My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 33 - 31: What Is Love?

"Let me say something fair..."

"What the hell are you talking about??"

"Get out!"

Before Li Peifeng could even finish shouting, the two women interrupted angrily, and both pairs of eyes turned to him, as if ready to team up against him if he didn’t leave.

"So, you won’t let me speak fairly, how about speaking motherly, equality of men and women..."

"Get out!!"

"Do you want a beating?!"

Time to slip away!

Li Peifeng expressionlessly left the room and began to tidy up the scattered vegetables in the living room.

[Xu Manning gifted food (converted to 2346 yuan), you need 13941 yuan more to unlock the lottery...]

Li Peifeng looked over and saw there was nothing cheap in that big bag of vegetables; the most expensive must be that three-pound Australian lobster, no wonder the spending limit increased by more than two thousand dollars.

But Li Peifeng wasn’t happy at all; instead, he pondered the relationships among the three of them.

Initially, it might have just been Xu liking Wu, Wu liking Li, and Li also liking Wu—a relatively simple love triangle.

But now, it’s all messed up. These two women have been getting along for over a year; they couldn’t possibly have no real feelings for each other, and both of them and he have had ’exchanges’, it’s impossible not to have other thoughts...

Li Peifeng calculated in his mind: "It’s true that Wu Wenyue likes me, but it’s definitely not like she said before, treating Xu Manning just as a sister. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so afraid of her just entering the room. Xu Manning is the same, saying she pursued me for revenge, even a dog wouldn’t believe it."

Dopamine’s captivity has no redemption; everyone is a prisoner of emotion!

After pondering for a while, when everything was tidied up, the relationship was still chaotic. Li Peifeng was too lazy to think about how to sort it out. He walked back into the bedroom and saw the two of them sitting on the bed in silence, not arguing anymore.

"Knock knock~"

He reached out and knocked on the door to break the silence, casually commanding: "Wu Wenyue, come out and mop the floor, the bottle of fruit vinegar in the bag broke, and the vinegar spilled everywhere. Xu Manning, come help in the kitchen, we’ll eat later."

"..."

They treated him like air. Li Peifeng strode forward, grabbed their arms, trying to pull them out, but faced strong resistance and even got beaten.

Wu Wenyue struck the hardest: "Get away!"

Xu Manning expressed disgust: "Don’t touch me!"

"Then just get out!!"

Li Peifeng was also angry, putting an arm around each of their necks in a high and low hold: "Don’t stay in my house, I just found out today that I’ve been an unashamed ’Xiaosan’. You two are really something, being scumbags without a trace, truly turned my life into a joke..."

"Please, get back together! I wish you eternal happiness and a hundred years of union. When you get married, I’ll give each of you a big red envelope, just please don’t torment other men!"

He gritted his teeth while saying this, and a faint fragrance seemed to emanate from him, elusive yet present.

Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning’s expressions shifted from anger or dissatisfaction to being dazed and stunned, like students being scolded by the principal, sheepishly and a little servile.

Li Peifeng felt the resistance from both of them lighten, thinking his words had worked, so he used more force to pull them out of the bedroom. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

One he threw into the living room: "Go mop the floor."

One he dragged into the kitchen: "Go wash the vegetables, I’ll rinse the rice."

Xu Manning sneaked a glance at him while turning on the tap to wash the vegetables, but her movements were very clumsy, obviously not having done this kind of task much.

After a bit more than a minute, Wu Wenyue finished mopping and walked into the kitchen, standing beside her and taking the vegetables from her hands.

"Let me do it, Miss Xu hasn’t even touched ordinary water, don’t ruin those hands."

Xu Manning didn’t want to wash them anyway, took two steps back, and mouthed: "And what’s it to you if they get ruined?"

Wu Wenyue remained expressionless: "You really want me to say you didn’t wash the vegetables clean?"

"What’s not clean?"

"From the leaves, the roots to the heart, none are clean!"

"That’s a problem with the vegetables, they’re inherently dirty."

Xu Manning smiled faintly: "And besides, how do you wash something that’s heartless? Just like those who are heartless and fickle; even if A loves them passionately, it’s hard to melt their icy heart."

Wu Wenyue was simply fed up: "Stop being so sarcastic, I’ve always been just friends with Li Peifeng, never overstepping any bounds while being with you, but it’s you who..."

"Oh! You didn’t while with me? But now you have!!"

Xu Manning squinted her eyes and said coldly: "Was it something that happened recently? I was wondering why he suddenly reached out to me to say he wants to make peace and be good friends with all three of us and all that crap. Seems it’s the guilt of a thief, laying groundwork for you two’s affair!!"

Wu Wenyue’s hands trembled slightly as she washed the vegetables and shouted with a false bravado: "I’ve had enough, Xu Manning, stop taking things out of context and being unreasonable!"

"Shameless!"

"You conniving little B, dare to scold me?"

"I absolutely dare, you lousy woman!"

"Clang~ Chop~ Clang!"

Li Peifeng skillfully chopped away at the three-pound lobster on the cutting board, the sound of the cleaver striking the shell and board was loud, yet it couldn’t drown out the two women’s shrill arguments.

He suddenly felt a bit of tinnitus.

As if the sea breeze was passing through a rusty wire mesh, the wind carrying fine sand swirling into his ear canal, flocks of seagulls cried loudly in the sky, the waves crashing against the shore with a splash...

"Lobster, oh lobster, have you been disturbed by the noise too?!"

Li Peifeng gently caressed the lobster’s big head, steeled himself, and chopped the knife onto the cutting board, the blade sinking three inches into the wood.

"Bang~"

The sound of the knife entering the cutting board was loud, but it couldn’t stop the two girls from fighting, and their quarrel only intensified...

"Wu Wenyue! Don’t think I don’t know you’ve been flirting with him all along!"

"You always use your narrow mind to speculate about others. There’s nothing between us. The problem is you. You’re truly shameless; you not only offered yourself up, but thinking about it makes me sick."

Li Peifeng finally spoke, his voice deep, husky, and magnetic: "Meeting you two wretches, that’s my blessing..."

"Who’s a wretch? Are you crazy?!"

"Haha, a blessing? With an ex-girlfriend like that, you’re truly blessed!"

Li Peifeng silently glanced at Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning, his eyes conveying: One more word and you’re both out!

The two looked at each other, vaguely sensing his seriousness, and, feeling guilty, stopped talking and quietly continued to help with the cooking.

Li Peifeng then picked up the knife and slowly began to sing;

"But I’m missing~ your lifelong understanding~"

"Unrelated to romance~ I write my preface waiting for your return~"

"With one decisive stroke~ the shore waves are a thousand stacks~"

"How to explain love~ any writing seems wrong..."

The singing gradually grew stronger, and the atmosphere in the kitchen inexplicably became harmonious because of this song.

After finishing Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection, Li Peifeng felt this unique way of mediation worked well, so he hummed while cooking, and the two girls stopped arguing, occasionally joining in for a couple of lines.

In their less-than-perfect collaboration, the meal was finally completed.

"Let’s eat."

The table was filled with sumptuous dishes, and the two girls obediently sat on each side.

Li Peifeng brought out the bowls and chopsticks, took off his apron, but didn’t sit down.

"Your bowls and chopsticks are missing." Xu Manning was about to start eating but noticed there were only two sets of tableware on the table, so she couldn’t help but remind him.

Wu Wenyue didn’t say anything, just motioned to get up, seemingly about to fetch them.

"No need."

Li Peifeng glanced at the WeChat message on his phone, waved his hand, and said: "Old Zhao is treating a few of us students to dinner, they’re here to pick me up now, you guys go ahead and eat."

"Huh?"

"You?"

Ignoring their surprise or discontent, Li Peifeng went into the bedroom to grab a coat, thought for a moment, and then dabbed some perfume on himself. After hiding the perfume, he walked out to the living room, seeing them still watching him from the dining room...

"No fighting, alright? If you’re going to fight, do it outside, I’ll try to get back early."

Li Peifeng reminded them with a word, then closed the door and left, only then did the two girls realize what had happened.

"He really left?"

Wu Wenyue sulked: "Ignore him."

Xu Manning was also unhappy: "Why didn’t he say earlier?!"

After speaking, not quite believing it, she walked to the window and waited for a long while, seeing Li Peifeng go downstairs and get into a white new-energy BMW sedan, she finally returned to the table.

"His mentor?"

"Looks like Zhao Qingge’s car."

"Let’s eat." Wu Wenyue handed over a bowl of measured rice, placing it at the table beside herself.

Xu Manning didn’t speak, sat beside her, took a couple of bites, and suddenly noticed a piece of lobster meat on her bowl, turning her head in surprise.

She saw Wu Wenyue tearing the lobster shell, her arm muscles tensed, her profile showing a cold yet handsome arc, but her expression seemed dissatisfied, muttering softly...

"Bought lobster for him, and the guy didn’t even eat before leaving. I used to treat you so well, did you ever treat me to lobster? Do you even have a conscience?!"

Xu Manning’s lips moved twice, feeling a bit guilty, but soon rolled her eyes: "This time I really wanted to invite you over to eat together, otherwise why would I buy so much food? Turns out, no need to notify, you moved right into his place directly!"

"We’re house-sharing!"

"Yeah, right, I also live nearby, why not share with me?"

Wu Wenyue glared: "Do you dare to ask that? Share with you? Don’t you know what you did?!"

You dare to approach him, yet don’t dare approach me? You shamelessly choose your supposed "enemy in love", your traitorous "best friend" for house-sharing, yet avoid the ex who once made you wear the green hat? Even though the latter was your roommate for nearly a year...

Xu Manning silently sneered, continuing to eat, took a couple of bites, and suddenly said: "I want to room-share with you guys too."

Are you planning to be a bright bulb at 3500 watts? Just hearing you say that makes me feel blinded!

Wu Wenyue put down the lobster, gave her an eerie glance, and slowly said: "The living room sofa and the bathroom toilet, pick one as your place to stay."

"..."