Big Chi's Open Strategy: Microfilm Shooting Group Formation

Chi Qingshui typed rapidly, preparing to outright reject Lv Rou.

But after finishing the message, she hesitated and didn’t hit send immediately.

Wait a minute…

The angrier you are, the more you need to stay rational.

As the group leader, Chi Qingshui had significant authority over who to add or not.

It wasn’t that she needed to consult Lin Yu or Little Chi before rejecting someone.

The more pressing matter was right in front of her…

If she rejected Lv Rou, who would they add instead to fill the remaining two spots?

What if they added two boys? Would that just make Lin Yu angry again?

It wasn’t that Chi Qingshui was delusional, thinking every boy in class was orbiting around her.

It was just that Lin Yu’s jealousy scared her too much.

Even if she wasn’t involved with any of the boys.

What if Lin Yu lost it again? Would she still have a peaceful life?

Adding boys seemed way riskier than adding girls!

At least when it came to girls, Chi Qingshui trusted Lin Yu’s “character” more.

So after the boys in the front row, which girls could they add?

Lv Rou’s intentions were obvious—she didn’t doubt their goodwill but deliberately wanted to get closer to Lin Yu.

Her motives were as clear as day.

Add some other girls from the class?

Chi Qingshui was speechless.

From the vibe in the group chat, any girl seemed like an unstable factor!

Rather than picking one or two seemingly harmless girls, it was better to choose a group member whose ill intentions were out in the open.

The fact remained: groups of five were the rule now, so how to choose deserved careful thought…

With only two minutes left before school started,

Chi Qingshui finally made up her mind and replied to Lv Rou.

“Chi Qingshui: Our group does need two more people. Rou Rou, is it you and Chuntian?”

“Chi Qingshui: If it’s you two, we can team up.”

Lv Rou replied almost instantly.

“Lv Rou: Chuntian probably hasn’t joined a group yet either. I haven’t asked her yet, give me two minutes, I’ll check with her.”

Seeing Lv Rou’s message, Chi Qingshui felt a small flicker of doubt.

Hadn’t Lv Rou and Wu Chuntian always been close?

Why weren’t they coming together to form a group?

But it didn’t really matter.

The final outcome would probably be the same anyway.

Chi Qingshui put down her phone, waved at Lin Yu, and patted Little Chi on the shoulder.

Lin Yu leaned over curiously, resting his arm on the back of the seat.

He wanted to hear what Chi Qingshui had to say.

Of course, Lin Yu was completely unaware of Chi Qingshui’s intense inner struggle.

When Lin Yu and Little Chi both looked over,

Chi Qingshui announced the final decision:

“The mini film project for the short semester requires groups of five.”

“We’ll team up with Lv Rou and Wu Chuntian. What do you two think?”

“I actually think they’re pretty good, suitable teammates for us.”

Throughout her explanation, Chi Qingshui kept her eyes on Little Chi.

Not once did she look at Lin Yu.

Her deliberate avoidance set off alarm bells in Lin Yu’s mind.

With Sei?

The “Sway Sister” and the “Night Runner Sister”?

What kind of bizarre team lineup was this?

Lin Yu knew very well—Chi Qingshui would never have voluntarily chosen these two to join their group.

Back at the cinema, he had almost dealt a devastating blow to Da Chi by leveraging the two girls’ invitation to eat.

As for those two, Da Chi didn’t harbor any hostility toward them; at most, he was just a little too proud to be outright friendly.

How could he possibly be the first to extend an olive branch?

Between Lv Rou and Wu Chuntian, Lv Rou was the one more likely to take the initiative and approach Da Chi to form a group.

And Da Chi might actually agree?

Lin Yu’s mind raced, trying to unravel the hidden motives…

After a few brief seconds,

Lin Yu suddenly understood: “!!!”

A cunning strategy!

Zhuge Qingshui, huh?

Playing psychological warfare before the actual battle!

They wanted to bring the “bomb” close and hold the remote control themselves.

Wow!

That meant the filming process for their group was going to be extremely difficult for Lin Yu.

At this moment,

Da Chi’s dilemma was even harder to answer…

Refusing to team up meant there was something suspicious in his heart.

Agreeing to team up meant there was something going on.

It was the same old question.

When both “yes” and “no” were wrong answers,

The best response, naturally, was “or.”

And it couldn’t be answered too quickly!

Da Chi was directing the question at Lin Yu and Little Chi.

If Lin Yu answered before Little Chi, it would seem overly eager.

Little Chi didn’t know the tangled history of love and hate between Lv Rou, Wu Chuntian, Lin Yu, and his sister.

He only heard that two girls were joining and turned his gaze to Lin Yu:

“Wow, if we team up like this…”

“Our group will only have Little Lin as the only boy, right?”

“Hehe, can the pillar hold up under the pressure?”

“Shooting a microfilm project is the most exhausting thing!”

Chi Qingshui heard his sister’s words and thought: “!!!”

Right!

He had only been thinking about joining the boys’ group, worried Lin Yu might get jealous and affect their relationship.

But he forgot the perfectly reasonable excuse of hard physical work.

As long as he explained it properly to Lin Yu, Lin Yu would definitely understand.

Now, on the contrary,

He thought he was being clever in making the decision.

Little Chi’s comment was the perfect assist.

It gave Lin Yu a very comfortable reason to continue speaking smoothly.

“Physical work? I’ll take care of all that.”

“Da Chi, if you’ve agreed with the two of them, just form the group.”

“Don’t worry about me, Little Chi is fine with it, and I have no problem either.”

At this point,

No matter how regretful Da Chi felt inside, it was no longer appropriate to tell Lv Rou to cancel the group formation.

……

Meanwhile,

In the classroom where Lv Rou and Wu Chuntian’s class was held,

Students gradually arrived one after another, most of the group assembled, and the atmosphere slowly became lively.

Lv Rou hadn’t spoken to Wu Chuntian for several days.

Regarding this group formation, she was planning to ditch Wu Chuntian and form a group with Lin Yu and the others on her own.

After Chi Qingshui’s question, Lv Rou hesitated.

She wasn’t worried that Chi Qingshui would think their relationship had soured.

Instead, she was wondering how Lin Yu would think of her if he found out she privately approached Chi Qingshui alone, without bringing along her “best friend” Wu Chuntian.

Would he have any negative impressions?

Rather than risk that,

It was better to treat this opportunity as a favor to smooth things over and make Wu Chuntian grateful to her.

Lv Rou took the initiative to change her seat and sat next to Wu Chuntian.

Wu Chuntian glanced at her suspiciously but didn’t say a word.

Suppressing the irritation in her heart, Lv Rou took the initiative to speak:

“Hey, Chuntian, let’s make up.”

Without even looking up, Wu Chuntian replied coldly,

“Make up? I don’t think we’ve really had a falling out. What are you talking about?”

Lv Rou could clearly tell that Wu Chuntian was still sulking.

She pressed on,

“Chuntian, we’ve been sisters for so many years. We can’t let outsiders come between us.”

“Let’s just put those misunderstandings behind us.”

“I’ve already contacted Chi Qingshui. Their microfilm project group still needs two people.”

“I’ll go with you…”

“To join Lin Yu’s group!”

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(Today’s first update. There will be more updates tonight to keep you all entertained!)