Chapter 1229 - Suspicion Cleared
Chapter 1229 of "Super Soldier in the City" unveils: Chapter 1229: Chapter 1277: Suspicion ClearedXu Shanshan thought for a moment and then said, "Brother-in-law,... Continue the story!
Chapter 1229: Chapter 1277: Suspicion ClearedXu Shanshan thought for a moment and then said, "Brother-in-law, we canât conduct the investigation so directly. If Jiang Ningxiang really is innocent, this kind of probing will leave a shadow in her heart. That would mean we donât trust her."
Li Yifei nodded and said, "Iâve already considered this, so I want to invite several of Jiang Ningxiangâs university roommates over for some fun. Whether she has been at school or not, weâll know at a glance."
"Arenât you afraid that those roommates might have been bribed by her in advance?"
Li Yifei smiled slightly and replied, "Unless those people are also from Noahâs Ark Organization, do you think they can pull off such a convincing act? With your observational skills and mine, canât we see through any discrepancies?"
Xu Shanshan thought about it and agreed. To turn all these roommates into members of Jiang Ningxiangâs organization would be incredibly difficult. Even with Noahâs Ark Organizationâs power, they couldnât possibly have such extensive roots in Huaxia.
However, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didnât rush to act on this. Two days later, while practicing martial arts with Jiang Ningxiang, they found their opportunity.
"Ningxiang, you havenât been to school these past two days. Wonât you fall behind in your studies?" Li Yifei casually inquired.
Jiang Ningxiang immediately replied, "Not at all. Iâll just copy my roommateâs notes later, then I can catch up."
Smiling, Xu Shanshan said, "But itâs not good to miss too much school. Now that youâve fully mastered your True Qi, you should wait a few more days. Otherwise, why not invite your roommates to visit? Itâs been a while since they last came. It would be nice to have them over for fun."
"Sure!" Jiang Ningxiang immediately nodded excitedly.
"Well then, give them a call," Li Yifei said with a smile.
"Okay!" Jiang Ningxiang immediately phoned her classmates.
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan appeared nonchalant but were closely observing Jiang Ningxiangâs reaction. She was very natural and even chatted leisurely with her classmates, seeming very happy.
Jiang Ningxiang didnât ask Li Yifei to send a car; instead, she asked her roommates to take a taxi over, which suggested a harmonious relationship with her friends.
Within an hour, Jiang Ningxiangâs roommates arrived. She went out to greet them because they couldnât enter otherwise. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didnât follow; given their status, it would be too conspicuous to meet them at this time.
It was only after they arrived at Jiang Ningxiangâs villa that Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan followed them in.
"Brother Li, Master!" When Jiang Ningxiang saw Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan coming over, she also appeared quite delighted.
Jiang Ningxiangâs roommates immediately became somewhat restrained, sitting there not daring to speak.
Li Yifei said with a smile, "Feel free to enjoy yourselves now that youâre here. Ningxiang was thrilled to hear you were coming."
Right away, Jiang Ningxiang said, "Yeah, donât be scared. Brother Li doesnât yell at people. Heâs really good to me."
At that moment, servants brought over lots of dried fruits and some snacks. Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Ningxiang, look after your classmates. Weâll leave now, so we wonât make you uncomfortable."
"Uh-huh, Brother Li and Master, please go ahead with your work."
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan left, but they immediately headed to Jiang Ningxiangâs room. With their current skills, not even if Jiang Ningxiang was the mysterious woman in black could she detect them.
One classmate happened to ask, "Ningxiang, why havenât you been at school these past two days? Did something happen?"
Jiang Ningxiang quickly replied, "Nothingâs wrong. Iâm doing well. Iâve just been resting at home for a couple of days."
Another classmate giggled suggestively, "It couldnât be that you were doing âthatâ with your Brother Li, and he was so vigorous that you couldnât handle it, so you had to rest at home, right?"
The rest of the classmates burst into laughter. When girls are together, they can be quite daring with their jokes.
Jiang Ningxiang retorted sharply, "Donât talk nonsense. Brother Li treats me like a daughter; how could anything like that happen?"
"Iâm telling you, Ningxiang, your Brother Li is so impressiveâso wealthy and handsome too. Being so close to him, I think it would be nice for you to be his wife."
"Yeah, why be a daughter? Are you silly? You donât have any blood ties, what kind of daughter is that?"
Annoyed, Jiang Ningxiang said, "Donât talk rubbish. I really regard Brother Li as a father."
"Ningxiang, if you really donât have that kind of feeling towards your Brother Li, could it be that you have your eye on that guy from our school? Sure, heâs handsome and seems serious about you, but I really donât think he compares to your Brother Li. Remember three days ago, he got gently turned away by you here, right? He immediately went to dinner with another girl, hugging and embracing."
"Or could it be youâre interested in the guy who sent you flowers last weekend?"
When Li Yifei heard this, a smile appeared on his face. It seems they were overthinking itâtoday was Tuesday. The previous weekend, Jiang Ningxiang was still at home, so the weekend she mentioned was clearly nine days ago when she was still at school. Clearly, it was impossible for her to have also been at Mount Kunlun then.
And the words that followed were all to prove that Jiang Ningxiang had been in the school during this period, so Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan found it unnecessary to listen any further and quietly left.
"Itâs a relief to have been over-suspicious," Li Yifei said, feeling quite fortunate. It would have been truly upsetting if Jiang Ningxiang was indeed from Noahâs Ark.
Xu Shanshan nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, itâs good that she isnât."
Both breathed a sigh of relief, then Xu Shanshan mischievously winked at Li Yifei and teased, "I say, brother-in-law, now that thereâs actually a girl immune to your charm, do share your thoughts on this."
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I feel pretty good about it. Iâm quite at ease and comfortable with Ningxiang being this way."
"Really? But she did reject you, though. If she was just embarrassed at the time of rejection, thatâs one thing, but now sheâs talking to her classmates about her true feelings, and she doesnât feel that way either. Doesnât that kind of hit your ego?"
Li Yifei playfully slapped Xu Shanshanâs butt and laughed, "You seem to think that any girl who comes into contact with me must be after me. Arenât you worried that the number of women around me will keep growing?"
"Hehe, I donât want you to have more women around you either, but itâs pretty funny to see someone reject you," Shanshan said with a giggle.
Footsteps approached, and Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan moved a bit apart from each other but did not need to act all serious. The two of them were used to joking around with each other and had no need to avoid others.
"Mengxin, Lingâer, Lianyao," Li Yifei quickly stepped forward to greet them. These were the three pregnant ladies of the house, holding a prestigious status. Even as the clan chief, he wouldnât dare to upset any of the three.
Especially Su Mengxin, whose belly had grown even larger and was finding it hard to walk, while Xiao Lingâer and Song Lianyaoâs bellies were also noticeably rounded as their pregnancies progressed.
Smiling, Su Mengxin said, "Weâre just taking a walk. The doctor said we shouldnât be too lazy at this stage, walking is good for the babies."
At this moment, Li Yifei was in a particularly good mood. Suspecting Jiang Ningxiang really felt like a weight on his heart. He gently touched the bellies of the three women and said with a smile, "My little treasures, seems like youâre about to arrive soon."
Su Mengxin smiled back and remarked, "You do seem to be in a very good mood today."
Li Yifei nodded and said, "Yes, Iâm indeed feeling great today, the weight on my mind has finally been lifted."
"Oh? What was it that had you worried?" Xiao Lingâer asked curiously.
Li Yifei briefly recounted the situation with Jiang Ningxiang and added, "Letâs not mention this again and make sure Ningxiang doesnât find out we ever suspected her."
All three nodded, with Su Mengxin saying, "Ningxiang is indeed very important to our Li family. Your concern was normal, but now that you have no more doubts, we can focus on nurturing her from now on."
Proudly, Li Yifei said, "Yep, with Shanshan and Ningxiang, our Li familyâs strength will increase significantly."
"Brother Li!" With that call, Meng Xiaofei came running over.
Li Yifei asked with a smile, "Xiaofei, whatâs got you so excited?"
"I did it, I really succeeded!" Meng Xiaofei was ecstatic.
"Succeeded at what?" Xu Shanshan asked with a beaming smile.
Meng Xiaofei, who was initially so excited, suddenly became a bit shy when questioned by Xu Shanshan but still took Li Yifeiâs arm and said, "Brother Li, come with me, hurry and come with me."
Though puzzled, Li Yifei still followed Meng Xiaofei as she led him away.
Watching the two depart, Xiao Lingâer asked curiously, "What mischief is Xiaofei up to with her husband now?"
Su Mengxin smiled and said, "Hehe, it looks like her husband is in for a treat."
"What treat?" Song Lianyao inquired.
The smile on Su Mengxinâs face deepened as she whispered, "Remember how Xiaofei saw me use my mouth on my husband... Havenât you noticed her always holding a banana and not eating it?"
Xiao Lingâer and Song Lianyao immediately burst into giggles; they had indeed seen Meng Xiaofei eating a banana that way but had never thought much about it. Now that Su Mengxin brought it up, they understood that Meng Xiaofei was learning to do the same for Li Yifei.
With a light chuckle, Xiao Lingâer said, "Can Xiaofei really do it? Thatâs Sister Mengxinâs specialty, after all. Weâve tried, but none of us could manage it."
With a coy smile, Su Mengxin said, "Who knows? Xiaofei can be quite tenacious when she sets her mind to something. She may just succeed."
"Shall we go and see for ourselves?"
"Better not. If Xiaofei finds out, sheâll stop playing with her husband. Anyway, weâll get to see it when weâre all together in the future. Letâs just let the two of them have their fun now."