Chapter 1458: Chapter 1507: Who is the Woman in the Room
Li Yifei paused for a moment, took his hand off the handle, and walked towards Sophia.
Sophia just heard Li Yifei’s voice and came out to take a look. Seeing Li Yifei walking towards her, Sophia couldn’t help but feel embarrassed, as if she was monitoring her master. She turned around and went back to the room but forgot to close the door. Li Yifei walked straight in and saw Sophia sitting on the bed, looking out the window.
In Sophia’s room were Li Yifei’s luggage. As for Sophia’s, she simply didn’t carry any luggage, always alone and carefree.
"Master." Sophia’s little face stiffened, standing up and looking at Li Yifei.
Li Yifei smiled, walked over, and said to Sophia, "What’s wrong? Who made you angry?"
"No one." Sophia replied coldly, which made it even more unusual. Li Yifei reached out and pinched Sophia’s cheek. Her blue eyes widened instantly, and after being pinched, she leaned back to dodge.
"Are you mad because I didn’t take you to the hot springs?" Li Yifei asked.
Sophia immediately shook her head and said, "No."
"Then... I mean, Sophia, you shouldn’t have this kind of personality."
Sophia wanted to argue, but indeed she wasn’t right. This was brought on by Li Yifei. He was off first, causing Sophia to feel off these past few days too, with a sense of tragic anticipation as if she was about to be separated by life and death from Li Yifei, even though she didn’t want to think like that.
But she just couldn’t control her inner thoughts, finding it hard to stop thinking about these things.
Li Yifei saw Sophia accidentally glanced outside, and immediately understood what his assassin apprentice was thinking.
With a chuckle, Li Yifei said, "Do you think, there are already so many women in the house, yet your master still goes to flirt with Aoki Reiko, which is really unnecessary?"
"I am not worrying about the madams, I just..." Sophia suddenly stopped, and Li Yifei instantly probed it out, couldn’t help but give Li Yifei a resentful glare.
Li Yifei laughed heartily, reached out and accurately pinched Sophia’s face again, quickly letting go without giving Sophia a chance to retreat and escape, and then Li Yifei said, "Just taking a bath, I’m now trying to adjust my body to the best state, I won’t be thinking about anything else."
Listening to Li Yifei’s explanation, the strange feeling in Sophia’s heart gradually disappeared, but she still couldn’t help but hum softly.
Li Yifei understood the reason, and after explaining, he said, "How’s your leg feeling, should I apply some medicine for you again like last time?"
"I don’t need it... tomorrow it will be, Master, it’s not intentional, it’s just... I don’t know what’s going on these days." Sophia shook her head, said rather awkwardly afterward, "Master, you go rest, I’ll rest in a bit too."
It’s indeed uncomfortable to let an assassin lead a normal life, but Sophia is more worried that she might get familiar and fond of this kind of life. During the time spent with the Li family, Sophia felt that her fighting spirit had been worn down a lot, even not wanting to go back to the kind of wandering, hiding in darkness lifestyle.
Now, she found herself having a sense of dependence on Li Yifei, and this sense of dependence made her unable to accept that he would soon face strong enemies, and she wouldn’t be able to help him, leaving her restless yet powerless to fix it.
Li Yifei returned to his room, first sent a message to all the women, and soon connected a call, it was Su Mengxin’s.
Su Mengxin asked about today’s matters, and also briefly mentioned the family affairs, then Xu Yingying beside her asked whom the call was for, Su Mengxin handed the phone to her.
"Hey, wife."
"Husband..." Xu Yingying called out sweetly, her voice was so soothingly soft it made one’s body and heart tremble, Li Yifei chuckled dryly knowing this was Xu Yingying’s intention. Fortunately, it was just one sound, and Li Yifei would not have any messy thoughts.
"Once I deal with the worm, see if you dare to act like this again." Li Yifei lowered his voice, speaking fiercely.
Xu Yingying let out a sound as if somewhat panicked, saying, "Bad husband, then quickly deal with the worm so... this mistress can be at your service."
Li Yifei was instantly speechless, even the conservative Xu Yingying in the family became like this, it seems they are really thirsting.
Xu Yingying giggled, changing the subject, no longer teasing Li Yifei, asked, "Bad husband, how was your day?"
Li Yifei said, "Very nice, had a seafood meal, and soaked in authentic Japanese hot springs."
Xu Yingying asked, "So relaxing, then husband, did you invite a Japanese beauty for a massage?"
Li Yifei muttered a sound, said, "Not that, but if I want, it’s indeed not difficult..."
Su Mengxin chimed in, said, "Husband, you’re just boasting, we feel you might be hiding in a tiny black room, surrounded by Japanese people..."
"Haha, do you seriously think so?"
"Of course, when Yingying and I were showering earlier, we were discussing it."
"Then you guys guessed wrong. Your husband here is living the good life, with beauties accompanying me everywhere."
While they were teasing each other like this, Li Yifei heard a knock on the door, and Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying on the phone also heard it. The two women paused and asked, "Who’s knocking?"
"I don’t know either, but it sounds like a massage woman," Li Yifei replied, sitting up as he spoke.
"Could it be true?" Xu Yingying whispered to Su Mengxin.
Su Mengxin shook her head and said, "How would I know, we were just joking around..."
The two women suspiciously waited for Li Yifei to speak, but they only heard the sound of footsteps.
Just as the two women were about to ask, they heard the sound of Li Yifei opening the door, followed by him saying, "Why aren’t you sleeping yet?"
It was Aoki Reiko, naturally. "I came... to help you with a massage. Just now when you were in the hot spring, you mentioned that sisters at home would help give you massages. Just so happens, I bought some essential oils and learned a few massage techniques."
Su Mengxin immediately furrowed her brow and whispered, "This voice sounds very familiar..."
Xu Yingying followed up, "How come I also feel it’s so familiar..."
While the two women were speculating, Li Yifei handed the phone to Aoki Reiko.
Aoki Reiko was slightly stunned; she didn’t know Li Yifei was on a call. She took the phone and asked softly, "Feijun, can I take this?"
Li Yifei smiled gently and nodded, saying, "Of course you can. Go on, listen to who it is."
On the other end of the call, the two women’s eyes lit up, all doubts disappeared. They both knew exactly who the woman with Li Yifei was, and they both felt relieved.
Actually, not only Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying, but the women at home had all been thinking about Li Yifei over the past couple of days, wondering what he was doing at certain times, whether he was encountering danger or relatively safe, after all, he was in Japan. Li Yifei could only talk to them once a day, and not each of them had a chance to chat, so the women could only guess and worry.
The jokes at the beginning of the call from Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying turned into relief upon hearing Li Yifei joking in return. At least Li Yifei was not in danger for now.
Unexpectedly, Li Yifei was actually with Aoki Reiko, making the two women feel amused yet annoyed. A moment ago, they really believed Li Yifei was with another woman, who even wanted to give him a massage.
Everyone was acquainted with each other, especially Su Mengxin and Xu Yingying, as they initiated the commercial partnership with the Aoki family, and they were even more familiar with Aoki Reiko. The three women quickly started chatting together.
Li Yifei happened to be free, sitting to the side reading the instructions on the essential oil brought by Aoki Reiko.
After chatting for over ten minutes, Aoki Reiko nudged Li Yifei with her shoulder and asked, "Both elder sisters asked if you have anything else to say. If not, they’ll hang up now."
Li Yifei shook his head, "Nothing else. Let them rest early."
Aoki Reiko let go of the phone and said, "Feijun said for the wives to rest well and not worry."
"You cheeky girl, alright, just rely on you for the next few days," Xu Yingying laughed.
After hanging up the call, Aoki Reiko made no move to leave, causing Li Yifei to look at her.
Their eyes met, Aoki Reiko wanted to evade his gaze but remembered the conversation on the phone, so she straightened up. She was wearing a nightgown that was non-transparent yet revealing. By straightening her back, certain parts became even more prominent.
Li Yifei quickly shifted his gaze, just hearing Aoki Reiko say, "The sisters also said to help give you a massage to help you relax. So... Feijun, why not give it a try?"
Li Yifei nodded in agreement, and Aoki Reiko immediately began preparing enthusiastically. She went back to her room to fetch a large bath towel, laid it under Li Yifei, and cleaned her hands thoroughly, but forgot to change the nightgown.
So during the massage, it brought some distraction to Li Yifei.
"Please don’t overthink, I just happened to learn it and wanted to try it out; we’re friends, aren’t we, Feijun?" Aoki Reiko said, simultaneously reassuring herself.
Li Yifei lay down wearing only underwear in front of Aoki Reiko, watching her hands spread essential oils all over his body, creating a tingling sensation that felt very comfortable.
He didn’t hold the same feelings for Aoki Reiko as he did for the women at home, so he controlled his emotions well and didn’t let himself become moved.
Li Yifei closed his eyes, humming comfortably, which encouraged Aoki Reiko, who then massaged even more vigorously.
But after more than ten minutes, Li Yifei suddenly let out a muffled grunt as his chest experienced sharp pain, startling Aoki Reiko into stopping immediately, holding Li Yifei while exclaiming, "Feijun, what happened? Did I hurt you? I’m really sorry!"
Li Yifei opened his eyes, gently pushing Aoki Reiko away. Seeing Aoki Reiko’s bewildered look, Li Yifei softly said, "It’s not your fault."