My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 259 - 228: A Lifelong Commitment

"Click~"

"Click~"

The sound of the bedroom door closing and the security door opening nearly occurred at the same time, making it difficult for Li Peifeng to discern.

"Someone's here? Who is it?!"

With a slight thought, the answer almost surfaced on its own. Besides him, only the owner of this room, Xu Manning, could directly open the door. Wu Wenyue had once lived here with her for a while and might have left fingerprints on the door, but didn't have the key card to open the unit door and elevator, so the visitor is most likely still Xu Manning!

"What's wrong with you?"

Huang Tianxuan was already sitting on the bed when she saw Li Peifeng standing motionless at the doorway, looking puzzled. But as she heard the footsteps of the person outside, her expression changed too.

"It's okay." Li Peifeng frowned and comforted her, planning to open the door to welcome whoever it was. Having Huang Tianxuan hide was unnecessary; they were perfectly innocent, only discussing novel writing, and hiding would only cause Xu Manning to misunderstand further.

Li believed that opening the door promptly, letting the person see the situation inside, and offering a brief explanation would allow Miss Xu, even if a bit angry, to understand.

With this thought, he turned the doorknob and opened the door!

"Click~"

"Man... Aunt?!"

The door opened halfway, and Li Peifeng saw someone in the living room. A shiver ran through him, with a sudden sweat breaking out on his forehead and his hair standing on end.

"Peifeng." Xue Ya's expression was slightly surprised, but not overly so, as she seemed to confirm, "You're living here too? I thought no one was home."

"Ah, ah, yes, yes."

Li Peifeng forcefully squeezed out a smile and squeezed out from the half-opened door, having no time to instruct Huang Tianxuan on anything further, trusting that with her emotional intelligence and intellect, she'd know how to handle the current scene without seeing the visitor.

Thus, after Li Peifeng emerged, he directly closed the door…

Closed it!

He absolutely couldn't let Xue Ya see Huang Tianxuan on the bed; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain with eight mouths!

In Xue Ya's mind, he was supposedly dating her daughter Xu Manning, and even living together!

Under these circumstances, if Xue Ya found him and Huang Tianxuan—a man and a woman alone in a room?

That would be quite the amusement!

"Are you here to see Manning?" Li Peifeng cautiously probed.

Xue Ya shook her head slightly, "No, she should still be working at the factory. I'm just here to pick up some things."

After speaking, she turned around and glanced around.

Actually, picking up things was an excuse; Xue Ya was genuinely trying to see how far Xu Manning and Li Peifeng's relationship had progressed.

Ever since encountering this prospective son-in-law a few days ago, Xue Ya had been asking her daughter about their relationship status, including questions like whether they had shared a bed or were living together.

After all, having just one daughter, who now seemed seriously involved in a relationship, Xue Ya couldn't help but ask certain questions out of concern.

Everything else was fine, but regarding the cohabitation issue, Xu Manning had always been evasive. Xue Ya felt that there was a high probability they were living together, which led her to make a surprise visit to her daughter's home today, without informing Xu Manning, to confirm her suspicions.

"They really are living together. It seems I should have a serious talk with Peifeng and meet his parents…"

Xue Ya sighed inwardly, unable to resist a hint of emotional sentiment like 'the daughter has grown up and can't be kept at home,' 'the daughter of yours raised for years is finally being taken away,' 'someone else now wears the little cotton jacket you cherished' and so forth.

Yet, having navigated the business world for many years as a formidable woman, Xue Ya quickly allowed her rationality to triumph over emotion, focusing more on solving the issue at hand.

Objectively speaking, Xue Ya was very, very pleased with Li Peifeng as a prospective son-in-law.

Extremely handsome, tall and strong, physically fit; able to get into Beihua Normal University, indicating a decent intelligence. His 'hardware' condition was unique.

Moreover, in terms of material reality, Li Peifeng came from a scholarly family, both parents were university instructors, his economic situation was excellent, and at such a young age, he had already achieved success in the online literature industry through self-effort.

Xue Ya had learned from Xu Manning about Li Peifeng's pen name 'One or Two Winds' and had searched online for the books he'd authored.

Xue Ya didn't read the book contents, nor did she care about what Li Peifeng wrote. Her focus was pragmatic; she merely wanted to know how much Li Peifeng could earn from writing online novels, whether he might have exaggerated to Xu Manning, keeping her in the dark, and later upon marriage, continuously borrowing money from her daughter, ultimately trying to plot for the Xu family wealth.

Regarding how dark human nature could be, Xue Ya held no limitations. She could accept her daughter marrying a poor lad, even if they lived off her daughter's earnings, so long as her daughter genuinely loved him.

But as a mother, she absolutely wouldn't permit this poor fellow to toy with her daughter's emotions, using marriage as a means to satisfy material greed.

Thus, Xue Ya specifically sought advice from friends in the online literature business, confirming that Li Peifeng was indeed truthful; his annual income from online novels could indeed reach several million, putting her mind at ease.

Since the prospective son-in-law was impressive and the daughter favored him, naturally, as a mother, the next step was to attempt to further their relationship…

"Which room are you staying in now?"

Xue Ya glanced around with interest and pointed at the master bedroom where Li Peifeng had just come out: "That one?"

Li Peifeng responded vaguely: "I pay Manning rent every month... What are you looking for? I can help you find it?"

Xue Ya shook her head: "No need, it's in the bathroom. I'll get it myself." Then she smiled: "Why don't you sit here and wait for a bit? Auntie wants to chat with you soon."

"Okay, okay."

Seeing Xue Ya stride toward the bathroom, Li Peifeng let out a sigh of relief and tiptoed into the master bedroom. He opened the door intending to check on Huang Tianxuan, hoping to advise her to keep quiet...

"Click~"

The door opened, and Huang Tianxuan was surprisingly seated at the computer desk, calmly reading a novel with her legs crossed. She threw him a puzzled look when she saw him peeking in through the small opening: "Are they gone?"

"Not yet!" Li Peifeng whispered: "Don't make any noise in the room, or Auntie will find out."

"She won't find out if she doesn't come in."

Huang Tianxuan was surprisingly not nervous at all, instead, she smiled reassuringly: "There's no reason to be afraid. Even if she sees, so what? There's nothing secretive between us, clean and clear, I'm not afraid of anything!"

"You seductress have already sat on my bed leaving an impression, and now you're saying that? Who would believe it?!"

Li Peifeng retorted angrily: "Would the lamp believe you?! If you dare, swear to the lamp and see if it falls on you!"

Huang Tianxuan pouted: "If you nag one more word, I'll go out to the bathroom. Your fate has nothing to do with me."

"Sis, please stop messing with me!"

Huang Tianxuan's temper flared instead, she chuckled: "Beg me, if you don't I'll go out."

"Go read your novel."

Li Peifeng rolled his eyes and pretended to close the door.

"Hold on, I need to go to the bathroom!"

Huang Tianxuan stood up, reached forward, and blocked the door, showing no intention of accommodating him.

"What are you doing?"

"Going to the bathroom, didn't you hear?"

"Stop messing around, you already went once during lunch, why again, you're doing it on purpose, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am doing it on purpose." Huang Tianxuan tilted her head and smiled mischievously: "Beg me, call me Mistress, or I'll go out and see how you handle it."

Li Peifeng turned to glance at the bathroom, seeing no one. Guessing Xue Ya was probably inside, his courage surged, and he hugged Huang Tianxuan, spun around, and pinned her against the wall...

"You dare?! Xue Ya is still outside."

"Why wouldn't I dare?!"

Li Peifeng slightly tilted his head and forced a deep kiss on the flustered Huang Tianxuan.

He didn't dare to kiss for too long, maybe four or five seconds, but it was enough to turn the domineering Old Huang next door into a silent and shy little Huang next door.

"Be good and read your novel. Once I send her away, I want your feedback."

Huang Tianxuan pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and said nothing.

Li Peifeng didn't care anymore, he wiped off the lipstick from his mouth, left the room, closed the door, and hid Huang Tianxuan's pair of high heels in the wardrobe of the side bedroom. Then he sat on the living room sofa, pondering Xue Ya's real purpose for coming...

Just when he thought he had figured something out, Xue Ya came out of the bathroom, empty-handed, and sat down beside the sofa. Li Peifeng recalled something and quickly stood up: "I'll pour you some water."

"No need, sit down."

"Alright."

Xue Ya's gaze wandered over Li Peifeng's body, making him feel uneasy. She finally spoke: "Since you two are already living together, out of responsibility for my daughter, there are some things Auntie has to ask..."

"Please, go ahead."

"What are your thoughts about this relationship?"

"You mean..." Li Peifeng feigned ignorance.

Xue Ya straightforwardly said: "Regarding the matter of a lifelong commitment."