Chapter 148: Shameless and Greedy!

Su Li’s gaze shifted to Shen Cishu, who was gradually regaining her composure, though her expression remained unchanged.

What comes quickly also fades quickly.

Serving Shen Cishu was like this—she never knew when the service would end.

Of course, Su Li had her own methods to help Shen Cishu calm down, but those carried a high risk of triggering an extreme sense of guilt within Shen Cishu, pushing her into another state entirely.

As long as Su Li was paid enough, she felt she could tolerate her clients as much as possible.

After all, she had no emotions; no matter what her clients did, it would not affect her mood.

It was only a matter of spending more time.

“This service session is over. Please pay the fees incurred during the service,” Su Li said calmly, her gaze resting on Shen Cishu, who had already calmed down and was sitting on the sofa.

“You want me to pay?”

“On what grounds?”

“Didn’t I already pay you 30,000 yuan?”

“How shameless can you be—greedy and insatiable!”

“Besides, the money for the art supplies was paid by my mother. Since she paid for it, I don’t need to pay extra.”

“If you really want it, you can take all the paint on the floor with you.”

Shen Cishu spoke calmly, her logic no different from that of a normal person.

“Moreover, you were the one providing the service to me, but you left my home in such a mess.”

“I didn’t ask you to pay me anything extra. I’ve already given you face, and now you still have the nerve to ask me for money.”

Su Li glanced at her but said nothing more.

Even with the extra payment Bai Huizi gave her, Su Li realized she was unwilling to continue dealing with Shen Cishu once her bottom line was crossed.

Her mood was surprisingly calm, and she didn’t understand why she was reacting this way.

Perhaps even without emotions or mood swings, her subconscious still strongly resisted the situation.

The clothes on her body had long since been torn into shreds. Su Li took a fresh set from the bag she always carried and put them on.

“This service session is over. Goodbye.”

After putting on the clothes, Su Li casually gathered the torn garments from the floor.

Although she was covered in paint, she made no attempt to clean herself.

Others might find her behavior strange, but as long as she didn’t mind, it was no problem.

Su Li gently closed the door behind her.

Shen Cishu sat on the sofa and let out a long breath.

It was over.

Everything was over.

Looking at the chaotic mess in front of her, she couldn’t believe she was the one who had caused it.

Even now, sitting on the sofa, she still felt like she was in a dream, detached from reality.

This wasn’t something she should have done.

Thinking about the over ten thousand yuan spent on art supplies, even though she had the money now, she wouldn’t have bought such expensive materials.

She wasn’t like that wretched Bai Huizi.

Wasteful and reckless.

Having experienced poverty, she knew how hard money was to come by and naturally treasured it.

At this moment, Shen Cishu finally felt that she had come to her senses.

Su Li was a trap set by Bai Huizi, meant to mock her.

An “emotional therapist”—

Ridiculous!

Such a profession didn’t exist at all!

And meeting Bai Huizi today, then acting like a madwoman chasing after Su Li to see her—this had to be Bai Huizi’s doing.

She had fallen for it again!

Her weakness had been exploited by Bai Huizi.

Her detestable sister knew human nature too well.

She knew Shen Cishu wouldn’t be able to accept it quietly.

Fortunately, she had woken up in time and managed to turn the tables.

Even though she had spent 30,000 yuan, the payment she made for the paint wasn’t a total loss either.

Although she would never use those paints again.

Shen Cishu slowly stood up from the sofa, bare feet white and delicate, and walked over to the paint box.

She picked it up, then listlessly threw it back onto the floor.

The paint box hit the ground, spilling paint everywhere.

Suddenly, she realized she had lost the passion for art she once had.

Perhaps the earlier chaos had completely drained the last of her interest.

Glancing around at the mess again, she finally decided to call the cleaning service.

The paint on the floor was easy enough to clean, but the paint splattered across the walls would require professional deep cleaning.

Thinking about how childish she had been, trying to turn the entire room into a canvas, she felt foolish—it wasn’t truly who she was.

Shen Cishu took out her phone and saw the contact labeled “Su Li”—that irritating person—and hesitated for a moment, wanting to delete her.

Her finger hovered over the “delete friend” option, trembling but unable to make the decision.

Though her heart was firm, she couldn’t bring herself to do it.

Even in moments of anger, she found it impossible to cut off Su Li.

In the end, Shen Cishu tossed her phone back onto the sofa and slumped down, looking completely defeated.

She let herself sink into the sofa and still didn’t delete Su Li.

Perhaps one day, when she truly hated Su Li, then deleting her wouldn’t be too late.

Thinking this, Shen Cishu stopped overthinking.

The street lamps gradually lit up, their warm yellow halos spreading softly in the deepening dusk, like someone had spilled a honey jar, the sticky light flowing over the asphalt.

Neon signs from the shops flickered on one by one, red, blue, purple, and green light spots jumping into puddles, shattered into sparkling fragments by the wheels of passing cars.

The glass windows of the convenience store fogged up, and beside the cashier counter, the oden bubbled, radish chunks floating and sinking in amber-colored broth.

Su Li left Shen Cishu’s home and walked along the street.

The sky had darkened, but she realized not much time had passed.

Perhaps it was because of Shen Cishu’s intense emotional fluctuations that time felt both long and short simultaneously.

The bus on the roadside hadn’t stopped running.

Su Li boarded, sensing strange looks from others but paid them no mind, quietly sitting on the bus.

【Transaction completed, heading home now】

Su Li glanced at the chat interface with Bai Huizi and gave a brief report.

She still remembered Bai Huizi saying she’d wait for her message at her place.

【Waiting for you】

The reply came soon.

Su Li put away her phone and sat quietly in her seat.

One transaction ended, another was about to begin.