My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Chapter 455 - 317: Very Bold (Part 2)

According to Li’s imagination, the five of them would sit atop the mountain. He would have Zhao Qingge in his left arm, Huang Tianxuan in his right, and Wu Wenyue would be holding Xu Manning, who would be lying in his lap.

This scene from the shared dream of the five is recreated here, and it’s also the future plot of "Sword and Magic" book.

Indeed, Li Peifeng designed four female leads in the book, all based on the four women in front of him, although they aren’t all human in the book. Some are Nords, some are Elf Species, but their personalities are broadly similar.

Ultimately, Li Peifeng deeply cherishes the five-in-one dream, and the scene of a few of them gazing at the stars together remains unforgettable in his mind. He felt this picture was beautiful, romantic, very "one-size-fits-all".

That might have been the happiest moment of his life, yet at the time, he didn’t know it.

His inner surge of emotions found nowhere to vent. Initially, after waking from the dream, Li Peifeng wanted desperately to paint that moment immediately. But fearing he’d do a poor job due to his limited skills, he practiced on other matters from the dream for a long time. Today, feeling he’s improved and prompted by present difficulties, his artistic instincts have multiplied, leading him to start sketching.

Li Peifeng plans to include this painting in his book, and just at that moment, the four women saw it. To avoid upsetting them by going ahead without asking, he thought it prudent to ask for their permission first...

"No way!"

Zhao Qingge was the first to express her stance, and the other three also shook their heads, generally agreeing: "You can’t draw me!"

Li Peifeng frowned slightly: "The characters are quite small, their faces can’t be seen, you wouldn’t be able to tell who is who."

The other three remained silent, but Zhao Qingge’s answer was still consistent: "It’s still a no!"

Li Peifeng, indifferent, said: "Then I’ll draw the male and female leads from the book, just make sure you don’t mistakenly think the people in the painting are yourselves."

Wu Wenyue frowned: "Does it even make a difference?"

Xu Manning scoffed: "Just let him fantasize, it’s about all he’s capable of."

Huang Tianxuan chuckled: "Peifeng, if you really miss it so much, just keep dreaming. Writing novels and painting aren’t thorough enough, everything is possible in dreams."

Do you think you’ll sleep well tonight? Speaking of which, what’s your attitude, did you develop immunity to the perfume?

Li Peifeng glanced at the women: "Didn’t you say you wanted to chat with me? About what?"

Wu Wenyue took the lead: "After you make a choice, what if you don’t stick to your word?"

It was quite direct, making Li Peifeng slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked: "How about... letting it cool off?"

Xu Manning’s expression changed: "At this point, you still want to play the rascal?"

The other three didn’t look much better, and Huang Tianxuan said solemnly: "Peifeng, if this is your attitude, there’s no need for us to continue talking. I also don’t need to waste time here; I’ll book my flight back to Hangzhou tomorrow."

Zhao Qingge nodded slightly: "I also plan to return to the Capital tomorrow."

"..."

The room fell silent, Li Peifeng was deep in thought. After a moment, as if resigning himself, he sighed: "Don’t worry, I won’t go back on my word. Continuing like this is indeed delaying you all... I will solidify my choice and keep my distance from others. But before the seventh, you need to give me time to think this over carefully."

"And during this period, I hope you stop fighting among yourselves. Your arguments are unpleasant, making my parents embarrassed and uneasy, and clouding my mind so I can’t think of answers. In short, just hold back a bit, okay?"

The four women’s expressions softened somewhat. Although they verbally retorted with ’What do you mean by fighting?’ ’Who’s fighting?’ ’Fighting over you, how hilarious!’ and similar comments, their opinions surprisingly aligned, agreeing to Li Peifeng’s request.

"One more thing."

Zhao Qingge spoke seriously: "If you don’t chase after them, but they chase after you, or other people pursue you in the future, what will you do then?"

"That’s not really related to me, is it?"

Li Peifeng thought to himself, as long as he’s not proactive, could they expect him to adhere to some kind of strict moral code?

"Not related to you? How can you say that?"

But the women were clearly unsatisfied, Xu Manning said: "Any normal man with a girlfriend should know how to handle advances from other women. How do you not know?"

Wu Wenyue reminded: "As the saying goes, flies don’t land on cracked eggs, and another saying goes a single hand doesn’t clap... Do you get it?"

"Yes, that’s the correct answer." Huang Tianxuan nodded, scanning around with a smile: "As long as your attitude is firm, whether someone talks with you, wants to ask you out, or more actively pursues you, you just need to reject it all, don’t give them a chance, then they’ll naturally be helpless. But I really doubt you can manage... "

Women, to some extent, have an instinct to cage men. If a man won’t get into the cage, the woman panics, commonly called ’lack of security’.

Women want to ensure their partner is in their cage while also capable of earning a lot of money.

What is their ideal partner like? Amazingly handsome, incredibly wealthy, exceptionally talented. So outstanding that all sorts of seductive spirits approach, yet their man reacts like an impotent eunuch.

But once he turns to see her, the man immediately behaves like a fervent canine. Even if she mistreats him a thousand times, he remains as if in first love, unwaveringly dedicated, mysteriously fixated on her, willing to die rather than leave her.

Is this ideal love? It’s clearly an ’ideal prisoner’!