My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 39 - 37: Are There Any Good People on the Internet?

Chapter 39: Chapter 37: Are There Any Good People on the Internet?

"Why did she contact you?"

Li Peifeng glanced at the screen, still feeling anxious. He switched from chatting with Zhao Qingge to the writing software, feeling much more at ease.

"What’s up? Are you busy? If you are, I can call you later."

"It’s fine, no worries, I’m writing a book. Go ahead!"

Yu Huizhi laughed, "Oh, it’s just that Teacher Zhao called me today, asked about our family situation. It sounds like your transfer to a PhD is pretty much certain?"

"Ah, maybe, possibly."

"That’s good then."

Yu Huizhi said with relief, "Study well, write your book well. If you want to pursue a PhD, go ahead. Anyway, we don’t have to pay for your tuition."

Li Peifeng rolled his eyes, "So what exactly did she say to you in the call?"

Yu Huizhi wasn’t sure either, "It seemed like Professor Zhao was subtly probing our family’s financial situation, checking if we could support your PhD and if we had any financial pressure."

Li Peifeng breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh, that’s all she said?"

"Yes."

Yu Huizhi chuckled, "I find it quite amusing. Doesn’t she know that we don’t support you at all, and sometimes even ask you for money?"

Li Peifeng was slightly exasperated, "Oh, my fiercely independent mother, you really don’t have to be so proud about this."

"With such an excellent child like you, if I weren’t proud, would I be ashamed instead?"

Yu Huizhi’s silver-bell-like laughter filled the phone.

"The kid’s writing right now, say less to not disturb his thoughts."

Dad, Li Qiyuan’s voice came faintly. After chatting a bit more casually with his parents, Li Peifeng hung up the call.

He looked back at the computer screen, pulled up the TT chat window, and stared at their chat record. Li Peifeng suddenly felt a bit guilty. This was his mentor after all; what had he just said to her?

"Miss, want to have an online romance?"

"Give me 30,000, and I’m sweet as honey!"

"I’m like an immortal trying to hang himself—just courting death!"

"If Old Zhao screenshots this chat and sends it to my parents, they might not beat me, but they’d definitely give me a talking to, and my glorious image would surely take a hit in their eyes..."

Li Peifeng thought long and hard, deciding to let it go. The talk about companionship and online dating was just to force Zhao Qingge out into the open. Since she wanted to remain lurking in the group, he let her be. He just needed to be cautious with his words and actions in the group to avoid major impacts.

At this moment, Zhao Qingge saw that Li Peifeng wasn’t responding and sent several new messages.

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Say something, huh? What now, went to talk business with other group members?"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Just tell me why you’re so short on money. Maybe I’ll help you, I’m quite well-off."

Ren Jian Yi Liang Feng: "(Seriously) No need, sister. I suddenly realize my grave mistake. No matter how short on money, I shouldn’t earn money this way. So, just forget what I said earlier. I’m off to write, bye, wish you a good night~"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "?"

After sending the last message, Li Peifeng set his computer to "dark room mode" and went off to write.

The book "Female Sovereignty" was rising in success. If it reached a ten thousand subscriptions milestone, the site might offer him an even more luxurious platinum author contract, which was worth his effort.

At midnight, 11:30, Li Peifeng published the latest Chapter and had saved nearly ten thousand words over three Chapters. Exiting the dark room mode, he saw the popped-up data and finally came to his senses.

"I started writing at 8:40, and in just under three hours, I’ve written ten thousand words? An average of 3,300 words per hour?"

"A new tentacle monster has been born!!"

This writing efficiency surprised Li Peifeng. Recalling the past few days since his kidney transplant, his writing speed had been fast, making him click his tongue in wonder.

A one-time or two-time burst of inspiration could explain it, but the same happening for consecutive days inevitably caused suspicion...

"Getting a new kidney...did it make me smarter?"

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, it indeed seemed like that was the case.

The kidneys store essence, essence produces marrow, marrow gathers in the brain, and the brain’s physiology is closely tied to the kidneys, making such results understandable.

As he thought of how he had been sleeping only four or five hours with an abundance of energy, and his strength had increased with all these changes, he couldn’t help but praise the power of a steel kidney.

The longer time passed, the more he felt the benefits of the kidney transplant.

Just the reduction in daily sleep time meant he effectively lived four to five hours longer than normal people every day, time that he could fully utilize for studying and working.

Leveraging this advantage, he easily outdid those around him, like Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue next door, who had already gone to sleep. Li Peifeng couldn’t help but feel eager...

"I feel like drawing the lottery again! The two new rewards on the wheel look very tempting."

[Time until the next lottery draw: 13,276 yuan remaining.]

The system prompt poured a bucket of cold water over Li Peifeng, suppressing his urge to beg friends for money. Another saying popped up in his mind.

"He who battles with monsters must take care lest he thereby become a monster. When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

"I can’t let myself become a slave to the system for mere rewards."

"Besides, I just swindled some W...doing it again now? I should wait a couple of days at least!"

Li Peifeng curbed his greed and planned to, while still awake, modify the paper that Zhao Qingge had critiqued that morning. But when he saw the ’Yun Xin Yue Xing’ chat bar flashing frequently at the bottom of the computer screen, he instinctively clicked it open.

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "(Clap) Good job realizing your mistake and correcting it promptly. That’s commendable."

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Indeed, shouldn’t earn money that way. Is your manuscript fee not enough? How about I reward you with an Alliance Leader?"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Did the author brother really go to write?"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Tell sister what difficulty you’re facing, if I can help, I surely will."

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "(Acting cool) Sister is a rich second generation, family is in finance, I’m very rich!"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "No reply? Gone to write or fallen asleep?"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "If you continue accompanying and chatting like this, I won’t give you money anymore!"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "(Angry) How outrageous! Is this your attitude?"

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Alright, I saw your update. So, you’re indeed writing. Sister misunderstood you."

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "But reply immediately when you see the message, or I won’t help you!"

Hmm, my mentor must have a deep affection for her student, wanting to help me solve my difficulties, so I can do my academic work without distractions.

It must be like that, she definitely has no other thoughts!!

Li Peifeng read all this with a serious face, unable to suppress his increasingly large grin, finally breaking into a wide smile as he typed.

Ren Jian Yi Liang Feng: "Sister, I’ve finished writing, sorry I just saw this. Recently I indeed encountered difficulties, not convenient to explain why, but I urgently need 30,000. If sister is willing to help, that would be wonderful!"

Very quick, Zhao Qingge’s reply was very quick!

An inbox notification popped up so fast that Li Peifeng thought the other person must have been waiting at the computer all along...

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "30,000 can solve your problem?"

Ren Jian Yi Liang Feng: "Yes, sister’s 30,000 plus my own money would suffice."

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "If I give you 30,000, you’ll stop looking for others to chat and date online, and focus on writing your book?"

Ren Jian Yi Liang Feng: "Yes, once the problem is solved, I can focus on my things, and in addition to writing, I’ll chat with you and only you, sister."

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Will there be daily abs photo updates?"

This message was quickly retracted within seconds, but Li Peifeng saw it.

Feeling slightly freaked out, "Is this really my mentor? Could it be a case of the same name?"

Li Peifeng checked the system panel again, confirming that Zhao Qingge’s spending had indeed just decreased by 20, so this Zhao Qingge was indeed that Zhao Qingge. Had she been possessed by a ghost...?

What kind of ghost?

Of course, a lustful ghost!

"Seriously, where are there good people on the Internet?! Even my esteemed and elegant mentor, behind the fake mask of the web, wants to use me to do unscrupulous things!!"

Feeling both heartbroken and angry, Li Peifeng picked up his phone, found a non-face-revealing selfie in the gym, and sent it using the TT app.

Ren Jian Yi Liang Feng: "(Photo) Please keep this secret, sister, don’t spread it. (Grieved) If I had a choice, I wouldn’t resort to this."

After sending it, he got no response, nothing at all.

This made Li Peifeng a bit regretful, worried he had gone too far, perhaps even crossed a line.

How dare he? How dare he send such a photo to his mentor? How’s this different from harassment? What if Old Zhao gets angry? Would she delay his graduation? Would she report him to the school, resulting in his expulsion?

A little over a minute later, when Li Peifeng saw the chatbox showing ’typing’, his heart was in his throat. Four or five seconds later...

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "Tell me your bank account number."

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