Surveillance

"Don't worry. Even if I win Xu Muyan over, you'll still be the one I love most." Wang Haoran noticed the change in Wen Jing's expression and reassured her.

"Really?" Wen Jing's eyes lit up.

"Of course it's true!"

Of course it was a lie.

You might be beautiful, but Xu Muyan was still a notch above you.

Naturally, I preferred Xu Muyan a little more.

But of course, he couldn't say that directly to Wen Jing.

As a villain, if he couldn't even sweet-talk someone, could he still call himself a villain?

"After Evening Self-Study today, help me ask Xu Muyan to go—"

Wang Haoran began giving Wen Jing instructions.

His Villain Halo had risen from its initial 99 to 319. The extra 220 had all been taken from Chu Bai.

Chu Bai's initial Protagonist Halo had been 357. A simple calculation showed that Chu Bai's current Protagonist Halo was 137.

A Villain Halo of 319 against a Protagonist Halo of 137 was a difference of more than double.

In terms of luck, Wang Haoran was no longer restrained by Chu Bai.

Xu Muyan's affection for Wang Haoran was 50, which had already reached the level of admiration.

Originally, Wang Haoran had planned to slowly raise Xu Muyan's affection a little higher before claiming her.

But given the current situation, Wang Haoran felt it was better not to let things drag on and claim Xu Muyan as soon as possible.

Xu Muyan already had a foundation of admiration for him, and Wang Haoran's luck was no longer restrained by Chu Bai.

His chances of successfully claiming Xu Muyan were quite high.

As long as he succeeded, Chu Bai's Protagonist Halo would definitely drop significantly.

Then Wang Haoran could deliver the final blow and directly shatter Chu Bai's Protagonist Halo.

After discussing everything with Wen Jing, Wang Haoran had her return to the classroom first.

Wang Haoran did not leave immediately. Instead, he called Wang Xiang.

"I'm going after a girl. Help me set up something romantic. As for the location, use the riverside area by our school. The time should be between nine-thirty and ten."

Once the call connected, Wang Haoran skipped the small talk and got straight to the point.

"Good job, son! You're changing girlfriends again so soon!" Wang Xiang praised him, then quickly added, "Leave it to me. I'll have someone handle it right away!"

"Alright, Dad. I'll wait for your news." Wang Haoran hung up and could not help sighing.

He did not really have any feelings for this nominal father of his yet, but this nominal father truly treated him well.

He fulfilled every request without fail.

Suddenly, Wang Haoran felt that being a rich second-generation villain was actually pretty great.

--

In the corridor outside the classroom.

Chu Bai received a phone call.

The caller ID showed Xu Muyan.

But Chu Bai knew that Xu Muyan probably was not the one calling.

Xu Muyan never brought her phone to school.

Chu Bai answered, and a man's greeting came through from the other end.

Chu Bai remembered that voice.

"Uncle Xu, why are you suddenly calling my number?" Chu Bai asked in surprise.

"There's something I want to talk to you about. Is now a convenient time?"

Evening Self-Study had just ended, so I can talk on the phone. What is it?"

Several students beside Chu Bai were leaning against the corridor railing, looking at the scenery below.

But Chu Bai did not pay attention to them.

"You like my Yan Yan, don't you?" Father Xu abruptly asked.

Chu Bai froze. He had never expected Father Xu to suddenly ask that.

After thinking for a moment, he nodded firmly. "Yes, I do!"

"Not bad. You dare to admit what you truly feel." Father Xu gave him some praise.

"Uncle Xu, you didn't call me just to ask that, did you?"

"That's part of the reason. I also wanted to ask whether Yan Yan has been getting rather close to someone named Wang Haoran at school."

"Yes, yes. That Wang Haoran is always harassing Xu Muyan. He's a terrible person. He has a bunch of lackeys and throws his weight around at school. He's also especially fickle, and he's had several girlfriends already!" Chu Bai took the opportunity to badmouth Wang Haoran.

"I knew that Wang Haoran was no good!" Father Xu's voice sounded furious.

"Uncle Xu, Xu Muyan is young and ignorant. She doesn't know any better. I think you should talk some sense into her and make her stay away from Wang Haoran," Chu Bai urged while the iron was hot.

"This evening, I ran into Yan Yan outside the school and already tried talking to her. But Yan Yan wouldn't listen and almost started arguing with me." Father Xu sighed, then said:

"Chu Bai, can you do me a favor?"

"Just say the word, Uncle Xu. I'll go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"It's not that serious. I just hope that while you're at school, you can keep an eye on Yan Yan for me. Especially if she has any unusual contact with Wang Haoran, you must tell me immediately."

"No problem. Leave it to me!"

Chu Bai agreed without hesitation.

He had disliked Wang Haoran for a long time. Having such a perfect chance to ruin Wang Haoran and Xu Muyan's relationship was simply wonderful!--

Wang Haoran returned to the classroom.

One of his lackeys immediately came over to report.

Naturally, the report concerned Chu Bai's phone call just now.

"Xu Muyan's father asked Chu Bai to keep an eye on his own daughter, and the moment he discovers Xu Muyan has contact with me, he is to report it immediately?"

Wang Haoran obtained this crucial intelligence.

He immediately transferred ten thousand yuan to the lackey who had reported it.

That was the advantage of being a rich second-generation villain. His eyes and ears were everywhere, both inside and outside the classroom.

Wang Haoran was glad that he had learned this in time.

He had originally planned to claim Xu Muyan tonight.

If he had not known about Chu Bai's surveillance.

Wang Haoran was certain that the moment he tricked Xu Muyan into going to a hotel, her father would come charging over.

Wang Haoran did not even dare imagine that scene.

"Looks like I'll have to change the plan," Wang Haoran pondered.

He would still ask Xu Muyan out, but tricking her into going to a hotel was off the table.

As for Chu Bai, there was no need to avoid him either.

If Chu Bai liked spying, then Wang Haoran would let him spy. If he liked reporting, then Wang Haoran would let him report.

He would see how Chu Bai cleaned up the mess then.

Wang Haoran had the lackey call Fan Jian over.

"Boss, what is it?" Fan Jian asked cheerfully.

Wang Haoran did not answer right away. Instead, he directly transferred fifty thousand yuan to Fan Jian.

Fan Jian was a little dumbfounded.

"After Evening Self-Study, go to a nearby bank and withdraw this amount in cash immediately. Then help me do something. If you do it well, the money is yours," Wang Haoran instructed.

"What if I don't do it well?" Fan Jian could not help asking.

"If you don't do it well, then get ready to jump into that river outside."

"Is it really that serious?"

"It is that serious. This isn't hard. If you can't even do this properly, you might as well die."

"Boss, give me your orders."

"After Evening Self-Study, withdraw the money, then go."

Wang Haoran leaned in and whispered to Fan Jian.