Yingying would have spotted it long ago.

"Yifei, Yingying, this is for you." Holding out two boxes, Su Mengxin offered them to Xu Yingying.

With a word of thanks, Xu Yingying opened them up straight away. Xu Shanshan immediately exclaimed, "Ah! A Rolex with fully diamond-encrusted dial!"

"What a huge diamond, it’s really beautiful!" Meng Xiaofei also loudly praised it. As a flight attendant who traveled around the world, she regularly encountered wealthy people wearing such watches, so she indeed knew her stuff.

Rolex’s ’Starlight’ model is one with the dial filled with diamonds, just like a sky full of stars. Due to the differences in the diamonds, the price varies; a basic ’Starlight’ could cost tens of thousands, while a high-quality one could run into the hundreds of thousands.

The two watches Su Mengxin had gifted clearly had large and bright diamonds inset. Under the light, they exuded a rainbow of sparkles, obviously belonging to the extremely valuable kind within the ’Starlight’ range. It was feared that the pair of watches wouldn’t cost less than a million.

"Boss Su, this gift is too valuable," one said about the gift. Not accepting it would be improper, but accepting it also brought a considerable pressure to one’s conscience.

Su Mengxin said with a smile, "I’m still counting on you all to help me grow my company and make money for me. The money you’ll earn for me won’t just be a little bit like this. Don’t tell me Yingying lacks even that much confidence?"

Su Mengxin truly was a clever leader. With just those words, she made Xu Yingying feel compelled to accept the gift. Xu Yingying’s chest puffed out involuntarily as she said, "Then I won’t be polite." It was a sort of tacit promise.

Meng Xiaofei immediately said, "Come on, put them on quickly. These are couple’s watches, you know, ’Starlight’ couple’s watches. I’ve rarely seen anyone wearing them."

Li Yifei and Xu Yingying each took one and wore them on their wrists. When they stretched out their hands, one robust and the other delicate, the watches on their wrists dazzled even more under the light.

"So beautiful!" Xu Shanshan and Meng Xiaofei couldn’t help but express their admiration.

Both of their family backgrounds were pretty good, but they were far from Su Mengxin’s level. Therefore, such watches were still too luxurious for them.

At that moment, Meng Xiaofei stuck out her tongue and said, "I haven’t bought a gift yet, I’m going to lose face now."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "I don’t see any embarrassment on your face; you’re just here to freeload meals and drinks. I try to avoid you from so far away, yet I still can’t."

Meng Xiaofei didn’t get angry at Li Yifei’s words and chuckled, "I’m going to spend all my salary this month, I can’t afford a gift. Once I get paid next month, I’ll definitely buy something for us, to make it up to you."

Li Yifei knew that Meng Xiaofei would really go and buy something. Not to mention that each time she went out, she would bring him something, and the watch he was wearing was originally bought by Meng Xiaofei.

"Alright, with that little salary of yours, it’s good enough that you can spend it. Don’t bother buying me anything," he said.

Xu Shanshan curiously asked, "Isn’t a flight attendant’s salary quite high?"

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "That depends on who you’re talking about. Other people can save a good amount despite earning so much, but for her to get to the end of the month is already quite an achievement."

Meng Xiaofei stuck out her tongue and said, "I used to be able to mooch meals off you. Now that I don’t even have a place to eat, I’m afraid I’ll be even shorter on money."

Everyone laughed. Sometimes Meng Xiaofei seemed very adorable, and although it seemed somewhat inappropriate for someone in her twenties to be so cute, it didn’t feel pretentious at all. She was naturally likable.

Then Xu Yingying invited Su Mengxin and Meng Xiaofei to look around her home, while Li Yifei went to the kitchen to cook.

Today’s dinner was sumptuous, and with many people, it was lively. Unfortunately, it was all women except for the lone man Li Yifei, resulting in a gender imbalance. The four women chattered noisily, occasionally teasing Li Yifei, who was without an ally. Even Xu Yingying, his wife, wouldn’t side with him, leaving him at the mercy of the women’s teasing.

"Manager Li, starting tomorrow, you’ll be my direct superior. I’ll be counting on your care," Su Mengxin said teasingly to Li Yifei, her usual grace replaced with a smile.

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "With you as my secretary, you have no idea how much pressure that adds. Today, I mentioned not hiring you, and already I’m despised by all the men in the company."

Su Mengxin laughed, "Then when I go to work tomorrow, won’t they stop despising you?"

"They’ll despise me even more. They’ll think I saw how beautiful you are and made you my secretary under false pretenses; they’ll believe I’m exploiting my position for personal gain," he replied.

Xu Shanshan giggled and said, "I’m sure they will."

Li Yifei sighed dramatically, "Do you see how unjust this is? Whether I keep you or not, if you were to leave, they would definitely say you couldn’t stand my harassment and resigned. No matter what, I end up as the villain, destined to bear this infamous reputation."

Xu Yingying gave Li Yifei a disdainful look and said, "That’s perfect; no more girls will want to come near you. I think that’s quite good."

Li Yifei grimaced and said, "Wife, aren’t you being too harsh?"

"With someone like you, only such measures will work," Xu Yingying was unforgiving, and the women giggled again. However, behind Su Mengxin’s smile was a meaning not so easily discerned...