Everyone's Here

The fireworks lasted a full ten minutes before stopping.

Don't underestimate that short amount of time; fireworks were set off in rows all along the riverside.

In just those ten minutes, a total of 800,000 was burned through.

But he didn't care; he had just earned over 120 million today.

800,000 was just a drop in the bucket.

"Pretty?" Wang Haoran used his Peach Blossom Eyes to flirt with Xu Muyan.

Xu Muyan nodded.

Wang Haoran wasn't surprised by this at all.

How could the romance created by 800,000 not be pretty? "You... you prepared this?" Xu Muyan felt this wasn't a coincidence.

"Do you like it?"

"I like it, but why... why?" Xu Muyan felt her heart pounding wildly.

"I saw you were unhappy, so I just wanted to make you a little happier." Wang Haoran looked at Xu Muyan, "So, are you happier now?"

Meeting Wang Haoran's gaze, Xu Muyan nodded heavily.

Ding, one of the heroines, Xu Muyan, has increased her favorability towards the Host by +10. Current total favorability is 60. (Developing affection)

Ding, the Host has influenced the plot direction and gained 200 Villain Points.

"You went to all this trouble just to make me happy?" Xu Muyan asked, emboldened.

"Yeah, we're friends, aren't we?" Wang Haoran smiled.

"Yes... yes, we're friends."

Xu Muyan also smiled, but there was a hint of disappointment in her heart.

Not far away.

Chu Bai, hidden by the flowerbed by the riverside, saw the handsome man and beautiful woman looking at each other and was furious.

He ended up tearing up quite a few of the nearby plants.

Just then.

A car suddenly stopped by the road.

A middle-aged man with a gloomy expression got out of the car.

"Uncle Xu!"

Chu Bai's anger turned to joy as he waved towards the middle-aged man.

"Where are Yan Yan and that kid named Wang Haoran?" Father Xu came up to Chu Bai and asked in a deep voice.

Father Xu was strongly built, full of power from head to toe.

Chu Bai could clearly feel Father Xu suppressing his anger.

If this anger were to erupt through his fists, it would definitely be quite terrifying.

Chu Bai could hardly wait.

"Just over there!" He walked around the flowerbed and pointed.

Father Xu took heavy steps and walked in the direction Chu Bai indicated.

Chu Bai followed behind, trying his best to control himself and not laugh out loud.

"Yan Yan!"

Father Xu came up behind Xu Muyan and shouted.

Xu Muyan, who was immersed in the beautiful moment, suddenly woke up with a start.

"Dad, why are you here? Where's Mom?" Xu Muyan hadn't figured out the situation yet.

She only thought that her mother had asked her father to pick her up.

"Why am I here?!" Father Xu roared, pointing at Wang Haoran:

"If I hadn't come, you would definitely have been tricked into a hotel by this kid tonight!"

Wang Haoran's heart skipped a beat.

Damn.

Did Xu Muyan's dad guess so accurately?!

If it weren't for his subordinate informing him and knowing about Chu Bai's call with Xu Muyan's father, Wang Haoran would have really tricked Xu Muyan into a hotel.

While these thoughts popped into his mind, Wang Haoran also spent 100 Villain Points and immediately checked Xu Muyan's father's attributes.

Seeing how agitated Xu Muyan's father was, he might even attack him later.

It was better to know beforehand.

[Supporting Character: Xu Zheng (Currently belongs to the protagonist's faction, can be turned)]
[Combat Power: 209]
[Charm: 103]
[Supporting Character Halo: None]
[Skills: Advanced Mixed Martial Arts]

A Combat Power of 209 was high, but compared to Wang Haoran's Combat Power of 289, it was still quite a bit lower.

If they were to fight one-on-one, Wang Haoran could steadily win against the opponent's Advanced Mixed Martial Arts with his Grandmaster Wing Chun.

Currently belongs to the protagonist's faction? No wonder he spoke up for Chu Bai so much.

Can be turned? Does that mean if I perform well, I can gain his approval?

Wang Haoran speculated inwardly.

"Dad, what are you talking about? Wang Haoran and I were just walking by the riverside." Xu Muyan saw that her father was very angry and seemed a bit out of control, so she held onto his arm tightly.

Xu Zheng really wanted to rush forward and punch Wang Haoran, but he was afraid of hurting his daughter. Caught in a dilemma, he remained frozen in place.

"Uncle Xu, this is our first time meeting today, isn't it? You might have some misunderstanding about me," Wang Haoran said calmly.

"I don't have a misunderstanding. It's almost ten o'clock. You haven't gone home, yet you've asked our Yan Yan to come here. How dare you say you don't have ill intentions?!"

"I can swear, if I asked Xu Muyan to come here with ill intentions, then may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!" Wang Haoran swore a venomous oath.

As a villain, one should be fearless. What's so great about swearing a venomous oath? If venomous oaths could really come true, who knows how many people would be struck dead by lightning from the sky.

"Wang Haoran, stop arguing. You asked Xu Muyan to come here, you definitely had bad intentions. I just saw you trying to hold Xu Muyan's hand several times, and you even wanted to hug her," Chu Bai added fuel to the fire and lied.

"Is it really okay for you to lie like this?" Wang Haoran was amused.

This protagonist, not only reneged on a bet, but also started falsely accusing people!

During his time with Xu Muyan just now, Wang Haoran hadn't made any similar moves at all.

"You dare to do it but don't dare to admit it?" Chu Bai sneered.

"It seems anything I say is useless." Wang Haoran was too lazy to explain.

This Xu Zheng was hostile towards him and trusted Chu Bai greatly.

Hearing what Chu Bai said, he became even angrier.

If Xu Muyan hadn't held him back tightly, he probably would have rushed forward and attacked.

"Yan Yan!"

Just then, a woman's voice sounded from not far away.

"Wife, why are you here?" Xu Zheng, who was in a fit of anger, was stunned for a moment.

The person who arrived was Xu Muyan's mother, the Lawyer An whom Wang Haoran had met during the day.

"Yan Yan asked me to pick her up," Lawyer An explained, seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit off, so she asked,

"What's going on?"

"This kid asked our daughter out late at night with ill intentions!" Xu Zheng glared fiercely at Wang Haoran.

Lawyer An looked at Wang Haoran and said in surprise,

"Young man, it's you!"

"You know each other?" Xu Zheng was taken aback.

"I met him during the day because of a case," Lawyer An said.

"This kid even committed a crime during the day, I knew he wasn't a good person!" Xu Zheng snorted.

"What are you talking about? This young man was very brave during the day..." Lawyer An recounted Wang Haoran's heroic act of catching a thief.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zheng's emotions gradually stabilized, and he re-examined Wang Haoran.

As a lawyer, his wife's judgment was undoubtedly reliable, and she certainly wouldn't lie.

Besides, there was no need to.

So it seemed this Wang Haoran wasn't the kind of spoiled rich kid with bad behavior that he had imagined.

Not only was he not, but he was even a breath of fresh air.

In any case, Xu Zheng had never heard of a rich kid risking his life to act righteously.

[Ding, the Host has changed the supporting character Xu Zheng's perception of himself, gaining 100 Villain Points!]