After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 66: Thank You for Your Concern, Senior

This feeling was just too familiar for Cen Xiu.

That girl’s casual smile and gaze were exactly the same as Qing Li’s in the instance.

Their faces were clearly different, but if you looked closely—those fox-like eyes, the subtle differences in their features—the overall vibe they gave off was strikingly similar.

Cen Xiu closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly snapped them open. He grabbed the railing and craned his neck to get a better look. The movement was a bit lacking in grace, but he didn’t care about that right now.

No, something was off.

Setting aside the fact that Qing Li was an NPC, this girl didn’t have a single trace of the System’s presence on her either.

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She wasn’t even a player.

Then why? And how did she know his name?

Cen Xiu was sure he hadn’t seen wrong. He glanced at a passing waiter, then suddenly reached out to stop him.

“Wait a second—”

A few minutes later, Yu Li received an invitation from the waiter downstairs.

“Hello, miss. Our boss would like to invite you upstairs for a chat.”

Yu Li glanced in Cen Xiu’s direction and slowly replied under his intense gaze:

“Sure.”

—

Once she was upstairs and her face came into clearer view, Cen Xiu tightened his grip on his wine glass, his brows furrowing slightly though his expression didn’t change.

Now she didn’t look quite as much like her.

Why?

Still, he kept a smile on his face as he said, “You look like you’re still a student. What brings you to a bar?”

Yu Li, who had just been called “little sister”: “…”

She gave him a complicated look, one hand in her pocket, then smiled slightly and said calmly:

“Uncle, I have a name. Yu Li.”

Cen Xiu, now called “Uncle”: “…”

The corner of his eye twitched, and the gentle smile on his lips nearly fell apart.

F*** me. That tone again.

Different name, different voice, different look—not even a player.

And yet Cen Xiu couldn’t shake the weird feeling.

What, did he have a masochistic streak? Start catching feelings for anyone who roasted him?

Just the thought sent chills down his spine. His gaze wandered over Yu Li subtly. “So Yu Li, what are you doing here? Dressed like that, I’m surprised security let you in.”

“I came to interview for a part-time waitress job.”

Before Cen Xiu could say anything else, she added with a slightly regretful expression, “Too bad I got cut after the first round.”

Waitress?

Cen Xiu remembered today’s job interviews. He narrowed his eyes and stared at Yu Li’s face as he slowly asked:

“Then how do you know my name?”

Yu Li blinked and flashed a big smile. “What a funny question. Of course it was—”

Under Cen Xiu’s tense and expectant gaze, her lips parted and formed two words:

“Bai, du.” (Search engine)

Cen Xiu: “…”

Truth was, Yu Li didn’t know Cen Xiu’s real identity at first—it was the System that had just looked it up for her.

His identity was way easier to dig up than Bo Jingmo’s. Tons of info online.

A young master from the Cen family…

Now that, Yu Li hadn’t expected.

She looked at his face—refined and polished, not all that different from inside the instance. Sharp chin, thick brows, narrow eyes with that flirty peach-blossom shape, a high nose bridge, and a pair of glasses that made him look clever.

But the moment he opened his mouth, the illusion shattered.

Her hand stayed in her pocket, her expression calm, but her mind was racing.

Cen Xiu must have noticed the resemblance between her and her in-instance self—that’s why he asked her up.

But Yu Li had intentionally let him notice. In the real world, she needed a long-term player ally. The System alone wasn’t enough.

The male and female leads were out.

Bo Jingmo was definitely out—she still had games to play with him.

After thinking it over, Cen Xiu was the only one who barely made the cut. Back in the instance, Yu Li had spared him more than once because of that.

But before anything else, she had to test the waters.

She hadn’t even decided on a method yet when a rough voice called out nearby: “Hey! Lao Xiu!”

Cen Xiu pushed up his glasses, turned around, and called out, “Qi Mai.”

Yu Li followed his gaze and raised her brows slightly.

Another player?

She watched Cen Xiu and the tall man chat, then both of their eyes turned toward her.

Yu Li: ?

Cen Xiu still felt something was off about this Yu Li, but he had no good reason to keep her here. He rubbed his chin, eyes flickering, then suddenly said:

“Yu Li, didn’t you say you wanted a part-time job?”

Yu Li stood there calmly, waiting for him to continue.

“How about trying out now? I’ll personally interview you and see what you can do.”

His face practically said, You’re welcome. What an honor, right?

But the girl stayed blank-faced. “Working for free?”

Seeing her turn to leave, Cen Xiu quickly added:

“Of course not. No matter the result, I’ll pay you as promised. And not at the part-time rate—at the full-time one.”

That last bit made Yu Li pause.

Her smile became more genuine as she pulled her hand from her pocket, eyes curving:

“Alright, Boss Cen.”

Cen Xiu: “……”

Why did it feel like he’d just hired his ancestor?

—

When she opened the door to the private room and saw the man on the sofa, Yu Li froze for a moment.

Bo Jingmo was here too?

Hearing the noise, the man looked up. His long legs were casually crossed, one hand resting on the back of the sofa, the other holding a phone. His relaxed gaze first landed on Qi Mai, who walked in with Cen Xiu.

But when his eyes shifted and landed on Yu Li’s face, his lazy, indifferent look noticeably froze for a second. He instinctively clenched his phone. His deep-set features were hidden in the shadows, making it impossible to read the emotion in his eyes.

This girl… was she a player too?

No. She wasn’t.

Bo Jingmo couldn’t sense any trace of the System on her, just like the first time they met. She looked like nothing more than an ordinary student.

His mind was a whirlwind of thoughts, but not a trace of it showed on his face. He simply pressed his lips together and silently watched Yu Li’s every move, his fingertips tapping the edge of his phone, a shadowy, unreadable look in his eyes.

Cen Xiu hadn’t noticed Bo Jingmo’s behavior. He brought Qi Mai over to sit on the sofa on the other side.

He had planned to introduce them, but didn’t expect that Young Master Bo’s gaze had been fixed on Yu Li ever since she walked in.

Remembering that Bo Jingmo didn’t like having outsiders around, Cen Xiu quickly spoke up to explain:

“She’s a waitress here at the bar, came to pour drinks for us. If it makes you uncomfortable, Young Master Bo, I’ll have her step out?”

Bo Jingmo didn’t say anything. At those words, he glanced over with a cool expression.

Waitress?

This girl was working as a waitress here?

He suddenly spoke, voice low and laced with a hard-to-place emotion. “You feeling better now?”

Cen Xiu didn’t catch the meaning at first—he even wondered why Bo Jingmo was suddenly so concerned about his health.

He was just about to respond when that little part-timer who had followed them in smiled shyly and said in a soft voice:

“Much better. Thank you for your concern, Senior.”

Cen Xiu: ???

Did she get possessed?

The man gave a quiet “mm” in reply, but his gaze still didn’t shift. He continued to stare at the girl’s face, eyes calm and unreadable like a still lake.

But beneath that calm, his emotions were anything but. Something churned violently inside him, and his fingers tapped against his phone screen faster without him realizing.

Why was she working as a bar waitress?

Was she that desperate for money?

Didn’t she know how dangerous this kind of job could be for a student?

His brows knit tighter. The more he thought about it, the hotter he felt. He raised the arm resting on the back of the sofa and undid one of the buttons at his collar.

His sleeves were rolled up, revealing a section of his lean, toned forearm. With the collar slightly undone, his Adam’s apple shifted up and down. Beneath the shirt, you could vaguely see the refined lines of his muscles. His cold, restrained aura and that air of elegance made it hard to look away.

The rich scent of liquor lingered in the private room, blending with the cool pine on the man’s body. Yu Li’s nose twitched slightly, and she slowly narrowed her eyes. A faint gleam flickered in those fox-like eyes hiding in the shadows.

Then that girl’s voice echoed in her ear.

“If some rich guy takes a liking to you, you know… like those CEO romance novels?”

CEO romance novels, huh…

Yu Li licked her lips and let out a silent smile.

Now she understood.

Because she was about to seduce her CEO too.