After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 151: Heart Is Missing

Just as Mu Chengsi was zoning out, she suddenly saw Jiang Xi wink at her.

Her eyes flickered slightly, then immediately caught on and nodded, agreeing, “Alright, let’s go.”

The two of them walked off arm in arm. From behind, they looked like the best of friends. But the moment they turned the corner and were out of the NPC’s line of sight, they instinctively let go of each other’s arms, and their bright, friendly smiles vanished instantly.

Mu Chengsi leaned against the wall and looked at her. “What did you want to tell me? Or did you discover something?”

They didn’t have much time to talk and couldn’t linger here long—otherwise, the NPC would definitely get suspicious.

Jiang Xi understood that too, so she kept it short: “Shen Youyou is suspicious.”

She had been debating whether to share her thought process, but then saw Mu Chengsi nod and say, “I noticed too.”

In fact, from the very moment she met Shen Youyou, Mu Chengsi felt something was off.

Her gut told her Shen Youyou wasn’t right.

There was a strange sense of dissonance about the girl. She looked like she had escaped from captivity, but her mental state was oddly fine—too fine. She even had the energy to go back and forth with her.

Mu Chengsi had used her persona to test her several times, and sure enough, those tests revealed some strange reactions.

The subtle facial expressions and fleeting emotions in Shen Youyou’s eyes made Mu Chengsi’s mood grow heavier.

Before she met Shen Youyou, Mu Chengsi never really thought there was a problem. Even when Bo Jingmo mentioned it earlier, she was only half-convinced, doubting what he said. freewebnσvel.cѳm

But now, she might need to reassess the difficulty level of this instance.

At the same time, she couldn’t quite explain what she was feeling.

Mu Chengsi had to admit, she always looked at people through a tinted lens. She couldn’t truly bring herself to believe Bo Jingmo—or that NPC.

But now the facts were starting to prove that Bo Jingmo might not have lied to her after all.

Mu Chengsi rubbed her brow, feeling a twinge of guilt rising up inside.

She was a veteran, after all. Even if Bo Jingmo was her task target, she should’ve set those biases aside while in the instance.

And then there was that heart…

Mu Chengsi opened her eyes, narrowing them slightly. She couldn’t let Shen Youyou get it.

She looked up at Jiang Xi. Seeing the girl willing to share information with her, Mu Chengsi’s expression softened slightly, and she didn’t hesitate to share what she knew either. “Actually, I already met Lina.”

Jiang Xi’s eyes widened. “You did?”

“Yeah. And not just Lina—Bo Jingmo was there too,” Mu Chengsi nodded. “And Bo Jingmo was enchanted by Lina. I don’t know if that’s why, but he’s really listening to that NPC now.”

Jiang Xi took it in quickly. “If that’s the case… it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

She pushed up her glasses, tone calm. “If Shen Youyou really is a dangerous NPC, then it looks like she and Lina are on opposing sides. Bo Jingmo will help Lina take her down. We can let them fight it out first, and when they’re both worn out later, we’ll strike based on the situation.”

Mu Chengsi raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of admiration in her tone. “That’s actually a good idea. Pretty clever.”

Jiang Xi looked a little sheepish. “...It’s something I learned from other instances.”

Actually, Jiang Xi was inspired by that Holy Wings High School instance. In that one, both Qing Li and Wu Bianming wanted her dead. But in the end, they dragged each other down.

She still remembered the lesson from that instance—that is, if it’s coming from a villain, not a single word should be trusted.

“But there’s a downside to this plan,” she added, pouring a little cold water on the idea. “Our score won’t be very high.”

If Bo Jingmo handled all the key events, they’d just be background characters.

Mu Chengsi realized that too. “Right. That’s why we should first find out what Shen Youyou is hiding from us. At the very least, we need to grab some plot discovery points—and stop her from succeeding.”

Jiang Xi chuckled. “It’s fine. Since you’re all helping, it shouldn’t be too big a problem.”

With Mu Chengsi and Wu Bei around, as long as all four of them worked together, they could handle this.

“……”

Mu Chengsi seemed to suddenly remember something and awkwardly rubbed her nose.

“Uh, forgot to mention—actually… my identity right now is a little special. So sometimes, you might want to watch out for me too. I might stab you in the back.”

Jiang Xi’s smile froze just a little: “……”

Girl, why didn’t you say that earlier.

——

Shen Youyou didn’t pay much attention to Jiang Xi and Mu Chengsi leaving. Her focus was completely on the man, quietly thinking about how to get him back to normal as soon as possible.

Her gaze landed on the tightly shut door, and Shen Youyou’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Got it!

If Lina’s heart could break the enchantment, didn’t that mean giving it to Bo Jingmo would snap him out of it?

Then the most important thing now was to get Mary to hand over the heart.

Thinking about how guarded Mary was around her, Shen Youyou’s expression darkened.

Looks like she’d need a private chat with Mary.

“Creeeak—” Just as she was thinking, the door beside her finally opened, and Mary came out.

At that moment, Mu Chengsi and Jiang Xi also returned from the “bathroom.” Instinctively, they looked at Mary’s hands, all wanting to get a look at what that mysterious heart looked like.

But when their eyes landed on her, they saw—her hands were completely empty.

The group froze. What did that mean? She didn’t find it?

Shen Youyou also frowned and stood up. “Aunt Mary, where is it?”

Mary walked over to the chair, rubbed her brow, and spoke in a tired, annoyed tone, spitting out three words:

“It’s gone.”

Seeing that her expression didn’t look fake, the players all exchanged confused glances, unsure how to react.

An NPC losing a key item… this was definitely a first for them.

But clearly, Shen Youyou was way more upset than any of them.

She shot to her feet, face shocked and full of disbelief: “Gone?!?”

Then what about Bo Jingmo?

She still wanted to draw power from that heart—how could it just vanish like that?!

She stormed up to Mary, her voice anxious. “How could it be gone? Did you forget where you put it? Think again, where else haven’t you—”

Mid-sentence, Shen Youyou’s voice suddenly trailed off. Her eyes narrowed as she stared at the maid’s face, her tone suspicious. “Aunt Mary, if I remember right, whoever has that thing wouldn’t fall under Lina’s enchantment, right? But you’ve always been clear-headed. Don’t tell me… that thing only just went missing?”

If Mary had stayed lucid, that meant the heart had never left her possession.

Hearing that, Mary froze and looked up. “Miss, what are you trying to say?”

Her face turned a little cold. “Are you accusing me of hiding it on purpose?”