My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 176 - 166: Pit Ahead

Finding a girl to pretend to be in a relationship and get rid of his single status was the best way Li Peifeng could think of to pass this hurdle.

Moreover, since Li Xin wasn’t closely connected with him and they rarely met or had mutual acquaintances, there was no need for Li Peifeng to really find a girl to act out the charade on campus at Beihua University, just to let Li Xin see it.

All he needed was to post a photo on social media, visible only to Li Xin and Zhao Qingge, showing him intimately with a girl, announce it publicly, and he could fool them.

As for the girl in the photo, Li Peifeng had already chosen someone very suitable—Xu Manning.

And if Li Xin pressed him for more information about the girl, Li Peifeng could answer fluently without giving anything away!

"What do you think?"

Li Peifeng laid out the entire plan, and Zhao Qingge remained silent.

He continued to explain patiently, "It’s just a photo on social media. You know, I used to date Xu Manning, but that’s all in the past. I’ve deleted all the photos on my phone, but there’s still one on my computer that I forgot to delete. I found it yesterday and it’s still there. If you think it’s okay, I’ll post that one."

As he spoke, Li Peifeng took out his phone and opened that photo.

On the screen, the two people were in a restaurant, both in long sleeves, appropriately dressed for the season, with bright, sweet smiles, looking intimately like a couple.

"Looks good."

Zhao Qingge’s lips curved slightly as if amused, "A perfect match."

The familiar smell of jealousy!

Li Peifeng coughed awkwardly, "Should I not post it then?"

"If you don’t want to be bothered, you should post it. Otherwise, she’ll keep trying to set you up."

Li Peifeng understood that Old Zhao was agreeing, "Alright."

Zhao Qingge glanced at him, "But you should wait a couple of days to post it. Doing it now seems too intentional, and think about how you’ll explain it to her."

Li Peifeng replied without thinking, "I’ll just say my ex-girlfriend wants to get back together with me. Thanks for your previous concern, but I still can’t forget her and want to be with her. That should work... of course, it’s just an excuse."

Li Peifeng’s survival instincts were incredibly strong!

But Zhao Qingge shook her head, unconcerned, "It’s quite reasonable, and it actually happened. Xu Manning does want to reconcile."

"I never agreed!"

Zhao Qingge was silent for a moment, then she suddenly frowned, "You might have to agree."

"What?"

Li Peifeng was shocked, thinking, am I being ordered to gather a harem now?

Zhao Qingge frowned even more deeply, "My mom is highly suspicious. Just seeing your social media probably won’t fully reassure her. If there’s a chance, it’s best to let her see you two together, it’s more secure..."

Li Peifeng pretended to struggle, scratching his head, "If, and I say if, Auntie is really as suspicious as you say, just let me know. I’ll see if I can get Xu Manning to cooperate and show up in front of her."

"How are you going to get her to cooperate?"

Zhao Qingge asked back, and before Li Peifeng could answer, as if remembering something, said, "When you signed with the platinum agency, what gift did Xu Manning give you?"

"She didn’t give me anything."

Li Peifeng said calmly, "We bumped into each other while shopping at that time, and I knew about it and told her beforehand. Whatever she offered, I wouldn’t accept, so she didn’t get anything."

Zhao Qingge nodded noncommittally and smiled, "Yesterday I saw you driving a new energy car to school. Did you buy it yourself?"

What to say?

It’s easy to get caught lying, since he didn’t buy the car, but telling the truth that it was a gift from Xu Manning for both of them certainly wouldn’t work either; Old Zhao’s jealousy was no less than anyone else’s...

This question stirred a storm in Li Peifeng’s mind, and his brain’s CPU was running at 99% for more than a second before he calmly said, "The car is an investment from Xu Manning to Wu Wenyue. She started a business, and we both have shares. Occasionally, if there’s company business or something comes up, I’ll drive it."

Zhao Qingge paused, gently nodded, "Then your relationship is really good."

"Not really, not really, primarily it’s that those two have a good relationship."

"Can you tell me the reason for that good relationship?"

Zhao Qingge’s expression was complicated, and her voice held a bit of puzzlement, "You dated Xu Manning, then reconciled with her. Now Wu Wenyue is starting a business, and you’re helping her. Honestly, I don’t understand... have you all let bygones be bygones? It seems a bit messy."

"Not messy at all!"

Li Peifeng said seriously, "Not messy at all. I’m investing in Wu Wenyue just because I believe her work in social media has great potential. It’s just normal business." He quickly changed the subject, "Have you thought any more about the resignation you mentioned earlier?"

Zhao Qingge gazed at him for a moment, then slowly smiled, "I do want to resign, but I haven’t decided what work I want to do afterwards. Now it seems that starting a business and being my own boss might be a good choice. Would you invest and buy a share?"

Feeling slightly awkward, Li Peifeng replied, "You... you’re joking, but it’s not impossible. If you really want to start a business, I’d surely help with whatever I have."

"Really?"

Zhao Qingge suppressed her smile and gave him a cool look, "But starting a business is very risky. I definitely won’t resign until I figure it out."

Li Peifeng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it should certainly be considered carefully."

Zhao Qingge glanced at the time on her phone, "It’s almost time for the meeting, let’s head to the venue."

Got reprimanded!!

Li Peifeng felt a chill in his heart, realizing that being too close to Wu and Xu was indeed raising Zhao Qingge’s suspicions.