After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain-Chapter 13: My Boyfriend Wants to Kill Me

Meanwhile, Jodie ran straight to the woods, stopping at the area that had been cordoned off before. The remnants of the rope still lay there, untouched.

Panting, she forced her gaze away from it and scanned her surroundings.

Where had Joeci come from that time?

Her eyes roamed around until they landed on the lake not far away. The memory of her sister nearly drowning there made her heart drop.

She quickly forced herself to look away and chose a random direction to walk in.

The leaves rustled around her, and a cool breeze brushed against her face. It should have felt refreshing, but instead, it sent a chill down her spine.

Jodie swallowed, rubbing her arms as she moved forward, her eyes darting warily at every slight movement.

Time passed, and the sky gradually darkened. The golden light of dusk filtered through the thick canopy above, casting eerie shadows on the ground.

At some point, the wind had stopped.

An eerie silence fell over the woods, so quiet that the only sound left was the crunch of fallen leaves beneath her feet.

Jodie couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching her from the darkness.

Her breath slowed, and hesitation crept into her steps.

She had been searching for so long without finding anything—should she turn back?

Suddenly, a soft, drawn-out voice echoed through the trees.

"Jodie…"

It drifted from a distance, then grew closer, over and over, whispering directly into her ears.

In the deathly stillness of the forest, the sound was unsettlingly out of place.

"Who?! Who’s calling me?!"

Every hair on Jodie’s body stood on end. Her heart clenched, pounding in her chest.

What scared her even more—

That voice… sounded like Joeci.

Joeci…

Was it really Joeci? Or was it something else?

"Joeci?! Is that you, Joeci?!"

She called out, but there was no response.

Jodie stood frozen, torn between staying and running.

A few seconds later, she clenched her fists and forced herself forward.

The live chat was in awe of her bravery.

【Wow, she’s got guts. Is she not scared at all?】

【Makes sense, though. She came here to find out the truth. She’s not just going to turn back now.】

【I’m betting there’s a surprise waiting for her up ahead.】

【Wait, why aren’t we getting any scenes from Joeci? He must’ve gone to complain to Bo Jingmo. I really want to see Bo Jingmo’s reaction!!】

【The camera has to follow Jodie right now—this is a plot trigger. That’s more important than Bo Jingmo.】

【So… does that mean the neighbor is really going to die tonight?】

【If she was going to die, the camera would definitely be on her. Bo Jingmo’s kills always get screen time. Just wait.】

【Damn it, for the first time, I don’t want to see a murder scene.】

As the chat debated, Jodie continued deeper into the woods, following the voice.

But the moment she stepped into a particularly dense area—

The voice stopped.

No warning. No fading.

It was as if its only purpose had been to lure her here.

The trees around her grew unnaturally thick, their gnarled branches weaving together to block out the dimming light. The last traces of golden dusk vanished, replaced by a chilling darkness.

Jodie’s hands trembled as she pulled out her phone, switching on the flashlight.

She pressed her lips together, tense and on edge.

Nothing.

After a long silence, she didn’t know whether to feel relieved or disappointed.

Still, she decided—enough was enough. It was getting too dark to see anything clearly.

She turned to leave.

But just as the flashlight beam swept past a tree trunk, something caught her eye.

Jodie’s gaze sharpened, and she hesitated before aiming the light back at it.

What was that?

These trees had been here for ages. Their bark was rough and uneven, deeply scarred by time.

But this one—

This tree was different.

The grooves on its bark weren’t natural. They had been deliberately carved—jagged and crude, forming eerie symbols.

Symbols that looked oddly familiar.

Jodie narrowed her eyes, leaning in for a closer look.

Where had she seen this before?

Just as she was about to remember—

A whisper came from above her head.

Soft. Feminine. Completely out of tune, as if something was mimicking a human voice but failing.

"Jodie~ Jodie~"

Jodie’s breath hitched.

Goosebumps prickled up her arms.

Every nerve in her body screamed don’t look up.

But her head moved on its own.

And the flashlight—shaking in her hands—slowly tilted upward.

The next second, a sharp, blood-curdling scream ripped through the forest.

"AHHHHH—!!!"

It was a scream filled with sheer terror, cutting through the silence and sending shockwaves through the trees.

Jodie collapsed to her knees, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.

Her heart pounded so violently it felt like it would burst.

Her pupils shrank in horror as she stared up at the thing above her.

She couldn’t even form words.

Her phone slipped from her grasp, the flashlight now illuminating the thing hanging in the tree.

A severed head.

A man’s head.

Dangling from the branches, its flesh rotted and peeling. A single eyeball remained in its socket, the other a hollow, bleeding pit.

Blood covered its face, but the most horrifying part—

Its mouth was twisted into a grotesque grin, the corners stretched unnaturally far, almost reaching its ears.

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And that bloodied, half-severed tongue…

It quivered.

Then—

It laughed.

A raspy, cackling noise.

"Jodie… you found me…"

Jodie’s blood ran ice-cold.

The voice—

It was the same woman’s voice that had been calling her.

The same voice as her sister—Joeci’s voice.

The realization hit her like a hammer.

Her heart sank into the depths of despair.

She didn’t understand why the severed head had Joeci’s voice—

But she did understand what it meant.

Joeci was already dead.

The one at home… wasn’t her.

For a moment, fear overwhelmed her.

Then—

Something stronger took over.

Worry.

Worry for her family.

Adrenaline surged through her veins.

Jodie gritted her teeth, forcing herself to look away. She snatched up her phone and bolted toward home, ignoring the voice still calling after her.

Right now, she had only one goal—

To expose that thing pretending to be Joeci!

As the revelation unfolded, the live chat exploded.

【Holy sh*t. JUST THE HEAD?! I thought it’d be a full corpse—BUT IT’S JUST THE HEAD??】

【Jesus, that’s terrifying. So this male ghost was haunting Joeci, copied her voice, and took over her body?】

【Who the hell killed this guy? The way he died was brutal.】

【This is a lost cause. How is Jodie going to expose this? That thing is using Joeci’s body. If the ghost denies it, there’s no proof.】

And the chat was right.

By the time Jodie stumbled breathlessly back home, Jiang Xi immediately frowned, rushing over.

"Jodie, where were you? It’s so late!"

She glanced down at Jodie’s dirt-streaked clothes.

"And why are you so filthy?"

But Jodie had no time to explain.

She grabbed Jiang Xi’s hands, her voice frantic.

"Mom! Joeci isn’t real! She’s not Joeci—she’s a ghost!"

Her tone was so shaken that even Hou Liang came over.

"Jodie, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Joeci be a ghost?"

Seeing that they didn’t believe her, Jodie grew even more anxious, her face turning pale. She grabbed their hands, trying to drag them outside. “It’s true! I’m telling the truth! If you don’t believe me, just come outside with me! There’s a ghost in the woods!”

Jiang Xi and Hou Liang exchanged a complicated look.

Of course, they believed her. But unless they saw it with their own eyes, their roles wouldn’t allow them to acknowledge it.

Just as their argument was at a standstill, a soft voice came from behind them.

“Sis, what are you talking about?”

Jodie’s breath hitched.

She turned her head abruptly—only to see Joeci standing there, smiling at her.

But that smile—

That eerie, twisted grin was exactly the same as the corpse in the woods.

Jodie nearly fainted from fear, her breathing erratic as she pointed a trembling finger at Joeci and shouted, “You’re fake! You’re a ghost! Get out of my sister’s body right now!”

Joeci’s expression instantly turned pitiful. “Sis, what are you talking about? I am Joeci.”

As she spoke, she lifted her arm, revealing the birthmark on her skin. “See? I am Joeci!”

Liar!!

This ghost was more cunning than she had imagined.

Jodie was shaking with anger, but beneath it was an overwhelming sense of helpless terror.

Seeing her daughter’s distress, Jiang Xi gently reassured her, “Jodie, maybe you were just seeing things because it’s so late. It’s already nighttime—how about your father and I check the woods with you tomorrow, okay? Let’s just rest for now.”

But those words did nothing to comfort Jodie. Her body continued to tremble.

Noticing her fear, Jiang Xi lowered her head and pulled Jodie into a hug. “Sweetheart, you must have been scared. Tonight, Mommy will sleep with you.”

No matter how mature she tried to be, Jodie was still just a girl who had barely reached adulthood.

Faced with something so terrifying, her thoughts were a complete mess.

All she could do was clutch onto Jiang Xi, burying her face against her mother’s chest, too afraid to look at Joeci again.

“…Okay, Mom.”

If she could, she wanted to believe that this was all just her imagination.

But Joeci’s eyes flickered with a strange light.

Since Jodie had already uncovered the truth… there was no reason to keep her around.

And conveniently, he needed a body for his resurrection.

—

Watching the scene unfold, a viewer in the chat asked:

【Is Jodie not going to tell the neighbor?】

Someone quickly replied:

【Actually, she shouldn’t tell her. If Bo Jingmo was killed by the neighbor, then guess who killed Bo Jingmo’s servant?】

【Wait, is this a multiple-choice question? Because I feel like there’s only one answer… and I don’t like it.】

【So it’s confirmed. The beautiful neighbor is ruthless. What do you even call this? A femme fatale?】

【Jodie’s screwed either way. If she tells, the neighbor will kill her. If she doesn’t, Da Dong will kill her.】

【No wonder Filia kept encouraging Jodie to find the truth. Was she pushing the ghost into killing Jodie?!】

【…Damn, what a deep plan. But why? What’s she getting out of this?】

—

Lying in bed, Yu Li chuckled as she scrolled through the comments.

Why was she doing this?

Of course, it was to learn more about the plot.

But…

Her gaze dropped to her own hands, her expression unreadable.

So this body had killed so many people?

She didn’t feel any guilt. She had already expected this outcome.

But there was something intriguing about it.

With a faint smile, she turned to the system and mused, “Looks like the role you picked for me is a villain, huh?”

The system hesitated, feeling guilty. “Um… Sis, I’m sorry… It was all random…”

Yu Li, however, didn’t mind in the slightest. She waved a hand dismissively, her lips curling.

“No problem. Actually, I quite like this role.”

“…Huh?” The system was stunned.

Wouldn’t any normal person reject the identity of a murderer?

Why did she sound like she was enjoying it?

…Wait.

Could it be—

Yu Li seemed to guess what it was thinking.

She got up and adjusted her hair in front of the mirror, casually explaining, “Don’t get the wrong idea. I don’t like killing people.”

Her fox-like eyes gleamed as she smirked at her reflection.

“I just enjoy the contrast. A character who’s beautiful yet dangerous—and who just so happens to have a connection with Bo Jingmo.

“Don’t you think that’s fun, system?”

Her voice softened into a playful lilt.

“My boyfriend wants to kill me.

“How thrilling.”

The system fell into a stunned silence.

Its circuits scrambled.

It suddenly felt like Yu Li was terrifying in her own way.

Wait…

Was this some kind of twisted couple’s kink?!

Yu Li chuckled, tapping the system’s glowing screen.

“Relax. I was just messing with you, little dummy.”

She winked. “I don’t mind whatever role you give me.”

Hearing that, the system finally sighed in relief, though it was still a little embarrassed. “As long as you like it, Sis.”

That’s right. Yu Li was such a bright and lively person. There was no way she was anything like Bo Jingmo.

Someday, when it had more power, it would definitely find her a better role!

The system was lost in its own happy thoughts—

Until Yu Li suddenly lowered her head, her lashes casting a shadow over her eyes.

She smiled sweetly, her voice soft as she murmured, “Alright, Little Darling. It’s time for you to go.”

Her gaze shifted toward the half-open window.

She raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing at her lips.

“My dear boyfriend… is about to arrive.”

The system: ???