Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 514 - 524: Kissed the Wrong Person

Chapter 514: Chapter 524: Kissed the Wrong Person

Li Yifei walked out of the private room and suddenly sobered up a bit. He couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. Why did he make such a bet with those security guards out of boredom? After thinking about it, he understood. Ever since he returned to the city, he hadn’t been living extravagantly; rather, he felt more at ease hanging out with those military men. So, he brought out the old military rules. Back then, after finishing a mission, they would brag about their romantic conquests.

Shaking his head, he initially didn’t want to make the call. At worst, he’d just let the security guards tease him a bit later. But a thought suddenly struck him, and he decided to dial Xu Yingying’s number. Perhaps a drunk man being picked up by his wife could be a part of a couple’s playful exchange.

Between couples, it shouldn’t always be just mutual respect; sometimes, you need to throw each other a little trouble. That’s what Li Yifei thought at that moment. Perhaps he had drunk a bit too much, or perhaps he felt that his life with Xu Yingying had been too cautious, and he wanted to spice things up a bit.

The phone rang twice before Xu Yingying picked up, and Li Yifei immediately said, "Honey, I drank too much."

Xu Yingying chided playfully, "Didn’t I tell you to drink less? Can you make it on your own? Should I come to pick you up?"

"You really have to come pick me up. I just boasted to them that one call, and you’d come pick me up. If you don’t come, I’ll lose face."

"You... you didn’t tell them about our relationship, did you?"

"No, I just said I’d call you to pick me up, didn’t say you’re my wife. Hehe, when men get together, they like to brag a little."

"Pfft..." Xu Yingying burst into laughter. Li Yifei’s antics truly gave her a special feeling, and she said teasingly, "Fine, I’ll immediately..."

Before Xu Yingying could finish, Li Yifei heard the door of the private room open, so he quickly said, "All right, it’s settled then." Then he cheerfully hung up the phone.

"Manager Li, is President Xu coming to pick you up later?" It was Sun Tao and Wang Gang, both smiling widely at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei laughed loudly and said smugly, "Of course. You’ll see for yourselves later. If I, Li Yifei, couldn’t even do that, how could I be your manager?"

The two of them pulled Li Yifei back into the private room. Sun Tao said nervously, "Manager Li, don’t mess around with this. Even if you brought President Xu here under some unusual pretense, if she gets angry later, how will you manage at the company?"

Wang Gang also voiced his concern, saying, "Manager Li, you can’t fool around with this. You know President Xu’s temper; she can’t stand any impropriety. Six or seven people who weren’t working seriously have already been fired."

Li Yifei smirked and said, "They are them, and my relationship with President Xu isn’t ordinary. If I ask her to pick me up, she’ll come."

"Manager Li, what kind of relationship do you have with President Xu?" Wang Gang looked at Li Yifei hesitantly.

Li Yifei smiled proudly and said, "When the company was first established, there weren’t many people. It was us veterans who helped out. She wouldn’t just kick down the bridge after crossing it over such a small matter, right?"

"Manager Li, you can’t do that. President Xu might think you’re becoming arrogant from your favored status. Even if she doesn’t fire you, she might start having issues with you, which doesn’t do you any favors. We were just joking earlier. Why are you taking it so seriously?"

Everyone tried to persuade Li Yifei to stop Xu Yingying from coming, not realizing Li Yifei had another plan in mind. Thus, he didn’t listen to them at all, insisting that Xu Yingying come over.

Seeing their persuasion fail, they started feeling a bit nervous. The mood for drinking dissipated. In less than fifteen minutes, the door to the private room was knocked, and everyone—all except Li Yifei—stood up in unison.

As the door opened, Xu Yingying appeared at the doorway, and everyone said in unison, "Hello, President Xu."

Xu Yingying lightly waved her hand, frowned a bit, and said, "This place is like an opium den with all this smoke. Can’t you smoke a bit less?"

Everyone glanced at each other, unsure of how to respond.

Li Yifei then chuckled awkwardly, feeling a bit guilty, and said, "President Xu, you’re here."

Xu Yingying gave Li Yifei a look and said, "You asked me to come. How could I not? Have you had enough to drink? I’ll take you home."

Li Yifei swayed as he got up and proudly told his pals, "All right, I’m leaving now. Use this money to settle the bill. Don’t say I’m not generous."

These security guards saw Li Yifei and Xu Yingying out. Each was secretly worried for Li Yifei; President Xu’s tone was unfriendly, and they wondered if she’d make things difficult for Li Yifei later.

Li Yifei got in the car, buckled his seatbelt, and Xu Yingying already had the window down, saying, "The smell of alcohol is strong. You really drank a lot today."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "I couldn’t help it. I just joined the Security Department, and I need to build rapport with them. It’ll be easier to manage later, don’t you think? They really can drink; they even got me a bit tipsy."

"All right, you better rest a bit. When we get home, I’ll make you some hot tea."

Li Yifei agreed and closed his eyes. Having his wife take care of him like this felt quite comforting. And apparently, Xu Yingying wasn’t upset. She even seemed a bit excited, as if she was happy he had her pick him up.

It wasn’t long before the car reached the parking lot in the community. Xu Yingying helped Li Yifei into the elevator. It was just the two of them, and as soon as the elevator door closed, Li Yifei suddenly hugged Xu Yingying and kissed her without a word.

"Mm..." Xu Yingying obviously wasn’t prepared for such a surprise attack, staring wide-eyed at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei’s tongue slipped into Xu Yingying’s mouth, and his hands started moving up and down her back.

Xu Yingying’s body trembled slightly, and after a minor struggle, she kissed Li Yifei back.

Unfortunately, the elevator moved too fast, reaching the floor in just a few seconds. Li Yifei let go of Xu Yingying, who gave him a sideways glance, her face showing a mischievous smile.

That mischievous smile made Li Yifei feel something was off. Xu Yingying usually didn’t smile like that, and just as he was about to ask, Xu Yingying already opened the apartment door.

"Shanshan, you brought your brother-in-law back?" came another Xu Yingying’s voice from inside.

Li Yifei was startled, realizing in his heart with a bad feeling. She wasn’t Xu Yingying, it became clear; he really messed up this time. He’d been so careless as to kiss her without confirming.

"He’s back. Brother-in-law, what are you dazing about? Come in quickly." Xu Shanshan tugged on Li Yifei, casting him a sneaky glare.

Li Yifei felt utterly awkward, yet of course couldn’t show it at this time. Suddenly struck by an idea, he decided to pretend he was really drunk, swaying and holding onto the doorframe. "I... I really drank too much."

"You... why did you drink so much?" Xu Yingying cried out, stepping over to help with Xu Shanshan as they moved Li Yifei to the living room. She personally took off his shoes and let him lie down on the couch.

Li Yifei waved his hand, saying, "Honey, I’m really happy today. You saved my face. You didn’t let me down."

Xu Yingying teased, "Why bring that up? I’m your wife. If I don’t uphold your honor, who will? Shanshan, go get a wet towel. I’ll make some tea for your brother-in-law."

Having his wife and sister-in-law fussing over him, Li Yifei kept stealing glances at Xu Shanshan. However, Xu Shanshan showed no signs of displeasure, darting about attending to him.

The next morning, after taking their daughter to kindergarten, he drove Xu Yingying to the office and was finally left to take Xu Shanshan to school.

Li Yifei had intended to play dumb about last night’s incident, but the thought of acting oblivious seemed too underhanded. So, he decided to clear things up with Xu Shanshan, and while driving slowly, he awkwardly said, "Shanshan, about last night, I..."

"Naughty brother-in-law, why did you kiss me?" Xu Shanshan turned her head, glaring playfully at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei chuckled dryly, "I thought you were your sister. You didn’t say you were Shanshan on the way back, so I..."

"So, you mean to say if you knew it was me, you wouldn’t have kissed me to save your life?"

"Yes, yes, absolutely not," Li Yifei nodded earnestly.

"You naughty brother-in-law, this wasn’t the first time you kissed me!"

"What?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened, straining to recall, but he couldn’t remember ever kissing Xu Shanshan. Hesitating, he said, "Shanshan, that can’t be right. Just this once when I misunderstood, and I had drunk too much."

"Who says so? Think again." Xu Shanshan winked playfully at Li Yifei.

"Uh... I really can’t think of it, Shanshan. Stop teasing me." Li Yifei felt a chill down his spine. It was one thing to flirt with his sister-in-law, but kissing was definitely crossing the line.

Xu Shanshan sniffed lightly and said, "I’m not holding you responsible, so why are you so scared?"

"How can I not be? If your sister knew I kissed you, she’d be furious, maybe even kick me out."

Xu Shanshan laughed gleefully, "I was just teasing you! It was only last night."

"Really?"

"Believe it or not, that’s up to you."

Li Yifei felt a huge relief. After all, he really had drunk too much last night. Even if Xu Yingying knew, it could be explained away. But the thought lingered at the back of his mind that maybe Xu Shanshan was tricking him after all. It seemed that the two of them really had kissed before, hadn’t they?