The Note

Xu Muyan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chu Bai leave.

Then she smiled slightly and looked at Wang Haoran.

"What problem do you want to ask me about?"

Xu Muyan's favorability towards Wang Haoran was 20, which was very friendly, so she didn't mind at all that Wang Haoran wanted to ask her about her studies.

"Actually, I don't have any questions to ask you," Wang Haoran said with a smile.

"Ah?" Xu Muyan was stunned for a moment.

"You're not the only one in this class who studies well, so why would Chu Bai only ask you?" Wang Haoran asked.

"How would I know that?" Xu Muyan shook her head, but she actually had a guess in her heart, she just felt too embarrassed to say it.

Wang Haoran, however, directly pointed it out:

"Chu Bai wasn't sincerely asking you for help with a problem at all, he was just trying to get close to you on purpose."

"Don't be too kind. You need to learn to refuse. Don't always spend your precious study time helping others. You don't owe anyone anything."

Hearing this, Xu Muyan nodded, agreeing with Wang Haoran's words, and at the same time, she made up her mind.

If Chu Bai came to her for help with a problem again next time, unless she was free, she would definitely refuse.

"Did you come here specifically to tell me this?" Xu Muyan's gaze was fixed on Wang Haoran's, trying to see something in them.

Is he... is he concerned about me? "What kind of look is that? I often come to you to discuss studies, but you don't actually think I have any ideas about you, do you?

I'm a School Hunk, okay? I don't know how many girls write me love letters. Just because you're pretty, you think I like you too? I already told you clearly before that I don't eat the grass by my own nest. Do you want me to reiterate it?" Wang Haoran mercilessly struck down Xu Muyan.

He did have ideas about Xu Muyan, but he absolutely couldn't let Xu Muyan see it.

Otherwise, when he approached her, she would distance herself from him and keep her distance.

Simply put, he could flirt with her, but he couldn't let her see that he was flirting with her! "You're such a mean person, you really are... Forget it, I'm doing my homework, I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Xu Muyan's face turned red from being told off, and she immediately turned her head away, not even looking at Wang Haoran.

[Ding, one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, has increased her favorability towards the Host by +10. Current total favorability is 30. (Very Friendly)]
[Ding, the Host has influenced the original plot direction and gained 200 Villain Points.]

"This works too?"

Wang Haoran was a little confused when he received the system message.

What was going on? He didn't flirt with her, did he? And not only did he not flirt, he was even putting her down.

How did she increase her favorability towards him?

The more he acted like he wasn't interested in her, the more she seemed to be into him.

In other words, this girl really fell for the "playing hard to get" trick?

Wang Haoran instantly felt that he had found the key to conquering Xu Muyan.

In another part of the classroom.

Chu Bai kept a close eye on Wang Haoran and Xu Muyan's movements.

Because there were many people studying in the classroom, Wang Haoran and Xu Muyan spoke in very low voices.

Chu Bai couldn't hear what they were saying.

However, Chu Bai could see some of Xu Muyan's body language and expressions.

Xu Muyan seems angry. What did that scumbag Wang say? Did he say something dirty to Xu Muyan?

Chu Bai clenched his fists, wanting to go and give Wang Haoran a good beating.

Such a thing would be incredibly easy for him.

Wang Haoran, this rich kid who was all looks and no substance, couldn't even tie up a chicken. How could he be Chu Bai's opponent?

But after thinking about it, Chu Bai still held back.

While beating up Wang Haoran was simple, the consequences were something Chu Bai couldn't bear.

After all, the guy's family was rich. Rich people were the bosses.

After the college entrance exam, there will be a two or three-month break. I'll go to another city to gamble on stones then, and I'll have plenty of money!

Chu Bai secretly made up his mind.

Because of what happened in the afternoon, Chu Bai was in a bad mood all afternoon.

It wasn't until the evening, after eating dinner in the cafeteria, that his mood improved slightly.

Returning to the classroom.

Chu Bai found a note in his desk with some words written on it.

"Chu Bai, I didn't mean to distance myself from you, I was really forced to. Seeing you unhappy all afternoon made me feel terrible.

Originally, I planned to tell you after the college entrance exam, but I really don't want to see you unhappy.

After the first evening self-study class, I'll wait for you in our class's girls' dormitory. I have something very important to tell you.

Remember, you absolutely must not let Wang Haoran see this."

There was no signature on the note.

However, the handwriting on the note was beautiful and clearly belonged to a girl.

"It's from Xu Muyan!" Chu Bai quickly determined.

That familiar handwriting, coupled with the words on the note, meant it couldn't be anyone other than Xu Muyan.

His heart instantly filled with wild joy, and he began to imagine things.

What did Xu Muyan mean by this? Asking me out, and also afraid of Wang Haoran finding out?

Could it be that she actually likes me? The reason she usually didn't pay much attention to me and deliberately got closer to Wang Haoran was actually because she was afraid of Wang Haoran causing me trouble?

Yes, yes, that must be it!

Otherwise, why did Xu Muyan's attitude towards me suddenly take a sharp turn after she found out that Fan Jian and the others were going to block me after school? Chu Bai was very excited at this moment, but he quickly suppressed it, acting as if nothing had happened.

He directly tore the note into pieces and then threw them into his mouth and ate them.

Perhaps because it was a note written by Xu Muyan, Chu Bai inexplicably found it quite fragrant as he ate it.

He hadn't forgotten Xu Muyan's instructions.

This matter couldn't be publicized!

He had to "destroy the evidence."

Many people in this class were close to Wang Haoran.

If they noticed something amiss and went to inform Wang Haoran, it would be terrible.

Chu Bai was secretly excited for a while, but he quickly regained a bit of composure and realized that something was not right.

Xu Muyan was a day student, not a boarder, so why would she set the meeting place in the girls' dormitory?

After all, the school was so big, there were plenty of places for a date.

Chu Bai really wanted to ask Xu Muyan to confirm if the note was written by her.

However, Xu Muyan didn't bring a phone to school, so sending a message to ask was impossible.

As for asking her face-to-face, it wasn't appropriate either, given how many of Wang Haoran's eyes and ears were in the class.

During the evening self-study, Chu Bai felt a bit tormented. He did nothing but stare at the time on his phone, counting the seconds.

There was another person in the classroom who was also paying attention to the time until class ended.

As the first period of evening self-study was about to end.

In another part of the classroom.

"Ouch." Wen Jing clutched her lower abdomen, her face showing pain.

"Jingjing, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" her deskmate, Xu Muyan, asked with concern.

"Yes, I feel so uncomfortable."

"Then I'll go to the infirmary with you to take a look."

"It's just that... it's here, I'm just uncomfortable."

"Then I'll ask Teacher Song for leave for you and have your family pick you up to go home?"

"Don't, I feel so embarrassed. Let's just rest in the girls' dormitory for a while. I estimate I'll be fine after resting for half an hour."

"Then I'll help you ask a boarding student in the class for a key."

"Ask Zhang Li for it, she's nice and easy to talk to. Sigh, quietly, don't let anyone find out, or I'll be so embarrassed."

"Got it."

After whispering, Xu Muyan left her seat and quietly went to the girl named Zhang Li in the class.

Xu Muyan whispered a few words to Zhang Li, and then Zhang Li took out a key from her person and handed it over.