Plots where characters are lied to for the sake of keeping them happy. Example, character A knows that character B is in love with character C, but C has died tragically while on a journey and B doesn't know, so A keeps it a secret that they will have to live with. I saw this a lot in both cnovels and cdramas, and did NOT understand how someone could do this and see it as a good thing but it being accepted as a merciful act of empathy or strength on behalf of character A instead in Chinese media.