MOKA stared at the ceiling; every tick of the second hand felt like it was stepping on her nerves.
Scenes of meeting Su Li kept surfacing in her mind.
She had waited for this day for a very, very long time.
Or rather, having long since been blacklisted, she now had nothing to do.
Aside from looking forward to meeting Su Li, there was nothing else she could do.
She wanted to see Su Li.
She wanted to pour out the grievances in her heart to Su Li.
Yet she also worried that Su Li would not want to hear such things.
She worked hard on Planning what kind of state she should be in when she met Su Li tomorrow.
But she also felt somewhat terrified and afraid.
If she did not do well, what would she do if Su Li got angry?
The current Su Li was her only Life-Saving Straw.
She needed Su Li’s Help to Turn One’s Fortunes Around.
Su Li……
One Su Li……
Two Su Li……
MOKA, already suffering from insomnia, wanted to help herself sleep by Counting Su Li.
But thinking about Su Li made it even harder for her to sleep.
She needed to rest.
She needed to meet Su Li in a Ready to Set Off state.
But……
She could not fall asleep.
She really wanted to see Su Li a little sooner.
If only Su Li had the key to her Home.
That way Su Li could come directly to her Home.
Sweat passed through her fair skin and soaked the bedsheet behind her.
MOKA gasped for breath heavily, clearly somewhat irritated.
She did not know what she had done wrong.
Why she had to suffer such punishment.
She had clearly done nothing wrong.
Why was she the one who had to be so unfortunate?
840 Su Li……
Where had she counted to?
One Su Li……
Two Su Li……
……
Su Li did not know that in another part of the World, someone was lying awake all night because she missed her.
[Su Li, Su Li, what time are you coming Home today?]
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When Su Li woke up, she found the Message that Cat had sent her.
There was also a sticker of Cat hugging the Little Kitten at Home with its paws tucked in.
[I will come Home after I finish today’s things.]
[Okay, I will wait for you to come Home! When you come back, let me know, and I will make you the Meal you like to eat.]
Cat replied to the Message very quickly.
Su Li checked the Time; it should be just the right time to wake Xiao Yuyu up.
As for how Xiao Yuyu’s training was going, Su Li had not paid much attention.
After all, according to Xiao Yuyu’s Cumulative Weight Loss claims, there was no way to calculate her current exact weight.
Last night had worn Bai Huizi out very late, so Su Li guessed she would not wake up early today.
Su Li did a simple Washing Ritual on her body.
She went out, bought some groceries, prepared a rather hearty Breakfast for Bai Huizi, and then planned to leave.
Today she was going to see MOKA.
The Time agreed upon with MOKA was today.
A vibrating Message came from the Cell Phone.
Su Li looked. Unlike before, when MOKA would send her a Cafe or some other place.
Or let her go directly to MOKA’s Home.
This time, the Address was a luxury Hotel.
Su Li did not think much of it.
The Customer’s financial situation was not something she needed to consider.
She only needed to find a way to satisfy the Client’s Need.
Before the floor-to-ceiling Window of the luxury Hotel, dawn was just beginning to show.
The skyline of S City was faintly visible in the thin mist.
The neon lights gradually went out; morning light gilded the glass curtain walls, and traffic wove between the tall buildings like thin threads.
In the distance, landmark buildings pierced the clouds.
The entire City slowly awakened in the pale blue morning mist, and the river surface shimmered with fragmented golden light.
MOKA sat quietly before the Window, staring blankly at the scenery outside the Window.
In the past, she might also have been one of the busy people in this Big City.
She had even felt she was still among those at the top of the City, seeking pleasure and amusement.
Now, she was full of confusion about her life afterward.
Whether Su Li could help her return to the peak, even MOKA did not know.
She worried and feared that after she became popular again, she would once again be blacklisted.
MOKA even felt it was not the Company making things difficult for her; an Invisible Hand was manipulating everything behind the scenes.
And there was not much Difference between her and an ant struggling bitterly.
She was too weak.
Even with Wealth, so what?
Wealth could decide the fate of those poorer than oneself.
But those with more Wealth than her could decide her fate.
She could only hope that the big hand behind the scenes would let her go.
MOKA went to the Bathroom, looked at her haggard self in the Mirror, and tidied up.
She did not want Su Li to see her haggard appearance.
If Su Li saw her in such a sorry state, perhaps she would grow suspicious?
MOKA’s fingers unconsciously scrolled through the Cell Phone.
The Cell Phone that used to vibrate constantly was now utterly quiet.
And as she looked at the Videos recommended to her, along with their likes and view counts, she was filled with jealousy.
You might not know me, but you must have heard my Song.
It was clearly she who had thought of such an idea first.
Why was it others who became popular instead?
Watching one copycat after another have their Videos blow up, while her own second posted Video was seen by almost no one.
MOKA’s heart was filled with anger.
Not to mention, many of the people whose Videos blew up had previously been with the same Company as her.
MOKA gasped for breath heavily, trying to calm her feelings.
She was going to see Su Li soon; she could not vent the emotions inside her heart onto Su Li.
Now was not the past.
In the past, she could freely vent her temper on Su Li, but now she could not.
MOKA felt desolate in her Heart, with a sense of Things Remain, People Have Changed.
But there was nothing to be done about it.
Not much Time passed before the sound of knocking came from the Room.
And MOKA’s Heart began to beat with Nervousness along with it.
Su Li wore a cotton-linen Long Dress washed until it had faded white; its plain beige made her skin seem like snow.
Her snow-white long hair fell over her shoulders, the ends slightly curled, giving off a soft silver sheen in the Sunlight.
Those crimson eyes were clear to the bottom, and when her long lashes lowered, they cast fine Shadow.
The Skirt swayed lightly with the Wind, revealing slender ankles.
It was clearly winter, yet Su Li seemed unable to feel the cold.
MOKA opened the Door and looked at Su Li with Nervousness, but Su Li, as usual, showed no change in expression on her face.
“Long Time No See, Su Li.”
“Long Time No See.”
Su Li looked at MOKA and could clearly sense that MOKA’s current state was not very good.
Of course, it was much worse than before.
This was something she often encountered when doing this work.
A Client who once had high spirits would show a dispirited face, and she might not even know if it was the last time the two would meet.
A Client who had once been down on their luck would be beaming and act superior.
The current MOKA no longer had the high-spirited, arrogant attitude she had when they met before.
Otherwise, what greeted her might very well have been a glass bottle and a pillow, rather than MOKA opening the Door herself.