After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain
Chapter 285: Is She Really in the Game?

Meanwhile, in reality.

Inside the apartment, Zhang Can abruptly woke up from his bed.

He stared blankly at the ceiling for a few seconds before sitting up, looking down at his chest where the piercing pain seemed to linger.

The system's voice still echoed in his ears.

[Ding—Someone has used a Revival Card on you. Your soul has been redistributed. The Film Set System kindly reminds you: Please cherish your life and perform well.]

Someone used a Revival Card on him? Was it his boss?

Thinking about that troublesome boss of his, Zhang Can couldn't help but massage his temples. He took a deep breath and checked his phone for the time. Having died midway, he hadn't slept until dawn—only three or four hours had passed.

Yet those three or four hours felt excruciatingly long, as if he'd experienced too much.

He opened the light screen to check if that instance had ended, but froze upon seeing the results.

The instance had indeed concluded, but the results showed—total team wipe.

Of course, this list of failures didn't include Bo Jingmo, who had died much earlier.

Zhang Can hadn't expected this outcome, yet it somehow made perfect sense. That woman clearly wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"Yu Li..."

After much deliberation, he finally made a call to clarify things with his boss.

If the other party could revive him, they probably weren't asleep yet.

But the moment the call connected, he received Xin Hao's 'friendly' greeting.

"Zhang Can, are you insane? Calling in the middle of the night."

Zhang Can fell silent for a moment: "...You were sleeping?"

Xin Hao gritted his teeth: "What else would I be doing? Selling myself on the streets?"

"......"

Zhang Can closed his eyes, took several deep breaths, and ultimately couldn't suppress a laugh.

Though his laughter carried traces of murderous intent.

"Boss, you're sleeping so soundly. How comfortable."

Xin Hao: "..."

What's with the sarcasm?

With sleep now utterly ruined, he checked the time and noticed it was still early—unlike the usual instance conclusion time.

Without much thought, he asked bluntly: "Your instance ended so quickly today? Did you die or something?"

"......"

Zhang Can forcefully suppressed his urge to assassinate his boss. Hearing this, he finally noticed something amiss.

Frowning, he asked: "So it wasn't you who revived me?"

Xin Hao, who had been answering with his eyes closed, suddenly sat upright in bed, eyes widening in disbelief: "You actually died?"

That shouldn't be possible. With Zhang Can's abilities, how could he die so easily?

He pressed urgently: "Who killed you?"

Zhang Can replied: "Bo Jingmo."

"......"

Hearing this name, Xin Hao fell silent for several seconds before forcing out an awkward chuckle.

"Didn't you use the method I taught you?"

"......" You dare bring that up now?

Zhang Can's expression remained placid: "Boss, did you get the person's consent for this method?"

Xin Hao was momentarily stunned. Why would that matter? Yu Li wasn't a player—even if they used it, she wouldn't know. Besides, he'd told Zhang Can to protect Bo Jingmo—wasn't that mutual assistance?

"Don't worry about consent. Just tell me if you—"

Zhang Can cut him off: "I did. And it did keep me alive."

"Huh? Then how did Bo Jingmo still kill you?" Xin Hao frowned in confusion.

"......"

Zhang Can stated expressionlessly: "Because Yu Li personally caught me. She said she never collaborated with you, and your method lacked her authorization."

Xin Hao: ?

What kind of joke is this, you little shit?

Without thinking, he retorted: "You must've been tricked! How could you possibly encounter Yu Li in an instance!"

Zhang Can exhaled, thinking there was nothing impossible about that.

"...Boss, is Yu Li Bo Jingmo's real-life girlfriend?"

Hearing this, Xin Hao immediately fell silent. Logically, Zhang Can had never met Yu Li—he shouldn't know this.

"Did... Yu Li tell you this?"

"Yes."

"She's really in the game?"

"Correct."

"As a player?"

"No." Zhang Can's voice grew heavy. "She's an NPC."

"...Huh?"

Xin Hao was momentarily at a loss for words. Supporting his head with one hand, he sighed after some thought: "Alright, this is complicated. I'll figure it out and explain later. Did you use your own Revival Card? Got enough points? I'll give you another one."

Hearing this, Zhang Can hesitated before speaking: "Boss, there's one more thing..."

"What?"

"This revival... might have been Yu Li's doing."

Xin Hao's face stiffened: "She revived you?"

How? Where'd she get the points? That much backend access?

"Yes." Zhang Can rubbed his face in frustration, finally understanding what Yu Li had meant.

"When I died, she told me to have you personally visit her."

Xin Hao: "..."

That girl definitely has something unpleasant waiting for him.

His expression darkened as he pondered before asking: "Aside from this, does anyone else know about Yu Li being in instances? Or her relationship with Bo Jingmo? Did other players find out?"

Zhang Can answered honestly: "The deva and peace teams were with me too."

Hearing this, Xin Hao's heart skipped a beat.

Yu Li's situation couldn't be leaked to those two teams yet.

Before he could speak, Zhang Can added: "But they all died too. Doesn't seem like any were revived."

Xin Hao relaxed: "No revival makes sense. Those teams wouldn't waste points on ordinary members."

But regarding Yu Li eliminating peace and deva members, Xin Hao lowered his gaze, his brow heavy with concern.

Seems she was making a statement—if she wanted, she could ensure Zhang Can never returned either.

Tch. Looks like he owes her now.

Normally, Xin Hao would resist and rebel against such provocative actions.

Yet for some reason, knowing it was Yu Li, he only felt overwhelming helplessness.

And the profound realization that he genuinely couldn't win against her.

He yawned: "Let's leave it at that. I get the picture. Get some rest. It's not a big deal. You should rest too."

Zhang Can: "..."

Bro, are you seriously calling this 'not a big deal'?

Soon after, he heard Xin Hao's snoring through the phone.

"......"

OK, you win.