Lie Crusher

Xia Chengcheng is a seasoned paparazzi who spends seven days staking out a movie king's villa, only to capture evidence of his infidelity before accidentally hitting her head and transmigration into the body of a third-rate actress with the same name. She awakens in a dressing room to find herself the villainous stepsister in a novel titled After Rebirth, I Became a Top Star in the Entertainment Industry. The original owner, Xia Chengcheng, was hated for bullying the female lead Ye Shiwen and obsessing over the male lead Han Jialin. In this new reality, a system informs Xia Chengcheng that she must adhere to the original character's malicious persona, compete for Han Jialin's affection, and ultimately die, with her life tied to earning reputation points through positive public opinion. Currently blacklisted and facing death at midnight, she must find a way to survive.

Instead of apologizing to the rising star Ji Jinghan, whom the original owner had slapped in a staged incident, Xia Chengcheng uses her paparazzi instincts to analyze the video evidence and realizes Ji Jinghan set her up. At a press conference, she slaps Ji Jinghan again, doubling down on the villain role to confuse her enemies. She then disguises herself as a male idol to escape the building, gaining reputation points from fans who mistake her for a new male celebrity. Realizing reputation points are tied to public sentiment regardless of identity, she infiltrates an exclusive club as a waiter to gather dirt on Ji Jinghan's secret relationship with a wealthy, married tycoon named Hong Tao. She captures compromising photos and blackmails both Hong Tao and the club manager for over a million dollars.

Using an anonymous account called Lie Crusher, Xia Chengcheng leaks the scandal, shifting public opinion from her to Ji Jinghan. When Ji Jinghan attempts to reframe the relationship as romantic, Xia Chengcheng releases further evidence revealing that Ji Jinghan was the mistress who drove Hong Tao's wife, Zhou Su, to suicide three days prior. The exposure leads to Hong Tao and Ji Jinghan's arrest for tampering with Zhou Su's medication. With her reputation restored and millions of points earned, Xia Chengcheng buys herself more time. She discovers she has inherited a massive fortune and a luxury villa from the original owner, assets hidden from the novel's plot because they did not affect the main storyline.

While investigating the novel's main villain, Movie King Xie Zhixing, Xia Chengcheng eavesdrops on his divorce proceedings and discovers a shocking secret: she is already married to him. The original owner had secretly wed Xie Zhixing three days before her death, likely as a strategic move to secure her inheritance before attempting to win back Han Jialin. Confronted with the reality that she is the wife of the entertainment industry's most powerful figure, Xia Chengcheng decides to cancel the divorce. She clings to Xie Zhixing, choosing to remain married to him to maintain access to his inner circle and continue her career as a high-level gossip broker, turning her survival into a game of power and information within the entertainment world.