Chapter 726 - 405: Next Door Neighbors (Part 3)
Now, the more sincere Li Peifeng appeared on the surface, the more repulsed Zhao Qingge felt inside. But when she thought about how he only bought the house for her, she felt slightly better.
As for Zhao Haiqi and Li Xin, it was different; they not only felt better but also more relieved and pleasantly surprised.
Where could you find such a perfect son-in-law?
You couldn’t find a second one in the world!
"Ding dong~"
The couple was about to praise and encourage Li Peifeng when the doorbell rang!
Li Peifeng’s expression changed slightly, and Zhao Qingge had a hunch: "Is it... the neighbors?"
At the moment, only those three were aware that they had moved to a new home... If it wasn’t the neighbors, it couldn’t be a delivery person, right?
Li Xin curiously asked, "Xiaofeng, aren’t you going to open the door?"
"...Okay."
Outside the door were Huang, Wu, and Xu, none of them had left!
Xu Manning and Huang Tianxuan each held a chair, while Wu Wenyue, carrying one in each hand, stood at the door. When Li Peifeng finally opened the door, the three of them smiled at him in unison, each with distinctive smiles, clearly delighted...
"We’re here to return the chairs~"
"Move aside, we’re going in to put the chairs back in their place."
Li Peifeng helplessly said, "Can you just leave them here? I’ll move them back myself; there’s no need for you to..."
Xu Manning sneered, "How can that be okay? Good loans should be repaid; it was you who personally carried them over for us. We also have to personally bring them back!"
"Move aside, move aside!"
The three girls entered in succession, and Li Peifeng couldn’t stop them!
If he blocked them forcefully, he might waste time and alert Zhao Haiqi and Li Xin inside. If the two of them came out to check and saw Li Peifeng preventing these three from entering, it would be impossible to explain. It was better to let them in, let them deliver the chairs, and then leave...
"They’re all placed in the dining room for you."
Wu Wenyue strode in, glancing at Zhao Qingge’s parents as she passed the living room but kept walking straight to the dining room. Huang Tianxuan and Xu Manning followed suit, not exchanging any words with the couple. However, Li Xin and Zhao Haiqi froze when they caught an inadvertent glance of these three.
Are these the neighbors next door? How are they all girls, each prettier than the last? And also...
"Why do I feel like that girl looks familiar?"
"Which one?"
Li Xin hesitated, "The one in the pink suit, I feel like I’ve seen her somewhere before."
How could she not look familiar? Back when Li Xin was introducing potential partners to Li Peifeng, he had sent a photo of himself with Xu Manning, claiming she was an ex-girlfriend, so that Li Xin would stop introducing new prospects... This was purely self-promotion.
"Click~"
"Just leave them here."
"Thanks a lot."
The four chairs were returned to their rightful places, and the three girls feigned loud gratitude before Huang Tianxuan lowered her voice and laughed softly, "We’ll give you one and a half hours. We’re going back to pack our luggage now. Whether or not they’re gone in one and a half hours, we’re moving in!"
Li Peifeng remained expressionless, "I said leaving them at the door was enough, but you insisted on bringing them in yourself... Fine, you can all go now; I won’t keep you."
Xu Manning wasn’t satisfied, threatening, "Beg me, or I won’t leave! I’ll go chat with her parents..."
"I’m begging you." Li Peifeng shot a sidelong glance, "I’m begging you, my little ancestor, don’t make a scene. If you cause trouble for me, will you be able to live with yourself?"
Wu Wenyue pulled Xu Manning and persuaded, "Enough, let’s go. We have a lot of luggage to pack."
Miss Xu snorted lightly, leaving the dining room with the two of them and, without stopping, walked straight out the door when passing the living room.
This time, the three girls came just to scare him, to play a little prank, and though Li Peifeng understood this, he couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious, but fortunately, the two elders didn’t notice anything.
Li Xin vaguely remembered who the familiar-looking girl was but didn’t delve deeply because she recalled that her daughter knew her as well, so it might be better to ask privately. Discussing it face-to-face would be quite inappropriate.
The two kids were almost at the point of getting married; there couldn’t be any unexpected troubles!
"It’s getting late, so we’re heading back. Are you staying here tonight?"
"No, but there’s some furniture and other things to sort out."
"By the way, Peifeng, when you have time, buy some test strips to check the formaldehyde content. Although the villa isn’t newly renovated, it’s still better to test it so you can have peace of mind."
"Yes, you’re right."
At eight o’clock, Zhao Haiqi and Li Xin left the villa. At seven forty, Li Xin called Zhao Qingge, watching as Li Peifeng answered...
"That girl? Yes."
Li Xin sighed in relief, "I told you, you knew her, and those two have long ended their relationship, right?"
Ended? They’re almost moving in!
Zhao Qingge cast a sidelong glance at Li Peifeng, tried to shake off his hand holding hers tightly, but couldn’t. When she looked again at his sincere eyes, she stayed silent for a moment, then snorted lightly in response.
She didn’t say they were done, nor did she say they weren’t.
Li Peifeng added, "Auntie, don’t worry. I would never hide anything or do anything that betrays Duoduo. I’m always honest... Yes, you remember the two principles and three commitments, right?"
After over ten minutes, the call ended, and Zhao Qingge? She went to the library.
Li Peifeng entered the room, and Zhao Qingge, leafing through a book, whispered, "Let me be alone for a while, go out."
"I won’t say anything, let’s read together."
Li Peifeng sat on another sofa facing away from her, picking up a book from the coffee table, pretending to read while actually observing Zhao Qingge’s mood.
She was emotionally down, partly because of Li Peifeng’s lies to her mother and partly due to her inability to accept the imminent move-in of those three.
Reading was naturally impossible, especially since it was a book by an Icelandic author, "Fish Have No Feet." Though beautifully translated, each paragraph was lengthy and hard to digest. Zhao Qingge forced herself to calm down by reading, and when she came across a certain passage, she felt a subtle resonance with the book, and her mood genuinely calmed down.
"Life is a flight through the darkness; isn’t living a cycle of joys and sorrows?"
Li Peifeng: [Cold and restrained yet slightly comforting, I can feel the depressive traits of high-latitude regions through such writing... I think this line is nice too!]
Zhao Qingge ignored him and continued reading. Before long, she read another line, stirring her heart once more.
"Love is the brightest galaxy, forever indestructible! But the most painful thing in the world must be never having tried to love. That is certainly unforgivable."
Zhao Qingge suddenly said, "You are unforgivable too!"
"..."
"They are unforgivable as well!!"
Li Peifeng chuckled awkwardly, "I’ll have them do more housework when the time comes."
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