Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 539 - 551: Let’s Change Husbands

Chapter 539: Chapter 551: Let’s Change Husbands

Entering the hall, the old comrades warmly greeted each other. The feelings shared between comrades were truly different—more genuine and memorable—than those formed with colleagues met through work afterward.

Li Yifei, Xu Yingying, and Xu Shanshan went to meet these elders first, then gathered with a group of younger people.

There were a total of eight old comrades at this gathering, and apart from two who did not bring their families, the other six had their families with them. The younger generation was all about the same age, but Xu Yingying was the only one who was married, and there was only one child among them.

Among these people, aside from Lin Qiong, Xu Yingying, and Xu Shanshan being female, the other four young individuals were male. They had never met the Xu sisters or Lin Qiong before, and upon seeing these three beauties, it was inevitable that they found it hard to look away.

Zhao Yangwei, who had started his own business and had made good progress in the past two years, earning over a million, was considered quite an achiever among his peers. Coupled with his handsome appearance, he felt he should be the most outstanding one here. Since Xu Yingying was married and had a child, he wouldn’t pursue her, but Xu Shanshan and Lin Qiong were still single, naturally making them targets of his advances.

At that moment, he deliberately flaunted his car keys, belonging to a Crosstour worth over two hundred thousand, and cheerfully asked Lin Qiong, "Lin Qiong, where do you work now?"

The question seemed perfectly normal. Everyone was over twenty-five and should be working by then, and discussing work when gathering was nothing out of the ordinary.

As the hostess, Lin Qiong couldn’t neglect her guests. With a slight smile, she said, "I work at the Mile City Public Security Bureau."

Zhao Yangwei immediately responded, "Oh, you’re in Mile City? I actually do some business there and know a few friends, including two from the City Bureau. If you ever need anything at the Public Security Bureau, just call me, and I’ll definitely help out."

Lin Qiong nodded and thanked him.

Given Lin Qiong’s age and gender, Zhao Yangwei naturally assumed she was a junior clerical worker in the police system. He chuckled, "It’s really hard to get promoted these days. Without pulling some strings, it’s probably impossible to move up in a lifetime."

Lin Qiong nodded once more and said, "It’s indeed not easy." She then looked at Li Yifei. If it weren’t for him pretending to be that mysterious person who helped her a few times, she wouldn’t be a Deputy Director now—she wouldn’t even have dreamt of becoming a station chief, resigned to being just a lowly officer at her station.

Zhao Yangwei, eager to show off, persisted, "Lin Qiong, which Sub-bureau do you work at? Let me see if I can speak directly to my friend; if you’re in the same district, it would be even more convenient."

Lin Qiong replied, "No need, I’ll work my way up slowly."

"But how can that be? Our fathers are old comrades, and the bond between old comrades is the most genuine. We are like brothers and sisters, and I am your brother. If I can help, I must. My dad would scold me if I didn’t. Just tell me which district you’re in, and I’ll call you right away."

Due to Zhao Yangwei’s enthusiasm, Lin Qiong had no choice but to reveal her district.

Once Zhao Yangwei heard which district Lin Qiong mentioned, he got a sense of certainty. To showcase his clout, he immediately dialed a number. As soon as the call connected, he said, "Brother Li, it’s Zhao Yangwei. It’s been a long time... I’ve been thinking about you, and I’ll be visiting Mile City in a few days. Definitely going to treat you to a meal... Oh, also, I have a small matter to discuss. There’s a sister of mine working in your district’s Public Security Bureau. Please take good care of her... Haha, of course, after all, who are we if not buddies? If you don’t help me out, I’ll never forgive you... Her name is Lin Qiong... What... What! I’m not joking... What? She’s... your Deputy Director?"

Zhao Yangwei shouted out loud and then turned around, gaping at Lin Qiong.

Another man named Wu Ran, puzzled, nudged Zhao Yangwei and said, "Brother Zhao, what’s wrong?"

Zhao Yangwei snapped his jaw shut before finally closing his mouth, his facial skin twitching, "Lin Qiong, you’re actually the Deputy Director there, and you didn’t tell me."

Lin Qiong simply smiled and said, "You never asked me. I’m just a Deputy Director; I can’t exactly announce it all the time, can I?"

Suddenly, everyone looked up to Lin Qiong with admiration. Becoming a Deputy Director of the Public Security Bureau, even for career police officers who had served for decades, was an incredibly challenging achievement. And for Lin Qiong to reach that position at her young age, she must have had substantial backing.

Lin Qiong pointed at Xu Yingying and said, "Don’t look at me. I’m just a Deputy Director. Xu Yingying here is a big boss with assets worth hundreds of millions. Now, that’s truly impressive."

"Hundreds of millions!" The men couldn’t help but exclaim loudly again.

Xu Yingying let out a light laugh and said, "Lin Qiong, you’re teasing me. I’m just a worker after all."

Zhao Yangwei swallowed his saliva and said, "Xu Yingying, what kind of company is that?"

Yingying grinned slightly and said, "Dreamfly Company, just newly set up; everything is still not on the right track."

Zhao Yangwei’s eyes lit up—this was a business opportunity. He immediately started talking with Yingying about her company’s operations and also introduced his own company, but at this point, he completely shed his arrogance and began engaging with Yingying in a much humbler way.

Even if the company wasn’t Yingying’s, but as the boss, her authority was tremendous. If he wanted to do business with the company, he naturally needed Yingying’s approval. Moreover, as a senior executive like Yingying, with an annual salary of over a million—this was quite normal—it was much more money than he could make in his own business.

At this moment, Wu Ran said to Li Yifei, "Li Yifei, since you’re Xu Yingying’s husband, you must be pretty impressive too, right?"

Yingying and Lin Qiong both wore smiles, looking towards Li Yifei, who said in his composed manner, "I’m nothing special; I’m just a security guard at Yingying’s company." He didn’t even claim to be the Security Department Manager.

"Stop joking, with Xu Yingying’s capabilities, how could you possibly just be a security guard?" The men clearly didn’t believe it.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "I’m really just a security guard. Yingying says I can’t do anything right, so I can only work as a guard, then go home everyday, cook, and take care of the kids—that’s about it."

Zhao Yangwei and the others immediately looked at Li Yifei and Xu Yingying with a strange gaze, but Yingying didn’t want others to look down on Li Yifei and smiled, "Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s the manager of the security department. He used to be the Human Resources Manager at my company and he’s one of the original members who helped start this company. It’s just that now the child has grown up, and one of us had to give up their career to take care of our child. Yifei chose to give up his career. For this, I’m very grateful to my husband."

In saying this, Yingying indeed elevated Li Yifei, but Zhao Yangwei and the others still felt that Li Yifei was riding on her coattails. They didn’t show it on their faces, but inside they looked down on Li Yifei.

However, seeing how good Yingying was to Li Yifei, always by his side without a hint of domineering posture, they were all very envious. To be a man like Li Yifei, that was indeed an achievement.

Seeing Zhao Yangwei showing interest in her, Lin Qiong took the initiative and said, "Yingying, you took away my husband, and here you are flaunting your affection; isn’t that a bit inconsiderate?"

This time, Yingying understood that Lin Qiong was just giving a hint to Zhao Yangwei and the others, so she just laughed, "I didn’t force him to leave. This business deal is something he negotiated on his own. I didn’t interfere. And these next couple of days are crucial; he really can’t get away."

"Sigh, these men are all about their career, their career. I wish my husband were like yours, waiting for me at home every day. How nice that would be. Otherwise, let’s trade husbands, shall we? After all, they both look the same; no one would notice the difference."

Yingying chided, "How can you even say such a thing? Can husbands even be swapped?"

"Who asked your husband to be so good, always able to accompany you everywhere, really makes me envious, jealous, and resentful."

"Alright, alright, next time I’ll make sure your husband stays, and I’ll let my husband take his place at work."

"You’re saying it, I’m taking it seriously."

"Has Xu Yingying ever gone back on her word?"

The two spoke quite naturally, and naturally, no one else could discern anything, but Li Yifei fully comprehended the hidden meanings in their words. However, it was better not to intervene in this matter; Lin Qiong was full of resentment, and provoking her was not a wise thing to do.

But with Lin Qiong and Yingying’s conversation, everyone understood that Lin Qiong was also spoken for, and so they couldn’t be too enthusiastic towards her anymore. Their focus shifted to Xu Shanshan.

Xu Shanshan had a playful and mischievous personality; those men didn’t have any bad intentions, so she chatted away with them openly. Still, she didn’t give them any opportunities, hinting through her conversation that she wasn’t considering having a boyfriend at the moment.

Lunch was a lively affair. After a while, these old comrades in arms were a bit tipsy, their spirits even higher as they spoke about business, their children, and reminisced about the past.

Li Yifei excused himself to the bathroom mid-meal and was returning to the private room just when Lin Qiong suddenly clung to his arm, startling Li Yifei. Just as he was about to pull away and ask Lin Qiong what she was doing, Lin Qiong had already pushed open the door to the room and loudly said, "Mom, Dad, Yifei specially rushed back to celebrate your birthday."

The room suddenly quieted down, all eyes were fixed on Li Yifei and Lin Qiong.