Surprise: the Villains are Eavesdropping on My Gossip!

★Pre-reception Book: "Professional Step Mother, Daily Pay Millions"

Lin Cha transmigrated into a novel, into an obscure and washed-up celebrity.

She possesses a gossip system that allows her to learn about everything happening in a small world.

--But she doesn’t know that those around her can hear her gossip whenever they earn her affection.

*

"Relaxation Time" is a rural livestreaming variety show. Lin Cha has the good fortune of being invited as a regular guest.

In the first episode of the show, the guests visit a film company for a backstage tour, where the beautiful CEO of the company gives her kept young man a green light.

[The beautiful CEO is so nice to him~ Too bad he's cheaters, she's still nurturing third, fourth, fifth, and sixth fish around?]

[Oh吼! And he's even engaging in online love!? The online lover is another man!!!]

[Hmm? Why is it so noisy up ahead?]

Lin Cha, looking up, sees the previously affectionate CEO woman beating her “young kept man” with vigor!

Not only that, the beauty kindly asks Lin Cha when she turns around, "Chacha, I have a new drama production starting. Are you interested in participating?"

Lin Cha: Huh?

What a good-hearted woman, this beauty senior sister truly is!

*

After the variety show dinner, the guests gather around the small courtyard, chatting about their lives.

Two elders joked that the idol male lead is getting older and should consider finding a partner.

Lin Cha, merely background dressing, opens her gossip system again—

[Don’t push the marriage, his daughter is already grown up!]

[Oh, unfortunately, the daughter isn’t his, but was born as a result of his wife and manager's relationship!]

[Wait! Initially, he was set up by his wife who drugged him in the water and that's how they ended up together?!

This ridiculous plot can still happen in real life!

When she looks up—

Lin Cha: ?

Why is the male lead missing?

Ah!” How did the matter of the wife and manager’s affair come out?

And…” Why did he suddenly grant me a luxurious apartment for free? Was he such a great person all along?

*

At the banquet of the billionaires, her boss is trying to attract investment and Lin Cha is forced to tag along.

Not knowledgeable in investing at all, she can only check her gossip system.

[This investor is a no-go. All his money is under control of his wife. He's just show casing wealth!]

[That one is also no good: he is close to bankruptcy!]

[Ohohoh! Here's a genuine big shot! Don’t be deceived by their small company; he has three listed companies overseas. Super rich!

And he's a big fan of films!

Her boss successfully secures the investment, and turns around giving Lin Cha one percent of the movie's profits as bonus.

Lin Cha: !!!

One percent of the box office profit! The movie that has grossed a hundred million gives her a million, and ten billion gets her ten million! A hundred billion gets her a hundred million!

Oh! Her boss genuinely offers her so much!

*

Afterwards, Lin Cha eavesdropped on the rumors about top male lead and villain, Shen Zui：

[Shen Zui: Three-time winning best actor, and with so many girlfriend scandals he circles the earth thrice! He is a man of the showbiz already ruined! ]

[So many scandals! Midnight rendezvous with a sixteen-year-old model, an illegitimate three-year-old child, passionate street kiss with male model...

[Wait? Why are all these fake??]

[Haha! Here's one true: "He secretly loves new emerging best actress Lin Cha but dares not tell her..." ]

Lin 'Newly Minted Best Actress' Cha: ?

Reading hints:

1. Silly + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good story. Romantic threads are minimal and the romantic male lead emerges later.

2. All the behaviors and dialogues of the characters in this story do not reflect the author's opinions.

★Pre-reception Book: "Professional Step Mother, Daily Pay Millions"

Lu Qianxun gets transmigrated, and he becomes the step mother of the male lead in a campus novel.

In the novel, the original character marries the male lead's father due to bearing a striking resemblance to the mother of the protagonist.

The hero, however, is a school bully, with a temperamental and arrogant personality, who deeply detests Lu Qianxun for seemingly replacing his real mother, leading to extremely poor maternal and foster relationships.

System：Your mission is to preserve the foster relationship with Gu Yechan! Warm the man child up and reform him！

Lu Qianxun：No problem at all!

The system is relieved but anticipates a gentle and considerate Lu Qianxun, one who is understanding and kind-hearted.

However, Lu Qianxun instead cheerfully slaps a list onto Gu Yechan’s forehead:

“I can be your mom, but the service rate is $100K every hour, including the provision of:

Instilling nostalgia for his real mother by making him see objects that remind him of her,

Singing lullabies at night,

Attending parent-teacher conferences for you,

Acting the cruel witch of stepmother who offers to test your love with 5 million (the 5 million needs to be paid by the other party separately)

System：I told you to reform him, not let him keep cashing out! I didn’t tell you to keep him paying me!

Lu Qianxun shrugs: No permanent parenthood, only permanent interests!

Is a relationship built on money not the firmest one?

System: ?

Initially, Gu Yechan, seeing this list was extremely agitated.

“Get out! Do you think you can easily replace my mother?”

“A woman who got here by sheer looks…you must be crazy about the money!”

Lately, the dynamics between them changed to:

“I’ll give you $100,000—come attend the parent-teacher conference.”

“Already wired you $300K: We need a new top laner for our 5-man group, hurry up and join us on your handheld device.”

“Anyway, just wired you a million: It is what I earned myself, nothing required from you in return... Isn't it only natural that a son provides spending cash to his mom?”

One day, Gu Luming, CEO of Hai City, returned from a business trip eager to communicate with his missing son.

Walking into the lounge, he heard Gu Yechan’s excited voice:

"Qianxun, come see the collection of promising youths I’ve gathered for you!” They have looks and physique in abundance!

Whom do you fancy? I can help connect the dots!

Gu Luming: Wait…

Suddenly he feels a bit green?

Later on, early one morning, Gu Yechan knocks on his father's door with excitement.

"Dad! Big news! Qianxun has vanished! It has to be because she thinks you're too old, and she's eloped!"

Gu Mingyu gets up with a headache, covering the ears of the person beside him asleep.

"Don’t wake her up. Keep making noise and she'll awaken."

Notes:

1. Son not biological+

2. Elders' late-blooming love + Female lead 25+ Male lead 32+