After Mistaking a Ghost-Hunting Variety Show for a Dating Show

#I Mistook a Paranormal Investigation Show for a Dating Show, Became a Huge Hit, and Even Turned an Unspeakable Being into My Wife#

Yan Fu was a nobody in the entertainment industry, so obscure he might as well have been blacklisted. With no work coming his way, he could barely afford to eat and was dirt poor.

Perhaps even the heavens couldn't stand to watch him suffer. At last, a third-rate dating show sent him an invitation, cordially asking Yan Fu to join the cast, pair up with an amateur guest, have sweet interactions, and develop a romantic relationship.

Overjoyed to have a chance to put food on the table, Yan Fu packed his things and rushed to the set that very night.

Determined not to get eliminated and miss out on free meals, Yan Fu threw everything he had into winning over the amateur guest. He was committed to creating romantic moments and giving the viewers at home the ultimate dating experience.

Unfortunately, the amateur guest was cold, gloomy, and taciturn, with no enthusiasm for romance whatsoever. Yan Fu had to keep checking on him and cuddling up to him to get even the slightest response.

Yan Fu: Baby, why are you so pale? Are you anemic? I'll make you some longan, red date, and goji berry tea. Drink plenty, okay?

Amateur guest: ...Mm.

Yan Fu: Baby, why are your hands so cold? Is it because the castle's too chilly? I'll bring you an electric blanket and a space heater, okay?

Amateur guest: ...Mm.

Yan Fu: Baby, baby, baby--

Amateur guest: ...Mm.

Yan Fu, giving it his all: Baby, I like you best!

Amateur guest: ...

Amateur guest: I like you, too.

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The Haunted Castle, a third-rate paranormal investigation show, is notorious for its terrifying thrills and the extreme difficulty of its challenges.

For this episode, several guests must spend two consecutive weeks filming inside a dark, sealed-off castle and uncover the secrets sleeping within, as instructed by the production team.

The castle is almost abandoned and terrifyingly eerie. Strange noises can be heard there every evening.

The castle is neglected, and its only resident is the master of the castle. He appears and disappears without warning, with ghostly pale skin and a gloomy, indifferent expression. He ignores the guests on a daily basis and doesn't look human at all.

The guests, who are constantly huddling together and trembling in terror at the haunted house's scares: Waaaah, Mom, I want to go home...

Yan Fu walks past the filming set, fingers entwined with the castle master's. Everywhere they go, it feels like spring has arrived, as if they'd switched on the central heating.

The guests: ??? Are our eyes deceiving us?

#Isn't this a paranormal investigation show? Why is someone dating?#

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After filming the dating show, Yan Fu happily said goodbye to the amateur guest, showering him with lines like "I like you best" and "Let's keep in touch when we get back" in front of the cameras. As soon as the cameras stopped rolling, he turned around and deleted the guest's contact information.

Come on, it was all just part of the script. Did anyone really take a romance from a show seriously?

Yan Fu happily went home to lie down and count his money. A week later, he got a call from the director.

With a giant eye of intricate patterns staring at him from behind, the director was trembling, drenched in cold sweat: Are you there?

Director: So, um, our dating show is getting a second season.

A nobody in the entertainment industry as the top × a monster disguised as a human as the bottom

Blurb screenshotted on 2022.10.31

Theme: Happiness and freedom