Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 763 - 801: It’s Hard to Settle Down

Chapter 763: Chapter 801: It’s Hard to Settle Down

"Alright, alright, I’m being respectful here, ladies. You don’t have to come at me with such hostility. We’re supposed to be friends, after all. This feels like an interrogation, and I’m really not comfortable. Why don’t we...sit down and have a proper talk?"

Su Mengfei snorted, "A proper talk? Sure, it sounds nice when you say it. My cousin is regarded as the number one beauty in Huaxia, peerlessly gorgeous, bursting with talent, and extraordinarily capable. For her to fancy you is a blessing you’ve earned over eight lifetimes, and yet you still went and got married. That’s the ultimate insult to my cousin."

Xiao Ling’er glared at Li Yifei, "You have to explain this situation to us clearly, otherwise, don’t even dream of having a nice chat with us."

"Exactly! In your dreams, you owe us an explanation." Zheng Yuling nodded repeatedly.

Li Yifei gave a wry smile, "My dear aunties, this is a private matter of the heart. Why are you meddling?"

"Private matter of the heart, my foot. I think my cousin just didn’t realize she was bewitched by you. It’s simple. Make a stance, do you want your wife or my cousin? If you want your wife, then cut ties with my cousin and stop bothering her. If you want my cousin, then divorce your wife right away."

Li Yifei looked at the three of them one by one, then spoke slowly, "And what if I want both?"

"In your dreams!" The three shouted in unison.

Li Yifei smiled faintly, "But that’s precisely the dream I’m having. I won’t divorce my wife and I won’t leave Mengxin, unless Mengxin doesn’t want to be with me; otherwise, I’ll definitely be with both of them."

"You...you’re too greedy, aren’t you?" Zheng Yuling’s eyes widened, scarcely believing her ears.

They had long been accustomed to seeing men with multiple women, which was nothing new, but there had to be a question of status. In big families, the wife was definitely the one with the strongest background, and as for other women, whether they were mistresses or ’the other woman,’ they had no status within the family, but no one would interfere too much.

For a woman like Su Mengxin, if she agreed to marry a scion of a big family, they would certainly treat her like a treasured possession, even if it meant taking her as a wife from a married man and divorcing the current wife. As for the former wife, she could either be discarded or relegated to a miserable existence as a concubine. But what Li Yifei was suggesting—that Xu Yingying would remain his wife and Su Mengxin would merely be a mistress—was beyond their wildest imagination.

Li Yifei smiled slightly, "I was with my wife first, so the fact that I’ve fallen for Mengxin is already unfair to my wife. How could I possibly divorce her now?"

Xiao Ling’er hummed, "That sounds good, but I heard your wife still has no idea about your relationship with Mengxin. If you want to have the best of both worlds, then why are you hiding it from your wife?"

Li Yifei’s face showed a guilty expression, "I really haven’t told her. I know if I did, Yingying would be incredibly heartbroken and might even end up suggesting we divorce so she can make way for Mengxin and me. But Mengxin and I don’t want that. We’re still trying to find a way to get Yingying to accept Mengxin, to have us all together."

Su Mengfei curled her lip, "Do you think you could really manage that? Dream on. Do you have any idea how furious my grandfather is right now? He’s itching to skin you alive. If you’d just divorce your wife properly and marry my cousin, there might be some room for maneuver. Otherwise, you might as well wait for death."

Li Yifei laughed, "I know all about the Su family patriarch’s terrible temper. I know I can’t provoke him, and he could crush me with a flick of a finger, but as a man, if I can’t protect my own wife or the person I love, then what kind of man would I be? Difficult as it may be, I’m willing to face the challenges. Even if the old man is powerful, I’ll still take him on."

The three women stared at Li Yifei as though he were a monster. Who was the Su family patriarch? A national figure who ranked top five in power. There were very few who could speak to him as equals. Li Yifei, despite being a skilled soldier from the Flying Hawk Squad, was still just a soldier when compared to the patriarch. Now, here he was, speaking such bold words. They didn’t know whether to say Li Yifei was ignorant of reality or to admire his brave spirit.

"I know you’re here for Mengxin’s sake, coming to take up her cause. Mengxin is lucky to have such good friends and sisters, and I’m happy for her. But this matter, Mengxin and I have it under control. We will courageously face whatever comes. There’s no need for you to worry anymore, but for now, I want to thank you all."

"Don’t mention it." Zheng Yuling and Su Mengfei responded reflexively, but Xiao Ling’er sharply retorted, "How could you two fall for his words again? Have you forgotten why we’re here? We came to hold him to account, and no matter his reasons, we can’t let him off so easily."

Realizing what they had almost fallen for, Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling quickly glared at Li Yifei. Su Mengfei fumed, "Almost fooled by you again, huh. Don’t even think about slipping away so easily!"

Li Yifei’s face instantly darkened, the situation was almost resolved, but who knew that in the end, it would still fall short. These three women were truly tenacious. He forced a wry smile and said, "Fine, fine, just tell me, what exactly do you want to do, what are you after?"

"Mengfei, get up!" Xiao Ling’er glared at Su Mengfei and said, "Are you in league with him?"

Su Mengfei also felt that this way, she wasn’t completely opposing Li Yifei, so she quickly stood up and joined Xiao Ling’er, imitating their stance with hands on hips, and said, "We just won’t make things easy for you."

Zheng Yuling followed up, "That’s right, you jerk, to think you could fool our good sister like that, we won’t let you off easily."

"Hmph, do you think we can’t see what you’re really like? You’re nothing but a philandering carrot, talking about true love, that’s complete nonsense. Thinking you can be with our Mengxin, we won’t agree, we’ll definitely ruin it for you," Xiao Ling’er sneered even more coldly.

Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you want to ruin it, then I have no objections. If our relationship between Mengxin and myself can be ruined by your meddling, then it only shows that our feelings aren’t deep enough."

The three of them were so taken aback by Li Yifei’s words that they didn’t know what to say. If Li Yifei had shown fear or pleaded with them, they would have known what to do, but he clearly wasn’t afraid at all.

Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling immediately looked towards Xiao Ling’er, who was the cleverest among them. Usually, any cunning plans were always Xiao Ling’er’s doing, so naturally, they relied on her now as well.

Xiao Ling’er’s eyes darted around, and she said, "You just sit tight here. If you dare to leave, we’ll do what we said at the beginning, disturb you non-stop at your company, Humph, come on, let’s go back to the room and talk."

Watching the three of them go upstairs, Li Yifei hastily took out his phone and called Xu Yingying.

"Honey, I’ve run into a bit of trouble. There are three women who came to the company, and they’re all ladies from Capital City. They’ve had some misunderstandings about me, and I’m trying to sort it out," he said.

Li Yifei was quite forthcoming at the outset, but he didn’t disclose the real reason the three of them were looking for him. After all, his relationship with Su Mengxin was not yet suitable for Xu Yingying to know about. Although there were already rumors circulating in Capital City, these would likely be confined within the big families and wouldn’t spread to a smaller place like Mile City.

Upon hearing Li Yifei speak like this, Xu Yingying’s considerable anger subsided somewhat, and with a furrowed brow, she said, "It’s not some women you’ve messed with in the past, is it?"

"No, absolutely not, they’re just a bunch of non-mainstreamers. I offended them in the past, and somehow they found out I am here, so they came looking for trouble. They even deliberately got cozy with me in the office, just to tarnish my reputation. But these people have very strong backgrounds, and I really can’t do anything to them, so I could only deal with them for the time being," he explained.

"What are you doing now?" she asked.

"They went off to discuss how to deal with me. They’re not by my side, so I took the opportunity to explain things to you. I really don’t want you to misunderstand," he replied.

Li Yifei’s attitude was sincere, and indeed, what he said was mostly the truth. Xu Yingying, although feeling uncomfortable about the situation, subconsciously did not want to acknowledge that Li Yifei was fooling around again, so she chose to trust him, replying, "They won’t hurt you, will they?"

"They’re just three young girls, they couldn’t possibly harm me. It’s just that I really can’t afford to provoke them, which is why they’re giving me a headache."

"Really, why did you provoke them in the first place?"

"Back then I had a bad temper, and I couldn’t stand people like them. I didn’t give them the kind treatment others did. Who knew they would still remember it to this day. Oh, honey, I can’t talk anymore, they’re coming downstairs," he hastily said.

After finishing, Li Yifei quickly hung up the phone. Talking to Xu Yingying on the phone could easily displease them, and anyway, he could only explain so much for now. If Xu Yingying heard anything they said, it would only make things more troublesome for him.