I Went Viral After Breaking Up Couples on a Dating Show

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Shen Qi, the young heiress of a noble house, transmigrates into New Love, Old Flame as an ordinary female guest.

This dating show, where exes reunite, becomes a nationwide sensation as soon as it airs.

And the reason is...

After dating for ten years, the female guest A asks her boyfriend to marry her. When he refuses, they break up, and the scumbag says he still has feelings for her.

Shen Qi leisurely recites a line from The Ballad of the Foolish Man: "A man's infatuation can be excused, but a woman's cannot."

Scumbag, get lost!

Female guest B is torn over whether to get back together with her ex. Her clingy rich-boy puppy of a boyfriend vows to support her for life, but she says he made her late for work meetings and let his competitors steal business from him.

Shen Qi immediately recites a line from To the Oak: "If I love you, I will never be a trumpet creeper clinging to your lofty branches to show off..."

Men can't be relied on. Pigs will fly first!

Female guest C has been keeping men on the hook and has brought one of them onto the show, hoping to observe him before settling down.

Shen Qi sighs in dismay: "You are the sea, so you must know the joy of the sea!"

I know how much fun the sea can be!

The production crew: Quick! Cover her mouth!

The audience: Don't! If you can talk, say more!

In her past life, Shen Qi called off eighteen engagements and was "notorious" among the noble ladies.

But nothing matters more than having your happiness in your own hands.

The men she couldn't stand? Good riddance. The next one will be better.

Building a career is what puts her mind at ease. With her own hard work and help from her modern-day friends, Shen Qi becomes a famous traditional-style blogger, with a large following and expert endorsements. She even starts her own brand and launches collaborative products with major museums.

A story about a strong female lead can be written by you!

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Bonus Scene

The pre-show interview for New Love, Old Flame.

Production crew: "Why did you break up with your ex?"

Lu Sheng, poker-faced: "She said she had amnesia and didn't remember me."

At the same time, in the room next door.

The production crew asks nervously: "Why did you break up with your ex?" (Everyone's inner thoughts: Please don't say anything outrageous this time!)

Shen Qi replies casually: "Car accident. Amnesia."

She secretly rejoices: In this world, you don't have to get married, you can have as many boyfriends as you want, and people are open-minded and tolerant about relationships. Why would she be crazy enough to get involved with a man she doesn't even know?

Release notice: This novel will be available for paid reading on November 20. Thank you all for your support! XOXO!

Note: This is a modern alternate-universe story and has nothing to do with reality.

Coming soon:

The Foodie Beauty Goes on a Variety Show and Becomes a Top-Tier Star

Gu Chichi, the most popular chef of the apocalypse, transmigrates into a pretty-but-useless idol. Rumors that she's clinging to an award-winning actor and fawning over a senior singer are flying everywhere.

Gu Chichi believes nothing is more important than being strong and healthy, with a full belly.

Can you eat rumors? Can you eat haters? No? Then forget it. She'd rather find something she can eat!

Like going on a variety show. She can eat and drink for free and make money, too!

On the nation's first wealth-building variety show, I Want to Be a Boss, haters mock her before they've even watched: If Gu Chichi can open a shop and make money, I'll livestream myself eating a shoe sole!

The day Gu Chichi opens her barbecue stall, customers line up all the way from the end of the street to the corner. She devours skewers until her mouth glistens with oil, while her other hand expertly flips the meat on the grill.

Hater 1: The food in my bowl suddenly doesn't taste as good...

Hater 2: Where is it? I'll get a cab there right now!

Hater 3: This seasoning would make even a shoe sole taste good!

On the dating show The Secret of Sparks, award-winning actors and gorgeous young stars gather together.

Gu Chichi has no interest in dating. She throws herself into the kitchen and focuses on making delicious food. By the end of filming, everyone has gained ten pounds.

An award-winning actor publicly debunks the rumors: "Chichi never clung to me, but now I want to cling to her. Her cooking is so good!"

The senior singer rumored to have been fawned over by Gu Chichi sings her praises every day: "Waaah, my darling Chichi is beautiful, has lovely hands, and is even more beautiful on the inside. When are you sending me the braised dishes you promised?"

Viewers who finish the show: We didn't get a whiff of romance, but we sure caught the delicious aroma of food!

On the celebrity-fan variety show Road to Stardom, other celebrities have flowers and applause, tears of joy, and dreamy romance.

Gu Chichi and her fans have a different vibe: Bring your own bowls and chopsticks tomorrow, and help wash the vegetables when you get here. It looks like a small-town banquet, bustling and lively.

Other celebrities' fans: I'm drooling and can't stop myself. Is it too late to switch fandoms?

Gu Chichi has made it big and become a top-tier star, but after earning enough money, she wants to leave showbiz and go home to focus on eating and enjoying life.

The audience, production crew, and industry friends: Don't go! Please save us!

The young, handsome CEO of her agency recalls the delicious food he just tasted: Keep her here at any cost!

His subordinate: Or, Boss, why don't you just offer yourself to her?

Theme: Stand on your own two feet and pursue happiness. You don't have to make yourself miserable.