At this moment, Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng also arrived at the classroom.

Like Fan Jian, both wore hats to cover up, their heads almost lowered to their chests. Wang Haoran seized the opportunity and urged them to stop hiding and take off their hats.

Immediately, two swollen faces appeared in everyone’s view.

Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng’s faces were so swollen they were deformed, as if they had been slapped countless times, with some skin on their faces even broken.

The scene was truly shocking.

Xu Muyan was startled and couldn’t bear to look.

“How did they get beaten up like this?! That’s way too harsh,” Wang Haoran was surprised for a while before saying to those around him, “In my opinion, both sides are at fault here. I suggest Chu Bai apologize to Fan Jian and the others, and I’ll cover their medical expenses. Let’s just settle it like this. What do you all think?”

“Okay.”

“No problem.”

“I agree.”

With the boss speaking, Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng naturally echoed without thinking.

“It’s best if this matter can be resolved,” Xu Muyan nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

But would the protagonist easily apologize to the antagonists?

Of course not!

If he apologized, would he still be the protagonist?

Sure enough, Chu Bai responded defiantly:

“Pfft, I’m not apologizing to them, that’s impossible!”

“Chu Bai, it’s just saying sorry,” Xu Muyan tried to persuade.

“It’s clearly their fault, why should I apologize? It’s ridiculous.”

Most protagonists are very macho and don’t listen to persuasion, and Chu Bai was no exception.

No one could persuade him, not even Xu Muyan.

…

[Ding! The host has disrupted the relationship between the protagonist Chu Bai and one of the female leads, Xu Muyan, affecting the original plot trajectory, gaining 200 villain points.]

[Ding! Xu Muyan’s favorability towards Chu Bai has decreased by 10, with their current favorability at 0 (strangers).]

[Ding! Chu Bai’s protagonist halo decreased by 20, host’s villain halo increased by 20.]

“It actually worked.”

Hearing the system’s continuous notifications, Wang Haoran smiled secretly.

With his guidance, the relationship between Chu Bai and Xu Muyan had turned into that of strangers.

And Xu Muyan had a favorability of 10 towards him.

In comparison, he was now in a favorable position.

However, Wang Haoran wouldn’t let his guard down, as Chu Bai’s protagonist halo might quickly restore Xu Muyan’s favorability.

Chu Bai’s protagonist halo only decreased by 20, which was far from enough.

Wang Haoran checked the changes on his panel.

Host: Wang Haoran

Combat Power: 89

Charm: 198

Villain Halo: 119

Villain Points: 400

Skills: None

Previously, his villain halo was 99, now it was 119, a slight growth.

So far, Wang Haoran had gained a total of 500 villain points, but he spent 100 checking Chu Bai’s information, leaving him with only 400.

Still not enough to open the system shop.

He needed to keep working hard.

…

During the break, Wang Haoran called his three underlings to a corner for a talk.

“Boss, we were careless yesterday. We had only heard he could fight, but didn’t expect him to be that good. Damn it!”

“Boss, after school today, I’ll call some more brothers and definitely beat Chu Bai into a pig head!” Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng said angrily.

“Shut up!” Wang Haoran scolded.

Following their method, Wang Haoran could guarantee they wouldn’t be able to deal with Chu Bai.

Why?

Because that’s the routine of the silly author’s original plot.

If he followed the routine, he’d be doomed.

“The boss told me before, without his permission, we’re not to lay a hand on Chu Bai. So you two should drop it,” Fan Jian said to Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng.

“Then are we just going to let it go?” Fan Tong was stunned.

“Of course not,” Wang Haoran sneered.

“Oh, so the boss already has a way to deal with Chu Bai! Ouch…” Qin Shousheng smiled, but it pulled on his facial wounds, causing him to grimace in pain.

“This matter still relies on you guys,” Wang Haoran said.

“Boss, just tell us what to do!”

The three underlings were ready to go through fire and water.

“You guys go tell the teacher that Chu Bai beat you up,” Wang Haoran said leisurely.

“Yes, boss, we’ll go right… huh? Boss, what did you say? Tell the teacher?!” Fan Jian immediately responded, but halfway through, he realized something was off and was stunned.

”???” Fan Tong and Qin Shousheng were also dumbfounded.

Wang Haoran, although a top student and school heartthrob, also had another identity, which was the school bully.

Fan Tong, Fan Jian, and Qin Shousheng were his three main underlings, allowing them to practically walk sideways in the school.

They valued their reputation greatly, and even though they were beaten, they wouldn’t choose to tell the teacher or parents, which they saw as spineless.

And wouldn’t the boss care about his own reputation?

As a school bully, resolving conflicts without using fists and violence, and actually going to tell the teacher?

How embarrassing!

Wang Haoran said to his three bewildered underlings:

“What’s wrong, what are you looking at? When classmates have a fight due to some unpleasantness, telling the teacher to resolve it is the best way to handle it.

Do you think I’d call some thugs to deal with him?

Please, I’m a rich kid, received a good education from a young age, excel in both character and academics, and am one of the top ten students in the school, not some gangster.”

Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng exchanged glances and couldn’t refute a single word.

What he said made perfect sense!

So, the three bruised underlings went together to the office of the Moral Education Department (Political Education Department).

As soon as the class bell rang, Chu Bai was called away by the fierce deputy director of the Moral Education Department.

Right after, a high-heeled, glasses-wearing, high-value beauty appeared in the classroom.

Her name was Song Zhenyu, 24 years old, the homeroom teacher and English teacher.

Although she was young, she had a fiery temper and excellent teaching skills, keeping the students in line.

When she noticed four students missing from the morning class, she was somewhat annoyed.

It was senior year, time was tight, and missing morning class was simply unforgivable.

The students in the class could vaguely see the flames rising from this beautiful teacher’s head.

But despite her anger, Song Zhenyu was still as beautiful as a painting.

A beauty is a beauty, even when angry, she’s pleasing to the eye.

Wang Haoran sighed inwardly, but soon a thought popped up.

“Could this Teacher Song also be one of the female leads?”

With a protagonist possessing clairvoyant abilities and still being a student, according to the routine, a beautiful teacher as a female lead is standard.

Wang Haoran wanted the system to check and confirm, but spending 100 villain points was really painful.

After thinking about it, he decided against it.

He only had 400 villain points now, better to wait until he had 500 to open the system shop.

After all, there was no rush.

“Does anyone know why Chu Bai, Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng didn’t come?” Song Zhenyu asked the students.

As the homeroom teacher, she was clear about who sat where, and could tell at a glance.

“Teacher Song, Chu Bai beat up Fan Jian, Fan Tong, and Qin Shousheng, leaving them bruised and swollen, almost unrecognizable. The deputy director of the Moral Education Department just came and took all four of them away,” Wang Haoran stood up to report, adding fuel to the fire.

“What?! Fighting!”

Song Zhenyu’s anger grew upon hearing this, her high-decibel voice causing the students to experience a bout of tinnitus.

“You all self-study, Wang Haoran, keep the discipline.”

With that, Song Zhenyu stormed out of the classroom.

It was obvious she was heading to the Moral Education Department.