Everyone's playing hide-and-seek: This crazy beauty has maxed-out third eyes.

As soon as Lin Sui'an finished speaking, the middle-aged man wearing glasses next to her became anxious: "Miss, shouldn't we have a sense of order, first come, first served?"

The middle-aged man stepped forward, took out his wallet, and said, "Miss Lina, I'd also like to commission a painting from you. I'll offer five hundred yuan as well!"

"I'll also offer five hundred!" shouted the mustachioed man in a suit beside her. "As long as Miss Lina is willing to sign, I'll pay the deposit right now!"

Lin Sui'an remained calm and pulled out a small stack of neat banknotes from his handbag: "Draw me a thousand yuan first."

The entire room fell silent instantly, everyone turning to look at Lin Sui'an. Who was this guy?! He came up with a thousand yuan right off the bat!

The bald man stood to the side, looking at the painting in his hand, his smile widening. In the blink of an eye, the master's value had doubled; his five hundred yuan was well spent!

Lina looked at the thousand dollars and said calmly, "Okay."

"However, painting depends entirely on inspiration, and with the docks so noisy right now, I don't have any new ideas yet."

"It's alright." Lin Sui'an pointed to the huge cruise ship at the berth. "Tomorrow I'll be going on a cruise aboard the 'Haiyan Heqing'."

"If the painter doesn't mind, you can come with me. Facing the vast sea, inspiration will surely come naturally."

Lina nodded in agreement: "That's fine, the sea view is indeed suitable for creation."

Those who hadn't managed to grab a painting gathered around.

"Miss Lina, I've also booked a ferry ticket for tomorrow!"

"What a coincidence, our chamber of commerce also has private rooms on the ship!"

The man with the mustache quickly handed over a business card: "Miss Lina, if you have some free time on the ship and are feeling inspired, please consider us!"

Lina took the business card and nodded indifferently: "It's fate that everyone can appreciate my work."

She began folding the easel: "If we happen to meet on the ship and I happen to have inspiration, I will definitely paint for everyone."

"That's all for today, everyone can go home now."

Seeing that there was nothing exciting to watch, the crowd gradually dispersed, discussing the thousand-dollar masterpiece.

As the crowd dispersed, the open space behind them was revealed. Xiaoyu stood next to the woman and winked at Lin Sui'an.

Lin Sui'an's gaze swept over Xiaoyu, and seeing that she was alright, he felt relieved and began to think about how to trick the NPCs around Xiaoyu into joining him.

Just then, Ron strode forward, but before he could reach Lin Sui'an, he was stopped by the bodyguard.

Ron wasn't angry; he just stood there and bent down.

"Good day, Your Excellency."

Ron lowered his head and pointed to Lin Sui'an's white leather shoes: "I see there's a bit of dust from the dock on the edges of your shoes."

"Excuse me, do you need a shoeshine? Or I can be a shoe repairman; I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Lin Sui'an looked down at his toes and saw that there was indeed some dust on the surface of his white leather shoes.

"Shoe repair isn't necessary." Lin Sui'an looked away. "However, I'll be spending the next few days on the ship, and I really need someone to take care of all my shoes. Room and board included, wages extra. Can you do it?"

Ron suppressed his excitement: "I can! I can do it!"

He thumped his chest loudly: "Don't worry, miss, I can do everything from shining shoes to polishing the soles!"

As soon as he finished speaking, as if he had thought of something, a hint of guilt flashed across Ron's face: "But... Your Excellency, I don't have a ticket."

Lin Sui'an opened her small handbag, pulled out a wad of cash, and handed it to Ron: "Go buy your tickets, then pack your things and come find me in room 606 of the International Mansion Hotel later."

Ron took the stack of money: "Okay...okay, miss! I'll take care of it right away!"

The three bodyguards in black standing behind her twitched their eyelids. They knew the young lady loved to enjoy herself, but they never expected her to enjoy herself to this extent!

First, he spent money to hire a street performer, then he hired a laborer to carry bricks and heavy loads, and then he spent another thousand yuan on an unknown street painter.

Now look what's happened! They've even hired the shoe-shining workers who used to squat by the roadside!

The head of the bodyguards hesitated, wanting to speak up to dissuade them, but not knowing how. In the end, he remained silent. He thought, "Fine, they just need to protect the young lady. If these people dare to have any bad intentions, then don't blame me for my gun not recognizing anyone!"

Lina packed up her easel, slung it over her shoulder, and walked forward. "Miss, I need to go back to my place first to take care of some personal matters. I'll meet you at the hotel after I've packed up my art supplies."

Lin Sui'an saw that Lina could have just left with her, but instead she made an excuse to leave. She guessed that either Lina didn't have a ticket or she had an NPC companion, so she didn't try to stop her.

"Okay." Lin Sui'an nodded. "Don't forget."

"Of course." Lina turned and walked out of the crowd.

As she passed Ron, she glanced at him and gave him a wink. Ron, quick-witted as ever, stuffed the money into his undershirt and hurried after her.

Little Fish was being led by her "mother's" hand. As soon as the crowd dispersed, her mother tried to pull her away, but Little Fish kept shaking her head and refused to leave.

"Little Fish, the painter has left. Let's go back too." The woman in the linen shirt sighed and tugged at Little Fish's arm.

Little Fish shook her head again: "Wait a minute, Mommy, that lady's dress is so pretty, let me take a second look!"

The woman felt somewhat helpless and subconsciously glanced at the several burly bodyguards in black, her mind starting to waver.

At this moment, Lin Sui'an took two steps forward and looked at the wooden box the woman was carrying. There was a label on the side of the box with seashells and wave patterns printed on it.

"Excuse me," Lin Sui'an said, slightly raising her chin. "Is that box you're carrying a specimen box for marine life research?"

The woman found it strange; was this young lady talking to her?

She subconsciously moved the suitcase behind her, then nodded: "Yes."

"Are you boarding the ship tomorrow as well?" Lin Sui'an asked.

"Yes." The woman nodded again.

Lin Sui'an smiled slightly: "What a coincidence, I've been interested in things in the sea since I was a child, but my family was very strict and I never had the opportunity to study them systematically."

She touched the jade bracelet on her wrist: "Since we're going the same way, I wonder if we could travel together? I'm looking for a professional to answer my questions."

The woman frowned slightly. She looked at Lin Sui'an's luxurious attire and the menacing-looking bodyguards behind her, and became wary.

This rich girl's behavior is probably just a passing fancy.

The sea voyage was long and turbulent, and six days was a long time. If this pampered young lady were really angered, she might have her bodyguards throw her and her daughter into the sea to be fed to the fish.

"I'm sorry, miss."