Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 1858 - 1920: Then I’ll Agree

"So every drink and morsel is a matter of fate, heaven hasn’t forsaken Ali and me, that’s why we met you," Elder Su sighed.Ma Han nodded hastily and said, "Yes, yes, by that logic, Mr. Li and Ali are definitely fated."

Li Yifei felt like rolling his eyes, they were talking about fate with Elder Su, how did it get twisted to Ali? But then he thought, this horse-faced guy, in terms of seniority, he might even have to call him grandpa... he’s of the same generation as Su Mengxin’s grandpa, although only in his forties, the relationships were really tangled.

Ma Han also felt his words were a bit off, let out a couple of dry laughs, and bowed his head to drink.

Li Yifei held back for a while and said, "Elder Su, have you ever thought about meeting Mengxin’s grandpa? After all, you’re both getting on in years, and it might be the last chance."

"Hehe, there might be a chance, but should an old guy like me go and meet him?" Elder Su smiled faintly, his words carrying a hint of mischief.

Li Yifei’s mouth twitched, thinking: he’s not young either, in just as bad health. But outwardly, he said, "Since you’re not against it, I’ll talk to grandpa. If he knows, he’d probably be very happy."

Elder Su nodded, not objecting, but Li Yifei’s agreement solved a major worry for him. Although Li Yifei might not guarantee Su Lio’s health, at least there would be someone to take care of her after his death. That weekly True Qi suppression wasn’t something many could manage, even a cultivator with True Qi in the body, like Wang Chao and Ma Han, who cultivated and had True Qi but couldn’t manage it. Forced suppression would risk backlash from the Cold Yin Energy in Su Lio’s body, putting both their lives in danger.

Li Yifei looked at Elder Su with a hint of pity in his heart. It’s hard to let go of a once-hero’s decline, especially when there’s no peace after the decline; it’s even more helpless.

I’ll take on this task, Li Yifei said to himself.

Until the banquet ended, neither Wang Chao nor Su Lio returned. Li Yifei didn’t ask, Elder Su just told him he’d persuade Su Lio no matter what, and asked Li Yifei not to blame her.

Li Yifei certainly wouldn’t blame Su Lio. Knowing her condition, he’d help her as much as possible even if she were a stranger, let alone with their connection.

After leaving the restaurant, sitting in the car, with the air conditioning running, Li Yifei felt much cooler. He suddenly looked up and blinked, muttering: "So Su Lio is Mengxin’s elder, an aunt, right? Does that mean she’s my aunt too?

Oh my, Li Yifei patted his forehead, yet another aunt.

Aunt, aunt, I’m not Yang Guo...

Meanwhile, in their villa, Elder Su found his precious granddaughter. The little girl was angry, with tear stains on her face. Although Elder Su spoke to Su Lio before meeting Li Yifei and she knew what Elder Su planned, she disagreed. Elder Su said nothing more, and Su Lio thought her grandpa wouldn’t bring it up again. But when he mentioned it at the table, Su Lio couldn’t help but cry. She knew her constitution issues, often getting sad in the past, but later stopped crying altogether. Life and death had increasingly affected her grandpa’s health, must she still cling on?

"Grandpa, I don’t want him to help treat me. If you’re gone, I won’t live either; I have no family and what’s the point of living alone!" In the room with just the two of them, Su Lio couldn’t help but say.

Elder Su sat beside her, took her hand, and said, "Silly child, don’t be stubborn. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are natural. Grandpa will be a hundred and thirty after this year, and should die. In that era, living to fifty was considered long; I’ve lived the lifespan of three, and couldn’t be more satisfied. But you’re different. You’re barely in your twenties with countless future years, you mustn’t speak of death lightly."

"But..." Su Lio still wanted to argue, but was stopped by Elder Su’s gaze, saying: "There’s no but. Your living well is grandpa’s sole wish, you’ve come through so many years, you can’t just die. Moreover, Li Yifei has agreed, he’ll take over from grandpa to care for you, help suppress the cold energy~!"

"I don’t want him!" Su Lio turned her head.

Elder Su chuckled and said, "It’s not about getting involved with him. The lad is good; when we investigated him these past two days, you were there. He isn’t inherently bad, has character. And rare at his age that he’s achieved such cultivation. Just now he also spoke to grandpa a lot, so grandpa is reassured about him."

"He has so many women, can’t be a good person!" Su Lio said.

Elder Su soothed her: "Having many women doesn’t mean he’s not a good person. You must see what he does for them. If he just plays around, that’s wrong. But we’ve investigated, he treats each woman well. Especially in these past few days, you saw he’d spare no effort for one woman, showing feelings are involved."

"I don’t believe it, he’s built a cage at home and keeps those women locked up, I see they’re all his possessions!"

"How could that be? After all, the Li family is a clan with so many people. Do you expect them to live in a building? I think this is pretty good, just like our villa, where we don’t want to be disturbed by outsiders, so we keep to ourselves. Well, you’ll understand this aspect later. When you look at people, you must never look at the surface. Just because he hasn’t been very polite to you these past two days, don’t assume he’s a villain. That Li Xiang listens to you a lot, but he’s truly of poor character. You probably don’t know, but that kid went back and complained to his family, saying he was bullied, which made Old Li call me directly to deal with Li Yifei. As soon as I heard it, I understood and directly scolded the old fool, telling him he was getting more muddleheaded with age. Old Li was unwilling to admit it until I explained the situation with Li Yifei clearly, and he had nothing more to say!"

"Grandpa, there’s no way I’d be interested in Li Xiang. Hmph, it’s good that Li Yifei hit him, which saves me from having to refuse him."

"Right, my granddaughter is sensible, so don’t worry. As for Li Yifei, you also gradually get familiar with him. In the future, when he suppresses the cold energy for you, there will inevitably be some physical contact. It’s not okay for you to maintain this attitude."

"I’m not asking him to suppress the cold energy for me."

Elder Su put on a bitter face and said, "You’re not asking, but Grandpa is. Out of respect for me, just tolerate it and let him suppress it for you. Otherwise, if you still want Grandpa to live a few more years, you’ll have to rely on him. If not, after a few more suppressions, this old body of mine will be ready to be buried."

Hearing this, Su Lio finally stopped being stubborn and snorted, "What if he misbehaves with me? I won’t let him touch me even if I die."

"This... highly unlikely. But let me say this upfront: even if you fall for him, don’t let him misbehave unless your constitution changes. Otherwise... if it happens, it’s death." Elder Su thought of this, disregarded his status as a grandpa, and warned her right away.

Su Lio’s face suddenly turned rosy. Due to her physical condition, her blood volume is less than most people’s, so her face and skin are usually very pale. It’s rare for her face to redden, but now it’s slightly flushed.

"Impossible, Grandpa. Rest assured, but if he dares to misbehave, I will surely commit suicide!" Su Lio firmly stated.

Elder Su shook his head and said, "If he dares! Hmph, I’ll climb out of the coffin to strangle him!"

"Grandpa, you can’t die!" Su Lio quickly grabbed Elder Su’s arm and shook it a few times, saying, "Even if he’s responsible for my treatment in the future, you’re not allowed to die."

"Alright, alright, I won’t die, but you also have to behave, understood? Grandpa has never asked anyone for anything all these years, but today I swallowed my pride to ask a young man. Just for that, you need to be good!"

They say the older you get, the more childlike you become. Elder Su has lived to such an old age, yet sometimes his words and actions are more like those of a youngster. However, since the grandparents depend on each other, it makes for a harmonious relationship.

Seeing his granddaughter finally agree, the air cleared, and Elder Su went on to say, "Grandpa has something else to tell you!"

"Grandpa, go ahead."

"In the future, if you go to the Li family, it’s only appropriate."

"Hmm? Do I still have to go to his house?"

"Of course. Grandpa is one of his wife’s great-grandfathers, so you’re essentially his wife’s aunt, which makes you his aunt too."

Su Lio took several seconds to figure out this relationship, but she had never heard her grandpa mention it, so she asked, "What’s going on exactly, Grandpa? Tell me quickly."

Su Lio knew that Li Yifei had many women, which made her look down on him even more. In Su Lio’s view, love should be singular. Whether in TV dramas or real life, it should be just like that. But Li Yifei had so many women that those women must have been with him for money, not for love. Although Li Yifei treated that woman with the surname Song very well... Su Lio didn’t believe he treated other women as well.

This preconception is hard to change in a short time, and Elder Su had no intention to correct her. Once the relationship was laid out clearly, Su Lio felt a bit better. Knowing she also had an unseen niece in the Li family made it seem less like a dragon’s lair. Well, at least Su Lio was impressed upon hearing that Su Mengxin was the Capital City’s foremost beauty, a business prodigy, and a top university talent.

"Hmph, I’ll agree to you, then." Su Lio said softly.

Elder Su sighed in relief, rubbed his face with both hands, showing a hint of fatigue, and then said, "Alright, Grandpa is going upstairs to rest. Tomorrow, he’s got to suppress the cold energy for you, so you should adjust your body too!"