Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 177 I’m So Angry

"Xu Shanshan, you little wretch!" Xu Yingying was so angry that she almost threw her phone away. Her eyes narrowed as she said, "Sister Fangqing, let’s go find her."

He Fangqing immediately asked, "Do you know how many movie theaters there are in Mile City? And where they all are?"

Xu Yingying was at a loss for words. Though she had been working in Mile City for several years, she had never watched a single movie. She had no idea how many theaters there were or where to locate them. She quickly said, "I can use the navigation to find them."

"Then give it a try."

Xu Yingying typed ’movie theater’ into the navigation app and found six cinemas. Apart from the two in the city center, the others were spread out. If they were to search each one by one, it would definitely take a lot of time.

Normally, if Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan were going to watch a movie, they would choose a nearby cinema. But considering Xu Shanshan’s character, to avoid letting her sister find them, she might well choose a very remote place. Moreover, there wasn’t just one screening hall in a movie theater. It wasn’t possible for them to search like policemen, checking each and every screening hall.

This approach wasn’t feasible, which frustrated Xu Yingying. At that moment, He Fangqing interjected, "I think, Yingying, it’s better to just call Li Yifei."

"Call him directly? He just ran off. Would he even tell us where he is?" Xu Yingying frowned.

"If he doesn’t tell, then he doesn’t tell. But you have to let him know that you care about him. It’s not just lip service. At least then he’ll have some concerns and won’t act recklessly."

Xu Yingying thought that He Fangqing made a lot of sense. She was so afraid of Xu Shanshan being with Li Yifei that she became anxious and lost her composure. Otherwise, as a president like her, she could easily differentiate such simple logic.

Picking up the phone, Xu Yingying composed her emotions before dialing Li Yifei’s number.

The phone rang for quite a while before connecting. Xu Yingying opened her mouth but was unsure what to say next. Just yesterday, she had been in a quarrel with Xu Shanshan, which made her bold enough to say what she did in front of Li Yifei. Today, with He Fangqing beside her, she couldn’t bring herself to speak those kinds of words.

"President Xu, are you looking for me for something?" Li Yifei was the first to speak.

"Yes, there’s something about recruiting. I have some matters to discuss with you," Xu Yingying could only lean on work-related matters, which made it natural to talk about.

Li Yifei immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, "President Xu, it’s almost nine o’clock. Overtime is over, and you’re still piling work on me. This is even worse than Fan the debt collector."

Xu Yingying was somewhat annoyed with Li Yifei’s tone. If anyone else had spoken to her like that, she would have given them the cold shoulder, but she didn’t dare to do the same with Li Yifei. She took a deep breath and tried to make her voice gentler, "You know the company’s situation as well. Director He and I discussed it further, and some departments still need people."

"Let’s talk about it at work tomorrow then, the movie is about to start," Li Yifei said, and then hung up the call.

"Hello? Hello?" Xu Yingying yelled twice, only to be met with the dial tone. This truly irritated her, not only because Li Yifei hung up on her, but because that guy was really off to watch a movie, obviously with Xu Shanshan.

"Don’t worry, although Li Yifei did say he’s going to watch a movie, it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s with Shanshan. Maybe he’s with his girlfriend," He Fangqing suggested.

"As if such coincidences happen!" Xu Yingying said, shaking her head in frustration.

"It’s quite possible. Think about it, Li Yifei is willing to cut ties with me for his little girlfriend. I don’t think he’ll be together with Shanshan either, otherwise, he wouldn’t be avoiding both of us, right?"

"That... he gets along with Shanshan. They have fun together, unlike how boring it is with me," Xu Yingying mumbled.

He Fangqing laughed softly, "You realize you’re boring when with him, right? Then you’ve got to change yourself. Men might like beautiful women, but your personality is too strong. When you’re with him, you always take a condescending approach. Men need face and self-respect. If you don’t lower your stance, then if he has to choose, he’ll definitely pick Shanshan."

Xu Yingying angrily hit the steering wheel, "What should I do then? Pamper him all the time?"

"That’s not necessary. You should actually make use of your strengths. You’re a president, a woman that people like but also fear. If you want to show him you’re different, even if you’re strong, it’ll make him feel proud."

"How do I show I’m different?"

"You really don’t know anything, do you? I wonder how you’ve managed all these years. It’s simple. You can step down from your position and go out of your way to do something for him. Or, if there are three people in the room – you, Li Yifei, and another man – if you’re cold to the other man but warm to him, that will make a difference. In short, you should treat him differently to how you treat others, and things will naturally work themselves out."

"Fine, fine, I’ll make an effort from now on. But what about today? That guy’s gone to the movies with Shanshan," Xu Yingying insisted on the matter.

"Maybe it’s not really the two of them. Anyway, thinking too much about it now won’t help. Let’s just head back for now."

Xu Yingying, having no choice, drove He Fangqing back home; Fangqing’s current place of residence was not far from her own. Then, she returned to her own home, only to find that Xu Shanshan was indeed not there. This aggravated her even more. She tried calling Xu Shanshan numerous times, but Shanshan had simply turned off her phone. When she called Li Yifei, he had also switched off his phone, which infuriated Yingying to the point where she really wanted to catch the two of them and give them a scolding.

Li Yifei was unaware of Xu Yingying’s frustration. He was currently with Michelle, both holding a bag of popcorn and some other snacks, sitting inside the movie theatre.

The movie hadn’t started yet, and with some concern, Michelle said, "Brother Li, President Xu just called you, are you really not going back?" free𝑤ebnovel.com

"No, it’s after work hours now, why should I listen to her?"

"But... the company is so busy right now, President Xu must have something important for you. It won’t be good if you don’t go."

"There’s nothing bad about it. These things, whether done a day earlier or later, won’t make much difference. We’re already here, and we’ve bought the movie tickets. Wouldn’t it be a waste if we didn’t watch it?"

Michelle felt a sweetness in her heart and sneakily glanced at Li Yifei, whispering, "It’s not a lot of money anyway, we could watch it another time when we have a chance."

"It’s fine, I’ve been worn out today, I want to relax a bit," said Li Yifei as he grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw it into his mouth. He hadn’t even had dinner yet, so he had to make do with this snack to stave off the hunger.

At that moment, the lights in the theater dimmed, and the movie started playing. Michelle and Li Yifei ceased their conversation.

The movie showing today was a romance film. Li Yifei was not particularly fond of such movies, but nor did he dislike them, especially since he was genuinely going to be in a relationship with Su Yiyi; watching such a movie could make him relate a bit, so he wasn’t too downhearted.

Michelle, on the other hand, was thoroughly engrossed in the movie, and even discreetly wiped her tears during the touching moments. She was a very emotional girl.

After the movie ended, Michelle was still immersed in the plot, her eyes slightly red. This prompted Li Yifei to say with a bit of amusement, "Is it really that moving?"

"It’s so touching, especially when the male lead risked his life to save the female lead. It was so heartwarming. If there were a man like that who would risk his life to save me, I would marry him without a moment’s hesitation." As she said this, Michelle suddenly thought of the incident that had happened in the elevator; although nothing had come of it, it was only because the elevator hadn’t truly malfunctioned. If it had, then Li Yifei would have been genuinely risking his life to save her.

"Everything in movies is made up; you believe that?" Li Yifei laughed, shaking his head.

"Of course I believe it. Some things from movies do happen in real life." Michelle really wanted to say that Li Yifei was like the movie’s male lead, but she still didn’t have the courage to say so.

"Heh, no wonder these movies make money. Turns out it’s all of you young girls who like them. Eh, when did it start raining so hard?"

"Ah, yeah, it’s raining really heavily."

When they arrived at the theater’s entrance, they saw the rain pouring outside, and the ground had already formed small streams of accumulated water.

At the entrance, a crowd of people who didn’t expect such weather hadn’t brought umbrellas, and with the rain pouring down at night, the girls didn’t have sun umbrellas, making it quite troublesome to go outside.

"Michelle!"

Li Yifei and Michelle were standing at the door. Their car was parked about ten meters in front of the theater door. With the heavy rain, heading straight out would certainly soak them, so they decided to wait for the rain to ease off a bit before going to the car. At that moment, a woman’s shout came from behind.

Li Yifei and Michelle turned around and saw a flamboyantly dressed woman walking over, arm in arm with a man.

Michelle showed a look of joy and said, "Sunxi Lii, what are you doing here?"

The woman named Sunxi Lii reached Michelle and said, "My husband and I came to watch a movie."

"Ah, you’re married?" Michelle looked at Sunxi Lii in surprise, then turned to the man beside her.

"Not yet, but we will be soon," Sunxi Lii said proudly with a smile. "Let me introduce you. This is Wu Lindong, my fiancé, and he is a manager at Tianli Group."

Michelle quickly responded, "Tianli Group, that’s a big company. To be a manager there, that’s really impressive."

Sunxi Lii lifted her chin with pride and said, "Indeed. And this must be your boyfriend. May I ask where he works?"

As Sunxi Lii asked this, she had an air of condescension, looking down on Michelle and Li Yifei slightly.