I'm Just a Passing Melon-Eater

Xitong is a System who loves gossip, especially after binding himself to a Host who can do just about anything. All he has left to do is gossip.

Other people enjoy gossip by reveling in it.

Xitong enjoys gossip, then dusts himself off and leaves the peel behind so someone else can slip on it.

The movie emperor has a child, and the whole nation goes wild.

Xitong passes by and leaves a cloud behind: Is it really yours?

A "conscientious" company announces a donation to a charity, and the public rushes to praise it.

Xitong pokes his head out and drops a bombshell: Did that money come from tax evasion?

A rising star markets their academic credentials, and fans spread the word everywhere.

Xitong pops up and tosses out a comparison of what's real and what's fake: Are you trying to insult my intelligence?

The people who got burned: Don't let us find out who you are.

Then one day, Xitong excitedly posted his Host's accomplishments on social media. Just as he was about to log off, his phone froze.

He took a closer look. Oh no, he'd forgotten to switch accounts.

That day, Xitong became the biggest story of all.

Xitong: I'm small, weak, pitiful, and helpless. Host, save me! I've made a mess!

When his parents suddenly got into trouble, Yu Shu was still studying. Forced to take charge, he had no choice but to hurriedly accept the company his parents had entrusted to him.

But with so little information at his disposal, Yu Shu struggled to keep the company afloat. Under relentless pressure from the wolves circling him, he gradually lost ground.

Until something claiming to be a System came to his side.

Using the information provided by the System, he handed over to the state what belonged with the state, cleared out the parasites, sent those who deserved it to prison, exposed what needed exposing, and acquired what was ripe for acquisition. He built the company into a thriving business, while also taking on a little side work.

There was just one downside: the System was a chatterbox, always gossiping in his ear about the day's happenings and nattering on from time to time.

"Stay up any later and you'll go bald on top."

"Drink more goji berry tea. It's good for your liver and kidneys."

"Are you trying to die young so I can inherit your estate?"

Yu Shu: ...Shut up.

Then one day, his System came to him in tears and dumped a huge mess right on his head, bringing a crowd of people to his door.

Yu Shu: ...Damn it.

But it was his own System. What else could he do? He'd just have to indulge him.

The next day, a statement appeared on social media: "The kid at home didn't know any better. I've already taught him a lesson."

Xitong lay face-down on the bed, rubbing his sore bottom, on the verge of tears.

Bah! His Host was a wolf in sheep's clothing!

(A cheeky shrimp System as the bottom x a scheming Host as the top)

Note: The System has a human form and is great at his job, but he's not very sharp.

Theme: Life is full of surprises.