Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 174 The Alliance between the Boss and the Director

He Fangqing suddenly felt a sour taste in her heart. Although she had never considered being with Li Yifei for real, being with him was quite joyful, and she had even thought that she would maintain such a relationship with Li Yifei for the rest of her life, greeting each other when needed and living their separate lives at other times.

But now, after so little time, this relationship was about to end because Li Yifei had gotten a girlfriend. With a huff, she expressed her dissatisfaction, "I said yesterday I was looking for you, and you made all sorts of excuses."

Xu Yingying frowned at this moment, saying, "Li Yifei, you’re really something, aren’t you? Getting a college student and then dumping Sister Fangqing, isn’t this just too irresponsible from start to finish?"

Li Yifei gave a dry laugh, replying, "It’s not really about being irresponsible from start to finish with Sister Fangqing, our being together was just for fun, without any other intentions."

Xu Yingying immediately became unhappy, knowing that Li Yifei had cut ties with everyone else for his girlfriend, which was being responsible for the relationship, but since she didn’t know Li Yifei’s girlfriend and was closer to He Fangqing, she naturally sided with He Fangqing. She glared and said, "Hmph, a man should take responsibility for his actions, what you’re doing is being irresponsible to Sister Fangqing."

He Fangqing quickly grabbed Xu Yingying, chuckling, "Yingying, stop it, there’s nothing wrong with what Yifei is doing. He should be responsible for his girlfriend, after all. If he continued to be ambiguous with me, that would make him irresponsible. I support him."

Xu Yingying frowned and said, "Sister Fangqing, you’re just too good to him. He’s so clueless and unappreciative, what an idiot."

He Fangqing laughed softly, replying, "I never really planned to get serious with him, it was just to occasionally brighten my mood. If things got serious and dragged on, I’d scare him off."

Seeing how casually He Fangqing spoke, Xu Yingying suddenly felt an indescribable sense of relief—as if this way, she could let something happen with Li Yifei without feeling guilty towards He Fangqing.

"Tch, what are you thinking, Xu Yingying? This was all just to make Xu Shanshan back off, there’s no way you could really get involved with him." Scolding herself inwardly, Xu Yingying then decided not to make things difficult for Li Yifei anymore.

After eating, the three returned to the company. Li Yifei went back to the Human Resources Department to continue his work, while Xu Yingying went to He Fangqing’s office.

After briefly discussing work, Xu Yingying didn’t leave right away. Hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Fangqing, now that Li Yifei is not seeing you anymore, do you... really not feel sad?"

He Fangqing revealed a bitter smile, responding, "I won’t lie to you, I do feel a bit empty."

"Ah?" Xu Yingying was somewhat surprised as she looked at He Fangqing.

He Fangqing shook her head, a smile appearing on her face again, explaining, "The emptiness comes from Li Yifei filling the void in my heart these past days, helping me stand up again. But I’m very clear that it’s not possible for us to be together. It’s better this way; otherwise, if he got married later on, it would only cause a lot of trouble for him, and that wouldn’t be good."

Xu Yingying’s eyes flickered, and she suddenly said, "Sister Fangqing, I have a way that could allow him to keep in touch with you without burdening you."

This time, it was He Fangqing’s turn to look at Xu Yingying in surprise, asking, "What way?"

Xu Yingying gave an embarrassed smile, speaking somewhat shyly, "I could steal this guy away from that college student and make him my boyfriend. Then you can be with him, and I won’t care."

"What?" He Fangqing’s eyes widened like lightbulbs, unable to believe these words came from Xu Yingying’s mouth.

Realizing He Fangqing had misunderstood, Xu Yingying quickly coughed lightly and clarified, "Sister Fangqing, I didn’t make myself clear. Here’s the thing: Recently, my sister has been with Li Yifei and has taken a liking to him. Knowing that my relationship with Li Yifei is fake, she actually wants to be with him. But you know, my parents think I’m with Li Yifei, and if he ends up with my sister, wouldn’t that turn into a joke?"

Pausing for a moment, Xu Yingying continued, "And you know my sister’s personality; even if there was a college student, even if she knew there were a bunch of women with Li Yifei, she’d still try her hardest to compete. Only if I step in will she back down. So, I have to pretend to be with Li Yifei to dispel this thought. But I don’t really want to be with Li Yifei; we would just be pretending."

He Fangqing smacked her lips, only after a long while did she say, "Yingying, isn’t this kind of...inappropriate?"

"Why wouldn’t it be okay? You must think I’m trying to sabotage Li Yifei and that college student, but let me tell you, if I don’t take action, my sister will definitely interfere, and she’ll be even more aggressive about it. Li Yifei definitely won’t end up with that college student. Besides, by doing this, you can still maintain a relationship with Li Yifei. Isn’t that good?"

"You date Li Yifei...and then I sleep with him?" He Fangqing summarized Xu Yingying’s idea in a simple sentence.

Xu Yingying’s face turned red instantly; that was indeed a direct way to put it, but she still nodded, saying, "That’s more or less what I mean, though my dating him would be fake."

He Fangqing gently patted her own cheeks, trying to keep herself as clear-headed as possible, but her brain just couldn’t make sense of it. She went to the water dispenser, got a cup of ice water, and gulped it down, which finally sparked activity in her thoughts again.

Standing in front of Xu Yingying, He Fangqing spoke earnestly, "Yingying, I still feel this isn’t right. If you succeed, the person who will really be hurt by this is Li Yifei. This is unfair to her."

Xu Yingying replied hastily, "How is it unfair? If I date him, will he be at a disadvantage? And...you, a great beauty, sleeping with him, would he be at a loss? He’d be over the moon."

He Fangqing patted Xu Yingying’s shoulder, softly saying, "Yingying, this isn’t about winning or losing. It’s about feelings. If you date him without actually having feelings for him, that’s deceit. Don’t you think that’s hurting him?"

Xu Yingying’s mouth fell open, realizing that He Fangqing had a point. However, for someone as inexperienced in love as she, she still said, "Sister Fangqing, it’s uncertain, you know. Maybe I’ll develop feelings for him?"

That scared He Fangqing for a moment, then she burst into laughter and said, "So you’ll fall for him over time, pretending to be with him for so long—that now you feel uncomfortable because it seems like someone else is snatching him away?"

Xu Yingying said somewhat awkwardly, "I won’t lie, I do feel that way. That guy, though he often annoys me, at least he can cook. Coming home to a cooked meal after work seems pretty good. So, I’m saying, even if I snatch him away, it doesn’t necessarily mean I won’t develop feelings. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up marrying him in the future."

"Ha..." He Fangqing broke into loud laughter, laughing so hard that Xu Yingying grew even more embarrassed. She quickly stopped laughing and said, "I’m not mocking you, but you do have a point. Thinking about it that way, I should support you."

Xu Yingying was overjoyed and quickly said, "You should help me; it’s beneficial for you as well. When the time comes, if you want to be with this guy, then be with him."

He Fangqing laughed again and said, "If you really develop feelings for Li Yifei, could you really let this guy come over and sleep with me?"

Xu Yingying seriously responded, "Of course, we are good sisters, aren’t we? Plus, you got involved with this guy first, how could I be so petty?"

He Fangqing couldn’t help but chuckle, "Stop joking. If you really develop feelings, you won’t be able to bear it. By then, you might start suspecting there’s something between Li Yifei and me just by seeing us talk."

"Absolutely not!" Xu Yingying said passionately, "Sister Fangqing, I swear right here. If I really get together with Li Yifei, I will never stop you guys. Even if you came to my house to sleep with him, I would make room for you."

He Fangqing, seeing the seriousness in Xu Yingying’s words, was genuinely moved. She took Xu Yingying’s hand and said, "Yingying, thank you. That you can say this means a lot about how good you are to me. Honestly, I’m not ready to part with Li Yifei, so I’ll support you. But if one day you really develop feelings for Li Yifei, just tell me. I will for sure stop any involvement with Li Yifei then and never do anything to upset you."

Xu Yingying also gripped He Fangqing’s hand tightly, saying emotionally, "Sister Fangqing, I, Xu Yingying, always keep my word. What I say now is a promise for a lifetime. Unless you want to get married, you can be with Li Yifei whenever you want."

Xu Yingying, who had never really dated before, didn’t quite understand the exclusivity or possessiveness of romantic relationships. In her heart, emotions weren’t even as important as friendship, which was why, at that moment, she made such a promise to He Fangqing.

He Fangqing realized this, but didn’t say anything more. She was truly thankful for Xu Yingying’s friendship. Besides... privately, if she could really maintain such a relationship with Li Yifei, it wasn’t such a bad thing. If Xu Yingying really developed feelings for Li Yifei later on, she could just cut ties with Li Yifei. For the sake of their friendship, she would absolutely not do anything that could hurt Xu Yingying.