Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 423 - 430: Su Mengxin’s Man

Chapter 423: Chapter 430: Su Mengxin’s Man

Song Shucheng chuckled, "This is just a matter among the children, a little conflict isn’t anything significant."

Su Mengxin managed a slight smile, "Elder Song doesn’t need to be so polite. If Li Yifei has hit someone from your Song Family, and you just swallow this insult, it would seem like I’m the one pressing you too hard. Please, feel free to take revenge on Li Yifei. However, I have one condition, and that’s that you cannot go after Li Yifei’s family and friends. You must confront Li Yifei directly."

Song Shucheng was completely stunned at first, but soon grasped the meaning behind Su Mengxin’s words and chuckled, "Since Miss Su has said so, I would be disrespectful to decline."

"Let’s leave it at that. In the future, if Elder Song is in Capital City or Mile City, you can just give me a call. I’ve always looked up to Elder Song’s grace."

"Certainly, certainly!"

After hanging up the phone, Song Shucheng’s expression darkened as he said, "Ziqiao really is a fool. Knowing full well that Li Yifei has a close relationship with the Su Family, he still dared to provoke him recklessly."

Wang Yuejiao’s face changed drastically as she hurriedly said, "Dad, you’re not planning to abandon Ziqiao, are you?"

Song Shucheng snorted, "You all have grown too arrogant. Although our Song Family is strong enough in the province, there are many more powerful families than ours on a national scale. The Su Family is one of the great Capital Families, and Su Mengxin is now known as the number one beauty of Huaxia. She’s not just beautiful, but also extremely capable; we simply can’t afford to provoke her."

"Then... then Ziqiao was beaten for nothing."

Song Shucheng waved his hand dismissively, "You all should leave. I will handle this matter; you don’t need to create any more trouble."

After sending Song Xiaojie and the others out, Song Shucheng’s fingers gently tapped on the armrest. He was still digesting Su Mengxin’s words. A person like Su Mengxin would not easily stand up for someone else, and if she did, it indicated a significant relationship. Normally, after receiving such a call from Su Mengxin, he would have to endure it.

But Su Mengxin also said she wouldn’t mind if they confronted Li Yifei head-on, which seemed to show extreme confidence in Li Yifei’s abilities.

"Since you’re so confident, then I’ll just go with the flow. If the Third Tribute ends up hurting Li Yifei, she can’t blame me."

Although Song Shucheng had warned his son that they couldn’t afford to provoke the Capital Families, having had no conflicts with them in the past years, he wasn’t aware of their actual strength. He wanted to test the gap between his family and those in the Capital City. Attempting this without risking anything major was not unacceptable.

So in the end, Song Shucheng did not call the Third Tribute back, instead letting him meet Li Yifei. If he could deal with Li Yifei, great; if not, it wouldn’t be a loss.

At Su Mengxin’s home, Su Mengxin was smiling at Li Yifei, who in turn gave her a white look and said, "I’m telling you, how could you deal with things so hastily and even leave loose ends? This is deliberately causing trouble for me."

Su Mengxin chuckled softly, "I think you’ve been too relaxed lately. If this continues, you’ll lose all your skills. So, I’m finding you something to do to keep you in shape. Isn’t that good?"

Li Yifei took out a cigarette, was about to light it, but then he threw it onto the coffee table. Su Mengxin asked in confusion, "What? You don’t like smoking these anymore?"

Li Yifei gave a bitter smile, "It’s not that I don’t like smoking, but I’m planning to have a child soon, so I need to quit."

Su Mengxin’s eyebrows lifted slightly, "Planning to have children so soon?"

Li Yifei shrugged, "I’m not exactly in a rush, but Yingying’s parents are pushing us, and besides, we’re not getting any younger. Having one would be good."

When the topic of children came up, Li Yifei thought of Ye Yunzhu, who was carrying his child, and moreover one that must be born. He couldn’t take responsibility for her, and the situation was really unfair, so he picked up the cigarette and lit it again.

"Why are you smoking again?" Su Mengxin asked, puzzled, once more.

Li Yifei sighed, "I’ll just put it off for a while."

"That’s not like you."

Li Yifei looked at Su Mengxin, "Mengxin, I’m in a difficult situation right now and I need your advice."

"Must be about love affairs," Su Mengxin said with a smile.

Li Yifei nodded, "I’m married to Yingying now and since we’re married, I want to live a good life with her. But Yunzhu is now pregnant with my child, and if she has an abortion, she won’t be able to have children in the future, so she has to have the baby."

Su Mengxin frowned. The marriage of Li Yifei and Xu Yingying was troubling enough, but now with Ye Yunzhu pregnant, it added another complication to her hopes of being with Li Yifei.

"What do you think about it yourself?" Su Mengxin met Li Yifei’s gaze.

Li Yifei took a drag of his cigarette and said, "I can’t figure it out now, either. If things were normal, given Yunzhu’s situation, and she’s my first love, I should be with her. But I’m already married to Yingying, and it wouldn’t be right to divorce her either."

"Have you ever considered what Yingying would think if she found out you and Yunzhu have a child together?"

"She would definitely be very troubled."

"Don’t you think Yingying would be very heartbroken?"

Li Yifei was stunned for a moment. He had actually never thought about that. It seemed that since Xu Yingying married him, she had been quite indulgent towards him. She knew he was still entangled with several other women, so Li Yifei had ignored the fact that Xu Yingying might be heartbroken.

"Actually, no matter what you do now, you’re going to hurt someone. And it seems like being with Yunzhu might hurt less?"

"Why?" Li Yifei asked.

"If you stay with Yingying, then Yunzhu will have a child without a father. Yunzhu will definitely suffer. And sooner or later, Yingying will find out you have a child with Yunzhu. Will she feel good about it? Will she easily accept it? If you are with Yunzhu, Yingying will still be heartbroken, but at least Yunzhu won’t be hurting anymore, and the child will have a father. That way, you’ll only hurt one person."

Li Yifei took two quick drags of his cigarette and felt that Su Mengxin made sense. He forced a smile and said, "But now, if I have to tell Yingying I want a divorce, I can’t bring myself to say it."

Su Mengxin chuckled lightly and said, "Then I’m out of ideas. Matters of the heart are really difficult to handle. Of course, the best solution is to marry both Yingying and Yunzhu. That way, neither of them would be sad."

"Marry both?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened as he looked at Su Mengxin.

Su Mengxin laughed and said, "Yes, it’s not such a difficult thing. Many people from big families have several wives. Like my second uncle has four, and my third uncle has three."

Li Yifei rubbed his nose and said, "That’s... a bit absurd, isn’t it?"

"It all depends on what you think. There’s nothing too hard for the willing heart. If you really think that way, I can help you ensure that they both get a lawful status. But what’s most important is whether you can settle things with them, and their families, and how you can make them accept it."

"That sounds incredibly challenging," Li Yifei said with a bitter laugh, completely lacking confidence in dealing with matters of the heart.

"What? Have you learned to back down when faced with a challenge?" Su Mengxin teased as she looked at Li Yifei provocatively.

Li Yifei puffed up his chest. Since joining the Flying Hawk Squad, he had never feared any difficulty, and even in the face of the most dangerous situations, he always found a solution.

Seeing Li Yifei straighten his back, Su Mengxin’s eyes sparkled. She still liked Li Yifei’s fearless, manly spirit the most.

But then, to her surprise, Li Yifei slumped again, smiling bitterly. "Facing a hundred assassins would be easier than dealing with this kind of situation."

Su Mengxin felt both annoyed and amused, saying, "You’re right. Even in the hail of bullets, I’ve never seen you panic, but now, because of a woman, you’ve turned into an indecisive little man."

Li Yifei gave a dry laugh and said, "The Tender Country is the hero’s downfall. Women truly are the most difficult creatures in the world to deal with. Otherwise, why would so many ancient emperors lose their kingdoms over women?"

"Giggling, then why not become a true hero? As for women, they’re just the backdrop to a hero. There are so many tales of heroes and their ladies. If you care too much, you’ll lose your heroic mettle. Change your mindset. Don’t take women too seriously, and you won’t suffer as much."

Li Yifei looked at Su Mengxin with a strange expression and said, "You’re a woman too, you know. Your thinking is quite odd."

Meeting Li Yifei’s gaze, Su Mengxin said slowly, "If there’s a man I truly like, then I would willingly be his backdrop."

"No way? With your status and position, where is there a man who could surpass you?"

"Strength isn’t what’s important. What matters most is that he makes me happy and worth giving up something for. I also hope to be a woman who relies on her beloved man, to serve him coffee while he works, to massage his shoulders when he’s tired, and to sleep on his chest at night..." As she spoke, Su Mengxin’s eyes became misty, but she kept her gaze fixed steadily on Li Yifei.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "If there were such a man, he’d be really lucky. But let’s not talk about that... could you stop looking at me that way? It makes me feel like the lucky man is me."

Su Mengxin’s gaze intensified as she looked at Li Yifei and said with a radiant smile, "You’re not bad, either. You quite fit my criteria."