Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 873 - 914: This Irresponsible Jerk

Chapter 873: Chapter 914: This Irresponsible Jerk

Li Yifei responded with an acknowledgment and followed Michelle out. Michelle walked with her head down, silent until they reached the hospital’s parking lot. Only then did she stop, looked up at Li Yifei with a smile, and said, "You don’t need to see me off, I can just take a cab home."

Looking at Michelle’s unnatural smile, Li Yifei felt a sad amusement inside. The relationship between him and Michelle could not be said to be getting more complicated, but it definitely felt awkward when they were face to face.

Trying to appear casual, Li Yifei smiled and said, "Why hail a cab when there’s a car? I need to go home to pick up some things anyway, so I might as well give you a lift. Get in."

This time, Michelle did not protest and simply got into the car. However, as soon as Li Yifei drove out of the hospital, Michelle said, "Brother Li, about that night... I am already very content. From now on, I won’t have any more expectations of you. Brother Li, can we just be good friends from now on?"

Li Yifei drove slowly and let out a sigh before saying, "Michelle..."

Michelle beamed with a smile, interrupting Li Yifei’s words, "Brother Li, isn’t there a saying? ’It’s not about lifelong possession, but about having owned once.’ I’ve had my first kiss with you, and then there was that time on the island... Hehe, these memories are enough for me to cherish my entire life. Seeing you happy with Sister Yingying makes me even happier."

Li Yifei sighed again and said, "If you can think like that, then I support you. You are truly a good girl, and I can’t delay your happiness for life."

Michelle smiled sweetly and replied, "Yes, you already have Sister Yingying, and so many others who like being with you. One more or one less of me doesn’t make a difference. Maybe by not being with you, I’ll give you a bit of regret and you will remember me forever."

Li Yifei turned to glance at Michelle and saw that her smile was indeed radiant and sincere. Perhaps these were her true feelings, and his reluctance to get too close to Michelle was precisely because he didn’t want the pure image of this girl to be tainted in his mind. "Alright, then I wish you happiness, but remember, you can’t treat me as a stranger if you need anything in the future."

"Of course not, you are still my Brother Li. It’s only natural for a little sister to ask her brother for help, isn’t it?"

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Alright, then you are my little sister from now on. If anyone dares to bully my sister, I, as her brother, will fight them to the end."

"That’s right, if you don’t help me, I’ll go complain to Sister in law Yingying."

Both of them laughed happily, but both Li Yifei and Michelle knew their laughter was somewhat forced. Some things had happened, and a sibling title could not change that.

After dropping Michelle off at her home and picking up a few things from his own, Li Yifei returned to the hospital. He would put everything aside for these few days, dedicating his time to Ye Yunzhu and the newly born child.

Everyone was tired by then, so Li Yifei asked them all to go home and rest. Ning Xin’er and the others did not insist on staying; taking care of Ye Yunzhu was not a matter of a day or two. Everyone needed to adjust and take turns caring for her, so they all left together.

Left alone in the ward, Li Yifei and Ye Yunzhu gazed at the sweetly sleeping baby. No matter how much they looked, they could not get enough.

Suddenly, Ye Yunzhu leaned forward and kissed Li Yifei’s face, saying, "Husband, I’m so happy. I’ve finally become a mother."

"Yes, I’ve also really come to understand what it feels like to be a father."

"Isn’t Little Yifei your daughter? You’re only now understanding the feeling of being a father?"

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "Although Yifei is my daughter, sadly, I never experienced the surprise of her birth or the moments of watching her grow up, so there has always been some regret in my heart."

"That’s true, but this daughter has been watched over by you since birth," Ye Yunzhu said with natural joy before quickly adding, "Husband, I need to remind you of something."

"What is it?" Li Yifei asked, puzzled, as he looked at Ye Yunzhu.

"Just look at yourself. Today you only cared about our daughter and hardly spoke to Little Yifei. It’s fine for today, but if it continues like this, Little Yifei will feel that her father is biased, and Ning Xin’er will also harbor grievances. Now that we have formed this family, you must consider everything and not play favorites, or it will cause disharmony in the family. Once a woman has a child, her focus often shifts to the child, and she will want her child to have the best and be most loved by the father. You can’t neglect one for the other, it’s not a good thing."

Sweat appeared on Li Yifei’s forehead as he nodded continuously and said, "You’re right. I did neglect Little Yifei slightly."

"Yes, the more so at this time, you should show even more how much you value Little Yifei. Let her understand that having a younger sister only means gaining a playmate, not an enemy who shares her father’s love. There are plenty of large families that have splintered because of such things, ending in tragedy. We must not follow in their footsteps."

Grateful, Li Yifei said, "Yunzhu, thank you. Without you, I could have made a very big mistake."

Ye Yunzhu rolled her eyes at Li Yifei and replied, "You, always making me worry ever since high school. I thought once you grew up, I wouldn’t have to worry, but now it seems I have even more to worry about."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I feel like Yunzhu, you’re starting to have the air of a head wife more and more."

"Stop joking around. Just look at your household, there’s your official wife Xu Yingying and then there’s Su Mengxin. Which of them would let me be the head wife? Besides, I don’t have that kind of ability. Although Su Mengxin doesn’t talk much at home, her overall ability to organize things is something I simply can’t compare to. Actually, the biggest problem right now is your wife. She used to be fine before anything happened, but now, she’s turned into quite the jealous type. It’s a good thing she’s on a business trip right now. If she wasn’t, I wonder how you would come to visit your daughter?"

Li Yifei laughed dryly. He was really in a bind now; he had not expected that after Xu Yingying woke up, she wouldn’t only have amnesia, but also became less generous than before.

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear. Just as they were talking about Xu Yingying, her call came in.

Ye Yunzhu rolled her eyes at Li Yifei and said, "Hurry up and answer it. If you don’t sweet-talk your wife properly now, none of us will have peace."

Li Yifei went out into the hallway to answer the call, not because he feared Ye Yunzhu would overhear, but because there was a newborn baby and phone radiation supposedly isn’t good for children, so Li Yifei still had to be careful.

"Hello, wife, are you done with work for today?"

"Hmm... Where did you run off to? I just called home and nobody answered."

"Yunzhu just gave birth, we’re all at the hospital."

"Ah, Yunzhu gave birth? That’s really great, mother and daughter are both safe, right?"

"Both are safe."

"How unfortunate that I’m on a business trip right now. I’ll have to wait until I get back to see the little baby."

Li Yifei said with a smile, "Yeah."

"By the way, did Yunzhu’s husband come?"

Li Yifei couldn’t help but cough. Xu Yingying immediately said, "What are you coughing for?"

"Just choked on the wind a bit, it’s nothing."

"So, is Yunzhu’s husband there or not?"

"He isn’t." Li Yifei could only say that.

Xu Yingying immediately got angry and said, "What is going on here? We never seem to see the man, and now that a child has been born, the father doesn’t even show up. Doesn’t he have any conscience at all? Men who abandon others like this really are the worst. If I got my hands on him, he deserves to be shot..."

Li Yifei felt like he had a black line over his head, since Xu Yingying was actually cursing him. He quickly interrupted her, "Wife, maybe there’s another side to the story you’re not seeing. You can’t be so judgmental."

"What other side? No matter what the reasons might be, giving birth is a huge deal, isn’t it? A father who doesn’t even show his face, can he even be called human? In my view, that’s simply inhuman. I’m telling you, if I ever have a baby in the future, and you’re not by my side, I will never let you off the hook."

Li Yifei was at first amused and perplexed by Xu Yingying’s words, but when he heard her last sentence, he suddenly laughed and said, "Well, then wife, when shall we have one?"

"Ah!" Xu Yingying cried out, her tone suddenly flustered and she stuttered, "Y-you... what nonsense... Who... who would want to have a child with you..."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Those were your words just now. Don’t worry, when you have a child, I, as your husband, will definitely be with you the whole time, and there won’t be any chance for you to hold a grudge against me."

"Go on, quit trying to take advantage of me. If you want me to have your baby, just you wait."

Listening to Xu Yingying’s proud tone, Li Yifei could imagine that her face must be red, with a bit of shyness and a touch of sweetness.

"By the way, wife, calling me so late, do you miss me? Are you unable to sleep without me by your side?"

Xu Yingying immediately let out a yawn, pretending to be indifferent, "Sorry to disappoint you, I’m quite sleepy right now and am going to bed." She hung up the phone briskly.

Li Yifei found Xu Yingying’s denial even when her true feelings were obvious quite interesting. The fact that she called him at this time clearly meant she missed him, yet she stubbornly refused to admit it, especially with that proud tone. It was quite amusing and brought a lot of joy into their marital relationship.