Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 862 - 903: Finally Passed the Test

Chapter 862: Chapter 903: Finally Passed the Test

"Comrade Li Yifei," Xu Yingying glared at Li Yifei, speaking with irritation, "I can see it now, you must have caused plenty of trouble before. The moment I woke up, I gained a daughter, and now there’s this whole mess with Michelle. You really know how to give me a headache."

Li Yifei could only offer a bitter smile to himself. He had intended to close the gap between himself and Xu Yingying, yet now he had only added to the conflicts between them. Especially since Xu Yingying didn’t know about Ning Xin’er and the others—if she did, who knew how big the storm would become? It wasn’t like before when he could be certain of smoothing things over.

"Honey, I genuinely wanted to bring you flowers, to make you happy, but it turned out to only make you mad. My mistake is too grave. Once we get home, I’ll kneel and wash the clothes on a washboard. Please be the bigger person and forgive this petty one; don’t stoop to my level."

Many men had said these words, but Li Yifei had never spoken in such a humble manner to Xu Yingying before. He Fangqing was instantly surprised to hear this and exclaimed, "Comrade Li Yifei, you’re really sparing no expense to appease your wife, even saying such things."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "What else can I do when I’ve made such a big mistake? If I don’t make my wife happy, how can I expect good days ahead?"

Xu Yingying shot him a glare and said, "Am I that scary?"

"Not at all! Absolutely not, my wife is gentle and virtuous, indeed a rare and excellent wife and mother."

Xu Yingying gave Li Yifei another pointed look but couldn’t help but smile a little. She could claim to be no less than anyone else in various aspects, but being gentle and virtuous wasn’t something she could truly claim. And for He Fangqing to say this, it also showed that Li Yifei had given up a lot for her. Guilt inevitably crept into her heart. Though she had become less distant from Li Yifei since waking up, as a wife, she was clearly not up to par, particularly when considering certain marital duties she had never fulfilled.

Especially recalling the mornings at her parents’ house, when she’d often see the "tent" that Li Yifei pitched, it was obvious that he was suffering in silence. Even though she didn’t look forward to such matters, it was still her duty to address them.

If it had been another man, he might have succumbed to temptation and done something regrettable, or alternatively, he might have forced her to fulfill her marital duties. But Li Yifei had never made such demands, which made him all the more extraordinary.

"Fine, I’m not mad anymore. But let me warn you, don’t come to my office to send flowers anymore. With the mess, it has already caused, imagine if you sent flowers again. Wouldn’t I be the despicable person who seduces someone else’s partner?"

Li Yifei broke into a sweat as he hadn’t thought of that. Now, reflecting on it, he realized he shouldn’t have brought flowers today, so he quickly added, "Alright, alright, I’ll absolutely never bring them to your workplace again. We can just buy them for our home."

Xu Yingying’s face reddened as she picked up a rose from the table and said, "These flowers really do smell nice."

No woman dislikes receiving flowers, and Xu Yingying was no exception. She still stubbornly refused to admit she hoped Li Yifei would occasionally buy her fresh flowers without provocation, but by shifting the topic, she indirectly accepted the gesture.

Li Yifei had thought Xu Yingying would react strongly and it would be difficult to handle, but things now seemed to have turned surprisingly easy, which he found hard to believe. Even with his suspicions, he dared not ask any further at this moment, as that would undoubtedly just be courting trouble.

"Honey, it’s getting late. Should we go home?" Li Yifei tentatively asked.

"No, Fangqing and I still have a lot of things to do."

"This work isn’t something you can finish in one or two days. You can just as well do it tomorrow."

"No, we have an event to attend tonight, and we can’t pull out of it."

"Alright then, where is this event you’re attending? I’ll come to pick you up afterward."

Xu Yingying shook her head and said, "No need, I can get back myself."

He Fangqing chuckled and said, "You should at least give Yifei a chance to show himself. Let him pick you up. Besides, it’s not entirely safe for a woman to go home alone at night."

Xu Yingying then haughtily said, "Fine, I’ll give you a chance to prove yourself."

Li Yifei looked at Xu Yingying, her chin lifted arrogantly and her lips pursed, feeling an almost irresistible urge to kiss her. This version of Xu Yingying was certainly more authentic. The Xu Yingying he knew before probably suppressed much of her true personality to maintain their marriage, but now, no longer needing to hold back, she had reclaimed her sense of self.

Truth be told, in the half-year since Li Yifei and Xu Yingying were married, he hadn’t truly gotten to know Xu Yingying. He knew she was a workaholic, that she was ambitious, and he had some understanding of her preferences, but he had never fully grasped her true character.

Xu Yingying told Li Yifei where she and He Fangqing were headed, then added, "Alright, you better get going. Fangqing and I need to get ready."

Li Yifei nodded, saying, "Alright then, I’ll take off first, and I’ll come pick you up later."

After the door closed, He Fangqing laughed and said, "Haha, you really have a way with him, now you’ve got Yifei completely tamed."

Xu Yingying’s face turned red as she said, "This guy, if I don’t keep an eye on him, who knows what kind of trouble he’ll get into. Just one thing I didn’t remind him about, look at the trouble today, and even knelt down to propose to Michelle. It’s so embarrassing. And when I married him, he didn’t even propose to me, did he?"

He Fangqing laughingly said, "As far as I know, he didn’t. But today the opportunity was yours; who would have thought, because of an unexpected turn of events, it ended up going to Michelle."

"Tch! Who cares." Xu Yingying said this with her lips, but she still felt a bit uncomfortable in her heart. She had married Li Yifei without him even proposing—she was such a beautiful woman, and to marry him just like that—she had really let him off cheaply.

"Hey, Sister Fangqing, what’s with that look?" Turning her head, Xu Yingying noticed He Fangqing looking at her with a smile, a look that was quite different from usual, filled with a thick ambiance of intimacy, making her feel suddenly uneasy.

"I’m happy for you," He Fangqing said. "Before, when you were with Yifei, it felt like you lost yourself, always going along with him. Now you’re behaving more like your true self. Between husband and wife, being too authentic can lead to conflict, but being too fake prevents real heartfelt understanding."

Xu Yingying furrowed her brows and said, "I just can’t understand, why did I indulge him so much before? Is it like I couldn’t get married to anyone else? Must I hang myself on a single vine that is him?"

"When you two were together before, it wasn’t a marriage born out of true romance, you were brought together through all kinds of abnormal circumstances, so there’s always a lack of emotional foundation. Then, gradually, you discovered more and more of Yifei’s admirable qualities, making you less willing to leave him, so you suppressed your personality to accommodate him in every way."

"My goodness..." Xu Yingying placed her hand on her forehead, saying, "How could I be so foolish, I, Xu Yingying, shouldn’t have to rely on him to that extent."

"Haha... That’s what emotions are like. Back then, you were good to him, but he didn’t cherish you that much. After you took a bullet for him, he suddenly had an epiphany, which is why he desperately tried to save you. Because you were injured, he went to Japan all by himself and inflicted great suffering on the entire Yamaguchi Group, even killing their boss in the end before he let them off the hook."

"What? There was such a thing?" Xu Yingying was suddenly shocked, covering her mouth and stammering, "He actually killed people? Wouldn’t that mean legal responsibility?"

He Fangqing smiled slightly, "You don’t have to worry about that. Yifei is no ordinary person. You do know what he did before, don’t you?"

"Oh, I know. He used to be a special forces soldier, and a very formidable one at that."

"Right. Although the incident alerted both governments, one was individual action and the other involved an organization with underworld characteristics. Neither government found it convenient to publicly handle it, so in the end, they allowed the two parties to settle it privately. Yifei emerged from that situation with a strong sense of vindication."

"This guy... did he really do something so crazy just because I got hurt?"

"Could there be any doubt about it? Afterwards, he took you to see famous doctors around the world, enduring who knows how much hardship, just to wake you up so soon. Otherwise, you would still be unconscious."

Xu Yingying truly did not know these things, momentarily lost in thought. After a while, she murmured, "It seems he really has been quite good to me."

He Fangqing nodded, "Yep, after that incident, he has come to cherish you very specially."

A sweet smile appeared on Xu Yingying’s face, clearly feeling a bit of happiness. Any woman would be moved when a man does something so grand for the woman he loves.

To men, to love a woman more than power may seem foolish, but for a woman, to be the sole love of a man is true love. Men and women differ greatly in their understanding of love; for a man, love is not everything in life, but for many women, love can be their entirety.

"Sister Fangqing, so what you’re saying... it wasn’t wrong for me to marry him?" Xu Yingying asked He Fangqing with her face blushing.

He Fangqing said with a smile, "You already have the answer in your heart, why bother asking me?"

Xu Yingying replied, a little embarrassedly, "It’s just that I’m too involved to see clearly, that’s why I asked for your outside perspective."

He Fangqing sighed inwardly, knowing she could only be an observer after all, but still smiled and said, "This is probably the most correct decision of your life."

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