Hearing that, Yu Li secretly curled her lips into a smile.
She had deliberately chosen not to tell Mu Chengsi about Shen Youyou becoming a vampire.
Once it was said out loud, it wouldn’t be fun anymore.
Since Shen Youyou wanted these players to help eliminate her, she would definitely hide the fact that she had become a vampire. And the fact that Bo Jingmo was her first embrace—only vampires could sense that.
So, after seeing her boyfriend turn into someone else’s, Shen Youyou could only swallow her anger and pretend to know nothing.
Meanwhile, the players still thought Shen Youyou was their mission target.
Thinking of this, Yu Li’s smile grew even more radiant. She laughed and said to Mu Chengsi, “Oh right, Shen Youyou stole something from me. It’s probably on Mary now, so you better grab it for me before Shen Youyou does.”
She didn’t know why, but she kept feeling like she was doing unpaid labor for an NPC.
Even though that’s what she was thinking deep down, for the sake of her character setting, she still forced a fake smile and said, “Sure.”
Either way, she definitely wasn’t going to grab it.
Yu Li raised her brows slightly at that, seeing through her but choosing not to say anything. She leaned up and whispered something in the man’s ear.
Bo Jingmo nodded at her words, gently touched her face, then lowered his head to avoid Mu Chengsi’s gaze and lightly kissed the edge of her ear. His voice was low and tender.
His voice was too soft—Mu Chengsi didn’t catch it, but the livestream audience heard it loud and clear.
The livestream chat froze for a second, then exploded.
【Aaaaahhhh——he called her baby! Holy sh*t!!! Who gets it!! This is too much!!!】
【D*mn, Bo Jingmo, so this is what you're like in private? Calling her so sweetly, I can’t handle this clingy energy.】
【Listen to that tone—it’s like he’s been possessed.】
【Mu Chengsi probably didn’t hear it, or she’d be as shocked as we are. Right now, she’s still looking at the two of them in confusion.】
【Baby~~ oh baby~~ Bo Jingmo, you’ve never called any other NPC in past instances that before. What’s with the special treatment?】
【↑ You spotted the blind spot! It’s true. Given this, Bo Jingmo might really be under the vampire’s enchantment. He doesn’t even sound like himself anymore.】
【Pain incoming. If that’s really the case, I can already see how heart-wrenching this is gonna be. Another fake romance. You guys are enjoying it—I’m crying. Who’s going to comfort me?】
【↑ Let me add insult to injury: Bo Jingmo is still Shen Youyou’s boyfriend. What if, after the enchantment is broken, he goes back to being nice to her?】
【……My whole world just collapsed.】
【Here’s a question—if Bo Jingmo can be used by Lina, doesn’t that mean Shen Youyou could enchant him too? After all, she’s a vampire now too.】
【Nope. Not only is Shen Youyou’s bloodline impure, but her power’s nowhere near Lina’s. Plus, Bo Jingmo has already been marked by Lina—he’s her property now.】
【Holy sht, it just hit me. Does that mean when Bo Jingmo meets Shen Youyou again, she’ll sense that his aura is tainted with the scent of the woman she hates most? Dmn, I’m losing it! This is gonna be wild!】
【Hehehe, wild!! Hurry up and meet already! I can’t wait!!】
After leaving the villa, Mu Chengsi finally shook off the oppressive feeling the woman brought. She let out a barely audible sigh of relief and glanced sideways at the man next to her, casually asking, “Bo Jingmo, what did Lina say to you just now?”
Maybe realizing how nosy that sounded, she let out a few awkward laughs and added, “Since I’m supposed to help Lina now, shouldn’t you let me in on your plans? It’s not cool to leave me in the dark .”
What she didn’t expect was that Bo Jingmo didn’t seem annoyed at all—in fact, he shot her a sidelong glance, looking like he was in a surprisingly good mood.
His thin lips parted, and his tone even had a bit of lightness to it.
“She told me to stay away from Shen Youyou.”
Mu Chengsi immediately retracted her gaze, her expression blank.
Shouldn’t have asked.
Her mind drifted to Yu Li’s face. Things had been too chaotic earlier for her to process it all, but now that she had a moment, a question slowly surfaced in her mind:
Did Bo Jingmo not notice how much Lina looked like Yu Li?
Or had the vampire enchantment wiped out even his memories as a player? Did he really not realize this NPC looked almost exactly like his real-life girlfriend?
Mu Chengsi silently circled that question in her mind as a key observation point. For now, she had to find Shen Youyou and the others.
Elsewhere, Wu Bei’s group had successfully located the servant dormitory.
It was a seven or eight-story building with a facial recognition scanner at the entrance—no way the three of them could get in like that.
Jiang Xi suggested, “Let’s try the back.”
The group circled around and did find a small back door—but unfortunately, it was also locked.
Jiang Xi frowned. “Looks like they’re not here either.”
Could their assumption have been wrong?
Just as the three were deep in thought, the sound of footsteps echoed from the front of the building, along with the faint voice of Steward Wang.
“Search this whole area.”
Wu Bei’s eyes widened in surprise. He didn’t expect Steward Wang to find this place so fast. “There doesn’t seem to be anywhere to hide here.”
He glanced around, then quickly picked up a few scattered wooden sticks from the ground and handed them to Jiang Xi and Yi Xian. “Worst case, we fight our way out.”
After all, these NPCs were just humans—not nearly as scary as a big boss. Wu Bei’s combat skills weren’t bad either. He might be able to win, and more importantly, he had to protect the two newbies.
“Try to keep out of the way,” he whispered.
Yi Xian and Jiang Xi nodded repeatedly. “Don’t worry, we’ll take care of ourselves.”
Seeing someone approach the backyard, Wu Bei hid in a corner. When two servants walked past, he quickly jumped out and used his skill—bang bang—and knocked both of them out before they even realized what hit them.
But the noise also drew Steward Wang’s attention from the front. He shouted loudly, “Who’s there?!”
Wu Bei’s gaze sharpened, and he gripped his stick tightly, preparing to use his skill and rush out to knock out Steward Wang.
But before he could act, he heard a muffled grunt not far ahead, followed by two female voices in the air.
“You really knocked him out like that?!”
“Relax, he’s not dead. Just passed out.”
One of the voices sounded strangely familiar to Wu Bei. He looked at Jiang Xi, eyes questioning.
Jiang Xi walked over, squinted, and after hearing the voice, said with certainty: