Chapter 691 - Fate
Chapter 691 of "Super Soldier in the City" opens presenting: Chapter 691: Chapter 730: FateLi Yifei was most worried about Ning Xinâer and Xu Yingying... Donât stop now!
Chapter 691: Chapter 730: FateLi Yifei was most worried about Ning Xinâer and Xu Yingying clashing, but today it seemed no such thing had happened. Although the two werenât particularly friendly, they maintained a good front, especially in front of their daughter, where both behaved especially well and didnât want to leave a bad impression on Little Yifei.
It was well past eight oâclock and Little Yifei should have been getting ready for bed, but Ning Xinâer had yet to suggest leaving. Xu Yingying found it inconvenient to say anything, but Xu Shanshan didnât care for such formalities, saying, "Yifei, itâs getting late. We should take a bath and go to bed."
There were many people around today, and Little Yifei had a lot of fun, but she was still very obedient and agreed immediately.
Ning Xinâer quickly said, "Let me help Yifei with her bath."
Xu Shanshan said cheerfully, "No need, I can do it by myself."
Although Ning Xinâer clearly heard Xu Shanshanâs refusal, she still said with a smile, "It wouldnât hurt to have an extra person, and I find it quite fun to bathe Little Yifei."
Li Yifei shook his head slightly. Ning Xinâer was now quite different from her former self in Beijing. She used to have a quick temper, ready to ignite at the slightest spark. If anyone had refused her like that, she would have flared up long ago, but now she could keep a calm face and smile, clearly much more mature than before.
Such a Ning Xinâer might not be as much of a headache for Li Yifei as before, but she was now more difficult to deal with. Before, she was at most a simple-minded tomboy, but now she had become a capable woman whose mentality had greatly improved.
In the end, it was Xu Yingying and Ning Xinâer who bathed Little Yifei together, and Xu Shanshan, puffing up with annoyance, sat down next to Li Yifei and said, "Brother-in-law, Ning Xinâerâs got a thick skin. I made it pretty clear, yet sheâs still here."
Li Yifei cleared his throat. He couldnât really criticize Ning Xinâer, and what she was doing was reasonable after all, considering Little Yifei was her daughter.
"Donât be angry. Yifei is her daughter. Itâs already good enough that she can behave quietly. Would you rather have it like before, forcing me to be with her?"
Xu Shanshan pursed her lips and said, "Although she doesnât say it outright like before, she definitely hasnât stopped wanting that. Sheâs just switched from aboveboard to underhanded tactics, scheming to steal you away."
Li Yifei laughed and said, "Iâm a living person, not an object. Can she really just snatch me away that easily?"
Xu Shanshan touched her chin, giggling, and said, "Thatâs true. Even if she is better, sheâs just one person, and we have two in our family. Besides, my sister has already agreed to Xiaoyao and Yiyi, so now four of you are serving you. You have a wife and concubines, and even a clandestine affair. For you men, shouldnât that be enough?"
The wife here is Xu Yingying, the concubines are Chu Xiaoyao and Su Yiyi, and the clandestine affair is naturally Xu Shanshan herself.
For men, thereâs a saying that âa wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a secret affair, and a secret affair is not as good as an unattainable one.â And now, Li Yifei had them all, so as a man, he really should be satisfied.
Li Yifei couldnât help feeling a bit embarrassed, with Xu Shanshan hitting the nail on the head, and he said, "Actually, Iâm really very satisfied, incredibly so."
Xu Shanshan saw the embarrassed look on Li Yifeiâs face and couldnât help but giggle, saying, "Look at how pleased you are."
After chatting idly for a while, Xu Shanshan didnât make any excessive moves with Li Yifei. Last night had already been scary and thrilling enough, and with Ning Xinâer present today, neither wanted to cause any trouble.
After bathing Little Yifei, Ning Xinâer finally suggested leaving and looked at Li Yifei, saying, "Arenât you going to see me off?"
Xu Shanshan immediately chimed in, "Itâs just a short distance; why bother seeing her off?"
Ning Xinâer gave a light smile and said, "Yifei and I happen to be heading the same direction. Youâre not worried that we would do something together, are you? Donât worry, it wonât take more than half an hour and Iâll let Yifei come back."
Since Ning Xinâer put it that way, Xu Yingying couldnât say much else and told Li Yifei, "Husband, go see Ning Xinâer off." Seará´h the NĂ´velĆire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Ning Xinâer looked at Li Yifei with mirthful eyes, saying, "Your wife gave the word, how can you not agree?"
Li Yifei glanced at Xu Yingying and, receiving a nod of approval, said, "Letâs go, Iâll see you off."
Watching Li Yifei and Ning Xinâer leave, Xu Shanshan immediately pouted and said, "Sis, why did you let brother-in-law see her off?"
Xu Yingying smiled faintly and said, "I want to keep an eye on him, but he has hands and feet. I can watch him when heâs in front of me, but what about when Iâm not around? How could I possibly keep him in check then? So, in the end, itâs all about his own sense of responsibility."
Xu Shanshan said disdainfully, "Please, as if men have such self-control. Beauties â men never think they have too many of those. Given the chance, they will always go for a taste."
Xu Yingying looked at Xu Shanshan with a smile at the corner of her mouth and said, "You seem to understand quite well. If youâre so insightful, then find a boyfriend and show me."
"Iâd rather not bother looking. Otherwise, Iâd end up like you, having to think about how to please my brother-in-law every day. Itâs so tiring. Itâs much more comfortable to be on my own."
"But Iâve found a lot of joy in it, something you canât experience on your own."
"Okay, okay, stop pressuring me like youâre my mom, pushing me to go on blind dates again."
As the sisters bantered, Li Yifei and Ning Xinâer had taken the elevator down to the ground floor. By now, it was dark outside, but the street lamps in the community and the lights on the buildings made the area far from dark. Many people were strolling on the paths in the community, and some children were frolicking on the lawns and by the ponds.
Walking side by side with Li Yifei, Ning Xinâer said, "Would you walk with me for a while? Donât worry, I promise Iâll let you go back within half an hour."
Li Yifei smiled and nodded, "Of course."
The two walked slowly along the path, neither speaking. After about four or five minutes, Ning Xinâer finally spoke in a subdued tone, "I used to fantasize about having dinner with you, then taking a walk together with the children."
"Oh? When was this?"
Ning Xinâer flipped her hair with a charming smile, "It was right after you left. I had that fantasy."
Li Yifei asked with a slight laugh, "You were so wild back then, you had such a poetic imagination?"
Unperturbed, Ning Xinâer replied, "You only saw the wild side of me with you, but I wasnât that temperamental with others. Didnât you notice at the time?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Yifei said, "Actually, youâre right. I always thought you just disliked me."
"At first I did dislike you, but later on, I began to find you more and more appealing. Unfortunately, I couldnât let go of my pride, so I kept being difficult with you. Deep down, though, I longed to have a romantic time with you. Who knew that once you left, Iâd never hear from you again."
Picking a small flower gently, Ning Xinâer brought it up to her nose to smell it, her posture graceful and her movements enchanting. This side of Ning Xinâer had Li Yifei momentarily spellbound.
"If I had let go of my pride back then and hadnât been so confrontational, maybe we wouldnât have ended up like this, donât you think?" Turning her head, Ning Xinâer looked at Li Yifei.
Li Yifei hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, "Xinâer, even if you were like you are now, back then, I wouldnât have been with you."
"Why not?" Ning Xinâer frowned.
Li Yifei gave a wry smile, "Back then, I was just a soldier, and you were already the darling of heaven. The gap between us was too great. Besides, I had someone else in my heart. At that time, all I could think about was my first love. There was no room for anyone else in my heart."
"It was Ye Yunzhu, right? Then why didnât you marry her instead of Xu Yingying?" This was something Ning Xinâer had always been sore about.
Gazing into the distance, Li Yifei said slowly, "I guess it was fate. When I came back, I found her, but for some reason, we just couldnât come together. However, after Yingying and I got married, the tensions between us disappeared, and even her family no longer opposed us being together."
Talking about this made Li Yifei feel somewhat helpless. After everything that had happened with Ye Yunzhu, and considering they were each otherâs first loves and still had feelings for each other, they shouldâve ended up together, but now they couldnât be together formally.
Ning Xinâer let out a deep sigh, "So, are you trying to tell me that we donât have that fate either?"
Li Yifei lit a cigarette and took a drag before saying, "Xinâer, I really canât divorce Yingying now. Itâs a promise as a man, so please donât pressure me. Even if we canât be husband and wife, we still share a daughter."
"Yes, we have a daughter together, and I should be content with that." Ning Xinâer laughed at herself, then shook her head, "Alright, I wonât pressure you anymore. Just think of me as a good friend."
Li Yifei was somewhat taken aback by Ning Xinâerâs words and didnât know how to respond.
Ning Xinâer also looked at Li Yifei, then burst into laughter, her charm irresistible as she teased, "Whatâs the matter? Are you uncomfortable when Iâm not clinging to you?"
"Not at all. If you can really let go, then of course Iâm happy for you."
Ning Xinâer gave Li Yifei a sidelong glance, "Letâs not fool ourselves. I think youâre just happy for yourself, now you wonât have to worry about my affairs anymore."
Li Yifei grinned awkwardly, "Anyway, I feel much more at ease interacting with you now."