My System Forces Me to Live off Women

The work "Devil President Entangles Me" sold its copyright around last November and has been set for production as a web drama.

It wrapped filming in February this year, starting post-production with editing and special effects. After another two months, everything was completed, and "Devil President" finally aired on April 27th, or last night at 8 PM, on YouTube and Netflix video platforms.

Li Peifeng naturally knew about this, but he doesn’t like watching dramas, so even though his work was being adapted to screen, he didn’t pay much attention.

He did post a couple of calls on Weibo to rally his book fans to watch, but he didn’t even bother searching for it himself.

When he wrote "Devil President," Li Peifeng did so with a mischievous mindset. At that time, he was relatively young, just entering the female reader domain, and inevitably made some writing mistakes.

Now, his writing skills have improved greatly, and revisiting those immature works is unbearable, let alone watching the adapted web series?

If he were to watch even a single episode, it would easily result in terminal embarrassment syndrome.

But while Li Peifeng didn’t want to watch, Yu Huizhi, as the author’s own mother and a fan of "Devil President," had been anticipating it for a long time. At the first chance of its release, she became a loyal viewer. After watching two episodes and loving it, she called to express her joy to her precious son.

"The drama maintains high fidelity. Initially, I thought the female lead’s casting was a bit unattractive, but her acting is quite good. The plot is also interesting. It currently has a 7.8 rating on Douban, and its discussion topics are hot on Weibo. And only four episodes have aired so far. This show is going to be a hit... Fengfeng, didn’t the director send you a big red envelope?"

"I already sold the copyright; even if it gets popular, it’s not much to do with me. Is the show really that good to watch?"

"Yes, it’s great. Even your dad, who usually doesn’t like watching dramas, watched two episodes with me, and he also found it interesting."

"Alright, I’ll watch it later."

After some casual chat regarding the airing of "Devil President," Yu Huizhi politely inquired about Li Peifeng’s current cohabitation life.

"It’s great; we’re very happy!"

Li Peifeng replied with confidence, but Yu Huizhi appeared skeptical, and Li Qiyuan, who also showed half of his face on the screen, gave his son a mocking look, as if saying, "You can lie to your parents, but don’t lie to yourself!"

"Xuanxuan, help me fill up the rice."

Noticing his parents’ attitude, Li Peifeng decided to show off his status at home, so he handed his half-filled rice bowl to Huang Tianxuan, and then signaled to Zhao Qingge, "Duoduo, help me serve a bowl of soup."

Since he was video chatting with Old Li and Old Yu, Huang Tianxuan and Zhao Qingge obliged without a word, serving the soup and refilling the rice...

"Don’t you move; let him do it himself!"

Yu Huizhi frowned, scolding, "What bad habit is this, ordering people around!"

"What’s the big deal? I made this whole meal, just asking them to serve me some rice, what’s wrong with that?"

Li Peifeng didn’t mind and got more excited as he spoke. He casually pointed at Wu Wenyue, "Pass me some ribs; can’t you see I can’t reach the dish? So little perceptiveness!"

"Eat."

Wu Wenyue took advantage of the camera not showing her face and rolled her eyes at Li Peifeng, but her tone was unexpectedly gentle, "Eat more."

"Hey, Wenyue, don’t give him food..."

"Mom, don’t worry about that. How’s your health lately?"

Li Peifeng inquired about his mom’s second pregnancy and felt relieved after getting positive feedback. Knowing their son was enjoying life in the big villa, Yu Huizhi and Li Qiyuan couldn’t be bothered to say much more and hung up after a few words.

This ordinary family chat came at a perfect timing, quelling the impending argument amongst the four girls. After dinner, they set aside their differences for a new group activity—watching the drama!

"Does it require a membership?"

"Not for the first episode, just watch."

"Let’s not use the TV in the living room; let’s go to the audiovisual room. It has a projector, the experience is better."

"Let’s go."

After eating, the four girls headed straight to the audiovisual room, and after cleaning up the dining table, Li Peifeng followed suit.

The family cinema, costing over three million, needs no further description. With a top-of-the-line 3DLP 4K projector and an acoustically transparent screen, playing a domestic urban romance drama feels like a waste; only Hollywood blockbusters can truly utilize its performance.

However, seeing the scenes of "Devil President" for the first time brought a surprising visual impact to Li Peifeng. It didn’t use the typical extreme beauty filter smoothing, where even the wrinkles on actors’ faces are erased, but maintained a natural, realistic look, which is a great bonus point.

"Is this the scene in the novel where Chen Aohong holds a family meeting?"

Li Peifeng asked casually from the corner sofa next to Huang Tianxuan. President Huang responded with a nod, "Yes, the filming is really good. You missed it earlier, but Zhong Chuxi’s acting is impressive, her lines are also pretty funny... there’s both from the book and new stuff added by the writer, all fitting the characters well."

Seeing his book adapted into a drama is a fascinating experience, but seeing Zhong Chuxi’s face reminds Li Peifeng of the day she threw herself into his arms... a bit distracting, he couldn’t watch anymore. Holding Huang Tianxuan’s hand, he quietly mused, "Actually, you’re the true devil president in my heart."