My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 191 - 178: A Unifying Proposal

Can Zhao Qingge let Li Peifeng move into her house? Impossible.

Similarly, there's no way Li Peifeng would move without reason, Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue would be heartbroken.

So, this move is just a strategic retreat to gain advantage, defending while attacking.

Of course, Zhao Qingge understood, she decided to walk away, ignoring any of Li Peifeng's excuses, and sternly commanded him to finish the review before noon today.

"No less than 30,000 words, you must hand it to me before noon."

"...Are you kidding me? There are only a little more than two hours left, how can I finish 30,000 words before noon?"

"Do I look like I'm joking? If you can't finish it, don't graduate!"

Li Peifeng wasn't afraid; as a platinum-level author, his publication quantity had long met the graduation requirements. Even Dean Chen wouldn't agree if he didn't graduate on time, so he just forced a smile: "Please don't use public office to avenge a private wrong over such a small matter..."

"What did you say?!" Zhao Qingge glared: "I'm using public office to avenge a private wrong? I give you an extra 2,000 in research fees every month, and you can't handle such a small task? Then what's the point of keeping you?!"

"Time is too tight; can't I give it to you tomorrow morning? Why by noon when you'd be asleep?"

"Can't write it out, huh?"

Zhao Qingge sternly said: "Then your monthly salary will remain 2,000; no more raises. Having hopes for you was my biggest mistake: foolish, frivolous, empty-headed and lacking ambition, no sense of responsibility!"

Zhao Qingge adopted a teacherly stance, giving Li Peifeng a good scolding. After leaving the community, she caught a taxi, threw back a 'Get ready for a Ph.D.,' and left grandly.

"The intimacy level of 40 couldn't be maintained; it's probably reset to zero now, right?"

Li Peifeng watched the taxi fade into the distance, sighing: "Now, I'll have to play a game, intentionally angering my mentor, then racking my brain to win her back. You wanna bet whether it'll take a week, a month, or can never win her back? No one knows; it's risky, but also thrilling, I quite enjoy it!!"

...

"The chauffeur is almost here, I'll head downstairs first, see you tomorrow."

"Yeah, Sister Xuan, if you're free, come over earlier tomorrow."

Since he spent some time with Zhao Qingge, Li Peifeng was running back home, afraid others might notice something unusual.

Just as he reached the entrance, he bumped into Huang Tianxuan, who was also heading out.

"Why are you only back now?"

"Seeing me off?"

"Sure~"

Li Peifeng didn't even change his shoes, accompanying Zhao Qingge and then seeing Huang Tianxuan off.

Miss Huang could handle her liquor quite well, wasn't drunk, and didn't pretend. But once inside the elevator, she kept staring at Li Peifeng, making him feel quite uneasy.

"I know I'm handsome, but please restrain yourself."

Huang Tianxuan let out a chuckle: "Weird, why do you look more pleasing to me the more I look at you?"

"Funny enough, that's what everyone around me thinks."

Huang Tianxuan pondered: "It seemed to start when you were halfway through cooking, when you asked if cheating was okay, then went back to your room, came out smelling nice. Did you spray perfume? What brand?"

"Amway."

"Amway has perfumes?"

Li Peifeng said casually: "Amway air freshener, sprayed in my room, went in to get my phone, might have caught the scent, do you like it? Come by tomorrow and I'll give you two bottles to take home."

Huang Tianxuan chuckled, tugging on Li Peifeng's sleeve, pulling him towards her: "Come closer, let me smell."

"No way." Li Peifeng was very cautious: "Stay sober, men and women shouldn't be too familiar."

"What are you pretending? It's not like when you were in Hangzhou."

Unimpressed, Huang Tianxuan rolled her eyes, continuing her teasing.

She was indeed carefree, just like the 'Old Huang Next Door' online, playfully tugging at Li Peifeng in the elevator, encouraged by his shying away.

When the elevator door opened, Huang Tianxuan finally succeeded, holding Li Peifeng's hand close to her nose, gently sniffing while continuing to walk outside.

"Any progress with the remedy I gave you?"

Li Peifeng felt ticklish and slightly embarrassed by the girl's breath on his palm, and had to change the topic to ease the awkwardness.

Even his thick-skinned self had limits; cuddling with his mentor one minute and holding hands with Huang Tianxuan the next, what on earth was this?!

Huang Tianxuan, sniffing his hand, replied casually: "Sent it back to Hangzhou for efficacy analysis, no progress yet. A short period would be half a year, long could be until you graduate."

"That long? I just want to know if it can be produced."

"Yes, to know if it can be produced, you'll have to wait until you graduate to get results. To actually see it produced, that'll probably be when you're married with kids."

Li Peifeng frowned: "What kind of analogy is that? I might not even get married..."

Agreeing wholeheartedly, Huang Tianxuan nodded: "Exactly, your remedy might not even make it to production. Haven't I told you the difficulty in duplicating herbal medicine? The odds are extremely low, about the same as you getting married right after graduation."

Li Peifeng was speechless: "So, can I at least get that remedy back?"

"No, it's already been dissected in the lab." Having sniffed enough, Huang Tianxuan let go of his hand but didn't release it, swinging it playfully, smiling mischievously: "What? Feeling weak, need to use it?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Don't put on a brave face, if needed, just tell me, I can get you some special formula."

"Keep talking and I'll pull my hand away!"

Glaring, Li Peifeng protested: "Taking advantage and mocking me?!"

"Take advantage of you? As if!"

Huang Tianxuan mockingly expressed disinterest, yet didn't loosen her grip, even curiously asking about his two girlfriends' sleeping arrangements.

"Do you all sleep together, or is there a weekly schedule?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about at all!"

"Pretending not to understand, really sneaky! Not upright!"

"Honestly, your question is sneakier!"

Chatting idly about this and that, they reached near the community's exit. Li Peifeng paused, slightly loosening his hand: "One day, even a thousand miles must part, get home and rest early."

Huang Tianxuan stopped too, but held onto his hand even tighter, after a moment of gazing, frowned slightly: "Is your nose bleeding?"

"Is it?"

Li Peifeng instinctively reached to touch his nose, then checked his clean fingers, puzzled: "No, it's not."

"Bend down, let me see."

Approaching, Huang Tianxuan gazed quietly, her lips moved slightly, without a word.

What are you planning?!

Again, Li Peifeng held back, smiling slightly: "Seeing any blood now?"

"You..."

Wanting to roll her eyes, Huang Tianxuan resisted, moving closer, nearly face-to-face, lightly biting her lip, then exhaling softly, directly onto Li Peifeng's face, her eyes returning to normal with a hint of allure: "If you stay still, I'll really leave... hmph"

Suspecting Huang Tianxuan of having used mouthwash, with its distinct apple flavor, Li Peifeng wondered how she had no alcohol scent, just sweetness?

This clever girl really needed a lesson!

Infuriated, Li Peifeng kissed her dizzy, making her walk unsteadily, assisting her into a car, then heading to the community's supermarket for a bottle of mineral water, thoroughly rinsing his mouth before daring to enter his home.

Yet at home, he stayed busy; with no time for writing or reviews. Hearing him close the door, Xu Manning, washing dishes in the kitchen, peeked out right away: "Peifeng, come help me wash dishes."

Before he could agree, Wu Wenyue, lounging on the sofa, lazily interjected: "Washing dishes? As soon as he comes in, he's giving me a back massage."

"The country isn't unified, how can you have disagreements? Let me propose something..."

Glancing between them, Li Peifeng proposed: "Don't wash the dishes, don't massage the back, how about I give you both an injection?"