(Gossip System + mind-reading through inner thoughts + slacking off on the clock + aloof beauty knocked off her pedestal + goofy, sweet, and satisfying)
Entertainment reporter Lin Lu transmigrates into the body of a lowly bedchamber maid in the Grand Tutor's residence, doomed to die after failing to climb into her master's bed. Facing a death sentence from the start, she binds herself to the Front-Row Gossip System and waves a hand: Why fight for favor when gossip is so much better? From then on, she begins a life of slacking off on the clock and refusing to compete.
Gu Duan, the Grand Tutor of the court, is cold and chaste, and has always despised people who stir up trouble. That is, until he hears Lin Lu's thoughts:
[Holy crap! The steward is embezzling money to support his mistress, and the boy is actually the neighbor's!]
[Earth-shattering gossip! The Minister of Rites' concubine is a spy, and her beloved son was fathered by a guard!]
Gu Duan has the steward investigated on the spot and makes his political enemies faint from anger in court. Having completely come around to gossip, he makes an exception and transfers Lin Lu to his side so he can get the latest firsthand.
One night, the System glitches: [The Princess Royal and the general are behind the rockery... (Physical contact with the Grand Tutor required to unlock)]
Lin Lu sighs. The Grand Tutor is so aloof. Forget the gossip, time to sleep.
The next second, the door is kicked open with a bang! The supposedly aloof Grand Tutor pulls her into his arms, his eyes red-rimmed as he grits out, “What happened behind the rockery? Go on, keep listening! Are you trying to drive me crazy with suspense?”
Lin Lu: Sir, your aloof persona is falling apart!
Later, after Lin Lu saves up enough money to run off to Jiangnan and find herself some male models, Gu Duan blocks her inside the carriage.
He dumps his entire fortune into her arms, his eyes bloodshot as he grins like a madman. “You think you can run after we've finished gossiping about the whole world? Can those male models in Jiangnan serve you better than I can?”
[Both leads are pure, and the male lead never touched the original host. A lazy, theatrical office worker vs. a seemingly aloof Grand Tutor with a severe gossip addiction]
