Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 818 - 858: Li Family

Chapter 818: Chapter 858: Li Family

Every time they arrived home, nobody paid any attention to Li Yifei, not until they had settled Xu Yingying in her room upstairs. It was only then that everyone gathered in the living room.

Seeing that everyone was still happily chatting with Su Mengxin, and no one was paying attention to him, Li Yifei couldn’t help but clear his throat, hoping to draw some attention. But it had no effect.

Facing this situation, Li Yifei realized that if he didn’t properly admit his mistakes, no one would let him off easily. He stood up and said loudly, "I was wrong!"

This shout actually worked; everyone turned to look at him.

Li Yifei ruefully rubbed his nose and sincerely said, "I know you all blame me for leaving without a word. I’m not trying to justify myself, but I can say this: if any one of you were in that situation, I would have done the same."

Ye Yunzhu snorted and said, "You were feeling bad at the time, and we were also anxious for Yingying. We could understand that you separated from us then, but what made us the angriest was that you turned off your phone and completely disappeared. Do you know how worried we were about you?"

Xu Shanshan said angrily, "You just took my sister away like that, do you know how many calls my parents have made during this time, asking you and my sister to come back, to pick up the phone? How was I supposed to explain?"

Ning Xin’er was also furious, "You at least took your wife away, but what about the child? Don’t you have any sense of being a father, any sense of responsibility?"

Chu Xiaoyao suddenly stood up, pointing at Li Yifei and yelling, "You said that when I come back for the holidays this time you would take responsibility for me. I came back joyfully, but you were nowhere to be found. Are you even a man anymore?"

Initially, Ye Yunzhu, Xu Shanshan, and Ning Xin’er were quite forceful in their reproaches against Li Yifei, but Chu Xiaoyao’s comment completely defused the intensity.

Feeling Ye Yunzhu, Xu Shanshan, and Ning Xin’er all looking at her with a kind of helpless gaze, Chu Xiaoyao stuck out her tongue and said, "I’ll shut up, you continue."

But with the mood already broken by Chu Xiaoyao, it became hard for the others to continue berating him as fiercely as before.

Li Yifei sighed and said, "What you’re saying is right. I was thinking too simply about this matter. I have so many responsibilities, yet I abandoned them all. It was an escape, a coward’s behavior. Your scolding me is well deserved."

Seeing Li Yifei’s sincere attitude, everyone exchanged glances. Ye Yunzhu sighed and said, "You’ve grown up, and you’ve experienced so much. You’re usually so clever when you do things, but you’ve been completely immature in this matter. Yes, Yingying is your wife, and it’s normal for you to be so worried about her. But as a man, you must take responsibility; you’re the head of a household. If you collapse when there’s trouble, what are we supposed to do?"

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Yes, I’m a man, and I shouldn’t run away from responsibility."

Xu Shanshan snorted, "As long as you know."

After being criticized by everyone, Li Yifei actually felt much better. Seeing that everyone had said their piece, he moved closer to Ye Yunzhu and said, "The belly has gotten so big, huh? You must be close to giving birth."

Ye Yunzhu gave Li Yifei another roll of her eyes and said, "It’s good you came back at this time. If you had come back after our daughter was born, I wouldn’t let her recognize you as her daddy. Then I’d find her a stepfather, which would be better than an unscrupulous biological dad like you."

Li Yifei gave a dry laugh and gently touched Ye Yunzhu’s belly. The little one inside seemed to respond by punching and kicking, making Ye Yunzhu’s belly protrude, and Li Yifei could feel his daughter’s movements even more.

This made Li Yifei extremely excited. Although he already had a daughter, he didn’t know that Ning Xin’er was pregnant at the time and didn’t experience this feeling. He exclaimed, "The baby is kicking me."

"She’s mad at her no-good dad too," said Ye Yunzhu. Even though her words were still harsh, she now had a smile on her face.

Seeing this scene, Chu Xiaoyao immediately jumped up excitedly, sat right on Li Yifei’s lap, her hands clinging to his neck, and seductively said, "Uncle, Xiaoyao missed you so much."

In front of so many people, Li Yifei felt somewhat embarrassed. After all, everyone present was romantically involved with him. Even though his relationship with Ning Xin’er was a bit strange, they already had a daughter. If he responded to Chu Xiaoyao, he feared the others might be unhappy; if he didn’t respond, it would seem unfair to Chu Xiaoyao.

"Alright, stop pretending and just do as you please," Ye Yunzhu rolled her eyes at Li Yifei again.

Li Yifei smirked sheepishly and finally hugged Chu Xiaoyao by the waist and said, "I missed you too." Then he looked at the rest of them, softly adding, "I’ve missed all of you, really a lot."

At that moment, everyone felt a little bitter in their hearts. Su Mengxin then said, "Alright, now that Yifei has returned, our family can start getting back to normal. There are still some urgent matters we need to resolve."

With that said by Su Mengxin, everyone became serious right away. Xu Shanshan quickly said, "Everything else is manageable for now, but it’s mainly about my parents. You need to call them quickly, or they are going to be really frantic."

"What am I supposed to say?"

"I told them you were on a mission, and I’ve been impersonating my sister all this time. Although I’ve managed to fool them for now, my parents have started to suspect something."

That made things somewhat easier for Li Yifei, who hastily took Xu Shanshan’s cell phone and called Xu Zhenguo.

"Dad!" As soon as the call connected, Li Yifei shouted.

"You little rascal, it took you this long to make a single call. Your mom and I have been worried sick."

"I’m really sorry, the mission I was on took much longer than I anticipated, and it was quite confidential, so I wasn’t allowed to make any calls to the outside world. I didn’t mean to make you and mom worry."

"It’s all good as long as you’re okay. Now hurry back in the next couple of days; we all miss our granddaughter." Xu Zhenguo, a veteran himself, understood the nature of missions quite well, and as long as he knew Li Yifei was unharmed, that was enough for him.

"Okay, okay, Yingying and I will bring Yifei to see you in the next few days."

After hanging up, Li Yifei breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to Xu Shanshan and said, "We’ll head back in a couple of days."

Xu Shanshan nodded and said, "Going back is fine, but it won’t be long before the New Year. By then, Dad and Mom will definitely want us all to return home. How will we explain if someone is missing?"

Li Yifei gave a wry smile and replied, "We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it. But surely we can’t tell them about Yingying’s situation just before the New Year. They deserve a good holiday. If we can’t keep it a secret any longer after the New Year, then we’ll tell them."

At that moment, Ning Xin’er chimed in, "You’ve sorted out Yingying’s parents, but what about your own family? Your two cousins and your younger brother and sister have called me quite a few times, wanting to visit. I’ve been putting them off, but now that you’re back, shouldn’t we meet them?"

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Let’s meet then. Invite them over for dinner at our house tomorrow night."

Ning Xin’er hummed in agreement, a smile spread across her face. With Li Yifei’s cousin coming over tomorrow, she’d be Li Yifei’s woman again, and the two could be together like husband and wife.

Just then, Su Mengxin spoke up, "Alright, now we also need to talk about our own family matters."

Xu Shanshan inquired, "What matters with our family?"

Su Mengxin surveyed everyone and stated, "Our family has so many members now; it’s become a large family. In the future, when everyone has children, it will be even larger. If we want our children to grow up happy, safe, and sound, we need to create a good environment for them."

Ning Xin’er immediately picked up the thread, "Do you mean we should establish the Li family as a major clan?"

Su Mengxin nodded and affirmed, "Exactly! That’s what I mean."

Ye Yunzhu immediately agreed, "That’s a great idea. Our family has the wealth and the connections. Establishing a clan could be advantageous in many ways, but our main issue right now is the lack of suitable candidates."

Su Mengxin replied, "I’ll soon be able to let go of the Su family matters and then bring some people over to the Li family."

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Women sure are outward-looking! You’re selling out your old man just like that."

Her mood buoyant, Su Mengxin responded, "Once I’ve followed you, I belong to you, and I will be part of the Li family from now on, naturally aligned with the Li family."

Xu Shanshan winked at Su Mengxin and asked, "Will your old man agree to that?"

"I’m not worried whether he agrees or not. I’ve done a lot of preparation this year. In another year or so, I will be able to let go of all Su family affairs. Then I can fully devote myself to being a woman of the Li family, eventually, like Yunzhu, I can have a child and spend my days at home, caring for my husband and teaching my children."

Everyone burst into laughter at this point; no one was concerned about the relationship between Li Yifei and Su Mengxin. Not even Ye Yunzhu felt downtrodden by Su Mengxin’s words. Su Mengxin, a woman of such noble stature yet always so humble, could not evoke any feelings of hostility in Yunzhu, who was generally quite proud.

Furthermore, everyone couldn’t help but admire Su Mengxin. It’s not easy to let go of power at her level, much like Ye Yunzhu, who would find it nearly impossible to step away from her current position. It was even more challenging for Su Mengxin, and Yunzhu had never considered giving up her status.