After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain Chapter 37: Forum

“Pa—”

The pitch-black living room was instantly illuminated.

Yu Li closed the door, hung her bag near the entrance, and strode toward the living room.

Halfway there, she suddenly rembered sothing. She turned back, pulled a photo out of her bag, and placed it on the table before heading to the kitchen to pour herself a glass of water.

Her phone rang.

She took a sip of water before picking it up.

"Hello, Qing Li? Did you really go back to Holy Wings High School?"

Before she could even speak, a female voice rang from the other end.

Yu Li responded with a simple "Mhm." Then, settling onto the sofa, she picked up the photo, turning it in her hands. "Yeah, I did. Why?"

The girl on the phone was a forr classmate of Qing Li. They had attended Holy Wings High School together, so naturally, she knew the real reason Qing Li had returned. Hearing her confirmation, the girl’s voice instantly turned cautious.

"Then… did you really see him...?"

"Nope," Yu Li answered casually.

She gazed at the teenage version of Bo Jingmo in the photo, her eyes narrowing in amusent. She even pulled out her cara and snapped a picture.

So fresh and young.

She had never seen Bo Jingmo when he was a high schooler.

The girl on the phone exhaled in relief as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. Her tone grew lighter.

"Ha, see? I told you. You always overthink things. You kept saying you had dreams about Bo Jingmo turning into a ghost and trying to kill you. But he's dead. If he wanted to kill you, he would've done it long ago. Besides, that was years ago—we've all moved on—"

"That's not the reason. He's just too shy to co out."

Her words cut in abruptly.

The other end of the call fell silent for a brief mont, as if processing what was just said. Then, a confused voice followed—

"Huh? Who’s shy...?"

As she spoke, realization seed to hit her like a truck—

"Wait, are you talking about Bo Jingmo?!?!"

Bo Jingmo was dead.

What the hell did she an by "too shy to co out"?!

Even if he had turned into a ghost, after everything Qing Li had done to him, shouldn’t he be dying to kill her instead?!

"Qing Li, you’re ssing with , right?" The girl let out an awkward chuckle. "Haha… That wasn’t funny."

Feeling a chill in the air, Yu Li turned up the heater, curling into the sofa as she spoke lazily—

"I’m not joking. What’s wrong?"

"..."

The girl struggled to form a response.

"Qing Li… are you possessed by a ghost?"

She heard the faint sound of laughter from Yu Li’s end—like she was genuinely amused.

Swallowing nervously, the girl instinctively lowered her voice.

"Back then, you were the one who led the charge in bullying Bo Jingmo. You nearly forced him to drop out. Why the hell would he be 'too shy' to see you? He should be trying to kill you, shouldn't he?"

"Besides, weren’t you looking for soone who knew about exorcisms? You said they could help you get rid of Bo Jingmo. But now you're saying he’s too shy to et you? Did you even succeed in killing him?"

At those words, the photo in Yu Li’s hands paused mid-spin.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

For a few seconds, she remained silent. Then, her voice turned unreadable as she repeated two words—

"…Bullying?"

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anwhile, in an apartnt across the city—

Jiang Xi stared intently at the computer screen, her face illuminated by the harsh white glow. Her expression was tense, almost disbelieving, as she murmured—

"How can this be…?"

Just then, Hou Liang walked in. Noticing her reaction, he frowned and asked, "What’s wrong? Weren’t you just looking up so information?"

Jiang Xi lifted her gaze to him, her expression complicated.

"Do you rember Qing Li? She said she and Bo Jingmo were dating. That she ca back to find him."

Hou Liang nodded. "Yeah, and she even found that old photo, right?"

Seeing Jiang Xi’s unpleasant expression, a sense of unease crept into him.

"What did you find?"

"I searched through the old school forum, and I found a post," Jiang Xi said, scooting her chair aside so he could see the screen.

"But… the forum tells a very different story from what Qing Li told us."

Very different was an understatent.

A sense of dread settled in Hou Liang’s gut. He followed her gesture and looked at the computer screen—

A bold, blood-red title stared back at them.

[Did Qing Li bully Bo Jingmo today?]

The text was bolded and underlined, standing out starkly. Below it was a thread with thousands of replies.

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[1L: Report— Today, I saw Qing Li grab Bo Jingmo by the collar and slam him against the wall.]

[2L: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where did this thread co from? Soone's got guts—aren’t you afraid the school or Qing Li might see this?]

[3L: Don’t worry, this thread is encrypted. It blocks school officials and Qing Li from seeing it.]

[4L: Honestly, why does Qing Li hate Bo Jingmo so much? Just because he took her #1 spot?]

[5L: Nah, you don’t get it. The rich girl just can’t stand the fact that so poor nobody outperford her. She was always #1 in her old school.]

[6L: Just saw Qing Li corner Bo Jingmo again. Holy sh*t, his school uniform got stomped into the dirt.]

[7L: Qing Li leads the charge, and her little groupies follow suit. Typical.]

[8L: Heard Bo Jingmo’s family is actually dirt poor. Qing Li even knocked over his lunch tray on purpose. He didn’t eat anything all day.]

[9L: Now they’ve been assigned to sit together in class. Wow. This is definitely intentional. This just makes it easier to bully him.]

[10L: The more Bo Jingmo ignores her, the harder she bullies him. My god. I feel bad for this academic genius.]

[11L: So rumors say Qing Li actually has a crush on Bo Jingmo, but he rejected her, so she lashed out and bullied him instead.]

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The thread went on for thousands of replies.

But toward the end, the conversation took a sudden, disturbing turn.

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[2376L: Holy sh*t—Bo Jingmo jumped off a building! He’s DEAD!]

[2377L: No way. Did Qing Li literally bully soone to death??]

[2378L: She’s f*cked. She actually killed soone.]

[2379L: Insider info—Qing Li’s transferring schools. Looks like her family paid off Bo Jingmo’s relatives.]

[2380L: Wow. We all know what this ans.]

[2381L: Do we still need this thread? If soone finds it, we’re done for. OP, delete it!!]

[2382L: OP? Where the hell is OP??]

[2383L: …Anyone else realize that the original poster has never comnted? Every reply was from soone else.]

[2384L: Holy f*ck, you’re right. Who the hell said it was encrypted? OP never ntioned that.]

[2385L: SH*T. EVERYONE LOG OFF. This can’t be deleted, but we can at least wipe our accounts.]

[2386L: I’m out. You guys are on your own.]

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After that, the thread went completely silent.

Technically, this hidden post should have been impossible to find.

But after years of neglect, the school’s system had deteriorated, and long-buried secrets had begun to resurface.

Jiang Xi printed everything.

As the printer whirred, spitting out page after page, she pressed a hand to her temple, her expression heavy.

"Looks like… this Qing Li isn't quite who we thought she was."

Her past was far from simple.

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Live chat:

【…Wow. Just. Wow.】

【So they weren’t dating? They were enemies.】

【Oh no… Enemies to lovers? I’ve seen this trope before. You guys know what I an.】

【The campus beauty looks gorgeous, but turns out she was a bully?】

【Sigh, looks like she’s dood. Bo Jingmo definitely won’t let her go.】

【Was Bo Jingmo the one who killed Ke Yulong earlier?】

【No way, wasn’t he with Qing Li at the ti?】

【So there are two ghosts in the school??】

【Definitely more than two. Didn’t you see all the ghosts in the classrooms?】

【Yeah, why haven’t they moved on?】

【No idea. No wonder soone dies at Holy Wings High School at midnight every ti. With this many ghosts, who wouldn’t die?】

【Wait, now that I think about it, why did Qing Li even go back there? She took Bo Jingmo’s photo and acted all emotional—who was she putting on a show for? Bo Jingmo?】

【Is she really going for the if I can’t have him, no one can route?】

【Lmao, don’t be ridiculous. She’s probably just feeling sorry for herself, or maybe she’s trying so roundabout way to make Bo Jingmo spare her.】

The audience was shocked by Qing Li’s true identity.

But honestly, even Yu Li herself was a bit surprised.

So it was this kind of backstory again.

Lowering her eyes, she absentmindedly brushed off the dust on her fingers.

Was this intentional on the system’s part, or just pure coincidence?

No wonder there was a mandatory role-setting rule. Wasn’t this the perfect way to create a rift between her and Bo Jingmo?

She smirked, mocking the ridiculous fate laid out before her.

If this setup was used on a normal person, maybe it would have had so effect.

But too bad.

Bo Jingmo was the type who, when he lost his mind, had even less morality than she did.

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The girl on the phone seed to realize that Qing Li didn’t like bringing up the past. After a brief silence, she finally spoke, her voice a bit awkward.

"Uh… well, a lot of people knew you hated Bo Jingmo back then. It was mostly because—"

"Oh?" Yu Li cut her off.

She placed the photo back onto the table, her gaze slowly shifting toward the entrance.

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

She licked her lips, which had beco a bit dry.

"That wasn’t hatred."

"It was love that turned into rage when I couldn’t have him."