Chi Qingyao lounged lazily in the last row of the classroom, her fingers gliding quickly across her phone screen.
She frowned at the game interface from time to time, and occasionally glanced at her chat with Su Li on the screen, a faint smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
The textbook on her desk had one corner pinned down by her phone, and sunlight filtered through the leaves outside the window, casting dappled shadows across her face.
But when Chi Qingyao saw that Su Li was genuinely planning to sell her own clothes, she sat up straight in surprise.
She felt her heart thumping in her chest, inexplicably nervous.
She knew exactly what this strange feeling was.
It was a strong, almost possessive emotion—something that could be called “ownership desire.”
She wanted to own Su Li’s clothes.
It was like whenever a new skin dropped in the game mall before—even if she didn’t really want it.
There was still this urge to buy it.
This impulse clung to her like a bone-deep affliction, tormenting her.
It made her think about the skin during her free time, until she finally bought it and felt a sense of relief, like she could finally rest easy.
But that “ownership desire” would quickly transform into a faint sense of emptiness, leaving her feeling like it wasn’t all that interesting.
Because she never really liked that skin in the first place.
Chi Qingyao didn’t know whether she would feel the same way after buying Su Li’s clothes.
But she did know that right now, she wanted to get her hands on Su Li’s clothes.
That was all that mattered.
“I want everything—from every single part of her body!”
After sending that message, Chi Qingyao instinctively glanced around the room.
Only when she saw that no one was looking her way did she relax a little.
She didn’t know why, but she felt like a thief with a guilty conscience.
If this had been any other time, she definitely wouldn’t have felt this way.
Was it really true that the dazzling world outside could blind a person?
Chi Qingyao had always thought she would want to stay in this small mountain village for the rest of her life.
After graduating from her vocational school, she would inherit her parents’ work.
But now, she suddenly felt a longing for S City.
If she could stay in S City, she could remain by Su Li’s side, always accompanying her.
Of course, her sister too.
When Chi Qingyao realized what she was feeling, she quickly shook her head.
This wasn’t like her.
She clutched her phone tightly, as if the device in her hand was her only channel to the outside world.
She suddenly understood, just a little, why her sister had been so desperate to leave this small mountain village back then.
Her sister must have seen the vast world inside her phone and could no longer be satisfied with what she had.
She thought the outside world was more civilized.
Just like her now.
She desperately wanted Su Li’s clothes.
She wanted to smell the scent of Su Li on them right this instant, immediately.
If the clothes carried her scent, then even if they were separated by great distances, she could still feel like the other person was right beside her, right?
Like her sister’s spotlessly clean room—every time she stepped into it, it felt like her sister was still home.
Chi Qingyao suddenly began to envy her sister.
Back then, her sister had been living together with Su Li.
At that time, she must have been able to possess those things without any restraint, right?
After thinking it over, Chi Qingyao added another line.
“If possible, I want everything!”
Su Li naturally received Chi Qingyao’s message, but she didn’t pay it much mind.
Things that would make other people feel embarrassed were nothing to her.
She looked at the clothes on her body—most of them could be bought for a few dozen yuan.
So selling them to Chi Qingyao at a markup was no big deal.
She got the money, and Chi Qingyao got what she wanted.
One piece for a thousand yuan to Chi Qingyao; socks and the like would also go for a thousand.
Su Li thought for a moment, staring at the clothes on her body. Since none of her recent clients had requests like Chi Qingyao’s, she still changed her clothes every day when she got home.
But Chi Qingyao didn’t have any special requirements about the scent on the clothes either.
So Su Li figured that as long as it was something she had worn, there was no problem selling it to Chi Qingyao.
Of course, she wasn’t going to remind Chi Qingyao of that directly right now.
Once a person developed this kind of need, a flood of similar needs would follow.
Thinking that Chi Qingyao would likely want to buy more of her clothes in the future, Su Li decided she could ask for feedback after Chi Qingyao received the goods.
In her previous life, after servicing clients, there were always some who wanted to buy her clothes.
Of course, plenty of clients would just pay her a tip at the end and take her clothes with them.
Su Li didn’t really care about that kind of thing.
She just needed money.
With money, she could give herself and Cat a better life.
If clothes could serve as a way to maintain a long-term connection with her clients, Su Li didn’t mind letting her garments become that bond.
“A thousand per piece. You can pick the clothes yourself.”
Su Li sent the message calmly, but she didn’t get an immediate reply from Chi Qingyao.
Chi Qingyao’s heart was pounding.
Expensive.
Too expensive.
For her, a thousand yuan per piece was still a bit steep.
Even though she had struck gold from her sister’s wallet on this trip and wasn’t exactly strapped for cash.
She still felt the price was a bit high for her.
Especially since she had no source of income right now—the only thing she could do was farm more gold coins from her sister.
Thinking about the service Su Li had provided her for just a few dozen yuan earlier, she felt like she had taken way too much advantage.
But just like items in a game, expensive prices were perfectly normal.
She just wondered when she would ever have her own way of earning currency.
“I want the bra, panties, pants, stockings, and shoes!”
“Should I count it as five thousand or seven thousand?”
Chi Qingyao was a little nervous, unsure whether a pair of stockings counted as one item or two.
She certainly didn’t think Su Li was jacking up the price.
Even if Su Li were raising the price, it would be based on their affinity level.
That was fair.
She believed that if anyone else tried to buy Su Li’s clothes, they would get the same deal.
“Five thousand.”
“If you want two sets, that’s ten thousand.”
Su Li replied quickly, and Chi Qingyao let out a small sigh of relief.
She thought it was cheap.
Su Li must have given her a huge discount, right?