My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 86 - 84: Trouble Ahead!!

Beihua University, Sports Academy Laboratory.

"Check the equipment before you leave, message me when the boss comes."

"Got it, senior sister."

Wu Wenyue closed the heavy door, passed through the disinfection area, and took off the heavy protective suit. Only after sitting on the chair in the changing room did she take a deep breath. Her exhausted look could not be concealed even by her stunning beauty.

Compared to the previous days, today she returned home earlier than usual.

Graduate studies in science are far different from the arts. The life of a science and engineering graduate student is basically a 996 blessing, whereas arts graduate students are almost in a vacation retirement state. The former is indeed like cheap labor, equating graduate studies to working.

Especially for Wu Wenyue, who wants to pursue a combined master’s and Ph.D., accomplishing some achievements and writing a few papers is urgent to accumulate confidence for graduation during her doctoral period.

No matter what, graduating as a Ph.D. takes three years, plus over half a year left in her second year of graduate studies, totaling four years.

Wu Wenyue felt a headache just thinking about having to study and research for another four years.

And when she thinks about the nonsense she was just researching...

"I’m just an academic waste with no contribution to the country!"

Doing repetitive tedious work isn’t terrifying; what’s terrifying is doing things that are both tedious and useless.

Wu Wenyue felt tears flowing in her heart while also cursing her tutor.

"Useless thing, knows nothing, just uses national funding to lead us to write rubbish!"

"Researching why Li Peifeng could hold me for four and a half hours would be better than doing this,"

Thinking of Li Peifeng, Wu Wenyue’s mood slightly improved, as if she touched something soft within, evoking nostalgia from dreams in her mind, eager to return home.

Living in Beijing is not easy.

Without Li Peifeng and Xu Manning’s company, their spiritual comfort, and the sharing of rent and other material things, Wu Wenyue felt she couldn’t hold on, wouldn’t be so irrational to pursue a Ph.D., and wouldn’t even dare to hope for long-term work and life in Beijing post-Ph.D.

But with their company, Wu Wenyue was full of confidence.

My spear, my armor, my vulnerability, my backing!

Change into casual wear, grab the phone, and prepare to go home...

"Dengdengdengdeng~~"

The ringtone sounded, Manning’s voice message?

Wu Wenyue instinctively answered, placed the phone to her ear, and walked out: "What’s up?"

"Are you back?"

Whether it was an illusion or not, Wu Wenyue felt Xu Manning’s voice was not as usual, a bit extraordinarily soft, and her speech was a beat slower, yet she didn’t pay much attention due to her eagerness to return home.

"Just left the lab."

Wu Wenyue ran down the stairs: "You two are home, right?"

"Hmm, we’re home."

"What’s he doing?" Wu Wenyue casually asked.

"Hold on."

Xu Manning seemed to put down the phone and shouted loudly: "Li Peifeng, Yueyue asks what you’re doing?"

Several seconds later, Wu Wenyue heard from the other end: "Cooking!"

It was Li Peifeng’s voice, but not loud, perhaps shouted from the kitchen?

Wu Wenyue asked: "Is there anything we need to buy? I can bring it back."

"No need, come back quickly."

Li Peifeng’s voice was closer: "We’ve bought all the groceries."

There weren’t many words, still wanting to hear more...

Wu Wenyue smiled inwardly, realizing she indeed missed him.

"I want to eat!"

But then Xu Manning said, "I want some fruit, Yueyue, help me buy cantaloupe, bananas, and grapes. I want all three."

Wu Wenyue frowned slightly: "Why didn’t you buy before you got home?"

Xu Manning pouted: "I forgot, now I want to eat!"

Li Peifeng fueled the fire: "She didn’t say earlier, now causing trouble. Wenyue, don’t buy for her, let her eat crap!"

"I just want to eat!! Buy it for me, Yueyue!"

"Alright, alright."

Wu Wenyue replied impatiently: "I know, I’ll buy it. Just about to leave the campus. Anything else?"

"Nothing."

Xu Manning hurriedly finished these two words, her tone suddenly became gentle again: "Love you, Yueyue."

She said it with such tender affection, melodious and lingering.

Suddenly, goosebumps rose all over Wu Wenyue, instinctively feeling a bit disdainful: "Hmm-hmm, love you, hanging up..."

Hung up the voice call, tucked the phone into her pocket, and took a few steps forward. An autumn wind blew, sweeping leaves and bringing a chill.

Something seems off?!

Wu Wenyue furrowed her brows, her steps halted, realizing the problem.

Xu Manning is usually extremely sarcastic, no matter how good she’s treated, she expresses gratitude by ridiculing everything.

Why was she so gentle today? Just buying her some fruit and she says ’love you’? Plus, Li Peifeng is right nearby, wouldn’t she fear him being jealous?

Moreover, when could Xu Manning be so gentle?

Only...

Feeling suspicious, Wu Wenyue took out her phone again, clicked on Xu Manning’s profile picture on Weixin, and selected video call.

Am I overthinking?

Wu Wenyue hesitated somewhat, but immediately made up her mind.

Better safe than sorry! Try it anyway.

Click, send video invitation!

"Dengdengdengdeng~~"

Three seconds passed.

Five seconds passed.

Ten seconds passed.

No answer, Wu Wenyue felt like the ringtone was kicking her heart.

"I damn your bitch! Just came home to annoy me!"

Wu Wenyue’s face remained unchanged, her eyes showing murderous intent. Her vision seemed colder than the autumn wind, her heart thundering with lightning and fire.

Spear? Armor? Vulnerability? Backing?

Her spear was attacking the armor, piercing through her backing, hurting her vulnerability...

I want you dead!!!

Afterward, Wu Wenyue didn’t continue calling, directly hung up, tucked the phone, and sprinted toward the campus gate at a hundred-meter dash speed.

It’s important to know, Wu Wenyue used to be a professional pole vaulter in track and field, the main player of Beihua University’s women’s basketball team. Even now, she’s a CUBA referee, having passed the Leger test, and her physical capabilities are remarkable.

Her speed, her force, her ruthlessness, she’s faster than the wind!

Catch them in the act, kill them!

Grind their bones and scatter the ashes!!!

The man gets stabbed three times, leaving six holes, and the woman gets beaten to death with fists!!!

...

At Jintian City Apartments, after seeing the invitation for a video call, amidst the ringing sounds, the two hurriedly scrambled to clean up.

"Put on your pants!"

"Tissues! Get me the tissues!"

"Screw tissues, using them will leave evidence, hurry to the bathroom and rinse with water!!"

Li Peifeng was rather experienced with this, having instructed Xu Manning, he thundered angrily:

"You little pervert, you lost your mind, didn’t you? I told you to hang up the call, just let her come home directly and not buy anything. Now look at what’s happened; video call popped up! She’s definitely running home in a frenzy!"

"Shut up!"

Xu Manning was disheveled, her face flushed, limbs weakened, wobbling as she stood up and headed toward the bathroom: "I’ll clean up, you go wash the vegetables! Nothing happened here!"

"Anyone would believe that as they look at your state!"

Li Peifeng frowned and followed her into the bathroom, rinsed a bit and asked, concerned: "How are you?"

Xu Manning sat on the smart toilet, using its functions to clean herself, her gaze still dreamy, staring at Li Peifeng’s profile: "Still want... Peifeng, I love you so much."

She would have been better off not saying that. Once she spoke, Li Peifeng felt like he was falling into a deep abyss, horrified: "Don’t say that!"

"You remember what happened last time you said you loved someone; I witnessed the outcome! If she comes in wielding a knife and kills both of us, I wouldn’t be surprised."

"Annoying!"

Xu Manning pouted in anger, "I just want to be your little...bitch."

"Stop nagging, hurry up and wash, I’m going to cook."

Li Peifeng waved his hand, pulled up his pants, turned around and left for the kitchen to rinse rice and wash vegetables.

"Ka-cha!"

In no time, Xu Manning came out as well.

At the very moment she stepped out from the bathroom, the security door opened.

"Duang~"

Wu Wenyue burst in through the door, holding the handle, lips slightly parted, breathing heavily, her chest heaving violently, eyes furious.

She bumped straight into Xu Manning...

"Back already?"

Xu Manning’s first reaction was shock at how quickly she returned. From the campus to home, it’s over a kilometer; usually, it takes them at least seven or eight minutes to walk, yet in just over two minutes? Running back?!!

Were you competing in the Olympics or something? Your physique is so good, why did you retire?!

"What...?"

Feeling guilty, Xu Manning saw the empty hands of the other and attempted to strike first by using that as an excuse: "Why didn’t you buy any fruits? I asked you to buy fruits!"

"Why didn’t you answer the video call?!"

Wu Wenyue was panting heavily, sweat beads standing on her forehead, but she didn’t care, directly shut the door, walked into the room with long strides, not bothering to change her shoes, as if ready to confront someone.

"I was just in the bathroom, didn’t bring my phone."

Xu Manning gave a very smooth bewildered look: "You called me? Didn’t we just talk on the phone?"

"Wenyue."

Li Peifeng at that moment had two cucumbers in hand, emerging from the kitchen, his emotions a mix of surprise and delight: "Did you miss me? Because I’ve missed you so much!" As he spoke, he was about to spread his arms forward for a hug.

"You little bastard, I wish you were dead!!"

Due to the recent ’voice call incident,’ Wu Wenyue felt no joy at the reunion, didn’t even bother to pay him attention, turned and began inspecting the living room.

Discovered nothing.

Then proceeded to the bedroom shared with Xu Manning.

Items neatly arranged, bedding smooth, everything seemed fine!

No, something’s definitely wrong!

Perhaps she shouldn’t have initiated the video call!! Alerted the enemies!

Wu Wenyue’s mind was in chaos, thoughts running wild in her brain...

"You go wash the vegetables."

Li Peifeng gestured towards Xu Manning, while still holding the two cucumbers, he headed into the bedroom.

"What are you doing?" Xu Manning whispered, intending to reach out and stop him: "She’s already angry, you cook, I’ll calm her down."

"What do you know about calming people!!"

Li Peifeng’s tone became firmer: "You go wash the vegetables, if you can’t, go buy fruits, don’t you like eating fruits? Wenyue didn’t buy them for you, so go get some yourself."

"Uh." Xu Manning was a bit stunned.

After speaking, Li Peifeng decisively shut the door and quickly locked it!

"Hmm?"

Xu Manning felt puzzled for a moment, slowly turning and heading toward the kitchen, just reaching the fridge door, her expression changed, questioning herself again...

"Hmm???"

"Hmm????"

"Why did he lock the door??"

"Why did he lock the door???"

Xu Manning seemed to realize something unspeakably horrifying, as if she finally understood the terror Wu Wenyue felt running back from campus.

Her disbelief was overwhelming, she was consumed by fear!

Xu Manning turned, ran, back to the bedroom.

Fist swinging, pounding the door!!

"Bang bang bang~"

Three seconds.

Five seconds.

Ten seconds...

No response! Muffled sounds of bodies colliding and furniture shifting came from inside.

Xu Manning slumped hopelessly against the door, crying out: "Li Peifeng!! What are you doing!! Open the door for me!!"

"Please don’t fight, don’t get violent! We can talk about anything, just openly discuss it all! Come out! I was wrong!"

"If you’re brave enough, leave Yueyue and come at me!!"