On a reality show, I steeled myself and called my ex-boyfriend. "Can you lend me five hundred bucks?" From the other end came a voice dripping with sarcasm: "You sure have the nerve to ask." The next second, a massive transfer notification popped up on the big screen. [Your account has received $50,000,000.00 from account ending in 2222...] Chapter 1 It was a live-streamed variety show. The challenge: Call the person pinned at the top of your contacts and borrow money for the day's activity fund. I opened my phone, saw the pinned contact, and instantly wanted to die. Damn it. My ex-boyfriend. The one I dumped. I had even sworn a solemn oath never to see him again in this lifetime... My phone screen was projected onto the big stage monitor. The contact name I gave him was clearly visible: AAA Julian Thorne. The other guests saw the name and froze with subtle expressions. [??? Is that the Julian Thorne I'm thinking of?!] [Who? A celebrity?] [He's way more powerful than a celebrity! Authentic old money, his family is loaded.] [He accidentally showed his face at a business summit once, and thousands of girls have been drooling over him since. He's been topping the 'Business World's Most Eligible Bachelors' list ever since.] [Eligible Bachelor?!! I'm screaming hehehe!] [Get real, he doesn't have time to lower himself to be friends with a shallow celebrity like Evelyn Vance.] [Exactly. Even if it's him, look at Evelyn's awkward face. She probably tried to climb the social ladder and failed, now she's scared the call will expose her~] The bullet screen comments were going wild. The host, never one to shy away from drama, chimed in. "Netizens are very curious, is this the Mr. Thorne everyone is thinking of?" Just as I was about to deny it, the rising starlet Chloe West leaned in. "Judging by the profile picture, it does look like him, but we can't be 100% sure~" Seeing she had everyone's attention, she covered her mouth in feigned surprise. "Oops, sorry, I didn't mean to say that." "Because the person I'm going to call is also him!" "Evelyn, you go first~" She waved her phone at me, her smile sickly sweet. The camera perfectly captured her pinned contact name—[AAA Julian Bear] The host was surprised. "Your contact name..." Chloe quickly covered her phone as if waking from a dream, smiling shyly. "Oh, I just wrote whatever." "I wouldn't have shown everyone if I knew!" Me: ... Wow, what a middle-school level ambiguous nickname. Aren't you special! Chapter 2 I couldn't be bothered with her, so I gave a perfunctory smile. Then, under the gaze of tens of thousands online and offline, I bit the bullet and dialed the number. The long, ringing tone echoed through the studio hall. An eerie silence spread. Finally, the call was picked up. Silence on the other end. With the amplified sound in the studio, only steady breathing and faint conversation in the distance could be heard. My throat was dry. I decided to exchange a few pleasantries. "Are you in a meeting?" Julian: "Mm." The man cherishes words like gold, showing zero emotion. "Is it convenient to talk?" Julian: "Mm." ??? Mm mm mm, mm your mom?! Since we broke up, I didn't know you had devolved into a creature that only speaks in monosyllables?! Guests cast inquiring glances. Chloe blinked her eyes, putting on a sympathetic look. Damn it, let this farce end quickly... "Um, I wanted to borrow five hundred bucks from you." "If you don't want to, it's fine." Even without a picture, I knew there was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a low chuckle. "You sure have the nerve to ask." Julian's voice dropped at the end. Like a clear stream in early spring where the ice hasn't fully melted, his smile carried a chill. Sure enough, the next second, beep beep beep beep... The call was cut off completely, without hesitation. Ah, seriously bro?! You own half the office buildings in the CBD. And you won't even lend five hundred bucks to your ex-girlfriend? Stingy much!!!! I laughed awkwardly under everyone's gaze. "Sorry, we really aren't that close." Chloe patted my shoulder understandingly. "Julian is indeed busy at this time usually, he might not have time for these small matters." "It's okay, let me try." "As long as we get the money in the end~" ... Chapter 3 Hehe, you're really good at playing the bitch. My business is a small matter, your business is a big deal, right? Just like those annoying "help me slash the price" links. If I didn't want my relationship with Julian Thorne to be known by everyone, would you still be jumping around like this?! I pursed my lips. "Go ahead then." [What the hell, Evelyn got nothing from the big shot, so now she's taking it out on our Chloe with a cold face?] [Chloe is clearly trying to help her out of an awkward situation!] [Er, does no one think what Chloe said was a bit problematic too?] [Exactly, not snapping back on the spot shows a lot of class.] [The two above are overly sensitive.] [Chloe has always spoken faster than her brain, she doesn't have bad intentions, everyone in the circle knows that.] [Evelyn is just jealous. The person she couldn't latch onto is wrapped around Chloe's finger. Of course she's triggered.] [Yes, Ms. Sarcastic is about to get slapped in the face.] I ignored the comments and focused on watching Chloe act. Her call was picked up in seconds. A stark contrast to mine. ... Ahhh damn man, you made me lose so much face!!! "What is it?" Julian's voice was even flatter than before. "Julian Bear, I'm having afternoon tea outside." "But my card got frozen for some reason, can you transfer me some money for an emergency?" Her deliberately elongated tone added a touch of coquettishness to her words. Julian paused. "Got it." ??? Just broke up and you already have a new lover?! Good, good, very good!!! I almost gritted my teeth to control my expression. The scheming production team, wanting drama, didn't take down my projection. Instead, they placed it next to Chloe's. Occupying both sides of the big screen. Everyone held their breath and stared. Afraid to miss any transfer notification. Ding~ [Your account has received $1,000.00 from account ending in 7144.] The notification sound came from Chloe's phone. She looked back with a hint of smugness. "Evelyn, we have money!" As soon as she finished speaking, another notification sound overlapped. On the big screen, a message popped up at the top of my phone interface— [Your account has received $50,000,000.00 from account ending in 2222.] ??? Chapter 4 Ending in 2222?! That's the private card Julian uses most often! My brain went blank as I tapped the message open. Everyone saw that transfer record. Guests and the host all gasped, staring at that string of numbers, unable to recover for a long time. Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions, ten millions?! Julian Thorne, are you sick?! Hanging up on me inexplicably was one thing, but transferring fifty million? I've only seen this much money when burning hell money for ancestors! Do you want to send me straight to the afterlife? To be the security captain for the Grim Reaper?! If netizens dig this up, with this ridiculous amount, it's hard not to think we're an adulterous couple!!! [Haha, got slapped in the face, right?] [Asking for money the same way, Julian wouldn't refuse Chloe, transferred it eagerly.] [The setting of pure starlet x business tycoon is so ship-worthy!] [Slapped my ass, Evelyn got fifty million in one go, who cares about Julian's one thousand bucks!] [Omg, I can't even count the zeros!] [Who transferred to Evelyn? Is it also Julian?] [No wonder the atmosphere was subtle when they were calling just now.] [Evelyn fans open your eyes, the account endings are different. Still trying to leech?!] [LMAO, Evelyn is probably being kept as a mistress.] *[I remember she always had good resources, so reasonable guess, she's hooking up with a fifty-million sugar daddy, while eyeing Julian because he's young, single and rich, wanting to eat him...] [Too bad, Julian doesn't even look at her~] [Speechless, are the commenters bots?] [Can't live without hating women or conspiracy theories?] [Please, not everyone loves licking the boots of the powerful.] [Those are Chloe fans, right?] [I can only say fans resemble their idol~] Seconds before being drowned in spit. My survival instinct kicked in. "I forgot, today happens to be the studio settlement day." "Made everyone laugh." Chloe looked over suspiciously, her eyes unfriendly. I returned a cold expression. Believe it or not! Not my fault anyway! Go find Julian Thorne if you have the guts!!!
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