CHAPTER 371: BO JINGMO, FULL OF GUILT

After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain

This was the first time Tian Jianmu had seen Xing Yuan so angry, and he couldn't help clicking his tongue inwardly.

As expected of Yu Li—truly an indiscriminate attacker.

But he was genuinely curious about what exactly she had said to Xing Yuan to provoke him to this extent.

Even to the point of wanting to seek out Bai Shaodong.

This was truly a rare occurrence.

He stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing through his eyes.

It seemed PEACE might not be a place he could stay much longer.

Meanwhile, after going downstairs, Yu Li received a call from Bo Jingmo.

She glanced at the time—the man had probably just woken up. Had he already heard about the incident at school?

Hailing a taxi, she answered the call.

The man's voice soon came through, still hoarse from sleep.

"Lili, I already know what happened. I've sent people to handle it. The forum posts will be clarified, and I'll make a statement too. These past few days, have you—"

"Alright, I understand."

Yu Li gently interrupted him, her gaze shifting to the scenery outside the window. "Bo Jingmo, did you just wake up? Did you sleep well?"

The man paused briefly before softly responding, "Mm," then explained, "My roommate sent me the forum links."

"Roommate?" Yu Li chuckled lightly. "You've never mentioned that before."

Hearing the girl's voice sounding completely normal on the other end, Bo Jingmo's tense heart gradually settled. "I'll introduce you when I get back, okay?"

"Sure."

Yu Li closed her eyes, propping her chin on her hand with a sigh. Her tone turned complaining. "I just don't know when you're coming back. I'm getting tired of the cafeteria food."

The man stood up. Hearing the girl's grumbling voice, his expression—which hadn't shown any particular emotion for days—finally changed. His eyes curved slightly as a low chuckle rumbled from his chest. "Soon. I'll be back very soon."

Yu Li opened her eyes. "Message me when you're coming, and I'll pick you up."

"Okay."

A knocking sound seemed to come from Bo Jingmo's side. Noticing this, Yu Li spoke first. "You should go handle your business then. I have things to do too—we'll talk later."

The man murmured another soft affirmation.

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke quietly, "Lili, I miss you."

On her end, hearing his voice, Yu Li's eyes curved into crescents.

"Me too."

After hanging up, Yu Li took a deep breath, set down her phone, and the smile on her lips faded slightly.

The driver, noticing the girl's mood shift so abruptly, couldn't help glancing at her through the rearview mirror.

The next second, he abruptly met a pair of beautiful yet icy eyes.

Startled, he immediately turned his head back.

Good heavens! Just moments ago, listening to the girl talk to her boyfriend, her voice had been so gentle—how could she change so completely in an instant!

The system noticed Yu Li's somber mood and assumed she was upset about the earlier incident.

"Big sister, are you unhappy because Xing Yuan didn't agree to your condition?"

After Yu Li had stated her demand to "completely erase Bo Jingmo's identity as the antagonist," Xing Yuan had first frozen in shock before immediately refusing. "Impossible! Yu Li! Don't delude yourself!"

Yu Li hadn't pressed further, merely stating calmly, "It's fine if you refuse. Jiang Xi and Hou Liang just won't win another instance."

Her gaze had been cool as she looked at Xing Yuan, but her words struck with pinpoint accuracy, piercing straight to the heart.

"I'll make sure they fail every time until the system eventually eliminates them. Everyone will see their so-called Heavenly Dao luck is nothing but a joke."

At this, Xing Yuan's face had darkened instantly.

Their meeting ended in discord.

Hearing the system's concern, Yu Li simply shook her head.

"No."

Xing Yuan's refusal had been within her expectations. As the antagonist, Bo Jingmo was an indispensable part of the novel's framework—especially in this world where they needed him as a foil.

Yet Yu Li had still gone to this meeting.

She closed her eyes and sighed silently.

"Do you know why I didn't tell Bo Jingmo about meeting Xing Yuan just now?"

"Why?" The system was indeed puzzled. It had clearly sensed that during the call, Yu Li had deliberately changed the subject, avoiding any mention of the forum incident.

Instead of answering, Yu Li asked, "What do you think Bo Jingmo went abroad for?"

The system answered without hesitation, "Business trip."

"Wrong." Yu Li gave a wry smile. "He went to destroy Deva."

Yu Li had guessed Bo Jingmo's true purpose.

"I told you—he's afraid of causing me trouble, afraid his own affairs will bring me complications."

When Bo Jingmo first pulled her into this world, he'd only wanted to live peacefully with her.

He'd forgotten this world never intended to let him have peace.

So after regaining his memories, the man had immediately begun scheming to take down Bai Shaodong—no easy feat.

Seeing Yu Li's perceptiveness, the system was stunned.

It suddenly recalled that night when the man had sat on the sofa, his voice hoarse as he asked if it could take Yu Li back.

That was the first time the system had seen the antagonist look so utterly pitiful—even when he'd regained his memories, he'd never appeared like this.

Like a scolded child who'd suddenly realized he'd truly done wrong, cautious yet tormented by guilt.

At that moment, the system couldn't bear it.

After a long silence, it had asked, "Wasn't this what you originally wanted? And big sister herself doesn't mind."

But the man had shaken his head.

Staring blankly at the floor, he'd murmured, "No... this isn't what I wanted..."

He'd only wanted to live quietly with Yu Li—nothing more.

He'd never wanted to make Lili sad, never wanted her to doubt herself because of these matters.

Had he known Yu Li was Limu, known she'd suffer all this upon coming here, he would never have brought her.

Bo Jingmo had clutched his trembling arms tightly. Covering his face helplessly, his hunched back still quivered uncontrollably as he choked out, "It's my fault... all of this is because of me... it's all my doing."

He should have remained alone in the mire—yet he'd succumbed to greed and tried to drag Yu Li down with him.

Only after satisfying that greed did Bo Jingmo realize his regret.

In this world, he lacked the power to give Yu Li a stable life—instead, he'd plunged her into endless troubles.

That was why he'd rushed abroad without delay.

Now, looking at Yu Li's calm expression, the system timidly asked, "Big sister... do you know—"

—about what happened that night?

Yu Li gazed out the window without responding.

After a long while, she finally gave a soft "Mm."

"Bo Jingmo is full of guilt."

Her Bo Jingmo wasn't one for words, but internally, he suffered more than anyone.

Yu Li couldn't alleviate his torment with mere words—only by letting him resolve the Deva matter himself could he finally breathe freely again.

So once Deva was dealt with, she didn't want to delay any further.

"If things could end simply like this, I'd gladly stop and take Bo Jingmo home."

Yu Li lowered her eyes, looking at the address Xin Hao had sent to her phone.

"But it seems some people aren't ready for this to end."