At this moment, Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng also arrived at the classroom.
Like Fan Jian, the two wore hats to hide themselves, their heads lowered nearly to their chests.
Wang Haoran struck while the iron was hot and told them to stop hiding and take off their hats.
Immediately, two pig heads came into everyone's view.
Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng's faces were swollen out of shape. It looked as though they had been slapped countless times, with some of the skin on their faces beaten raw.
The sight was simply horrifying.
Xu Muyan was startled and could hardly bear to look.
"How did they get beaten up this badly?! That was way too vicious." Wang Haoran was astonished for quite a while before he said to the people around him,
"In my opinion, both sides were at fault in this matter. How about this? Chu Bai apologizes to Fan Jian and the other two. As for their medical expenses, I'll pay for them. Let's call it settled. What do you all think?"
"Sure."
"No problem."
"I agree."
Since their boss had spoken, Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng naturally echoed him without thinking.
"It would be best if this matter could be settled." Hearing this, Xu Muyan nodded in agreement.
But would a protagonist easily apologize to a villain?
Of course not! If he apologized, could he still be the protagonist?
Sure enough, Chu Bai answered firmly, "Pah! Why the hell would I apologize to them? No way!"
"Chu Bai, it's just saying sorry," Xu Muyan urged.
"They were obviously the ones in the wrong. Why should I apologize? What a joke."
Most protagonists were chauvinistic and simply could not be persuaded. Chu Bai was no exception.
No one could talk him around. Even Xu Muyan's words did not work.
Ding! The host has damaged the relationship between protagonist Chu Bai and one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, affecting the original plot direction. Villain Points +200. Ding! One of the female leads, Xu Muyan's affection for Chu Bai -10. Their current affection is 0. (Complete strangers) Ding! Chu Bai's Protagonist Halo -20. Host's Villain Halo +20.
"It actually worked."
Hearing the system's three consecutive notifications, Wang Haoran smiled to himself.
With just a little guidance from him, Chu Bai and Xu Muyan had already become strangers.
Meanwhile, Xu Muyan had 10 affection for him.
By comparison, he was now in the advantageous position.
Of course, Wang Haoran would not let his guard down. After all, Chu Bai had the protection of the Protagonist Halo. He might soon be able to win Xu Muyan's affection back.
Chu Bai's Protagonist Halo had only dropped by 20. That was far from enough.
Wang Haoran checked the changes to his panel.
Host: Wang Haoran Combat Power: 89 Charm Value: 198 Villain Halo: 119 Villain Points: 400 Skills: None
His Villain Halo had gone from 99 to 119, growing by a tiny bit.
Up to this point, Wang Haoran had obtained a total of 500 Villain Points. However, checking Chu Bai's information had cost him 100, leaving only 400.
It was still not enough to unlock the System Shop.
He needed to keep at it.
During the break, Wang Haoran called his three lackeys into a corner for a talk.
"Boss, we were careless yesterday. We'd only heard that he could fight, but we never expected him to be that good. Damn it!"
"Boss, after school today, I'll call some more brothers over. We'll definitely beat Chu Bai into a pig head!"
Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng spoke bitterly.
"Shut up!" Wang Haoran snapped.
If he followed their method, Wang Haoran could guarantee that they would never be able to deal with Chu Bai.
Why? Because that was exactly the cliché plot of the Silly Author's original story.
If he followed the formula, he would definitely be finished.
"The boss already told me that no one is allowed to lay a hand on Chu Bai without his permission. You two should stop bringing this up," Fan Jian told Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng.
"Then are we just letting this go?" Fan Tong asked blankly.
"Of course not." Wang Haoran sneered.
"Oh, so the boss already has a way to deal with Chu Bai! Ow!" Qin Shousheng grinned, but it pulled at the injury on his face and made him grimace in pain.
"This matter still depends on you three," Wang Haoran said.
"Boss, give us your orders!"
The three lackeys looked ready to go through fire and water for him.
"Go tell the teacher that Chu Bai beat you up," Wang Haoran said leisurely.
"Yes, Boss, we'll go right aw— Boss, what did you say? Tell the teacher?!"
Fan Jian immediately jumped in to accept the order, but halfway through, he realized something was wrong and froze in shock.
"???" Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng were equally dumbfounded.
Although Wang Haoran was both a top student and the School Hunk, he had another identity: the school bully.
Fan Tong, Fan Jian, and Qin Shousheng were his three top lackeys. With that backing, they could practically swagger through the school sideways.
They cared greatly about their pride. Even after getting beaten up, they would never choose such spineless options as telling the teacher or their parents.
And didn't their boss care about his own pride?
As the school bully, he was not going to use fists and violence to resolve a conflict.
He actually wanted to tell the teacher?
How embarrassing! Wang Haoran said to his three bewildered lackeys,
"What's with those looks? If classmates get into a fight because of some unpleasantness, telling the teacher and having them handle it is the best way to deal with it.
Did you think I was going to call some gangsters to chop him up?
Please, I'm from a wealthy family. I received a good education from a young age, I'm outstanding in both character and academics, and I'm an exemplary student ranked in the top ten in the entire school. It's not like I'm part of the black society."
Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng exchanged looks, unable to refute a single word.
There was nothing wrong with that!
Thus, the three bruised and battered lackeys headed together into the Moral Education Office.
Just as the class bell rang, Chu Bai was called away by the fierce-looking vice director of the Moral Education Office.
Soon after, a stunning woman in high heels and glasses appeared in the classroom.
Her name was Song Zhenyu. She was twenty-four years old and served as both the homeroom teacher and the English teacher.
Though young, she had a fiery temper and excellent teaching ability, keeping the students in her class firmly under control.
When she took attendance and discovered that four students were absent from morning class, she was immediately annoyed.
This was their senior year of high school, and time was precious. Missing morning class was simply unforgivable.
The students could vaguely see flames rising above the beautiful teacher's head.
Still, even when she was angry, Song Zhenyu remained as beautiful as a painting.
A beauty was a beauty. Even her anger was pleasing to the eye.
Wang Haoran sighed inwardly, but a thought quickly surfaced.
Could Teacher Song also be one of the female leads?
With a protagonist who had the X-ray Vision Ability and was still a student, a beautiful teacher as one of the female leads was practically standard according to the usual formula.
Wang Haoran really wanted the system to investigate and confirm it, but spending 100 Villain Points was simply too painful.
After thinking about it, he decided to forget it.
He only had 400 Villain Points right now. He should wait until he had 500 and unlocked the System Shop.
In any case, there was no rush.
"Chu Bai, Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng—does anyone know why those four haven't come?" Song Zhenyu asked the students.
As the homeroom teacher, she naturally knew who sat in every seat. One glance was enough.
"Teacher Song, Chu Bai beat Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng badly. He beat them until they were bruised and swollen, nearly unrecognizable. The vice director from the Moral Education Office just came and called all four of them away," Wang Haoran stood up and reported, adding fuel to the fire.
"What?! A fight!"
Song Zhenyu's anger flared even more. Her high-pitched roar made the students' ears ring.
"You study on your own. Wang Haoran, keep order."
With that, Song Zhenyu stormed out of the classroom.
Anyone could tell with their toes that she was heading for the Moral Education Office.
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