My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Li Peifeng: [My interesting soul is enough to support me through a long life... who said that?]

He Yimeng: [Still spying, huh? Keep spying, and I’ll eat enough garlic chives for dinner to give you a mouthful of something nasty!]

Li Peifeng: [You’re really good at disgusting me. Keep it up, and next time we meet, I’ll hit you. Don’t think I won’t dare!]

He Yimeng: [I’m scared, because you’re not human. You really aren’t human anymore, right? With this kind of ability, you’re actually a different species from traditional humans, like sea creatures evolving onto land, those fish that came ashore are no longer fish... I understand them, and I finally understand you. You’re terrified, like a poor soul slowly gliding towards a black hole. Eventually, you’ll fall into an unknown void, so you’re looking for anchors, using them to buy time and trying to find the power to resist the pull of the black hole, what am I considered? One of your anchors?]

Li Peifeng: [Ah, quite profound, but I feel you’re right... still breaking up?]

He Yimeng: [Maybe tomorrow? Just go make dinner for them today. Don’t cut the connection, I want to see what it’s like with the four of them sitting together, and what your mood is... give me timely feedback!]

He Yimeng is very curious about how this five-person dinner will turn out, and Li Peifeng is also a bit expectant.

Because this dinner is extraordinarily significant, symbolizing a new beginning for the five as one. If even this small dinner ends up unpleasant, with brawling and parting on bad terms, then it will likely be difficult to execute Li Peifeng’s subsequent marriage plans.

Even if successful, chaos is inevitable in the future. And perhaps before marrying Old Zhao, his affairs might get exposed to the bride’s parents, causing an upheaval.

But if the dinner goes smoothly and the four don’t quarrel, the future path will be somewhat smoother!

...

At 5:30 that afternoon, Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning came home one after another. Around six, Huang Tianxuan arrived at Jintian City, and ten minutes later, Zhao Qingge also came.

With each arrival, Li Peifeng presented a gift he had prepared. The gifts were conventional items like jewelry and cosmetics.

Possibly knowing that they would all attend, the four girls wore beautiful makeup and dressed in lovely outfits.

Their clothing choices suited their characteristics. Zhao Qingge wore a spring black suit, seemingly no different from her usual work attire, but a closer look revealed her pants were more form-fitting than usual, particularly highlighting her figure. Wu Wenyue wore tight light blue jeans paired with a white long sleeve underneath, giving a sporty yet eye-catching look.

Xu Manning cleverly dressed in summer loungewear, adopting the "missing pants" style with an oversized top covering her shorts, showing off her long and fair legs carelessly as she watched television, exuding an air of the hostess besides being sexy.

Zhao Qingge frowned slightly upon seeing this but didn’t say much. Huang Tianxuan, however, teased, "Wearing so little, aren’t you cold?"

Miss Xu was not rude: "There’s heating indoors, I’m not cold. But you, it’s just a few degrees outside and you’re in a skirt with high heels and black stockings... giving off an air of promiscuity, Sister Xuan. If you don’t know how to dress, maybe ask someone next time."

"I’ll wear whatever I like; there’s no need to ask anyone else!"

Huang Tianxuan calmly replied, yet instinctively adjusted her dress before getting up to ask Li Peifeng how the cooking was going.

"Almost ready, we’re having hotpot today. I just need to cook the base... don’t do anything; you all relax, it’s your festival today, I’ll handle all the work."

Since Li Peifeng had prepared everything in advance, they didn’t have to wait long. Three to four minutes after all four girls arrived, the hotpot, side dishes, and meats were laid out on the table.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, no one spoke, so Li Peifeng introduced the location and exceptional quality of the meats.

There was occasionally a response; everyone was enjoying the food, and even with hotpot, Li Peifeng, with his "culinary heart," made it extraordinarily delicious, and the prepared condiment sauce suited everyone’s taste.

However, after eating halfway, the girls shifted their focus from culinary pleasures to finding a topic to chat about...

"Uncle really keeps his promises. My dad told me he took the initiative to invite, and tomorrow the two families will have a meal together. You brought the gift, right?"

"Yes, I brought it."

"Your dad wants to meet Wenyue’s parents?"

Faced with Zhao Qingge’s questioning, Li Peifeng could only answer truthfully. Not only would he meet Wu Wenyue’s parents, but he had already met Xu Manning’s, and next, he couldn’t skip meeting Huang Tianxuan’s parents either.

"..."

Zhao Qingge didn’t speak, quietly eating her meal.

He Yimeng: [She’s very dissatisfied.]

Nonsense!

Li Peifeng didn’t mind, making occasional small talk with Huang Tianxuan about starting a new pharmaceutical company, while Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning were excitedly discussing how to spend the billion.

Indeed, Li Peifeng is someone who keeps his promises, and after Huang Tianxuan transferred the money to him, he immediately handed Wu Wenyue a bank card loaded with a billion for her to handle. And after Zhao Qingge joined the gathering, he also gave a gift along with a bank card with the same amount, although Old Zhao seemed reluctant to accept it.

"Still, we should buy a house, preferably a villa... a small quadrangle courtyard would also do. What do you think we should buy, Manning?"