Sienna Everett skeptically pulled the phone away from her ear and glanced at the screen.
It was indeed a call from Julian Forrester.
’He’s actually congratulating me?’
’Julian Forrester knew I’d won first place in the semifinals?’
Sienna Everett put the phone back to her ear, utterly astonished. "You watched the competition livestream?"
Julian Forrester: "Yeah."
Sienna Everett grew even more astonished. "I never would’ve thought you’d be so interested in a dance competition that you’d go out of your way to watch the livestream."
Julian Forrester: "..."
Sienna Everett’s shimmering eyes blinked. "I remember you weren’t interested in things like dancing when we were kids. I guess people’s tastes really do change when they grow up."
On the other end of the line, Julian Forrester was silent for a long moment. His voice, when it came, sounded like it was being squeezed through gritted teeth. "Sienna Everett, I’m not interested in dancing."
Sienna Everett was even more baffled. "Then why did you watch the competition?"
After Sienna Everett asked, she waited a long time but got no reply.
She glanced at the screen. He hadn’t hung up; the call was still connected.
’Why isn’t he talking?’
’Bad signal?’
’Or does he just not want to talk?’
’Men are such a mystery.’ Sienna Everett just couldn’t figure him out.
"Hello? Julian Forrester? Are you busy? Well, feel free to get back to it. I’m hanging up."
Sienna Everett swiped the screen and briskly hung up the phone.
’To think the first congratulations I’d receive would come from my arch-nemesis, Julian Forrester.’
Julian Forrester, who had just been hung up on: "..."
「Back at Veridian Gardens.」
Sienna Everett went to her room to take a shower.
The hot water from the shower washed over her body, making her feel much more comfortable.
The injury on her calf had completely healed. Her skin was fair and delicate, without a single scar or blemish.
That tube of ointment Julian Forrester had the old butler send over really worked well.
’With an ointment this good, why does the bite mark I left on his wrist still remain? Why doesn’t he get rid of the scar?’
After her shower, Sienna Everett dried her hair with a hairdryer, quickly put it up in a bun, and changed into a set of loose-fitting loungewear.
Just as she finished changing, her phone rang.
It was a call from the director of *Dancing National Style*.
Sienna Everett swiped the screen to answer. "Hello."
"Sienna, I hope I’m not bothering you by calling at this time?"
"Not at all."
"Good, good!" The director chuckled, unable to contain his delight. "Here’s the thing, Sienna. Your performance this episode was fantastic. A lot of viewers who watched the competition left comments on our official X page, hoping you’ll create an X account so they can follow you!"
"Oh, I see." Realization dawned on Sienna Everett, and her red lips curved into a smile. "Of course, Director. I’ll register for an X account in a bit."
"Great, great! We’ll be waiting!"
After hanging up, Sienna Everett downloaded the X app and registered for an account.
The official *Dancing National Style* account immediately posted on X:
[Dear viewers, by popular demand, Sienna Everett has now created an X account! This is her handle: @SiennaEverett. Go give her a follow right away!]
Sienna Everett’s account was brand new and had no followers.
But as soon as the official account made that post, many netizens who had watched the competition started following her.
In no time, Sienna Everett’s X followers grew to ten thousand.
Her fans started clamoring for her to start a livestream so they could see her.
Sienna Everett thought about it for a moment and started a livestream directly on X.
The moment the stream started, before she could even say a word, the public screen lit up with waves of gift effects.
Netizen "SushiCottonCandy" has sent you 5 Little Red Flowers.
Netizen "YouMoronGoAway" has sent you 10 Little Red Flowers.
Sienna Everett did a quick check. The "Little Red Flower" was a recently released gift. It had beautiful effects and was very popular; many fans loved sending it. However, it had to be bought with real money—one Little Red Flower cost two dollars.
A fan sending her 10 Little Red Flowers meant they had spent 20 dollars.
Sienna Everett immediately tried to stop them. "Everyone, please don’t waste your money. No more flowers."
Before her words had even faded, the screen lit up with another gift effect:
Netizen "BoyfriendFansRiseUp" has sent you 5,200 Little Red Flowers.
The fans were stunned when they saw the number.
5,200?
Over ten thousand dollars?
This boyfriend-fan had sent so much that he instantly shot to the top of the gift leaderboard, leaving a message: "Sienna, my wife, I love you!"
The fans were ecstatic: "Dude, why did you send so many?"
The boyfriend-fan replied arrogantly: "I’d do anything for my wife Sienna!"
My goodness, calling her "wife" in every other sentence.
And a boyfriend-fan, at that.
This had to be a rich, true-love fan.
Just as everyone was marveling at this, a netizen with the username "seim" appeared out of nowhere, landing directly at the top of the gift leaderboard!
Little Red Flowers sent: 520,000.
The netizens instantly: ???
520,000 flowers?
1.04 million dollars??
HOLY SHIT!!!
Where did this whale come from? Dropping over a million in one go—and that’s real cash!!
Just as the netizens’ jaws were hitting the floor...
The netizen named "seim" left a message on the gift leaderboard: Sienna Everett is my wife, thank you.
Sienna Everett: ??? Who are you?
Netizens: ??? Holy shit?
The last boyfriend-fan sent 5,200, while this whale sent 520,000. That’s a hundred-fold increase!
Was he doing it on purpose?
Oh my god, the whale spent over a million dollars just to tell everyone that Sienna Everett is his wife?
Why does this feel like he’s staking a claim?
The netizens could instantly smell the money. Who was this mysterious whale, spending over a million on a pile of virtual Little Red Flowers? This was definitely no ordinary person!
The gossip-hungry netizens immediately clicked on "seim"’s profile, only to find that the account had never made a single post. Even the profile picture was still the default one. Its only follow was Sienna Everett.
The whale’s username, "seim," was a strange string of letters.
But it was clear the "se" at the beginning must be the initials for Sienna Everett. As for the "im" at the end... ’is mine’?
The netizens couldn’t be sure of the exact meaning, but they felt the most likely one was "Sienna Everett is mine."
Huh? He’s even staking his claim with his username??
Sienna Everett had no choice but to try and stop this behavior again. "Thank you all for your support, but please, no more flowers. I’m serious, no more gifts."
The fans posted comments in the bullet chat.
[Okay, okay, no more gifts, no more gifts.]
[Hahahahaha I bet she’s talking about that mysterious whale @seim]
[I’m dying laughing hahahahaha]
Then the netizens discovered that while the whale was very aloof, he was also very obedient. After Sienna Everett told everyone to stop, he really didn’t send any more gifts.
After that, Sienna Everett chatted casually with everyone for a bit.
In the livestream, the girl had her hair in a simple bun. Her forehead was smooth, her skin fair, and her eyes curved into crescents when she smiled.
[Waaah, Sienna is so beautiful!]
[Once again, I’m lost in Sienna Everett’s beauty!]
[Friends, I’ve confirmed it. Sienna Everett is my long-lost wife!]
[To the person above, stop calling her wife! If you call her wife again, that mysterious whale is going to come out and stake his claim again!]
[Hahahahahaha f*ck, I’m laughing so hard I’m gonna die.]
Meanwhile, at the Forresterer Group headquarters.
Julian Forrester held his phone, one eyebrow slightly raised, watching Sienna Everett’s X livestream with great interest.
He didn’t exit the X app until Sienna Everett’s stream was over.
And his X username was, of course, "seim".