This is the entertainment industry! No tantrums or shouting allowed!

"Is it stuck?" Wen Yao stepped forward to try it, but the doorknob didn't budge. She said warily, "Director, you guys are too clever by half! We've already cleared the level and you're still messing with us!"

The production team is now truly panicked!

"What's going on?" Director Chu asked, sweating profusely. "Switch the camera position."

The staff frantically pulled up the footage from outside the door—

The passageway had collapsed at some point and was filled with mud and rubble.

"The normal ending takes place in the bridal chamber, and players rarely unlock the hidden storyline. This door in the underground passage hasn't been opened in a long time." The escape room owner, who had been urgently summoned, was also panicked.

Upon hearing this, Director Cui, who was leisurely sipping tea, immediately sat up straight!

"You mean to say that our Yao sister is trapped in this secret room??"

Director Chu glanced at him in surprise.

Even when Lin Xinwei knocked down a bunch of guests, Director Cui didn't lose his composure like this.

Now that they've discovered Wen Yao is trapped, Director Cui is like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment.

Director Chu: "Old Cui, calm down! If this passage is blocked, we can always go back the way we came!"

Director Cui breathed a sigh of relief and confirmed with the escape room owner, "It's okay if they go back the way they came and exit through the hidden door in the wardrobe, right?"

The escape room owner was almost in tears: "Yes, yes! I promise there won't be any problems..."

Before the words were even finished, the underground passage suddenly went completely dark.

"what!"

Everyone was startled, even through the screen.

"what happened?!"

The staff quickly went to investigate and found that the problem was caused by a circuit malfunction.

"The repairs will take time, so please wait downstairs for a while..." the escape room owner said weakly.

Director Chu fell silent.

This is, after all, a terrifying escape room. Now, with the door malfunctioning and the power cut off, leaving the guests in the dark is bound to make them feel uneasy...

"Pass the word down and have the staff bring lighting equipment to get everyone out first."

Director Cui squinted and pondered for a moment, then suddenly plopped down on his seat.

"You're not in a hurry anymore?" Director Chu raised an eyebrow. "This was completely an accident. Don't let your two female guests on the show be scared to tears."

Director Cui crossed his legs and said, "I think you're more anxious than the emperor. I bet the staff haven't even gone in yet, but Yao and the others have already come out."

"They didn't have any lighting equipment... and the passageway was so long..."

"When Sister Wei's curling iron generates electricity, there is a faint electric light."

"When people are panicking, their rationality disappears. Do they even think of going back the way they came?"

“Jing Ce is the brains of the group, don’t you have any confidence in him? Besides, there are several NPCs here who are very familiar with the route of the passage. There’s strength in numbers.”

"..."

Director Chu thought it made some sense.

"Old Cui, you have such a good mental fortitude! I have a lot to learn from you!"

Director Chu looked at Director Cui with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

I never thought Lao Cui was so amazing before. How come his whole level has been elevated after he created the variety show "All People"?

He exudes a regal aura, calm and composed in the face of danger!

I don't know.

If you own a beagle, you might feel like a victim...

If you owned a pack of beagles, your mental state would be incredibly beautiful...

only.

After reviewing the logic, Director Cui indeed felt that there wasn't much of a problem.

My only worry is Wen Yao...

Having watched Wen Yao on the screen for so many days, he could be considered one of the people who understands Wen Yao best in the world.

The little girl jumps and leaps, climbs trees and swims in the sea, fearless of anything, but she's actually just like her brother:

I'm afraid of ghosts.

Gu Yan was so frightened by the NPC that he crawled around on all fours like a pupa.

Wen Yao appeared calm and composed, but in reality, she wasn't much better off.

That's why they say, "Birds of a feather flock together."

This sudden accident might leave a lasting trauma on the little girl...

Director Cui racked his brains, trying to come up with a solution.

In Director Chu's eyes, this became the demeanor of a big shot.

...

underground tunnel.

Director Cui's foresight was uncanny. Wen Yao and the others did not sit idly by. After discovering that the door was malfunctioning and the power was cut off, they indeed returned the way they came with the NPCs who played Zhang Qingshan and Granny Yun.

Using the faint electric light from the curling iron, the group moved slowly.

"Everyone, be careful where you step, you can hold onto the wall for support," Lin Xinwei reminded everyone. "Don't bump into anything."

"I never imagined that after being an NPC for so long, we'd get to experience what it's like to play an escape room!"

"Yeah, we used to be the ones scaring the players, but today we got scared together too!"

"You guys are amazing! Only one team of expert players had triggered this hidden ending before! And they even cleared this secret room more than once!"

Everyone chatted and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Jing Ce, however, keenly noticed that Wen Yao had barely spoken since the power went out…

"Yao-mei," he called softly, "Are you alright?"

A few seconds later, Wen Yao's soft voice was heard: "Hmm, I'm not hungry."

At first glance, it seems so calm, but upon closer inspection, it turns out that the reply has been read in a jumbled mess.

Perhaps it was the darkness that bred feelings that shouldn't have existed, and Jing Ce mustered his courage:

"Would you... like to hold my hand?"

The NPCs around me, who were chatting happily, suddenly fell silent.

Without a doubt, every gossipy person's ears were perked up!

Jing Ce hadn't expected everyone to be paying attention to his conversation with Wen Yao. Afraid that Wen Yao would feel embarrassed, he quickly added:

"I know you are very brave, it's just that I'm too scared. I want you to hold my hand."

He paused, then asked cautiously:

"May I?"

Wen Yao remained silent.

Seeing that things were going badly, Lin Xinwei cleared her throat:

"Jingce, how about you come to our variety show as a guest for an episode? Our show is really good for matchmaking. Yaomei and her ex-boyfriend reunited after a long separation and even got back together. Isn't that amazing?"

Jing Ce pushed up his glasses with his fingers.

Wen Yao has a boyfriend...

However, this does not mean that she can only be faithful to one man.

Who says a girl can only have one relationship?

She can change whenever she wants.

"Is that so?" Jing Ce said calmly.

Lin Xinwei smiled gently: "Also, is it appropriate for you to call her Yao Mei? She's older than you, you should call her sister, right?"

Jing Ce pursed his lips: "Just because someone is young, does that mean they can only be a younger brother?"

Lin Xinwei sighed inwardly.

Sure enough, the younger woman doesn't call him "sister," she's got a wild side!

With a "thud," it seemed someone had kicked a pebble.

This subtle movement became the final straw that broke Wen Yao's back.

"Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, and the rule of law..."

She shouted to bolster her courage as she ran forward.

"Yao-mei, watch out!"

"Sister Yao, slow down!"

"It's too dark, don't bump into yourself!"

Just as she feared, Wen Yao felt as if she had bumped into a wall with a loud bang.

But the refreshing fragrance lingering around her nose made her freeze in place...

The taste is...