A Mind-Reading Beast Gets Caught in a Dating-Show Love Triangle

My upcoming stories in the author column: My Life as the Ghost Child's Stepmom and I Woke Up with Three Ex-Husbands [Metaphysics]. Please add them to your collection~ (///)

[Blurb]

Yan Ting is a Di Ting, able to discern people's hearts and read the weather.

She has been doing a great job of keeping her identity hidden in modern society, but recently she has been hunted down.

Thinking no one would dare commit murder on a livestream, Yan Ting immediately signed up for her own dating reality show, becoming an undercover agent for the production crew.

As soon as the dating show aired, the whole internet exploded:

"The esports playboy is dating again? Didn't his sister-in-law just beat him to a pulp?"

"The production team wants to break up my top-tier star brother's ship? I'll kill you!!!"

"President Du? President Du is back in action? Didn't people say he became a monk a few years ago?"

The other guests brought their own fanbases, while amateur Yan Ting was mocked by netizens for relying on her looks to get on camera.

But as the show went on, netizens were astonished: this wasn't the kind of amateur we'd imagined!

During a card game to decide the rooms, Yan Ting read people's minds and won the presidential suite in three rounds;

During a physical contest to choose ingredients, Yan Ting displayed her natural strength and enjoyed a lavish dinner;

During a couples' photoshoot for publicity, Yan Ting descended like a goddess of beauty and went viral for her looks...

Yan Ting, however, was completely oblivious. She remained committed to her undercover role, diligently following the production crew's instructions to help every guest get screen time and find a suitable ship.

She's a brick in the dating show, ready to be moved wherever she's needed!

When the CEO is left alone, she pairs up with him; when the playboy is juggling women, she blows up his fishpond; when the top-tier star is lost, she points him in the right direction.

Yan Ting thumped her chest. "Trust me! Follow the dating show's script, and I'll make sure you become popular again and blow up!"

But no matter how perfectly she worked with the production crew, netizens shipped the guests in increasingly bizarre ways. Before long, Yan Ting herself had become the object of a fierce tug-of-war among all the different fan ships. She just smiled nonchalantly:

"I'm only acting, so all your ships are fake. If you don't believe me, ask..."

Her eyes turned toward the male guests. She was about to ask them to back her up when she unexpectedly heard all sorts of confessions. Yan Ting was completely dumbfounded. "...Wait, I'm just an undercover agent!"

[Friends, this story has had a major revision. If any chapters don't connect, try refreshing. It's back to daily updates now!]

Upcoming story: My Life as the Ghost Child's Stepmom [Parenting Reality Show]

The actress Li Shanji raised a ghost child at great cost to reach the top of her career. Just as her wish finally came true, the freed ghost child turned on her and devoured her soul.

The empty body happened to catch the attention of Shanji, an evil spirit who had been dormant for ten thousand years. She promptly took over the body.

The ghost child watched as the terrified, frenzied woman transformed in an instant. Her expression turned languid and affectionate, but when she looked at him, her eyes flashed with disdain.

"Whose kid is this? Your head's fallen off, and you're still putting on a big show?"

At ninety thousand years old, Shanji was at the age when everything seemed fascinating. When she received an invitation to a parenting reality show, she thought nothing of it and took the ugly kid she'd just picked up along with her.

While other families were warm and harmonious, Shanji was the quintessential evil stepmother:

Other moms: "Look at you eating all by yourself, sweetheart. You're so clever!"

Shanji: "What does a ghost child need food for? Bring it here, I'll eat it."

Other moms: "It's getting cold, sweetheart. Put on some more clothes."

Shanji: "I'll wear the clothes. The ghost child can just hang a yin talisman around his neck."

Ghost child: ...I regret everything.

Li Shanji, no longer protected by good fortune, was hit by a backlash from her scandals on the first day the show aired. Netizens cyberbullied her relentlessly, making up slanderous rumors just to get her banned from the entire internet.

Looking at the baseless abuse, Shanji slowly raised a finger and said softly, "Mind your karma. You might face retribution in this life."

Netizens scoffed, but as the show went on, they discovered that Shanji was right about every supernatural mystery. There was no empty talk from her: every time she spoke, someone either died or was injured. Even the evil spirits in haunted houses made way for her...

Now the netizens who had once bullied her online were shocked and afraid. Their apologies flooded the internet, making Shanji the most popular person around. Shanji remarked, "Making it to the top is so easy. Why would anyone need to raise a ghost child?"

Ghost child: ...QAQ I'm running away from home! I'm going to find my dad!

Upcoming story: I Woke Up with Three Ex-Husbands [Metaphysics]

Wen Xiao woke up and reached for her phone, only to touch a letter instead. Still groggy, she read a couple of lines and felt every hair on her body stand on end:

"Hi, I borrowed your body for five years. My mission was to restore balance to the world, but I failed and was forcibly recalled. You're on your own from here. I left you a copy of Ten Lessons in Maoshan Arts as an apology. Bye~"

Wen Xiao pinched herself hard and realized it wasn't a dream. But the room wasn't hers, and neither was the bed. Fortunately, her fingerprint still worked, and she could unlock the phone.

But the contacts were no longer familiar names. One person, saved as "Husband," had even sent her a message: "Honey~ Don't forget our date tonight~"

Before Wen Xiao could react, the bedroom door swung open. A stern-looking man stood outside. "If you're awake, get up already. Do you want to be late on your very first day on set?"

Wen Xiao nervously dealt with him while looking around. As she reached the stairs, her sharp ears twitched. She could faintly hear a strange sound coming from the basement...

Now Wen Xiao had three problems at once. At first, she thought these were just romantic entanglements, and that she could sort everything out by breaking up with each man. But she gradually discovered that none of them loved her. Every one of them hated her to the bone!

Behind her back, they called her a "poisonous woman" and a "witch," and even plotted every which way to kill her.

Wen Xiao: ...I haven't done anything to any of you QAQ

To stay alive, Wen Xiao began studying Ten Lessons in Maoshan Arts, only to discover that she might actually have a talent for being a "witch"...

Novice spellcaster:

"Sister Xiaoxiao, why are you getting prettier and prettier? Your skin is practically glowing," the makeup artist exclaimed, then lowered her voice mysteriously. "Tell me what cosmetic treatment you had. I want to try it too!"

Wen Xiao was delighted as well, and eagerly shared her secret: "Just recite this cultivation method every day at the hour of the Rabbit!"

Makeup artist: ?

Intermediate spellcaster:

"Your acting is absolutely masterful," the director exclaimed. "You're sure to win Best Actress this year!"

Wen Xiao scratched her head and grinned sheepishly. "Hehe, it's all thanks to Teacher Cheng."

Director: ? Hasn't Teacher Cheng been dead for ten years?

Advanced spellcaster:

"Witch! You put a curse on me again!" Her ex-husband glared at her, his eyes burning as if they could set Wen Xiao on fire. "I even dream about your face now!"

Wen Xiao hurriedly flipped through her book in alarm. "That can't be right. I clearly lifted the curse on you..."

Theme: Sincerity deserves sincerity