Chapter 30 Not Caring

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 Not CaringLi Yifei didn’t have the habit of bringing a stranger home. It was too dangerous, a habit cultivated by Li Yifei over many years. The most important thing was, he was only after a one-night stand, merely a form of release to satisfy his physical needs. He certainly didn’t want to attract a clingy woman because of such needs. Women, that kind of creature, might be utterly arrogant and ignore you before you get her body, but once you do, she might cling to you and not let go. Li Yifei couldn’t afford to deal with such women right now.

He arrived at a nearby hotel, wrapping his arm around the waist of the half-drunk woman as they entered the room. The woman’s figure was truly remarkable, and at the age of twenty-six or seven, she was at her prime, neither unripe like a young girl nor slackened like a woman over thirty. To bed a woman in this age range was always Li Yifei’s favorite, especially when the woman was so beautiful, she could be considered a top-notch beauty.

Once the room door was shut, the woman suddenly tensed up, pushed Li Yifei away, and staggered a few steps back, hugging her chest while looking at Li Yifei somewhat frantically.

Li Yifei really hadn’t expected this woman to have regrets after getting to this point, which made him shake his head and sigh, saying, "If you regret it now, you can leave. I won’t force you."

Meeting Li Yifei’s gaze, the woman burped from the alcohol and asked, "Are you serious?"

Li Yifei shrugged his shoulders, smiling helplessly, and said, "Of course, I am. I always like it when it’s mutually agreeable. If you’re unwilling, forcing you takes away the pleasure." With that, he pulled open the bathroom door and added, "I’ll take a shower first to give you time to think. If you haven’t left by the time I’m done, I’ll take it as your consent."

After filling the tub with water, Li Yifei stripped naked and soaked in the bathtub. The forty-two-degree water was just right, relaxing his entire body and quickly bringing sweat to the surface of his skin. Alcohol from inside his body was also slowly seeping out with the sweat, leaving a faint scent of alcohol in the bathroom.

During this time, Li Yifei hadn’t heard the sound of the door opening, which apparently meant the woman hadn’t left yet. It seemed she had decided to stay, or perhaps, she was still conflicted and might rush out the moment he opened the bathroom door after his shower.

This was Li Yifei’s judgment of the woman because she seemed incredibly indecisive.

But this time, Li Yifei’s judgment was wrong. He was comfortably soaking in the bath when the bathroom door suddenly opened. The woman walked straight to the tub, her face so red it seemed blood would drip from it, yet she still looked directly at Li Yifei and said, "I’ll shower with you."

Li Yifei flashed a radiant smile and replied, "I’d be delighted."

The next morning, Li Yifei woke up early, another one of his long-standing habits. Even after leaving the military, he didn’t give up this routine. He indeed wanted to live a peaceful life, but he never thought of giving up the skills he had learned, nor did he want to let his body deteriorate due to tranquility.

The woman in his arms was still sound asleep, suffering from the aftermath of last night’s frenzy—an incredible fatigue. Li Yifei could recover quickly, but this woman was obviously exhausted.

Considering he still had the day off, Li Yifei wasn’t in a hurry to get up. There was nothing to do anyway, so he might as well stay in bed with this beautiful woman, pulling the blanket over them. He casually turned off the air conditioning, having found the warmth it provided all night long pleasant, but not liking the hot air it blew out.

He fell back asleep for a while, and it was nearly eight o’clock when the woman finally woke up. Although she was still nestled in Li Yifei’s arms, he could distinctly feel the confusion in her heart, along with guilt and pain.

Li Yifei said nothing, did nothing. Why the woman was conflicted, why she was in pain, those weren’t his problems to consider. They were each fulfilling a need, without any involvement of responsibility. Li Yifei didn’t wish to take that responsibility upon himself.

Suddenly, he felt a coolness and a slight wetness on his chest—the woman was crying. But Li Yifei couldn’t offer her anything, so he continued to pretend to be asleep.

After a while, the woman slowly let go of Li Yifei, then silently got up, dressed, and finally looked back at Li Yifei one last time before swiftly leaving the room.

Only after the sound of the door closing did Li Yifei open his eyes, stretching his limbs, his entire body feeling utterly refreshed. A one-night stand with such a beauty was indeed a very enjoyable thing.

After getting up and washing up, Li Yifei dressed and prepared to leave. But he unintentionally found an ID card on the floor—it was the woman’s from just before.

"He Fangqing," Li Yifei muttered the woman’s name, then pocketed the ID, intending to give it to the hotel reception for the woman to retrieve later. It was not worth keeping; he wasn’t interested in any further entanglements, even if the woman was beautiful.

Exiting the elevator, Li Yifei was about to approach the reception desk when his phone rang. It was Xu Yingying calling. He quickly answered.

"Li Yifei, Shanshan just called me, wanting to talk to you. I said you’d gone out but would be back soon. Where are you now? I’ll come pick you up, so Shanshan can hear you when she calls again."

"There’s no need to pick me up, I’ll just call her back myself."

"No, no, Shanshan is clearly testing us. If we’re not together, it’ll be easy for her to spot the problem. These days my mom is pressuring me to set her up with someone. If she finds out we’re faking, she’ll definitely push me back to my mom. Quick, give me your address, I’ll come and pick you up right away."

Li Yifei broke out in a cold sweat. The role of the fake boyfriend was still not over. He reluctantly gave the hotel address, and Xu Yingying immediately said with excitement, "I’ll be there in less than a minute, come out now."

What a coincidence. Li Yifei had to settle his bill and walk out of the hotel, only to see Xu Yingying’s Buick pulling up as he reached the entrance.

After getting into the car, Xu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief and handed her phone to Li Yifei, saying, "Call Shanshan back."

Li Yifei nodded and dialed Xu Shanshan’s number, smiling, "Shanshan, what’s up?"

"Eh, you’re really with my sister?" Xu Shanshan sounded genuinely surprised.

"Hehe, of course, we’re together. I just went out to buy breakfast. Your sister wanted something light, so I especially went to the supermarket to get some bamboo shoots for her, to make bamboo shoot porridge."

"Ah, I want some too."

"Then when you come over, your brother-in-law will cook it for you."

"Mm, then I won’t keep you from making porridge for my sister, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye."

After hanging up, Li Yifei made a victory gesture and handed the phone back to Xu Yingying.

Xu Yingying breathed a sigh of relief but immediately sniffed and frowned, saying, "You seem rather merry."

Li Yifei immediately knew why Xu Yingying thought so; although the woman from yesterday didn’t wear makeup, she had sprayed a bit of perfume, leaving a light fragrance on him. Plus, since he came out from a hotel, Xu Yingying must’ve guessed he had spent the night there with a woman.

However, Li Yifei didn’t mind, and he chuckled, "Boss, is my mission complete then?"

Xu Yingying nodded, took out roughly two thousand yuan from her bag, and said, "This is for you. Keep your phone on recently; I might need to reach you any time."

Li Yifei hurriedly said, "No need, it’s not a big deal, just a phone call."

"I don’t want to owe you any favors. Let’s do it by the book. Don’t worry, you can still come to work at my company tomorrow."

Li Yifei understood Xu Yingying’s meaning; she didn’t want any personal entanglements with him, their relationship was purely professional. He happily accepted the money and then got out of the car.

Xu Yingying’s Buick started up immediately and merged into the traffic, disappearing from sight.

Li Yifei shook his head, knowing that Xu Yingying had a bad impression of him, mainly because of the perfume on him and the fact he stayed in a hotel. Clearly, she thought he wasn’t a good man.

But Li Yifei didn’t care. He had no intention of leaving a good impression on Xu Yingying, and after all, his private life was his own. Even Xu Yingying, as the boss, couldn’t meddle in her subordinate’s private life. He hailed a taxi and returned home. However, upon taking off his coat, he suddenly remembered that the woman’s ID was still on him. By then it was late, and he was too lazy to return it; he would wait until he had time.

Lying in his own bed at home, Li Yifei couldn’t help but reminisce about the previous night’s madness. It had been a long time since he had such a wild night. In every way, that woman was exceptional, with stunning looks and an incredible figure, and when it came to passion, she had quite the taste. If it weren’t for the fear of trouble, Li Yifei wouldn’t mind having such an encounter with her again.

Shaking his head, Li Yifei banished these thoughts. He didn’t want to tie his emotions down too soon, especially since there was another person he needed to figure out—until then, he had no intention of just finding a woman to marry.