After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 139: I Will Replace You

"Good. That’s for the best."

Mary calmly hid her other trembling hand and replied softly with her eyes lowered, "Tomorrow I’ll help you meet up with your classmates. What happens after that is up to you."

Shen Youyou’s eyes lit up, her joy completely unhidden: "Okay."

Staring into the girl's eyes—no different from a vampire’s—Mary pressed her lips together silently and looked away.

Could everything really... go back to how it was?

She was just about to turn and leave, when Shen Youyou’s voice rang out again from behind: "Oh right, Aunt Mary, what about that thing of Lina’s? I gave it to you before. Where did you put it?"

At that, Mary froze. She turned her head, her tone unreadable: "Why are you asking?"

Shen Youyou smiled innocently: "No reason. I just want to make sure you’ve kept it safe. If she finds it, all our efforts would be wasted."

"I hid it well. You don’t need to worry."

Hearing this, Shen Youyou’s gaze flickered, and a trace of greed flashed in her eyes. She stared at Mary’s calm, still eyes and spoke in a soft, coaxing tone:

"Once I grow stronger, Aunt Mary, you can hand that thing over to me. See, it’s not safe with you either. If it’s discovered, wouldn’t that be dangerous?"

Dangerous?

Mary’s lips twitched imperceptibly. Thankfully, half her body was hidden in the dark, and Shen Youyou didn’t notice.

"We’ll talk about it later. I’ll keep it for now. Otherwise, I might fall under Lina’s enchantment too."

After saying that, she didn’t wait for Shen Youyou to reply and turned to leave the basement.

Watching the figure gradually disappear from view, Shen Youyou narrowed her eyes, her gaze landing on the back of her own hand.

Looking at the pale skin with clearly visible veins, her lips slowly curled up into a satisfied smile, as if something had gone exactly as planned.

Lina, I will replace you.

【Oh my god, is this Shen Youyou’s second personality? She’s totally different from before.】

【This is wild! So she was faking it the whole time in front of Lina!】

【She wants to meet her classmates... but why? Could it be... she wants to kill those players too?】

【Wait, Mary is actually on Shen Youyou’s side?! D*mn, there’s a traitor! Cancel the deal!】

【And Mary has something that belongs to Lina—d*mn it, what is it?! I’m dying to know!】

【This is getting intense. The players are still reading the diary, but the content’s already been altered.】

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The first rays of morning sunlight streamed in through the window.

Yi Xian yawned as she opened the door, and when she turned around, she suddenly saw Mu Chengsi leaning against the wall beside her. She was startled.

"Chengsi, what are you doing here?"

Hearing the voice, Mu Chengsi turned her head expressionlessly. Her normally bright, jet-black pupils looked lifeless, with dark circles under her eyes. She looked completely drained, as if she hadn’t slept all night.

Ever since catching a brief glimpse inside Bo Jingmo’s room last night, she hadn’t been able to sleep a wink. Lying in bed, her mind was a tangled mess.

Was there really a woman in Bo Jingmo’s room?

Who could it be—Lina? Or the never-seen Shen Youyou?

What would Bo Jingmo be doing in a room with an NPC?

Just thinking about it made Mu Chengsi’s whole body itch, like ants crawling on her skin. The truth seemed just within reach, and Bo Jingmo’s abnormal behavior in the instance was about to be exposed.

She had nearly tiptoed to his door in the middle of the night to eavesdrop, or just boldly knocked and made up an excuse to peek in.

But in the end, she gave up.

Even if she went, she wouldn’t find anything. Bo Jingmo was far more cautious than she had expected.

She barely made it through the night, and as soon as it was light out, Mu Chengsi rushed out of her room to stake out in front of Yi Xian’s door, planning to ask her. After all, Yi Xian had once teamed up with Bo Jingmo.

Finally, Yi Xian came out. Mu Chengsi glanced at the quiet door nearby, pulled her back into the room, and slammed the door shut.

"You... didn’t sleep well? Or did something happen?" Yi Xian asked softly, concerned about her junior.

Mu Chengsi flopped onto the sofa the moment she entered. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath, rubbed her face, and forced herself to perk up: "It’s nothing. Just a small issue."

Yi Xian nodded, half convinced. "Then why were you..." staking out at her door so early in the morning?

Mu Chengsi sat up straight, her gaze fixed on Yi Xian without blinking, her tone serious: "I want to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"Back in the last instance, did Bo Jingmo and that NPC have any... intimate behavior?"

"…"

Yi Xian’s face turned red. "Huh? What kind do you mean?"

"All kinds count," Mu Chengsi started counting on her fingers, "like kissing, hugging, holding hands—stuff like that."

"I think... there was."

She recalled that first night, when Ji Xun had said he heard someone enter Bo Jingmo’s tent. Yi Xian blushed again, wondering whether to bring that up.

But seeing how serious Mu Chengsi looked, as if discussing academic research, she coughed and admitted with some embarrassment:

"And... there might’ve been things even bolder than that."

"…"

Mu Chengsi’s expression cracked slightly.

What the... f*ck.

Is that even reasonable? Bo Jingmo, what the hell were you doing in that instance?

How could you do this to Yu Li?

Mu Chengsi felt like her entire worldview had just been flipped.

So last night wasn’t a hallucination after all—there really was someone in Bo Jingmo’s room.

That being the case… had Bo Jingmo’s role really changed?

Mu Chengsi’s mind was spinning, already considering telling Sister Yu Jiao everything when they got back.

"You came all the way here just to ask me that?"

Yi Xian’s sudden question snapped her back to reality. "No, there’s something else I need to tell you."

Under Yi Xian’s puzzled gaze, Mu Chengsi slowly said, "Lina… she might be a vampire."

At the sudden mention of that strange and fantastical word, Yi Xian’s pupils contracted. Her voice shook with disbelief: "A vampire?! There are vampires in this instance?"

"Of course. Vampires count as ghosts too. Monsters, ghosts, demons—they all fall under ‘ghost’ here," Mu Chengsi said, pressing her fingers to her temple. "It’s just a guess for now, but judging from the diary and all the clues, it’s basically spot on. I’m telling you this now so you can be more careful."

Yi Xian nodded in understanding. "Then should we tell Wu Bei—"

"No." Mu Chengsi cut her off without hesitation. "Don’t. Just be cautious yourself. Tonight, there’s a good chance Lina will make a move. Be careful when the time comes."

Sharing clues last night was already her biggest show of sincerity. Whether they could figure it out on their own was up to them.

If not, they were dead meat anyway.

Besides, Wu Bei wasn’t weak. If she could figure it out, it meant he was close to solving it too.

For now, the most important thing... was tonight’s banquet.