Chapter 447 - Four Bad Friends

Chapter 447: Chapter 454: Four Bad FriendsAs soon as Meng Xiaofei had accepted the gift, Li Yifei said to her, "Xiaofei, you can go home now. I won’t walk you out since my friends are here."

Meng Xiaofei gave an "Oh" in response and then asked Li Yifei, "Brother Li, are you coming home tonight?"

"I... won’t be coming back."

Meng Xiaofei pouted and said, "Ah, then I won’t get to eat the food you make tonight. I haven’t had it for quite a few days now."

Upon hearing Meng Xiaofei say this, Zheng Mingrui and the others were even more convinced that Meng Xiaofei and Li Yifei were living together. How else could she eat Li Yifei’s cooking? Zheng Mingrui chuckled and said, "Sister Xiaofei, if you don’t mind, how about we come over to your place and have dinner tonight?"

Meng Xiaofei immediately responded with joy, "Sure, sure, you’re all very welcome."

Li Yifei immediately put on a stern face and said, "No, we have things to do. Xiaofei, you should head home now. Remember, go straight home and don’t run off anywhere else."

Meng Xiaofei agreed somewhat reluctantly and pouted again.

Li Yifei pulled Meng Xiaofei aside and whispered, "Xiaofei, don’t mention what you saw about me to Yingying or Su Mengxin."

"Why? Ah, did you sneak out to have fun?" Meng Xiaofei was at first taken aback, then covered her mouth and started to giggle.

Li Yifei sighed and said, "It’s not like that. You’ll know when you see Yingying. But you must listen to Brother Li. You absolutely cannot say you saw me, nor them."

Seeing Li Yifei being so serious, Meng Xiaofei subconsciously nodded her head.

Li Yifei was truly not at ease with Meng Xiaofei. He added another piece of advice, "Also, don’t show the things they gave you to anyone. Although they’re fakes, they look incredibly real at first glance. If others found out you were carrying something so valuable, you’d be asking for trouble."

Meng Xiaofei stuck out her tongue and said, "You’re right. I can’t tell real from fake either; they look so alike."

"Remember, it’s as if you never saw me today, and you absolutely must not tell Yingying or Su Mengxin, got it? Otherwise, Brother Li will never cook for you again, nor will he consider you a friend from now onwards."

Meng Xiaofei eagerly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I’ll remember what you said, Brother Li. I won’t tell Sister Yingying and Sister Mengxin that I saw you."

"Not just the two of them, but also Sister Shan and anyone else," he added.

Meng Xiaofei stuck out her tongue again and said, "I was just about to ask if I could tell Sister Shan."

Li Yifei was startled, grateful for his quick thinking. If there was any slip in his words, the secret-keeping Meng Xiaofei would definitely have spilled the beans to Xu Shanshan.

"When Brother Li comes back, he’ll make sure to thank you properly, and I’ll make you lots of delicious food, remember that," Li Yifei offered Meng Xiaofei another sweet morsel of promise.

"Mhm, I’ll remember," said Meng Xiaofei, nodding repeatedly before leaving under Li Yifei’s worried gaze.

After Meng Xiaofei left, Li Yifei directly took them to a hotel.

All huddled in one room, Zheng Mingrui complained, "Hey, boss, you’re too stingy. We come all the way here and you don’t even invite us to your house to hang out."

Li Yifei gave a wry smile and said, "Go back to what home? I’m homeless now. We can only stay in a hotel."

"No way?" everyone looked at Li Yifei in disbelief.

Li Yifei knew it was impossible to keep his affairs secret from them, so he simply said, "My wife kicked me out, so now I’m without a home."

Zheng Mingrui and the others paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. Zheng Mingrui bumped Li Yifei with his shoulder, barely holding back his laughter, and said, "Did your affair with that Sister Xiaofei get discovered by your wife?"

"Nonsense. Ning Xin’er, that woman, actually had a kid for me, then showed up at my door. What else could my wife do?"

"Ning Xin’er... Isn’t that the girl who clung to you during our mission a few years back, the one who later became a big star? When did she have a child for you?"

During that mission, Li Yifei and Zheng Mingrui had worked together. Back then, Zheng Mingrui was fawning over Ning Xin’er, though she had no interest in him and instead fancied Li Yifei. This had made Zheng Mingrui quite irked. Later, after Ning Xin’er and Li Yifei were involved, Zheng Mingrui was aware of it, as Li Yifei was the only one who had told him.

"That one time, and she got pregnant, then she actually went ahead and gave birth to the child," said Li Yifei with a bit of gloom when he mentioned this.

Zheng Mingrui’s eyes immediately widened, then he gave a big thumbs up and said, "Brother is truly the boss, you really are the man, I’m totally in awe of you. With Ning Xin’er’s family background and looks, she still secretly had your child without being able to find you, that’s some deep feelings right there."

The other three were still in the dark about Li Yifei’s affair with Ning Xin’er. At this moment, they all looked at Li Yifei with admiration. Tian Dong said, "I tell you, Brother, I really admire you to the core. I’m also a fan of Ning Xin’er, and to think she already has your seed, you’ve got to snag me a couple of autographs."

Li Yifei replied with a wry smile, "Looking at her now just gives me a headache, please don’t bring it up anymore."

Zheng Mingrui then said, "We won’t bring it up if you say so, but now that we’re here, isn’t it time for you to treat us to a good time out?"

Li Yifei immediately agreed enthusiastically, "No problem, today I’ll make sure you guys have a blast."

These guys didn’t mention a single serious matter since arriving, and Li Yifei didn’t bring it up either. Even if that Joseph was formidable, they were now a group of five, and they simply didn’t consider Joseph a threat. It wasn’t arrogance, but confidence in their strength. Plus, with the deep bond they had with Li Yifei, naturally, the plan was to catch up on old times.

These four had been to all sorts of fancy places, in Capital City or around the world, leaving their footprints in luxurious venues. Therefore, in Mile City, Li Yifei didn’t have to take them anywhere special, instead he led the four to a roadside barbecue. They took off their shirts, bared their arms, unconcerned about appearances, grilling meat and drinking dregs-filled beer – they were truly enjoying themselves.

Since returning to Mile City, Li Yifei hadn’t once gone out to drink so freely with friends, but being with these comrades-in-arms meant letting loose, the boldness bred in the military shone through.

"Brother, we’ve had about enough to drink, is it time to hit up a nice place for some fun?" Zheng Mingrui winked at Li Yifei.

Li Yifei knew what this guy meant. Just like them, he used to unwind at entertainment venues, drinking and finding women, after completing missions in the past.

"No problem, it’s all on me for however you guys want to play today."

"Hehe, as the local boss, you’ve got to show us a good time then," they teased.

Li Yifei still didn’t take them to a place like the Yiyun Clubhouse for a good time because people there might recognize him. He didn’t want to attract attention, and certainly didn’t want those who knew him to see them.

He took the four to a sauna where they had a soak. Filled with energy, these four, along with Li Yifei, went upstairs. While getting a foot massage, they started teasing the female masseuses. In this regard, these men were experts at flirting, making the four women giggle non-stop.

"Hey, get us some girls," Tian Dong began brazenly seeking female company.

The attendant quickly approached, asking, "Sir, how many would you like?"

Tian Dong replied without delay, "Can’t you see there are five of us here? Get five."

Li Yifei quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, just find four. I don’t want one."

Zheng Mingrui and the others looked at Li Yifei as if he were a monster, Zheng Mingrui chuckled and said, "Brother, your wife has already been sent away, are you still planning to remain pure as jade, huh? Besides, even after getting married, that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, right?"

Li Yifei blew out a smoke ring, saying, "I’m turning over a new leaf now. I won’t be doing stuff like this anymore; you guys go have fun."

"We scorn you!" All four made a rude gesture at Li Yifei, then they dragged him into a private room, insisting on having the attendant send someone in.

At this point, Li Yifei didn’t refuse anymore; otherwise, these trouble-making friends would never let him off the hook. But he truly had no interest in the kind of women one finds at such places. When a girl came in, he just had her massage his legs and chatted with her.

The girl was quite surprised, but getting paid for simply keeping company wasn’t something she would decline.

In that moment, Li Yifei suddenly thought of Su Yiyi. If Su Yiyi had encountered someone other than him, he didn’t dare to imagine what path she could have ended up on.

Fortunately, Su Yiyi hadn’t gone astray, but she had ended up with him. Right now, Li Yifei wasn’t sure whether letting Su Yiyi stay with him without a clear understanding was beneficial for her.

Suddenly, a commotion of disordered footsteps sounded from outside. Li Yifei’s eyebrows immediately furrowed. Such commotion wasn’t a good sign. Obviously, something unusual had happened.

Li Yifei didn’t think that Joseph’s people could have found him here so quickly because last time, Li Yifei had killed several of their experts. With high-caliber fighters like that, Joseph wouldn’t have too many of them and would be unlikely to send a large force against him.

"Police! Nobody move!" As the door was busted open, a loud shout left Li Yifei both crying and laughing – he had the bad luck of being caught in a police raid against soliciting prostitutes.