My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 64 - 62: What More Could I Ask For?

At 10 a.m. on a weekend, the bus from Hangzhou to Wuzhen was filled with passengers.

Among the thirty or so people of all ages, most were tourists, chattering about where to eat and what to do in Wuzhen, emanating a relaxed and joyful vibe.

However, there was one man and one woman who seemed completely out of place with this scene.

The woman looked about twenty-eight or nine, stunningly beautiful, dressed in professional attire, sitting in the first row of the bus, quietly reading a book with her gold-rimmed glasses.

The man was handsome and dashing, sitting in the corner by the window in the back of the bus, seemingly chatting on the phone with a female friend.

"Sober now?"

On the phone, Huang Tianxuan said with concern, "How are you feeling?"

"Ugh~ okay."

Li Peifeng, usually articulate with a charming voice, was now mumbling as if he had a piece of candy in his mouth: "And you? How are you?"

"I’m fine. Unlike you, I didn’t drink that much."

"Hmm, that’s good."

Li Peifeng instinctively swallowed his saliva, still tasting a faint metallic taste in his mouth, and as he slightly closed his mouth, the sting from the cut on his tongue constantly reminded him of what happened last night.

Huang Tianxuan finally sensed his abnormality and asked in confusion, "Peifeng, what’s with your voice? Do you have a cold?"

Li Peifeng grinned and stuck out his tongue, saying, "It’s nothing, I just bit my tongue while drinking porridge this morning."

"How careless... wait, how do you bite your tongue drinking porridge?"

"There were eggs and pickles!"

Li Peifeng said helplessly, "Tianxuan, do you have anything else?"

"I’m just concerned about you!"

Huang Tianxuan sighed, "I drank too much yesterday too, didn’t think much about it, but I should’ve stayed to keep you company. By the way, after we left, did your mentor do anything unfavorable to you?"

"No."

Not just unfavorable, she almost bit my tongue off, and now it’s a full-on cold war!

She sits at the front of the bus, I sit at the back, sitting in the same vehicle yet as if the farthest distance in the world, I can only see the back of her head...

Recalling the scenes from last night, Li Peifeng was filled with regret, realizing he had indeed drunk too much, and his actions were over the line, understandable why Old Zhao reacted that way.

At first, it was fine when he kissed her, but the moment he stuck out his tongue, Zhao Qingge immediately bit it hard, then she bolted like a startled wildcat, her hair on end, yelling;

’You unworthy disciple!’

’Li Peifeng, you’re going to hell!’

’Retribution, it’s all retribution!’

’I’m finished, I’m not fit to be a teacher!’ etc., and then she ran out of room 710 back to her own room.

The next morning, when Li Peifeng knocked to apologize, Old Zhao didn’t give him the chance, not opening the door, not speaking, nor answering calls, making him think she had left early.

In reality, if Li Peifeng hadn’t kept a close eye on Zhao Qingge’s movements, she might have secretly taken a bus to Wuzhen, leaving him thoroughly abandoned...

After this incident, Li Peifeng understood.

Everything that happened on the Narnia continent was just a dream; in reality, their identities led to an insurmountable gap between them, crossing the line was akin to a dead end, a fall shattering to pieces kind of dead end.

Unless he graduated, or she resigned, unless their relationship was no longer teacher and student, only then might there be a sliver of possibility?

"I should be off work quite early today."

Huang Tianxuan’s tone was laced with expectation, "You don’t have anything on today, right? Isn’t the meeting starting tomorrow?"

After making such a big mess last night and surviving, afterward...

Li Peifeng hesitantly replied, "Probably nothing?"

"Then I’ll drive to Wuzhen after work, I haven’t been at all this year. You can show me around then, and I’ll also accompany you."

The request framed in Suzhou dialect was delightful to hear.

Li Peifeng intended to refuse but couldn’t, after all, she had helped him a lot. Turning away now would be a bit of an asshole move.

Could he be an asshole? No!

Besides, he wouldn’t stay here for long, Huang Tianxuan must also understand the impossibility between them...

"If it doesn’t interrupt your plans, then come."

"No interruption, see you then!"

"Bye~"

Just as he hung up the phone, before he could turn off the screen, he saw a new message on his phone’s screen.

Not having seen what it was, the screen again displayed an incoming call, the caller ID "Editor Xia Sheng."

Li Peifeng’s spirits lifted, he immediately swiped to answer...

"Hello?"

A male voice, sounding around thirty, very magnetic, most likely very handsome! Comparable to his own looks!

"Hey, Brother Xia, I hear you."

Li Peifeng couldn’t help but smile, "Go ahead."

"The money for the film rights has been transferred to you."

Xia Sheng also laughed, "The physical publishing is almost settled, but I wanted to ask, for the physical book part, do you want a buyout or a share?"

"A share!"

Li Peifeng pondered, "The slow returns, and smaller profits, don’t matter. I mainly want to experience the thrill of gradual and continuous income!"

"Understood, then just wait to experience it." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Xia Sheng said, "Also, I gave your WeChat to Director Ding Teng, he might contact you regarding the ’Evil Chief’ script. Of course, it’s just a discussion, how it’s shot and cast is up to them, as the rights have been sold, understand?"

"Understood, I totally get it."

Li Peifeng was quite decisive, "Let him film however he likes, even if it turns out like crap. I’ve been writing for over ten years, I have no emotional attachment to the books I’ve cranked out!"

Xia Sheng paused for a few seconds, couldn’t help but marvel, "You really don’t hold back."

"It’s not shameful to be authentic!"

"You’re destined to make big money, wish you endless inspiration, bye now!"

"Yes, goodbye Brother Xia."

After hanging up, Li Peifeng checked the message that came before Xia Sheng’s call, as expected, a bank transfer notification.

"Silver Merchant Bank transaction notification: Endpoint Group has completed a deposit transaction to your account ending in 1575, Great Eastern Coin; 500,000 yuan [Film Rights Fee], checking account balance 755,230 yuan."

"I’m truly amazing!"

Li Peifeng was filled with emotion, it took him a day after the event, through the hangover and post-sobriety, to feel a sliver of reality to this occurrence.

During the fan club events signing for fans, Li Peifeng only fantasized about a publisher taking an interest in his work and releasing a physical book.

The reality, however, played a big joke, not just a physical book, his online work actually sold off its film rights?

Would anyone actually want to adapt his novel into a TV series?

This person must have a massive tumor in their brain...

Nevertheless, this was undoubtedly great news for him.

Yesterday was too surprising, he hadn’t had time to react, now Li Peifeng had to share it with those around him!

First, he needed to send it to Zhao Qingge, real-life cold war aside, they had to engage in WeChat communication.

Screenshots of the transfer message sent, coupled with an edited message of ’Thanks to my mentor’s guidance without which there would be no today’ and so on, to subtly express his apology for last night, also to clearly delineate the boundary between them, that would suffice.

But after waiting a long time without a reply, Li Peifeng gave up waiting, opting to use TT software, to send it to ’Yun Xin Yue Xing,’ that flirtatious sister!

Li Peifeng intended to test whether if Mentor Zhao Qingge ignored him, the online persona ’Yun Xin Yue Xing’ version of ’Netizen Zhao Qingge’ would still respond.

Possibly Zhao Qingge didn’t have her TT app open, or maybe she was still mad, ’Yun Xin Yue Xing’ didn’t reply immediately either.

Li Peifeng didn’t care, he moved on to notify Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning.

He pulled them into a WeChat group, with a random name.

Just ’Happy Family,’ the main point was unified notification, to prevent them from feeling jealous over who was messaged first or last.

Wu Wenyue: "What’s this? What group is this? Discount bargaining?"

Xu Manning: "@Li Peifeng! Change the group name, who’s family with you?!"

The two girls, unexpectedly displeased with the group name, were stunned when Li Peifeng sent over a screenshot displaying the [Film Rights Fee].

A flood of question marks was followed by a video call inquiry, but it turned out to be busy.

Because Li Peifeng was on the phone with his parents, sharing the good news with them.

But his mom Yu Huizhi was surprisingly disappointed after hearing.

"Huh? An online series?"

"My son’s novel should be adapted into a movie! At the very least a TV series, why just an online series?!"

This is truly overblown, was it because I didn’t tell you what your son wrote, that you felt safe making such bold claims?

After thinking for a long time, all Li Peifeng could say was, "Can’t expect too much!"