My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 165 - 159: The Coming of the God of Death

The mother and daughter talked a lot, about future marriage, about career planning. Li Peifeng was eavesdropping by sticking close to the study door but only caught bits and pieces since there was a distance between them. When the two were calm, their voices became lower, and he couldn't hear them.

After about an hour, Zhao Qingge finally coaxed Li Xin, who seemed to be planning to leave.

Listening to the footsteps of the two heading to the entrance, Li Peifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

So close to death, so close!

After all, I, Li, have deep blessings; it's not yet my time!

"So that's it, tomorrow you meet him, just invite him for a coffee."

Li Xin walked to the door and reminded, "Even if you don't want to know more, don't make it obvious, be polite. The main thing is to apologize since you made him wait for over an hour today."

"Got it, take care on your way back."

Li Xin hesitated slightly, "How about I stay at yours tonight, and we can chat more."

"No need." Zhao Qingge's expression stiffened, forcing a smile, "Tomorrow, I drank today, feeling a bit sleepy."

Li Xin couldn't help but start lecturing again, "Drink less in the future, especially with students. As a young, pretty female teacher, single and obvious family background, drinking with young students is inappropriate! If other teachers get jealous, gossip is inevitable."

"I know, I know."

Li Xin walked to the door, paused again, and looked back at her, "Really want to find someone yourself? What kind of conditions? Do you have an idea? Tell mom."

"..."

"Like height, weight, annual income, and family background, you should have some standards, right? And what's your online partner like anyway, have you even met?"

"Oh come on, just go! I'll tell you tomorrow."

Zhao Qingge deliberately yawned, impatiently said, "I'm really sleepy now, have to work tomorrow."

"Alright, got it, get some sleep... click."

Li Xin shook her head, put her hand on the door handle, and turned it to leave.

"Mom, drive carefully on your way back."

Zhao Qingge watched her finally leave the house, and breathed a sigh of relief, but then her heart started pounding again.

Just then, Li Xin stood outside the door holding the handle, turned around and re-entered the room, her brows furrowed in confusion, as if something puzzling occurred to her.

Zhao Qingge cautiously asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Li Xin said nothing, only standing by the door, arms crossed, staring fixedly at the floor beside the shoe cabinet. There was a pair of obviously male-styled sneakers, her expression gradually became strange.

"Mom." Zhao Qingge's face turned pale instantly, speechless.

"Well, this is certainly a surprise."

Li Xin's voice was subtle, her expression neither sad nor joyful, looked at her daughter with an extremely complex gaze, and gently said, "Thank you, daughter, for giving me a chance to know you anew. Duoduo is truly grown up."

"It..."

"Stop, you're not going to say those shoes, at least size 45, are yours, right?"

"..."

"Uh-huh, stop talking, let me guess."

Li Xin smiled kindly, speaking softly, "Actually the truth is evident, Duoduo doesn't want to meet the introduction of Xiaofan by me because she's already in love, it's the online partner who bought you jewelry, right?"

"..."

Zhao Qingge remained silent, Li Xin's expression complicated, she sighed as various odd details from inside the house came together, "No wonder you keep urging me to leave. Seems I guessed right, the group gathering is fake, the real reason is Duoduo has a date with him tonight. You both drank some wine and had a happy conversation. He offered to escort you home, and hesitated to leave after getting downstairs, using all kinds of excuses to come up, and you couldn't refuse his thoughtful offer."

Perhaps because of the wine, Zhao Qingge held her forehead with one hand and leaned weakly against the wall with the other.

Li Xin glanced at the study's tightly closed door, continued softly, "Once upstairs, he naturally couldn't leave easily, and while talking in the study... Then I, the clueless mother, arrived."

"Is that right?"

"No."

Zhao Qingge shook her head wearily, Li Xin pondered for two seconds, her expression dawning, she leered and chuckled, "That's why I felt something behind the door when I pushed it earlier, is that young man hiding there?"

"No..."

"No? Then go inside and let me see."

Li Xin immediately stepped forward, Zhao Qingge quickly blocked, "No."

"I knew it!"

Li Xin understood, narrowed her sharp eyes, snorted coldly, "What's there to hide from me? Since you've found a boyfriend, why would I introduce anyone to you? You've already been seen, why still act? Want to keep deceiving me in the future?"

"..."

"Mom used to have high standards for your partner and intervened a bit, but now you're of age..."

Li Xin hesitated, sighed helplessly, "Let him out! Don't worry, I won't say anything embarrassing. Since you're already like this..."

"Another day." Zhao Qingge gritted her teeth, summoned her spirit, "Not today, another day I'll bring him to meet you."

"Enough!"

Li Xin's face changed with the weather, moments ago calm, now only cold anger faintly spoken between clenched teeth, "You've already brought him home and slept with him, and I have to wait for another day to meet him? Would I only see the father of your child if you get pregnant after cooking rice? You might not care, but I do!"

"No, I didn't with him..."

Couldn't say the word sleep, Zhao Qingge only faintly smiled, "Mom, you've misunderstood."

"Shut up!"

Li Xin's eyes chilled, lowered her voice, "From now on, you, stop talking! Don't say a word or I'll immediately go to the study and drag that man out! Then we'll see who's more ashamed!"

Before Zhao Qingge could react, her mother took a few steps in place, speaking suddenly, raising her voice slightly, "Okay, Duoduo, I'm leaving, you get some sleep."

Li Xin finished speaking, turned the door handle, click, click~

She deliberately twisted it two more times loudly, then opened the door.

"Bang~"

Closed the door again, but didn't leave, Li Xin stood by the door, staring intensely at the study door nearby, her eyes filled with anticipation, anxiety, and a bit of frustration as if her daughter's choice caused regret...

"Finally left."

Inside the study, Li Peifeng was oblivious to the mother-daughter conversation at the entrance. Being further away, inside the room, he only heard whispers that he couldn't make out, but Li Xin's 'I'm leaving' and the loud door closing were clear.

"Click~"

Therefore, Li finally felt relaxed, thoughtlessly opened the door, but instinctively glanced toward the entrance, just one look, everything came to a standstill.

Is this the experience of eternity?

What is eternity? A sci-fi writer once said; only Death is eternal!

Indeed, Li Peifeng saw Death!

"..."

At this moment, Li Xin also saw her daughter's 'boyfriend,' her expression froze, her eyes revealed many meanings within a half-second.

Initially, expectation turned into relief, anxiety vanished instantly.

Wow, tall, burly, handsome, indeed good looking, quite young too, my daughter has good taste!

Then, relief turned into confusion.

No, no, who is this? He looks somewhat familiar?

Finally, all transformed into the shock of five thunders crashing down!

"Li Peifeng!"

Li Xin's eyebrows furrowed, voice harsh, "You little brat, get out here!!!!"