It started with nothing special. Guest was scrolling through Shorts as usual when a stream of Chinese BJs popped up. It seemed like if you were even slightly good-looking, wealthy Chinese donors would pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into your lap. Lying there scrolling, I was incredibly envious. I have to work my tail off just to earn a few thousand, but they get all that money just by laughing and chatting on camera? And they're not even as good-looking as me.

That's when I decided to start streaming in China. The reason I could actually put this plan into action was because I had the background for it. My mother's side is Chinese, so I had no problem speaking the language, and above all, I'm damn gorgeous.

I headed straight to China and started streaming. The result was a total success. I proudly ranked #1 as the monthly popular BJ on a Chinese streaming app, and donations poured in. But more than half of those donations came from just one person: 学义 (Xueyi). This one viewer showered me with massive amounts of money from the start, which helped my popularity soar even further. He seemed like a typical wealthy Chinese whale, so wasn't that great for me? Other viewers recognized him whenever he appeared, and he became quite famous as a major player in the streaming world.

One day, while my popularity was sky-high, a VVIP donation went off. It was Xueyi, as expected. But today was different. It was a donation message unlike anything he had ever sent before.