Chapter 60: Identity Slap

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Identity Slap

Isabelle Sutton looked worriedly at Sienna Everett. "Sienna..."

Orion Hawthorne watched the situation unfold, a look of disbelief on his face. "Sienna Everett, I said Selena Hansen’s playing was decent because I don’t know anything about the guqin. How can you say the same thing?"

Sienna Everett corrected him, "I didn’t say it was decent. I said it was bad."

Orion Hawthorne’s vision went dark, and he almost fainted from anger. He hissed, "Is that the point right now?!"

Sienna Everett glanced at him. "Then what is the point?"

Orion Hawthorne took a deep breath, looking at her with exasperation. "The point is Winston Jarvis! The guqin master, Winston Jarvis! He’s coming to the studio to confront you!"

Sienna Everett let out a slow "Oh." "I know."

Orion Hawthorne helplessly ran a hand through his hair. ’Her impervious attitude is really hard to deal with.’

When the netizens in the livestream chat heard that Winston Jarvis had agreed to come, they all grew incredibly excited.

[Selena Hansen is awesome! She really got Master Jarvis to come!]

[I get the feeling Winston Jarvis really treats Selena Hansen well!]

[Tsk tsk tsk, Sienna Everett is so screwed now. Did you hear Master Jarvis’s tone when he said, "I’m on my way! Right now!"? He sounded so urgent. He must be furious.]

[Sienna Everett is really asking for it. It’s one thing to randomly criticize Selena Hansen, but now she wants to confront Master Jarvis on the spot.]

[We’re talking about Winston Jarvis, a master of the guqin world! Sienna Everett can’t even touch the dust on his shoes, okay?!]

Dustin Everett stared in Sienna Everett’s direction, unable to suppress his schadenfreude.

’What an idiot, wanting to confront Winston Jarvis.’

’Selena Hansen is his apprentice, so of course he’ll side with her.’

’When Winston Jarvis gets here, she’ll be utterly humiliated. She’s really bringing this on herself.’

’Good thing Sienna Everett has already severed ties with the Everett Family. Even if she makes a fool of herself, it won’t reflect poorly on us.’

A throbbing pain started in Orion Hawthorne’s temples. ’When Winston Jarvis arrives, I’ll have to help Sienna if I can. After all, she’s one of us.’

’Besides, she just helped me tame that runaway horse.’

Soon, a staff member from the production team came over to announce, "Director, Mr. Jarvis is here!"

The director’s face was flushed with excitement. "Quick, show him in!"

Led by the staff member, an elderly man with graying hair, wearing a Tang suit and leaning on a cane, walked over.

Selena Hansen immediately rushed over excitedly. "Master, thank you for making the trip. I wouldn’t have troubled you if it wasn’t absolutely necessary."

However, Winston Jarvis acted as if he hadn’t heard her. Without so much as a glance in her direction, he walked straight past.

Selena Hansen frowned in suspicion, then followed him again with a sweet smile. "Master, I know I’m bothering you. Before the recording today, I called to say I wanted to visit, but you weren’t seeing anyone. And now I’ve dragged you all the way out here. I’m so sorry to make you come in person."

As if he couldn’t stand the interruption, Winston Jarvis waved a hand dismissively. "That’s enough."

Selena Hansen froze.

The others nearby were also startled by this scene, unsure of what was happening.

Selena Hansen bit her lip. Seeing Winston Jarvis walking toward Sienna Everett, she immediately understood. ’Master must be eager to stand up for me.’

Selena Hansen hurried after him again, pointing at Sienna Everett up ahead to lodge her complaint. "Master, she’s the one who said my rendition of *Nine Provinces* was bad! You’re the one who personally taught me that piece!"

Winston Jarvis finally looked Selena Hansen straight in the eye and struck his cane on the ground twice for emphasis. "If she says your playing was bad, then it was bad!"

Selena Hansen froze, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"Master, you..."

It wasn’t just Selena Hansen; everyone else was dumbfounded too.

[Winston Jarvis agrees with Sienna Everett’s assessment?]

[Didn’t they say Master Jarvis is really protective of Selena Hansen? Why does it look like he’s protecting Sienna Everett?]

After scolding Selena Hansen, Winston Jarvis continued walking toward Sienna Everett.

He finally reached Sienna Everett. Mr. Jarvis’s excitement was palpable; the hand holding his cane was trembling slightly, and his voice quivered as he uttered a form of address that carried immense weight—

"Senior Sister."

The words hung in the air.

Selena Hansen: !!!

Orion Hawthorne: ???

Dustin Everett: ???

The livestream chat instantly exploded.

[WTF??? Senior Sister???]

[Mr. Jarvis called Sienna Everett ’Senior Sister’???]

[Holy crap, what the hell is going on!!]

After Winston Jarvis called her Senior Sister, Sienna Everett nodded in acknowledgment, her expression unchanged.

Winston Jarvis stood before her, his eyes bright and focused on her. In addition to his excitement, there was an unmistakable reverence in his gaze.

"Senior Sister, I called you just now. I heard you were here recording a show and wanted to come pay my respects, but you told me not to. Now, I finally get to see you."

He and Sienna Everett had both studied the guqin under her grandfather. Since he had become a disciple later, it was only natural for him to call her Senior Sister.

Hearing this, Orion Hawthorne suddenly understood. ’It’s not just someone with the same name!’

’The Winston Jarvis who called Sienna during the break is *this* Winston Jarvis—the guqin master!’

Selena Hansen stood there, completely stunned, as if she’d been struck by lightning.

Dustin Everett’s brow furrowed tightly. ’Senior Sister?’

’A man as old as Winston Jarvis, calling a young girl like Sienna Everett ’Senior Sister’?’

The livestream chat scrolled by even more frantically.

[Winston Jarvis just said he wanted to visit Sienna Everett, but she wouldn’t let him. In contrast, Selena Hansen wanted to see Winston Jarvis, but he wouldn’t see her. The difference in treatment is just insane!]

[So when Master Jarvis said on the phone, "I’m on my way! Right now!", he was actually in a hurry to see Sienna Everett?]

[So, does that make Selena Hansen Sienna Everett’s martial niece?]

After coming to her senses, Selena Hansen walked over, unwilling to accept it. "Master, you..."

Before she could finish, Winston Jarvis shot her a sharp glare. "Shut up."

Selena Hansen timidly shut her mouth.

Sienna Everett glanced at Selena Hansen, then looked at Winston Jarvis and asked lightly, "Is this your apprentice?"

At the mention of this, Winston Jarvis’s brow furrowed in frustration.

"Senior Sister, this apprentice of mine... SIGH. Back then, her grandmother brought her to me. I said I wouldn’t take her, but her grandmother made her kneel before me and said they would keep kneeling until I accepted. I couldn’t bear to see the old woman kneeling, so I was forced to take her as my apprentice."

The chat was stunned: [Holy shit, that’s how Selena Hansen became Master Jarvis’s apprentice? Isn’t that emotional blackmail?]

Selena Hansen’s face flushed red with humiliation. "Master, you’re the one who taught me to play *Nine Provinces*. You never said I played it badly."

Winston Jarvis struck his cane forcefully. "I never said you played it well, either!"