HP: Embrace the Darkness

Lin Xiao didn't give Snape any chance to ask questions and kept talking non-stop.

"Actor Shu is such a gentle man, I don't know how many people want to marry him, and I don't know why he wants to participate in a dating show."

Love drama?

Snape caught the key word.

"What romance?"

Lin Xiao was surprised. "It's the show 'Thousands of Times, I Love You'. Mr. Si, you sponsored it."

Snape searched his mind and indeed found a memory.

The dating variety show that Lin Xiao mentioned was a program specially sponsored by his parents in order to arrange blind dates for him. He was forced to join the program after being harassed by his parents for several days in a row.

The images in the memory became clearer and clearer, but Snape became more and more silent.

His parents didn't even care about the other person's gender, and threatened that as long as he found a living partner, no matter if it was a man, a woman, or a transsexual, they would no longer care about him.

When Snape found the explanation of shemale in his memory, his face turned dark. He didn't know whether he was angry or speechless, and his lips trembled.

Does he look like someone who would like that kind of... person? This is simply slander!

"Mr. Si, the production team wants to know when you will go in. The show is about to start."

Lin Xiao reminded reluctantly.

Snape had already become curious about Mr. Shu, the actor that Lin Xiao mentioned, and naturally his aversion to the show was reduced a lot. Upon hearing this, he opened the car door and got out, taking Lin Xiao towards the villa in the distance.

At the door of the villa, the assistant director saw the person coming, wiped the sweat off his forehead nervously, put on a smile and walked forward to greet him.

"Boss Si, you are here."

Snape nodded coldly and looked past him into the villa.

Everyone had not arrived yet. Apart from the staff, there was only a man and a woman sitting on the sofa in the living room. As if they heard the voice from here, they both turned around and looked at him.

Lin Xiao reminded quietly: "Boss Si, the guy on the left is Mr. Su Zheyu, who just won the men's singles table tennis championship at the Olympics this year, and the guy on the right is Ms. Yan Le, an internationally renowned painter. They are also guests."

The assistant director saw this and added with great insight: "There are also Emperor Shu and Queen Ning. They were selected and are going to record the interview."

As he spoke, he glanced at Snape several times with obvious impatience in his eyes, and reminded him carefully: "Mr. Snape, the program is live and has already started. Please pay attention to your facial expression when you go over."

Snape nodded to indicate that he understood, and then walked towards the sofa.

Suddenly, a man appeared in the camera, his every move and gesture exuding the sense of oppression of a superior. The rapidly scrolling barrage of comments became quiet for a moment, and then exploded.

[This handsome guy seems familiar, but he is not on the announced guest list. Is he the mysterious guest? ]

[The above, you may be familiar with him because you saw him on the news. He is the heir of Si Biotechnology! He just appeared on the financial channel not long ago. ]

[Stein Biotech!? Is that the one I know? ]

[What are you talking about in broad daylight? There is no other company like Stein Biotech in China, okay? ]

[Oh my god, it's actually Mr. Si who is alive. Where did the program team find this god? ]

[Have you ever seen a dead Mr. Si? I've never seen such a person before, you dog head.]

The barrage of comments rolled by quickly, but the two people facing Snape didn't even look at it.

Snape gave them the feeling of being in the presence of a coach/mentor.

Don't dare to move, don't dare to move at all.

They stood up at the same time.

"Hello, I'm Su Zheyu." Su Zheyu extended his hand to Snape stiffly.

"Hello, Snape."

Snape did not shake the hand Su Zheyu extended, but just nodded slightly.

He performed this ordinary action in a very noble manner. Su Zheyu became more nervous and withdrew his hand helplessly.

Yan Le had been painting for many years and had a calm personality. He had already recovered from the fear of facing his tutor. Seeing that Snape was unwilling to have physical contact with them, he did not extend his hand. He nodded like Snape and introduced himself: "Hello, I am Yan Le, you have good taste."

Snape's clothes are matched by a special person every day to perfectly set off his temperament. As a painter, Yan Le is most sensitive to these details and can see the beauty in them at a glance.

Snape still nodded.

"Thank you, this dress suits you very well."

Yan Le wore a pure white long dress, which matched her quiet temperament very well.

No one doesn't like to be praised, and Yan Le is no exception. She pursed her lips and smiled.

Yan Le's appearance is naturally good to be selected by the dating variety show team. She has fair skin and clear eyes. When she purses her lips and smiles, the teardrop mole under the corner of her eye moves slightly, adding a bit of agility to her quiet and gentle eyebrows and eyes.

Su Zheyu's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He was from the north, and this was his first time meeting a girl who looked like the misty rain of the south of the Yangtze River. He couldn't help but blurt out, "You must be very suitable for cheongsam."

"Really? Then I'll try it next time." Yan Le said with a smile.

Seeing Yan Le accept his suggestion, Su Zheyu looked at Yan Le with sparkling eyes, wanting to keep up the good work, but he was the youngest in the national team, and his coach and teammates kept a close eye on him. He seldom came into contact with such beautiful girls, and after a long time he managed to compliment her: "She must be very pretty."

Yan Le didn't know how to respond, so he said thank you awkwardly but politely.

I laughed out loud when I saw the interaction between the two in the barrage.

[If you don’t understand, just ask, what are these two people doing? ]

[To be honest, they look like me on a blind date.]

[Help, the truth is revealed above, this is a blind date! It’s just not one-on-one, ahem. ]

[Does no one care why Mr. Si is always watching the door? What is there? ]

[There are movie kings and singers who have left, maybe Mr. Si is the one who came later. 】

[I don't have any attraction to these three people! They look so boring. ]

[Don't worry upstairs, the others should be here soon. 】

Su Zheyu and Yan Le also felt that the situation was a bit awkward. After looking at each other, they sat back on the sofa and continued to be in a daze.

That's how they got through it when it was just the two of them.

Since Su Zheyu and Yan Le didn't speak, Snape naturally wouldn't speak on his own initiative, so the netizens who were waiting in front of the live broadcast could only see three people sitting on the sofa, each one more silent than the other.

The director outside the camera was so overwhelmed that he gestured with his hands to signal them to chat.

The assistant director at the side muttered quietly: "I told you to find some E-level people to liven up the atmosphere. Otherwise, what's the point of having good looks? Standing in front of the camera is like a piece of wood."

Hearing this, the director glared at him fiercely, and while asking people to end the interview with the actor and the queen of singing, he complained: "Do you think I don't want to find one? It's just that I can't find one. Young people nowadays are more introverted than each other, not as lively and cheerful as we were back then."

"Pfft-"

I don't know who laughed out loud.

The director's face turned red, but he had no time to find the source of the laughter, because Mr. Shu and Ms. Ning, whom he had high hopes for, came back.

Four figures appeared outside the villa, two men and two women. One of the figures was so familiar that he was almost ingrained in his bones. Snape, who had been daydreaming, focused his eyes, adjusted his sitting position imperceptibly, and stared at the door intently.

Su Zheyu and Yan Le were confused and looked towards the door.

Even the barrage of comments was reduced a lot because of their actions.

Four people approached, two men dragging a suitcase each, and two women walking in front, and Luo Luoda greeted the three of them.

"Hello, I'm Ning Yun."

Ning Yun, a child star with a good voice, won the championship in a singing program at the age of eight and has been active on the big screen ever since. Now at the age of 28, she has won a Grammy Award and is at the peak of her career. She came to this dating show for one person.

Ning Yun walked towards the sofa after saying hello. The girl next to her, who was wearing a light pink chest-length skirt, waved to the three of them and greeted them enthusiastically: "Hello, I'm Zhong Lixue, you can call me Xiaoxue. If anyone likes Hanfu, you can find me privately to customize it for free."

Zhong Lixue, the eldest daughter of Zhongyi Group and the only girl in the family, is doted on and influenced by her grandparents. She loves traditional culture and founded a Hanfu design studio when she grew up.

The reason she participated in the dating variety show this time was to advertise Hanfu for free. Although her family is not short of money, she does not want to rely entirely on her family.

After the two ladies introduced themselves, it was the turn of the two men.

Snape felt a little nervous for a rare moment. He felt that one of these two people must be Aces.

The two men were dressed in very different styles. The boy wearing a purple baseball jacket and a black baseball cap raised the brim of his hat, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes were full of charm.

"Hello, I'm Chu Xingluo, the captain of the Love group. Nice to meet you."

After he finished speaking, he took off his hat and performed a proper gentleman's salute. His movements were very skillful and full of British nobility and elegance.

Snape frowned slightly, and a hint of hesitation and suspicion flashed in his eyes.

Zhong Lixue burst out laughing, "Nice to meet you, too."

"Oh my God, it's such an honor." Chu Xingluo deliberately exaggerated.

The atmosphere at the scene became more lively because of Chu Xingluo's teasing.

The director breathed a sigh of relief, finally no longer having to worry about the atmosphere becoming dull.

The audience watching the live broadcast also breathed a sigh of relief, as they finally didn't have to build castles for the guests.

The person hiding among the guests also breathed a sigh of relief, finally someone spoke.

Chu Xingluo looked eccentric, but he actually had a good sense of propriety. He introduced himself and moved sideways while dragging his suitcase to make room for the man behind him.

"Actor Shu, it's your turn."

The man he called Emperor Shu nodded, raised his eyes, and greeted everyone with a smile on his lips, "Hello everyone, I am Shu Wang, and I am also your Emperor Shu. I hope that your filter about me will not be shattered in the next few days."

There is a reason why the director has high hopes for Shu Wang. Apart from the expressionless Snape, he has the strongest aura among those present. However, he is able to use a joke that is neither too light nor too serious to weaken his sense of alienation, giving everyone a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze and easily breaking the stiffness of everyone who just met him.

The barrage exploded instantly.

[God damn it, what kind of show is worthy of our actor Shu to come in person! My brother was in Cannes yesterday to receive an award, and he flew back today, and he didn’t even have time to adjust to the jet lag! Woohoo, baby, I love you thousands and thousands of times, take care of yourself! ]

[The composition of the sisters above is so complicated, I almost thought they had eaten Laba porridge in advance. ]

[Damn it! When I thought about this crappy show being a dating show, I wanted to cry, but when I thought about being able to see Actor Shu somewhere other than a movie, I wanted to laugh. Now my mom calls me a psychopath, and I’m crying and laughing at the same time.]

[Stop talking, family members. I have been kicked out of the house. Don't worry, I will kidnap the director now and terminate the program.]

[Wait, are you guys being too outrageous? This is what Mr. Shu wanted to do, is it your business? ]

[The person above, I have some inside information, Mr. Shu didn’t come here on his own initiative, he was tricked by his agent. ]

The barrage of comments scrolled quickly, the popularity of the program increased rapidly, and several entries about the program appeared on Weibo.

#Thousands and thousands of times, I love you#

#Shu Yingdi was cheated#

#Shu the Movie King Love Variety Show#

#Cannes Shu Movie King#

Off camera, the director grinned.

He knew that Shu Wang was a guarantee of popularity, and it was worth his hard work to get Shu Wang's agent drunk and win the drinking contest.

Worth it!

After greeting a few people, Shu Wang also walked towards the sofa, but he did not choose the long sofa that could seat three people, but chose the single sofa next to it.

The armchair where Snape was sitting was right next to them. When he saw Shu Wang sitting down, he turned his head and looked over, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Hello." Shu Wang, who had just sat down, suddenly turned his head and asked, "Is there something on my face?"

"……No."

Snape said this without moving his eyes away. He was looking for the shadow of Athis, but no matter how he looked, this face did not bear any resemblance to Athis.

Ases has peach blossom eyes, while Shuwang has phoenix eyes with slightly upturned corners.

At first glance, they are somewhat similar to peach blossom eyes, but a closer look reveals the difference. Peach blossom eyes are affectionate, while phoenix eyes are sentimental. Even if Shu Wang does not make any other movements, when he looks at him, it is like he is carrying a hook, captivating the heart.

In addition to the eyes, there is also temperament.

Previously, Lin Xiao thought that his description was like Shu Wang’s, but in fact he was only partly right.

Aces is gentle yet sharp, but Shuwang...

Snape couldn't describe it.

Compared to Shu Wang who is not similar in any way, Chu Xingluo, who has the same peach blossom eyes and is smooth but very tactful, looks more like Ases.

But Snape felt uncomfortable.

Athis shouldn't be afraid of him, even a little bit.

But it's hard to say, after all, Ases has lost all his memories.

At the first step of the strategy - recognizing his lover, Snape got stuck.

He didn't want to have physical contact with strangers, and he couldn't use the simplest method to confirm who Ases was. To be on the safe side, he planned to observe for a while.

Snape turned his head and stopped looking at Shu Wang.

Afterwards, the remaining two guests also arrived dragging their suitcases.

They are Chu Yun, the last disciple and only female disciple of the calligraphy master Guan Shuyun, and Bai Yifeng, a highly intelligent medical genius who is the director of a Class III hospital at a young age.

There were nine people in total, five men and four women. Two hours after the filming started, everyone was finally there.

Love variety show: I love you thousands and thousands of times. It officially begins.