Chapter 453 - Still Said It

Chapter 453: Chapter 460 Still Said ItMichelle took a step back, alarmed by Xu Yingying’s agitated demeanor, and stammered, "President Xu, I..."

"You... you must have seen Yifei, tell me quickly, where is he now?" Xu Yingying sprang to her feet, rushed around the desk, and tightly grabbed Michelle’s arm.

"President Xu... I... I..." Michelle’s eyes were brimming with tears. Li Yifei had told her that she absolutely must not let Xu Yingying know that she had seen him. But now Xu Yingying was so worried about Li Yifei, which put Michelle in a difficult position.

"Michelle, you must tell me, what on earth is he doing? I’m really anxious," Xu Yingying said, gripping Michelle’s arm, her face full of urgency.

Michelle made a pained face and said, "Brother Li... he told me not to tell."

"So you really did see him!" Xu Yingying got so excited she almost shouted. She took a deep breath, showed a warm smile, pulled Michelle to the couch, and holding her hand, said, "Michelle, do you really not want Yifei and me to be together?"

Michelle shook her head repeatedly, saying, "No, no, I really hope Brother Li and you are together."

"That’s the spirit. We’re having a conflict right now, and I want to ease the tension between us, so he can come back home properly. But he’s avoiding me, so our disagreement can’t be resolved. You see, I’m in such a hurry, and it’s definitely not because I want to bring him back to argue. I just want to face the problem with him and help him solve it. It’s also something we, as husband and wife, should face together."

After hearing Xu Yingying say this, Michelle bit her lip and said, "Last night, Brother Li... called me, asking me to bail him out."

"Bail him out? What happened to him?" Xu Yingying was immediately startled.

"He..." Michelle thought about it and felt it was laughable, her face reddening as she said, "He went to take a bath with four friends, and then got arrested by the police."

Xu Yingying’s face darkened, and she asked, "Did he go to look for prostitutes?"

"Not at all. They arrested everyone who was there. Brother Li just had a massage. I have a relative at the Public Security Bureau who confirmed it for me."

"Oh..." Relief flooded through Xu Yingying, thinking that after having so many women friends, if he still went out to find prostitutes, that really would be too much for her to handle.

"Wait, you said he took four people with him? People from our company?"

"No, I don’t know those four people. They even called Brother Li ’Boss,’ and Brother Li said they were his former comrades-in-arms." Remembering how those men had called her ’sister-in-law,’ Michelle’s face showed a sweet smile.

Xu Yingying, however, didn’t notice the smile on Michelle’s face; otherwise, she would have certainly asked more about it. Currently, Xu Yingying frowned and said, "Yifei’s comrades-in-arms? He’s never mentioned them before."

"Anyway, Brother Li said that, but looking at those four, they all seemed very strong and fierce. They must have been soldiers," Michelle replied.

"That’s settled then. Oh, you said Yifei went out for a sauna yesterday. What time did he leave?"

"When I picked them up, it was already past eleven o’clock."

Xu Yingying narrowed her eyes, and a smile appeared on her face. Li Yifei had been with his friends yesterday, which meant he hadn’t been with Ning Xin’er, proving that Ning Xin’er had made up the whole story. At most, Li Yifei had met her and let her know he had left home, but he hadn’t stayed at her place.

"President Xu... What’s going on?" Michelle was puzzled by the smile on Xu Yingying’s face and asked cautiously.

"It’s nothing, thank you, Michelle. You really helped me a lot this time."

"Oh? I didn’t do much though?"

Xu Yingying hugged Michelle’s shoulder and smiled, "You’ve helped me unravel a knot in my heart, what could be more important than that?"

Michelle still didn’t fully understand, but seeing how happy Xu Yingying was, she knew she definitely wouldn’t be angry with Brother Li. Her mood improved as well. She had been anxious about not following Li Yifei’s instructions, but now she felt it was better to be scolded by Li Yifei since she should have spoken to Xu Yingying anyway.

After Michelle left, Xu Yingying immediately called Ye Yunzhu and shared the incident with her, and Ye Yunzhu was also very happy upon hearing it.

Xu Yingying then made a call to Su Mengxin.

"Mengxin, Yifei went out with four comrades-in-arms yesterday. I’ve always been unclear about what Yifei did in the army. Could it have been something special?"

Su Mengxin immediately said, "Are you sure?"

"Yesterday Michelle saw Li Yifei, saw him with four guys, Yifei said they were his comrades-in-arms. Yifei doesn’t usually have any male friends to go out with in Mile City, so they must be okay, right?"

"If they are Yifei’s comrades, then they must be on some special mission. Yifei’s former unit was quite special, and their operations needed to be kept confidential, so he’s bound to switch off his phone these days, and that’s why we can’t reach him."

"Ah, is that so? Then, could there be any danger?"

"Hehe, that definitely won’t be the case. Haven’t you seen how I’m always surrounded by bodyguards, but as long as Yifei is there, I don’t take them with me? If Yifei can protect others without a problem, what could possibly happen to him?"

"Then I can rest assured. I just don’t know when he will be able to finish the task."

"It won’t take too long. I think about a week should be about right, at most it shouldn’t exceed half a month." If it were a mission assigned by the state, Li Yifei would still need to keep it a secret, but he wouldn’t bring his four comrades here. That’s why Su Mengxin had already deduced that although the task Li Yifei had to do was somewhat tricky, it wasn’t a mission assigned by the state, but rather Li Yifei had some special business to handle. And judging by Li Yifei’s abilities, within half a month, he should have everything pretty much sorted out.

After a pause, Su Mengxin added, "Yingying, during this time, you should stop trying to find Yifei to avoid causing him trouble, which could lead to unnecessary risks."

Xu Yingying hurriedly said, "I know, I definitely won’t try to find Yifei. Even if I see him, I’ll pretend I don’t recognize him."

Xu Yingying had a deep understanding of this. Last time Li Yifei was helping Lin Qiong with a case, just because she answered a call from Li Yifei, she had inadvertently brought him a lot of trouble and danger. So now, hearing that Li Yifei might be on a secret mission, she was even less daring to act recklessly.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Yingying realized that she really didn’t understand her own husband at all. What indeed had he done before, what kind of person was he? It seemed that Li Yifei was not an ordinary person; he was indeed shrouded in mystery. If others didn’t understand Li Yifei, it would be one thing, but she, as his wife, hadn’t taken the time to deeply understand her own man. She was truly doing a bad job of it.

When a man possesses an aura of mystery, the allure for a woman can be quite powerful. Xu Yingying was now filled with curiosity about Li Yifei, and she no longer harbored fear regarding his past. She resolved in her heart that once Li Yifei returned, she would thoroughly question him about his past, and she would also clarify things about those women from before. She did not want to deal with someone like Ning Xin’er again, bringing her a child of Li Yifei’s out of the blue. The thought alone was enough to overwhelm her.

That evening, she didn’t go to pick up Xu Shanshan since Xu Yingying returned home a bit late. As soon as she opened the door, she saw an excited Xu Shanshan at the doorstep. However, after glancing behind her, Xu Shanshan’s face dropped to disappointment and she quietly turned to sit on the sofa in the living room.

Xu Yingying’s mood had now improved significantly. She came over and sat next to her sister, saying, "What’s with that expression when you see me? Is your brother-in-law more important to you than your sister?"

Clutching her knees and pouting, Xu Shanshan whispered, "Anyway, without brother-in-law at home, I just feel like something’s missing."

Xu Yingying tapped Xu Shanshan’s head lightly and chuckled, "He is my husband. Why are you acting like this?"

"Is he still your husband now? Didn’t you send brother-in-law away?" Xu Shanshan gave Xu Yingying a sidelong glance.

"Who said he’s gone? He’s just out handling some business and will be back soon. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely bring your brother-in-law back home."

"Really?" Xu Shanshan suddenly hugged her sister’s shoulders in thrill.

"Of course it’s true. What use would lying to you be? Wait... why are you so excited?" Xu Yingying looked perplexed at Xu Shanshan, who seemed overly enthusiastic.

With a giggle, Xu Shanshan said, "Can’t I just be happy? I like brother-in-law. If you don’t want him, I’ll have him as my husband."

Putting her sister’s silly talk aside, Xu Yingying pushed Xu Shanshan away and said irritably, "Get out of here, I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you."

Giggling, Xu Shanshan said, "Brother-in-law is coming back, that’s really great! Sis, aren’t you mad at brother-in-law anymore?"

"Of course I am mad. I’m mad because he never told me anything about his past until things couldn’t be concealed anymore. Does he even consider me his wife? Shouldn’t I be angry? Shouldn’t I blame him?"

Xu Shanshan nodded vigorously, "Right, right, he definitely deserves blame. We have to dig up his entire past. How dare he be not forthright; that’s simply disloyalty to my big sister. I’ll definitely help you. By the way, when is brother-in-law coming back?"

"Within half a month."

"That long..." Xu Shanshan immediately pouted again.

"What else can we do? Your brother-in-law is off doing important things; he can’t just come back so quickly. Don’t cause any trouble these days, otherwise there will be no one to help you."

"I got it." Xu Shanshan chuckled, happy in the knowledge that Li Yifei wouldn’t leave this home.