The Protagonist Halo Was Overpowered

After that thought crossed Wang Haoran's mind, he immediately went up to greet the principal politely.

The Old Principal returned his smile warmly, his attitude very friendly.

Wang Haoran was a prominent figure among the students, and the Old Principal knew of him.

"Principal, did you come to the Moral Education Office for something? If there's anything I can do, I'd be happy to help," Wang Haoran said attentively.

"It's nothing. I'm just taking a walk around," the Old Principal said with a smile and a wave of his hand before heading toward the Moral Education Office.

I hope it really is nothing, Wang Haoran prayed inwardly.

But no sooner had the thought surfaced than he heard the Old Principal enter the office and exclaim in surprise, "Young man, why are you here?"

"Huh? Grandpa, it's you? Why are you here?" Chu Bai's voice came from inside.

Wang Haoran slapped his forehead, utterly frustrated.

The Old Principal usually never showed his face, yet he had suddenly wandered into the Moral Education Office—and he actually knew Chu Bai.

Wang Haoran had painstakingly set up a situation unfavorable to Chu Bai, only for Chu Bai to be on the verge of turning things around in an instant.

This Protagonist Halo was simply unreasonable! Wang Haoran patiently kept listening.

From the conversation between the Old Principal and Chu Bai, he learned that they knew each other because the Old Principal had once been robbed of his wallet by a petty thief, and Chu Bai had stepped in to help.

Wang Haoran could already guess the script that would follow.

The Old Principal firmly vouched for Chu Bai's character. He appeared to handle matters impartially, but in reality, he was speaking up for Chu Bai, using his seasoned wisdom and experience to persuade Fan Jian and the others.

Fan Jian and the others were not exactly bright to begin with, so naturally, they were led around by the nose and nearly forgot all of Wang Haoran's instructions.

The three were about to relent, drop the matter of being beaten, and forgive Chu Bai just like that.

Wang Haoran would not just stand by and watch Chu Bai get away so easily. After thinking quickly, he immediately composed a message and sent it to Fan Jian.

The message instructed Fan Jian and the others to change their plan. They were to give up on calling the police and settle privately instead, demanding that Chu Bai compensate them for medical expenses.

Judging by the Old Principal's attitude, he was definitely going to protect Chu Bai.

There was no point in Fan Jian and the others insisting on involving the police.

They could only take a step back and cause Chu Bai a little trouble.

Although the Old Principal favored Chu Bai, he was still relatively impartial in his handling of affairs. When Fan Jian and the others changed their minds and demanded medical expenses, he agreed.

After some discussion, Chu Bai was to pay ten thousand yuan in medical expenses to each of them, for a total of thirty thousand yuan.

In addition, Chu Bai and the four boys, including Fan Jian, received demerits. They would be subjected to public criticism at school and had to write Letters of Repentance.

If another fight occurred, they would be expelled immediately.

The four boys left the Moral Education Office one after another and headed for their classrooms.

Wang Haoran was waiting by the stairwell.

When his three lackeys spotted him, they immediately ran over and eagerly asked one after another how they had performed. Wang Haoran generously praised them.

These three lackeys were not very smart, but since they had not screwed things up, Wang Haoran was already satisfied. Naturally, they deserved some praise.

Of course, there were rewards in addition to praise.

Wang Haoran directly transferred fifty thousand yuan to each of them through his phone.

They were still high school students, and their families were not well-off. Their monthly allowance was usually less than a thousand yuan.

Getting fifty thousand yuan out of nowhere was practically a fortune. How could they not be thrilled?

They immediately began showering him with flattery, temporarily forgetting even the pain on their faces.

Just then, Chu Bai passed by the stairwell.

He stared at Wang Haoran with cold, hate-filled eyes.

The thirty-thousand-yuan compensation would make his already poor family's situation even worse.

Compared with Fan Jian and the other three, he hated Wang Haoran even more.

He firmly believed that Wang Haoran had ordered Fan Jian and the others to block his path.

If Fan Jian and the others had not blocked his way, he would not have beaten them up, nor would he have had to pay thirty thousand yuan in medical expenses.

All of this was Wang Haoran's fault.

Chu Bai made up his mind that he would make Wang Haoran pay a terrible price someday.

Naturally, he would not act rashly right now.

Because Chu Bai knew he could not confront Wang Haoran head-on at the moment.

After all, Wang Haoran's family was too rich.

In this society, money made you the boss, and money brought connections.

But Chu Bai believed that he would definitely be able to deal with Wang Haoran in the future. He might even crush the Wang Family and stomp it viciously beneath his feet.

With his X-ray Vision Ability, becoming wealthy and reaching the pinnacle of life was only a matter of time.

Because of the incident involving Chu Bai and Fan Jian's group, their homeroom teacher, Song Zhenyu, held a brief emergency class meeting.

While criticizing Chu Bai and Fan Jian's group, she also warned the other students not to make similar mistakes.

During the break.

With nothing better to do, Wang Haoran grabbed a basketball and played with several male classmates in the hallway outside.

His basketball skills were average, but he was far too handsome. Combined with the boost from his Peach Blossom Eyes, his Charm Value was off the charts.

Even a casual movement from him made the girls around him swoon and clap in applause.

A few with weaker nerves were so excited they were nearly fainting.

A crowd of girls was watching, and quite a few of them were pretty, staring at him like lovestruck fools.

They were not as perfect as the female lead, Xu Muyan, but they were still top-tier youthful beauties.

Wang Haoran was certain that if he merely crooked a finger, he could easily win over any one of them.

He could probably even take one of them all the way tonight without any trouble.

That feeling was awesome, wasn't it? But he had barely enjoyed it for a moment when one of his lackeys came over to secretly report that Xu Muyan had asked Chu Bai to talk in the stairwell.

Wang Haoran instantly lost all interest in showing off.

The girls watching also became listless.

Wang Haoran headed straight for the stairwell and soon heard Xu Muyan and Chu Bai talking.

"So, are you saying you don't plan to tell your parents about this?"

"If my family finds out that I got into a fight, that's actually no big deal. It's not like this is my first fight. But if they find out I have to pay thirty thousand yuan in medical expenses, I'll definitely get beaten half to death. My dad is too fierce," Chu Bai said, his eyes shifting as he lied.

His self-esteem was particularly sensitive, and he did not want the girl he liked to know that his family was poor enough that even coming up with thirty thousand yuan was difficult.

"Thirty thousand yuan in medical expenses isn't a small sum. I can help," Xu Muyan said. She was smart enough to see through him at once, but instead of exposing him, she offered to help.

That was why she had asked Chu Bai to come out.

In Xu Muyan's view, Fan Jian and the others had wanted to beat up Chu Bai partly because of her.

When she learned that Chu Bai had to pay thirty thousand yuan in medical expenses, her kind heart made her want to help him.

Even though Xu Muyan's feelings toward Chu Bai were no more than those for a stranger.

She still wanted to help Chu Bai.

Wang Haoran was speechless when he heard this.

What the hell, this Protagonist Halo was way too overpowered, wasn't it?!

Xu Muyan's affection for Chu Bai was already at zero, yet she had still sought him out on her own to offer help.

It seemed that unless he crushed the protagonist completely, Chu Bai would sooner or later raise Xu Muyan's affection step by step until it was full.

By then, Wang Haoran probably would not be far from having his family ruined and his loved ones dead.