Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 860 - 901

Chapter 860: 901

At five o’clock, Li Yifei arrived at the company, holding a bunch of bright roses in his hand. Dressed in a crisp suit, his shoes shone brightly, and a dark cashmere overcoat was draped over him, making his entire persona dashing and imposing.

Yet no one noticed at that moment that Li Yifei’s steps seemed a bit unsteady. Having been tormented by the four women at home, who were indeed long overdue for such attention, they seized the rare opportunity to not let Li Yifei off easily. Li Yifei, feeling extremely guilty towards them, spared no effort in pampering them. In the end, he was extremely exhausted, and despite his strong physique, his legs were wobbly, and he could hardly get up.

However, they did not allow him to rest and came up with an idea: to have him quickly win over Xu Yingying. They were quite dissatisfied with the progress between the two, so Li Yifei’s dress-up that day was their doing.

As he appeared in such attire, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the lobby. It was just the time when work was ending, and the office was at its busiest. Except for a few new colleagues, most knew Li Yifei.

Li Yifei’s usual suits in the office often seemed casual, but today he was notably more serious, and he was also holding a big bouquet of flowers. This caught the employees, who were hurrying to go home, off guard, and they all gathered around him.

"President Li, with this setup, are you here to propose?"

"Yeah, yeah, definitely to propose. Look at that big bunch of roses; who would buy so many if not for a proposal?"

"President Li, Michelle has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel, waiting for Manager Li to propose to her."

Originally, Li Yifei would respond to jests with a smile, feeling slightly embarrassed but not much bothered. However, hearing Michelle mentioned made his head spin all of a sudden.

In the past, everyone at the company thought he and Michelle were a couple. Since Xu Yingying had always refused to let the company know about their marital status, neither Li Yifei nor Michelle had come forward to clarify this matter. Michelle was helping Li Yifei and Xu Yingying, but also somewhat pleased to be misunderstood.

However, Li Yifei’s pompous arrival that day to deliver flowers to Xu Yingying did not take Michelle into account, which was a devastating blow for her.

Li Yifei had been contemplating how to deal with the situation, but at that moment, Michelle had come downstairs into the lobby.

"Ah, the protagonist has arrived!" everyone shouted jovially, as several female colleagues rushed over to pull Michelle towards them.

Surrounded by the crowd, Li Yifei had yet to be seen by Michelle. Although she sensed an unusual buzz in the lobby, unaware of what was happening, she responded with confusion as her colleagues pulled her: "What are you doing? What happened?"

"Michelle, your spring has arrived, and you’re still so calm."

"Really, how lucky, Michelle! Someone is going to propose to you!"

Michelle was startled and tried to return upstairs, saying urgently, "No, no!"

"Why are you running?" A few female colleagues grabbed onto Michelle, not letting her go.

Michelle spoke hastily, "It’s no good; this is absolutely no good. I don’t like anyone right now. It would be so awkward to reject someone; I’d rather not meet."

"Giggle... Are you really going to say no? You’d better not regret it!"

"Exactly, exactly... Look, who is that!"

By then, everyone had seen Michelle. The crowd standing between Li Yifei and Michelle suddenly dispersed, leaving no barrier between them. Michelle, seeing Li Yifei with a big bunch of roses, was flabbergasted. She could never have imagined Li Yifei would be the one showing up.

A group of male colleagues meanwhile began to egg Li Yifei on.

"President Li, the beauty is right in front of you, go on!"

"You must kneel on one knee!"

At that moment, Li Yifei really felt like running away. The awkward situation was completely out of control and certainly not why he had come here. His mind raced for a quick solution; even though he was used to coming up with the best solutions in the face of danger, he could not think of an appropriate way to handle this situation.

Of course, the most straightforward thing for Li Yifei to do would have been to tell everyone the truth: he was here to give Xu Yingying flowers, and Xu Yingying was his wife.

But as he looked at Michelle’s expression, a mixture of excitement and joy, and saw the girl trembling with emotion, and then thought about the little things she did for him on a daily basis, how could Li Yifei bear to hurt her?

He knew that telling the truth now would be a major blow to Michelle’s dignity. She would become the laughingstock of the company, an unimaginable harm to her. How could Michelle stay in the company after that?

The only way out for Michelle would be to leave the company and silently bear the pain alone.

Li Yifei couldn’t bring himself to do something like that.

Michelle was truly stunned when she saw Li Yifei holding a large bouquet of roses; she really thought they were for her, that he was there to propose. The scene she had fantasized about countless times was suddenly unfolding before her eyes, causing her dreams and reality to merge. At that moment, her brain simply couldn’t cope, completely overwhelmed by happiness and excitement.

But as Michelle saw Li Yifei being surrounded by people and walking toward her, she suddenly realized what was happening. Li Yifei wasn’t there for her at all, but for Xu Yingying. If everyone forced Li Yifei to declare his feelings for her, wouldn’t that cause great trouble for him, and even affect the relationship between him and Xu Yingying?

With this realization, Michelle’s face turned pale with extreme panic. She desperately signaled to Li Yifei not to come over.

Li Yifei was already feeling quite troubled, but on seeing Michelle’s signals, he suddenly made a decision. A radiant smile appeared on his face, and he walked directly toward Michelle.

"Brother Li... Brother Li..." Michelle called out anxiously. Reading Li Yifei’s expression, she immediately understood what he was about to do, which made her so anxious that sweat began to pour down her face. She called out loudly a couple of times, trying to remind Li Yifei.

But Li Yifei, still with a radiant smile, continued straight toward Michelle.

"Haha, Michelle, aren’t you a bit too excited? No, no, this definitely won’t do."

"Yeah, you’ve got to be more reserved. When a girl is being proposed to, she’s got to show some restraint."

A few of Michelle’s close colleagues teased her, completely unaware of her urgency, which was a totally different kind of urgency.

By this time, Li Yifei had reached Michelle, who was opening her mouth but found herself speechless. She had no idea what to do, simply staring blankly at Li Yifei, her face flushed red.

Li Yifei stood before Michelle, looking at this pure girl. A surge of tenderness welled up in his heart, and his knees slowly bent as his body began to lower.

And just then, from the corner of his eye, Li Yifei spotted two people coming down the stairs — Xu Yingying and He Fangqing. Both had clearly seen him and stopped, looking down from above.

He Fangqing was surprised, while Xu Yingying’s face first turned white, then red, and finally iron blue. Her body shook violently a couple of times, clearly very angry.

Li Yifei paused mid-kneel but continued resolutely to get down on one knee. He lifted the fiery red roses in his hand and offered them to Michelle, gazing into her eyes softly, he said, "Michelle, will you marry me?"

The bustling scene fell silent as Li Yifei knelt down. Everyone even held their breath. Li Yifei’s voice was soft, but it echoed throughout the entire hall, audible to everyone there.

These words struck Michelle’s ears like thunder, resonating endlessly in her mind.

"Brother Li is actually proposing to me, he’s really proposing to me..." Michelle’s lips parted slightly, trembling, trying to make a sound, but no voice came out.

At that moment, all eyes were on Li Yifei and Michelle, with no one noticing President Xu Yingying and Financial Director He Fangqing standing on the stairs; and even if they did, who would pay attention to them during such a stirring moment when their focus was on Li Yifei and Michelle?

Suddenly, Xu Yingying’s body swayed again, her eyes nearly shooting fire, and she trembled violently, nearly falling. He Fangqing quickly steadied her. Although he didn’t know why this had happened, he could guess the difficulty Li Yifei was facing; Li Yifei definitely didn’t come here to provoke Xu Yingying on purpose.

"Say yes! Say yes!" As Michelle didn’t respond for a long time, everyone shouted in unison, the atmosphere indescribably fervent.

Pushed by two colleagues standing behind her, Michelle reflexively accepted the roses Li Yifei handed her. Cheers erupted throughout the entire hall, a commotion unprecedented since the company’s founding.

But apart from Li Yifei, no one noticed the tear trails on Xu Yingying’s face.