Cheating Backfires

Sunday, five o'clock.

After the English exam ended, it also signaled the complete conclusion of the Joint Mock Exam.

Chu Bai walked out of the examination hall, his face full of disappointment.

Evening Self-Study was as usual, but there was still over an hour until it started.

Chu Bai was in a bad mood and planned to take a walk by the river not far from the school.

However, just as he exited the school gate, he ran into the Old Principal.

"Young man, why do you look so dejected? Did the exam not go well?"

"Hello, Principal." Chu Bai greeted him respectfully, then nodded.

"It's just a mock exam. If you didn't perform well, you didn't perform well. This doesn't represent your future results," the Old Principal comforted and encouraged.

"The Principal is right." Chu Bai forced out a smile.

If it were just a simple mock exam, that would be one thing.

The key was that he didn't do well in this mock exam, which meant his chance of making Xu Muyan his girlfriend was gone.

The depression in Chu Bai's heart was imaginable.

But there was no way he could tell the Old Principal about this.

"I see you seem to be going out. Aren't you eating dinner?" the Old Principal suddenly asked.

"I'm going out to clear my head. I won't eat."

"Young people not eating on time can easily get stomach problems. You must eat on time. How about this, my home is not far from here, and I happen to be going back to eat. Why don't you come with me?" the Old Principal invited.

When Chu Bai heard this, he naturally didn't object.

The Principal inviting a student to his home for dinner was giving him immense face.

Even the teachers at the school might not get this opportunity.

He absolutely had to go.

Maybe he could even improve his relationship with the Principal.

But despite wanting to go, Chu Bai still politely declined in a perfunctory manner before finally agreeing.

The next morning.

The results of the mock exam were released.

During the break of the second class, the homeroom teachers of each class compiled the students' scores into tables and distributed them to the students.

The atmosphere in Wang Haoran's class immediately became noisy.

His class was a liberal arts class.

The top total scores in the class were Xu Muyan and Wang Haoran, tied with a total score of 682.

For the students in the class, this was somewhat unexpected, yet also within reason.

In previous exams, the top two spots were always taken by Xu Muyan and Wang Haoran. Their scores were usually close, and who ranked higher depended entirely on their individual performance.

However, this time was a bit too coincidental; their scores were actually tied.

A score of 682 in liberal arts was already quite high. If they got this score on the college entrance exam, they could choose any university in the country.

Wang Haoran and Xu Muyan's reputation as academic elites was well-deserved.

The students who ranked after them were also almost always regulars in the top ten of the class.

After seeing that Chu Bai wasn't in the top ten, the knot in Xu Muyan's heart finally disappeared.

"You owe me a cup of milk tea," Wang Haoran appeared beside Xu Muyan.

"Don't worry, you'll get it," Xu Muyan smiled exceptionally happily.

This was their previous agreement: Wang Haoran would stop Chu Bai from cheating, and Xu Muyan would treat him to milk tea.

"Where is Chu Bai's rank?"

Out of curiosity, Xu Muyan searched the class's score list, wanting to see where Chu Bai was.

But she looked from the front to the back and couldn't find him for a long time.

"Look from the back," Wang Haoran reminded her.

Xu Muyan quickly found it.

"Last place?!"

Xu Muyan's mouth dropped open in surprise.

Last time, Chu Bai's rank was in the middle to lower range of the class. Even if he didn't improve, he should at least maintain it, right? He actually reverted to his original state, becoming the famous tail-ender he was at the beginning.

"I guess he cheated on the last monthly exam. This score is probably his real level," Wang Haoran added a jab.

"So that's how it is. I thought his sudden improvement last time was really because I tutored him, plus he himself was very smart," Xu Muyan suddenly realized.

"Did you read so much that you damaged your brain? He told you that, and you actually believed it?" Wang Haoran said disdainfully.

"You... why are you scolding people?" Xu Muyan pouted.

She was a girl, okay? He actually called her brain damaged.

"I'm not scolding you, I'm reminding you to see that Chu Bai clearly, don't be deceived by his lies anymore, and stay away from him."

"Do all boys like to lie?" Xu Muyan muttered, then casually looked at Wang Haoran, "Then would you lie to me?"

Wang Haoran looked at her.

He saw Xu Muyan's gaze burning, and deep within her moist eyes, there seemed to be threads of affection stirring.

This girl, she really has feelings for me.

However, Wang Haoran felt this wasn't enough.

"When boys lie to girls, there are usually two situations: either for money or for sex. Do you think I need to lie to you?"

Xu Muyan was a little confused, seemingly not having fully understood.

Wang Haoran smiled and continued, "I have money, so of course I wouldn't lie to you about money. As for lust, hehe, I told you long ago, have you forgotten again? Do I need to repeat it? I really..."

Xu Muyan finally understood completely, and her face turned red.

But it wasn't from shyness, it was from anger.

"I know, you're not interested in me, I remember." Xu Muyan finished the sentence Wang Haoran hadn't completed.

"Good that you remember." Wang Haoran smiled and walked away.

Xu Muyan watched Wang Haoran's back, stomping her feet in anger. She wished she would never talk to this bad boy again, but his face kept lingering in her mind.

Ding, the Host has stirred the heart of one of the heroines, Xu Muyan, gaining 200 Villain Points.

"!!!" Wang Haoran.

After the favorability increases, stirring the heroine's heart also gives Villain Points?

Then he should stir it more often in the future!

"Don't look down on people. The Joint Entrance Examination is coming soon. You'll see then who the bad students are, a bunch of trash. Just wait for your faces to be slapped by my grades!"

In another part of the classroom, a burst of laughter came from the students. Several students were repeatedly saying this sentence.

Chu Bai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

The sentence the people around him were repeating was Chu Bai's original creation.

A few days ago, Chu Bai pretended to study diligently and shouted and yelled during morning reading, which made the surrounding classmates very annoyed.

At that time, Chu Bai retorted to them and said an arrogant remark.

That arrogant remark was the sentence the people around him were repeating.

Ding, the Host has manipulated behind the scenes, preventing the protagonist Chu Bai from showing off during the Joint Entrance Examination, gaining 300 Villain Points.

Wang Haoran received the reward and watched the lively scene in the classroom, but he didn't mock Chu Bai.

As a major villain, mocking the protagonist was too low-level.

Wang Haoran disdained to do it himself.

If he were to mock, he would instruct his underlings to do it.

But there were too many people mocking Wang Haoran around him now.

It seemed unnecessary.

Wang Haoran opened the panel and looked at the Villain Points section.

Villain Points: 1800

He was already this rich? Wang Haoran immediately used 1000 Villain Points to exchange for "Movie Emperor Acting Skill".

He still had 800 Villain Points left, enough for one more draw.

[Ding, Host is blessed with great luck, drawing the Clairvoyance worth 5000 Villain Points. Use immediately?]

"Nonsense, why would I save it for the New Year!"

Wang Haoran was so excited he almost jumped three meters high.

This was originally Chu Bai's golden finger, and now he actually had it too.

And it only cost him 500 Villain Points.

A huge profit!

He had to try the effect quickly.

What should he test it on? Wang Haoran's gaze swept across the classroom, then landed on Xu Muyan.

He began to concentrate, looking at Xu Muyan.

Soon, Wang Haoran's breathing became heavy.

After a long while, he reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

Xu Muyan usually wore a school uniform.

School uniforms were relatively loose and easily concealed one's figure.

It's true that you don't know until you see it! This Xu Muyan had good nutritional supplements during puberty! Wang Haoran used to give Xu Muyan 95 points, but now he felt he could add another 2 points, making it 97 points.

Wang Haoran was pleasantly surprised, but soon felt a little disgusted inside.

Regarding this understanding of Xu Muyan, he should be the second person to know, right?

"System, has the protagonist Chu Bai used his ability on the female lead?"

[Host is querying protagonist information, requires consuming 100 Villain Points. Query?]

"Query."

[Protagonist Chu Bai has not used his ability on any female lead.]

Wang Haoran immediately felt much more comfortable.

But thinking about it, it was normal. Except for a few perverted protagonists, other protagonists were generally aloof.

It was normal for Chu Bai not to do such a thing.

Unlike himself, this villain, who was curious and wanted to see, so he just looked directly.

It's just that looking too much felt harmful to the body, so moderation was needed.

The constant ridicule and mockery from the surrounding students made Chu Bai feel utterly humiliated.

Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, and the suppressed anger in his heart erupted.

Bang! "Damn it, all of you shut the hell up! Whoever says another word, be careful or I won't be polite!"

Chu Bai angrily slammed the table, startling the people around him.

The voices mocking and ridiculing Chu Bai immediately fell silent.

Chu Bai often fought with young people from outside, and he rarely came out on the losing end. He had the aura of a tough guy from the streets.

As soon as Chu Bai got angry, the ordinary students around him were instantly intimidated, becoming as quiet as cicadas in winter.

Wang Haoran was not happy to see this situation.

He patted Fan Jian next to him and whispered a few words.