Chapter 334 - Shotgun Wedding
Chapter 334 of "Super Soldier in the City" introduces the scene: Chapter 334: Chapter 341: Shotgun WeddingXu Yingying looked out of the window and sighed, saying,... Keep going!
Chapter 334: Chapter 341: Shotgun WeddingXu Yingying looked out of the window and sighed, saying, "My momâs last hope is to see me get married, to see me have a child. I canât fail to fulfill this wish of hers."
He Fangqing organized her scattered thoughts and asked, "What does Yifei say?"
Xu Yingying frowned slightly and said, "He didnât say anything when we went to get our marriage certificate, but when it comes to having kids, he has never agreed."
"Why wonât he agree?" He Fangqing looked at Xu Yingying, feeling somewhat nervous.
Xu Yingying turned her head and repeated Li Yifeiâs rationale, then said with furrowed brows, "Iâm the one who has to give birth, not him. He has so many reservations; it really makes me anxious."
He Fangqing patted Xu Yingyingâs shoulder and said, "Yingying, I can understand your desire to have a child for your motherâs last wish, but... I can also understand Yifeiâs way of thinking. He hasnât done anything wrong."
Xu Yingying asked, puzzled, "Why? Is it that difficult to help me have a child?"
"Yingying, is having a child only your affair? Youâre the mom, but doesnât that make Yifei the dad? Once the child is born, can he be without responsibility? You donât have a child now, so you donât have a mindset of being responsible for a child. Plus, you should also understand how difficult it is to raise a child nowadaysâeducation, health, and so on, which are enough to keep a couple frantically busyâitâs not all solved by just having the child."
A twitch appeared at the corner of Xu Yingyingâs mouth. If Li Yifei had said these words, she wouldnât have listened at all and would have just thought he was making excuses. But coming from He Fangqing, she couldnât help but take them seriously.
"Yingying, since you and Yifei are already married, even if itâs for that reason, as husband and wife, you need to consider each other more and not just act on your own impulses. Otherwise, it will lead to conflict," she said.
"But my mom doesnât have much time left, and Iâve been unable to get pregnant. Sheâll definitely be anxious," Xu Yingying countered.
"You havenât truly understood your motherâs mentality. What she really wants is to see you happy. As long as you and Yifei are loving, sheâll know that you will have children sooner or later. Thatâs enough for her. If you havenât even figured out your relationship with Yifei, then even if you were to get pregnant, how would your mother feel happy seeing the two of you not even looking like a married couple? She would probably be even more worried about what would happen to you both from then on. If you were to separate, with a child between you, it would actually be a heavy burden."
Xu Yingying didnât speak, lost in thought. To tell the truth, she didnât feel like she was married, nor did she have the consciousness of being Li Yifeiâs wife. The idea of dealing with her relationship with Li Yifei in the mindset of a married woman was truly difficult for her.
He Fangqing knew that these werenât issues Xu Yingying could resolve just because someone urged her to. She stood up and said, "These things take more than a day or two to figure out. I only understood them after I got divorced. You shouldnât dwell on it too much. Just remember one thingâyou canât always be selfish; think more about Yifei, and you wonât be wrong."
He Fangqing left, and Xu Yingying remained in a daze for a while longer, still unable to come to terms with it all. Shaking her head, she decided to focus on work for the time being.
In Li Yifeiâs office, Michelle was sitting beside him, her eyes wide and her face a little pale, but she forced a strained smile and said, "Brother Li, then I must congratulate you for marrying such an outstanding woman like President Xu."
Although Xu Yingying had said not to tell anyone in the company, when Michelle came over today, Li Yifei still told her about his marriage to Xu Yingying. It wasnât for any other reason; he just didnât want Michelle to fall deeper.
"Heh, thank you," Li Yifei laughed, but his smile seemed somewhat forced.
"Brother Li, youâre married now, why donât you seem especially happy?" Michelle immediately noticed something off in Li Yifeiâs expression and asked with curiosity.
Li Yifei laughed again and said, "Isnât it just a little adjustment period? Iâve been single for so long, and suddenly Iâm someoneâs husband."
Michelle stared at Li Yifei and slowly asked, "Brother Li, is it that you... donât really want to marry President Xu?"
Li Yifei laughed it off and said, "Thatâs not the case at all."
"Donât lie to me. Iâve had classmates who got married. When they did, they were especially happy, their faces glowing with joy, but you seem somewhat weary. Thatâs not the normal look of a newlywed. Maybe... you were forced into it, ah... youâre not... married because of a pregnancy, right?" Michelle covered her mouth, looking at Li Yifei with an even more peculiar expression.
Married because of a pregnancy... Li Yifei suddenly felt Michelleâs metaphor hit the nail on the head. Usually, people get married because of a pregnancy when theyâre already expecting and have to get married, but his situation with Xu Yingying was different, they had to get married first to have a child.
"So I did hit the mark... I never expected President Xu to be pregnant with your child already, Iâm so envious of her..."
Michelleâs words left Li Yifei somewhat speechless. To think she would use the word "envious" under these circumstances; could it be that her feelings for him hadnât changed at all?