One could say that Bergheide's action was a payback against Bruce, but as a lion, Feng Yi would never consider cooperating with an ant. What Feng Yi, as the ant, needed to do was to quickly establish prestige and expand his influence along the Saudi border. As tension heightened in the Bermuda star system, all resources at hand must be used to alleviate the pressure along the northern front line. Teaming up with Bruce's seemingly sporadic Space Fleet was undoubtedly the best choice.
Before that, he needed to carefully devise an escape plan to pull himself out from Saudi, therefore, he needed to continue playing as Li Xiang. The quiet girl on the Infinite Power was undoubtedly the best excuse for him to exit his Li Xiang identity.
Thus, the wannabe suitor, who was crazy about Zi Wei, launched his first love offensive at her. Unfortunately, he failed. Zi Wei's reply to him was simply, "Three's a crowd. It's impossible."
