My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 261 - 230: Ah, Yes, Yes, Yes

"Which one to hide in?"

"Underneath, it's hollow inside with no clothes, you can even sit curled up."

Huang Tianxuan looked at the space, it was spacious, but she frowned and said, "Li Peifeng, remember, you owe me a big favor!"

"Yes, yes, go on, dear boss, stop the chatter and get in quickly."

Li Peifeng filled two cups of water, watching Huang Tianxuan curl up inside the wardrobe, feeling both tense and amused.

Not long ago, Xu Manning hid in this very wardrobe, in the same position as Huang Tianxuan.

And Wu Wenyue and I also earned the "Cabinet Peeping" achievement at Jintian City Apartments.

The only person left around me who hasn't hidden yet is Zhao Qingge. Just feels like Old Zhao will face this eventually, otherwise it wouldn't make sense…

"ta~ta~"

As Huang Tianxuan strained to close the wardrobe door, footsteps sounded outside; her expression changed, she leaned forward and hastily shut the door.

"click~"

"What are you hiding for?!"

Xu Manning entered the room, her eyes suspicious, looking at Li Peifeng, she said, "Don't you plan to talk about what happened with He Yimeng?"

"It's all in the past with her, nothing much to discuss, but why did she come to the apartment today? Looking for me?"

Li Peifeng glanced at the wardrobe door, it seemed not to be fully closed, leaving a tiny crack, but he didn't dare to close it tightly for fear of arousing Xu Manning's attention.

"If she's not looking for you, then who, us?"

Xu Manning snorted, "She came in the morning, asked if you were here, chatted with us for a bit, smiling politely, subtly probing our relationship, deliberately or not, she revealed past messy incidents with you. What's her deal? Showing off what?"

"I don't care what she means, I have no interest in her."

Li Peifeng reassured, "As long as you know this. She doesn't even know where I live now, and I don't acknowledge her... By the way, did she ask for those books back?"

"He Yimeng didn't ask for them directly, but she mentioned the books she gave you before, so I returned them because she named them!"

Xu Manning said angrily, "You sure are something, giving us gifts from your ex?"

"One, she's not an ex, two, they're just books, hardly gifts... Or would you prefer I buy the same new books for you, keeping He Yimeng's ones as treasures?"

Although still upset, Xu Manning couldn't refute after what Li Peifeng said, making her even angrier!

"Okay, okay, I'll buy you new ones later, let's go out and talk."

"Hand over your phone!" Xu Manning stood her ground, extending her hand, "I want to see your WeChat conversation with He Yimeng."

"Here you go."

Glancing at the wardrobe, Li Peifeng unlocked his phone, opened He Yimeng's chat, and handed it over, trying to avoid further complications.

With the phone in hand, Xu Manning checked each of their messages, seeing that Li Peifeng was indeed uninterested in He Yimeng, her anger gradually subsided. Observing him focused on the phone, she swiped out of He Yimeng's chat, tapping on Zhao Qingge's instead…

"Does it never end?"

Li Peifeng feigned to snatch it back, but Xu Manning was more provoked, "Don't move!"

"There's nothing, I've even applied for early graduation, why are you being so suspicious!"

"If there's nothing, why are you afraid of me seeing it?"

As the two wrestled for the phone, Xue Ya's voice echoed from outside, "Manning, Peifeng, what are you two doing? Come out and chat."

"Alright, I'll let you see it later."

Seizing the chance as Xu Manning was momentarily distracted, Li Peifeng quickly snatched the phone back and dragged Xu Manning out of the room.

"You two chat."

Wu Wenyue glanced at them, her expression complex, then, brushing past them, stepped toward the master bedroom…

There's a ghost inside, you can't go in!

Li Peifeng hastily grabbed her, "Stay, sit here and listen."

Wu Wenyue's expression softened a bit, yet her tone was still tinged with resentment, "Listen to what? Go ahead and talk."

"Just stay here when I say so."

Li Peifeng's action made Xue Ya frown slightly, but seeing him and Xu Manning sitting beside her, she didn't ponder deeper, instead, she said, "I just talked with Peifeng about your relationship problems, and my thoughts are similar."

"What thoughts?"

Xu Manning was baffled, and Li Peifeng was also unclear, but Xue Ya continued, "If your relationship progresses well, he hopes to meet each other's parents in a year, and two years later, when Manning you graduate, to get married."

When did I ever say that?! That's not what I meant at all!!

Li Peifeng's mouth twitched, instinctively looking at Wu Wenyue, who was also glaring at him intensely, with a deathly stare.

Xue Ya paid no mind to Wu Wenyue's expression, addressing her daughter, "Manning, what are your thoughts?"

"I…" Xu Manning blushed, glancing at Li Peifeng, then at Wu Wenyue, clearing her throat, "I'm fine with it, I have no objections."

Of course you don't!

Wu Wenyue wished to slam the table and shout; I object!

But she didn't have the courage, so she could only stare at Li Peifeng, who had no choice but to feign ignorance, pretending to enjoy the view.

There's still time; if this doesn't work out, spend a couple of months with Xu Manning, then fake a breakup, and all talk of meeting parents or marriage would naturally vanish…

"I actually don't mind, but it'd be better to move up the timeline."

Xue Ya laughed, "If your relationship goes smoothly, meet Peifeng's parents in half a year, let the families get to know each other. If everything's fine, ideally, get engaged another six months later, and as for the actual wedding date, wait until you graduate. How about it, Manning, Peifeng?"

"…" Li Peifeng drank water silently.

Xu Manning couldn't help but nod and laugh, "Sure, sure!"

As soon as she spoke, she noticed Wu Wenyue's piercing gaze filled with murderous intent on her, the feeling… Oh, so heavy, so scary!

"Actually, mom, you're thinking too far ahead." Xu Manning pursed her lips, her gaze shifting, "We might not even last that long, Peifeng has too many messy entanglements, ugh, being with him is too draining!"

Xue Ya laughed benignly, "I'm just offering a little nudge, helping you set goals. The path of love will always encounter various issues and setbacks, these are for you to face together. By setting a goal, knowing the significance of this relationship, you can all work towards it, aiming to reach the goal."

"Even if things don't end as hoped, at least you tried, rather than ending in confusion, don't you agree?"

Wu Wenyue smirked insincerely, "Ah, yes, yes, yes."

"?"

"What Auntie said is so great, once they get married, I'll definitely give a big white envelope!!"

Xu Manning nervously whispered a reminder, "A white envelope? Isn't it supposed to be a red envelope?"

Wu Wenyue frowned, "White envelopes are for funerals, why would I send you a white envelope, didn't I just say red?"

"It was red, Manning, you heard wrong."

Li Peifeng smoothed over the scene, Xue Ya simply thought the three were joking. Chatting a bit more about the True Self fashion launch's operational issues with Xu Manning, she announced she had a meeting soon and needed to leave.

"Take care, mom."

"Drive safe, Auntie."

The three of them got up to see her off, and as Xue Ya entered the elevator and the security door closed, Li Peifeng exhaled a bit, "Finally, she's gone."

Xu Manning grinned, "Meeting the parents in a year, marriage after graduation. Peifeng, did you really tell my mom that?"

Li Peifeng ignored her, his attention focused on Wu Wenyue, who silently headed toward the master bedroom…

No way!!