Little Rainbow-Flavored Compliments Go Viral on a Locked-Room Variety Show

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Tao Tao is the only auspicious cloud whose words always come true. As a child, she got into trouble by saying the wrong things and was punished three times. Ever since, she's made a habit of saying only nice things, becoming a well-behaved little flatterer.

Thanks to her, the heavenly realm became a whole lot easier on the eyes. But after she drifted off to sleep over someone else's territory, she was punished by being sent into a book as an unlikeable supporting female character.

When the guests for The Mystery Mansion were announced, Tao Tao was the least promising contestant. Plenty of people even petitioned to have her replaced.

Who could have guessed that after the show began, she would become its biggest highlight?

When boy-band member Fang Jue, whose intelligence is rock-bottom, can't figure out a simple lock, everyone mocks him. Only Tao Tao cheers him on: "Believe in yourself! You can do it!"

The comments complain that she's acting cute and putting on a baby voice. Someone has just bet that Fang Jue won't be able to open it, and the very next second, the lock clicks open!

Newcomer Xu Qiao, a delicate-looking ingenue, injured her ankle when she worked as a stand-in early in her career, so she can't do strenuous exercise. During the escape round, everyone is ready to leave her behind, and even she has given up.

Tao Tao smiles and comforts her: "It's okay. Hide under the table, and there's no way they'll find you!"

The comments call her a scheming green tea, saying hiding under the table is as good as getting yourself killed. But Xu Qiao makes it to the end.

Actress Qiao Yilan worked herself too hard in her early career and damaged her health. During filming, she mentions in passing that she wants a child. No one knows what to say, so Tao Tao is pushed forward. Her eyes curve into a smile as she says, "Don't worry! Good people get good things in return. You'll definitely have a baby!"

The comments accuse her of being insincere and pretending to be kind, saying that giving someone hope only to let them face disappointment is even more hurtful.

Three months later, Qiao Yilan announces the happy news that she's pregnant.

Those who cursed Tao Tao: "?????"

Taking advantage of The Mystery Mansion's popularity, Tao Tao's manager gives her a fortune-teller persona whose words always come true. With the whole internet eagerly awaiting her inevitable downfall, Tao Tao's persona doesn't collapse. Instead, she earns the title of Master, and plenty of people pay a fortune just to hear her say something nice.

Tao Tao: I'm just a little flatterer who's been beaten into shape since childhood.

* The setting is fictional. Thank you for your support.

* A female-led story with a male lead who appears late.

Selling Melons for a Living, Buy One and You'll Love It

Blurb:

Cheng Zhiyi is a broke college student. The day a wealthy family recognizes her as their long-lost daughter, she gets bound to a gossip system. The System tells her she's a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a novel, doomed to die after causing the male and female leads a whole series of problems.

The good news: Unlock enough gossip and she can make small changes to the plot, or even change the ending.

The bad news: If she doesn't get any gossip within a day, she'll die.

System: Getting gossip isn't that easy. People these days are very protective of their privacy. My last Host had to do good deeds around the clock just to make sure they had gossip to hear every day. You...

Cheng Zhiyi answers gravely, "Oh."

Then she opens a little online shop.

System: "..."

While browsing the internet, Zhou Cichuan comes across a little online shop called Your Gossip. It sells only one item.

The product image has a few big words on it: Your Gossip for Sale. Grand opening special: one yuan for the first five orders.

Zhou Cichuan has eaten watermelon, cucumber, bitter melon, and Hami melon, but this is the first time he's heard of your gossip.

It's just one yuan, and he's got nothing better to do, so he orders one for fun.

Shop owner: [Fill in your details and click Confirm.]

Zhou Cichuan follows the shop owner's instructions and clicks Confirm. A line appears on his phone screen: A potted plant on the twenty-third floor will fall in three seconds. If you don't want to be crushed to death, you'd better run right now, dear.

Three seconds after he runs away, the potted plant smashes into the spot where he had been standing, shattering into pieces.

Zhou Cichuan: ...Holy crap.

The notoriously unlucky Zhou family has suddenly had a run of good luck. Families keeping an eye on the Zhous make inquiries and eventually learn it's because they bought gossip from an online shop.

"???"

"Bought what??"

"Are the Zhous crazy, is whoever spread this crazy, or am I crazy?"

"You'd better stop telling me this kind of thing. I'm afraid low intelligence is contagious."

"Only an idiot would believe that."

"Exactly. And it's not even cheap. Having money doesn't mean you should waste it like this!"

Still, some people place an order just to see what happens. The shop owner replies without mercy: [Dear, I only sell one piece of gossip a day. Today's gossip is already sold out. Please come back tomorrow, dear!]

No one would ever buy from a nonsensical shop like this. But for ten days in a row, one person can't get an order through, while people around him keep coming into good fortune one after another.

The person who can't get an order: ????? Everyone around me is full of hypocritical liars!

When Cheng Zhiyi is bored, she finds things to do that are both entertaining and a chance to hear gossip. For example, she joins the dating show Love Match 101.

Love Match 101 features 101 women and 101 men. Only the nine couples who successfully match and get the highest audience votes for their sweetness can pair up and win the sweet grand prize. Everyone else has to stay and film the next episode.

While everyone else is getting to know one another, Cheng Zhiyi is listening to gossip:

While everyone else chooses their crush, Cheng Zhiyi is listening to gossip:

While everyone else holds hands and acts sweet to win votes, Cheng Zhiyi is still listening to gossip.

Cheng Zhiyi: Hmm... These two are a real couple, those two know each other in real life, those two already have a kid but aren't married yet, this one got sent here by their family to find a spouse, that one likes cats but not people... And then there's this one. Oh my, what a poor little rich kid!

Theme: Life is full of hope. Don't give up lightly.