Li Yifei returned to the city, his initial thought was to see how Ye Yunzhu was doing. If Ye Yunzhu still liked him, then he would marry her and they would spend their life together. However, he somehow got entangled with several women, leading to a massive headache, feeling that relationships had truly become a mess.
But during this time, it seemed like he had also been involved with several women, yet his heart didn’t feel as troubled anymore. Whoever he was with, he felt quite natural. This seemed quite different from his thoughts before.
Why had this come about? Had he become increasingly fickle and irresponsible?
It seemed not. Xu Yingying was his wife, and he didn’t want to divorce her, so he should be responsible for Xu Yingying. Ye Yunzhu was pregnant with his child, so he couldn’t just abandon Ye Yunzhu. Chu Xiaoyao was now helpless and dependent, and he was essentially her guardian. Su Yiyi, such a delicate girl, had given everything for him and never asked for more, so how could he bear to abandon her?
"What are you thinking about? You’re not harboring the thought of gathering everyone and sharing a big bed, are you?" Ye Yunzhu, seeing Li Yifei silent and his expression changing, couldn’t help but tease him.
Li Yifei chuckled and said, "It seems like that’s also an option."
"Get lost, as if you can be so lucky. Do you think this is ancient times with multiple wives and concubines? Let me tell you, don’t think that just because some people today have more than one woman, they can bring them all home; that’s very rare. Do you think today’s women are like the old days, following the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? By that time, daily quarrels will annoy you to death."
Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "I was just joking. Women’s status is so high now, and moreover, the gender ratio is imbalanced, with fewer men and more women. It’s a miracle if there’s not one wife with multiple husbands, let alone one husband with multiple wives. Isn’t that just dreaming?"
Ye Yunzhu chuckled and said, "That’s a good idea. I think I might as well find a Pretty Boy to marry, and then you can be one of my harem."
"That’s not okay. I can’t let my child acknowledge a cheap stepfather."
With narrowed eyes, Ye Yunzhu said, "So you mean, you’re going to marry me later?"
"That..." Li Yifei suddenly found himself at a loss for words.
Ye Yunzhu gave Li Yifei a big eye roll and scolded, "Typical male chauvinism. You hog me, yet don’t want me, and you also forbid me from finding other men. It’s outright imperialism. I’ll resist, and I’ll unite with others to resist. In the end, your forehead will be covered with green hats, one on top of the other."
Li Yifei’s forehead was covered with black lines. One green hat was enough to make a man miserable, let alone stacks of them. Is there any way to live with that?
Seeing Li Yifei’s face darken, Ye Yunzhu laughed heartily again.
When they reached Ye Yunzhu’s doorstep, she smiled and said, "Do you want to come in and sit?"
Li Yifei smiled and said, "Of course, I want to go in."
Ye Yunzhu blinked her eyes and said, "If you come in, I won’t let you leave tonight."
Li Yifei laughed and said, "Then I won’t leave. I’ve already requested leave."
After taking a shower, Li Yifei brought Ye Yunzhu back into the bathroom, where they cuddled in bed, whispering sweet nothings. Ye Yunzhu also asked about how Li Yifei had lived these past years.
He couldn’t tell Ye Yunzhu about the Flying Hawk Squad, as it was classified, and he didn’t want to lie to Ye Yunzhu, so he said, "The special department I went to, its affairs can’t be discussed."
"To have been in such a secretive special department, you must have suffered a lot these years." Ye Yunzhu didn’t pry further, gently stroking Li Yifei’s cheek, looking quite caring.
Li Yifei was familiar with such a look. When Li Yifei’s parents passed away, Ye Yunzhu looked at him with that same caring expression, which is why he liked Ye Yunzhu, the fiery girl of the time. It was also because of that look that Li Yifei always thought of Ye Yunzhu while in the army.
In bed, Ye Yunzhu was like a seductress, taking Li Yifei three times in a row, leaving him somewhat worn out. Only then did she let Li Yifei off, kicking him lightly and saying with a laugh, "Now go home. I’m curious to see what expression Yingying will have when you’re with her but not as vigorou as before."
Li Yifei was driven out and headed straight home. It was already midnight, and he tiptoed in through the door to see the living room lights on. Then he heard the excited voice of Xu Shanshan, "Sister, see, I told you my brother-in-law would definitely come back."
Xu Yingying had already come to the doorway, her face beaming with a radiant smile. "You were right. Honey, why did you come back?"
Li Yifei, looking at Xu Yingying, his wife, felt remorse in his heart and said, "This is my home, of course, I had to come back."
Xu Yingying’s smile grew even sweeter, "Do you want to eat something before you sleep?"
"No need, I’m not hungry. It’s already midnight, and I have to work tomorrow. Let’s go to bed."
Xu Shanshan chuckled and said, "Brother-in-law, you did well this time. Going to see an old flame and still knowing to come home, you didn’t let my sister and me down."
Li Yifei smiled at Xu Shanshan and said, "Yeah, otherwise you might kick me out in the future and not let me in the door."