Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 943 - 984: Forcing He Fangqing

Chapter 943: Chapter 984: Forcing He Fangqing

Li Yifei parked the car outside He Fangqing’s apartment complex. Just as He Fangqing was getting out of the car, Xu Yingying said, "Fangqing, I just remembered something else."

He Fangqing turned around and asked, "What else is there?"

"It’ll take too long to explain here, let’s go to your place to talk. Oh, and honey, could you buy some groceries? We’ll have dinner at Fangqing’s place tonight."

He Fangqing laughed, "Then I’m getting a bargain here, getting to eat a meal cooked by a great chef tonight."

Xu Yingying smiled, "You’ve been working so hard, having him cook us a nice meal is the least we can do. Honey, make sure to prepare lots of tasty dishes to properly treat Sister Fangqing." Then she got out of the car with He Fangqing.

Li Yifei bought some groceries and returned to He Fangqing’s place. Although he hadn’t been there many times, he was familiar with the place. Seeing the two women engrossed in work when he entered, he didn’t disturb them and went to the kitchen to cook.

He Fangqing often cooked for herself, so the kitchen was well stocked.

In about an hour, Li Yifei had made six dishes and a soup. He knew both of their tastes well, so he cooked what they liked.

"Workaholics, come and eat," Li Yifei called them over.

"It smells amazing," He Fangqing said as she approached the dining room, her nose twitching and her mouth watering.

Xu Yingying laughed, "Our husband has really outdone himself. Let’s eat."

The three of them sat down, and Xu Yingying laughed again, "Honey, didn’t you get any wine?"

Li Yifei shook his head, "You didn’t mention wanting to drink. If you’d like, I can go get some now."

He Fangqing quickly said, "No need, I still have a bottle of red wine here."

Xu Yingying laughed, "Then bring it out, it’s more romantic with red wine."

With red wine, the three enjoyed a lavish dinner. Xu Yingying was in a great mood, and so was He Fangqing. It had been a long time since she had such a nice meal at home, especially with Li Yifei there, even though he was just Xu Yingying’s husband.

He Fangqing had been divorced once, so she was generally more restrained and clear-headed about romantic matters. However, despite her clarity, as a mature woman she naturally had her desires, often dreaming at midnight of companionship.

But she wasn’t a casual person; her only bar encounter had been with Li Yifei, prompted by deep sadness which had driven her to drink that night. Afterward, she never visited bars again, even though she had desires, she never considered seeking random men for comfort.

The only person who could fulfill that need was Li Yifei, but He Fangqing didn’t want to create conflicts between him and Xu Yingying because of her feelings, so she firmly controlled herself, refraining from approaching him. Like Michelle, she immersed herself in work to keep her mind off such matters.

Xu Yingying raised her glass again, "Sister Fangqing, let’s have another drink. Let’s not talk about work tonight, just relax."

He Fangqing also lifted her glass and leaned back in her chair, the slight buzz from the wine making her quite enjoy the moment. "Yes, I really need to unwind today. I’ve been so exhausted with you being on business trips."

Xu Yingying nodded, "Yes, I was unconscious for over two months, which was hard on you, then I had to travel again. The company would be in trouble without you. Sister Fangqing, with the company doing so well now, you really have been magnificent."

He Fangqing sipped her wine, "Yingying, saying that to me, aren’t you being too formal? We started this business together, and this company has grown from nothing, it’s like my own child, I would never want anything to go wrong with it."

Xu Yingying laughed, "That’s true too, the company is our family’s, your hard work is expected."

"Our family?" He Fangqing paused, she knew the company had been given to Li Yifei by Su Mengxin, thus belonging to Xu Yingying, but Xu Yingying’s "our family" confused her.

Xu Yingying smiled warmly, "Yes, the company is our own family’s."

He Fangqing hesitated, but with her intelligence, she caught the underlying meaning in Xu Yingying’s words and laughed, "Yingying, stop joking, the company belongs to you and Yifei, I’m just an employee."

Xu Yingying didn’t respond to He Fangqing’s comment, instead, she gave Li Yifei a meaningful look, "Honey, seems like Sister Fangqing is a bit confused, probably exhausted from work lately. Could you massage her head a bit to help her clear up?"

Li Yifei, now very obedient to Xu Yingying, immediately stood up and positioned himself behind He Fangqing, his hands gently pressing on her head.

He Fangqing didn’t pull away, and looked at Xu Yingying helplessly, "Yingying, I’ve already made myself clear to you, what are you trying to pull here?"

Xu Yingying did not answer He Fangqing. Instead, she turned to ask, "Do you know how many women our husband has now?"

"Sigh... It seems like there really are quite a few," He Fangqing gave a wry smile.

"Everyone counted at home yesterday, a total of eleven."

"Eleven?" He Fangqing exclaimed in surprise, then scolded, "I tell you Yifei, isn’t this a bit too much? How did you end up with so many, and I don’t even feel like there are that many?"

Xu Yingying rolled her eyes at Li Yifei and said, "Yiyi, Xiaoyao, Ning Xin’er, Yunzhu, Lin Qiong, and Mengxin—these are the ones you know. Plus me, that makes seven. Then there’s also Li Xinyue and Song Lianyao, the two hosts."

He Fangqing elbowed Li Yifei and said discontentedly, "You rascal, when did you start hooking up with those two?"

Li Yifei chuckled dryly and said, "Quite a while ago."

"Unbelievable, so who are the two missing then?"

Xu Yingying said, "There are also Mengxin’s two good friends, Xiao Ling’er and Zheng Yuling, both from prominent families in the Capital City."

He Fangqing bumped Li Yifei again and said, "You really are something—hooking up with people from the Capital City. Unbelievable."

Xu Yingying sighed and said, "Yeah, I really don’t know why there are so many foolish people who know it’s a pit of fire and yet still jump into it. Oh, and there’s also Michelle, that girl who’s obviously been tortured by love recently. As soon as our husband nods, she would definitely throw herself at him."

Mentioning Michelle, He Fangqing sighed and said, "Michelle really is lovesick. I’ve tried to talk her out of it, but she’s obviously so enchanted by this guy that she can’t break free."

Xu Yingying nodded and said, "I’m not going to get involved in Michelle’s issues. If she wants to, then let her."

Li Yifei wanted to say something, but thinking about Michelle’s haggard appearance that morning, and her sobbing in his arms during the day, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything else.

He Fangqing shook her head and said, "Yingying, I really admire you. This guy is such a Casanova, yet you don’t rein him in and still indulge him."

Xu Yingying shrugged helplessly and said, "I originally wanted to pretend to have amnesia to control him, but seeing everyone being so accommodating because of my ’amnesia’, it just didn’t sit well with me. If I kept pretending, they would continue to indulge me. That would be too selfish of me. In the end, I just had to admit defeat."

What could He Fangqing say at that point? Li Yifei just had that charm with women, making it difficult to leave once they were with him.

"Sister Fangqing, look, I can tolerate so much, yet it’s you who has to share your husband alone. It really doesn’t sit well with me, so I just wanted to say, why don’t you just join us? That way we’re all good sisters. Wouldn’t that be better?"

He Fangqing gave a bitter smile and shook her head, "Yingying, let’s not. You know I’ve already gone through one failed marriage. Dealing with a man who’s a womanizer doesn’t sit well with me. I don’t want to get involved with this guy."

Xu Yingying looked into He Fangqing’s eyes and said, "Really?"

He Fangqing avoided Xu Yingying’s gaze, but still bit her lip and said, "It’s true."

Xu Yingying shook her head and said, "Sister Fangqing, I know you’re not being honest. I also know why you keep persisting like this. It’s because you... feel inferior."

He Fangqing was taken aback, and Xu Yingying’s words had struck a nerve. She sighed and said, "You’re right, I do feel inferior. Yifei’s other women, they have looks, they have talents, and none of them have been married. Whereas I’m just a woman who’s been through a divorce, I’ve had a man."

Xu Yingying immediately said, "So what? The divorce wasn’t your fault, it was that man who was faithless. Does a mistake in choosing a man once mean one can’t make another choice?"

"One can choose... it’s just that I..."

Xu Yingying cut off He Fangqing, looked at Li Yifei, and said, "Do you care?"

Li Yifei hastily said, "I don’t mind at all. I’ve always been fond of Fangqing."

Xu Yingying then said to He Fangqing, "Did you hear that? What else do you have to say?"

"I... Yingying, even if Yifei doesn’t mind, it still bothers me. I’d feel uncomfortable being with you all."

Xu Yingying looked at He Fangqing, suddenly stood up, and said, "Husband, carry her into the bedroom. Today let’s let Sister Fangqing try it out and see if she feels comfortable or not."

Li Yifei was startled for a moment, and Xu Yingying glared at him, saying, "Don’t you want it to be like that day with Xinyue and me?"

Li Yifei was overjoyed, quickly scooped up He Fangqing, and rushed toward the bedroom, amazed that Xu Yingying would agree to such a thing when she wasn’t even drunk.