Chapter 1487: Chapter 1536: Thoughtful Little Cotton-padded Jacket
Returning to the house, Li Yifei first called home and recounted everything that had happened in Japan.
The family was relieved and happy to hear that Li Yifei had resolved the issues in Japan, allowing them to finally relax. Although everyone believed in Li Yifei’s abilities, he was, after all, the backbone of the family.
With this news, smiles of relief appeared on the faces of every woman who heard it.
Li Yifei also informed the family that he was going to accompany Meng Xiaofei on a trip, and Su Mengxin and others agreed without hesitation, even reminding Li Yifei to take good care of Meng Xiaofei.
Li Yifei handed the phone to the eagerly awaiting Meng Xiaofei beside him and went to the bathroom to shower. After a big ordeal, he needed to freshen up.
Not long after Li Yifei started washing, he heard the door open. He hadn’t locked it when he went in, so he saw Meng Xiaofei walking in with a large bath towel and a set of clothes. The little girl had an excited look on her face, clearly, the conversation with the sisters had put her in a good mood.
"Brother Li, I brought you clothes. You forgot to take them in," Meng Xiaofei said softly, glancing at Li Yifei’s back facing her.
Li Yifei acknowledged with a sound. Even though they’d had a special moment the night before, he dared not think too much about it and turned to avoid any awkwardness.
Meng Xiaofei set the clothes down, then turned to watch Li Yifei shower. His muscular body was so wild and his back so tense, and his buttocks so strong that just a few glances made Meng Xiaofei’s heart race. She touched her cheek, lightly biting her lip.
Li Yifei waited for a while without hearing Meng Xiaofei leave. When he glanced back, he saw her staring blankly at him.
With a gentle cough, Li Yifei asked, "Xiaofei, what’s up?"
"Ah?" Meng Xiaofei snapped back to reality, noticed Li Yifei looking at her too, and quickly said, "Brother Li, should I help scrub your back?"
As she spoke, Meng Xiaofei approached, and Li Yifei quickly covered his private parts, backing away slightly, saying, "No need, I’m just rinsing off; it won’t take long."
Meng Xiaofei smiled softly, saying, "It’s fine, I’m not busy anyway, I’ll give you a scrub, Brother Li, you aren’t avoiding me, are you?"
"Of course not, it’s just that..."
Before he could finish, Meng Xiaofei’s small hand was already touching his back, making Li Yifei feel as if electricity had passed through him, unable to speak words of refusal.
"In that case, I’ll get in the tub. Otherwise, I’m completely uncovered, which is inappropriate."
"What’s so inappropriate? I’m your sister, it’s no big deal," Meng Xiaofei said, blushing.
Despite her words, she didn’t stop Li Yifei from running the water. A few minutes later, Li Yifei sat in the tub, with his back to Meng Xiaofei, key areas carefully covered with a towel.
Meng Xiaofei’s delicate hand gently scrubbed his back, and as they softly conversed, they discussed their travel plans.
When a place was mentioned, Meng Xiaofei said with great interest, "There are so many places I want to visit. Although I’ve flown around a lot these years, I haven’t had time to play..."
"Then let’s visit them all. We’ll plan a route and go one by one."
"That won’t do... the sisters are still waiting for you at home, I can’t keep you all to myself," Meng Xiaofei said, pouting slightly, then thought for a moment, saying, "Let’s just hit one or two spots first. Since we’re in Japan, we can roam around here."
Li Yifei turned around, pinched Meng Xiaofei’s cheek affectionately, and said, "Don’t overthink it. The sisters understand and agree that we can have some fun. Just tell me where you want to go, and your brother will take you."
Meng Xiaofei hesitated and said, "I’ll think about it and tell you tomorrow."
Li Yifei laughed softly, "No need to be polite with Brother Li. Wherever you want to go, we’ll go. Even if you say you want to tour space, Brother Li will accompany you."
Meng Xiaofei’s eyes lit up, thinking about how many unique features places around the world offer. Visiting them all would take years, but a space tour would be one-of-a-kind nowadays, and she was a bit tempted by his words. Knowing that if she asked, Li Yifei would surely make it happen, she quickly dismissed the idea, shaking her head, "We can’t go to space; let me think about it when we get back and then I’ll tell Brother Li."
Having secretly observed for a while, Meng Xiaofei had already finished scrubbing his back. She was watching Li Yifei’s reaction, wondering if he would change like last night. But after waiting, there was no unusual reaction, and the towel-covered area remained calm. Meng Xiaofei bit her lip gently.
"Brother Li, do you feel uncomfortable today?" Meng Xiaofei couldn’t help but ask.
Li Yifei immediately understood what she was talking about, gave an awkward smile, and said, "No, today it’s behaving well, yesterday I also didn’t know what happened..."
"If it’s feeling uncomfortable, Brother Li, please don’t be formal with me. I’m your sister, doing anything like this is normal..."
What kind of talk is this? Just because she’s a sister, doing those things is not normal, Li Yifei thought to himself, but he couldn’t say it that way, so instead he raised his hand and gently tapped Meng Xiaofei’s little nose, saying, "If I’m uncomfortable, I’ll let you know."
"Exactly, I’m your caring little jacket, now that the older sisters aren’t here, I’m responsible for taking care of you." Meng Xiaofei grinned.
"Haha, really considerate!" Li Yifei finished laughing, gently patted Meng Xiaofei’s hand and said, "Alright, I’ve soaked enough, I’ll rinse off soon and step out, you go out first."
Meng Xiaofei nodded, leaned over to give Li Yifei a peck on the cheek, stood up and ran out.
Li Yifei smiled silently, and after Meng Xiaofei closed the door properly, he pulled off the towel covering himself, slightly furrowing his brows, as that place was now quite well-behaved, nothing like the anger it showed yesterday.
Unable to figure it out, Li Yifei temporarily set aside this thought; if this situation only happened once, so be it. But if it happened continuously, Li Yifei would have to pay attention, especially since the worm inside him had exhausted him, making it even hard to understand his own body. This feeling of losing control over a part of his body made Li Yifei very uncomfortable and uneasy; he believed one’s body should be under one’s own control, and one’s destiny should also be in one’s own hands.
Therefore, Li Yifei wanted to rebel, but he had no clue on how to do it.
After struggling for a while, Li Yifei dried himself off, got dressed, and walked out.
The thoughtful Aoki Reiko had already prepared the meal, Aoki Ryota also returned home, and upon seeing Li Yifei, he first congratulated him heartily on his successful return.
Li Yifei hurriedly expressed his thanks, and the two happily chatted for a while. Li Yifei didn’t mention anything about Yamaguchi Group, knowing Aoki Ryota didn’t want to associate with the underworld, unlike Koboto Kobayashi who wanted to connect with Aoki Ryota to foster the relationship.
Seeing that he had no such intention, Li Yifei naturally didn’t bring it up.
The two talked about the follow-up collaboration matters for a while, Aoki Ryota proposed to increase the funding for the cooperation project, and Li Yifei nodded in agreement. The two ate and drank, and Aoki Ryota sighed.
Li Yifei put down his chopsticks and asked, "I wonder why President Aoki is sighing."
Aoki Ryota laughed dryly and said, "Haha, it’s nothing, I’m just thinking about how my little girl is not so young anymore, and hasn’t settled down yet, which makes me somewhat anxious."
This... Li Yifei glanced at Aoki Reiko, and Aoki Reiko didn’t expect her father to say this, slightly taken aback. Li Yifei said, "Reiko is still so young, President Aoki, don’t worry."
"How can I not worry? I’m getting older and want to become a grandpa soon. When you’re old, that’s all there is to look forward to."
"Dad, I’m not worried!" Aoki Reiko said, feeling both embarrassed and anxious.
Aoki Ryota shook his head, squinted at his daughter, then said to Li Yifei, "Actually, I think Yifei is really excellent. I’ve thought about betrothing my daughter to you."
As soon as the words fell, Aoki Reiko’s expression changed, Meng Xiaofei also looked slightly surprised at Aoki Ryota. Li Yifei awkwardly grinned, knowing well that Aoki Reiko’s heart belonged to him, but Li Yifei really didn’t want to get involved in emotional debts.
Aoki Reiko sat up straight, stiffened her neck and said, "Dad, Yifei and I are very good friends. Please don’t say that."
Li Yifei followed, saying, "President Aoki, I’m really good friends with Reiko, if we talk about such things, it will be awkward for us both in the future."
Aoki Ryota held up his wine glass, staring at his daughter, after a minute, he sighed and said, "Alright, it’s your freedom, I won’t interfere anymore. But if you miss out on such a good husband like Yifei, you won’t find a better one in the future."
"But you can’t just randomly pair people up like that." Aoki Reiko pouted, still somewhat indignant.
"Alright, dad drank too much and said nonsensical things, accompany Yifei to eat, dad will go sleep." Feeling helpless, Aoki Ryota didn’t want to continue the topic, fearing further arguments would make his daughter overly reactive and render Li Yifei awkward and uncomfortable.
After finishing, Aoki Ryota got up and walked out, and Li Yifei cheerfully got up to see him off.
In the room, Meng Xiaofei smacked her lips, her eyes rolling a few times, she leaned beside Aoki Reiko mysteriously and asked, "Reiko, my Brother Li is such a good person, didn’t you feel moved? Do you have someone special in your heart? Tell me what kind of person he is?"
Mentioning that special someone, Aoki Reiko’s eyes turned gentle, the little bit of frustration towards her father disappeared. But this was a memory close to her heart, how could she casually share it with others? She just shook her head and said, "There’s no one, I just think I’m still young, and don’t want to end my single life so soon."