Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 773 - 811: The True Trio

Chapter 773: Chapter 811: The True Trio

Li Yifei smiled as he met the gaze of the three people and said, "I can understand your confusion about the future, so why not find a man you truly like before getting married and then fight for it? Maybe you can actually end up together? Even if you can’t really be together, at least you would have loved passionately, and there would be no regrets in this lifetime."

Xiao Ling’er laughed bitterly and said, "Do you think we haven’t thought of that?"

Zheng Yuling also shook her head and said, "It’s not that we lack the courage of Mengxin, but we lack her capacity. Mengxin has the strong ability to back her up no matter what she does. Even if she makes a mistake, nobody can do anything to her, but we can’t do that. Although we are also from prominent families, our parents are not valued, and we ourselves have no capabilities. We are destined to be pawns for marriage alliances. If we resist, we can take the risk, but our parents would lose even the little status they have within the family and be further marginalized. Our actions don’t just affect us, they involve many other people."

Su Mengfei sighed and said, "It’s only because my cousin has always taken good care of me that I have been able to live so carefree until now. Otherwise, I would have been married off long ago. Even with my cousin helping me, my parents are already getting anxious for me to marry off."

Although Li Yifei also knew a little about the affairs of these great clans, he was ignorant of such complicated relationships. It turned out that Xiao Ling’er and the others didn’t wish to resist; it was that due to various relationships, they simply couldn’t. Normally, they appeared carefree, but in reality, their carefreeness was because they had no future; it was a form of escapism. Seeing them from this angle, the three seemed quite pitiful.

Suddenly, Xiao Ling’er laughed a few times, but then tears flowed from her eyes, and she began to cry on the table.

Li Yifei hadn’t expected Xiao Ling’er to react so strongly at that moment and was about to comfort her when Zheng Yuling sighed and said, "Let her cry. Of the three of us, it’s only Ling’er who had a boyfriend. But before she even got to know the guy well, he was warned by her family and he quickly ran away."

Li Yifei’s mouth twitched as he said, "That guy is really irresponsible. Such a man isn’t worth being sad over."

Su Mengfei gave Li Yifei a look and said, "Not everyone has the courage to confront families like ours. Let alone the large families of Capital City, even ordinary rich people can easily scare away a man who isn’t firm in his stance."

Zheng Yuling spoke mournfully, "With Ling’er as a cautionary tale, we just don’t want to have boyfriends anymore. It’s not about seeking happiness but courting torture. If the man were to bear this with us and resist with us, it would be ’the weak can’t overpower the strong,’ and the man would easily get hurt. To love only to have someone hurt is painful for us too."

Su Mengfei continued, "If the man doesn’t stand with us and runs away at the first sign of trouble, that’s not just painful but also infuriating. Like Ling’er, whenever she thinks about it, she gets so sad, and they weren’t even that deeply involved. If it had been a deeper love, wouldn’t it be even more tragic? So, no matter what, we don’t get any benefit. We might as well just enjoy every day as it comes, live for the moment."

Li Yifei sighed and said, "Alas, you are indeed pitiable. In this aspect, some ordinary people live much better than you do."

Zheng Yuling nodded slightly and said, "Isn’t that the truth? Being born into such a family is truly sad. Ordinary people only see our shiny exteriors but have no idea about our suffering."

Xiao Ling’er had by then lifted her head, wiped away her tears, and said, "Alright, crying a bit did make me feel better. Hmph, don’t think I cried over that man. I’m just sad that I can’t decide my own fate."

Li Yifei gently patted Xiao Ling’er’s shoulder and said, "I understand. Come on, let’s eat and not think about unhappy things anymore."

"Yes, one happy day is a day won. Come on, cheers! Eh, where’s the alcohol?" Xiao Ling’er exclaimed.

Li Yifei quickly said, "We’re just having breakfast; where would we get alcohol? Eat properly. Later you can still get some sleep, and everything will pass."

"No, no, I want to drink. I want to drink till I’m content," Xiao Ling’er jumped up, rushed into the kitchen, and soon brought back a case of beer.

Li Yifei was taken aback at the sight. These three girls were testing him last night, but if they really started drinking, and if they drank too much, who knows what could happen? He hurriedly said, "Stop drinking. If you don’t want to sleep later, we can go out and have fun together."

"Go out? Will you really take us out to have fun?" Xiao Ling’er looked at Li Yifei skeptically.

Li Yifei laughed and said, "Yes, let’s go out and have a good time. That’s more fun than drinking."

"Alright, no drinking then. Let’s go have fun," Xiao Ling’er immediately put down the beer.

Li Yifei breathed a sigh of relief. The last thing he wanted was for them to drink because alcohol could make them behave improperly, especially these three girls. So no matter what, he couldn’t dare to drink with them.

After breakfast, Li Yifei drove them to Mile City’s largest amusement park.

If you talk about venting, places like this are pretty great. Playing on rides like the pirate ship, roller coasters, and other thrilling amusement park attractions, screaming your head off is an easy way to let out any displeasure in your heart.

Today is not a weekend, and it’s already December. It rained last night, so the temperature dropped a lot today. There are hardly any people in the amusement park, so they didn’t have to queue for anything they wanted to play. Even most of the time, it was just the four of them playing together. Although the atmosphere might be lacking, they didn’t have to suffer the pain of waiting in lines, so naturally, they enjoyed themselves much more.

They had already tried the majority of the rides, but it seemed like these three women still weren’t completely satisfied with the fun. The main reason was that they had played these attractions so many times that they no longer felt particularly scared. Naturally, this meant fewer screams and less opportunity to vent.

"Bungee jumping, bungee jumping, we should try bungee jumping!" Xiao Ling’er suddenly shouted.

Zheng Yuling and Su Mengfei quickly grabbed Xiao Ling’er, asking anxiously, "Have you lost your mind? Do you dare to try that?"

Xiao Ling’er said with a giggly smile, "I didn’t dare before, but today is different, right? Today we have Li Yifei with us."

"What’s the use of having him here? We still wouldn’t dare to play even when so many people are with us," Su Mengfei pouted.

The three of them had longed to try bungee jumping for a long time and had attempted it several times. But when they actually got up to the high platform, each and every time they ended up backing out, without a single successful jump to their names.

Xiao Ling’er chuckled and said, "We didn’t dare to do it before because we were just lacking the courage to make that final leap. Now, we’re not lacking anymore."

Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling looked puzzled at Xiao Ling’er, who pointed toward the bungee tower, where a pair was engaging in a tandem jump. It was clear that Xiao Ling’er also intended to mimic them and try tandem bungee jumping.

Li Yifei, however, rubbed his nose and said, "Is this really necessary?"

Xiao Ling’er grabbed Li Yifei’s arm and said, "No, I insist on doing this. If you don’t accompany me, I’ll go drinking later. After I’ve drunk too much, you’ll know what happens..."

Li Yifei’s face darkened as he said, "Fine, fine, let’s go together then. I can’t deal with you guys."

Seeing that Li Yifei had agreed, Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling were thrilled and gathered around him to buy the tickets before ascending the platform together.

"This guy is unbelievable. Going out and letting the woman pay for the tickets—what’s more, with three beauties at that. It seems like all the good cabbages have been hogged by the pig," the ticket seller at the bungee jumping attraction, a young man in his twenties, couldn’t help but envy and resent Li Yifei as he watched him arrive with three beautiful women, with one of the beauties footing the bill for the tickets.

Once they were up on the platform, the cold wind blew, and Xiao Ling’er, Zheng Yuling, and Su Mengfei all involuntarily shivered. Looking down made their hearts flutter with panic even more.

Although the three women were usually bold and daring, bungee jumping truly challenged the limits of what humans can mentally endure. It sounds easy—just close your eyes and jump down—but only those who have really stood on the platform know that overcoming such fear of heights is not something everyone can do. No matter if you’re a man or a woman, if you can’t overcome the fear of heights, you’re just going to go up and come back down the same way, no refunds. So, the operators really don’t care whether you dare to jump or not.

"Who wants to go first..." Although Xiao Ling’er had been the most eager, she couldn’t help but hesitate now.

"You..." Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling both pointed at Xiao Ling’er.

Xiao Ling’er’s mouth twitched, and then she looked at Li Yifei with pitiful eyes, asking, "Is it okay?"

Li Yifei saw Xiao Ling’er’s fearful expression and couldn’t help but find it amusing. He said, "It should be fine."

Seeing that Xiao Ling’er was going to be the first one, Su Mengfei and Zheng Yuling immediately perked up. Zheng Yuling said with a giggly smile, "With Li Yifei here, what are you afraid of? Don’t forget what he does for a living. Surely he can protect you from such a small thing."

"Yeah, yeah, just relax. There definitely won’t be any problems."

In an instant, their nervousness completely vanished, and the swift change in their attitudes was truly rapid.