On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the filming of My Campus Bully Girlfriend officially began.

Since there were no suitable filming locations in their city, the shoot was scheduled in a neighboring city, which was about a three-hour drive away.

They had to leave A City at 5 a.m.

Ning Qiuxui, who had been lazy for almost a month, found it hard to get up early and almost fell asleep on the way.

“Qiuxui, why do you look so tired?” As soon as Ning Qiuxui got into the car, Xiao Chi exclaimed, “Haven’t you been resting well lately? I’ve been sending you messages telling you to go to bed before 10 p.m.!”

Cough, cough, cough.

Ning Qiuxui felt a bit guilty. “Well, it was Lantern Festival last night, so… I stayed up a little later.”

The real situation was that Ning Qiuxui had complained to Zhan Qingyue about her inability to manage the company.

She joked that if she were the boss, she might end up being sold off while still counting the money for others.

This sounded like a typical girl’s way of expressing her worries, expecting Zhan Qingyue to reassure her that she had nothing to worry about and could just sit back and enjoy being the boss.

She anticipated something like a domineering CEO’s comforting words.

However, Zhan Qingyue took her seriously and decided that she needed to study management.

He had Zhou Yang buy a bunch of professional books for her to study and told her to ask him if she had any questions.

When Ning Qiuxui saw the pile of books, her mind was filled with confusion, and she had a million complaints.

# A Million Frustrations from Being Pursued by a Straight Man #

Ning Qiuxui had unwittingly dug a huge pit for herself.

She spent her days weeping over professional books.

Zhan Qingyue, as a straight man, thought she really needed to read them, and indeed, she did.

After all, she was the largest shareholder, though mostly a figurehead.

She had to attend various shareholder and board meetings.

Even if she couldn’t come up with groundbreaking ideas, she at least needed to understand what was being discussed.

Otherwise, if the company was sold and she happily counted the money, it would be quite the spectacle.

“Oh,” Xiao Chi, realizing Ning Qiuxui had a boyfriend, understood immediately and said with a hint of flirtation, “I get it, life is short, you need to get up early~”

“……” Life is short, you can go get lost.

“Then Qiuxui, you should get some more sleep. Otherwise, if Brother Qu sees you, he’ll lecture you again,” Xiao Chi said, taking out a blanket for her to rest.

Qu Hua, who got into the car a bit later, saw Ning Qiuxui sleeping and didn’t say anything.

This time, Qu Hua didn’t make such a big fuss.

He arranged for two assistants and a driver, with two cars going to the location, just like for other artists.

Ning Qiuxui didn’t sleep very well and woke up halfway through the trip.

Seeing that Qu Hua seemed to be in good spirits, she decided to take the opportunity to discuss some company matters with him.

This had been mentioned to him before; with the entertainment company starting up, she was definitely going to switch over.

Since she held a major stake in her old company, the two would be in a cooperative relationship in the future, which wasn’t contradictory.

“I won’t go,” Qu Hua said after a moment of contemplation.

Ning Qiuxiu was taken aback. “Why?”

“Our little Qiuxiu is going to be a big star in the future. My management skills are limited. After being your manager for more than a year, I haven’t handled many things well. You need a better manager to help you soar higher and farther.”

— Qu Hua’s management skills were indeed rather average.

After all, she was a supporting character in a novel destined to fail, so a good manager was never in the cards for her.

Qu Hua wasn’t decisive in handling matters and had average connections.

For example, the dramas Ning Qiuxiu took on were often due to her own connections or abilities.

Qu Hua couldn’t provide her with good resources.

But Ning Qiuxiu would certainly have plenty of scripts in the future.

With the resources of the new company, she’d be able to choose freely.

As for managerial skills, she wasn’t the type to constantly stir up scandals; as long as the managerial tasks were handled correctly, that was sufficient for now.

Everyone is growing slowly; no one achieves everything all at once.

However, no matter what Ning Qiuxiu said, Qu Hua was determined to go.

Ning Qiuxiu couldn’t force him, otherwise, it would seem like she was poaching from her old company.

Xiao Chi didn’t have Qu Hua’s concerns and expressed his willingness to follow the party.

The opening ceremony of “School Bully” was grand.

Fans from various places, media reporters, crew members, and security made the filming location crowded and very formal.

Since the preparations for the shoot were underway, everyone at the scene was busy. As soon as Ning Qiuxiu arrived, she was bombarded with cameras.

Fans shouted, “Qiuye, Qiuye, ahhhh.”

“Hello, everyone,” Ning Qiuxiu smiled and greeted her enthusiastic fans. “It’s so cold today. Thank you for coming.”

“It’s not cold,” the fans said happily. “Just seeing Qiuye warms our hearts.”

Although they said it wasn’t cold, Ning Qiuxiu noticed that some of them had purple lips from the cold.

She felt sorry for them and advised, “After the opening ceremony, go back early. There’s no other schedule this afternoon. Be careful on the road.”

“Okay, Qiuye, don’t worry about us. Good luck with the new drama!”

After finishing with the fans, Ning Qiuxiu was urged by the coordinator to go inside quickly.

Song Chu had arrived.

Although Song Chu’s fan base wasn’t as large as hers, his were mostly devoted mothers with strong fighting spirit.

With fans and media together, accidents were easy to occur.

In the midst of the chaos, the opening ceremony ended, and the crew began to do makeup and take official photos.

Today’s filming was not scheduled, as there were many social events, meetings, interviews, and a working dinner in the evening.

It was a busy day, with the actual shooting scheduled for the next day.

The main leads’ official photos were taken in a photography studio.

Ning Qiuxiu finished her styling later than Song Chu, and when she went over, Song Chu was almost done.

Seeing Song Chu’s styling made her laugh uncontrollably.

His previously flashy silver hair was now dyed black, cut into a neat style, and paired with the traditional blue and white school uniform.

He really looked like a 17 or 18-year-old high school student, obedient and reserved.

His fanbase of “mommy fans” would probably be thrilled.

The male lead in the book was meant to be a serious and obedient character, with a touch of the aloofness required of romantic novel heroes.

As long as Song Chu didn’t reveal his true self, he matched this role quite well.

“Stop laughing,” Song Chu said grumpily as he saw Ning Qiuxui laughing at him after the photoshoot.

He tugged at his clothes, complaining, “Why does the uniform have to be so shabby? Damn it.”

Ning Qiuxui scoffed, “You think this is some Taiwanese idol drama? Of course, we’re not wearing that kind of uniform. Use your tiny brain and think about it.”

“You have a tiny brain,” Song Chu glared at her, still dissatisfied. “Why are you so cool?”

In contrast to Song Chu’s obedient appearance, Ning Qiuxui had tied her hair back into a neat ponytail.

Instead of wearing the school uniform jacket properly, she had tied it around her waist, making her look a bit cooler than others.

“Because I’m the campus bully,” Ning Qiuxui patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered.”

Song Chu: “……”

That was a line from the script.

After the photoshoot came the interviews, followed by a bunch of social events.

By the time they were done with the social events, it was already evening.

Everyone rushed to the hotel for the opening dinner.

Since there hadn’t been a gathering before the shoot, the producers, directors, screenwriters, and other key people all came, including the biggest investor for the show.

The entire cast, including the director and main roles, filled up a private dining room with a full table of people.

Outside, the crew and some remaining media had set up four or five more tables.

The investors, who hadn’t attended the opening ceremony earlier, showed up for the dinner.

They had a big presence and made everyone wait for a long time in the private room.

Since most of them were men, smoking was prevalent, and the room was filled with smoke.

Ning Qiuxui was both tired and hungry, and the second-hand smoke made her feel miserable.

She found herself oddly… homesick.

It was a strange feeling. As a transmigrator, Ning Qiuxui usually had a detached attitude towards this kind of sentiment.

Except for the first year in the cultivation world, when she missed modern life, she hadn’t really thought about home.

After all, home wasn’t exactly her home.

She took out her phone, which had been filled with messages throughout the day due to her busy schedule.

She replied to each message one by one until she reached one from Zhan Qingyue.

She arrived at the set in the morning and had informed Zhan Qingyue that she had arrived safely.

Zhan Qingyue seemed busy, so they didn’t chat much.

By four in the afternoon, Zhan Qingyue sent her a message.

【Black Heart Onion: How’s the new life treating you?】

Seeing this message, Ning Qiuxiu had a lot of complaints she wanted to share with Zhan Qingyue, but after typing them out, she deleted them.

【Ning Qiuxiu: It’s fine. The crew is taking good care of me.】

Zhan Qingyue quickly replied.

【Black Heart Onion: Let the one surnamed Song take care of you less.】

Ning Qiuxiu: “……”

So now even the boss is openly showing jealousy?

“Can you stop grinning like that?” Song Chu said, approaching her.

“Go away, you’re the one acting all amorous.”

She couldn’t believe he was still hoping to take care of her.

It was already pretty good that he wasn’t annoying her.

Just as Song Chu was about to say something, the director received a phone call.

The investor had finally arrived.

The director and producer went out personally to greet him, and everyone sat up straight, putting away their casual demeanor.

Finally, they could eat. ← The unspoken sentiment of everyone.

The investor was a man in his early thirties with a bit of a beer belly and a receding hairline, looking close to a midlife crisis.

However, he seemed elegant and refined, likely due to his high position, and his demeanor was kind and approachable, giving off a comfortable impression.

“This is Mr. Fan from Fan Yao Xing Hui,” Director Xiao Sheng introduced to everyone.

The biggest investor, the “golden sponsor,” so everyone politely stood up to greet him.

Song Chu and Ning Qiuxiu were sitting together.

Seeing Ning Qiuxiu seemingly dazed and not getting up, Song Chu rudely nudged her under the table with his foot.

Ning Qiuxiu, startled, snapped back to her senses and got up with the others, but her expression was somewhat awkward and unnatural.

She didn’t recognize Mr. Fan but knew about Fan Yao Xing Hui.

In the book, when the Ning family went bankrupt and their assets were sold off to repay debts, Ning Qiuxiu was forced to marry an old man to settle the enormous debt.

That person was Mr. Fan Sizhe, the head of Fan Yao Xing Hui.

Having been a bit too engrossed in her life at the Zhan family, Ning Qiuxiu had almost forgotten that she was in a novel, and she had completely forgotten about this character.

She never expected they would meet in this manner.