Falling Out

Chu Bai leaned against the balcony, enjoying the evening breeze while watching two beautiful girls walk hand-in-hand below.

At Shui Ze High School, there were three girls who were considered school beauties, all from the senior year.

One of them was Xu Muyan, and the other two were the girls passing by below.

"It would be perfect if both of them could be my girlfriends."

Chu Bai thought to himself, lost in a daydream.

Just then, a strong force hit his lower back.

Someone had ambushed him, kicking him hard.

Chu Bai almost threw up his dinner.

He angrily turned around to see that the attacker was none other than Chen Zishi.

"Are you crazy?!" Chu Bai resisted the urge to fight back, shouting in fury.

If he hadn't just been punished, he would've pinned Chen Zishi to the ground.

He had fought countless times in his life and hated cowardly attacks from behind the most.

"You bastard!" Chen Zishi was in a frenzy, yelling angrily.

"I'm innocent, but you'd rather believe a woman than your brother, huh?"

Chu Bai guessed that Wen Jing must have told Chen Zishi about the incident. Otherwise, there was no way Chen Zishi would be acting this way.

"I don't believe you at all!" Chen Zishi cursed.

"Damn it, you're an idiot, a fool. You've been played and don't even know it. I don't want a brother like you anymore. We're done!" Chu Bai's anger was through the roof.

"You're worse than an animal! Fine, we're done!"

Ding

Host has successfully caused the protagonist Chu Bai and important supporting character Chen Zishi to fall out, gaining 300 villain points. Chu Bai's protagonist halo -20, Host's villain halo +20.

"Perfect!"

Wang Haoran received the system prompt and nodded with satisfaction.

The scheme had gone exactly as he planned.

---

After the evening study session, students and teachers were preparing to head home.

To avoid suspicion, Song Zhenyu stayed a little longer in the office, just like the previous day.

Wang Haoran, taking advantage of the opportunity, decided to send Wen Jing home.

In the car.

"Dear, I've completed all the tasks you gave me. Are you satisfied?" Wen Jing asked sweetly.

"You did a great job." Wang Haoran nodded in approval, noticing Wen Jing's slightly red eyes.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing." Wen Jing casually shook her head.

As long as she accomplished what Wang Haoran asked, the little pain she endured didn't matter much to her.

Wang Haoran took out his phone and transferred 188,000 yuan to Wen Jing as a reward.

Wen Jing was stunned.

Her family's total yearly income was only around 50,000-60,000 yuan, and her pocket money per month was just 200-300 yuan.

188,000 yuan was an enormous sum for Wen Jing.

Being with the boy she loved and having so much money to spend was beyond her wildest dreams.

She couldn't help but feel she had made the right decision in choosing Wang Haoran.

"I'll drive you home."

Wang Haoran was about to tell the driver to start the car.

However, Wen Jing suddenly grabbed his hand and said affectionately,

"Dear, I miss you."

"Are you recovered?"

"No."

"Then let me take you to the hotel. I have something to do, but I'll come back to find you later."

Wang Haoran suddenly felt his cheap father had some foresight, giving him a black gold VIP card.

No need to book a room in advance—just go straight to the hotel.

"Okay!"

Wen Jing happily nodded and quickly took out her phone to call her family.

---

Xu Muyan returned home, took a shower, and washed away the tiredness of the day.

As she passed through the living room, her father was still watching TV.

"Dad, I'm going to bed." Xu Muyan said.

"Wait, Yanyan, I have something to tell you." Xu's father waved her over.

"What is it, Dad?" Xu Muyan asked curiously.

"Do you have a classmate named Chu Bai?"

"Yeah, how do you know, Dad?"

"I saw him at the station."

"What did he do?"

"No, he didn't do anything." Xu's father shook his head, his face showing admiration.

"A student from your school reported a group of lawbreakers. You should know about this. The student who reported them was Chu Bai."

"Oh, it's him." Xu Muyan's expression remained calm.

"Yanyan, I get the feeling that you don't like this Chu Bai very much."

"He tried to molest my best friend. I want to beat him up."

"Is that so? Tell me more about what happened." Xu's father said.

Xu Muyan told her father the information she had gotten from Wen Jing.

"Your friend only heard the voice and touched the other person's hair. That doesn't prove the person was definitely Chu Bai." Xu's father's professional instincts kicked in.

"But he admitted it."

"From what you've described, all evidence points to Chu Bai, and that girl chose to let the matter go and have Chu Bai apologize. Chu Bai chose to avoid trouble and accepted this. It's very normal."

"Dad, are you defending Chu Bai?" Xu Muyan was confused.

"I may have only met Chu Bai once, but I'm sure he's not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding." Xu's father said.

"Could Wen Jing have made a mistake?" Xu Muyan suddenly thought of this possibility.

Her father's profession allowed him to see people clearly, and she trusted his judgment.

But Xu Muyan also trusted her best friend, believing she wouldn't lie.

However, the matter seemed to be over, and it didn't need to be dwelled on any further.

Xu Muyan pushed aside her distracting thoughts and suddenly asked,

"Dad, why are you suddenly bringing up Chu Bai?"

"Ah, I almost forgot," Xu's father said, tapping his forehead. He pointed to the phone on the tea table.

"Chu Bai called you earlier. You were in the shower, so I answered it. I told him to call you back when you're free."

"What?" Xu Muyan was reluctant.

"You don't want to let your father lose his credibility, do you?" Xu's father spread his hands.

Reluctantly, Xu Muyan called back and put the phone on speaker.

Chu Bai answered the call immediately.

"Is this Mr. Xu or Xu Muyan?"

"It's Yanyan." Xu's father replied on her behalf.

Xu Muyan couldn't help but roll her eyes at her father, then coldly said,

"What do you want?"

"Xu Muyan, I swear I didn't do anything to Wen Jing! I've been wronged!" Chu Bai hurriedly explained.

Since Wen Jing had told Chen Zishi about the incident, Xu Muyan, as her close friend, would certainly know about it.

Chu Bai wasn't afraid of falling out with Chen Zishi, but he was afraid of being disliked by Xu Muyan.

After the evening study session, Chu Bai figured Xu Muyan would be home and able to use her phone, so he called her to explain.

"He speaks firmly, with no hesitation. He must be telling the truth." Xu's father commented, his professional instincts kicking in.

"Yanyan, it seems this Chu Bai really is innocent."

"Thanks, Uncle Xu! Xu Muyan, you believe I'm innocent too, right?" Chu Bai said excitedly on the phone.

"That's not important now. You should focus on the upcoming joint exam." Xu Muyan didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer.

"I'm not worried about the joint exam. I've been studying hard, and I'll at least be in the top ten of the class." Chu Bai said confidently.

"You're bragging!" Xu Muyan scoffed.

The top ten students were all excellent, and most had a good chance of entering a prestigious university.

Chu Bai had always been at the bottom of the class. In the last monthly exam, he ranked in the middle, still considered a "bad student." It was impossible for him to suddenly break into the top ten.

"I'm not bragging. If you don't believe me, let's bet. If I make it into the top ten, you'll be my girlfriend. If I lose, I'll let you do whatever you want with me. Do you dare?" Chu Bai proposed.