Chapter 303 - Mischievous Michelle

Chapter 303: Chapter 311 Mischievous MichelleThe three of them hadn’t been fishing long on the rocks, less than an hour, when the tide had already come in, submerging the rocks under water.

The three had long since returned to the beach, where Xu Yingying still insisted on being carried on Li Yifei’s back, and even in front of Michelle, she continued to wrap her arms around Li Yifei’s neck.

As the tide rose, it also signified the end of beachcombing, and soon the company’s larger group returned. Seeing Li Yifei sitting with Xu Yingying and the beauty Michelle, the male colleagues couldn’t help but feel envious of Li Yifei.

Everyone came over to inquire about Xu Yingying’s injury. Although a company differed greatly from government agencies, one aspect remained very similar, which was the subordinates’ need to express loyalty and flattery towards their superiors. With the boss having injured her foot, if you didn’t show concern, how could you expect to make your way up in the company?

Even though Xu Yingying always put competence first in her management, for the employees, performing well at this moment was naturally a very important matter.

Xu Yingying’s foot was injured, but Xu Shanshan hardly paid any attention to it. If Xu Yingying’s injury had been serious, she wouldn’t be able to casually sunbathe on the beach right now. She knew her sister too well and thus didn’t bother to show concern.

What she cared most about now was whether Li Yifei and Xu Yingying had made any progress during this short time. Pulling Li Yifei aside, Xu Shanshan asked with a stern face, "Did you do something to my sister just now?"

Since the last time she took too much interest in Li Yifei and Xu Yingying’s affairs, which raised Xu Yingying’s suspicions, Xu Shanshan felt her actions were a bit too obvious, so her attitude toward Li Yifei today was like that of a girlfriend questioning her boyfriend.

Between the twin sisters Xu Yingying and Xu Shanshan, Li Yifei was closer to Xu Shanshan, so even with her tone of voice like that, he replied with a grin, "What could I possibly do with your sister?"

"Hmph, just letting you know, you better not mess around with my sister, or else I won’t stand for it," she said.

"You little imp, what can you do if you don’t ’stand for it’? Come on, let’s see how much you’ve gathered. I’m counting on you for today’s lunch," he said.

At that, Xu Shanshan instantly perked up, lifting the basket beside her with pride, "Look at this, I’ve filled it right up."

Li Yifei lifted the lid to look inside. Indeed, it was packed full, and with good seafood to boot. He chuckled, "It turns out Shanshan is quite the expert, almost like someone born and raised by the sea."

Xu Shanshan giggled, "You think I am that capable? It’s all thanks to my sister’s blessing. The employees are trying to butter me up by giving me all the good stuff they catch."

Li Yifei was already aware of that, but Xu Shanshan’s frank admission showed that this girl wasn’t one to be vain. He laughed, "Then I guess I’ll also be able to enjoy the benefits."

"No problem, I’m handing this basket over to you. I’m relying on you to cook for me at noon." Imagining Li Yifei’s chef-like skills made Xu Shanshan swallow her saliva. In order for herself to enjoy this treat, she had to ensure her sister got together with Li Yifei so he wouldn’t slip away.

It wasn’t even ten o’clock yet, the sunshine was plentiful, the sea water had risen and it had gotten warm, making it a perfect time for swimming. Everyone rushed into the sea to swim.

Xu Yingying had wanted to swim with Li Yifei, but Li Yifei had dashed into the sea early on, leaving her without recourse. As a company president, she couldn’t very well call out specially for Li Yifei to come and take care of her.

As long as Li Yifei wasn’t with Xu Yingying, he felt relaxed, swimming back and forth in the water. When some female colleagues saw how fast Li Yifei was swimming, they screamed in excitement. Some even wanted him to teach them swimming but seeing Michelle was not far away, they teasingly pushed her towards Li Yifei.

"Brother Li, let’s... swim together," Michelle said, her face blushing red. The conversation she had with Xu Yingying that day gave her even more courage.

In front of the others, Li Yifei, of course, couldn’t reject Michelle and smiled, "Sure, let’s swim towards the deeper part. I’ll look after you."

"Okay!" Michelle’s eyes lit up, and she swam ahead. She could swim just enough to stay afloat without technique or speed, but with Li Yifei beside her, she was fearless and would even dare to swim to the deepest part of the sea.

Li Yifei leisurely followed by Michelle’s side, quickly covering some distance. The sea here was quite deep, standing up, you couldn’t touch the bottom at all.

"Michelle, the water is deep here, let’s swim back," suggested Li Yifei.

Michelle couldn’t talk while swimming. She clumsily began to turn around in the water. However, as she turned her head, she realized how far she was from the shore. Panic instinctively set in, draining her strength, which caused her to struggle momentarily, feeling suddenly weak.

Seeing this, Li Yifei quickly swam over and grabbed Michelle’s arm. Michelle then clung to Li Yifei’s neck, hanging onto him completely.

Li Yifei, treading water with just his legs, remained steady on the surface and laughed, "Michelle, are you trying to be a koala?"

Michelle, clinging to Li Yifei, immediately felt calmer, but blushed with embarrassment at his teasing. She wanted to let go but didn’t dare; holding on, she felt too intimate with Li Yifei.

"Alright, relax a bit, I’ll hold your arm, and I’ll swim back with you."

Michelle quickly agreed, letting go of Li Yifei’s neck. Although she had strong feelings for him, embracing Li Yifei like this made her feel incredibly embarrassed.

Li Yifei held Michelle’s arm with one hand, and with no effort on her part, she could already float on the surface of the water. With a little paddling of her hands and feet, she could easily swim away. This was truly effortless.

"Michelle, what did President Xu say to you just now?" Li Yifei asked, smiling, as he slowly swam with Michelle.

"President Xu said..." Michelle turned her head to look at Li Yifei, then suddenly let out a mischievous smile and said, "Why don’t you go ask President Xu?"

Li Yifei looked at Michelle in surprise and said, "You’re actually telling me to go ask President Xu?"

Michelle, giggling, replied, "Yes, you are so familiar with President Xu, if you ask her, she will definitely tell you."

Li Yifei rolled his eyes and said, "Michelle, you’ve learned to be bad, really bad."

Michelle chuckled and responded, "Is this what you call being bad?"

Li Yifei, feigning a heartbroken tone, said, "Of course it is. You used to be such an honest, such a gentle girl, and now you’ve even learned to keep secrets."

Michelle’s laughter became a series of light, bell-like giggles. After laughing heartily for a moment, she said, "Brother Li, don’t tempt me like this, I really can’t say."

Li Yifei was amused by Michelle’s laughter. Such a Michelle was even more adorable than the one who would just listen to everything he said. He replied, "Alright, if you don’t want to say, then don’t say it."

When Michelle saw that Li Yifei stopped asking, she felt a bit embarrassed. She pursed her lips and said softly, "I can only tell you that I also know President Xu likes you."

"She really has the nerve to say that. Alright, I guess you two must have formed some kind of alliance. I can’t be bothered to ask anymore, but Michelle, you better not learn from President Xu, otherwise, I’ll really be afraid of you."

"No way, I’m just being myself."

Michelle smiled sweetly, and from Li Yifei’s words, she didn’t feel any rejection from him, which pleased her greatly.

After returning Michelle back, she was quite tired and unable to swim anymore, so she started playing in the shallow area with her colleagues. Having this private swim with Li Yifei alone was enough to satisfy her.

Just as Li Yifei was about to enjoy a good swim, someone kicked his leg. He turned around and saw He Fangqing glaring at him before she turned and swam toward the deep water area.

Li Yifei immediately followed. Once they were far enough away from everyone, he swam up next to He Fangqing, placing his hand on her waist, and smiled, "Fangqing, what did you call me over for?"

"Oh, so you still remember I exist? With one on your left and one on your right, I thought you had completely forgotten about me," He Fangqing said with a tangy undertone.

Li Yifei’s hand slid lower, squeezing He Fangqing’s bottom twice as he laughed, "How could I? With just one look from you, didn’t I obediently come over?"

He Fangqing threw Li Yifei a flirtatious look and said, "Is that so? Then why did you come over here with me?"

Li Yifei glanced around and then embraced He Fangqing in the water, whispering in her ear, "Do you want to try what it’s like in the sea water?"

"Ah!" He Fangqing’s face turned crimson as she looked at Li Yifei, but excitement was clearly etched on her face. She looked around and said, "How can we do it here? What if someone sees us?"

"No one will. There’s a rock formation over there, we can hide behind it," Li Yifei pointed to the rocks.

He Fangqing pinched Li Yifei’s swimming trunks, pretending to be exasperated, "You big lecher, always thinking about this kind of thing."

Li Yifei chuckled, "With a beauty like Fangqing by my side, if I didn’t think about it, that would be the real problem." Saying this, he took He Fangqing’s hand and dived into the sea water, swiftly swimming toward the rocks.

He Fangqing nearly choked on water, but Li Yifei’s lips were already blocking hers. Kissing her while somehow supplying her with air, this thrilling sensation made He Fangqing wrap her arms and legs around Li Yifei like an octopus clinging to him.