My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Chapter 312 - 261: The Wicked Complain First (Part 3)

So this time Xu Manning went on a business trip, with a lot of work to do, such as attending other brands’ fashion shows for learning and exchange, negotiating cooperation for the offline agency development of [True Self] clothing, finding suppliers to procure new fabrics, and so on.

In short, Xu Manning is very busy. She flew out three days ago and is estimated to return in about a week.

Before she left, Xue Ya was worried that the young couple might be apart for too long, and that Li Peifeng might be unhappy, so she specially called him to reassure him. Li remembered the conversation vividly; the gist was:

"Xiaofeng, Manning is really lucky to have a boyfriend like you by her side, and to have a good friend like Wenyue supporting her. Manning’s achievements with [True Self] absolutely can’t do without the two of you. You both are not only a great help in her career but also help her grow a lot in her personality and thinking. Auntie is really happy..."

Li Peifeng sighed silently because he was wondering if Xue Ya would still be happy if one day she found out about the relationship between the three of them?!

Probably not!

"In the future, you and Manning need to get along well. She can be a bit capricious like a child sometimes. You need to be more mature and tolerant. But if she goes too far, you should tell me, and I’ll educate her..."

How anxious I feel! It’s good enough that you’re not educating me!

Li Peifeng hurriedly responded, "No, Manning is actually quite well-behaved. But, thanks, Auntie."

Now, here’s the main point.

Xue Ya expressed, "This time Manning will be on a business trip for at least ten days to half a month, but it’s unavoidable. In the future, she will definitely take over my role. Such a big enterprise, she needs to understand all the processes. Your uncle and I certainly don’t want to hand over our hard work to someone who will waste it. Surely, you are also hoping her career becomes more and more successful, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

"So, Manning will be quite busy in the future, and business trips will be common. Auntie hopes you can understand more, don’t complain about her, and communicate more if there are any issues. Like this time, even though you can’t meet for a while, you can at least video call, right? Of course, now there’s still me and your uncle. Before Manning truly grows up, we will support her, but after you start a family... Haha, Auntie may be getting ahead of herself, but I believe Xiaofeng you can understand what I mean."

"I understand, I understand."

Then Xue Ya continued to talk, but the main idea was to comfort Li Peifeng, advising him not to hold a grudge against Xu Manning due to her busy work, thus causing conflicts.

Moreover, Xue Ya, being a big boss, was extremely skilled at painting a grand picture. She even talked about their marriage, saying the wedding house is already prepared, a garden villa of 400 square meters inside the fourth ring of the Capital, with a current market price of seventy million yuan, and once the two get married, the property certificate would bear both their names.

As for the car, renovation, household appliances, feel free to leave those to them for peace of mind, Li Peifeng.

The dowry from the groom’s family? Such feudal remnants aren’t needed by the Xu family!

But the bride’s dowry must be there, a house and car not counting, there will also be an additional property worth ten million and five million in cash!

"Xiaofeng, you just need to get along well with Manning. Both of you strive to maintain this relationship and move towards happiness. That’s Auntie’s greatest wish."

The heartfelt concern and earnest hopes of the elder moved Li Peifeng greatly, leaving him feeling a mix of emotions. He almost followed Xue Ya’s topic to discuss the couple’s wedding date, but fortunately, he quickly regained his senses, nodded along with a few words, and hung up the phone.

"What a sin!"

After hanging up, Li Peifeng couldn’t help but sigh, not just because he thought of Xue Ya’s hopes for him that he couldn’t fulfill, but also because he remembered that once Xu Manning returned from her business trip, Wu Wenyue would report to him immediately, and Miss Xu’s unpleasant expression.

"I can’t let her report; it’s bound to cause trouble!"

Li Peifeng pursed his lips, shook his phone at He Yimeng, who was eyeing him doubtfully from a restaurant not far away, and then stood at the entrance against the snow, dialing Xu Manning’s number...

"Ring~ Ring~ Ring~"

After three rings, the call connected.

"Dear, have you eaten yet?" Li Peifeng asked in a gentle tone, instinctively using a sweet voice.

"Hmm, I’m eating now."

Xu Manning’s tone was muffled, and the background was noisy, as if she was in a restaurant. After a series of footsteps, she finally returned to her normal tone, with a hint of playfulness and mischief, "Honey, why are you calling? Do you miss me?"

Li Peifeng returned the question, "Don’t you miss me, dear?"

"Just a little bit." Xu Manning snorted, "Where are you? Are you calling me from the toilet like yesterday, seizing the moment you poop?"

"No, I just left home and am about to eat..."

"You haven’t eaten yet?!"

Xu Manning, half-sharing and half-boasting, said, "I’m having Huaiyang cuisine! There’s crystal pork, squirrel mandarin fish, Liangxi crisp eel, lion head, and blah blah blah."

"They are all delicious, but unfortunately, there are so many people here, both clients and subordinates, I’m too embarrassed to take pictures, otherwise, I would have posted them in the group for you guys to see... Wait for the summer vacation, I’ll bring you and second wife to Yangzhou for a taste."

Distance makes one bold, daring to call Wu Wenyue the second wife behind her back? If she finds out, she’ll pinch your shit out of you!

Li Peifeng chuckled inwardly and said, "Alright, but there’s something I need to tell you in advance. A female classmate of mine wants to start a business and is short of money, looking for seed investment. Hearing that I might be financially free, she found her way to me and wanted to treat me to a meal to discuss business cooperation. So, my dear, I’m thinking of preparing a case, is that okay?"

After two seconds of silence, Xu Manning’s tone suddenly became calm, "Who is she? Do I know her?"

"You probably don’t, and actually, I’m not that familiar with her either."

"..."

After three seconds of silence, Li Peifeng hesitated, "Forget it, I’ll just cancel this dinner and not invest. Just earlier, Wenyue asked me out for dinner; she seemed quite unhappy about this matter as well and seemed quite angry, scolded me so much I didn’t know what to say. Is it so wrong for me to meet with women now?"

"But this is business. Why am I having dinner with this person if not for the prospect of her project making money for me? Wenyue sometimes just doesn’t understand people’s feelings."

At this point, Li Peifeng paused and sighed long, "Sometimes I just feel... everything I do is all for our future... It’s meaningless, I’ll just get back to work at home."

"It doesn’t have to be canceled."

Xu Manning immediately spoke out, though her tone was a bit conflicted. The pretense of being magnanimous was almost too evident: "After all, dear, you are also making money. I left you guys for work, didn’t I? You should go... Ah, Yueyue sometimes feels jealous over me, don’t worry about it, go on and have dinner, and when I get back, I’ll have a talk with her."

Li Peifeng seemed somewhat incredulous, "Really?"

Xu Manning made a few affirming sounds, "Really, hurry up and go. I need to go back for my meal too, mwah~ love you!"

"Mwah!!"

Hanging up the call, Li Peifeng walked into the hotpot restaurant with a beaming smile.

"Damn, thought you could report me first? I’m reporting on you first! This move, is what you call a bad guy complaining first!"