The Girl Who Secretly Admires the School Heartthrob

"No need, I can handle it myself," Chu Bai said.

"Are you... really sure?" Xu Muyan sounded doubtful.

"Really, I have quite a bit of savings from New Year's and birthday money. I can manage," Chu Bai lied again, but this time his eyes didn't waver, showing confidence.

Hearing this, Wang Haoran's mind stirred, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

This guy is planning to use his X-ray vision to make money...

At this moment, Wang Haoran appeared in the sight of Chu Bai and Xu Muyan.

"Oh, Xu Muyan, what are you two talking about?" Wang Haoran pretended to have just stumbled upon them.

"Chu Bai has to pay medical compensation, so I asked if he needed help. After all, this happened partly because of me," Xu Muyan explained, not hiding anything since her favorability toward Wang Haoran was decent.

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

"No need, and stop pretending to be kind," Chu Bai shot back coldly.

"Why are you saying that? Wang浩然 is just trying to help," Xu Muyan frowned, addressing Chu Bai.

"It seems you have a deep misunderstanding of me," Wang Haoran sighed, then asked leisurely:

"Do you think Fan Jian and the others blocked your path because I was jealous of how close you were getting to Xu Muyan, so I told them to teach you a lesson?"

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

"Haha," Wang Haoran couldn't help but laugh:

"Let me ask you, in what way are you better than me? Looks? Grades? Or family background?

If we both pursued Xu Muyan, do you really think you could win? Where do you get the confidence to think I'd be jealous of you?"

"You—" Chu Bai was left speechless because Wang Haoran's words were undeniably true.

"Since you seem to agree with what I'm saying, then why would I send people to beat you up?" Wang Haoran asked.

Chu Bai's face turned red, but he couldn't come up with a rebuttal.

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

This works too?

The sudden system notification surprised and delighted Wang Haoran.

Originally, he just wanted to taunt Chu Bai, but he didn't expect to gain an unexpected reward.

Chu Bai's expression turned ugly.

Wang Haoran temporarily ignored him and turned to Xu Muyan.

Xu Muyan looked a bit unsettled by his words.

"Xu Muyan, I was just making a hypothetical statement earlier. Don't overthink it. I've already told you before.

There are less than a hundred days left until the college entrance exams. I just want to focus on my studies and don't have the time to think about romance.

Besides, you're not the only school beauty in our school. Even if I wanted to date someone, I wouldn't choose someone from the same class. After all, even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows. More importantly, I don't have those kinds of feelings for you!"

Wang Haoran didn't want Xu Muyan to distance herself from him, so he told a series of lies to stabilize her.

With his villain halo, lying was second nature to him. Deceiving an 18-year-old girl was child's play.

Xu Muyan listened and didn't seem to doubt him much.

However, she just looked at Wang Haoran without saying a word, pouting, as if lost in thought.

[Ding! The host has caused one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, to feel jealous. Reward: 200 villain points. Chu Bai's protagonist halo has decreased by 10. Host's villain halo has increased by 10.]

Another sudden notification.

Wang Haoran was once again pleasantly surprised.

He hadn't expected his words to have such an effect.

Xu Muyan was jealous?

But thinking about it, it made sense.

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

Of course, Xu Muyan would feel jealous.

However, her jealousy didn't mean she liked Wang Haoran.

It was just a natural reaction from a girl.

Girls, by nature, love to compare themselves to others.

This trip had been quite fruitful.

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 that his villain halo had started at 99 points. In just a short time, it had increased by 50. The progress was decent.

Wang Haoran was in a great mood.

——

Lunch break.

In the classroom.

Some tired students leaned on their desks for a nap.

Others gathered in small groups, whispering to each other.

Of course, there were also diligent students studying hard.

Though some were just pretending.

Like Chu Bai.

He held a book in his hands but was clearly distracted, his gaze frequently drifting toward Xu Muyan.

At the moment, Xu Muyan was focused on solving problems.

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

Chu Bai was delighted and quickly stood up, planning to ask her a question as an excuse to get closer.

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

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

On the other side.

"Uh, can we switch seats?" Wang Haoran walked over to Xu Muyan's deskmate and asked as usual.

The reason he used "uh" wasn't because he was being impolite, but because he couldn't remember the girl's full name. He only knew her surname was Wen.

In the original plot, the character "Wang Haoran" was set up as someone who only had eyes for Xu Muyan and ignored other girls.

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

Therefore, after Wang Haoran transmigrated and absorbed the memories, he naturally didn't know the deskmate's name either.

To be honest, Xu Muyan's deskmate was quite pretty, a beauty in her own right.

If Xu Muyan was a 95 out of 100, her deskmate was a solid 90.

Hearing Wang Haoran's voice, the girl who had been studying looked up and saw the handsome face of a boy.

The boy's gaze made her heart race.

Afraid of being noticed, she quickly lowered her head.

"My... my name is Wen Jing," she said, her voice tinged with a hint of disappointment.

As she spoke, she immediately picked up the textbooks she needed and made space for Wang Haoran.

"Oh, Wen Jing, right? I'll remember that," Wang Haoran replied politely.

Then, he didn't even glance at Wen Jing again.

Although Wen Jing was very pretty, a top-tier beauty, she wasn't a female lead, so Wang Haoran had no interest in engaging with her.

She couldn't help him earn villain points.

However, what Wang Haoran didn't know was that this simple sentence made Wen Jing feel as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

Then, she happily ran over to Wang Haoran's seat.

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

She admired the neat handwriting in his exercise books.

Leaning on the desk, she carefully sniffed the faint lingering scent that belonged to him.

Wen Jing felt intoxicated.