Chapter 330 - Marriage and Childbirth
Chapter 330 of "Super Soldier in the City" kicks off with action-packed scenes: Chapter 330: Chapter 338 Marriage and ChildbirthThis time, Li Yifei and Xu Yingying handled their... Discover more!
Chapter 330: Chapter 338 Marriage and ChildbirthThis time, Li Yifei and Xu Yingying handled their marriage registration with lightning speed. The next day, Li Yifei returned to Mile City to take care of some related paperwork and returned to Pingyang on the same day to obtain their marriage certificate with Xu Yingying at the Civil Affairs Office.
There was no joy between the two holding the marriage certificate. They didnât even feel anything about it and hurried home to hand it over to Xu Yingyingâs mother.
Xu Yingyingâs mother flipped the marriage certificate over and over, scrutinizing it carefully; then she looked at the two with concern and asked, "Itâs not fake this time, is it?"
Li Yifei immediately said, "Mom, itâs definitely not fake this time. This is a marriage certificate from Pingyang, and since Dad works at the Public Security Bureau, we couldnât possibly fake it."
Xu Yingyingâs mother nodded repeatedly, her face beaming with joy. "Good, good, now that youâre married, I can finally rest easy."
Xu Yingying, with reddened eyes, said, "Mom, as long as youâre happy, anything is fine."
"Pfft..." Xu Shanshan burst out laughing at an inopportune moment.
Xu Yingying immediately looked displeased at her sister. "What are you laughing at?"
Xu Shanshan hurriedly said, "Nothing, nothing, Iâm not laughing at anything."
Xu Zhenguo then said, "Alright, your momâs worries are settled, and youâve been off work for two days. Get back to work quickly."
Xu Yingyingâs mother echoed, "Yes, Iâm fine now, so you donât need to stay home with me. Get back to work."
Xu Yingying was truly conflicted at that moment. Logically, with her mother gravely ill, she should stay by her side at all times. However, her phone had been ringing off the hook, and even though He Fangqing was managing things at the company, there were numerous issues that required her attention as the CEO.
Xu Shanshan carelessly said, "Alright, alright. Mom wonât pass away in just one or two days, so weâll come back to visit in a few days."
Xu Zhenguo quickly waved his hand, saying, "You should go back. Iâm still at home, after all, and work is important."
After much persuasion from the Xu Zhenguo couple, Xu Yingying finally agreed to return to the company temporarily, while Xu Shanshan stayed home.
As soon as Li Yifei and Xu Yingying left, Xu Zhenguo put on a stern face and said, "Is this okay? Weâre forcing Yifei to marry Yingying. What will Yifei think later?"
Xu Yingyingâs mother swiftly pulled the blanket off, sat up neatly, and said, "Whatâs wrong with that? Our Yingying is not an ordinary girl. Sheâs a CEO and beautiful, after all. Sheâs good enough for Yifei. Besides, once they have the rice cooked, get used to married life, he wonât have any thoughts of leaving."
"But this is deception. I feel uncomfortable about it," Xu Zhenguo said, lighting a cigarette in frustration.
Xu Shanshan giggled and said, "Itâs alright. My sister and brother-in-law donât hate each other. Theyâve just been unable to cross that threshold, so we helped them over it. Everything will be fine. In about ten days or half a month, we can say there was a misdiagnosis. By then, theyâre already a married couple. They canât divorce."
Xu Yingyingâs mother nodded continuously and said, "Yes, by then, Yingying might be pregnant, which means they definitely canât separate. Iâll get to hold my grandchild."
Xu Zhenguo felt helpless against the two women. As the head of the family, he often had no choice but to comply with the majority. Besides, he did admire Li Yifei, or he wouldnât have agreed to such a plan.
Li Yifei drove the car with Xu Yingying sitting in the passenger seat, her face showing no smile. Her motherâs illness was like a heavy burden on her heart, leaving her no room for anything else.
Li Yifei didnât know how to console Xu Yingying. Her motherâs illness pained him as well. His mother-in-law had always treated him well, never treating him as an outsider, so he felt a sense of long-lost family affection. When he saw Xu Yingyingâs motherâs hopeful gaze, he lacked the courage to refuse and finally agreed to marry Xu Yingying.
Furthermore, there were complicated matters waiting for him nowâSu Yiyi, Ye Yunzhu, and Lin Qiong were sure to have different reactions to his marriage to Xu Yingying, especially Ye Yunzhu, whose reaction would likely be the strongest and most difficult for Li Yifei to face.
"Why did my mom get such a disease?" Xu Yingying sighed deeply. She had accepted the reality over the past two days, but the pain in her heart hadnât lessened at all.
Li Yifei also sighed and said, "Thereâs nothing we can do. We didnât want Mom to get this disease, but since she did, we have to think about how to make her remaining time as good as possible."
"I know, but my mom worked hard her whole life, was kind and honest, and never quarreled with anyone. How could someone so good get sick? Sigh, itâs all my fault for not paying attention to her health. If I had discovered it earlier, at least there might have been a chance to treat it. But now, thereâs no chance for treatment at all. Itâs all my fault. Iâm an unfilial daughter."
Seeing Xu Yingying getting tangled in her own thoughts, taking responsibility for her motherâs illness, Li Yifei tried to comfort her, "No one can predict illnesses. Auntieâs health was always good. Who would have thought sheâd get sick?"
"I should have been better to her and listened to her more. She wanted me to get married early, but I didnât. If I had, I might have already had a child. Now, even if I want one right away, I donât know if my mom will live to see the child being born."
"This... she should be able to, right?" Mentioning this issue made Li Yifei a bit uneasy. They had received their marriage certificate, but he still didnât feel like a husband. Now suddenly talking about having a child felt unprepared. On top of that, as Xu Yingying mentioned, her mother was already in the late stage of lung cancer, and having a child would take at least ten months. Whether she could hold on for ten months remained uncertain, and most likely, she wouldnât make it to that day.
Suddenly, Xu Yingying grabbed Li Yifeiâs arm and said urgently, "No, Yifei, we must start trying for a child today. Even if my mom canât see the birth, she needs to know Iâm pregnant. Maybe having a child to look forward to will strengthen her will to live. Iâve done a lot of research these past two days. A personâs will to live largely determines how much longer they can survive."
Li Yifei felt extremely awkward and coughed, saying, "Having a child isnât something... we can just decide to do. We need to prepare."
"Prepare for what? Donât we just need to go to bed together to have a child?"
"Well... we need to consider many things, like I smoke, and thatâs not good for a child. I must quit smoking first. Our health conditions affect the childâs health. We must consider the responsibility towards the child, not just for Mom."
Xu Yingying was taken aback and said, "Then you should quit smoking immediately."
"I can quit smoking, but Iâve accumulated a lot of toxins from smoking, and it takes time to cleanse them out. This isnât something we can rush."
"When will that be? Iâm afraid my mom wonât hold on till then."
"I think... maybe we should pretend youâre pregnant to reassure her for now."
"Pretend..."
Li Yifei nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, itâs easy. We can get a fake hospital certificateâshouldnât be difficult. Then you can fake some pregnancy symptoms, and in a couple of months, pad your belly a bit. That should do it."
Xu Yingying frowned, firmly shook her head, and said, "No, I canât deceive my mom again. Sheâs already in this state, and if I lie again, it would be too unfair. It wouldnât let her leave in peace."
Li Yifei frowned internally. Registering the marriage with Xu Yingying felt like being pushed into a corner, entirely against his true wishes. If they even ended up having a child, he would have to become true lifelong partners with her, spending the rest of his life with her.
The thought made Li Yifeiâs scalp tingle. In theory, having a beautiful wife like Xu Yingying should be appealing, yet for reasons he couldnât comprehend, he felt no such desire. The idea of spending his life with Xu Yingying made him uneasy.
Li Yifei couldnât pinpoint the reason for this feeling. Was there something wrong with Xu Yingying? No, there wasnât. Xu Yingying was beautiful, carried a good demeanor, and was presentable anywhere. She was also a CEO, highly capable, and apart from not being able to cook and having a temper, she had no faults.
Yet, Li Yifei just didnât feel a spark with Xu Yingying. For instance, with Su Yiyi, he always felt protective over her. Being with Ye Yunzhu brought wild passion and unforgettable first love feelings. Even Lin Qiongâs awkwardness had its charm. Then there was Michelle, whose gentleness easily captivated him, although he kept his distance to avoid hurting her. And He Fangqing, with whom things felt effortless. Not least of all, Xu Shanshan, his playful and endearing sister-in-law, who also made his heart skip.
Besides Su Yiyi, Ye Yunzhu, Lin Qiong, and He Fangqing, he had the most intimate encounters with Xu Yingying. Apart from that final step, theyâd done nearly everything. They had already broken the usual boundaries of friendship. Yet perhaps any of those women could force him to marry, and it wouldnât bother him as much; with Xu Yingying, though, it was awfully awkward, especially considering having a child together just made it more uncomfortable.