Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 706 - 745: The Ambitions of the Ye Family

Chapter 706: Chapter 745: The Ambitions of the Ye Family

Wang Qiang and Sun Na were profoundly grateful to Xu Yingying. They didn’t yet know that Li Yifei was Xu Yingying’s husband; given the boss’s great efforts in this matter, their gratitude was boundless.

Xu Yingying casually mentioned that acquiring the company was also beneficial for the whole Dreamfly Company. Additionally, she had recently come to highly recognize Sun Na’s work capabilities and wanted Sun Na to temporarily take the managerial post of the branch company.

This was something Sun Na had never expected; it was a tremendous stroke of good fortune. Just a short while ago, she had lived a humiliating life, and now, in the blink of an eye, her future seemed bright.

Throughout the resolution of this matter, Xu Yingying had had quite a few interactions with Sun Na and Wang Qiang. Apart from understanding Sun Na’s work abilities, she was more touched by the affection between Wang Qiang and Sun Na. Reflecting on her own relationship with Li Yifei, she felt it was far too bland. Apart from making love, they seemed not to have any romantic sparks, as if they had already been a couple for over a decade. However, Xu Yingying felt she should still be in the throes of a passionate love affair with Li Yifei.

But now, with so many responsibilities at the company, even when she returned home at night, there were many tasks to do. To have a romantic evening with Li Yifei seemed impossible due to the lack of time and energy.

"Sigh..." Xu Yingying let out a soft sigh, wondering when she would be able to watch a movie with Li Yifei or properly enjoy some alone time together.

This weekend was the birthday of the Old Master of the Ye Family. Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu had come to the provincial capital to celebrate his birthday. Ye Yunzhu’s belly was already slightly bulging, but with the weather turning chilly, her trench coat hid her pregnancy from casual observers.

Once they arrived at Ye Yunzhu’s home, after meeting with the Old Master and the others, Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu stayed in her room. Lying on the bed, Li Yifei sat at her feet, taking her foot into his hands and began to massage it.

When Ye Yunzhu saw Li Yifei about to speak, she immediately chided, "I’m telling you, don’t you nag me here. You haven’t shut up the whole way here; can’t you let me have some peace for once?"

Li Yifei gave Ye Yunzhu a reproachful look and said, "It’s not that I like to talk too much. Look at you, you’re more than four months pregnant, and yet you still work so hard. What’s more important, the baby or your work?"

Ye Yunzhu actually found Li Yifei’s nagging quite endearing and humphed, "Then you should have come specifically to take care of me. You leave me alone there, so I have to do everything myself, and all you do is chatter when you’re here."

Li Yifei had grown to face Ye Yunzhu’s sarcasm calmly. He softly said, "It’s not exactly convenient, is it? Think about it, you’re the County Head. If I, a married man, came to tend to you and others saw it, wouldn’t that look bad for your reputation?"

Ye Yunzhu curled her lip and retorted, "Stop trying to sound so nice. You’re clearly just afraid of your wife."

Li Yifei chuckled and replied, "I’m here to celebrate the Old Master’s birthday with you. If Yingying hadn’t agreed, how could I have made it? Don’t view Yingying through a biased lens; she’s actually very good. For her to have come this far is truly not easy."

"I just can’t get my head around it. If it were me, and you messed around with another woman, I’d castrate you." As she spoke, Ye Yunzhu made a scissor gesture with her hand and then continued fiercely, "But she can actually accept Chu Xiaoyao and Su Yiyi. Doesn’t she get jealous?"

"That... I think she’s not taking it well inside, but there are special reasons. For the sake of our family, she had to step back."

"You can actually accept such a thing? It’s beyond me. By the way, you said that Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao also live in your house. So, you must spend nights in their rooms, too?"

"Yes!" Li Yifei didn’t deny it.

"And Xu Yingying can tolerate that?" Ye Yunzhu widened her eyes.

"If she has accepted Su Yiyi and Chu Xiaoyao, then she naturally has to accept such things as well." He said this, but Li Yifei felt quite guilty inside. It was indeed tremendously difficult for Xu Yingying, and her tolerance as his wife was beyond reproach.

Ye Yunzhu grimaced and said, "Alright, I admit that in this regard, I definitely can’t compare to your wife. Just thinking about you with other women annoys me; let alone having to see it under my own roof and you going to bed with other women. Ah, be gentle, are you trying to murder me?"

Li Yifei quickly lessened the strength of his hands and said, "I’m just trying to help you relax."

Ye Yunzhu snorted, "You’re just feeling guilty. Honestly, I don’t get it. You used to be such a pure guy, and now look at you, all indecent, married and still keeping concubines. If I had known you’d turn out this way, I should’ve castrated you back then, and that would’ve been the end of it."

Li Yifei chuckled dryly, knowing Ye Yunzhu harbored deep resentment. They were each other’s first loves, and yet she couldn’t become his legitimate wife and was now bearing his child. This was extremely hard for her, so no matter how much Ye Yunzhu complained, Li Yifei had no choice but to accept it.

"Cousin, Brother-in-law!" With a burst of wind, Zhou Xiaoyue rushed in like a whirlwind just in time to see Li Yifei massaging Ye Yunzhu’s foot. She immediately stuck out her tongue and said, "Sorry, it seems I’ve come at a bad time."

Ye Yunzhu gave Zhou Xiaoyue a look and said, "You girl, you’re in university now, how come you still don’t have any sense of propriety? Can’t you knock before entering?"

"Hehe, I’ll definitely knock next time, but who would’ve thought you two would be up to mischief in broad daylight," Zhou Xiaoyue said teasingly as she winked at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei put down Ye Yunzhu’s foot and said, "Your sister was tired, shouldn’t I help her massage her feet?"

Zhou Xiaoyue came over and plonked herself down next to Ye Yunzhu, saying, "Brother-in-law, thanks for last time."

Li Yifei laughed and said, "What’s to thank? It’s not like you’re someone else. If I, as your brother-in-law, didn’t look after you, that wouldn’t be right."

"What happened?" Ye Yunzhu immediately furrowed her brows and asked.

Zhou Xiaoyue stuck out her tongue and said, "At school, I was almost tricked by someone. Fortunately, my brother-in-law was there. He saved me and even gave those guys a beating. Now, those annoying guys at school don’t dare to mess with me."

"What’s the story?" Ye Yunzhu instantly became anxious.

Zhou Xiaoyue then retold the incident in detail. After listening, Ye Yunzhu frowned and said, "I’ve told you not to go out with just anyone. If something really happened, you wouldn’t even have the chance to regret it."

"I know, I know. Haven’t I already admitted my mistake? Why are you still lecturing me?" Zhou Xiaoyue hurriedly said.

In the Ye family, Zhou Xiaoyue had a pretty good relationship with Ye Yunzhu, and she was also quite familiar with Li Yifei. At this moment, she lingered around, chatting leisurely with them.

Zhou Xiaoyue then brought up, "Cousin, this time grandpa’s birthday is going to be grand. There’ll be a lot of people coming."

"Oh? Really?" Ye Yunzhu looked at Zhou Xiaoyue in disbelief. In recent years, the old master had kept a low profile. Even during birthdays, it was usually just the family members and a few old friends at most. They had never made a big fuss.

Zhou Xiaoyue reassured fervently, "Yes, I just heard my parents talking about it. It’s absolutely true."

Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu exchanged a look, both sensing the unusualness of the event. Although the Ye family was among the several great families in the provincial city, their strength wasn’t the strongest, so the Old Master of the Ye Family had always been low-key. Such a high-profile event indicated much more.

Right then, someone came knocking on the door. It was the Old Master of the Ye Family sending for Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu. They quickly got up and went to see the old man.

In the Old Master’s study, aside from him, there was no one else. Seeing Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu come in, the Old Master smiled warmly and gestured, "Take a seat."

Li Yifei helped Ye Yunzhu sit down, smiling as he said, "Grandpa, what did you want to see us about?"

The Old Master swayed in his rocking chair, took a sip of tea, and said, "The Ye family has been low-key for so long. I want to take this opportunity to make our Ye family’s name shine. Do you have any opinions?"

Although Ye Yunzhu was involved in politics, she had never really taken part in such familial power struggles and was unsure how to respond. Li Yifei however, laughed and said, "Grandpa, you’ve already decided on what to do, yet you’re asking for our opinion. Isn’t that a bit superfluous?"

The Old Master chuckled and said, "Yifei is indeed smart." Then he turned serious and added, "Yifei, the situation in the provincial city is extremely complicated right now. I can’t afford to keep a low profile any longer. There have been frequent changes in provincial positions recently, due to certain reasons from above. There are several crucial positions available. If we can secure these positions, the Ye family could become the top family in the provincial city. We of the Ye family are determined to achieve this, but the other families are also eagerly eyeing these positions."

Li Yifei narrowed his eyes and said, "I say, Old Master, I’m afraid it’s not possible for any family to secure all these positions in one fell swoop. The higher-ups allow families like ours to exist, but they also don’t want any one family to become too powerful; that could lead to big problems. Balance is the main thing, isn’t it? In the end, each of the major families will probably just get one position, to keep each other in check."

The Old Master gave a thumbs up and said, "Exactly, Yifei is truly insightful. I am aware that this is indeed the case. However, there is a Vice Governor position that is the biggest of them all. Our Ye family’s ultimate goal is this position. You should know, for a large provincial family like ours, the best we can aim for is Vice Governor. Whichever family secures this Vice Governor position will be able to overcome the other families, at least for the duration of that term. We of the Ye family have been lagging behind for years because we haven’t secured this position. This time, no matter what, you have to help our Ye family get this position."

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