Female Partner Became Popular in a Love Show - Chapter 138

[To be honest, I had forgotten about the call for the rabbit mascot as a clue…]

[Ahhh, I was really hoping Ruan Qiu could succeed! If this operation works, I’ll declare her a Goddess!]

[The rabbit mascot is here, but it’s useless. Ruan Qiu’s plan fell through, and they still have to continue searching in other rooms for clues.]

[Why can’t they?]

“Why can’t we?” Ruan Qiu echoed the question, frowning. “You see, Xiang Lan has been hiding from the bandit. Since there are only these two here, they’re both alone.”

“Also, the bandit only appears when the visitors fall into darkness, and Xiang Lan usually hides under the bed, also in darkness.” Ruan Qiu nodded, extending two fingers. “Both of them have violated two rules and should be eliminated, leaving the amusement park instead of staying here.”

“As the manager of the amusement park, you should have the authority to let them out, right?” Ruan Qiu asked the rabbit mascot earnestly.

Guan Zhenyuan: …Hiss, she’s right.

[Exactly! Ruan Qiu is right!]

[Quick, take Xiang Lan out! Don’t let her suffer any longer!]

[But the bandit and Xiang Lan are not visitors; they’re staff, so it probably still doesn’t work, right?]

In the control room, the head director jumped up from his chair, completely losing his composure. He shouted at Guan Zhenyuan, “Quick, say it’s not allowed! The bandit and Xiang Lan are NPCs in the haunted house; they can’t leave!”

After he yelled, he realized that Guan Zhenyuan wasn’t just any background actor but the owner of the amusement park and ranked among the top ten wealthy individuals. His confidence suddenly faltered. Just as he was about to speak gently to Guan Zhenyuan again, he saw him nodding on screen.

In the head director’s desperate gaze, Guan Zhenyuan cheerfully said to Ruan Qiu, “You’re right!”

This was feasible and didn’t violate the rules; he could finally take them out of this haunted place without getting scolded by his wife.

Without delay, Guan Zhenyuan immediately turned to the ghost under the bed and said, “Come on, I’ll take you out!”

Xiang Lan: …

She was just an ordinary background actress and didn’t dare to go against the director’s words. Trying to dissuade them, she quietly reminded everyone, “But there’s the bandit; he has to leave for me to get out.”

So please don’t do anything reckless!!

Hearing her words, Guan Zhenyuan paused and turned to Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu, asking, “How do we get the bandit to come out?”

As soon as he finished his sentence, he saw Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu simultaneously turn their gazes toward him, making him feel a chill down his back.

Before he could say anything, Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu seamlessly pulled his arms left and right, guiding him to the locked door. Guan Zhenyuan looked at Ruan Qiu, confused, as she opened the door and pushed it, then turned to smile at him. By the time he realized what Ruan Qiu was planning, it was too late to run—

Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu gently pushed him inside the enclosed room, then closed the door in front of him.

Ruan Qiu quickly locked the door again and said to Guan Zhenyuan on the other side, “If you’re alone, you can lure the bandit out. Mr. Guan, it’s up to you to take care of the bandit.”

Guan Zhenyuan was left utterly shocked.

Xiang Lan was dumbfounded.

[Hahaha, the rabbit mascot is so pitiful; I’m laughing so hard!]

[This unexpected turn of events is mind-blowing; is this something a normal person could come up with?]

[So Xue Wu, why are you and Ruan Qiu so in sync? Have you also been led astray by Ruan Qiu?]

[I was just thinking, if it doesn’t violate the rules, the bandit wouldn’t appear, but if it violates the rules, they’d be eliminated. It’s a dead end, yet Ruan Qiu just turned around and tricked Mr. Rabbit. Ruan Qiu, you’re impressive!]

[Exactly, it’s just a hypothesis; it’s not necessarily right. Ruan Qiu couldn’t have planned for the manager to be the bait from the start, right?]

Ruan Qiu indeed initially thought of having Guan Zhenyuan act as bait to lure the bandit out, then she and Xue Wu would control the bandit and lead Xiang Lan out, freeing her from his control.

Guan Zhenyuan’s agreement to take the bandit and Xiang Lan out was a pleasant surprise; Ruan Qiu hadn’t expected the director to yield and allow the background actor to help her and Xue Wu.

Backstage, the director: …I’m not, I didn’t; it was Guan Zhenyuan’s own decision. I can’t afford to provoke him.

Ruan Qiu clapped her hands in satisfaction and celebrated with a high-five with Xue Wu, then bent down to Xiang Lan, still in shock, saying, “Okay, can you take us out now?”

Xiang Lan: “…Yes, follow me.”

She quietly pushed open the mechanisms on either side of the wooden boards, revealing the passage to Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu. “Go down here and walk straight, and you’ll reach the exit.”

Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu thanked her simultaneously, “Thank you.”

“It’s nothing; you helped me too, so I should thank you.” Xiang Lan gave them one last glance. “I’ll go first.”

Once Xiang Lan disappeared into the passage, Ruan Qiu turned to Xue Wu and said, “Teacher Xue, shall we go too?”

“Okay, Teacher Ruan.” Xue Wu chuckled.

This passage was another slide, but this time Ruan Qiu and Xue Wu were prepared. Xue Wu reached out his hand toward Ruan Qiu, inviting her, “Shall we go together?”

Ruan Qiu stared at Xue Wu’s outstretched hand for two seconds, recalling their previous embrace, feeling a bit awkward as she touched her ear. Finally, she held Xue Wu’s hand and nodded, “Mhm.”

…It’s just a business need! She definitely didn’t have any other thoughts!

The slide was wide enough to accommodate both of them. Xue Wu wrapped Ruan Qiu’s fingers in his warm palm and slid down steadily together, occasionally gently pulling Ruan Qiu closer to prevent her from bumping against the wall.