Chapter 183: Tit for Tat

Chapter 183: Chapter 183: Tit for TatSeeing that it was almost time to clock out for lunch, Li Yifei was about to leave when he heard the four employees outside greeting in unison, "Good afternoon, President Xu!"

"Giggle... I’m not your President Xu, I am her younger sister." Then Xu Shanshan’s crisp laughter followed.

Li Yifei quickly went out and saw Xu Shanshan wearing casual clothes. Although her hair still had the same big wavy curls as her sister Xu Yingying, she was now smiling and greeting the four employees cheerfully.

"Shanshan, what are you doing running into the company?" Li Yifei asked with a smile.

"I have something to discuss with you, let’s go outside to talk," Xu Shanshan blinked.

"Okay, let’s go then." Fortunately, Xu Shanshan did not call him brother-in-law in the company, which took a lot of pressure off Li Yifei.

The four employees were somewhat bewildered at this time. They were deeply impressed by Xu Yingying, the president, during their interview yesterday, and they didn’t expect President Xu’s sister to look exactly like her; it was simply too miraculous.

As they walked out, many people greeted Xu Shanshan; they were new employees, and when they saw Xu Yingying, the company’s top manager, they dared not be disrespectful.

Xu Shanshan also did not bother to explain. She secretly smiled with Li Yifei, and then the two of them finally left the company building.

After getting into Li Yifei’s car, Li Yifei laughed and said, "Aren’t you afraid your sister will scold you for running to the company?"

"Let her scold, I’m not afraid of her," Xu Shanshan said disdainfully with a pout.

Li Yifei shook his head; when it came to arguing, indeed, no one could win over the other sister.

At the western restaurant, the two ordered their meal and then started eating slowly, but Li Yifei felt that Xu Shanshan was quieter than usual and asked with some confusion, "Shanshan, is something the matter today? Why are you so quiet?"

Xu Shanshan whispered, "This is a western restaurant, after all. It wouldn’t be nice to be noisy here, so I’d better stay quiet."

Thinking about it, he realized that speaking loudly here would indeed be inappropriate. No wonder Xu Shanshan was so quiet today. After a sip of red wine, Li Yifei looked at Xu Shanshan and said, "Shanshan, you said that your sister is intentionally getting together with me to keep you away from me, but yesterday your sister..."

"What about my sister?" Xu Shanshan immediately widened her eyes.

"Ah..." Li Yifei sighed, recounted yesterday’s events, and then continued, "I originally just wanted to scare her off, but I didn’t expect her to just climb up along the pole, and now I’ve fallen into the pit she’s dug. I feel like she’s actually getting serious now?"

Xu Shanshan elegantly cut a piece of steak and said, "What are your thoughts then?" before putting the small piece of steak into her mouth to chew gently.

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "What thoughts could I have? I’ve told you, I just wanted to give her a scare."

Xu Shanshan took another sip of the cocktail that Li Yifei had mixed for her, squinted her eyes to savor it, and then said, "Then let me ask you, what do you really think of my sister?"

Li Yifei bluntly said, "I have absolutely no interest in your sister."

Xu Shanshan frowned and said, "Are you saying my sister isn’t good?"

"It’s not that your sister isn’t good. She’s beautiful and capable at work, and now a president; many men would like her for sure. But she’s a bit too stubborn and competitive for my taste, which I don’t like at all. Besides, it doesn’t matter if your sister is good or not; I have a girlfriend already."

A peculiar light flashed in Xu Shanshan’s eyes as she asked, "You have a girlfriend, so can you be with me?"

Li Yifei said apologetically, "Shanshan, I’m sorry, but you’re a very lovely girl. However, Li Yifei is not the kind of person to start something and not see it through. I’ve already promised my affection to my girlfriend, and I will devote my feelings to her. We can be good friends without any pressure. What do you think?"

Xu Shanshan stared at Li Yifei and said, "Are you being sincere?"

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Of course I’m being sincere, Shanshan..." As he was speaking, Li Yifei suddenly locked eyes with Xu Shanshan, then furrowed his brows and said with a bitter smile, "President Xu, you can actually play this trick too."

Xu Shanshan... No! It should be said to be Xu Yingying now, looked at Li Yifei somewhat surprised and asked, "How did you realize I’m not Shanshan?"

"I didn’t realize it at first, but the way you just looked at me was so aggressive, something Shanshan wouldn’t do. Besides, I made a mistake; Shanshan has been calling me brother-in-law all along, but you didn’t call me that at all. I only understand now and can only blame myself for being slow."

Xu Yingying nodded and said, "It seems I haven’t achieved perfection yet."

Li Yifei was suddenly at a loss for words and said, "President Xu, it was already headache-inducing enough when Shanshan pretended to be you, and now you’re pretending to be Shanshan. Do you not want me to live anymore?"

Xu Yingying smiled smugly and said, "Call me by my name. Don’t forget, you’ve already confessed to me, and I’ve accepted it, so now I’m your girlfriend."

"President Xu, what exactly are you trying to do? You heard it yourself just now, there’s really nothing going on between me and Shanshan, okay?"

"You might have nothing, but Shanshan definitely won’t give up, and neither will I. Since Xu Yingying has said she’ll be your girlfriend, that’s final. I don’t care if you have any other girlfriends or not."

"No way, I told you, I was just scaring you; it wasn’t my true feelings. And besides, I’m not even interested in Shanshan like that, so why are you still doing this?"

Xu Yingying squinted at Li Yifei and said, "You’re wrong. Wanting to be your girlfriend is my own idea. I’ve been living with you for some time now, and even though nothing happened, I’ve gotten used to having you, this man, in my house, so I definitely couldn’t accept another man... Plus, I feel that you’re actually pretty decent. Despite all the messy things in the past, the way you treat your girlfriend now means you won’t treat me any worse in the future. So I’m telling you clearly now, I’m going to fight for you."

Li Yifei stared at Xu Yingying with his mouth agape and finally swallowed hard before saying, "Are... Are you really serious?"

Xu Yingying nodded and said bluntly, "Yes, I’m serious."

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "Then I’ll just flat out tell you: I refuse."

Xu Yingying’s eyes widened immediately, and Li Yifei met her gaze without showing any weakness.

The two of them faced each other like roosters in a standoff for a full minute. Xu Yingying’s gaze was fierce, and in the company, no subordinate dared to meet her gaze like this. Yet under this gaze, Li Yifei held his ground the entire time.

"Good, I’m finding more and more favorable traits in you. You’ve got real manliness about you, and I really like that," Xu Yingying eventually stopped confronting Li Yifei with her gaze but then said that statement.

Li Yifei almost collapsed and said with a wry smile, "Then can you tell me what exactly caught your eye about me? Can’t I change that?"

Xu Yingying felt frustrated inside, thinking, "What do you mean ’what caught my eye about you, can’t I change that’?" She was quite angry, but she didn’t show it and casually responded, "I noticed you’re a man, go ahead and change that."

"What the..." Li Yifei was rendered speechless. Could he even change that? Changing would mean becoming a eunuch, a cross-dresser, or a transvestite, none of which was changeable.

Seeing Li Yifei’s dumbfounded expression, Xu Yingying felt incredibly pleased and leisurely said, "So just accept your fate, and comfortably be Xu Yingying’s boyfriend for the rest of your life."

Li Yifei was even more exasperated and said, "Listening to you talk, why does it sound like the Mountain King is kidnapping the farmer’s daughter?"

"You’re right; I am the Mountain King. Just submit to me." After saying that, Xu Yingying couldn’t help but laugh a couple of times. Then, realizing she was in a Western restaurant, she quickly covered her mouth and continued to giggle, her body shaking, exuding charm and allure.

For the first time, Li Yifei saw Xu Yingying in such a charming light and inadvertently stared, but then he quickly shook his head and said, "Yingying, can we please not play anymore? I give up. Just let me go."

Xu Yingying abruptly stopped laughing, glared with her eyes, and said, "Don’t even think about it. I’ve set my sights on you, and you won’t escape me in this lifetime."

Li Yifei grinned and leaned back in his chair, saying, "Well, I don’t like you, so what can you do about it?"

Xu Yingying was full of fighting spirit and said, "You’ll eventually like me."

"Well, you just wait then. I’m not playing along. Love isn’t something you can force, you know."

Xu Yingying also appeared full of confidence, smiled faintly, and said, "I’m not forcing you. I’m just letting you know I’m serious."

"Well, that beats me. Even if I don’t agree, what can you do to me? It’s not like you can force yourself on me, right?"

Xu Yingying and Li Yifei were at loggerheads in their conversation, but when it got to this point, she couldn’t take it anymore, huffed, and said, "Anyway, I have my ways of making you like me."

Seeing Xu Yingying’s dead seriousness, Li Yifei truly began to worry a bit and quickly said, "Then let’s get something straight first, you can’t harm my girlfriend."

Xu Yingying lifted her head proudly and said, "Don’t worry. Xu Yingying acts openly and upright and certainly won’t stoop to doing such despicable things. If I’m going to win, I’ll win fair and square."

"Good! Then I really want to see how you’re going to make me like you." At this point, Li Yifei actually found the situation quite intriguing. He truly didn’t believe that he would end up liking this beautiful Xu president despite having no feelings for her.