My System Forces Me to Live off Women

Chapter 499 - 332: Annual Gala Spectacle (Part 2)

Sister Shang chuckled, "If you want to check out a handsome guy, there’s no need for excuses. Besides, I have to tell you, he’s quite a bit younger than you are."

Guli Nazha shook her head slightly, "Sis, you’re overthinking it."

Sister Shang continued to tease, "I think you’re the one overthinking it. Don’t think I didn’t notice; earlier, your eyes were practically glued to his face. It’s been half a year since your last breakup, is spring in your heart stirring again?"

"Slander! Weren’t you all staring at him just like me?"

"We were looking appreciatively, right?"

"Right, right~"

"Geez, you guys can appreciate, but I can’t?"

Amidst the laughter, they arrived at room 1123. Guli Nazha was about to twist the doorknob, but Sister Shang stopped her and glared, "What’s the rush?"

Then, she knocked on the door twice, and it opened from inside. Li Peifeng stood at the door, gesturing with a "please" motion, "Go ahead."

Guli Nazha thanked him, as if she had forgotten that this dressing room was originally hers, and Li Peifeng was just borrowing it.

"You guys help her change clothes."

Guli Nazha and two assistants filed in, but Sister Shang stood at the door, gave an instruction, then closed it and looked at Li Peifeng, "Mr. Li, I’d like to have a quick chat with you, if that’s alright?"

Li Peifeng was a bit surprised, but nodded, "Sure."

Sister Shang naturally wanted to talk about turning Li into a celeb, painting a picture of a beautiful future and offering many opportunities. However, Li Peifeng had no such intentions and declined several times, clearly stating his lack of interest. Seeing his firm attitude, Sister Shang didn’t insist.

"Creak~"

After their chat, the door was opened by Zhao Jia. Guli Nazha, now in casual clothing, sat at the dressing mirror while another assistant helped her remove her makeup.

"Writer Li, Sister Shang, Nazha wants you both to come in and sit."

Li Peifeng had planned to leave and find somewhere cooler, but was curious upon hearing this and decided to enter the room.

Why are they looking for me? Am I that charming? Could it be that Guli Nazha also wants to pursue me like Aileen and Lily did...

Li Peifeng wasn’t so thick-skinned as to believe that the glamorous superstar would want to sleep with him just after one meeting, but if they met two or three times, he wasn’t so sure.

After all, familiarity breeds fondness, and the entertainment industry tends to be open about relationships. Guli Nazha has a good reputation in this regard, but she’s not known for a pure and innocent image and has been rumored to have several dating histories.

If Guli Nazha were to develop feelings, it could be a bit tricky.

Xia Sheng’s words were spot on: "You should have a realistic sense of your own appearance!"

Li Peifeng was very realistic. He was currently troubled over how to manage his relationships with those four women and had no interest in romantic entanglements, even if it was with an A-list celebrity with top-tier looks among contemporary actresses!

"Writer Li, you..."

Li Peifeng sat on the couch with his back to Guli Nazha and said casually, "Just call me Peifeng or by my full name. Constantly calling me ’writer’ feels awkward."

"Alright then."

Guli Nazha glanced at Li Peifeng through the mirror, suddenly asking, "Peifeng, are you rehearsing to perform in a program?"

"No, I just have a speech segment and need to familiarize myself with the stage layout in advance."

Guli Nazha made a sound of understanding and then turned to Sister Shang, suddenly and inexplicably saying, "Sister Shang, has my male companion for the red carpet been decided yet?"

Sister Shang was fiddling with her phone, seemingly replying to someone. She automatically responded to her artist’s question, "No decision yet, but the organizers suggested artists walk the red carpet alone this time. It’s not just an award ceremony for actors and celebrities, so they can’t overshadow the main event, and authors aren’t on the same red carpet as you."

Guli Nazha blinked, a sly look in her eyes, "Is that so? But I think it could be quite the buzz, don’t you think? It wouldn’t be like overshadowing a certain author’s spotlight, right?"

Guli Nazha and the newly popular male writer walking the red carpet together?

Her beauty combined with Li Peifeng’s stunning looks, a couple of press releases, a bit of hype, a handsome man and beautiful woman making it to the top of the trending topics - what’s wrong with that?

Sister Shang, reminded by this, immediately detected the potential for increased attention and popularity. She shifted her gaze from her phone to Guli Nazha and then to Li Peifeng, smiling as if she had pictured the scene, "Indeed, let me discuss it with the event organizers."

Li Peifeng crossed his legs and said slowly, "If I may ask, have I agreed to this yet?"

...

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On January 10th, at 8:10 p.m., the highlight of the Writers’ Annual Meeting; the Endpoint Group Super IP Gala, and the 5th Dong Original Literature Rankings Gala, commenced as planned at the Mercedes-Benz Cultural Center.

The event’s format was similar to previous years, featuring some entertainment performances and awards for online works, online writers, and male and female actors, as well as screenwriters and directors.

But this time, Endpoint Group made significant investments, and the lineup of invited stars was stronger than ever, with ample pre-event promotions.

Once the time arrived, related terms swiftly climbed into the top three trending topics on Weibo. Moments after the live red carpet footage started streaming via Qian’e’s webcast, tens of thousands of viewers flooded in before the red carpet hosts even appeared, filling the screen with comments.

"Such captivating scenery, once again we meet... Keyboard warriors!!!"

"The general returns to find his daughter living in a doghouse; he shouts: Where are my Bei Liang Army’s 300,000 iron cavalry?"