My System Forces Me to Live off Women-Chapter 174 - 164: It’s Not That Simple

"Haven’t written poetry in a long time."

"Focusing on the utility of bread, milk, and vegetables."

"Focusing on the dissolution of mundane life, focusing on what the professor says, I understand it all."

"I haven’t left the literary world,"

"I just value romance more."

...

Li Peifeng is quite satisfied with his current lifestyle, especially in the realm of emotions.

Two girls have scheduled Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, developing his plans methodically. He can still see Zhao Qingge every day. Even though they can’t be all lovey-dovey at school, he finds chances to be alone in Zhao Qingge’s office now and then, holding hands and embracing.

What is happiness? This is it.

And when one’s emotions are fulfilled, inspiration in creativity follows.

Thus, in recent days, Li Peifeng has written a few modern poems, submitting them before the deadline of the Beihua Teachers Love Poetry Competition, fulfilling a promise he had previously made to Bai Xiaoyang, contributing a modest effort to the Literature Society.

There’s no need to worry about the quality; the threshold for modern poetry is low, and anyone can be a poet.

Although the Literature Society holds this competition with rankings, the original intention isn’t to pick out the first and second, to find the school’s most talented poet. The point is sharing, venting, allowing every student to express their abundant emotions during their youth.

Of course, participating in the poetry contest is just a trivial matter. Most of the time, Li Peifeng spends on attending classes, writing for Female Respect, or researching new topics.

The days are bland but occasionally have waves, mainly due to Zhao Qingge’s mother—Li Xin.

Ever since she accidentally found Li Peifeng and her daughter alone late at night, she became suspicious. Even though she didn’t have concrete evidence, and their explanations were flawless, Li Xin still keenly sensed that there might be some emotional bond beyond teacher-student between the two.

So, to nip this dangerous bud in the bud, Li Xin has constantly been introducing girlfriends to Li Peifeng.

The girls introduced are quite attractive. Just from the photos, one or two, after some photo editing, might even compete with Xu Manning and Wu Wenyue.

Li Xin, as the "matchmaker," is also very responsible, following up thoroughly, rather than simply introducing and moving on.

The first step is testing the waters, with visual evidence.

Li Xin would first send Li Peifeng selfies of the girls. If he wasn’t particularly satisfied, she’d move on to the next suggestion. If Li Peifeng found one appealing, Li Xin would directly forward the girl’s WeChat profile.

The second step is thoughtful service, taking all aspects into consideration.

On the day they add each other on WeChat, Li Xin would ask how the conversation was going. If Li Peifeng said it wasn’t going well, Li Xin would continue to probe into what went wrong—was it the girl’s personality, family, or other aspects? What is his standard for a girl he likes?

The third step, with experience from the past, relentless determination.

Continuously sending photos and recommendations, but Li Xin would heed Li Peifeng’s likes and dislikes, adjusting her recommendations accordingly, making the recommendations increasingly to his liking...

"Isn’t this a curse?!"

Li Peifeng found this to be unbearable.

Within just a week, he added eight girls on WeChat through Li Xin, all of them students.

Some from Yandu University of Finance and Economics’ School of International Trade, where Li Xin is, and some from Yandu University’s School of Foreign Languages, where Zhao Qingge’s father, Zhao Haiqi, is.

Initially, Li Peifeng didn’t take it seriously, intending to brush it off with a few casual messages to the girls and let Li Xin forget about it. However, with Li Xin’s unwavering determination and responsible matchmaking, the situation gradually escalated.

The girls recommended by Li Xin are better-looking and more accomplished, each being talented and eloquent.

Plus, whether it was Li Xin’s praise of Li Peifeng or the girls being attracted by his high income and good looks from his social media, their attitude in chatting was warm, even quite proactive!

Li Peifeng didn’t want to string anyone along, but when these girls initiated chats, it would be impolite not to respond, contrary to the Li family’s etiquette...

"Did we chat today? No? Then you better start a conversation!"

"We talked so much last night; today, how should I start? The weather is nice, or should I say I want to see you?"

"I feel like drinking and getting drunk in your arms... haha, Brother Feng, I’m just kidding, I can’t drink."

"The wind is strong tonight, reminded me of the song you sang yesterday, don’t misunderstand, I’m not missing you."

"Green code, normal temperature, vaccinated. We’ve talked for so many days, when are we going to meet? Or should I be the one to ask you out?" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

"Hey, I just read your book, it’s really interesting. I also wrote a novel, so when are you free to meet up and guide me a bit?"

"(Angrily) Saying something three times makes it lose flavor, a donkey brays thrice stubbornly; I’m asking you one last time, can we have dinner tonight?!"

This verbal intimacy, this push and pull, is still manageable.

Then there are more forward girls, wearing yoga pants, showing off their curves at the gym, with their words being ambiguously playful...

"Feng, show me a few glute exercises; today’s workout didn’t feel like anything."

There are also photos of legs in black stockings.

On a Monday morning, right after waking up, Li Peifeng saw a girl had sent him a photo of her legs in black stockings.

Needless to say, for a guy in his early twenties, that’s quite stimulating...

"It’s really cold this morning, wear more clothes when you go out to school, don’t wear too little like me."

Quite considerate?

For these kinds of messages, Li Peifeng would look at the photos while feeling a pang of regret.

"Testing a gentleman? Testing with this? Which gentleman can withstand this kind of test?! Auntie is forcing me to be a bad person!!"

As he was replying, another message came from Li Xin.

"Peifeng, how was your chat with Xue Xuan last night?"

"It was okay."

Li Peifeng hesitated, then deleted this line instead of sending it.

Over these three days, Li Xin introduced him to many girls, whose looks are top-notch even at a beauty-filled school like Beihua Teachers.

But they were all tactfully rejected by Li Peifeng with phrases like "it’s okay."

This kind of thing can’t be repeated too many times. After a week, having talked to eight already, if he continues to find excuses, claiming things aren’t right, it would definitely make Li Xin suspicious, possibly heightening her suspicion of the relationship between him and Zhao Qingge...

I put in so much effort to introduce you to so many beauties, and yet you don’t fancy any; do you have orientation issues or a problem with my daughter?!

"Pretty good."

A thought flashed through Li Peifeng’s mind, and he typed: "(Laughing) Thank you, Auntie."

Li Xin: "Oh? This one went well?"

Li Peifeng: "Yes, we hit it off."

Li Xin: "That’s good. I’ve introduced you to the well-known campus belles, department belles, and talented girls of Yandu Finance and Yandu University, as long as they’re single. If you still can’t find the right one, haha, Auntie would be very disappointed."

As expected!

Li Peifeng felt a chill: "Yes, yes, I got along well with Xue Xuan, thanks again, Auntie."

Li Xin: "No need to thank me yet, you two haven’t even started yet, right? Go meet the girl, have a meal, watch a movie, and once you’re holding hands... haha, then let me know, so I can be at ease."

Unbelievable!

Won’t be at ease without seeing me with a girlfriend?

"Okay, Auntie, I’m off to class now. You take care, and I’ll let you know if there’s any progress." Li Peifeng sighed softly, politely replied, then got up to wash up.

How is an associate dean of a prestigious university’s school so idle?!!

While baffling, Li Peifeng also sensed how much Li Xin values her daughter. It seemed she truly feared there was something between him and Zhao Qingge.

But he definitely wouldn’t go on a date with anyone like Xueyan, no matter if she sent any black stocking leg photos.

Xu Manning on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Wu Wenyue on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, weekends for the two girls alone, his duty roster was nearly full.

Continuing in this way is truly risky, and even deleting the chat records with these "dating candidates" each day was troublesome enough for Li Peifeng.

The pitfall is that even after deletion, it’s not safe. If either Wu or Xu suddenly decides to check his phone and any of the eight girls sends a message, it would be trouble.

Thinking of this, Li Peifeng sighed: "Love isn’t that easy, everyone has his own phone!"