My System Forces Me to Live off Women

"How much in total?"

"One hundred twenty-six yuan and four jiao, but you can just give me one hundred twenty-six."

Cooking was definitely on the agenda, and since Li Peifeng had started, he couldn’t just make one dish. As he shopped for groceries at the supermarket near his apartment complex, he used the app [Heartfelt Connection] to check in on everyone.

Wu Wenyue was in her car eating a boxed meal, so no need to bother her.

Zhao Qingge was at the mall with a friend shopping for clothes? He casually advised her that the light gray suit looked better.

Xu Manning was on a business trip inspecting a factory somewhere unknown... just a couple of "I miss you" texts would suffice.

Huang Tianxuan was in the lab dealing with some equipment... hadn’t had lunch yet, okay, add an extra portion.

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This weekend, Li Peifeng was very occupied—not only busy shuttling between the girls to let them feel his presence as a boyfriend; nor only busy with work writing, but also dealing with the aftermath of the lecture with Yu Hua.

Because on Saturday afternoon, the entire lecture "Yu Hua in Dialogue with Humanity: New Perspectives on Contemporary Literature" was video recorded and widely disseminated by North China Normal University’s public account and various short video platforms’ official accounts.

The School of Arts and Sciences initially planned to keep it internal, intended for students and teachers only, as the lecture contained critiques of contemporary literature that could spark controversy, thus they were reluctant to allow it to spread externally to avoid any negative impact.

However, during the internal live stream, many students recorded it using software, from start to finish. After the lecture concluded, some were quick to post the video online, garnering a lot of praise.

The confidentiality goal wasn’t met, and continuing to investigate which students published it became meaningless. Moreover, the school’s higher-ups noticed the matter; they examined it with broader vision, instead finding the lecture quite commendable, feeling it represented new meanings and innovations in the literary world. Yu Hua and Humanity are renowned iconic writers yet belong to the school, bringing pride. Despite potential controversy, they decided to release the full lecture video online, aiming to raise North China Normal University’s profile and academic standing in literature, additionally altering prior negative opinion toward the school.

Under the prestige of Yu Hua, a top-tier domestic writer, and the crossover appeal of Humanity, a groundbreaking web literature writer, the video rapidly gained momentum, spiking in popularity within eight hours of upload. Clips from the lecture appeared on Douyin, and even emoji packs with their faces were crafted.

"I don’t know what my royalties are!" Yu Hua had an innocent face.

"Last year’s royalties, after tax, were around two to three million." Li Peifeng said earnestly, "The Mercedes-Benz G-Class was gifted to me by a friend."

Of course, aside from being humorous, there were heartfelt moments too.

Li Peifeng: "Literature should be the clarion call of enlightenment, the sword of battle, life blooming beneath the frost blade."

Yu Hua: "When people are suffering, they don’t feel they’re suffering; they just keep busy, and most will gradually accept that life’s pursuits are futile and yield no results."

Li Peifeng: "In short, life has repeatedly pummeled me, yet my resilience has become firm and bouncy."

Li Peifeng: "Why do I write? Initially for interest, then money, but now Borges’s words better explain it: I write not for fame nor specific readers; I write so that time passing brings me peace... Yesterday’s songs feel dream-like, traversing a vast landscape, writing has become my way of life."

Outside of the lecture duo, even the host, Zhao Qingge, was catching attention, overshadowing them with her looks and the aura of being a professor at North China Normal University.

Additionally, sharp-eyed viewers, those who watched the trailer of "Sword and Law," identified that Qingqiu and Zhao Qingge were the same person, engaging in startled analysis regarding Li Peifeng’s connection to her.

Receiving answers from students and teachers, feeling unsatisfied yet believing there was more, they speculated wildly, inadvertently touching upon the truth...

But these were minor issues, baseless rumors being insignificant—what shocked many was how an online writer was now on equal footing in dialogue with a top traditional author.

To note, even first-rate web writers like Dasha, Tudou, and Godly couldn’t have such formal exchanges with a writer of Yu Hua’s caliber before. Despite both being writers, they differed considerably in social status, with distinct approaches in their works.

In the lecture, even though Li Peifeng was in the student role, he engaged well with Yu Hua, attracting more admirers as people grew curious about web novels capturing Yu Hua’s interest.

For a moment, the pen name Humanity seemed to possess a higher sophistication level than the average online writer. After all, other web novelists, no matter their success, hadn’t shared lectures with Yu Hua, nor received recognition from giants in traditional literature.

This event made waves, prompting Li Qiyuan to call at ten that night.

"Congratulations, Li Wenhao, you’re famous again."

Li Peifeng humbly replied, "Well, then you’re the natural dad of a literary giant, you’re famous too, you might even write a parenting guide titled ’Raising a Child like Humanity: A Unique Perspective’, guaranteed bestseller!"

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