My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 123 - 118: In a Huff

After leaving the hotel, it was already 11:30. Li Peifeng returned to the apartment. On the short walk back, he took out his phone to update his novel and check TT.

The reason was simple: Yun Xin Yue Xing still owed him two photos, yesterday's and today's, and hadn't sent either.

Renjian Yi Liang Feng: "Sister, the photos, two of them!"

Once he got to the doorstep, Li Peifeng saw the other party's reply. Indeed, two photos were sent, but there wasn't much to see. It looked like the person had just casually snapped them while sitting at a desk.

One photo showed a black silk nightgown from the waist up, and the only interesting thing was the collarbone.

The other was shot from top to bottom, showing the lower body, but no skin was exposed. The nightgown dominated the frame, along with a pair of cotton slippers below...

Such a perfunctory job!

Sending me random photos without specifying a part?

Li Peifeng was about to close TT and push open the door when something occurred to him.

It seemed...

He pulled up the photo showing the upper body and stared intently at the chest area, then took a sharp breath, feeling a rush of heat from within!

"What is this, can I just look at this casually?"

Click!

Save!

Li Peifeng guessed that the other person hadn't noticed the anomaly in the photo, so he pretended not to know as well.

Yun Xin Yue Xing: "You haven't sent today's photo yet, and it's almost midnight."

Renjian Yi Liang Feng: "Hmm, I'll send both to you after midnight."

Li Peifeng took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his inner restlessness. It didn't help, so he simply pushed the door open and entered the house...

"I'm back!"

Maybe because tomorrow was Saturday, so there were no classes or work, Xu Manning was sitting in the living room watching TV. She glanced at him and casually said, "Back pretty fast, seems like nothing happened to you?"

"I didn't do anything wrong in the first place."

Li Peifeng changed his shoes, took off his coat, and sat next to her, looking around: "Where's Wenyue?"

"Working on a paper."

Xu Manning gestured towards the side room with her lips: "She said I was bothering her and kicked me out."

"Peifeng, you're back? Great, you can help me with the paper format later."

The door to the side room was open, and Wu Wenyue's voice came through: "Help me correct any awkward sentences and typos, and improve the wording."

Wu Wenyue was a science student and had issues with writing style. Her mentor had criticized this before. After Li Peifeng found out, he suggested that she send her important papers to him so he could help polish them.

They had collaborated many times before, and you could say that for every paper Wu Wenyue sent, Li Peifeng was like a third author.

"Sure."

Li Peifeng readily agreed, placing his hand on Xu Manning's shoulder as he leaned his face closer...

"Feeling any better?"

Xu Manning's face was as calm as still water: "My period lasts another three days, so please keep your distance."

"Need me to get some water for your feet?"

Xu Manning scoffed: "No need, the foot bath herbs you bought have expired."

Li Peifeng chuckled internally, then pulled her close for a kiss.

"Let go of me!"

Xu Manning blushed and showed a bit of resistance: "Did you think I forgot what you did behind my back last night?"

"Yuck, disgusting!"

"..."

"Really disgusting!"

Wu Wenyue appeared at some point, looking at the two of them in disgust: "That's fucking disgusting!"

Li Peifeng still maintained his composure, slowly let go of Xu Manning, wiped the corner of his mouth, and switched the topic: "I told my parents, and they won't tell your parents about your matters."

"Can you be a decent person?"

Wu Wenyue angrily said: "Isn't that the bare minimum? Why did I even bother telling them? Because I wanted to help you cover up!"

Let's just leave it at that...

"Thank you, Brother Yue."

Li Peifeng nodded repeatedly and acted like he was going for a hug.

"Get lost!"

Wu Wenyue retreated a couple of steps reluctantly but was still caught in a hug by Li Peifeng and then kissed furiously, though she resisted fiercely...

Alright, Li eventually gave up, patted her back, and turned into the bathroom to fill a basin with hot water for a foot soak.

"Splash~"

Amidst the sound of running water, Xu Manning entered, bypassed Li Peifeng at the sink, and went into the toilet.

Li Peifeng didn't hear the water sound next door and couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing?"

"Eating!" Xu Manning replied impatiently: "Why don't you come in and have a taste!"

She was probably changing a sanitary pad, right?

Li Peifeng chuckled to himself. When Xu Manning came out after changing, she glanced at him hesitantly, "Well..."

"What's up?"

"Get a basin for Yueyue," Xu Manning whispered. "She came a day early, soaking her feet before bed would be really comfortable."

That explains why she was so irritable just now!

"You two are surprisingly in sync on this matter?!"

Xu Manning rolled her eyes, "Stop dawdling, you were going to prepare one for me first anyway, and I still want a massage!"

"A massage too? I might as well use a foot scrub on you!" Li Peifeng felt a bit helpless. He initially planned to just prepare a basin of water, but involving a massage certainly posed a sequence issue. If he massaged Xu Manning first, Wu Wenyue would definitely get jealous and demand one too.

"I want a massage!"

Xu Manning puffed up, "You all are doing things behind my back... Are you going to massage me or not?"

The implication in her words was clear that she would explode if he didn't.

"Alright, Miss Xu, go to your room and wait!"

In the end, Li Peifeng decided they would soak their feet together before the massage.

When he suggested it, neither of them was satisfied, but the hot water was already prepared and the herbal bags were already in the water. To avoid wasting them, they compromised.

"You go out, and after soaking, call you to pour the water!" Xu Manning waved him away. "Then give me a massage."

Wu Wenyue calmly said, "I don't need a massage. I can pour the water myself. Thank you for preparing it."

Li Peifeng sensed that Wu Wenyue had been holding a grudge since she got home. It was possibly due to her period or some other reason, but he didn't feel it appropriate to ask further, so he turned and went back to his room.

While the two were soaking their feet in the side bedroom, Li Peifeng took the opportunity to snap a couple of photos. The scope was much smaller than usual, merely showing some abs or chest without any seductive poses.

After selecting them, he sent them to Yun Xin Yue Xing, and just after he did, Xu Manning was calling for him from the side bedroom...

"All done!"

"On my way."

Li Peifeng responded, got up and went to the side bedroom. He poured out the two basins of water and began massaging Xu Manning's feet.

Wu Wenyue didn't look at them, just sat at the computer with her back to them, continuing to revise her paper.

Wu Wenyue clearly was still angry, not even glancing back, which made him uneasy and even a bit flustered.

After about ten minutes, Li Peifeng put down Xu Manning's foot.

"Alright, alright, that's it."

"Hey, massage a bit longer."

Miss Xu, who was lying there, looked from disbelief to excited anticipation, quickly glancing at Wu Wenyue. Seeing that she was still turned away, she pursed her lips, faced Li Peifeng, slightly closed her eyes, and whispered lightly.

"Hmm, you're annoying, it's too much now... No, don't let her find out."

You're acting suspicious!!

Li Peifeng felt both exasperated and amused, gently kissed Xu Manning on the cheek, then leaned to her ear and whispered softly, "Little minx, why is she so mad? What's the reason?"

Is that it?

Maybe because the expected action did not come, Xu Manning rolled her eyes in disappointment, "What do you think?"

"I'm asking you!"

Xu Manning pouted, covered Li Peifeng's ear with her hand, and whispered through her hand, "That Huang Tianxuan, seeing how rich she is wasn't a happy sight, and she's doing her doctorate at Yandu University! How do you think Yueyue feels? She has such a strong sense of self-esteem, she feels she's not as capable, she's feeling inferior."

No wonder!

Xu Manning glanced at him, continued whispering in his ear, "You're really not involved with Huang Tianxuan, right?"

"Absolutely nothing going on!"

Xu Manning sneered, "Then why did she come all the way to Beihua Normal to see you? And she was just fine living in Hangzhou before, why did she suddenly decide to come work in the Capital and go to Yandu University for her doctorate after meeting you?"

"Coincidence! It's all just coincidence!"

Finished, Li Peifeng added, "I'll have her come to my room later, and give her a bit of a pep talk."

"Why should she go to your room?"

"You said she has a strong self-esteem, she'd be more reserved out here."

Xu Manning was displeased, reluctantly nodding, "Alright, as long as you two don't get frisky."

Seeing her nod, Li Peifeng got out of bed and went to Wu Wenyue's side, "Send me the paper, I'll stay up late to revise it and send it back to you tomorrow."

"No need,"

Wu Wenyue frowned slightly, her tone irritable, "Go work on your writing, I'll sleep and revise it tomorrow."

"You'll make a mess of it."

Li Peifeng simply took the mouse and sent the file to his email, then pulled Wu Wenyue up, "Come, to my room, I'll give you a massage."

"I said there's no need!"

"What you say doesn't count!"

Li Peifeng forcibly dragged Wu Wenyue to the doorway, then winked at Xu Manning, "Wait for my good news!"

"We're off!"

As the two left, Xu Manning looked at the empty room with dissatisfaction and sighed.

"Indeed, a crying child gets the milk!"