Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 131

Some viewers noticed that Ruan Qiu’s face turned pale when she heard about the haunted house. But because of her naturally fair skin and the others focusing on the rabbit mascot, her abnormal reaction went unnoticed.

Except by Xue Wu.

Xue Wu had been watching Ruan Qiu and immediately noticed her condition. He walked over and softly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ruan Qiu moved her lips but couldn’t speak.

Initially, she was relaxed about this episode because she knew from the original plot that the guests didn’t need to play roles and could just be themselves. She didn’t need to emphasize her background and could focus on finding clues without worrying about overshadowing the main characters.

Moreover, her partner was the unfamiliar Ye Xingyu. She thought that since she had already worked hard to engage with Xue Wu, the barrage wouldn’t force a CP between her and Ye Xingyu, allowing her to enjoy this episode.

But she didn’t expect the episode to be rule-based. Having spent ten years in the Infinite Flow world, Ruan Qiu despised rule-based instances. They were the most dangerous, had killed most of her teammates, and were her least favorite.

She tried to comfort herself, thinking this rule-based instance was simple and the director had promised no murders, so she didn’t need to be overly tense.

However, the presence of a haunted house unsettled her.

The scenes of being chased by ghosts and the blood of her teammates splattering on her face in the Infinite Flow world resurfaced, making her face pale. She trembled and softly said to Xue Wu, “I’m fine.”

How could she explain?

Say she had experienced ten years of ghostly chases? Who would believe she came from the Infinite world?

Xue Wu had a hunch and continued softly, “Whenever you’re ready to tell me, I’m here to listen. If you’re scared, I’ll protect you.”

[The production’s audio finally works; I can finally hear Xue Wu and Ruan Qiu’s whispers!]

[Of course, Empress Xue cares the most about Empress Ruan. Empress Xue’s primary status is unshakable!]

[Xue Wu’s attention to detail is why I only ship him with Ruan Qiu. Genuine feelings can’t be faked.]

[Indeed, while others focused on the rabbit mascot, Xue Wu noticed Ruan Qiu.]

[Is Ruan really okay?]

While they talked, the others noticed Ruan Qiu’s odd behavior. Qi Yingying bluntly asked, “Ruan, are you afraid of ghosts?”

“No,” Ruan Qiu shook her head, “I’m not afraid of ghosts; I just feel uncomfortable.”

After years in the Infinite Flow world, her fear of ghosts had worn off. In such an environment, constant fear of ghosts would quickly get one killed. Fear was the least needed emotion in that world. She wasn’t scared, just nauseated and disgusted.

However, to others, Ruan Qiu’s behavior and words seemed like she was scared and trying to cover it up. They sympathetically assured her they would protect her, not mentioning their earlier requests for her to protect them.

[Ruan is everyone’s favorite today! Everyone is so kind to her!]

[I didn’t expect Ruan Qiu to be afraid of ghosts… Even bosses have fears, making her more relatable.]

[Exactly, if someone is perfect, they seem unapproachable. But a small, endearing flaw makes them more likable.]

[Did the director find out Ruan Qiu is afraid of ghosts and deliberately included a haunted house to challenge her?]

[That’s likely. It sounds like something the director would do.]

Backstage director: It wasn’t me, it’s just a coincidence!

But finding something that challenges Ruan Qiu was an unexpected joy. The director, delighted, watched the six guests in front of the haunted house, eagerly anticipating Ruan Qiu’s scared reactions. He thought, I must secretly make a funny video of Ruan Qiu’s screams and embarrass her!

Just when everyone thought the guests would follow the rabbit mascot into the haunted house to start the final project, Ruan Qiu suddenly said, “Wait.”

The other guests worriedly looked back at her, and the viewers focused on her, most thinking she was too scared and hesitant to enter the haunted house.

Ruan Qiu’s detractors were ready at their keyboards to criticize her for dragging down the show’s progress and hindering the task completion.

But to their surprise, Ruan Qiu didn’t back down. She said to the other guests, “This haunted house isn’t on the map.”

Ruan Qiu recalled the amusement park layout from the map and the path the rabbit mascot led them. She realized the haunted house was right in the middle of the circle formed by previous projects, a building not on the map.

“Based on the staff’s clues, projects not on the map have rules.” Ruan Qiu turned to the rabbit mascot and asked, “So what are the rules for the haunted house? How do we complete it?”

Guan Zhenyuan inside the rabbit mascot didn’t expect someone to ask about the rules. Normally, people would know that the haunted house was about entering from the entrance and exiting from the exit, right?

But he followed his incomplete script, saying, “The haunted house rules are: no screaming, no being alone, and no being without light.”

“The condition for completion is to exit the haunted house,” Guan Zhenyuan said, “You can each take a flashlight when you enter.”

[Completion condition is that simple? According to the director’s style, the haunted house must have big issues, and the guests won’t easily exit.]

[It’s good Ruan Qiu asked about the rules first. Otherwise, they’d be clueless inside and easily eliminated.]

[Ruan Qiu is indeed a golden high; let’s guess who she’ll protect this time, hehe.]

Guan Zhenyuan opened the haunted house door, and the guests followed him inside. The door suddenly closed behind them, startling everyone.

The entrance was covered by a black cloth, with dim lighting and faint red light seeping through, giving it a creepy atmosphere.