Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1229 - 1277: Suspicion Cleared

Xu Shanshan thought for a moment and then said, "Brother-in-law, we can’t conduct the investigation so directly. If Jiang Ningxiang really is innocent, this kind of probing will leave a shadow in her heart. That would mean we don’t trust her."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "I’ve already considered this, so I want to invite several of Jiang Ningxiang’s university roommates over for some fun. Whether she has been at school or not, we’ll know at a glance."

"Aren’t you afraid that those roommates might have been bribed by her in advance?"

Li Yifei smiled slightly and replied, "Unless those people are also from Noah’s Ark Organization, do you think they can pull off such a convincing act? With your observational skills and mine, can’t we see through any discrepancies?"

Xu Shanshan thought about it and agreed. To turn all these roommates into members of Jiang Ningxiang’s organization would be incredibly difficult. Even with Noah’s Ark Organization’s power, they couldn’t possibly have such extensive roots in Huaxia.

However, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didn’t rush to act on this. Two days later, while practicing martial arts with Jiang Ningxiang, they found their opportunity.

"Ningxiang, you haven’t been to school these past two days. Won’t you fall behind in your studies?" Li Yifei casually inquired.

Jiang Ningxiang immediately replied, "Not at all. I’ll just copy my roommate’s notes later, then I can catch up."

Smiling, Xu Shanshan said, "But it’s not good to miss too much school. Now that you’ve fully mastered your True Qi, you should wait a few more days. Otherwise, why not invite your roommates to visit? It’s been a while since they last came. It would be nice to have them over for fun."

"Sure!" Jiang Ningxiang immediately nodded excitedly.

"Well then, give them a call," Li Yifei said with a smile.

"Okay!" Jiang Ningxiang immediately phoned her classmates.

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan appeared nonchalant but were closely observing Jiang Ningxiang’s reaction. She was very natural and even chatted leisurely with her classmates, seeming very happy.

Jiang Ningxiang didn’t ask Li Yifei to send a car; instead, she asked her roommates to take a taxi over, which suggested a harmonious relationship with her friends.

Within an hour, Jiang Ningxiang’s roommates arrived. She went out to greet them because they couldn’t enter otherwise. Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didn’t follow; given their status, it would be too conspicuous to meet them at this time.

It was only after they arrived at Jiang Ningxiang’s villa that Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan followed them in.

"Brother Li, Master!" When Jiang Ningxiang saw Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan coming over, she also appeared quite delighted.

Jiang Ningxiang’s roommates immediately became somewhat restrained, sitting there not daring to speak.

Li Yifei said with a smile, "Feel free to enjoy yourselves now that you’re here. Ningxiang was thrilled to hear you were coming."

Right away, Jiang Ningxiang said, "Yeah, don’t be scared. Brother Li doesn’t yell at people. He’s really good to me."

At that moment, servants brought over lots of dried fruits and some snacks. Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Ningxiang, look after your classmates. We’ll leave now, so we won’t make you uncomfortable."

"Uh-huh, Brother Li and Master, please go ahead with your work."

Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan left, but they immediately headed to Jiang Ningxiang’s room. With their current skills, not even if Jiang Ningxiang was the mysterious woman in black could she detect them.

One classmate happened to ask, "Ningxiang, why haven’t you been at school these past two days? Did something happen?"

Jiang Ningxiang quickly replied, "Nothing’s wrong. I’m doing well. I’ve just been resting at home for a couple of days."

Another classmate giggled suggestively, "It couldn’t be that you were doing ’that’ with your Brother Li, and he was so vigorous that you couldn’t handle it, so you had to rest at home, right?"

The rest of the classmates burst into laughter. When girls are together, they can be quite daring with their jokes.

Jiang Ningxiang retorted sharply, "Don’t talk nonsense. Brother Li treats me like a daughter; how could anything like that happen?"

"I’m telling you, Ningxiang, your Brother Li is so impressive—so wealthy and handsome too. Being so close to him, I think it would be nice for you to be his wife."

"Yeah, why be a daughter? Are you silly? You don’t have any blood ties, what kind of daughter is that?"

Annoyed, Jiang Ningxiang said, "Don’t talk rubbish. I really regard Brother Li as a father."

"Ningxiang, if you really don’t have that kind of feeling towards your Brother Li, could it be that you have your eye on that guy from our school? Sure, he’s handsome and seems serious about you, but I really don’t think he compares to your Brother Li. Remember three days ago, he got gently turned away by you here, right? He immediately went to dinner with another girl, hugging and embracing."

"Or could it be you’re interested in the guy who sent you flowers last weekend?"

When Li Yifei heard this, a smile appeared on his face. It seems they were overthinking it—today was Tuesday. The previous weekend, Jiang Ningxiang was still at home, so the weekend she mentioned was clearly nine days ago when she was still at school. Clearly, it was impossible for her to have also been at Mount Kunlun then.

And the words that followed were all to prove that Jiang Ningxiang had been in the school during this period, so Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan found it unnecessary to listen any further and quietly left.

"It’s a relief to have been over-suspicious," Li Yifei said, feeling quite fortunate. It would have been truly upsetting if Jiang Ningxiang was indeed from Noah’s Ark.

Xu Shanshan nodded in agreement and said, "Yeah, it’s good that she isn’t."

Both breathed a sigh of relief, then Xu Shanshan mischievously winked at Li Yifei and teased, "I say, brother-in-law, now that there’s actually a girl immune to your charm, do share your thoughts on this."

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "I feel pretty good about it. I’m quite at ease and comfortable with Ningxiang being this way."

"Really? But she did reject you, though. If she was just embarrassed at the time of rejection, that’s one thing, but now she’s talking to her classmates about her true feelings, and she doesn’t feel that way either. Doesn’t that kind of hit your ego?"

Li Yifei playfully slapped Xu Shanshan’s butt and laughed, "You seem to think that any girl who comes into contact with me must be after me. Aren’t you worried that the number of women around me will keep growing?"

"Hehe, I don’t want you to have more women around you either, but it’s pretty funny to see someone reject you," Shanshan said with a giggle.

Footsteps approached, and Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan moved a bit apart from each other but did not need to act all serious. The two of them were used to joking around with each other and had no need to avoid others.

"Mengxin, Ling’er, Lianyao," Li Yifei quickly stepped forward to greet them. These were the three pregnant ladies of the house, holding a prestigious status. Even as the clan chief, he wouldn’t dare to upset any of the three.

Especially Su Mengxin, whose belly had grown even larger and was finding it hard to walk, while Xiao Ling’er and Song Lianyao’s bellies were also noticeably rounded as their pregnancies progressed.

Smiling, Su Mengxin said, "We’re just taking a walk. The doctor said we shouldn’t be too lazy at this stage, walking is good for the babies."

At this moment, Li Yifei was in a particularly good mood. Suspecting Jiang Ningxiang really felt like a weight on his heart. He gently touched the bellies of the three women and said with a smile, "My little treasures, seems like you’re about to arrive soon."

Su Mengxin smiled back and remarked, "You do seem to be in a very good mood today."

Li Yifei nodded and said, "Yes, I’m indeed feeling great today, the weight on my mind has finally been lifted."

"Oh? What was it that had you worried?" Xiao Ling’er asked curiously.

Li Yifei briefly recounted the situation with Jiang Ningxiang and added, "Let’s not mention this again and make sure Ningxiang doesn’t find out we ever suspected her."

All three nodded, with Su Mengxin saying, "Ningxiang is indeed very important to our Li family. Your concern was normal, but now that you have no more doubts, we can focus on nurturing her from now on."

Proudly, Li Yifei said, "Yep, with Shanshan and Ningxiang, our Li family’s strength will increase significantly."

"Brother Li!" With that call, Meng Xiaofei came running over.

Li Yifei asked with a smile, "Xiaofei, what’s got you so excited?"

"I did it, I really succeeded!" Meng Xiaofei was ecstatic.

"Succeeded at what?" Xu Shanshan asked with a beaming smile.

Meng Xiaofei, who was initially so excited, suddenly became a bit shy when questioned by Xu Shanshan but still took Li Yifei’s arm and said, "Brother Li, come with me, hurry and come with me."

Though puzzled, Li Yifei still followed Meng Xiaofei as she led him away.

Watching the two depart, Xiao Ling’er asked curiously, "What mischief is Xiaofei up to with her husband now?"

Su Mengxin smiled and said, "Hehe, it looks like her husband is in for a treat."

"What treat?" Song Lianyao inquired.

The smile on Su Mengxin’s face deepened as she whispered, "Remember how Xiaofei saw me use my mouth on my husband... Haven’t you noticed her always holding a banana and not eating it?"

Xiao Ling’er and Song Lianyao immediately burst into giggles; they had indeed seen Meng Xiaofei eating a banana that way but had never thought much about it. Now that Su Mengxin brought it up, they understood that Meng Xiaofei was learning to do the same for Li Yifei.

With a light chuckle, Xiao Ling’er said, "Can Xiaofei really do it? That’s Sister Mengxin’s specialty, after all. We’ve tried, but none of us could manage it."

With a coy smile, Su Mengxin said, "Who knows? Xiaofei can be quite tenacious when she sets her mind to something. She may just succeed."

"Shall we go and see for ourselves?"

"Better not. If Xiaofei finds out, she’ll stop playing with her husband. Anyway, we’ll get to see it when we’re all together in the future. Let’s just let the two of them have their fun now."