Chapter 424 - This Joke Isn’t Funny

Chapter 424: Chapter 431: This Joke Isn’t FunnyLi Yifei laughed heartily and said, "Your joke is really hilarious. If you really fell for me, I would walk away with you right now."

"Alright! I’ve taken a fancy to you, come away with me." Su Mengxin looked at Li Yifei with a smile in her eyes.

Li Yifei laughed even happier and said, "Mengxin, I bet no one would imagine you could joke like this with a man. If other men saw this, they would be green with envy."

Su Mengxin revealed a mischievous grin and asked, "How do you know I’m joking?"

Li Yifei gave Su Mengxin a sideways glance and replied, "I’m not stupid. What kind of person you are, what kind of person I am, why would you fall for me? Besides, I’m a married man now, so it’s even less likely."

"Those who have experienced marriage can have a deeper understanding of it. That’s what a real man is. It’s those young guys, who after getting married, are more likely to make people uneasy."

"Really? Are you saying you would consider someone divorced?" Li Yifei’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Su Mengxin chuckled and teased, "Why not? Think about it. If you divorce Yingying, I’ll walk away with you."

"Alright, alright, that’s worth considering. Marrying you means one less lifetime of struggle, having endless money to spend, and a status that commands respect from countless people. Just thinking about it feels great."

"Stop it, when did you become so materialistic?"

"Am I just a little opportunist right now?"

The two of them chatted and laughed for a while. Su Mengxin was half-serious, half-joking, while Li Yifei didn’t take what Su Mengxin said seriously at all.

A knock on the door interrupted them. Su Mengxin went over to open the door and greeted Xu Yingying with a smile, "Yingying, you couldn’t be worried that I’m stealing your husband, could you?"

Blushing, Xu Yingying hastily said, "Nothing of the sort. Any other person, I might be dubious, but how could you ever fall for this guy, Mengxin?"

"It seems like Yifei is still a very excellent husband in Yingying’s eyes. You’d better keep an eye on him, don’t let him run off with someone else."

Feigning annoyance, Xu Yingying shot Li Yifei a glance and retorted, "With him being like this, whoever likes him can take him away, save me the trouble of getting irritated at home."

Li Yifei immediately protested, "Wife, I haven’t annoyed you though."

"I say you’ve annoyed me, you have. Okay?"

"Alright, alright, I’ve annoyed you." Li Yifei quickly put on an appeasing face, and Xu Yingying burst into laughter, feeling more and more satisfied with her husband.

Today was the weekend. Aside from Xu Yingying, who still wanted to carve out some time for work, everyone else seemed free of plans. Su Mengxin then said to Xu Yingying, "Yingying, I’d like you to lend me your husband today for a little bit. I need to go out and buy some things."

Xu Yingying agreed readily, "No problem at all. Husband, you accompany Mengxin today."

After getting ready, Li Yifei drove Su Mengxin and Meng Xiaofei to the airport. Meng Xiaofei had a flying mission today; otherwise, she would have gone shopping with Li Yifei and the others.

"When will I ever stop jetting back and forth? I’m really yearning to go shopping with you guys." Meng Xiaofei sat in the car with a look of wistfulness.

Su Mengxin replied softly with a laugh, "If you don’t want to fly, then don’t."

"But I can’t do anything else. If I don’t work, I’ll starve."

"You can always freeload your meals at Yifei’s place; you definitely won’t starve."

Meng Xiaofei’s eyes brightened, "Yeah, yeah, I definitely won’t starve." But then she immediately shook her head, "Having a place to eat is fine, but Li Yifei can’t support me for my whole life. Ah, Brother Li, you should earn more money. If you had a million or two, then I’d let you support me. How nice would that be?"

Li Yifei almost choked, "Since when did you entertain such thoughts?"

"Hehe, with men being so unreliable nowadays, even if I wanted to find a husband, it’s not that easy. Either the good men are already married or they are too old. It’s really hard to find a good catch."

Li Yifei said grumpily, "That doesn’t mean she should let someone keep her, does it? If you really have that idea, hurry up and find someone to take care of you. I can’t be bothered with you anymore."

Meng Xiaofei saw that Li Yifei seemed a bit angry and immediately said with a giggle, "Brother Li, don’t be mad, I wouldn’t be so casual. I just feel that Brother Li is very nice to me, and it wouldn’t be so bad to be taken care of by you. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t do it."

Li Yifei found himself even more embarrassed by what Meng Xiaofei said, while Su Mengxin couldn’t help but laugh out loud, saying, "Xiaofei, if Yingying hears what you’re saying, you might not have a place to freeload meals anymore."

Meng Xiaofei was startled and said, "Thank goodness you reminded me. It seems I can’t say things like that in the future. Brother Li, I don’t need you to take care of me, and besides, you don’t have that much money. Even if you wanted to, you couldn’t afford it, hehe..."

Li Yifei was helpless with Meng Xiaofei; the girl was carefree, and her words were without guile, speaking whatever came to her mind. When they arrived at the airport, he glared at Meng Xiaofei and said, "Hurry up and get out of the car."

Meng Xiaofei chuckled, jumped out of the car, and walked towards the airport, dragging her suitcase. At the entrance, she turned back and waved at Li Yifei, her flight attendant uniform drawing the gazes of countless men passing by.

As Li Yifei started the car again, Su Mengxin chuckled softly, saying, "You see? There really are a lot of people interested in you now."

Li Yifei laughed, "You took Xiaofei’s words seriously? She’s just a girl without any schemes, only thinking about mooching meals at my place."

"That’s not necessarily true. Oftentimes, once a simple-minded girl sets her sights on someone, it becomes very difficult to change her mind. Maybe Meng Xiaofei really does want to stick with you for life."

"Oh, don’t scare me. My life is chaotic enough as it is. If I take what you said seriously, I wouldn’t even dare to let her freeload at my place anymore."

Su Mengxin’s lips curled into another smile, "Alright, let’s pretend I never said anything, or else if Xiaofei loses her place for free meals, she’ll blame me."

Li Yifei had thought that Su Mengxin wanted to discuss something important today, but it turned out she was just on a regular shopping trip and had bought a lot, none of which were big-name brands; many items were actually very cheap street stall goods.

"So these clothes are really cheap," Su Mengxin remarked, still shopping enthusiastically and tirelessly.

Li Yifei couldn’t help but smile and said, "Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at for wearing these clothes out?"

"Laughed at for what? These clothes look good and the quality is decent too. In fact, those branded clothes are mostly selling the brand. When it comes to quality and craftsmanship, they’re not necessarily better than these."

Li Yifei laughed, "Besides, it depends on the person wearing the clothes. On you, even the most ordinary clothes would look a notch above. If you wore these to a party, you might even start a new trend."

"Giggle, that does have one advantage, for sure: no risk of wearing the same outfit as someone else."

As they chatted and laughed, they continued their stroll. Li Yifei may have seemed casual, but his eyes were constantly scanning the people around them. Su Mengxin was no ordinary person; there was no telling when danger might strike, and he had to be as vigilant as he was when he was second-in-command of the Flying Hawk Squad.

Su Mengxin, on the other hand, seemed very relaxed, not worrying about it at all, even looping her arm through Li Yifei’s. Li Yifei didn’t think much of it; in fact, he felt it helped him protect Su Mengxin better. After all, the closer she was to him, the easier it was for him to keep her safe.

"Ah!" A shout accompanied by a figure charging toward Li Yifei. Li Yifei almost instinctively kicked the person flying but ultimately stopped himself, as it turned out to be Chen Xingrui from the Human Resources Department.

"Manager Chen, what are you..." Chen Xingrui rushed up to them, staring wide-eyed, then rolled his eyes at Li Yifei, saying, "I get it now, why you wanted Su Mengxin to be your secretary. You were just making the first move.

Li Yifei gave the plump young man a look and said, "Don’t talk nonsense here."

Su Mengxin smiled kindly and said, "Chen Xingrui, what a coincidence to bump into you here."

Red-faced, Chen Xingrui glanced at Su Mengxin then grumpily said, "Su Mengxin, as your colleague, I feel I ought to remind you—our Manager Li already has a girlfriend. You can’t bow to evil powers."

Su Mengxin laughed out loud, looking at Li Yifei playfully, "What can I do? He’s the manager, and I’m his secretary. What can I do?"

Chen Xingrui had only meant his remark as a joke, as he always spoke freely with Li Yifei, who was quite unassuming. But Su Mengxin’s response made it sound as if she was actually affirming her relationship with Li Yifei. Startled, Chen Xingrui’s eyes widened as he said, "Really? Su Mengxin, how can you succumb to his lechery? Just say the word, and all the male staff in our company will stand by your side, resolutely overthrowing Manager Li!"

With an even brighter smile, Su Mengxin replied, "Thanks for that, but I think Manager Li is pretty nice. He takes good care of me, and I actually feel happy being with him."

"Ah, ah..." Chen Xingrui covered his forehead with his hand, looking heavenward for a good ten seconds before turning back to Su Mengxin with a look of tragedy, "You’re the goddess in the hearts of all the male employees in our company—goddesses are supposed to be pure. How can you let yourself be tainted? This really breaks my heart."

Glancing at Su Mengxin, Li Yifei said, "Xingrui, don’t listen to Mengxin’s nonsense. I’m just helping her shop for some stuff."