A Cheat Falls from the Sky, and the Stone-Faced Young Magistrate Overhears My Gossip

[Mind-reading detective + woman disguised as a man + solving cases through gossip + court intrigue, devoted one-on-one romance, and an irresistibly satisfying story!] Transmigrated into the body of a low-ranking female clerk at the Dali Court, Gu Shengsheng just wants to disguise herself as a man and survive by keeping up with the gossip. But who would have thought that her direct superior, Shen Jue, known as the “Cold-Faced Yama,” could hear every one of her thoughts? [Oh my god! The real killer in the family massacre is the neighbor, Old Wang! Those two are having an affair!] Shen Jue, without changing expression: “Arrest him.” [The palace’s jade chime was stolen? The Crown Prince is framing someone. It’s hidden in a secret compartment in the qilin ornament at the Eastern Palace!] Shen Jue, unruffled: “Men, search the place.” Watching the Cold-Faced Yama crack one strange case after another thanks to her “gossip,” Gu Shengsheng trembles with fear. “I’m just here for the gossip. How did I become his personal crime-solving cheat code?!” She runs, he pursues, and she can’t escape! She thought it was just a battle of wits between a human cheat code and her icy boss. But as he listens to her inner complaints, fears, and ridiculous daily musings, he finds himself getting hooked. At first, he saw her as the most useful “cheat code.” Later, he takes a deadly assassination attempt for her, exposes the dark secrets of the court, and fiercely shields her, becoming the only person she can rely on. “The whole world thinks you’re a monster. I’m the only one who understands every thought in your mind.” When her disguise as a man is exposed, the entire court is in an uproar. The Empress Dowager turns against her, and everyone thinks she is doomed. But he stakes the entire Dali Court on her, raises her to the position of Great Yan’s first female official, and sends her to court in women’s finery, stunning the world! [This guy actually wants to marry me? What’s he after? All-you-can-eat gossip?] Hearing her private musings, the Cold-Faced Yama leans down and whispers in her ear: “I want you. For the rest of my life.”