Chapter 478: Chapter 488: Ning Xin’er’s Decision
"Boss, you hit them, they might co after you for trouble," Zheng Mingrui said to Li Yifei with so concern after the excitent had passed.
Li Yifei smiled slightly and said, "Don’t worry, it’s nothing. Although their backgrounds are strong, my relationship with Su ngxin has always been good. If anything happens, Su ngxin will stand up for ."
"Su ngxin!" Everyone exclaid, in the small place of Mile City, Su ngxin simply seed influential, but not particularly powerful. However, in Capital City, Su ngxin’s influence was even more significant—a notch below so of the senior leaders, her influence wasn’t any less than those of ministerial-level officials. Sun Dongming and his cohort of Second Generation Officials and Rich Second Generation just couldn’t compare with her.
"Boss, you’re so badass, having Su ngxin as your backer. We won’t worry then. But, Boss, is there sothing going on between you two? Heh heh, Su ngxin is still single now."
Li Yifei laughed, "What do you guys think?"
Of course, no one believed that sothing romantic happened between Li Yifei and Su ngxin because Su ngxin’s background was still too strong. Even if Li Yifei was mighty, he was not in the sa league as Su ngxin.
Li Yifei ntioned Su ngxin only to keep everyone from worrying. After joking about it, he sat down with everyone to continue drinking, while Sun Dongming and his bunch had already left with their tails between their legs.
Here, Li Yifei wasn’t worried at all about Sun Dongming and the others getting the police to trouble them. Not to ntion that every single person here was not to be trifled with by the police. Besides, Sun Dongming and the rest were mbers of the Flying Hawk Squad. If word got out that they were beaten up, they would lose all face. So how could they use such a thod to trouble Li Yifei and the others?
Originally, there were four girls who had co with Sun Dongming’s group. Three of them left with Sun Dongming, but Lin Wanqing stayed and sat next to Zheng Mingrui.
"Mingrui, aren’t you going to introduce us?" Li Yifei transitioned the topic to Zheng Mingrui with a smile.
Zheng Mingrui’s face turned red, and he looked at Lin Wanqing, saying, "This is Lin Wanqing. I once saved her by chance during a mission, and then we got to know each other."
Lin Wanqing seed very composed and said, "That’s right. If it hadn’t been for Mingrui, I would have been dead."
"Tell us the details!" The other mbers began to urge on, as everyone had experienced dangerous and exciting incidents and was used to such things. However, Zheng Mingrui’s story was obviously laced with romance, and they naturally wanted to dig deeper.
Zheng Mingrui was sowhat embarrassed to speak, while Lin Wanqing took over, "That one ti I was on a cruise for fun, never expecting to encounter terrorists on board. Those terrorists were really vicious, killing people without batting an eye. Without much ado, they had already killed more than ten people, scaring everyone to the point of being paralyzed with fear. I, along with others, was herded into a hall guarded by several gunn. I really thought I was done for, but then..."
Lin Wanqing turned her head to look at Zheng Mingrui, smiling slightly, "Mingrui was right beside
at the ti, taking care of , encouraging , which helped
calm down a bit. To my surprise, one of the criminals pointed a gun at
and wanted to take
away. I thought it was over for , and my legs had gone weak. That’s when Mingrui made his move and subdued the criminal. Then he killed the rest of them."
Lin Wanqing made it sound simple, but the actual event was far more dangerous than what she described. However, everyone was not interested in the peril they faced but were curious about what happened next.
Lin Wanqing glanced at Zheng Mingrui again, chuckled, and said, "I had injured my foot at that ti and couldn’t walk. Mingrui continued to take care of
until our ship returned to port, and he didn’t leave until then. It was only then that I found out he was a soldier. Later on, I wanted to find Mingrui to express my gratitude, but I never saw him until today, which made
so happy."
Her narrative was just as simple, but everyone began to let their imaginations run wild. After going through adversity together and owing a life-saving favor, it was normal for romantic feelings to blossom. They all looked at Zheng Mingrui with knowing, teasing eyes, and Li Yifei was no exception. Although he was no longer keen on getting involved with won, hearing about his buddies’ romantic encounters was still exciting for him.
Zheng Mingrui felt uneasy under everyone’s gaze and coughed awkwardly before saying, "Don’t look at us like that. Under those circumstances, of course, I had to take care of Wanqing. She had no friends or relatives on that boat."
Li Yifei laughed heartily, patted Zheng Mingrui on the shoulder, and said, "You’re a real man; why so bashful? If you like her, just go for it boldly. We all support you."
Zheng Mingrui was even more embarrassed but couldn’t help looking towards Lin Wanqing.
Lin Wanqing’s face also turned red, and with a smile, facing Zheng Mingrui’s gaze, she said, "I might give you a chance, you know."
A chorus of catcalls went up from the group, and Zheng Mingrui blushed with excitent, at a loss for words.
Watching Zheng Mingrui like this, Li Yifei shook his head secretly to himself. The Tender Country really was the grave of heroes; Zheng Mingrui had beco entangled in Lin Wanqing’s web of romance, although he used to be like the rest of them—playing the field but never getting serious. Now, he had fallen deep.
But Li Yifei couldn’t help sneering at himself right away, as the very thing he found most troubleso right now was love.
"Alright, alright, we’ve drunk enough for today. Let’s make a move, brothers."
With a shout from Li Yifei, everyone promptly got up and made to leave. Zheng Mingrui hastily called out, "Wait for ."
"You’re treating this al, you settle the bill," Li Yifei laughed loudly and left with his squad.
Zheng Mingrui stopped in his tracks, glanced at Song Wanqing with an awkward smile, and said, "Those guys, they sure ran off fast."
Song Wanqing was no fool; she could tell that those people had left to give them a chance, and as for her feeling toward Zheng Mingrui, it was indeed quite strong. With a slight smile, she said, "Now that it’s just the two of us, should we find another place to sit down and have a good chat?"
"This... that..." Zheng Mingrui rubbed his hands, uncertain whether he should agree or not.
"Hmph, are you even a man? Acting all coy like this." Song Wanqing rolled her eyes at Zheng Mingrui, grabbed his arm, and said, "Let’s go."
Hiding to one side, Li Yifei and the others laughed heartily as they watched Zheng Mingrui and Song Wanqing leave together. They all knew that Zheng Mingrui’s plight would definitely beco a favorite topic amongst the brothers.
After finishing his drink, Li Yifei took a bath outside, sobering up completely before picking up his daughter from school; he didn’t want his daughter to sll alcohol on him. This level of care wasn’t even present around his wife, Xu Yingying; a daughter’s influence was truly unmatched.
"Godfather!" Seeing Li Yifei coming to pick her up, his little girl Li Yufei bounced happily towards him. After spending a day with her, Li Yifei had already made considerable progress in bonding with her.
Li Yifei scooped up his daughter and asked, "Did you miss godfather?"
"No."
Li Yifei was instantly at a loss for words. His own daughter was too blunt, which was quite a blow, but children say the darndest things. Besides, they had only been together for a little over a day, and this level of closeness was already quite good.
Once in the car, Li Yufei looked around and asked, "Godfather, where are my mommy and daddy?"
"They are on a business trip."
"Then why haven’t they co back yet?"
"They will be gone for a few days and will be back soon."
The little girl imdiately pouted and said, "The are bad," then went silent, her lips pursed in discontent no matter how Li Yifei tried to cajole her.
His daughter’s behavior made Li Yifei realize that reuniting with his daughter was indeed a long and arduous task. He would have to make an even greater effort.
Fortunately, once they got ho, with Ning Xin’er, her godmother, present, and Chu Xiaoyao as a playmate, the little girl eventually began to cheer up. One thing about children is that as long as there’s sothing that catches their interest, they can quickly forget their displeasure.
After dinner, Li Yifei was reading a comic book and telling his daughter a story. She listened attentively and asked questions from ti to ti, which Li Yifei patiently answered. Ning Xin’er sat on the bed, watching them, her eyes filled with bliss.
This was the happy ti for a family of three, a dream co true many tis over. Ning Xin’er felt it almost too surreal to believe.
At that mont, Ning Xin’er’s cellphone rang. She checked the number and stepped out to answer it. Li Yifei didn’t think much of it and continued telling his daughter the story.
After a while, Ning Xin’er ca back in. Li Yifei had just finished telling a story and the little girl ran out to play with Chu Xiaoyao.
"There’s a cocktail party tomorrow, and I’ve been invited to attend," Ning Xin’er said, sitting next to Li Yifei, a particularly sweet smile on her face.
Li Yifei, still lying on the bed, asked, "Is there a problem with this cocktail party?"
"No problem, it’s just that I want to announce sothing at the cocktail party."
"You’re not thinking of acknowledging that you already have a daughter, are you?"
"Yes! That’s exactly what I want to do." Ning Xin’er nodded vehently. "These past years I’ve always refused to reveal that I have a daughter, so I couldn’t be with her. I owe her too much. Now that you’re here, I can’t let my daughter keep living like this."
Li Yifei imdiately sat up and shook his head, saying, "Not yet, it’s not ti."
"Why?" Ning Xin’er’s smile froze as she stared at Li Yifei.
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