The NPC Was Once Again Frightened By Me

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[This story was revised several times during serialization, including changes to some arcs. It differs substantially from pirated copies. The complete, authorized version is only on Jinjiang~]

#MyOrdinaryFriendlyLifeInAnInfiniteHorrorGameKeepsScaringTheGhostsDaily#

Lin Huai thought he was an ordinary college student. He loved science, loved life, and loved the living. He was also devoted to filling the gaps in his common knowledge by reading novels and watching TV dramas.

Other than having been a vengeful ghost in a dry well, devouring the ghosts of an entire city, and possessing a college student who’d already died, there was nothing particularly special about him.

Now all he wanted was a peaceful life, with the occasional head falling off.

Then he discovered that the apartment he was about to rent had been sealed off. A note on the long table in the lobby read: “One of you is a ghost. Find it, and you’ll survive.”

Lin Huai: “? I just want to rent an apartment.”

“Hey, newbie, don’t be scared.” A hand settled on the shoulder of the weak, pitiful, helpless man. “I’ll protect you.”

Lin Huai nodded gratefully.

Then the man named Chu Tianshu flashed him a hearty smile.

“I’ll help you beat that ghost up in no time.”

Lin Huai: (smiling) “...Can I beat you up first?”

Later, Lin Huai struggled to keep a ghost from shrieking and fleeing right in front of him, then awkwardly knocked on the door with his shoulder.

“Help! It’s trying to escape... No, it’s chasing me!”

*

Lin Huai had always believed that kindness and warmth could win people over.

He stood by the principle of not discriminating between humans and ghosts. He grinned and greeted ghost NPCs, shook hands with the bloody hand reaching out from under his bed, eagerly dug the buried ghosts out of the ground and set them free, and shared his cause of death with the spirit summoned by a pen...

So why were the NPCs getting more and more afraid of him?

Lin Huai: “It’s really not easy being a kind, good person.”

*CP skit

(Before they started dating)

Lin Huai: (behind the door) “When I was a ghost, I looked down on ghosts like you who could only scare people with gore. Your methods are just so tacky.”

Chu Tianshu: “Lin Huai! Hang on! I’m here to save you!”

Lin Huai: (turning around) “Waaah, that ghost was going to kill me! Save me!”

Chu Tianshu: “...Why did your head just turn 180 degrees?”

Lin Huai: (using both hands to turn it back) “You must have imagined it.”

(After they started dating)

Lin Huai: (turning around) “What do you want for Christmas?”

Chu Tianshu: “You.”

Lin Huai: “Oh, then I’ll buy two gift boxes.”

Chu Tianshu: “?? Why are you buying two boxes??”

Lin Huai: “I’ll mail them to you. I don’t think you’d fit in one box?”

Chu Tianshu: “?? Stop right there!”

Lin Huai: “Just kidding, hehe.”

A laid-back, irreverent top who seems carefree but hides his true abilities × an evil, chaotic, carefree, occasionally fake-sweet, gleefully deranged bottom

One outrageous stunt after another, each more dazzling than the last.

A hilarious, absurd comedy full of snark that even timid readers can enjoy!

Story idea archived in January 2019

Also check out my completed novel, After I Was Haunted by a Reborn, Obsessive Male Ghost

In his second year studying design, Chi Lanyi thought he’d found the perfect older boyfriend.

Gao Rong was commanding and dependable, rational and devoted. He gave Chi Lanyi access to the best fashion resources and dealt with every classmate who envied him. He coolly stood up for Chi Lanyi’s image as a genius in public, yet tenderly kissed away every fragile tear in bed.

Chi Lanyi thought no one in the world could be luckier than him. Grateful to Gao Rong, he wanted to spend his whole life with him.

Until he realized Gao Rong wasn’t who he’d imagined.

Gao Rong had been watching him all along.

*

Gao Rong had been reborn, carrying the shadow of betrayal with him.

In his previous life, Chi Lanyi had used his genius, neuroses, and devastating beauty to make Gao Rong fall helplessly in love with him, then destroyed the life Gao Rong should have had on a normal path.

Gao Rong should have become a great entrepreneur or a successful politician, not what he was now: after building Chi Lanyi’s legend as a fashion genius, he was divorced and thrown out by the person he’d loved all his life.

After being reborn, Gao Rong looked at Chi Lanyi and thought that he’d spoiled him in their previous life.

This time, he’d make Chi Lanyi incapable of looking after himself without him. With a tender trap, he’d make the genius his alone.

He drove away the professor who framed Chi Lanyi and locked Chi Lanyi in the greenhouse of an incubator project. He negotiated the best possible contracts for Chi Lanyi, but also sent away the friend of Chi Lanyi’s who had kissed his cheek.

He would make Chi Lanyi a canary in a glass cage, admired by everyone, perfect, but able to flutter only in his palm.

He would keep Chi Lanyi soaking in warm water until he drowned without even knowing it, becoming his alone. He wanted Chi Lanyi to love him until he went mad, stay by his side, and never want to escape.

*

Gao Rong had always thought he was doing a good job.

He arranged for Chi Lanyi’s vicious parents to go bankrupt, cutting off Chi Lanyi’s last escape route. But he never imagined that Chi Lanyi, whom he’d settled on a velvet cushion to sleep, would be standing behind him, deathly pale, listening to the entire phone call.

Gao Rong thought Chi Lanyi was lost in a beautiful dream. When morning came, he’d give Chi Lanyi a tender good-morning kiss, then continue enjoying each blissful, passionate day with his little prey.

Gao Rong didn’t know that, hidden behind the curtains, Chi Lanyi had only one thought amid his endless terror.

He wanted to escape.

A possessive, protective obsessive male ghost who has been reborn × a proud, depressed genius designer

Both are reborn. The top is reborn first, and the bottom later regains his memories.

Content warnings:

1. Contains coercive romance.

2. They both love each other intensely, to the point that their feelings weigh like gravity. This may not suit readers looking for a light, sweet romance.

3. They are each other’s only one, emotionally and physically, at all times, but there is a period of sexual abuse.

Theme: A smile is a bridge between people, and courage is the way forward for the wise. Believe in yourself, treat others with kindness, and never forget to respect everyone, and you can touch people’s hearts.