Chapter 15: Two Female Leads

In the café, Liu Yunshuang and Xia Xinyan arrived fashionably late.

The mature and intellectual teacher and the pure and cute student, the combination of these two beauties drew frequent glances from the men in the café.

Meanwhile, all the women in the café had their eyes on Wang Haoran, who was waiting.

Seeing Liu Yunshuang approaching, Wang Haoran frowned.

“Miss Liu, you’re twenty minutes late!”

“Don’t you think that’s very rude?”

Just as she sat down, Liu Yunshuang instinctively began to retort, “I had to pack up after class…”

Wang Haoran interrupted, “In that case, you should have managed your time better when scheduling, instead of setting it for six o’clock and arriving at six twenty.”

“I…” Hearing Wang Haoran’s accusatory tone, Liu Yunshuang felt a bit aggrieved.

I did say six o’clock, but you know that’s when I finish work!

Besides, I’m a girl. What’s wrong with waiting a bit longer?

You used to wait so happily!

However, pride kept Liu Yunshuang from continuing to explain, so she simply said,

“Sorry…”

“Forget it, let’s get to the point!”

Hearing this, Liu Yunshuang immediately got serious.

“Haoran, I asked to meet you today to formally apologize in person!”

“I didn’t realize Lin Ming was so scheming and shameless!”

“I misunderstood you before, I’m sorry!”

With that, Liu Yunshuang turned to Xia Xinyan and began listing Lin Ming’s sins.

“…”

“That’s it, Xinyan, you see, Lin Ming is truly despicable!”

“But I’ve seen through his facade and won’t be deceived by that scoundrel again!”

Wang Haoran, taking a sip of his coffee, focused his gaze on Xia Xinyan.

Under the scrutiny of both, Xia Xinyan remained calm, even unflustered.

With preconceptions, Xia Xinyan believed Wang Haoran had already deceived Liu Yunshuang and was now trying to deceive her.

So she decided to play along and expose Wang Haoran’s true nature before Liu Yunshuang.

“Mr. Wang, may I ask you a few questions?” Xia Xinyan smiled.

“Sure.” Wang Haoran’s expression was indifferent, but inwardly he wanted to laugh.

Xia Xinyan’s eyes were determined, her tone confident, but Wang Haoran could see from her constant fiddling with the cup that she was nervous.

From his knowledge of previous lifetimes, Wang Haoran knew she wasn’t nervous from uncertainty or fear of strangers.

She was likely excited about saving Liu Yunshuang from the clutches of the despicable Wang Haoran!

In the original novel, Xia Xinyan was a simple yet extremely confident person, always thinking she was mature and perceptive despite being naive.

As a result, she was endlessly manipulated by the protagonist Lin Ming.

There was also an absurd plot in the original story.

After Xia Xinyan and Lin Ming confirmed their relationship, Lin Ming wanted to take it further, but Xia Xinyan, being reserved, refused.

Then, a petty, lovesick rich man caused misunderstandings between them.

Consequently, a heartbroken Lin Ming went to Baicui Town and ended up visiting a brothel!

And the person he found was the third female lead, Yun Linger!

Due to a series of complex reasons, Lin Ming brought Yun Linger back to S City, making Xia Xinyan furious.

But with the twisted logic of “If you hadn’t rejected me, there wouldn’t be misunderstandings. So, we both share the blame! Let’s each take a step back. I apologize, and you forgive me!” and Lin Ming exposing Wang Haoran’s interference, Xia Xinyan actually forgave Lin Ming, feeling he was just impulsive and that she needed to be mature and tolerant.

What a broad-minded female lead!

Wang Haoran subconsciously looked at Xia Xinyan’s status.

Xia Xinyan: Female Lead

Martial Strength: 50

Physique: 85

Mental Strength: 100

Favorability: -15

Tsk tsk, with my excellent conditions and “Charm 100,” her favorability is still negative. It seems this naive girl has a deep prejudice against me!

As for Liu Yunshuang’s panel.

Liu Yunshuang: Female Lead

Martial Strength: 65

Physique: 90

Mental Strength: 90

Favorability: 40

Not bad, a favorability of 40 already makes her a good friend; a bit higher and she’d like me.

Xia Xinyan, unaware of Wang Haoran’s thoughts, was ready to render him speechless.

“Mr. Wang, does Lin Ming’s head injury have anything to do with you?”

“Yes.” Wang Haoran answered immediately.

“Was it because you made him kneel and kowtow?”

“So what if it was? So what if it wasn’t?”

“Mr. Wang, you always claim to be a good person and Lin Ming a bad one. But tell me, what good person forces someone to kneel and kowtow? And what bad person gets forced to kowtow without resistance?”

Believing Wang Haoran had admitted it, Xia Xinyan took a deep breath and continued, “You’re the richest man in our city, and Lin Ming is from a poor background. You…”

“Wait a minute!” Wang Haoran interrupted her lengthy speech.

He didn’t want to hear her childish “logical” arguments.

“Who said I forced Lin Ming to kowtow? It was just a bet, and he lost, so he faced the punishment!”

Wang Haoran looked at Xia Xinyan directly.

“Don’t you know Lin Ming likes to say, ‘How about we make a bet’?”

“You two have such a large disparity in status, how…” Xia Xinyan wanted to say it was impossible, but remembering Lin Ming confidently proposing a bet earlier, she stopped midway and changed the topic.

“But even so, according to you, you, a billionaire, were bested by an ordinary person and suffered huge losses. Does that make sense? And why didn’t you explain this to Teacher Liu at the time?”

How should I know if it makes sense?! The original author just wanted a billionaire to constantly compete with a poor student and still lose. What can I do?

But Wang Haoran remained righteous outwardly.

“I just wanted to teach him a lesson, and I feared Yunshuang would be heartbroken if she learned Lin Ming’s true nature. But he remained incorrigible!”

“Now, I’ve broken off my engagement with Yunshuang and won’t reconcile, so there’s no need to lie to target a student.”

“As you said, our statuses are vastly different!”

Hearing Wang Haoran’s words, Liu Yunshuang apologized guiltily, while Xia Xinyan wanted to say more.

So, Wang Haoran decided to sever Xia Xinyan’s ties with Lin Ming completely.

After all, Xia Xinyan’s father also held influence, and if he supported Lin Ming, it could be troublesome.