Chapter 608 - 368: The Approaching Start of School (Part 2)

Zhao Qingge stopped in her tracks, turned angrily and said, "What do you want to say?!"

"Help me wash the dishes."

Li Peifeng pointed at the ground and suggested, "We should tidy up the house as well."

"No need, this is my home, you don’t have to worry about it."

After saying this, Zhao Qingge, with a sullen face, paused for a moment then continued, "Don’t bother washing the dishes either, just leave them there. You shouldn’t stay here anymore, move out today and send me an email after you do."

Li Peifeng frowned slightly, "Why are you angry again? Why are you suddenly kicking me out?"

"..."

"If you don’t want me to leave and want me to stay a little longer, you can just say it outright. I’m not opposed to it, so why are you deliberately showing a sour face and saying the opposite?!"

With a calm voice, Zhao Qingge said, "I’m not speaking in opposites. Go if you want, stay if you want. I’m not angry, it has nothing to do with you."

Li Peifeng scratched his head, deciding to play along, "Fine, I’ll do as you say and leave today. You don’t want me to stay, and staying here, you wouldn’t be kind to me. I have to act like your nanny... Besides, school starts on the twenty-third. If I stay here, it’ll be too far from school, and driving together with you would attract too much attention."

"Leave!"

"I will definitely leave. After dinner, I’ll go, and we’ll communicate through email for work in the future."

Leaving for real?

Zhao Qingge’s eyes widened, unsure of what to say.

But Li Peifeng continued eating, quickly finishing his meal and eating up the leftover dishes on the plate, picking it up to wash, while Zhao Qingge followed into the kitchen, taking over the sink and started to wash the dishes silently.

[Don’t leave don’t leave don’t leave don’t leave...]

Li Peifeng turned to look at her, "What are you mumbling in your heart? I can’t hear it."

Zhao Qingge said coldly, "Your special ability isn’t working anymore?"

"Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t."

Li Peifeng held back laughter, "So you’d better say what you really mean out loud, otherwise I won’t know your real intentions."

"Bang~"

Zhao Qingge slammed a bowl down with a cold expression, turned and left the kitchen, taking a mop from the bathroom to start cleaning.

"Let me help, do you have another mop?"

"No."

"Then give it to me."

Li Peifeng pretended to reach for the mop, but Zhao Qingge refused to give it, looking at him impatiently, "What’s the fuss? Weren’t you the one who wanted me to mop?"

"At least sweep first, there’s hair and dust everywhere, just mopping won’t clean it... How about you wipe the table first instead."

"You’re teaching me?"

Despite holding a teacher’s stance as a retort, Zhao Qingge actually followed Li Peifeng’s instructions and took care of other cleaning tasks.

After half an hour of joint effort, the room was significantly cleaner.

"You should leave now."

Zhao Qingge hung the clean cloth on the rack and glanced at someone washing the mop, "Go pack your things."

"If you keep urging me like this, I’ll really leave."

"..."

"Not speaking means I’m leaving anyway?!"

Zhao Qingge fixed her gaze on him, still silent, but her breathing was noticeably faster.

"Alright, then I’ll go pack my stuff."

Li Peifeng, serious about what he said, seeing Zhao Qingge making no effort to persuade him, returned to his room.

Although it seemed a bit early to move out at this point, it was appropriate, not just because he promised Xu Manning and them it would be a temporary stay, but also because North Hua University starts school in a few days. If Li Peifeng stayed any longer, it risked exposing their relationship...

Most importantly, was Zhao Qingge’s indifferent and deliberately annoying attitude, making Li Peifeng not want to continue living there.

"In the end, I’m the one who bears everything alone!"

His luggage was packed quickly, as he hadn’t brought many things. Within four or five minutes, he had everything packed and started heading out, while Zhao Qingge stood at the bedroom door, staring at him intently. This made Li Peifeng slow down.

He had no choice but to slow down, as Old Zhao blocked the door, leaving no way out.

Li Peifeng stepped forward, but Zhao Qingge had no intention of stepping aside.

"Why are you blocking my way, not letting me leave again?"

"..."

"Just give me a straight answer, should I go or not?"

[Don’t leave don’t leave don’t leave don’t...]

Zhao Qingge crossed her arms and said expressionlessly, "If you want to stay, stay. If you want to go, go."

Li Peifeng sighed, "Why can’t you just open up and say what’s really in your heart, would it kill you?"

The honest truth is that you stay if you want to stay!"

Zhao Qingge stubbornly held her ground, staring at Li Peifeng with determination, but inwardly she had more complaints...

[I told you to leave and you just left? Why are you so obedient? I told you to break up with them, why didn’t you? Now you’re acting cleverly?!]

"No need to curse me in your heart, I can’t hear it. Also, if you’re not going to keep me, then step aside, don’t block the way."

Li Peifeng’s gaze was firm; he made up his mind to treat Zhao Qingge’s contrarian behavior.

In anime, they call it tsundere, it’s considered cute, and many people like it. In reality, it can be endearing too... But everything requires moderation, and Old Zhao’s constant tsundere routine became too much for Li Peifeng over time.

"You... stay for two more days."

Zhao Qingge finally spoke with a dark expression, "The work I assigned to you is not finished yet, so stay until it’s done."

"Still using work as an excuse, huh?"

Li Peifeng laughed in anger, "Are we staying together because of work? Explain clearly!"

She said nothing, stubbornly refusing to speak.

"What are you going to do!"

"Guess?"

Li Peifeng couldn’t hold back anymore, put down his backpack, and directly hugged Zhao Qingge, despite her struggles, throwing her onto the big bed for a good tickling...

"You say go if you want to go, right? Then do you do it if you want to do it?"