After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain

Jiang Xi was also a little surprised by the ridiculous coincidence. She smiled and gestured, “So you were right next to us.”

Someone inside the room saw her standing at the door talking to someone and asked in confusion, “Jiang Xi, who are you talking to?”

Jiang Xi turned her head and replied, “A junior schoolmate.”

Cen Xiu was the type to warm up to people easily. As soon as he heard it was a girl, his eyes lit up. He immediately stood up with a smile and walked toward the door, smiling as he looked outside:

“Your junior? Want to come in and…”

But the moment he saw that familiar face, his brow arched mid-gesture and he froze in place. The smile on his face stiffened instantly.

…Yu Li??

Jiang Xi’s junior was… Yu Li?

Seeing Cen Xiu poking his head out, Yu Li gave a slight smile: “What a coincidence, Boss Cen.”

Jiang Xi looked surprised, “You two know each other?”

Cen Xiu thought, not just me—more than half the people in this room have seen that woman.

“I used to work part-time at his bar,” Yu Li explained briefly. She opened the door and smiled at Jiang Xi, “Senior, someone’s still waiting for me. Let’s chat next time.”

“Ah… okay.”

Jiang Xi waved goodbye, then turned around to see Cen Xiu staring at her meaningfully.

That look in his eyes—complicated, with a hint of probing.

Being stared at made Jiang Xi uncomfortable. She shrank her neck and asked blankly, “What’s wrong?”

Cen Xiu narrowed his eyes. “You know Yu Li?”

Guangran had already looked up as soon as he heard Yu Li’s name, and his gaze was fixed on Jiang Xi.

Seeing several people in the room looking at her, Jiang Xi looked puzzled, “Yeah, what about it? You guys… know her too?”

“Not really, but we’ve seen her,” Guangran answered. “She just looks a lot like an NPC we met in an instance.”

Huh???

Jiang Xi was briefly dumbfounded. Guangran had seen her too??

What the hell is going on?

So it’s not just the Horror Manor she played—other instances… also had NPCs that looked a lot like Yu Li?

Cen Xiu and Jiang Xi had first met in the Saint Wings High School instance, while Guangran and Qi Mai met Yu Li during that terrifying team-building scenario.

A few unrelated people, now connected by the same woman.

Cen Xiu also found it strange—Jiang Xi already knew Yu Li? Didn’t she notice how much she looked like Qing Li?

And he asked her that very question.

But to his surprise, Jiang Xi frowned slightly. “Qing Li? Do they really look alike? Sorry, maybe it’s been too long—I don’t really remember.”

That was all from the Saint Wings High School days. And that face… was it really that similar?

“Honestly… maybe it’s because I’ve seen someone even more alike.”

Even more alike?

Cen Xiu and Guangran were stunned.

“You’ve seen someone even more alike? When? In which instance?”

Jiang Xi didn’t answer. She just silently turned her gaze toward someone else at the table. Seeing this, the others followed her line of sight.

Wu Bei, who had just raised his wine glass to take a sip: “?”

He looked totally baffled. “Why are you all looking at me? I don’t even know anyone named Yu Li.”

But Jiang Xi just adjusted her glasses.

“You’re about to.”

…

Meanwhile, in the private room next door.

On a wide leather couch, a girl was propping her chin up lazily, her gaze drifting through the air in front of her. In front of her floated a semi-transparent screen.

Yu Li propped up her head and idly swiped through the man’s system interface with her fingertips.

Running into Jiang Xi had reminded her—Bo Jingmo had already reached eight stars.

Eight stars meant the shop was unlocked.

She was quite curious about what kind of items the shop had, so the moment they returned, she had the man show her the system.

Once it opened, the item selection was actually pretty diverse—time rewind cards, ghost-repelling cards, even items involving spoilers. In any instance, these would basically be cheat codes for players.

But they all had one fatal flaw—they were expensive.

Ridiculously expensive.

Yu Li checked Bo Jingmo’s points. Excluding the initial newbie instance, they had officially cleared three instances together, yet his total was only 60 points.

There were some cheaper items too—the cheapest was 999 points.

But its usefulness… was pretty underwhelming.

【SOS Megaphone: Worried your cries for help won’t reach your teammates? The SOS Megaphone amplifies your voice to five times its usual range! Who said this item’s trash? It’s amazing! Price: 999】

“……”

Expressionless, she scrolled to the bottom and saw the best-selling item—the resurrection card.

【Resurrection Card: Death is nothing to fear! One resurrection card brings you back to life in style—ready to charge ahead once more! If you die in an instance, this card will automatically activate to revive you. (Note: Even if revived, the mission in the current instance will still be considered a failure.) Price: 999999】

“…………”

And that was the best-selling one.

One million for a single card, and people were still buying it.

Yu Li clicked her tongue silently and made a mental note to ask Mu Chengsi later if mid-level instances had really high point rewards.

This shop just made it seem like points were easy to earn.

Suddenly, something came to her mind. She turned toward Bo Jingmo, eyes lifting at the corners, and remarked with feeling, “Boss Bo, your skill’s a real money-maker. One death costs you a million, huh?”

Bo Jingmo hadn’t expected her to bring that up. He blinked, then chuckled in a low voice. “Want me to let you make some money too? Next instance, if you die once, I’ll transfer you some cash.”

Yu Li’s hand froze mid-gesture. She looked up, “A million?”

Bo Jingmo picked up some food for her and smiled with his eyes. “I’ll double it—two million.”

Yu Li’s eyes lit up. She blinked, scooted over to sit beside him, wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss. In a deliberately sweet voice, she asked, “Then do the previous times still count?”

This felt totally different from their past life.

Last time, Bo Jingmo had just handed her his salary card. But this time, getting a million—it had a whole new feel.

Bo Jingmo stroked her face. There was a faint smile in his eyes and brows, and he spoke gently, “They count.”

Grinning, Yu Li snuggled closer, rubbing against his face. “Hubby, you’re the best.”

If that’s how it was, then she was going to play all she wanted in the next instance.