Chapter 8: The Girl with a Crush on the School Idol

"I don't need it, I can handle it myself," Chu Bai said.

"Re-really?" Xu Muyan was a bit skeptical.

"Really, I have plenty of savings from New Year's and birthdays. I can manage it."

Chu Bai lied again, but this time his eyes didn't waver, and he seemed very confident.

Hearing this, Wang Haoran's interest was piqued, and a smile crept onto his face.

This guy is planning to use his clairvoyance to make money...

At that moment, Wang Haoran appeared in Chu Bai and Xu Muyan's view.

"Oh, Xu Muyan, what are you guys talking about?" Wang Haoran pretended to casually encounter them.

"Chu Bai needs to pay for medical expenses. I asked if he needed help, since in a way, I'm partially responsible for what happened," Xu Muyan explained, as she had a decent impression of Wang Haoran and didn't hide anything.

"Is that so? I can help too," Wang Haoran offered.

"No need, stop pretending," Chu Bai responded coldly.

"Why do you say that? Wang Haoran is just trying to help," Xu Muyan said with a slight frown.

"It seems you have a deep misunderstanding of me," Wang Haoran sighed and slowly asked, "Do you think Fan Jian and the others blocked the road because I was jealous of how close you were getting to Xu Muyan, so I had them teach you a lesson?"

"Isn't that the case?" Chu Bai retorted.

"Heh," Wang Haoran couldn't help but laugh, "Let me ask you this: in what way do you compare to me? Looks? Grades? Family background?

If we were both pursuing Xu Muyan, do you really think you'd have a chance against me? Where do you get the confidence to think I would be jealous of you?"

"You..." Chu Bai was rendered speechless because what Wang Haoran said was true.

"Seeing your reaction, you must think what I said is correct. So, if that's the case, why would I send someone to beat you up?" Wang Haoran asked.

Chu Bai's face turned red, unable to come up with a rebuttal.

[Ding! The host successfully undermined protagonist Chu Bai's confidence. Chu Bai's protagonist halo decreased by 10, and the host's villain halo increased by 10.]

Did that really just happen?

The sudden system notification delighted Wang Haoran.

Originally, he just wanted to belittle Chu Bai, but he unexpectedly gained a bonus.

Chu Bai's face looked awful.

Wang Haoran temporarily ignored him and looked at Xu Muyan.

Xu Muyan's expression was a bit strange because of his words.

"Xu Muyan, I was just making a hypothetical statement earlier, don't overthink it. As I mentioned before, there are less than a hundred days left until the college entrance exam. I just want to focus on studying and don't have the time to think about romance.

Also, you're not the only beauty in our school. Even if I were to consider a relationship, I wouldn't choose someone from my own class. After all, as the saying goes, rabbits don't eat the grass by their burrows. More importantly, I really don't have feelings for you!"

Wang Haoran didn't want Xu Muyan to distance herself from him, so he told a lie to keep her around.

With the villain's halo, lying was a natural talent for him. Deceiving an 18-year-old girl was no big deal.

Xu Muyan didn't doubt him much upon hearing this.

However, she just looked at Wang Haoran without speaking, pouting slightly, lost in her own thoughts.

[Ding! The host made one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, feel jealous. Villain points +200, Chu Bai's protagonist halo -10, host's villain halo +10.]

The unexpected notification delighted Wang Haoran once again.

He didn't expect that his words would have such an effect.

Xu Muyan was actually jealous?

But upon reflection, it made sense.

She was so beautiful, yet the school heartthrob told her that girls from other classes were more attractive.

Of course, Xu Muyan felt jealous.

But her jealousy didn't mean she liked Wang Haoran.

It was purely a natural reaction from a girl.

Girls, by nature, love to compare themselves to each other.

This was quite a harvest.

Wang Haoran quickly checked his attribute panel.

[Host: Wang Haoran]

[Combat power: 89]

[Charm: 268]

[Villain halo: 149]

[Villain points: 300]

[Skills: None]

He remembered his villain halo initially being 99 points. Gaining 50 points in such a short time wasn't bad at all.

Wang Haoran was in a great mood.

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Lunch break.

In the classroom.

Some tired students leaned on their desks to nap.

Others gathered in small groups, whispering.

And, of course, there were diligent students, busy studying.

Some were just pretending, like Chu Bai.

He held a book but was distracted, frequently glancing towards Xu Muyan.

At that moment, Xu Muyan was focused on her studies.

Chu Bai didn't want to disturb her and waited for a while until Xu Muyan put down her pen, seemingly entering a break.

Chu Bai, delighted, quickly stood up, planning to pretend to ask a question to get closer to her.

But as soon as he lifted his butt off the chair, he sat back down angrily.

"That damn Wang Haoran!" Chu Bai cursed silently.

On the other side.

"Um, can we switch seats?" Wang Haoran walked over to Xu Muyan's female deskmate and habitually asked.

The reason for using "um" was not because Wang Haoran was impolite, but because he didn't remember the full name of Xu Muyan's deskmate, only knowing her last name was Wen.

In the original storyline, the character "Wang Haoran" was set up as a villain who disregarded all other girls except Xu Muyan.

Not knowing Xu Muyan's deskmate's name was completely normal.

Therefore, even after Wang Haoran crossed over and absorbed the memories, he naturally didn't know the name of Xu Muyan's deskmate.

But honestly, Xu Muyan's deskmate was quite pretty, a real beauty.

If Xu Muyan was rated 95 out of 100, her deskmate would be a 90.

Hearing Wang Haoran's voice, the girl who was studying raised her head slightly and saw a handsome boy's face.

The boy's gaze made the girl's heart race.

Afraid of being noticed, she quickly lowered her head.

"I... my name is Wen Jing," she said with a hint of disappointment.

As she spoke, Wen Jing immediately picked up the textbooks she needed and gave up her seat to Wang Haoran.

"Oh, Wen Jing, I'll remember that," Wang Haoran responded politely.

Then, he didn't look at Wen Jing again.

Although Wen Jing was very beautiful, as a top-tier beauty, he wasn't interested since she wasn't a main character.

He couldn't earn villain points from her.

However, Wang Haoran didn't know that this simple sentence made Wen Jing feel sweet as honey.

She happily went to Wang Haoran's seat.

As usual, she tidied up the books on his desk.

Admiring his neat handwriting in his exercise books.

Lying on his desk, carefully sniffing the faint scent left by him.

Wen Jing was a bit intoxicated.