Zhao Tiantian

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Zhao Tiantian (赵甜甜)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Zhao family; formerly entertainment industry 20 39
Occupation/Role	Former B-list actress; contestant on A Loving Family 8 13 39
Status	Alive; released from police custody; announces her permanent retirement from show business 38 39
First Appearance	Appears as the unnamed actress involved in the hotel scandal; identified by name in the following chapter 8 9

Background / History

Tiantian remembers her earlier self as beautiful and bold, with numerous accomplished men pursuing her. After befriending Tang Xueqing, she became insecure, underwent cosmetic surgery, and began accepting sexual relationships indiscriminately. She recognizes this change only after her career collapses 39.

Her former manager, Zhou Dan, routinely sent artists into wealthy bosses’ beds. According to Tang Shiba’s System, Zhou Dan led Tiantian astray at Xueqing’s prompting before leaving to work at Tang Xiao’s company 11.

Before joining A Loving Family, Tiantian pursued Tang Xiao and hoped he would participate in the show. Xueqing encouraged her to interpret his public criticism as an attempt to attract her attention, while privately resenting Tiantian’s interest in her brother 9.

Tiantian describes having worked for several nights to obtain her place on the show. Upon arriving on the island, she privately recalls sleeping with the previous director and notices that the man now presenting himself as director is someone different 9 14.

Appearance

• Extensive cosmetic surgery: Tang Shiba identifies alterations to her eyes, nose, mouth, breasts, and buttocks. Tiantian later recalls choosing surgery after becoming insecure around Xueqing 16 39.
• Crooked nose: After her first fight with Shiba, Tiantian complains that her nose has been knocked crooked; it remains visibly unusual during later events 17 23 25.
• Apparent implant damage: Viewers believe a breast implant has been knocked loose during another brawl. Her chest appears normal again when she next returns with tents 21 23.
• Forehead swelling: Her forehead swells after she attempts to headbutt Shiba and strikes the rock Shiba holds in front of her face 30.
• Masked public appearance: She wears a mask to the press conference at which she apologizes and announces her retirement 39.

Personality

Tiantian values popularity and reassurance, making her susceptible to Xueqing’s promises of renewed fame. Being called Xueqing’s “best friend” warms her immediately, and the prospect of earning public honor persuades her to report the supposed scammers on the island 30.

She reacts aggressively to rejection and humiliation. She slaps Fang Cheng for his invasive questions, shoves him into the sea after he rejects her advances, and repeatedly attacks Shiba. Her retaliation eventually becomes a deliberate plan to drug Shiba and leave her vulnerable to sexual assault 20 29 30 33.

She also conceals embarrassing incidents from her allies. After her encounter with the Fake Director is exposed, she tells Xueqing that she merely went to the bathroom. When Fang Cheng’s questions about her surgery become unbearable, she covers her ears and pretends to fall asleep to end the conversation 20 21.

After her exposure, Tiantian initially blames Shiba for destroying her life. At her final press conference, she admits the misconduct revealed online but still denies deliberately harming Shiba. The anger of her former supporters eventually prompts her to reflect on how she changed and leave the industry 39.

Abilities & Methods

Flirtation and Sexual Bargaining

• Uses sexual encounters with the fake production staff to obtain instant noodles and bread, which she gives to Zhao Shen. Shiba’s thoughts identify both the Fake Director and the fake assistant director as participants 14.
• Offers Fang Cheng a meeting in the woods in exchange for a beautiful shell; he refuses 29.
• Sleeps with the Fake Director to gain access to his phone and secretly call the police 32.

Deception and Covert Action

• Deletes the police call record and identifies herself as Tang Xueqing, concealing her own involvement while assigning Xueqing the credit 32.
• Coordinates with Zhao Shen to restrain Shiba and force her to swallow an unknown substance 32 33.
• Assumes the siblings can escape responsibility by denying the attack, unaware that hidden cameras are broadcasting it 33.

Physical Fighting

• Attacks through lunging, clawing, kicking, and headbutting rather than any documented formal training 16 30 33.
• Is repeatedly overpowered by Shiba; in one fight, a single kick leaves her unable to stand for some time 16 21.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Hotel Scandal and Show Entry

• Paparazzi photograph Tiantian leaving a hotel, triggering headlines about her encounters with multiple men. Tang Xiao uses the resulting attention to promote Tang Xueqing and Tang Shiba 8.
• Tiantian suspects Xueqing leaked her whereabouts. Xueqing denies it and assures her that the scandal will not prevent her variety-show appearance 9.
• She joins A Loving Family with her younger brother, Zhao Shen. The contestants unknowingly arrive at a filming site controlled by scammers, with the genuine crew imprisoned in a cave 13.
• Tiantian notices the unfamiliar director but interprets the discrepancy as a possible personnel replacement rather than recognizing the imposture. She flirts with him and later obtains food through an encounter with him and the fake assistant director 14.

Island Rivalry and Public Exposure

• After Zhao Shen attempts to rape Shiba and is injured resisting her, Tiantian accuses Shiba of seducing him and demands medicine. She tries to seize Shiba’s bag despite Si Wuyu confirming the assault, leading to a livestreamed fight 15 16.
• After the fight, she threatens to sue Shiba for disfiguring her face and cries to Xueqing that her nose is crooked. Xueqing comforts her, reinforcing Tiantian’s belief that Xueqing is the only person on her side 17.
• Shiba deliberately exposes Tiantian’s encounter with the Fake Director. Sponsors terminate endorsement deals, her agency cannot contain the backlash, and the Zhao family spends ¥100 million on paid online defenders 20.
• Tiantian joins Zhao Shen in another unsuccessful attack on Shiba. The apparent damage to her breast implant becomes a trending topic 21.
• She withholds a tent intended for Shiba’s team, surrendering it only when Shiba threatens to reveal her June 12 visit to Zhengyang Hospital. Viewers deduce that the visit involved an abortion 23.
• When Xueqing disappears during a supply challenge, Tiantian blames Shiba. Fang Cheng rejects the accusation because his group had remained together throughout 25.

Shell Challenge and Poisoning

• Tiantian and Zhao Shen collect shells with the intention of making Xueqing a unique necklace. Tiantian unsuccessfully attempts to obtain Fang Cheng’s particularly beautiful shell through a sexual proposition 29.
• Shiba’s demand for an oath involving Tiantian’s syphilis becomes an online allegation. Former partners seek testing, discover infections, and publicly expose her 29.
• After Shiba destroys her collected shells, Tiantian attempts to headbutt her. Shiba blocks with a rock, leaving Tiantian’s forehead swollen 30.
• Tiantian, Zhao Shen, and Xueqing collapse from mushroom poisoning. Shiba pulls the endangered siblings ashore and treats Tiantian’s injury; the production staff arranges examinations and IV drips. All three recover by dusk 30.

Police Call and Attack on Shiba

• Xueqing presents reporting the supposed scammers as a chance to rehabilitate Tiantian’s image. Tiantian agrees but asks for help retaliating against Shiba 30 31.
• Tiantian steals the Fake Director’s phone after sex and calls the police under Xueqing’s name. The report helps trigger an emergency response to the compromised production 32.
• During hide-and-seek, the Zhao siblings bind Shiba and force her to swallow a substance. Tiantian expects the men inside the cave to sexually assault her and ruin her reputation 33.
• Tiantian kicks and taunts the restrained Shiba, then signals Zhao Shen to bind her with vines. Both siblings are briefly surprised by how easily they have subdued her 33.
• Shiba deliberately drops into the cave, induces vomiting, and escapes using a vine prepared beforehand. The attack is recorded by tracking cameras the siblings do not know are present 33.

Arrest, Release, and Retirement

• Police find the Zhao siblings in a cave and arrest them on suspicion of attempted murder 37.
• At Jintang Police Station, Tiantian eventually admits making the emergency call. The siblings are released after Shiba declines to pursue charges and describes the violence as scripted 38.
• Before admitting her involvement, Tiantian insists that Xueqing made the call, and Xueqing repeats the claim. The officer’s statement that the caller gave Tang Shiba’s name further complicates the attribution, prompting Tiantian to confess that she slept with the scammer and stole his phone 38.
• Immediately afterward, Shiba reports that the Fake Director has AIDS. Tiantian panics because she slept with him; Zhao Shen promises to arrange testing 38.
• Tiantian reacts to her examination results by screaming and cursing Shiba at home. The passage does not explicitly disclose the diagnosis 39.
• Following the Zhao family’s reputational and financial collapse, Tiantian apologizes publicly. Fans reject her denial of deliberately harming Shiba and pelt her with eggs. She announces that she will leave show business permanently 39.
• Police later credit Shiba with exposing the Moon Island operation through Tiantian’s report while preventing the scammers from being alerted 46.

Health and Medical Revelations

Issue	Documented information
Syphilis	Identified through Shiba’s private knowledge and later supported by former partners’ positive tests and public accusations 14 29.
Abortion	Tiantian privately confirms that she underwent an abortion at Zhengyang Hospital on June 12 after Shiba threatens to expose the visit 23.
Mushroom poisoning	Collapses after eating improperly prepared mushrooms, receives IV treatment, and recovers by dusk 30.
Possible infection from the Fake Director	Shiba’s thoughts state that the Fake Director intends to infect Tiantian with AIDS while believing medication will protect him from syphilis. Tiantian later panics after learning that he has AIDS. She receives examination results and reacts with distress, but the supplied passage does not state the diagnosis 19 38 39.

Relationships

• Zhao Shen — Younger brother and accomplice. She defends him after his attempted assault on Shiba, joins his fights, and helps him carry out the drugging attack 13 16 33. After their release, he tries to calm her panic over the Fake Director’s illness and promises to arrange testing. His later attempt to take revenge on Shiba ends in another arrest, followed by Tang Xiao filing a lawsuit; Tiantian’s participation in that later attack is not established 38 103 104 108.
• Tang Xueqing — Best friend and manipulator. Tiantian repeatedly supports her and gives her credit for the police call; Xueqing ignores her attempts at contact after her downfall 18 30 32 39.
• Tang Shiba — Principal adversary. Their disputes escalate from fights and public revelations to Tiantian’s planned sexual humiliation of Shiba. Shiba nevertheless rescues her during the poisoning incident 16 23 30 33. Shiba’s decision not to pursue charges is explicitly motivated by a desire to let the siblings suffer consequences outside an attempted-crime conviction rather than by forgiveness 38.
• Tang Xiao — Romantic target. Tiantian hopes he will join the show and accepts Xueqing’s claim that his criticism indicates interest 9.
• Zhou Dan — Former manager who, according to the System, led her astray at Xueqing’s prompting 11.
• Fake Director — Sexual partner and source of food and phone access. Their relationship exposes her to the risk that alarms her after his reported AIDS diagnosis 14 32 38. Shiba’s private thoughts reveal his intention to infect Tiantian, which Tiantian does not know during their island encounters 19.
• Fake assistant director — Also participates in the encounter through which Tiantian obtains food, according to Shiba’s thoughts 14.
• Fang Cheng — Frequent source of embarrassment. His questions about her surgery provoke a slap, and his rejection of her advances prompts her to shove him into the sea 20 21 29.
• Zhao family — Financial and public-relations support. The family spends heavily defending her before sending her to apologize amid collapsing stock prices and public outrage 20 29 39.

Notable Quotes

“There aren't any cameras or evidence anyway. Even if she insists we did it, she can't do anything to us as long as we deny it.” 33

“I'm sorry I disappointed you. I failed to set a good example. I admit to everything posted online.” 39

“I'm sorry. I'll leave show business for good.” 39

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