Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2131 - 2194: You’re Going to Win an Award

The so-called sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring wind brings warmth into Tusu wine. Across thousands of households, the bright sun rises, and everyone replaces old charms with new peach wood.

The lively New Year’s Eve has passed. Whether it’s a small family or a big country, on this universal day of celebration, joy always outweighs sorrow. Even those who have encountered misfortune strive to make themselves happy on a day like this. Rich or poor, everyone celebrates the New Year. Li Yifei believes he has done all he should. If poor, he keeps to himself; if successful, he helps the world. Now that he has wealth and means, he finds doing more is not a problem.

In the morning, Li Yifei and the women woke up one after another. The craziness of last night goes unmentioned; today is a new year, a new day.

The phone rang. Li Yifei glanced at it; it was a call from abroad. Upon answering, he heard a familiar voice; the call was from the Saintess.

"Hello." Li Yifei spoke first.

From the Saintess’s side came faint breathing, then a laugh: "I wish you a happy New Year."

"Haha, happiness to you too, though you don’t celebrate the New Year." Li Yifei replied.

The Saintess said, "I did celebrate, but our time is different. Today is your New Year."

Li Yifei said, "I feel like you celebrated at the wrong time; no matter where on Earth, Huaxia’s Lunar New Year is on the same day."

"Haha, just teasing you. Though I didn’t celebrate, I ate dumplings yesterday, and I made them myself."

"Ah... That’s nice!"

Suddenly, there was a pause because Li Yifei found himself uncertain of what to say next. After rescuing the child, he hadn’t contacted the Saintess. He understood her, but that didn’t mean he could let go of this matter. Even though the child wasn’t kidnapped by the Saintess, it stemmed from her.

Meeting again, it would likely be a battle; however, Li Yifei is now more confident in defeating the Saintess, as long as nothing unexpected happens.

"Don’t overthink it; I just wanted to wish you a happy New Year." After a moment of silence, the Saintess’s voice sounded somewhat low.

"I know because you love me!" Li Yifei said.

The Saintess immediately said, "Who loves... Okay, you’re right. I do love you. The longer the time, the more I can’t help myself."

"It’s best to love for a lifetime." Li Yifei said, turning to look at the door as Xu Yingying walked in. Li Yifei gestured for her to sit while continuing the call.

"You’ll have to defeat me for that to happen. If you don’t, it’s just empty talk." The Saintess replied.

Li Yifei wrinkled his nose, gave a light laugh, and said, "That day isn’t far off. Let’s set a time after the New Year for the challenge. Once you’ve lost, you can have your wish fulfilled."

"Haha, sure, let’s make it a month from now; don’t delay too long. Otherwise, for me, it’s truly an agony—the feeling of longing day and night but being unable to get it makes it unbearable."

"Yanzi, the United States is an open-minded city. If you really can’t wait, you can go to a store for adult products and buy a gift for yourself. If you’re embarrassed, I can order some for you—might alleviate the yearning."

"Gift?" The Saintess frowned for a moment but quickly understood what Li Yifei meant. She scoffed lightly, not angry, and switched to an extremely alluring voice, "Don’t you understand my thoughts? I only want you. Otherwise, in this world, if I beckon, tens of thousands of men would come willingly."

"Haha, then we’ll meet in a month. When you lose, I’ll let you taste what Golden Eagle means."

"Alright, it’s a deal."

"Mm." Li Yifei said.

After hanging up, Li Yifei turned back to Xu Yingying, looked at her, and squatted down, saying, "Honey, did you sleep well last night?"

"Quite well, except I dreamt of you flirting with women outside." Xu Yingying lifted her chin, her face stern as she spoke.

"Haha, that must be a dream. I am a man of integrity now, definitely not flirting with women randomly. Just now, it was the Saintess calling, challenging me." Li Yifei defended.

Xu Yingying rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Was it a challenge? From your tone, it didn’t sound like a challenge."

"Then what was it?"

"A booty call!" Xu Yingying retorted.

"Hahaha, rest assured, my dear wife. As the head of the household, if I ever consider taking a concubine, I’ll first seek your approval. I won’t resolve it privately." Li Yifei said, holding Xu Yingying’s hand.

Just as Xu Yingying was about to speak, Li Yifei’s phone rang again. He took it out, glanced at the number, frowned, and muttered, "Who might this be, a number from Capital City."

"Answer it!" Xu Yingying changed her posture, glanced at Li Yifei, and said.

Li Yifei chuckled, pressed the answer button, and a woman’s voice came through. As soon as he heard this voice, Li Yifei knew who it was. He laughed and said, "It’s me, happy new year!"

"Hmm hmm, is everything okay?" Wu Shuwei’s voice seemed a bit cold, but for her to say "hmm" twice in a sentence was not easy. After several interactions, Li Yifei had figured out some of Wu Shuwei’s emotions. This woman insisted on staying single and had a natural resistance to men. But she was okay with him. For her to take the initiative to call Li Yifei was quite difficult.

But... uh, why is she calling me? Li Yifei glanced at Xu Yingying, who was sitting upright, gave a signal, and walked aside, replying, "It’s okay, not gaining or losing weight. Hmm, what about you?"

"I... gained weight. I’ve been staying home recently, and my mom thinks I’m too skinny, so she forces me to eat every day." Wu Shuwei’s tone lightened up a bit.

"Haha, isn’t that good? Eat more, you are quite thin, like a feather." As soon as Li Yifei said that, he felt something was wrong, especially the last sentence. How could he know Wu Shuwei was like a feather if he hadn’t been close to her.

So, Li Yifei instinctively turned to look at Xu Yingying, who was leaning on the sofa, her eyes dreamy as if in a daze.

On the other end, Wu Shuwei paused as well, and Li Yifei heard a light breath. He tried to salvage, "What I meant was..."

"It’s fine. I should gain some weight. This way, if I encounter danger, it’ll be harder for someone to drag me away." Wu Shuwei laughed and said.

"Ha, that’s true. But as long as you’re at home, you won’t encounter any danger." Li Yifei followed up.

Wu Shuwei shifted her tone, saying, "I think, as long as I don’t run into you, there won’t be any danger." After saying that, she laughed first. Li Yifei knew she was joking, but it wasn’t easy for her to joke like this, especially over the phone.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Well... okay, let’s say you’re right."

"Hehe, seems like you’re in a good mood too."

"It’s New Year; everyone should be happy."

"So, how does it feel to be an Internet Celebrity on Twitter?" Wu Shuwei shifted the topic.

Li Yifei scratched his head and said, "You know about that too?"

"It’s even made it to the nightly news on the national channel! How could I not know? Besides, my dad mentioned you a few times at home." Wu Shuwei said.

"Huh? Even your father mentioned me?" Li Yifei was a bit surprised. However, Elder Su had mentioned that Wu Shuwei’s father was likely to get into the standing committee, possibly this term. For him to mention Li Yifei at home several times was indeed a surprising good thing for Li Yifei. Well, although he doesn’t work in politics, he would’ve been more pleased, but being known by such a person is always good.

Wu Shuwei said, "Yes, a big celebrity. Rumors say they want to set you up as a role model. You might even be one of this year’s Top Ten Outstanding Youths."

"Huh?" This time, Li Yifei was truly shocked. Even Elder Su hadn’t mentioned this. Li Yifei didn’t expect such a "pending" good thing. It seemed today, Wu Shuwei’s call was to give a little heads-up, a small report in advance.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Thank you. I never even thought about something like the Top Ten Outstanding Youths."

Sitting on the sofa, Xu Yingying’s eyebrows couldn’t help but raise upon hearing Li Yifei’s words and looked over. The Top Ten Outstanding Youths wasn’t selected from Mile City or the provincial capital, but from all of Huaxia. Excluding more than half of the designated persons, selecting a few from a population of 1.4 billion every year means prestige and honor.

"I didn’t say anything. Why are you thanking me." Wu Shuwei said, "My dad thinks you’re qualified, but it’s just a title. Whether you get it or not is the same. If you do bad things, you still need to be dealt with. You need to understand that."

"I understand, I certainly understand, but this is also something that brings glory to the family." Li Yifei nodded and said.

"Show-off, I just said there might be a chance. Now you’re too much in the spotlight. Someone appreciates you, and naturally, someone feels you’re not good. Be cautious."

"Look at you, clearly caring about me, but not speaking kindly. If you talked to me gently, I’d be even happier." Li Yifei said.

"Yeah right, I’m only reminding you because we’re friends. For others, I don’t care about their lives." Wu Shuwei intentionally made her voice icy. Li Yifei laughed and said, "Okay, I get it. When we meet again, I’ll treat you to a meal!"

"I don’t want to see you. Nothing good happens when I see you, so forget the meal." Wu Shuwei said.

She’s probably afraid she’ll fall in love with me uncontrollably if we meet, Li Yifei thought to himself. But he couldn’t say that out loud, especially with Xu Yingying still sitting there. Even without his wife supervising behind him, he wouldn’t dare say it, or it might become a reality. After all, the last meeting, Li Yifei had saved Wu Shuwei, and she was already acting strangely.

This was their first phone call since that meeting, and it was Wu Shuwei who initiated it, making Li Yifei understand a bit more.

As the conversation reached this point, Wu Shuwei had nothing more to say. She just made a call to say Happy New Year. As for telling Li Yifei the news, it was just mentioned casually; she didn’t hold legal responsibility.