Because many clients had rather demanding requests, Su Li had developed the habit of keeping her phone close at all times.
Even when she was taking a shower, she would place her phone nearby.
When she heard the vibration, Su Li wiped her hands and didn’t bother to wonder who had sent her a message.
Guessing was pointless since the answer would soon reveal itself.
She dried her hands with a towel beside her and saw it was a transfer notification from Bai Huizi, so she didn’t dwell on it.
Perhaps Bai Huizi thought she hadn’t been in service mode just now, or maybe there was some other reason.
Su Li didn’t care. All she knew was that her current task was to clean herself up and then move on to the next assignment.
After drying herself and stepping out of the bathroom, Bai Huizi’s voice came from the room.
“Put on the clothes I prepared for you outside.”
Su Li glanced at the stool where the clothes were laid out. The outfit looked somewhat familiar—almost identical to what Shen Cishu had worn that afternoon.
“I remember your makeup skills are excellent. You should be able to easily transform into Mom’s appearance using the photo.”
Bai Huizi’s voice was gentle. A few Cats rubbed against Su Li’s legs as she came out of the bathroom; Su Li knew they had already been fed.
“So, should I do my makeup to look like Shen Cishu, or like your mom?”
“Of course, like Shen Cishu.”
The living room was lit only by a floor lamp, its warm yellow glow washing over Bai Huizi.
She lounged on the sofa, her silk nightgown slipping up to her upper thigh.
Her long legs were casually crossed, and the nail polish on her toes, not yet dry, gleamed with moisture.
Oil paintbrushes were scattered across the Tea Table, and Bai Huizi held a thin brush between her fingers, spinning it absentmindedly.
Hearing footsteps, she didn’t lift her eyelids, just pointed her brush toward the sofa beside her.
“Since our hair colors are both white, transforming into her appearance shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?”
“Mm.”
Su Li responded simply.
When she had lived with Chi Qingya, Chi Qingya would often barge into her Room without hesitation.
Whenever Su Li bought something new, Chi Qingya would scold her for not being frugal and wasting money.
If she saw something she liked, she would simply take it and claim it as her own.
So Su Li never had many makeup products.
But things were different now. She had a Room to herself and no longer worried about her belongings being taken by others.
Thus, Su Li had purchased many new cosmetics to prepare for work.
Many clients preferred her natural look, but some had special demands.
Like Shen Cishu and Bai Huizi, who was interested in other things.
When playing the role of Shen Cishu’s mother, even though Su Li was fully confident in capturing the right aura, she still prepared herself properly to portray the character better.
At this moment, though she didn’t quite understand why Bai Huizi wanted her to do makeup as Shen Cishu, Su Li knew she only had to follow orders.
After all, Bai Huizi had just transferred her 100,000 yuan.
Su Li was patient enough for that kind of pay.
Even if she guessed some of the issues between the two sisters, she didn’t waste any more thought on it.
She silently began applying makeup based on her impression of Shen Cishu, placing her phone aside.
It didn’t take long before she was mostly done with the makeup.
Her phone vibrated again.
Glancing at it, Su Li saw Bai Huizi had just transferred another 100,000 yuan.
Su Li pushed open the door and left the makeup room.
Bai Huizi was still sitting on the sofa as before, but the Cats were no longer nearby.
It seemed they had been sent to another room.
Hearing footsteps from afar, Bai Huizi slowly raised her head to look at Su Li.
Her brows knitted tightly.
“Slap!”
A crisp sound echoed in the room, and Su Li’s face was turned to the side by the slap.
Her expression remained unchanged, as if she had already anticipated this would happen.
Su Li straightened up again, only for Bai Huizi to slap her once more.
“Slap!”
The clear sound rang out. Bai Huizi felt a dull ache in her palm, but when she looked at Su Li, something seemed to be missing.
“Little Su Li, you need to play Shen Cishu now, understand?”
“You’re not Su Li anymore—you’re Shen Cishu.”
Su Li could clearly sense Bai Huizi’s eyes had lost some warmth, replaced by sharpness.
She looked at Bai Huizi and nodded.
“Slap!”
A crisp sound struck again, knocking Bai Huizi onto the sofa.
Though Bai Huizi had given her a lot of money, Su Li was determined to meet the client’s demands.
If she truly was Shen Cishu, being slapped by that woman she hated would have been met with a slap in return, without hesitation.
Bai Huizi, sprawled on the sofa, showed a flicker of surprise in her eyes before breaking into a smile.
Su Li shook her hand, feeling that the strength of her last slap had been a bit excessive.
Lately, she had been inexplicably encountering situations where she needed to slap someone.
She found it hard to control the force.
If she were really Shen Cishu, the strength would be lighter.
After all, Su Li had personally felt the sting of Shen Cishu’s slap on her face and understood it well.
She covered her face with her hand and slowly stood up.
“Slap!”
Another slap landed on Su Li’s face.
They exchanged slaps back and forth until Bai Huizi finally pushed Su Li to the floor and grabbed her hair harshly.
Like Shen Cishu, anger flashed across Su Li’s face.
But inside, Su Li felt no real emotion; she was merely mechanically performing.
To make the act more convincing, she pondered who would actually win if Shen Cishu really fought Bai Huizi.
“What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for, my dear little sister?”
Bai Huizi murmured softly, her tone still carrying a trace of calmness, though her cheeks were flushed deeply.
Her mouth bled from the fight just now.
She yanked Su Li’s hair fiercely, her nails raking three red scratches across Su Li’s collarbone.
Su Li was dragged across and slammed into the sofa.
A Coffee Cup on the Tea Table tipped over, the brown liquid spilling onto the carpet.
“Hypocritical, and so arrogant. Even at this age, you’re still like a giant baby.”
“Do you really think you’ve achieved everything through your own efforts?”
“Have you not always looked down on the Bai Family?”
“If it weren’t for the Bai Family supporting your operations behind the scenes, do you really think you could have made it this far on your own?”