Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1184 - 1229: Identity Creates Distance

Even Zheng Yuhao couldn’t protect him, Zheng Yuyang thought he was doomed for sure this time. The thought of how miserably he had beaten Hu Jin, a direct descendant of the Hu Family, and how he himself would be even worse off in return made his legs go weak. His mind went blank as Hu Dong spoke with Li Yifei, only coming back to his senses after Hu Dong had left, realizing that Li Yifei had saved him again. He hurriedly said with excitement, "Li Yifei, thank you!"

"You bastard! Do you think you can address Clan leader Li by his name?" Zheng Yuhao slapped Zheng Yuyang on the back of his neck, causing Zheng Yuyang to stagger, then stepped forward and respectfully performed a junior’s formal bow to Li Yifei, saying, "Clan leader Li, I apologize for not recognizing you earlier. Please forgive my rudeness."

Li Yifei smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "It’s nothing, I’m just here to accompany my girlfriend to a class reunion. You can go about your business; with you here, we can’t relax."

Zheng Yuhao immediately said, "Alright, then I’ll take my leave." He then gave Zheng Yuyang a look and left the hall.

Zheng Yuyang glanced at Li Yifei and quickly followed after him. He was truly confused; why was Zheng Yuhao so respectful towards Li Yifei?

Once outside, he hurriedly asked, "Yuhao, what is going on here?"

Zheng Yuhao’s lips curled in a thick smile, patted Zheng Yuyang on the shoulder, and said, "Yuyang, you’ve stumbled into good fortune because of this disaster."

"What?" Zheng Yuyang was still utterly confused.

Zheng Yuhao sighed deeply, finding Zheng Yuyang truly limited in his use. He still could not see the situation clearly and earnestly said, "Yuyang, Mile City has a newly established family now, and the clan chief is Li Yifei."

"What?" Zheng Yuyang gasped, his eyes widening as he said, "He is the clan chief of that new family? Ridiculous, to form a family with just a few million in assets, are you kidding me?"

Zheng Yuhao, now infuriated, slapped Zheng Yuyang again and scolded, "Can’t you use your brain? Do you think forming a family is that easy? Without enough power, if you talk about establishing a family, you’d be destroyed or crippled immediately. Li Yifei’s Li family not only has the support of the Ye family from the provincial capital but also the backing of four major families from the Capital City. With such power, it’s not easy to provoke. Now that there is such a relationship, you must forge good ties with him. If there’s an opportunity for cooperation in the future, it will also benefit our Zheng Family. Moreover, aligning with a new family could help strengthen our own family’s power."

Pausing, Zheng Yuhao added, "If you manage to foster good relations with the Li family, that would be a great service for the Zheng Family, and they will support you more in the future."

Hearing all this, Zheng Yuyang didn’t quite understand, but he understood the last part very clear and immediately beamed with excitement, "Really?"

"Of course, the competition between the major families is getting fiercer, and our Zheng Family is not the strongest in the provincial city. Having more powerful friends is crucial for us."

"Oh, I see, so Li Yifei is that amazing."

"Obviously, he’s a clan chief and is on an equal footing with our grandfather. In front of him, I am just a junior, and you should not act arrogant around him anymore, got it?"

"Got it, got it. I’ll surely treat him with the utmost respect."

"That’s wrong. He won’t care about you if you act like that. A clan chief isn’t going to favor you just because you respect and please him. Your advantage is that you and his wife are classmates. Such a schoolmate relationship is the most useful. So you should just interact normally and show proper respect."

Zheng Yuyang nodded again and again, "Understood, I really get it now."

"Alright, I’m leaving. I need to report this matter to grandpa. You go back inside," said Zheng Yuhao.

After Zheng Yuhao left, Zheng Yuyang took a couple of deep breaths before re-entering the hall. He couldn’t help but muse, no wonder Meng Xiaofei could play big stakes and do so without even looking at her cards. A large family’s assets are incalculable; obviously, a few million meant nothing to them. Ridiculous to think he regarded them as small fry, even thinking of stepping on them.

After Zheng Yuyang went out, everyone gathered around Li Yifei and Meng Xiaofei. The incident had shocked all the classmates. Li Yifei simply stood there, and with a few words, had sent the imposing Hu Dong away, especially with an untouchable and formidable authority, which made everyone see Li Yifei in a different light.

"Xiaofei, who exactly is your boyfriend?" Shen Yuying nudged Meng Xiaofei and asked quietly.

Meng Xiaofei said with a grin, "He’s just a normal person, not Superman."

Shen Yuying rolled her eyes and said, "Of course, I know that. I’m asking about his identity. Don’t tell me he runs some small company."

Meng Xiaofei still grinned and said, "What does his identity matter? After all, he is my boyfriend, and you are my classmate. That’s all that matters."

Shen Yuying said discontentedly, "Are you keeping secrets from me? That’s not very nice."

"Alright, alright, I’ll say it. He’s just that his company is big and he’s very rich."

"No kidding, everyone can see that. If you can squander millions just like that, how could he not be rich? I’m asking what exactly is this family clan thing?"

"Well, about that... A big family clan is just a family, you know. It requires strength in all aspects, not just money. Our Li family is just an emerging clan, not that powerful yet."

"Oh, so between Zheng Yuyang’s Zheng family and the Hu family we just mentioned, which is stronger compared to your Li family?"

"Hmm... I suppose they are a bit stronger. But Yifei is the clan chief, and they’re just scions in the family. They’re not even qualified to be on equal footing with Yifei. It’s like descendants of a provincial governor in a major province talking to a governor from a smaller one."

"Aha, got it. Your boyfriend is really impressive, Xiaofei. You’ve really scored yourself an incredibly awesome boyfriend."

"Hehe, if he weren’t impressive, I wouldn’t be with him."

Shen Yuying’s face darkened as she said, "That’s true. You wasteful girl, if he weren’t extremely rich, no one could afford to keep you."

Zheng Yuyang walked in at this moment, quickly approaching Li Yifei and said gratefully, "Li... Yifei, I really owe you big time just now. I would have been in a terrible mess otherwise."

Li Yifei smiled and gestured dismissively, "Don’t mention it. I’m just here to attend your class reunion. It’s mainly about classmates; talking about other things is not fun."

Zheng Yuyang didn’t even know how to bring this up, but when Li Yifei said it, it lifted a huge weight off Zheng Yuyang’s shoulders. He quickly agreed, "Yeah, yeah, we’re just classmates. No point in talking about other things."

Though that’s what was said, Li Yifei’s status instantly created a distance between him and everyone else. Not to mention other people, even Shen Yuying, who was closest to Meng Xiaofei, found herself at a loss for words when facing Li Yifei.

Zheng Yuyang really wanted to befriend Li Yifei and have a good chat with him, but thinking of Li Yifei’s status as the head of his clan, he lost his nerve every time he tried to approach him.

In large family clans, it’s not necessary to have only direct descendants in key positions; capable collateral relatives are also valued. The reason Zheng Yuyang hasn’t been given any significant role is his lack of competence. He just has no idea how to seize such a good opportunity.

Li Yifei had known that revealing his identity would lead to this kind of situation, and he actually enjoyed the resulting peace. Sitting aside leisurely, eating some food, and watching Meng Xiaofei have fun with classmates was also a kind of enjoyment for him.

Li Yifei was still very satisfied with the unexpected gains from attending the class reunion. The conflict between the Zheng and Hu families seemed like a feud between the younger generation, but it was sure to plant seeds of enmity in their hearts. As these seeds of hatred accumulate, they will eventually lead to real fighting among them.

Although the Hu family is powerful, due to their connection with the Ye family, they are inevitably to become enemies. While the Zheng family may be weaker, they are definitely a faction Li Yifei could seek to align with. Turning an enemy’s friend over to one’s own side is undoubtedly advantageous.

The class reunion continued; initially, Zheng Yuyang was at the center, but now Meng Xiaofei had become the star. Many might not acknowledge it, but people always aspire to climb the social ladder. If they can make friends with someone very influential, it might be handy later on. Everyone felt Li Yifei was too far out of reach to befriend, but Meng Xiaofei was their classmate, making it entirely possible to connect with her.

Meng Xiaofei was never one for scheming; she never liked to make friends based on her status or background. Just like when she previously escaped from the Meng family to forge her own path, what she sought was something genuine, something pure.

But because everyone had their own agenda to some extent, Meng Xiaofei soon lost interest after playing for a bit and straightforwardly proposed leaving.

Although everyone wanted to talk more with the two of them, no one dared to stop Meng Xiaofei from leaving, and they all saw the couple off.

Once in the car, Meng Xiaofei suddenly looked at Li Yifei with a curious gaze. Li Yifei asked with a smile, "Xiaofei, what are you plotting?"

Meng Xiaofei cocked her head and asked, "Brother Li, are we officially dating now?"

"Yes." Li Yifei answered confidently.

Meng Xiaofei looked at Li Yifei and said seriously, "Then why haven’t you kissed me even once?"

Li Yifei laughed heartily and said, "That’s true, I haven’t kissed you yet, have I? Well, I’ll kiss you now." With such a request, how could Li Yifei possibly refuse?