My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 37 - 35: Second Homecoming

A certain literati said that there are three great regrets in life, summarized in a rather romantic way.

First regret is that shad has too many bones, second regret is that begonias have no fragrance, third regret is that "Dream of the Red Chamber" remains unfinished.

Li Peifeng basically agreed, but at this moment, considering his own state of mind, he felt another one should be added.

The fourth regret is that Wu and Xu could not verify.

Whenever he thought of this matter in the wardrobe, Li Peifeng was filled with resentment, gritting his teeth, his toes twitching, his whole body trembling with cold sweat flowing.

"There is an end to heaven and earth, but this regret will be endless... Wu Wenyue, you really deserve to die! So unbrotherly!"

He originally planned to open the closet door when the two girls were having fun, charge forward with his bare chest and overturn them all.

Unfortunately, Wu Wenyue seemed to have guessed his sinister intentions and didn’t give him the chance.

"Let’s go! We can’t stay in this room!"

"Why?"

"This room is haunted!"

"Are you kidding me!"

"No joke, stop dawdling. You’re now possessed by a ghost, not in your right mind. If you stay any longer, both of us will end up in hell!!"

"Oh, take it easy, I give up... We can’t watch movies in our room."

"I beg you, Manning, I beg you, restrain yourself! Come to your senses!! You’re not afraid of dying, but I am!"

Through the crack in the door, Li Peifeng could clearly see Wu Wenyue pulling and dragging Xu Manning away, flustered but decisive, and it sounded like they were also dragging away the suitcase in the living room.

As if fleeing a disaster, as if there was really a ghost in the room, as if if they didn’t leave now, the ferocious ghost would climb out of hell and swallow them both whole...

Fine, Wu Wenyue, you sure have some strength!

But can’t you use this strength on the right path?

When I open the closet later, wouldn’t it be beautiful if you used your strength to hold Xu Manning down for me?

We’re brothers sharing the same bed, and you can’t even help with this small favor?

"Click~"

Hearing the side bedroom door closing, Li Peifeng inside the wardrobe felt a sense of loss.

However, thinking about it, since the three of them will be living together from now on, there will be plenty of opportunities, and there was no need to fuss over this moment’s gain or loss. His mindset improved a bit.

"The good days are still ahead!"

Li Peifeng cheered himself up, slightly opened the wardrobe door, and heard the two of them seemingly starting to pack their luggage in the other room. He swiftly got out of the wardrobe, quickly put on clothes, and tiptoed toward the living room...

"Yueyue, what are you so afraid of? Is it..."

"I’m afraid? Clearly, you’re the one being paranoid. Li Peifeng said he’d be back in an hour, but what if he comes back early? What if he sees... Have you lost your mind? Stop babbling, and hurry up and pack."

"Heh, you’re amazing, you’re so aloof, do I need to mention what you were just up to?! You quietly finished without caring about me? You’ve really changed! You just find me troublesome! Even called me paranoid, how ruthless of you! Truly ruthless!"

"To you, I’m just something dispensable, right?! You don’t care about me at all, maybe in your eyes I’m not even a person! I’m just something that can be discarded at will!! Wu Wenyue! I hate you!"

"...Manning, can I kneel down to you? Please, stop it!"

"Kneel then, go ahead and kneel! Just talk, with no sincerity at all."

Hmm, they started arguing again.

Taking this opportunity, Li Peifeng reached the shoe cabinet in the living room, changing into the sneakers he wears when going out, but his heart skipped a beat.

"Darn, this is a flaw."

"Xu Manning shouldn’t be so attentive as to notice these shoes, right? After all, this is my house too; having my shoes isn’t strange. Besides, even if she noticed, it’s unnecessary to..."

No time for deeper thought, the argument in the side bedroom grew louder. Fearing that staying longer would increase the chance of being exposed, Li Peifeng gently opened the main door.

Then he loudly shut it with a "duang," swiftly turning in the opposite direction, pretending he just came home, shouting.

"I’m back!"

The side bedroom fell silent, and a few seconds later, the door opened.

Xu Manning stood at the doorway holding clothes, a bit puzzled: "Back so soon."

"Yeah."

Changing his shoes, Li Peifeng pretended to be serious: "Lu Jing and the others wanted to invite me for coffee, but I made an excuse to refuse, otherwise, it’d be another hour."

Xu Manning’s expression was complicated, disdainful yet somewhat satisfied: "Go then, if the junior sisters invite you for coffee why not go? Maybe they’ll buy you an iced Americano."

"Iced Americano?"

Li Peifeng waved his hand: "I can make that at home myself; isn’t it better to drink with you all?!"

Wishful thinking!

Xu Manning rolled her eyes, saying nothing.

"Manning bought this house; she wants to live with us."

Wu Wenyue finally came out from the side bedroom too, with a rather complicated look: "What do you think?"

...

...

In Zhao Qingge’s home in the Saint Elephant International District, she was bent over the computer desk writing, the brown-red leather cover of the notebook was quite worn, as if it had been around for years.

Looking at the pages, the characters written with a pen were dense and strong, with each passage marked with a date and weather, so it was a diary;

"September 30, 2121, Rain. Worked, discussed topics, took some time in the afternoon to glance at Wind Disciple’s paper, only to find out he’s writing a book, targeting female readers, thrilling and shocking... A gentleman conceals his weapon (’s talents) and moves when the time is right. Depth without words, stability without speech. Those who plan big things, keep it in mind and act on it. This young man will surely achieve great things in the future."

"October 2, 2121, Drizzle. It’s a rare break, but unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate, so I could only write at home, typing until my hands hurt. At night, I read Wind Disciple’s ’Matriarchy’, reading until the next morning, feeling spiritually worn and unable to close my eyes, truly a spiritual opium."

"October 3, 2121, Heavy rain. Only got up at noon, had no inspiration to write, read Wind Disciple’s ’Mistress’, found the plot unbearable, criticized it in the group."

"October 5, 2121, Clear. Chen Yuan arranged a shopping trip, I didn’t go, read ’Bald Girl’, found it absurd, Wind Disciple likely has a mental illness. At night, saw his photo in the group, this young man is indecent and improper; if not guided, he would unlikely amount to much. But... He is more good-looking than his book, inadvertently watched for half an hour, then fell asleep gazing at the moon, full of ice and snow."

"October 7, 2121, Clear..."

Zhao Qingge had just finished writing today’s date and weather when she paused, seemingly lost in memory, closed her eyes to think for a while, and then picked up her pen to continue writing.

"Worked, processed documents, discussed projects. After work, invited three disciples for hotpot, delicious."

Zhao Qingge stopped for a second time, pondered longer, then picked up her pen and wrote again.

"Haven’t seen Wind Disciple for a week, strangely he seems more handsome. Incredibly handsome, just being near him brings a strong, tender, happy, completely naive and ridiculous feeling of love rushing toward me overwhelmingly. Mixed with the bitterness of salty sea air and seaweed death scent; permeating with the earth’s fertile soil aroma and countless floral scents; countless creatures’ sorrows and uncharted magnificent sceneries flash in my mind."

"I can’t understand, hard to resist; I don’t know where these feelings stem from, merely a vile notion in my heart. Let him extend his studies, let him extend his studies, that way he can stay by me longer."

Having finished the last word, Zhao Qingge was still left with an unsatisfied feeling, sensing that something was missing, yet to be expressed. As she pondered, she suddenly heard a TT chat notification sound from the computer speakers...

"Ahem~"

"’One or Two Winds of the Mortal World’ requests to add you as a friend."