Chapter 15: The Master-Level Caligraphy and Painting Mimicry Skill
"Sorry for the sudden intrusion." Wang Haoran set his eyes on Xin Liangcai.
"Teacher Xin, Teacher Song certainly isn't interested in you. Why do you still court her and make a fool of yourself?"
"Student Wang, this is teachers' business. It doesn't concern you, ok?" As Xin Liangcai was disrupted from carrying out his plan, he was irritated, but didn't dare explode on the spot.
"It seems like you aren't willing to listen to me if I speak politely, are you?"
Wang Haoran approached Xin Liangcai, snatched the bouquet of flowers, and stuffed them into the garbage can.
"If you dare to harass Teacher Song again, I will not only have someone kick you out of school but also find a lackey to break your legs!
Scram!"
These words were formidable and, at the same time, aggressive.
As a teacher, Xin Liangcai was very annoyed at being threatened by a student, yet he didn't dare spout nonsense and gloomily left the office.
He was just a Physical Education teacher and had no backing.
With Wang Haoran’s capital and network, dealing with an ordinary Physical Education teacher was a trivial matter.
It was doubtful that Xin Lingcai would still dare to be impudent.
[Ding! The Host succeeded in taking care of the mediator who would assist the Protagonist and heroine, therefore changing the original plot’s direction. Received 100 Villain Points.]
Receiving the system message, Wang Haoran wasn’t pleased with the harvest at all.
100 Villain Points wasn’t much, right?
Was a mediator worth so little?
Moreover, why didn't Song Zhenyu's favorability rise when he helped her drive this troublesome suitor away?
Was it because his approach to Song Zhenyu was different? Or was it because of them having a teacher-student relationship?
Or perhaps the words he said not only frightened Xin Liangcai but Song Zhenyu as well?
Did Song Zhenyu mistake him for the bad guy?
Wang Haoran couldn’t understand the reason, so, for the time being, he decided not to think about it.
It was certain, however, that Xin Liangcai wouldn’t continue to court Song Zhenyu.
Wang Haoran couldn’t help but feel like complaining
As a Villain, he nevertheless had the advantage. He only spoke a few harsh words and Xin Liangcai was terrified.
If the Protagonist was in his place, even if he succeeded in driving Xin Liangcai away, he would certainly continue to pursue Song Zhenyu.
He would even become more hostile towards him.
But, when Wang Haoran made one move, he was able to decisively finish it!
Song Zhenyu was dumbfounded, and it took her a while to snap out of it.
She’d been harassed by Xin Liangcai for a long time. Even though she made it clear that she wasn’t interested in him at all, he kept stalking her and annoying her after work. Now, he even had the guts to pursue her in the office.
However, now that Wang Haoran threatened him, she supposed that he wouldn’t dare to continue pursuing her.
"Wang Haoran, I'm extremely grateful for what you did." Song Zhenyu naturally felt indebted to him.
"Don't mention it. As a man, protecting women is what I’m supposed to do." Wang Haoran smiled.
"What? A man? You're just a little brat." Covering her mouth with one hand, Song Zhenyu giggled in amusement.
“I’m not that young. I’m eighteen, not a little kid.” Wang Haoran said with raised eyebrows.
Song Zhenyu was startled and subconsciously sized Wang Haoran up.
The boy before her was indeed quite handsome and cool, especially his beautiful pair of eyes.
Deep in his eyes, she sensed that they had seen many dangerous things, things an eighteen year old couldn’t have seen.
Quite enchanting.
Song Zhenyu couldn't take her eyes off Wang Haoran and continued to stare.
After a very long time, she seemed to have realized her loss of self-control and hurriedly averted her gaze.
She was a teacher. How could she stare at her student that way?
Blaming herself in her heart, Song Zhenyu coughed to relieve her embarrassment.
"Well, yes, you're not a kid anymore. You're now a man, okay?"
After giggling, Song Zhenyu sized Wang Haoran up and said, “What you said to Teacher Xin just now even scared me a bit.”
Normally, Wang Haoran gave her the impression of a good student.
“Teacher Song, I’m just a student. How could I do something so bad like hiring a killer or beating him? I was just trying to scare him off, nothing more.” Wang Haoran put on a face of innocence.
"That's good." Song Zhenyu nodded in satisfaction.
She still believed that all her students were good boys.
"Teacher Song, while Mr. Xin was leaving, I saw him drooling at you.
He certainly won’t give up and will continue to pester you. He might even wait for you to leave for home tonight then harass you in the middle of the road. Because of his jealousy, he might even…” Wang Haoran began to sway her.
After hearing this, Song Zhenyu's expression changed at once.
Xin Liangcai has indeed harassed her many times on her way home before.
It was likely that what Wang Haoran mentioned would happen to her.
“Teacher Song, after the evening study session I’ll walk you home. You need not worry!” Wang Haoran said as he patted his chest.
"Ah, well… that’s… Okay."
Although it was inappropriate for a student to walk her home, Song Zhenyu was more afraid of being harassed by Xin Liangcai.
In front of the students, Song Zhenyu had an exceptionally fiery temper and often slammed her desk.
However, she just acts that way to manage the group of students who were about the same age as her.
As a matter of fact, she was just a feeble woman with a gentle temper.
*****
Wang Haoran leisurely returned to the classroom.
Picking up his textbook, he began to casually turn its pages, pretending to study.
But, he secretly opened the System Shop.
He had already accumulated 900 Villain Points, so now it was time for him to draw a prize.
He was a little nervous as he watched the System Shop's lottery roulette spin.
After a few seconds, the results were shown.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for being lucky enough to draw the ‘Master-Level Calligraphy and Painting Mimicry’ skill worth 1,000 Villain Points. Do you want to use it immediately?]
“Master-Level Calligraphy and Painting Mimicry?”
When he saw what he got from the lottery, Wang Haoran was bewildered for a moment, then answered “Yes” to the system.
In the next moment, Wang Haoran suddenly felt an electric current coursing through his body, then felt it gradually return to normal.
He realized that he had excess knowledge about some things. He also felt his limbs possess unusual muscle memory.
It was evident that this was the result of using the ‘Master-Level Calligraphy and Painting Mimicry' skill.
At that moment, Wang Haoran also realized what that skill could do.
To put it simply, after looking at any painting or person’s handwriting, he could replicate it with 99% accuracy.
I could imitate calligraphy and paintings of both ancient and modern renowned artists. Should I sell them for money?
That idea suddenly popped into Wang Haoran’s mind.
Antique paintings and calligraphy were worth a lot of money.
If he could imitate some of them and sell them as authentic paintings, he could easily earn tons of it.
However, he currently had no shortage of money.
There would be no point in doing that.
Even if goods could be replicated with 99% accuracy, they would still be called counterfeits.
It was even a little risky selling them as authentic.
This skill wasn’t worth much to him, right?
He needed skills that could tackle the Protagonist!
Wang Haoran cursed internally, but soon he had another idea.
This mimicry skill could not only replicate calligraphy and paintings of renowned artists but also other people’s handwriting.
With 99% accuracy, it was enough for the fake to seem genuine.
In that case, if he used it properly, he could get amazing results.
Wang Haoran began pondering over the practical applications of the calligraphy and painting mimicry skill while also examining his attribute panel.
[Host: Wang Haoran]
[Strength: 89]
[Charm: 268]
[Villain Halo: 179]
[Villain Points: 400]
[Skill: Master-Level Calligraphy and Painting Mimicry]
The skills section was finally not ‘None' anymore.
*****
After receiving the 40,000 yuan bounty, Chu Bai returned Chen Zishi’s 1,000 yuan.
The relationship between Chu Bai and Chen Zishi had eased up, albeit a little.
“Fatty, I’m sorry for what I did before. You’re not angry with me, right?” Chu Bai whispered to his deskmate Chen Zishi.
Chen Zishi glanced at Chu Bai but didn't say anything.
When he was quarreling with Chu Bai today, he was pushed to the wall and his shoulder hit it. It was still sore, and there was certainly a bit of resentment still in his heart.
At that time, Chen Zishi was well aware that if he hadn’t been friends with Chu Bai, because of his temperament, he wouldn’t have only been pushed to the wall, but he would’ve been beaten up as well.
Chu Bai occasionally got into fights with many people and was always ruthless.
Chen Zishi was far from being a match for him. If he chose to fight, he would be no different from a sandbag.
Seeing Chen Zishi's attitude, Chu Bai's heart was also quite upset.
He was actually pissed off with his brother because of a girl?
He let it be. He was too lazy to care about this simple matter.
Chu Bai gazed at Xu Muyan's back in the distant seat.
She was a beauty, deserving the title of Campus Belle. Even her back looked appealing.
Chu Bai's heart tickled.
He couldn’t sit still, and wanted to clear his doubts with Xu Muyan, aiming to get close to the Campus Belle.
Chu Bai wanted to sit beside Xu Muyan, so he went to exchange seats with Wen Jing.
As he got up, Chu Bai suddenly patted Chen ZIshi’s shoulder and said while moving forward.
“I will go and switch seats with Wen Jing. When she takes my seat, you need to grab hold of the opportunity.”