My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 133 - 127: Returning an Entire Autumn to You

The confrontation was a big success, and Li Peifeng didn't pursue things any further.

Instead, he took a wooden box out of his pocket and handed it over:

"The main thing is this medicine. If you have time, could you help me test the ingredients inside to see if it can be replicated?"

"Hmm."

Tianxuan took it, opened it, and looked in surprise: "You really have this medicine? I thought..."

"You thought I was joking with you? You thought I was messing around! But it's actually real."

Li Peifeng's expression was serious: "This medicine is very important to me. I truly want you to help me research it. If it can't be replicated, just return the remaining medicine to me. If it can be, we can discuss the next steps."

"It really is medicine." Tianxuan sniffed the pill lightly, furrowing her brows slightly, closed the lid, and examined the antique wooden box, exclaiming: "It does look like an ancestral formula piece of work!"

"So I'll leave this with you, let me know if there are any developments."

After Li Peifeng spoke, he turned to leave, but Tianxuan stepped back and made a gesture of invitation: "Come in and chat, this matter isn't as simple as you think."

"Let me in? Li Peifeng's expression softened a bit: "Aren't you afraid I'll..."

Tianxuan rolled her eyes: "Hurry up, no need to change shoes."

"Alright then."

Li Peifeng chuckled, bent down to pick up a bouquet of flowers resting against the wall beside the door, and handed it directly to Tianxuan: "A gift for you." Then he stepped into the room.

"A gift?"

Tianxuan looked at the flowers she subconsciously took, stunned, since she really hadn't received such a strange bouquet before.

Or rather, it wasn't a bouquet of flowers at all, just handcrafted flowers made from golden ginkgo leaves, wrapped in translucent floral cellophane, forming a bouquet of 'ginkgo leaf flowers.'

The bouquet of 'ginkgo leaf flowers' that Li Peifeng gave consisted of nine flowers, made from fallen ginkgo leaves from the Yandu University Medical Department campus. He had found a plastic bag, stuffed it full, and then biked to a florist near the campus gates, folded them neatly, bought some wrapping paper, and it was done!

"What do you call this that you gave me?"

Tianxuan closed the door, a bit dissatisfied, but couldn't hide the smile on her lips: "Aren't people supposed to give roses, lilies, or tulips? Who gives leaves? And leaves that are almost withered!"

These aren't just leaves; they're a memento of our friendship, a testament to our reconciliation.

Li Peifeng sat down on the sofa, chuckling: "I still fondly remember that day on North Mountain Road in Hangzhou, when a girl named Huang gave me the whole of Hangzhou's autumn."

"Today, I also return her a touch of the Capital's autumn, and although the leaves are withered, when I fold them into flowers, they become the last burst of life in autumn."

"Just shut up!"

Tianxuan seemed a bit annoyed, rolling her eyes, then turned to call out to another room: "Aunt Wang, could you pour me a cup of hot water?"

"Oh, sure."

Before someone came out, Tianxuan turned to look at Li Peifeng, smiling: "Go ahead and scald that loud mouth of yours!"

In no time, the housekeeper brought over a cup of hot water, and the two sat down on the sofa in the living room.

"Did you really fold all these by hand?"

Tianxuan was captivated by the small bouquet of 'ginkgo leaf flowers,' unable to put it down.

"Yeah, why else would it take an hour for me to walk the few hundred meters from campus to your house?"

Li Peifeng took a sip of water, speaking casually: "The leaves are from the ginkgo trees on your campus, and the flowers were folded by me one by one. There's also a card inside; you can take a look."

"Where... oh, there it is!"

Tianxuan pulled it out and looked; there were a few small words written on it:

"Autumn is for more than just longing; it's also for meeting."

Hmm, this feeling! She couldn't help but want to laugh again!

Tianxuan couldn't help but smile, but then Li Peifeng slowly said: "What that sentence means is that if you want to see me in the future, you can just ask me to meet up. No need to be so cryptic, we're friends after all."

"Yes, friends, very good female friends!"

Tianxuan pouted: "But if I hadn't asked you to stay just now, wouldn't I have received this bouquet?"

"I wouldn't be that stingy; you would still receive it. The bouquet was beside the door. Even if you didn't ask me to stay, I would still leave, walk into the stairwell, and once I'm downstairs and out of the community, I would WeChat you."

Li Peifeng raised an eyebrow: "Tianxuan, go check outside, I left you a surprise."

Couldn't resist this unexpected bit of romance!!

Tianxuan smiled with pursed lips: "This way sounds more interesting, a bit regretful for having you stay."

She then put down the flowers and placed the wooden box on the coffee table: "Tell me about this box of medicine, what's the deal with it?"

"Here's the thing..."

Making up excuses, fooling you is a breeze.

Li Peifeng continued with the excuse about the ancestral secret formula, saying the medicine was given to him by his deceased grandfather. According to his grandfather, the old man saved a Taoist priest's life during a special time, and this medicine was a token of gratitude.

Originally, they gave his grandfather thirty pills in total. After taking them, the old man felt energetic and invincible, so he cherished them greatly, keeping them hidden even from his own son, Li Peifeng's father.

Until his last moments, the grandfather had two pills left. Knowing he didn't have much time left, he decided to pass them on to the next generation. He didn't choose to leave them to Li Qiyuan, because there's always a special bond with grandchildren, and the old man always loved his eldest grandson, so he passed the two pills on to Li Peifeng.

As a result, neither Li Qiyuan nor Yu Huizhi was aware of this; only Li Peifeng and his long-deceased grandfather knew...

"When the medicine was passed to me, I felt it was useless, because I'm not that kind of person; I didn't need it, so I never used it."

Li Peifeng sincerely said: "But until one day, I was really curious and decided to try one to see if it was as magical as my grandfather said. I tried one, and then..."

"And then what happened to you?" Tianxuan asked, her expression playful.

"And then I took cold showers all night."

Li Peifeng had an expression of not wanting to remember the embarrassing past, seeing her expression, he exclaimed in surprise: "Where was your mind going? I've been single all these years, had one relationship that only lasted six days, and nothing happened. I'm innocent!"

Tianxuan let out a long sigh: "Little brother, even if you're making up a story, have some limits. Otherwise, I really can't listen to it anymore."

Li Peifeng changed the subject: "In any case, the medicine's effect is top-notch, exceeding all similar products on the market. Hey, you mentioned earlier that this matter isn't that simple; what did you mean?"

"Specifically, it's very difficult, because this is traditional Chinese medicine."

Tianxuan picked up the wooden box, observing the pill inside, and slowly explained: "Western medicine generally contains only one or a few chemical substances, and both raw and auxiliary materials are clearly listed, making it easier to replicate; but traditional Chinese medicine is much more complex. With so many medicinal herbs and various preparation methods, countless combinations of monarchs, ministers, assistants, and guides are possible. The same medicinal herb can have varying effects depending on the year and growth environment."

"So, not to mention that you only have one pill now, even if you had the prescription, the difficulty and cost of replicating it would be much higher than with Western medicine, and the possibility of success is very low. After replicating it, the efficacy might not match that of the original medicine, potentially causing severe side effects."

Li Peifeng felt disheartened halfway through listening, but soon regained his composure. Since this was system-produced, it didn't specify that it was traditional Chinese medicine, just that 'Nine Returns to One Solid Essence Strengthening Pill' was a name with traditional Chinese medicine vibes...

"Anyway, please help when you have time, study it when you can. Treat a dead horse like a living one; if it works, it works, if not, so be it."

Tianxuan nodded: "I understand."

Afterwards, Li Peifeng also showed some concern about how Tianxuan was adjusting to life and work in the capital, asking about things like whether she was used to the environment and her diet.

After chatting for a while, Miss Huang said, intentionally or not: "Everything else is fine. Mainly, I don't have many friends here in the capital, no one to hang out with on weekends. I'm unfamiliar with the place, and without a local to guide me, I don't know where to go. I'm afraid that in time, it'll feel really boring."

"Don't you have so many classmates? There must be plenty of senior students, right?"

"Firstly, the term hasn't started yet, I'm not officially enrolled. Secondly, even if I enroll, although my identity is a student, I'm also a project leader, half a boss. Do you think I can be friends with them..."

"That's true."

Li Peifeng nodded, not saying anything further.

Tianxuan glanced at him, then directly kicked over a slipper: "Playing dumb, are we? I've hinted so much and you don't get it?"

"Get what?" Li Peifeng held up the slipper innocently: "What am I supposed to get?"

"Take me out on the weekend!!"

Tianxuan demanded confidently: "Like when I took you around in Hangzhou!"