After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain
Chapter 284: Contract Signed

The female ghost in the footage clearly heard the noise too. She withdrew her hand but chose not to disappear, remaining standing in place.

Yu Li arrived with a flashlight, raising an eyebrow when she spotted Yun Xialan on the ground before switching off the light.

"Dead?" she asked casually.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the ghost obediently nodded.

Yu Li chuckled. "Good work. You can go back now."

As the words fell, the ghost's figure gradually faded into the woods, leaving Yu Li standing alone.

Logically, the plot should have ended here, yet the camera remained fixed on the woman.

Just as viewers wondered about the situation, Yu Li suddenly spoke.

"System, I've completed my mission. It's time for you to fulfill your promise."

What mission? What promise?

Before they could voice their confusion, the screen abruptly turned black.

Then, familiar text appeared:

[The film has ended. Thank you for watching. Please rate your favorite/disliked characters!]

Viewers weren't having it.

[? Rate who? What ratings?]

[Damn system, explain what just happened first! Who exactly is Yu Li?]

[Holy shit, this rating system is weird! We can only rate Yu Li!]

[Feels like the system's hiding something big. Whatever, I'll rate first and check back later.]

[Count me in! I'll rate the beauty first hehe!]

[You're all too slow—I already rated~]

[This NPC rating event has been around for a while, right? What's the real purpose behind it?]

As this comment floated by, the black screen flickered twice.

Then came the familiar ding.

[Congratulations to NPC Yu Li for completing her mission—eliminating all players, reaching 200k followers, and clearing her name of murder charges.]

[Ding—The NPC rating results are out. Congratulations to Ms. Yu Li for becoming a top-tier NPC.]

[Your portrayals of Filia, Qing Li, Yu Banxue, Lina, and ** have ranked first five times consecutively across instances, proving your acting skills are widely recognized!]

[You have now passed the system's final evaluation for this instance.]

[We hereby invite you to return as a player, shed your NPC identity, and regain your soul on set.]

[Your accumulated points have been tallied. Upon acceptance, you will automatically upgrade to an intermediate player with points transferred to your account.]

On screen, the woman calmly read the invitation before slowly parting her lips: "I accept."

[Ding—Contract signed. Player Yu Li, we're thrilled to have you.]

[As the first NPC-turned-player, a solo test will commence in two minutes to evaluate your abilities. You'll perform alone in this test instance, and the audience eagerly awaits your performance.]

Viewers who had just processed this information: ?

A collective silence fell before erupting into a storm of question marks.

[?]

[?]

[?]

[Wait... system, are you actually serious right now???]

[HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT, too much info—I need a minute.]

[Those names just listed... holy fuck they're all familiar faces! So they were all played by the same person!!!]

[NO WONDER they looked so similar!!! An NPC gained sentience!!]

[Probably not sentience—Yu Li was likely a player who died before and now met the criteria to return.]

[So this instance was her final test? HOLY SHIT THIS IS WILD!!!]

[OMG I never actually switched favorites—they were all the same person!!! (screams) (crawls in darkness)]

[Mom the ships I sailed were all the same person!!]

[So Bo Jingmo knew all along??? DAMN! You're actually a true love believer—I misjudged you!]

[AHHHH! I KNEW they looked alike!! Same person all along!!]

[No wonder Bo Jingmo told Yu Li "Nice to meet you"—he's SO down bad uwu!]

[Hey, one of those names was censored—which instance was that?]

[No clue, but probably not important?]

[...Fuck, I know which one. System, you think censoring hides it from me?]

[Huh? Details please.]

[Look at Bo Jingmo's history—which instance isn't listed?]

[...? Wait, holy shit, you mean Limu??]

[WAIT WHAT? So Limu was fake? Just Yu Li acting??]

[Unclear. The system gave Limu too much spotlight before—seems unlikely to be fake, plus they look different.]

[If it's really Limu, giving our Limu only intermediate status is kinda disrespectful, shitty system.]

[Let's hold off judgment. Even if they're not the same, they're definitely connected.]

[This feels so unique! This player was voted in by us—like raising a daughter. I'm SO camping for her debut instance uwu.]

[Same! Feels unreal, like a dream.]

Meanwhile, the little system felt similarly dazed.

It stared blankly at the transformation before slowly turning to Yu Li.

"Big sis... this was your deal with the system?"

So its host was getting bound to another system now?

Yu Li, eyes closed in rest, hummed in confirmation.

"I needed a legitimate process to become a player."

Normally, reaching intermediate status required clearing rookie instances and earning ten stars.

Appearing out of nowhere as an intermediate player under audience scrutiny was impossible.

Thus, NPC promotion was her only path.

This also quickly amassed popularity and viewer favor—no need to borrow Limu's identity either.

The little system seemed to want to say more, but the set system's countdown began, signaling the next instance.

Yu Li opened her eyes, her tone unreadable.

"Now, it's time to reclaim Bo Jingmo's memories."