Xiao Yuyu didn’t even remember how she managed to stand up.
Perhaps it was due to her formidable willpower, or perhaps it was because of the bond of love between her and Su Li.
Regardless, she finally pulled herself up from the floor.
Xiao Yuyu felt utterly exhausted. Losing weight was an exceptionally difficult task.
Fortunately, she had Su Li’s company. She picked up her drink and chugged it down, the liquid pouring into her mouth.
[Transfer: 1,000 yuan]
[Baby, Baby! Just now, with you cheering me on, I successfully did over twenty sit-ups!]
In reality, she hadn’t done over twenty.
There were only a dozen or so, but if she had only done that many after such a long time, Xiao Yuyu felt Su Li would look down on her.
So, she secretly reported a few extra. After all, Su Li couldn’t see how hard she was actually working.
[That’s amazing. You’ve worked hard, Baby.]
Seeing Su Li’s words of encouragement, Xiao Yuyu felt her entire body surge with energy.
[Hearing you say that, I feel my fighting spirit reignited and my vitality restored! I can do even more sit-ups now!]
[Keep it up, Baby!]
Xiao Yuyu felt like she was burning with passion. She was currently experiencing what felt like a special training scene from an anime.
The protagonist undergoes rigorous training accompanied by a beautiful girl, eventually mastering a desired skill.
Then, by relying on that newly acquired skill, they win the beautiful girl’s favor.
Xiao Yuyu picked up the Cola in front of her. After taking a few gulps, she felt her determination return.
Through sheer persistence, she managed to complete a few more sit-ups before finally collapsing onto the floor in exhaustion.
Xiao Yuyu was exhausted, but she was happy. Perhaps this was what a sense of achievement felt like?
However, she suddenly realized that because she had been too excited, she had forgotten to keep her phone in her hand.
There was no way to share her current joy with Su Li immediately.
***
Cat watched the client who had disappeared again after sending money and chatting for only a few sentences, feeling a bit puzzled.
However, after her first experience, she was no longer surprised. She redirected her focus to her studies.
She felt a slight sense of relief. Today, she had helped Su Li earn 2,000 yuan.
Although Cat felt that Su Li could have done the same thing herself, she was still very happy to be able to help Su Li make money.
‘Happy.’
Cat looked at the word she had written on the paper and drew a smiley face next to it.
Su Li occasionally glanced at the busy Cat. Seeing her draw a smiley face next to her practice writing, she found her cat quite amusing. She didn’t disturb her.
Noticing a notification on the projected screen, Cat lifted her small head. Seeing it wasn’t from the contact labeled “Xiao Yuyu,” she looked toward Su Li.
“I’ll take it from here,” Su Li said.
Cat handed over the phone and looked at her, appearing like an employee standing by for orders.
“Go ahead and focus on your own things for now,” Su Li said upon seeing Cat waiting for her.
Cat nodded obediently and didn’t ask further, lowering her head to continue writing.
The house was already equipped with a computer for Cat, but since she currently needed instruction, she hadn’t logged into any accounts on it yet.
Xiao Yuyu’s matter wasn’t urgent.
[Thank you, Su Li.]
[Transfer: 100,000 yuan]
Seeing another transfer notification, Su Li accepted it and set the phone aside.
It was from MOKA. It seemed the previous song had allowed MOKA to earn quite a lot of money.
Su Li naturally wouldn’t refuse money delivered straight to her. These were earnings from her own hard work, so she felt no psychological burden. After a moment of thought, she sent a simple reply to MOKA.
[Mm.]
Currently, she held the dominant position in their transaction. She didn’t feel the need to give MOKA much of a friendly face.
Especially considering MOKA’s previous attempt to dodge payment, Su Li didn’t have much goodwill toward her — even if MOKA had already paid several times the original price as a penalty.
[Thank you so much, Su Li.]
[If it weren’t for you, I really wouldn’t know what to do.]
[Can I treat you to a meal?]
[Please don’t refuse me.]
Su Li didn’t pay any mind to MOKA’s messages. As long as the money was right, there was no problem with another transaction.
After all, MOKA hadn’t said the dealings were over.
However, once she had earned enough money to guarantee a life with Cat, she wouldn’t need to continue transactions with others.
Su Li didn’t reply to MOKA’s messages.
Meanwhile, MOKA stared at her phone screen, filled with anxiety. Su Li was her savior.
Without Su Li, she might have been phased out this time. For a genius composer, if they couldn’t even create a song, being discarded by the era was inevitable.
After this song became a hit, MOKA didn’t open champagne to celebrate; instead, she went to thank Su Li.
She never wanted to experience that feeling of being unable to compose and growing to loathe music ever again.
If possible, she hoped to maintain her love for music forever.
MOKA slumped into the swivel chair in her room, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the piano’s lacquered surface.
Those days when inspiration danced wildly around her suddenly flooded back into her mind.
Musical notes felt like popping candy exploding on her tongue, and melodies flowed through her veins like clear spring water.
She remembered the rustling sensation of her pen tip scraping across the staff paper, as if a spring breeze were brushing over a wheat field — chords resonated deep within her chest, vibrating until her ribs felt numb.
Back then, she often walked barefoot on the carpet, letting the metronome sway and create tiny flickers of light.
Lyrics would bubble up from her throat on their own, as sweet as freshly boiled maple syrup.
Sometimes, in the heat of creation, she wouldn’t even notice her aching wrists or the ink stains dotting her sleeves.
The best part was the moment of completion.
All the scattered syllables would suddenly click together like a chain, sending ripples through her headphones.
She would lean back abruptly, sinking into the chair with a silly grin, while the white fluorescent lights on the ceiling transformed into celebratory streamers.
Recalling those days, an infatuated expression appeared on MOKA’s face, as if she had reached a state of ultimate bliss.
And Su Li was the booster leading her toward that ultimate bliss.
She could not leave Su Li.
If Su Li lacked money, then she would provide it. She gripped her phone tightly, finding herself in a state of torment once more.
Last time, it was for the sake of the song. This time, it was for her future.
She needed Su Li! She needed Su Li in her future! She needed to ensure her own presence in Su Li’s future!