During lunch break, Xu Muyan finished her homework and planned to relax for a bit to adjust her state of mind for the afternoon classes.

Wen Jing, who was also free at the moment, teased her, “Yanyan, have you noticed how Chu Bai seems like a completely different person? He’s so enthusiastic about studying now. Looks like he’s determined to improve. Are you worried?”

“Stop teasing me. Just thinking about it makes me upset,” Xu Muyan rolled her eyes.

“Haha, your dad is quite something. How could he put his own daughter in such a spot?” Wen Jing laughed.

“Exactly,” Xu Muyan agreed wholeheartedly.

“But don’t worry. Even if Chu Bai wins, you can just refuse to acknowledge it. It’s not like he can force you, right?”

“Of course, I plan to deny it.”

Although one should keep their promises, Xu Muyan definitely wouldn’t gamble with her happiness. Besides, she had already decided not to date before the college entrance exams.

“Then what are you worried about?” Wen Jing asked.

“Chu Bai is a bit self-centered and doesn’t consider others’ feelings. If he really wins and I refuse to acknowledge it, he’ll definitely cling to me. He might even let the whole class know, and that would be so embarrassing.”

Xu Muyan held her pretty face in her hands and complained.

“That’s true,” Wen Jing nodded.

At this moment, Wang Haoran returned from outside the classroom and happened to pass by them.

“What are you guys talking about?” Wang Haoran asked casually.

“Nothing, nothing!” Xu Muyan shook her head like a rattle drum.

“There must be something. Come on, tell me,” Wang Haoran had already vaguely guessed.

“Yanyan made a bet with Chu Bai that if she loses, she’ll be his girlfriend.”

Since Wang Haoran asked, Wen Jing naturally answered.

“Jingjing, you… this was supposed to be just between us. Why did you tell someone else?” Xu Muyan said, embarrassed and annoyed.

“Sorry, Yanyan.”

Wen Jing apologized verbally, but internally she was thinking, “It wasn’t me who spilled the beans. It was you who complained over the phone last night, and Wang Haoran overheard it. You can’t blame me for that!”

However, since it was a secret, Wen Jing certainly wouldn’t say it out loud.

“Forget it, it’s out now,” Xu Muyan didn’t blame Wen Jing but reminded Wang Haoran, “You have to keep this a secret and not tell anyone else.”

“I’m not a blabbermouth, don’t worry,” Wang Haoran assured.

“It’s nothing. Chu Bai is just cramming at the last minute. Don’t worry, how can a poor student suddenly become a top student?” Wen Jing comforted Xu Muyan.

“Right!” Xu Muyan nodded firmly, gaining confidence.

“In a normal exam, he definitely can’t. But what if he… cheats?” Wang Haoran suddenly suggested.

“This… that can’t be, right?” Xu Muyan’s heart, which had just settled, was instantly on edge again.

“I suspect this is Chu Bai’s plan all along. He deliberately set a trap for you, intending to cheat to improve his grades,” Wang Haoran guided Xu Muyan’s thoughts. “Think back, wasn’t he very confident when he made the bet with you?”

“Yes, yes, he was very confident when he said it!” The more Xu Muyan thought about it, the more terrified she became.

“Exactly. Even good students can’t guarantee they’ll be in the top ranks of the class. How can a poor student be so confident?” Wang Haoran questioned.

“Yes, I should have thought of that at the time!”

After listening, Xu Muyan was completely convinced that Chu Bai intended to cheat. However, she still held a bit of hope.

“Cheating isn’t that simple, right? Bringing cheat sheets can’t improve grades that much.”

“Do you think cheating is just about bringing cheat sheets? What about buying exam answers or bribing the invigilators?” Wang Haoran suggested.

“Ah… can it really be like that…” Xu Muyan was shocked.

As a top student, she had never considered cheating and didn’t know there were so many tricks.

Seeing Xu Muyan’s worried expression, Wang Haoran felt the timing was right and casually said, “This is just my guess. Maybe he doesn’t have such plans. I have something to do, so let’s not talk about it.”

With that, Wang Haoran turned to leave.

“Wait.”

Xu Muyan hurriedly grabbed Wang Haoran’s hand in a panic.

Wang Haoran stopped and glanced at her.

Xu Muyan blushed and immediately let go of his hand, softly saying, “Can you help me?”

“Well…” Wang Haoran pretended to hesitate.

“Please, can you?” Xu Muyan uncharacteristically acted coquettishly.

“Alright, I’ll give it a try,” Wang Haoran “reluctantly” agreed.

“Thank you, I’ll treat you to milk tea!” Xu Muyan looked at Wang Haoran with a sweet smile.

[Ding, the heroine Xu Muyan’s favorability towards the host increased by 10. Current total favorability is 40. (Very close)]

[Ding, influenced the plot direction, gained 200 villain points.]

“Did I really gain favorability?!”

Receiving the system’s notification, Wang Haoran was secretly pleased.

Stopping Chu Bai from cheating was something he had to do anyway. Helping Xu Muyan was just a bonus.

Unexpectedly, he also gained Xu Muyan’s favorability, which was a pleasant surprise.

…

A few days passed quickly.

All the senior students’ seating arrangements were shuffled, and they were randomly assigned to exam rooms and seats.

On Friday afternoon, the students received their exam room numbers and admission tickets to familiarize themselves with the exam rooms in advance.

These exam rooms were originally classrooms for the junior students, but they were temporarily vacated for the exams.

At the entrance of each exam room, there was a notice with the exam schedule and the names of the invigilators for each subject.

The senior students orderly went to their designated exam rooms and found their seats with their names and student numbers.

The invigilators distributed an English listening test paper.

Soon, the classroom broadcast began playing the English listening questions.

Chu Bai’s seat was in the last row of the last exam room.

For Chu Bai, this position was like a feng shui treasure.

Using his clairvoyance, he could see through walls and almost see the answers on the English test papers of about 150 students.

Of course, this was just the English listening test, and Chu Bai wouldn’t copy others now.

What he needed to do was to lock in the approximate positions of the top students.

This was not difficult for Chu Bai at all.

The top students in each class were often praised at school assemblies, and their faces were very familiar.

Chu Bai found three of the top ten students in the entire senior year, one of whom was a regular in the top three.

Don’t underestimate the top ten students in the school.

The ranking at Shuizhe High School was highly prestigious. Historically, students who made it to the top ten were almost guaranteed to get into the nation’s top universities.

In their class, Xu Muyan and Wang Haoran were just barely in the top ten of the entire school.

As long as he could copy from these three, Chu Bai was confident he could easily make it into the top ten of the class.

Xu Muyan, just wait to be my girlfriend!

“Haha…”

Chu Bai was extremely excited, wishing he could fast forward to the day the exam results were announced.

“Hey, you there! Why aren’t you listening to the audio properly and instead looking around and laughing foolishly?!”

Chu Bai’s odd behavior caught the attention of the invigilator.