The Truth Beard

Isolde, a dealer in fake antiques, was cursed by an old woman for deceiving people; from then on, every time she lied, her beard would grow wildly, and only the truth could make it disappear. With her back against the wall, she launched a “Tell the Truth” livestream at the urging of her best friend, Nova. Thanks to her precise authentication skills, she became an overnight sensation and formed an alliance with Elias, the young heir to an auction house, to jointly take on the Casimir Consortium, which was using cultural relics to launder money. After enduring an ally’s “betrayal,” financial pressure, and a barrage of online smear campaigns, the truth was revealed—it had all been part of an undercover operation. In the end, at a global live-streamed press conference, Isolde publicly exposed a counterfeit national treasure through “physical authentication,” using the evidence to bring down the conglomerate. She made a stunning comeback from street con artist to “Goddess of Truth” and found true love with Elias.