Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 691 - 730: Fate

Chapter 691: Chapter 730: Fate

Li Yifei was most worried about Ning Xin’er and Xu Yingying clashing, but today it seemed no such thing had happened. Although the two weren’t particularly friendly, they maintained a good front, especially in front of their daughter, where both behaved especially well and didn’t want to leave a bad impression on Little Yifei.

It was well past eight o’clock and Little Yifei should have been getting ready for bed, but Ning Xin’er had yet to suggest leaving. Xu Yingying found it inconvenient to say anything, but Xu Shanshan didn’t care for such formalities, saying, "Yifei, it’s getting late. We should take a bath and go to bed."

There were many people around today, and Little Yifei had a lot of fun, but she was still very obedient and agreed immediately.

Ning Xin’er quickly said, "Let me help Yifei with her bath."

Xu Shanshan said cheerfully, "No need, I can do it by myself."

Although Ning Xin’er clearly heard Xu Shanshan’s refusal, she still said with a smile, "It wouldn’t hurt to have an extra person, and I find it quite fun to bathe Little Yifei."

Li Yifei shook his head slightly. Ning Xin’er was now quite different from her former self in Beijing. She used to have a quick temper, ready to ignite at the slightest spark. If anyone had refused her like that, she would have flared up long ago, but now she could keep a calm face and smile, clearly much more mature than before.

Such a Ning Xin’er might not be as much of a headache for Li Yifei as before, but she was now more difficult to deal with. Before, she was at most a simple-minded tomboy, but now she had become a capable woman whose mentality had greatly improved.

In the end, it was Xu Yingying and Ning Xin’er who bathed Little Yifei together, and Xu Shanshan, puffing up with annoyance, sat down next to Li Yifei and said, "Brother-in-law, Ning Xin’er’s got a thick skin. I made it pretty clear, yet she’s still here."

Li Yifei cleared his throat. He couldn’t really criticize Ning Xin’er, and what she was doing was reasonable after all, considering Little Yifei was her daughter.

"Don’t be angry. Yifei is her daughter. It’s already good enough that she can behave quietly. Would you rather have it like before, forcing me to be with her?"

Xu Shanshan pursed her lips and said, "Although she doesn’t say it outright like before, she definitely hasn’t stopped wanting that. She’s just switched from aboveboard to underhanded tactics, scheming to steal you away."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "I’m a living person, not an object. Can she really just snatch me away that easily?"

Xu Shanshan touched her chin, giggling, and said, "That’s true. Even if she is better, she’s just one person, and we have two in our family. Besides, my sister has already agreed to Xiaoyao and Yiyi, so now four of you are serving you. You have a wife and concubines, and even a clandestine affair. For you men, shouldn’t that be enough?"

The wife here is Xu Yingying, the concubines are Chu Xiaoyao and Su Yiyi, and the clandestine affair is naturally Xu Shanshan herself.

For men, there’s a saying that ’a wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret affair, and a secret affair is not as good as an unattainable one.’ And now, Li Yifei had them all, so as a man, he really should be satisfied.

Li Yifei couldn’t help feeling a bit embarrassed, with Xu Shanshan hitting the nail on the head, and he said, "Actually, I’m really very satisfied, incredibly so."

Xu Shanshan saw the embarrassed look on Li Yifei’s face and couldn’t help but giggle, saying, "Look at how pleased you are."

After chatting idly for a while, Xu Shanshan didn’t make any excessive moves with Li Yifei. Last night had already been scary and thrilling enough, and with Ning Xin’er present today, neither wanted to cause any trouble.

After bathing Little Yifei, Ning Xin’er finally suggested leaving and looked at Li Yifei, saying, "Aren’t you going to see me off?"

Xu Shanshan immediately chimed in, "It’s just a short distance; why bother seeing her off?"

Ning Xin’er gave a light smile and said, "Yifei and I happen to be heading the same direction. You’re not worried that we would do something together, are you? Don’t worry, it won’t take more than half an hour and I’ll let Yifei come back."

Since Ning Xin’er put it that way, Xu Yingying couldn’t say much else and told Li Yifei, "Husband, go see Ning Xin’er off."

Ning Xin’er looked at Li Yifei with mirthful eyes, saying, "Your wife gave the word, how can you not agree?"

Li Yifei glanced at Xu Yingying and, receiving a nod of approval, said, "Let’s go, I’ll see you off."

Watching Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er leave, Xu Shanshan immediately pouted and said, "Sis, why did you let brother-in-law see her off?"

Xu Yingying smiled faintly and said, "I want to keep an eye on him, but he has hands and feet. I can watch him when he’s in front of me, but what about when I’m not around? How could I possibly keep him in check then? So, in the end, it’s all about his own sense of responsibility."

Xu Shanshan said disdainfully, "Please, as if men have such self-control. Beauties – men never think they have too many of those. Given the chance, they will always go for a taste."

Xu Yingying looked at Xu Shanshan with a smile at the corner of her mouth and said, "You seem to understand quite well. If you’re so insightful, then find a boyfriend and show me."

"I’d rather not bother looking. Otherwise, I’d end up like you, having to think about how to please my brother-in-law every day. It’s so tiring. It’s much more comfortable to be on my own."

"But I’ve found a lot of joy in it, something you can’t experience on your own."

"Okay, okay, stop pressuring me like you’re my mom, pushing me to go on blind dates again."

As the sisters bantered, Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er had taken the elevator down to the ground floor. By now, it was dark outside, but the street lamps in the community and the lights on the buildings made the area far from dark. Many people were strolling on the paths in the community, and some children were frolicking on the lawns and by the ponds.

Walking side by side with Li Yifei, Ning Xin’er said, "Would you walk with me for a while? Don’t worry, I promise I’ll let you go back within half an hour."

Li Yifei smiled and nodded, "Of course."

The two walked slowly along the path, neither speaking. After about four or five minutes, Ning Xin’er finally spoke in a subdued tone, "I used to fantasize about having dinner with you, then taking a walk together with the children."

"Oh? When was this?"

Ning Xin’er flipped her hair with a charming smile, "It was right after you left. I had that fantasy."

Li Yifei asked with a slight laugh, "You were so wild back then, you had such a poetic imagination?"

Unperturbed, Ning Xin’er replied, "You only saw the wild side of me with you, but I wasn’t that temperamental with others. Didn’t you notice at the time?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Yifei said, "Actually, you’re right. I always thought you just disliked me."

"At first I did dislike you, but later on, I began to find you more and more appealing. Unfortunately, I couldn’t let go of my pride, so I kept being difficult with you. Deep down, though, I longed to have a romantic time with you. Who knew that once you left, I’d never hear from you again."

Picking a small flower gently, Ning Xin’er brought it up to her nose to smell it, her posture graceful and her movements enchanting. This side of Ning Xin’er had Li Yifei momentarily spellbound.

"If I had let go of my pride back then and hadn’t been so confrontational, maybe we wouldn’t have ended up like this, don’t you think?" Turning her head, Ning Xin’er looked at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, "Xin’er, even if you were like you are now, back then, I wouldn’t have been with you."

"Why not?" Ning Xin’er frowned.

Li Yifei gave a wry smile, "Back then, I was just a soldier, and you were already the darling of heaven. The gap between us was too great. Besides, I had someone else in my heart. At that time, all I could think about was my first love. There was no room for anyone else in my heart."

"It was Ye Yunzhu, right? Then why didn’t you marry her instead of Xu Yingying?" This was something Ning Xin’er had always been sore about.

Gazing into the distance, Li Yifei said slowly, "I guess it was fate. When I came back, I found her, but for some reason, we just couldn’t come together. However, after Yingying and I got married, the tensions between us disappeared, and even her family no longer opposed us being together."

Talking about this made Li Yifei feel somewhat helpless. After everything that had happened with Ye Yunzhu, and considering they were each other’s first loves and still had feelings for each other, they should’ve ended up together, but now they couldn’t be together formally.

Ning Xin’er let out a deep sigh, "So, are you trying to tell me that we don’t have that fate either?"

Li Yifei lit a cigarette and took a drag before saying, "Xin’er, I really can’t divorce Yingying now. It’s a promise as a man, so please don’t pressure me. Even if we can’t be husband and wife, we still share a daughter."

"Yes, we have a daughter together, and I should be content with that." Ning Xin’er laughed at herself, then shook her head, "Alright, I won’t pressure you anymore. Just think of me as a good friend."

Li Yifei was somewhat taken aback by Ning Xin’er’s words and didn’t know how to respond.

Ning Xin’er also looked at Li Yifei, then burst into laughter, her charm irresistible as she teased, "What’s the matter? Are you uncomfortable when I’m not clinging to you?"

"Not at all. If you can really let go, then of course I’m happy for you."

Ning Xin’er gave Li Yifei a sidelong glance, "Let’s not fool ourselves. I think you’re just happy for yourself, now you won’t have to worry about my affairs anymore."

Li Yifei grinned awkwardly, "Anyway, I feel much more at ease interacting with you now."

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