Chapter 144: So It Turns Out

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: So It Turns OutAfter waiting for a while, Xu Yingying’s voice came from the bathroom, "Yifei, come help me, I... I can’t hold on any longer."

Li Yifei hurriedly opened the door and entered, only to see the pair of twin sisters dressed in identical pajamas, it was impossible to tell who was who.

The one on the left said, "Yifei, hurry and help me hold Shanshan, this girl is so heavy."

By that tone of voice, Li Yifei could tell it was Xu Yingying, so he quickly went over and picked up the mud-like, fast asleep Xu Shanshan, then carried her to her room, laying her beside He Fangqing. Seeing that they were both asleep and likely nothing was amiss, Li Yifei then stepped out of the room.

At this moment, Xu Yingying was leaning against the bathroom door, eyes closed, seemingly quite drunk, and Li Yifei had no choice but to support her, saying helplessly, "Can’t handle your liquor, yet you drank so much, feeling bad now, aren’t you?"

"I’m not feeling bad, I’m just happy," Xu Yingying said, wrapping her arms around Li Yifei’s waist, her footsteps unsteady, almost all her weight resting on him.

"Great, you’re happy, and later it’ll be my suffering, having to wait on you three ladies," Li Yifei shook his head, helped Xu Yingying to the bedroom, had her sit on the bed, then helped her lie down, and took off her slippers in passing.

After lying down, Xu Yingying didn’t make another sound, starting to snore heavily in sleep. Li Yifei went to tidy up the bathroom a bit, and upon seeing the clothes Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan had just changed out of, his face flushed with heat because the clothes were thrown haphazardly on the washing machine, with underwear on top no less. He wondered if the two of them had changed into new underwear.

Xu Yingying was usually very particular, and Li Yifei had never seen her unwashed underwear. Now, seeing them, and thinking that the person who had just worn those very underwear was in his bed, it would be strange for any man not to have thoughts about it.

Li Yifei didn’t wash the clothes for the two of them. If they were washed and Xu Yingying found out the next day, that would definitely be awkward. So he pretended not to see them, finished his own washing up, and then Li Yifei returned to the bedroom.

Looking at Xu Yingying on the bed, with her cheeks flushed from too much alcohol and a large expanse of skin visible at her neckline, Li Yifei felt an impulse to take advantage of the situation and pounce on her.

Fortunately, his self-control was very strong. In such a situation, he still managed to restrain himself, took a couple of deep breaths, turned away, and turned off the light.

Climbing into bed, Li Yifei was also a bit tired, closed his eyes, and prepared to sleep.

But before he could fall asleep, Xu Yingying suddenly rolled over to the middle of the bed, threw her arm over his chest, and murmured, "Yifei... I’m so hot."

Li Yifei was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Then I’ll pour you a glass of water."

"I don’t want water, I want wine, I want to drink," Xu Yingying said, nuzzling her head closer, resting it on his shoulder.

"Eh... Why aren’t you taking your clothes off?" Xu Yingying said, her sleepy eyes gazing at Li Yifei.

Although the room was already quite warm, Li Yifei was still in his pajamas. Normally, when a young man and woman sleep together, it’s unusual for them to wear pajamas to bed. Li Yifei didn’t want to either, he certainly preferred to be bare-chested, wearing only briefs, but Xu Yingying wouldn’t agree to that.

"Take off my clothes?" Li Yifei looked at Xu Yingying in surprise. She must have drunk too much to ask such a question. Could it be because the two of them had been together these days and affection had developed over time, Xu Yingying was using her drunkenness to express her feelings?

Xu Yingying’s drunk fingers gently slid across Li Yifei’s chest as she spoke in a coquettish voice, "It’s more comfortable without clothes."

Li Yifei quickly held down Xu Yingying’s hand, saying, "President Xu, you’ve drunk too much."

"Have I drunk too much?"

"You really have, just sleep it off, and you’ll be all right."

Xu Yingying’s gaze carried a dense smile, "You called me... President Xu?"

Li Yifei suddenly gasped, staring at Xu Yingying, and then he understood what was going on.

"Haha... Indeed, indeed!" Xu Yingying suddenly burst into laughter.

No! It should be said that Xu Shanshan suddenly burst into laughter. The moment she laughed out loud, she completely betrayed herself; she wasn’t Xu Yingying at all, but Xu Shanshan.

Li Yifei had a face of disbelief, realizing that after all this time, Xu Shanshan had finally seen through him. Calling her President Xu had wholly betrayed the relationship between the two of them, and the fact that they were in the same bed yet maintaining such distance was irrevocably telling, a flaw too great to explain away.

And now that he was truly caught, Li Yifei felt oddly at ease, smiling, "You finally caught on. Well, now I can finally be relieved."

Xu Shanshan didn’t move away from Li Yifei but instead looked at him with a smile and said, "Brother-in-law, I actually figured it out a long time ago."

"Figured it out a long time ago?" Li Yifei asked in confusion, "Then why didn’t you say anything sooner? This time I didn’t even sense that you wanted to expose us."

Xu Shanshan said proudly, "This is called ’luring the enemy into a trap,’ okay? If I hadn’t lulled you into a false sense of security, would you have slipped up in front of me?"

Li Yifei had to admire the quirky elf that was Xu Shanshan and said, "You really put a lot of effort into this. Now that everything’s out in the open, I can finally go home and get a good night’s sleep."

Xu Shanshan stopped Li Yifei, saying, "Don’t go. Why leave so late at night?"

"If I don’t leave? Should I sleep with you?" Li Yifei looked at Xu Shanshan with amusement. Now that he no longer had to pretend to be the perfect husband for Xu Yingying, Li Yifei spoke with ease.

Xu Shanshan said with a giggle, "Sleeping together is no big deal. You live with my sister every day, and you haven’t done anything to her. If I sleep with you in the same bed, what could you possibly do to me?"

"That’s true, I really can’t do anything." Li Yifei nodded in agreement.

Curious, Xu Shanshan looked at Li Yifei and started to say, "Brother-in-law..."

Li Yifei cut her off, saying, "Stop calling me brother-in-law."

"Hehe, I’m just used to it. But honestly, I really do like having you as my brother-in-law. If I were to get another one, I’m afraid no one else could provide such fun company as you do."

"Haha, brother-in-law or not, if you call on me in the future, I’ll still hang out with you. I do feel we get along well," Li Yifei responded.

"Then it’s settled, hehe. When I ask you out to play in the future, I won’t have to deal with my sister’s control. That’s a pretty nice situation," Xu Shanshan said excitedly.

"Haha, you’ve got a point," Li Yifei agreed.

Blinking her eyes, Xu Shanshan looked at Li Yifei and said, "Brother-in-law, you say... haha, it’s really slipped out naturally, I can’t seem to stop. You say you live with my sister every day, don’t you have any thoughts about her?"

Li Yifei gave a wry smile and replied, "Your sister has such a strong presence, and she’s the boss. How could I dare to have thoughts about her? If I messed that up, I’d lose my livelihood."

"Don’t lie to me. I’ve seen many of your impressive skills, which indicates you’re not a simple person. I don’t know why you’re working at my sister’s company, but I definitely don’t think you’d be afraid of President Xu."

With a chuckle, Li Yifei said, "Whether I’m a simple person or not, right now I’m just an employee, and a county official is no match for a current manager, so I’m still afraid of your sister."

"Alright, let’s not talk about that. Let me ask you, have you really never thought about pursuing my sister, never considered truly being together with her?"

Li Yifei shook his head decisively, replying, "Absolutely not."

"Huh, is there something wrong with my sister? Although she can be a bit temperamental and not the most pampering, being with her might be dull, but she’s still a great beauty."

"Listening to you, it sounds like your sister has no merits other than being pretty. Plus, you’re twins, so it sounds like you’re praising yourself too," Li Yifei observed.

Xu Shanshan burst into laughter and replied, "You nailed it. So, do you have someone you fancy?"

"No, but I just don’t want to have a girlfriend this early. I’d like to enjoy a few carefree years. You’ve seen it for yourself, if I got a girlfriend, I’d have to wait on her hand and foot just like I do with your sister. How miserable that would be, so I’m better off alone for now. That’s more relaxing," Li Yifei explained.

With a playful grin, Xu Shanshan said, "Your thinking is just like mine. I just want to have fun for a few more years and then think about marriage when I’m thirty. But my parents are so anxious, they’re pressuring me. How about you pretend to be my boyfriend again, then go home and placate my parents?"

Li Yifei laughed heartily at Xu Shanshan’s teasing, asking, "Do you think that would work?"

Xu Shanshan pouted and said, "Probably not. My parents would think I stole my sister’s boyfriend. They’d skin me alive."

"So you do realize it. Alright, let’s sleep. In the morning, we’ll clear things up with your sister. You two are sisters facing the same issue; you should be on the same team, not undermining each other," Li Yifei advised.

"I actually did have that in mind, but she deceived me too, so I had to expose her. Since you put it that way, brother-in-law, I’ll give her some face and clear the air with her in the morning."

"That’s the spirit. Sleep now!" Li Yifei patted Xu Shanshan’s hand and said, "Go on over to your side."

Xu Shanshan smiled mischievously, saying, "I find it quite nice lying beside you, brother-in-law. My sister really didn’t notice, what a fool." With that, she moved away from Li Yifei.

After the two had created some distance, they chatted casually for a bit. Li Yifei was completely relaxed, speaking with light-hearted humor, and Xu Shanshan, despite having pretended to be drunk and actually consuming quite a bit of alcohol, felt no unease about sharing a bed with Li Yifei. After a little while, the effect of the alcohol took over, and she too fell into a deep sleep.

When Xu Yingying woke up the next morning, she found He Fangqing lying beside her. Initially thinking nothing of it, but after fully waking up, it suddenly dawned on her that if she was there, then Xu Shanshan would have to be sleeping with Li Yifei. This realization shocked her, and she jumped out of bed, rushing straight to her own room.