Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 137

Xue Wu recalled the ghost’s strained smile and her silently moving lips, trying to say something. He agreed that Ruan Qiu might be right.

[Wait, does that mean the ghost wasn’t hostile when she approached Qi Yingying and Ye Xingyu earlier?]

[So Ruan Qiu is about to confront the ghost willingly?]

[This is hilarious.]

Ruan Qiu stretched out her hand and politely knocked on the wooden floor, asking, “Xiang Lan, are you there?”

The staff member playing the ghost: …

She stayed silent for two seconds before reluctantly emerging from beneath the floor.

[Did she really call her out?!]

[Is the ghost really a good ghost? She won’t hurt Ruan Qiu, right?]

On screen, Ruan Qiu calmly made eye contact with Xiang Lan, offering a reassuring smile.

In the control room, the head director felt a lump in his throat.

He met the curious gazes of Qi Yingying and the others, stifling his urge to complain and forcing a smile. He instructed the editing team to blur the ghost’s face.

However, after blurring it, the bullet screen reacted even more, claiming the blurry appearance looked scarier. Reluctantly, the director had the team remove the blur, revealing Xiang Lan’s pale face on camera.

Viewers with hard hearts screamed in fright as they saw Xiang Lan’s eyes, which had white contacts, making them look like empty sockets. Meanwhile, Ruan Qiu, facing Xiang Lan directly, remained unaffected. She gently asked, “Xiang Lan, can you tell me what unfulfilled wish you have?”

The “ghost” Xiang Lan hesitated for a moment before following the original script given by the director, slowly replying, “I want to leave here.”

She hadn’t expected Ruan Qiu to react so quickly, starting to ask her for clues. According to the original script, Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu were supposed to pass through at least three more rooms before realizing something was off.

No wonder the director kept stressing not to give Ruan Qiu too many clues. If there were even a bit more, she would probably just finish the game right away.

“So how can you leave?” Ruan Qiu continued to ask.

“I need that bandit to leave here first. He trapped my soul using a secret method, preventing me from ever escaping and reuniting with Ting Zhi,” Xiang Lan said.

[The bandit is too evil; someone should beat him up!]

[Calm down; this is just the script. But the bandit really is a garbage person, bullying the weak and imprisoning others—he deserves to die!]

[Looking at the background, this should be set in the Republican era, right? If it were modern times, he’d be in prison by now.]

Ruan Qiu pondered for a moment and asked Xiang Lan, “Are you the only ones left here, you and the bandit?”

“Yes,” Xiang Lan answered, a bit frightened. “He always takes advantage of people’s screams, when they’re alone, or when it’s dark to attack them. He’s very strong, and no one can resist. I usually hide under the bed, running away when he comes. I only dare to appear when there are people here, seeking their help. But they’re all too scared; when they see me, they scream, and he takes them away.”

“You’re the only ones who didn’t scream and actively talked to me,” Xiang Lan forced a terrifying smile. “You’re really kind; thank you.”

Ruan Qiu smiled back at her and then asked, “You’re welcome. What can we do to make the bandit leave?”

“I don’t know,” Xiang Lan’s smile faded. “He’s too strong. Perhaps you can find the answer in other rooms. Can you help me? Are you willing to?”

[Other rooms? With so many rooms, how long will it take to find them?]

[The director probably never intended for the guests to leave!]

[Ruan Ruan, think twice! Don’t agree so quickly!]

In the control room, the head director stared at Ruan Qiu nervously, fearing she wouldn’t agree.

Indeed, the director had no plans for the guests to escape the haunted house. Even if they reached the last room and stood in front of the final door, they still couldn’t get out because that door wouldn’t open.

The real exit was in the room where the guests initially fell into.

Xiang Lan’s words were a trap; as long as Ruan Qiu and the others were led out, the script could continue.

As the director and the audience waited anxiously, Ruan Qiu nodded. “Of course, we’re willing to help you.”

However, before the director could finally relax, Ruan Qiu continued, “But in exchange, you must also help us leave through the exit.”

“And we won’t go to other rooms to look for clues. I have an easier method,” Ruan Qiu winked at the camera and called out, “Guan Zhenyuan!”

The head director jumped up from his seat.

Wearing a rabbit mascot costume, Guan Zhenyuan received the command, took a flashlight, and entered the haunted house. He slid down the slide and reached Ruan Qiu in less than a minute.

Guan Zhenyuan adjusted his headpiece, listening to the director’s anxious voice in his earpiece, and looked at Ruan Qiu, perfunctorily saying the lines the director had given him, “I don’t know where the exit is; asking me is useless. I can’t take you out; this is your experience project, and you need to solve the problems on your own.”

Despite saying these lines, Guan Zhenyuan thought that if he had known where the exit was, he would’ve told the guests the moment they entered the haunted house so they could finish quickly and he could return home to be with his wife.

Ruan Qiu nodded, having anticipated this situation, and wasn’t disappointed. “I understand. Can you take the bandit out then?”

Guan Zhenyuan: ?

Bullet screen: ??

Head director: ???

Xue Wu couldn’t help but chuckle. He listened as Ruan Qiu continued to ask the rabbit mascot, “Or can you take Xiang Lan out?”

The head director had realized what Ruan Qiu was planning. Ignoring the other four guests watching backstage, he yelled into his earpiece, “No! Don’t agree!”

The director’s voice was frantic, and Guan Zhenyuan couldn’t help but touch his headpiece, shaking his head at Ruan Qiu regretfully. “…No, that’s against the rules.”