Chapter 385 - Lin Qiong

Chapter 385: Chapter 392 Lin Qiong"Hmph, don’t look so miserable, I’m not pushing you that hard," Lin Qiong’s tone suddenly shifted.

Li Yifei was overjoyed, sensing there was room for negotiation, and hurriedly said, "So what do you mean..."

Watching Li Yifei, this strong fellow, having to be mindful of her mood, Lin Qiong felt an indescribable comfort and said, "I can let you not divorce right now, but don’t think you can dump me. Do you have a problem with that?"

Now, as long as Lin Qiong didn’t force him to divorce, that was relief enough for him. He quickly replied, "No problem." Knowing Lin Qiong surely had more to say, he watched her, waiting for her to continue.

"When I look for you in the future, you can’t refuse to come, otherwise I’ll go find you at your company, or at your home."

Li Yifei grinned, guessing that with Lin Qiong’s personality, she could really do something like that, and said, "Okay, but sometimes I’m not available, you’ll have to understand."

"Don’t worry, I’m not that unreasonable," Lin Qiong felt even more pleased and said, "Then this afternoon, come with me to look at houses."

"What?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened in surprise and he said, "Really look at houses?"

"Of course, seriously look. Our home, naturally, we both should pick out."

"Qiongqiong, can we put off this matter for a bit?"

Lin Qiong tilted her head to think and said, "Okay then, I’ll take another step back. We won’t choose the house for now, but in a few days, let’s go see my parents. You don’t have a problem with that, right?"

Seeing that Lin Qiong had made concessions, Li Yifei didn’t dare to make any more demands and gritted his teeth as he said, "No problem."

"Then it’s settled. I’ll call you when the time comes."

Finally having achieved her goal, Lin Qiong let go of Li Yifei, her heart brimming with joy. This powerful, mysterious man, in front of her, still was utterly helpless. The excitement made Lin Qiong want to laugh out loud.

But for fear Li Yifei would notice something amiss, she forced herself to hold back.

Li Yifei sat up and wrapped his arms around Lin Qiong’s shoulders, sweet-talking her, "Qiongqiong, I’m not trying to shirk responsibility, but let me ask you, your father and Yingying’s father were comrades-in-arms. If you take me to see them, we’re bound to collide sooner or later. I managed to deceive them the last time, but the next time it won’t be so easy, and if we’re exposed, it will break Yingying’s parents’ hearts, as well as yours."

"I don’t care. In front of my parents, you’re my boyfriend, my husband. It’s up to you to figure out things with Yingying."

"That’s difficult..."

"I’m not even forcing you to divorce Yingying now, what more do you want? Are you not even going to satisfy this request of mine?" Lin Qiong bit her lip, her eyes reddening.

"Okay, okay, I agree. Isn’t that enough?" Li Yifei hurriedly cajoled Lin Qiong, his heart aching, but he didn’t realize that Lin Qiong, at this moment, had turned her face away, barely containing her laughter.

Just then, the phone rang. Li Yifei hurriedly ran to the living room to find his own mobile phone. It was his wife Xu Yingying calling, which made him nervous, not daring to answer; if Lin Qiong were to make any noise at that moment, it would be quite troublesome.

"Go ahead and answer. I won’t make it that difficult for you." Lin Qiong had reached her goal for the day and didn’t dare push Li Yifei further, as she began to get dressed.

Li Yifei then answered the call, and Xu Yingying immediately said, "Husband, what are you doing?"

The way she called him husband was quite charming; Li Yifei found it comforting but felt even more guilty, saying, "I’m out handling some business, I’ll be back at the company soon."

"Oh, I was wondering why you didn’t come to me at noon. Well, you go ahead with your work," Xu Yingying said as she was about to hang up, but suddenly, a woman’s voice came through the phone, prompting her to press the phone back to her ear and ask with a frown, "Who are you with?"

Li Yifei gave Lin Qiong a reproachful look, while Lin Qiong was smirking at him and said, "Tell your wife, we’re discussing work."

Lin Qiong was not quiet, and Xu Yingying heard her, recognizing Lin Qiong’s voice, which immediately brought a sour feeling to her heart. "You’re with Lin Qiong?"

"Yeah, there were some details from the last case that needed my attention, so I came over," Li Yifei could only admit.

"Discussing work at noon?" Xu Yingying was not easily fooled, also aware of Li Yifei’s past relationship with Lin Qiong.

At that moment, Lin Qiong snatched Li Yifei’s phone, scaring him to the point his heart nearly jumped out, while she sat beside him, took the phone and said, "President Xu, are you worried I’m going to do something with your Yifei here?"

Hearing Lin Qiong’s voice, Xu Yingying’s mood actually calmed down, and with a faint smile, she said, "Officer Lin, what do I have to worry about? Your affair with Yifei is all in the past, I trust Yifei."

Lin Qiong immediately laughed, "No wonder this guy married you. You’re really smarter than me. Rest assured, I’m just discussing some work with Yifei. I have a case that needs his help, and I might need to occasionally borrow your husband. Hehe, if you’re worried, then I’ll find someone else."

Li Yifei thought to himself: You’re not stupid either, knowing how to retreat in order to advance.

Xu Yingying promptly said pleasantly, "No problem at all, cooperation between the police and civilians, right? How could I refuse?"

"I really appreciate it, President Xu. You’ve got such a generous spirit, unlike those petty women who bind their husbands to their side, terrified they’re going to cheat."

Xu Yingying was fairly satisfied at this point, as Lin Qiong’s words implied that Li Yifei had already told her they were married. She smiled and said, "Then I won’t disturb you two anymore."

"Okay, I’ll treat you and your husband to a meal sometime."

After hanging up, Lin Qiong looked at Li Yifei with a cheeky smile and said, "How was that? Did I do well?"

Li Yifei chuckled and replied, "Not bad, quite good actually."

"Hmph, you scoundrel, I was giving you face. I didn’t want to make things too difficult for you, but you better not go back on your promise to me."

"Sure, sure, I definitely won’t go back on it," Li Yifei nodded repeatedly.

"Then get dressed already. What, do you plan on staying here indefinitely?"

It was then that Li Yifei remembered he was still undressed. He quickly put on his clothes, but looking at his current state, with several buttons torn off his shirt and his trousers all wrinkled, he couldn’t help but wryly say, "Look at my clothes, can I even wear these?"

"Heh heh, that’s your problem. You figure it out," she teased.

Li Yifei gave Lin Qiong a look and said, "I’m off, then."

"Go ahead, I won’t see you out."

As soon as Li Yifei left, Lin Qiong jumped onto the sofa and excitedly exclaimed, "Oh yeah! Mysterious man, you’ll never be able to shake me off for the rest of your life."

In the past, Lin Qiong had been quite conflicted. She didn’t know why she had slept with Li Yifei, nor why she had taken a liking to him. Yet her admiration for the mysterious man stopped her from fully accepting Li Yifei, thinking he was too weak. Therefore, she didn’t want to develop real feelings for him.

But now that she knew Li Yifei and the mysterious man were one and the same, she found herself inexplicably fond of Li Yifei, intertwining her feelings and admiration. By not revealing the truth, she could continue to torment Li Yifei, the mysterious man, whenever she wanted, which gave her an indescribable sense of achievement.

Li Yifei left Lin Qiong’s place and sat in his car, somewhat speechless. He had thought that Ye Yunzhu would be the most upset upon learning of his marriage, but she had been silent these past days, while Lin Qiong’s place turned out to be the source of trouble. Fortunately, the situation with Lin Qiong gave him some breathing room and time to think of a solution.

Obviously, he couldn’t go back to the office in these clothes. If anyone saw him, they’d know straight away he hadn’t been up to any good. The only option was to drive home and change.

Li Yifei pushed open the door and saw Xu Shanshan.

"Shanshan!"

"Brother-in-law!"

Both exclaimed simultaneously, then Xu Shanshan started staring at Li Yifei without blinking.

"Shanshan, I need to change my clothes." After speaking, Li Yifei tried to sneak back to the bedroom.

"Hold on!" Xu Shanshan swiftly grabbed Li Yifei’s arm, looking him up and down before saying with ill intent, "Brother-in-law, where have you been?"

"I haven’t been doing anything," Li Yifei forced a laugh.

"Not doing anything? Then why are there buttons missing from your clothes, and why are your pants all wrinkled?"

"Well... I was in a fight. Don’t tell your sister," he said.

"A fight?" Xu Shanshan looked at Li Yifei skeptically and said, "You’re really good at fighting, brother-in-law. Could you really get messed up like this?"

"The other guy was a master too," he said.

"Really? Then why are there water stains on your clothes, and in patches no less?"

Li Yifei inwardly sweated bullets; Lin Qiong had been crazy earlier, kissing him even through his clothes, which were now smeared with her saliva. He glanced down and said, "I really don’t know how it happened. The fight was too intense to notice."

"Oh, I see. Well, go change your clothes," Xu Shanshan finally released Li Yifei’s arm.

Li Yifei let out a sigh of relief, hurriedly slipped into the bedroom, and frantically changed into a new set of clothes. He then came out holding the clothes he had switched out of, ready to throw them into the washing machine.

Xu Shanshan stood in the living room watching Li Yifei bustling about. However, once he was finished, she walked over to him, casually draping her arm over his shoulder, and said with a grin, "Brother-in-law, which woman was it that got this crazy with you? Such a fierce battle, don’t tell me it was my sister, huh?"

Li Yifei’s face darkened instantly, knowing Xu Shanshan had seen through him.

"Heh heh, brother-in-law, you’re really something else. Having a wife like my sister and you still sneak around. If I tell her about this, I wonder what she would do?"