Chapter 906: Chapter 947: Revealing the Truth
"Honey... why are you... back?" Li Yifei swallowed hard, feeling utterly miserable. He couldn’t believe he hadn’t recognized Xu Yingying’s footsteps, and to have blurted out such words, he really was plagued by bad luck.
Xu Yingying, however, was staring at Li Yifei with an unpleasant expression, saying, "Yeah, I’m back, great, another daughter has been added."
"This... Honey, I..." Li Yifei tried to explain at this point, but felt that any explanation would seem feeble and unnecessary, as the matter itself was the truth, and there would be no point in further clarification—the lie was bound to co out soday.
Besides, this was his daughter; Li Yifei couldn’t shirk this responsibility. He couldn’t, just for the sake of Xu Yingying, disregard his own child. That wasn’t his character, nor his style.
With a determined heart, Li Yifei gritted his teeth, faced Xu Yingying’s gaze, and said firmly, "Honey, yes, this is the child Ye Yunzhu and I have together."
Even though today Xu Yingying was supposed to genuinely accept him as her husband, bringing up this issue might very well sadden her, but Li Yifei still spoke up. He didn’t want to keep going like this—firstly, because it was too exhausting, and secondly, because keeping it a secret was utterly unfair to the others, especially to his own daughter.
He waited for Xu Yingying to explode in anger—an outburst was inevitable, and Li Yifei was prepared to face it today.
Xu Yingying’s face had also turned exceptionally ugly as she stared at Li Yifei, lips quivering.
"Honey! You might as well scold ; I know it was wrong to hide it from you, but I won’t let the child suffer. I can’t let her be fatherless."
"Pfft!" At this mont, Xu Yingying unexpectedly burst into laughter, then continued to laugh radiantly, giggling and resting her hand on Li Yifei’s shoulder.
Li Yifei was stunned. He had not expected Xu Yingying to laugh, and it was not a laugh of anger turned to mirth but a sincere laugh from the heart. Had he unwittingly made a joke?
"You, huh!" Xu Yingying raised her hand and tapped Li Yifei’s forehead lightly, saying, "Look at you, acting as if you’re on the way to the gallows. Am I that scary?"
"You... you’re not angry?" Li Yifei looked at Xu Yingying in surprise, doubting his own ears and eyes.
"Why should I be angry? Yunzhu has been so pitiful raising the child alone. As her friends, it’s only right for us to help her out, isn’t it? Just accepting Little Yixiang as a daughter, I’m completely okay with that—I fancy her so much. Look at you, acting like I would disagree."
Li Yifei’s eyes bulged. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Xu Yingying was understanding it this way, but what should he do now? Should he continue to reveal the truth, or let Xu Yingying maintain this misunderstanding?
"Hey, you’re back too! Did you two arrange this together?" Ye Yunzhu’s voice ca from the doorway, forcing Li Yifei to temporarily give up dealing with this issue.
Xu Yingying gave Li Yifei a white look, saying, "I didn’t arrange anything with him, I ca back a day early. Who knew he would co early too."
Ye Yunzhu laughed softly, saying, "That just shows how in sync you two are." Then, she sneakily shook her head at Li Yifei.
Li Yifei responded with a bitter smile, knowing Ye Yunzhu had overheard their conversation. Now she was signaling him not to reveal the truth, and it really didn’t seem like the right mont for an admission. The issue would have to wait.
"Co, let
hold her. You, a big man with such rough hands, what if you hurt the child?" Xu Yingying took the baby from Li Yifei and gently rocked her, a tender maternal look on her face as she whispered softly, "Sweet daughter, let Mommy hold you. From now on, Mommy will spoil you; whatever you want, Mommy will buy for you."
Looking at Xu Yingying’s genuine affection, Li Yifei didn’t know what to say. He also didn’t know whether Xu Yingying would continue to love the child so much if she knew that the father was Li Yifei himself.
"The little darling must be hungry, Yunzhu, co and breastfeed the child."
Ye Yunzhu complied, took the child, sat on the bed, and started breastfeeding.
Li Yifei watched his daughter sucking vigorously at the milk, feeling incredibly happy, but then Xu Yingying pushed him, chiding, "Co on, are you okay? Now is not the ti for you to stick around."
Li Yifei broke into a sweat, then rembered that he should indeed leave, not staying there watching Ye Yunzhu breastfeed. He promptly scurried out.
Soon enough, Ning Xin’er and Ye Yunzhu’s mother also returned. Ye Yunzhu’s mother hadn’t given Li Yifei a hard ti recently; her focus had been on taking care of Ye Yunzhu and her little granddaughter.
Li Yifei found himself slightly embarrassed in front of his mother-in-law, so he quickly took the initiative to go downstairs to cook. When the ti was about right, he went to take his daughter back.
Little Yifei returned ho and went straight to see her little sister, sotis gazing at her for half an hour. The child piqued her interest, which made Li Yifei very happy. After all, they were sisters, and it was crucial for them to love and care for each other.
Xu Shanshan ca back after a while and, upon seeing Li Yifei in the kitchen, slipped in.
"Brother-in-law!" Xu Shanshan embraced Li Yifei from behind, resting her face on his back.
Li Yifei jumped, but thankfully there was no one else on the first floor, and he asked, "What’s up?"
"I missed you," Xu Shanshan rubbed her face gently against Li Yifei’s back and whispered, "Brother-in-law, can you please get my sister to agree tonight?"
"This... should be about right."
"Really?" Xu Shanshan suddenly let go of Li Yifei, turned to face him, her face full of surprise.
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be. Last ti your sister left, she told
that when she cos back this ti, she’ll truly be my wife."
"That’s fantastic!" Xu Shanshan exclaid with a fist pump, "I can finally ’eat at’ now, I’ve been really, really stifled these days."
Li Yifei instantly felt a black line cross his forehead, but he could empathize with Xu Shanshan’s feelings. The two of them were like a couple, but had suddenly abstained, which was quite a painful thing for both parties.
During dinner, the atmosphere was also very good. Xu Shanshan was all smiles, and although Xu Yingying tried her best to appear calm, she blushed slightly when her gaze t Li Yifei’s.
"Sis, I’m staying over tonight. You guys go ho," Xu Shanshan urged Li Yifei and Xu Yingying to go ho after dinner.
Xu Yingying’s face turned red and said, "Why go back so early? I still want to stay here and watch the kids."
"If you like kids so much, go and have your own with my brother-in-law. Why watch soone else’s? Go, go, go, hurry up and leave."
Xu Shanshan, without further discussion, pushed the two out, leaving everyone a bit puzzled. After sending Li Yifei and Xu Yingying away, Xu Shanshan yawned and said, "I’m also tired, going to take a bath and then sleep."
Li Yifei and Xu Yingying entered the elevator, facing each other. Xu Yingying pretended to complain, "That Shanshan really... I wanted to watch the kids a little longer."
Li Yifei looked at Xu Yingying’s blushing cheeks and suddenly felt a surge of emotion. Without thinking, he reached out and took Xu Yingying’s hand, softly saying, "Wife, I’ve missed you."
"Miss ... Miss
for what? I certainly didn’t miss you." Xu Yingying turned her head away, not eting Li Yifei’s gaze, but her hand didn’t pull away.
"Whether you miss
or not, I still miss you."
Xu Yingying turned her head to et Li Yifei’s eyes. Her own eyes were misty, her lips trembling, and the word "husband" spilled from her lips.
"Wife..." That call of ’husband’ made Li Yifei even more affectionate. Stretching out his arms, he hugged Xu Yingying to his chest, intending to kiss her tempting red lips.
"Ding dong!" The elevator suddenly stopped, and Xu Yingying quickly pushed Li Yifei away, whispering in annoyance, "You’re naughty, even ssing around in the elevator." Then she straightened her clothes.
Li Yifei, looking at Xu Yingying’s reaction, was even happier. However, when the elevator door opened, he composed himself to save Xu Yingying from embarrassnt.
A middle-aged woman entered, glanced at the two of them, and didn’t say anything. But Li Yifei and Xu Yingying couldn’t do anything more.
Exiting the elevator, Li Yifei took Xu Yingying’s hand and said, "Let’s take a walk in the yard."
"Okay!" Xu Yingying agreed, and the two of them took a leisurely stroll through the complex’s yard. It was early March, by the seaside city, early spring was on its way. The grass revealed its green hue and tree branches had begun to sprout. So flowering trees were already in bloom.
"Yingying, I’ve never really appreciated how nice our complex is. It looks so beautiful today."
"Really? Soone’s getting sentintal."
"Yeah, my wife is finally recognizing , of course I’m happy. Now everything looks especially nice."
"I... was just joking last ti."
Li Yifei turned stiff, looked at Xu Yingying, and said with a wry smile, "Wife, you’re not serious..."
"I am indeed, I was joking. Did you really take it seriously?" Xu Yingying’s face revealed a mischievous smile.
Li Yifei stretched out his hand and gently pinched Xu Yingying’s cheek, laughing, "Silly wife, you really scared ."
"That’s how much you care about ?" Xu Yingying’s smile was sweet and charming.
"Yes, so just in case, I have decided, let’s go ho now."
"Go ho for what?" Xu Yingying asked with a beaming smile.
"Go ho and get to bed, have you truly beco my wife, so you can never run away again." Li Yifei chuckled and, holding Xu Yingying’s hand, quickly walked toward the building where they both lived.
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