Yu Jiaojiao simply stayed up all night scrolling through countless posts exposing how a young celebrity —who had once badmouthed her behind her back as a “drama queen”— had fallen from grace.
But when she woke up, she inexplicably found herself transported to another world, where a strange thing claiming to be a “system” appeared before her.
“Hello, host. I am the Supporting Female Lead System 101. Because your passion for ‘eating melons(gossip)’ deeply moved me, I have decided to bind with you. The world we’ve entered is a novel set in the entertainment industry. Your current identity is the drama queen supporting character who exists solely to highlight the heroine. As long as you complete the mission of overtaking the heroine, you can choose to return to your original world or stay in this one. Along the way, you can also earn mission points and unlock plenty of gossip manhua[1]Manhua: Chinese Comic/Manga jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2252473_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2252473_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); about this world~”
The cat-shaped 101 puffed out its chest and spoke with full confidence. After all, it had undergone numerous tests and had a deep understanding of humans’ innate love for gossip.
Moreover, it had read several gossip-themed novels, and without exception, the heroines in those stories were all passionate about gossip! There’s even a saying that still circulates in the gossip world: “Gossip folk, gossip soul, gossip makes us folks the true elite~”
When selecting a host, it observed many humans, and Yu Jiaojiao was the only one who had ever pulled an all-nighter just for the sake of gossip!
101 firmly believed that she must also love gossip just as much, and that as long as it tempted her with its system’s well-crafted, perfectly cliffhangered gossip manhua, she would surely work hard to complete the tasks!
But reality soon dealt it a crushing blow—Yu Jiaojiao didn’t even acknowledge it.
Furrowing her brows, she looked down at the mattress beneath her. Her big cat-like eyes sparkled with disbelief, and her delicate, small nose wrinkled. “You’re actually making me sleep on this kind of ordinary mattress? Don’t you know I’m allergic to this type of mattress? What about my two-million-yuan custom-designed mattress made by a specialist?”
101 was left speechless. It had initially thought she was exaggerating, but the very next second after Yu Jiaojiao finished speaking, several red rashes actually appeared on her arm.
101: !!!
“I’ll switch it back for you right away!!”
The system was so frightened that it immediately swapped out Yu Jiaojiao’s mattress. Only after seeing the red rashes on her arm fade did it breathe a sigh of relief.
Yu Jiaojiao let out a petulant huff and, following her usual habit, reached for her phone on the nightstand.
But when she got the phone, it turned out to be a cheap knockoff brand, covered in a gaudy phone case.
“You expect me to use this kind of phone? What about my custom-made phone that cost 188,000 and could project and do VR anytime, anywhere?”
One… 188,000?!
101 compared the prices of the two phones, silently swallowed its saliva, and quickly performed the swap.
It had clearly realized it had made some major mistakes. It only knew that Yu Jiaojiao’s parents had passed away and that she was all alone, but it hadn’t looked into her financial situation…
Thus, what happened next was predictable.
After checking the time on her phone, Yu Jiaojiao finally began to look around.
The next second, she stood up on the bed, and her previously relaxed expression turned even more furious.
“I’m supposed to live in such a small bedroom?”
“What’s with the furniture? Besides the bed, there’s only this tiny closet? Where’s my 800,000-yuan vanity and my 500,000-yuan chaise lounge?”
She pulled open the bedroom door, revealing the small living room and shabby bathroom beyond. “Where did my 2,000,000-yuan walk-in closet go? And the bathroom with the luxurious multi-functional jacuzzi?”
“No home gym either? What about the music room? And my collection of various antique instruments that cost me millions…”
“My 2,000,000-yuan custom sofa… the 880,000-yuan LCD TV… the 1,500,000-yuan sound system… the basement wine cellar, home theater, game room, swimming pool, sauna, garage…”
101 grew more and more nervous with each word, stiffening in place, too scared to move.
In this world, the drama queen supporting character has no background whatsoever. This one-bedroom, one-living-room apartment was even assigned to her by her agency—how could she possibly have any of those things?
But Yu Jiaojiao’s anger was understandable. If it were the system, having to go from someone who lived in luxury and wealth to becoming a penniless person, it would be furious too…
“The funds my parents left me, and the hundred gold bars, sixty-seven antiques, and eighteen pieces of jewelry stored in the bank—surely those aren’t gone too, are they? What about the equestrian club, the golf course, the cars in my name, and the hotels?” Without these, how was she supposed to even go out?
Yu Jiaojiao puffed up her cheeks, her pretty, adorable face looking like she was about to cry.
“Th… that, let me verify first…” The system was practically smoking with anxiety.
“Send me back right now, or I’ll report you!” Yu Jiaojiao pouted. Truth be told, she had no idea if reporting would actually do anything, but it was a line she always used.
“Wait, wait, wait! We can talk this over…” The word “report” had clearly struck the system’s weak spot.
Fortunately, the main system had already finished verifying Yu Jiaojiao’s net worth in her original world, and it quickly checked the data.
It turned out that Yu Jiaojiao hadn’t exaggerated at all—in fact, she had even left out a lot. In her original world, she owned far more than what she’d mentioned, including a courtyard house in the capital, a large flat in the coastal city, several seaside villas, and properties all over the country…
Just in the walk-in closet she’d glossed over, there were twenty to thirty sets of matching jewelry worth hundreds of thousands, even millions, and rows upon rows of haute couture clothes, bags, and shoes.
Seeing all of this, 101 nearly fainted.
“Send me back.” Yu Jiaojiao stared at it darkly.
The system’s energy dropped to rock bottom as it weakly said, “You’ve already transmigrated. You can’t go back until you complete the mission…”
Hearing this, Yu Jiaojiao’s cheeks puffed up little by little. “I want to—”
Before she could utter the words “report you,” the system quickly interrupted, “We can talk this over! We can talk this over!”
“Wh… what if I transfer all your original world’s assets to this world?” As it made this suggestion, the system felt its heart bleeding.
It could transfer these things over, but it would cost it an immense amount of energy!
Still, it was better than getting reported. Besides, it could have Yu Jiaojiao complete tasks to replenish the energy. 101 comforted itself inwardly.
Yu Jiaojiao thought it over, feeling somewhat aggrieved, but in this world, there were no parents to back her up anymore.
“Everything must be complete! Not a single thing missing!” Yu Jiaojiao said with a touch of fierceness. Those were all things she was used to—using anything else would make her break out in allergies.
The system gritted its teeth. “…Fine.”
It expended a vast amount of energy and finally managed to transfer everything that belonged to Yu Jiaojiao into this world.
“It’s already been placed under your name…” The system said, sounding utterly drained.
Yu Jiaojiao checked on her phone to confirm, then realized another issue. She showed the system her contact list. “What about the management staff that come with all of that?”
“I’ll replace them for you…” The system felt like crying but had no tears.
An hour later, it finally finished handling everything—from the managers overseeing Yu Jiaojiao’s funds and assets, all the way down to the cleaning lady at her regular villa.
Fortunately, this world had only been running for a short time, so it was able to insert all of this in the form of filling in bugs.
But what the system didn’t know was that its operations were so frequent that the world actually developed a real bug.
…
One day during lunch break, netizens who loved gossip were busy scrolling through all kinds of celebrity and corporate scandals posted by paparazzi.
After finishing, they noticed that things had been unusually quiet lately—no hit dramas airing, no dark horse movies, no tycoons falling from grace. Even the usual petty fights and shade-throwing among young actresses’ fanbases were rare. It was truly peaceful and serene. The only downside was that there was no “melon(gossip)” to eat.
“Ah…” sighed the gossip-loving netizens.
Just as they were about to log off from this boring online world, suddenly, their computer and phone screens flickered. A new livestream window appeared in the bottom right corner, named simply — Gossip Manhua.
Some bored netizens, having nothing better to do, clicked on it curiously.
But the livestream was completely black, with nothing visible at all, making them think it hadn’t even started yet.
The next second, however, a voice suddenly came through the livestream.
The system thought that since it had successfully appeased Yu Jiaojiao, she would now cooperate with it on the tasks.
So its voice regained a bit of energy. “Since the host is still a newbie, this system has decided to gift you one chapter of Gossip Manhua~”
As soon as it finished speaking, a manhua book appeared on the brainwave channel shared between the two.
The pages of the manhua flipped open automatically, revealing the first chapter.
Though presented in manhua form, the artwork was exquisite, and the characters’ features were distinct—it was immediately clear that they were modeled after real-life people.
The first page of the manhua introduced the main character and plot of chapter one:
【C-actor, height 175cm+, age 30+, married, currently filming a period film. However, on set, he has become ‘exceptionally close’ with a certain actress. Late last night, he arranged to ‘discuss the script’ with this actress at a hotel. Someone discovered this and informed the C-actor’s wealthy heiress wife. She rushed to the hotel to catch them in the act. When she opened the door, she found that the other woman turned out to be…】
As the page scrolls down, the content of the manhua unfolds. From an omniscient perspective, it vividly depicts how the C-actor exchanged flirtatious glances with the actress, held hands, booked the same hotel room, flirted and kissed, and even took a couple’s bath together. However, the actress is consistently brushed over without revealing her face. In contrast, the C-actor’s physical features and his expressions of passion are meticulously illustrated.
The scene shifts to the C-actor’s wealthy heiress wife appearing at the hotel entrance, where she is respectfully escorted to the door of the room where the C-actor and the actress are “discussing the script.”
As the door opens, the heiress storms in with her entourage, full of fury, and then…
And then nothing. The manhua cuts off abruptly at this most suspenseful moment, perfectly adhering to the typical manhua tactic of leaving readers on a hook.
“How about it? Don’t you really want to know who this actress is? What were they doing when the wealthy heiress barged in? Will she fly into a rage and slap the other woman, then have someone castrate the C-actor—ahem—I mean, beat him within an inch of his life?” The system’s voice was full of anticipation.
Meanwhile, its voice was being simultaneously broadcast in the livestream, jolting the gossip-loving netizens awake.
In an instant, the barrage of comments exploded.
【C-actor? Height 175cm+, age 30+?】
【Currently filming a period film?】
【Has a wealthy heiress wife?】
【You might as well just spell Chen Yizun’s name on the screen…】
【Don’t get me wrong, the manhua is really well-drawn and quite addictive, but isn’t it bad to spread rumors?】
【If someone like Chen Yizun would cheat, I’ll never believe in love again.】
【To be honest, I don’t trust anyone’s public image in the entertainment industry, but if Chen Yizun had really been caught cheating, there’s no way he’d be on set today. But I just saw a spoiler photo of him on set, so I can confirm that the streamer is lying. If this manhua spreads, you’d better get ready for a lawyer’s letter from Chen Yizun.】
【Just spreading hate for the sake of it? Blocked…】
Most others were also speculating that the streamer would end up in dire straits, because Chen Yizun’s wife was not someone to mess with.
101 had no idea that the gossip manhua it had released was not only seen by Yu Jiaojiao but had also attracted so many gossip-loving netizens.
It waited, expecting a curious look from Yu Jiaojiao, but instead saw her brows slightly furrow and her cat-like eyes widen a little. “Are you showing me pornographic manhua?”
The system was floored! It had never expected that Yu Jiaojiao’s focus wouldn’t be on the follow-up plot at all, but rather on the C-actor’s affair with the actress earlier.
It admitted the manhua was a bit explicit, but…
“What do you mean pornographic? The manhua produced by this system has always been in this style for so many years. Don’t open your eyes and talk nonsense. Gossip manhua is already hard enough to make…”
As the two bickered, the gossip-loving netizens in the livestream also realized that there was a second streamer.
But…
【That woman’s voice sounds kind of familiar…】
【Spoiled and whiny, pretty distinctive, but she’s probably someone below third-tier in the entertainment industry…】
【Still, calling it pornographic manhua is kind of funny. This is nowhere near pornographic…】
Next, the conversation between Yu Jiaojiao and the system picked up.
The system said, “But considering you don’t have much experience in this area, I won’t hold it against you.”
“I’m sure you want to find out what happens next in the gossip. All you have to do is complete the tasks I’m about to give you, and once you earn enough task points, you’ll be able to unlock the rest of the story~”
“What task?” Yu Jiaojiao asked, sounding bored.
“First task: You need to gain a favorability rating of sixty or higher from ten different people.”
Yu Jiaojiao: “?”
The system: “Is that expression of yours supposed to mean you accept?”
Yu Jiaojiao: “I need to? Aren’t you the one asking me to do the tasks?”
Yu Jiaojiao: “Say ‘Princess, please do the tasks~’”
System: “?”
Yu Jiaojiao: “Say ‘Princess, please do the tasks~’”
System: “…”
With such a distinct personality, everyone in the livestream quickly figured out who she was.
【Isn’t this the drama queen Yu Jiaojiao?】
【This is publicity! Definitely just trashy paparazzi colluding with this drama queen for attention!】
【And she’s even dragging Best Actor Chen Yizun into it! Does she not want to work in this industry anymore?!】
【“Princess, please do the tasks”? She’s so cringey it makes my vision go dark. Enough already…😓】
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