Lucky Girl

That's right.

At this point, many things are no longer important.

Why did Cheng Mengxue die?

Not important.

Why was his memory missing at the time?

Not important.

Why did the two of them take a detour and not go to the examination hall back then?

Not important.

Not important, not important, not important... none of it is important.

The only important thing is--

[Find the positron cannon as soon as possible, send a spacetime message, and bring Little Xue back to life!]

What Qin Feng's tricks and secrets are, What Nan Xiuxiu's lingering presence is, All take a backseat.

First, pull Little Xue back from the grave of the timeline.

Picking up the petition signed by many names, Jiang Ran quickly left the projection room to find Senior Yan Rui.

"You're truly resourceful to be able to get your hands on something like this."

Senior Yan Rui looked at the paper full of signatures and was amazed:

"I dare say, although this club regulation does exist, the first person to actually use this rule to save a club... this petition is definitely the first case."

It was obvious.

People with such connections and influence would never encounter the problem of their club being revoked.

"However, being able to delay the revocation of the Film Club by a year is truly a good thing."

After his surprise, Yan Rui's eyes were filled with joy:

"I felt quite bad thinking the Film Club would be disbanded under my watch. But thankfully, because of you, the Film Club has been given another year of life."

"When the new semester starts and the freshmen arrive, you'll definitely be able to recruit more like-minded partners and rebuild the club."

"Alright, let's not talk about this for now. Let's go to the Club Management Office first to reinstate the club's qualifications and transfer the position of Club President."

"From now on... you will be the owner of this activity room, the new president of the Film Club!"

Saying that, Yan Rui walked towards the door.

He looked back as he walked:

"Speaking of which, I still don't know which college and major you're from."

"Uh..."

Jiang Ran scratched his head, unsure how to answer.

At this point, he couldn't hide his identity anymore and could only tell the truth:

"Sorry, Senior Yan Rui, I didn't have time to explain before. Actually... I'm not a student of our Donghai University. I study at another school."

???

Yan Rui's eyes widened.

"What?"

He never expected Jiang Ran to pull a stunt like this:

"Are you kidding me?"

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

If he wasn't a student of Donghai University, why would he care so much about the fate of the Donghai University Film Club?

This was completely illogical.

"Alright, I don't want to dwell on other issues, but the problem is..."

Yan Rui frowned:

"[If you're not a student of Donghai University, how can I transfer the president position to you?]"

"No matter what, a club president cannot be an external student, right? That's ridiculous."

Jiang Ran sighed, also feeling helpless.

Who knew that in this timeline, he was just a junior college student?

Senior Yan Rui's point was very realistic. The club president could be transferred to anyone, but absolutely not to an external student.

The best solution is to find a trusted friend from the university to temporarily take over as club president.

After all, Jiang Ran's only goal is the positron cannon. He doesn't care about the Film Club's survival at all. He just wants to use the club president's authority to retrieve the positron cannon, and that's it.

It's just a shame...

Although he knew many people at Donghai University, after the historical trajectory changed, those former friends didn't recognize him at all, so naturally, he couldn't ask for their help.

Seeing Jiang Ran fall silent, Yan Rui understood his predicament.

He naturally wanted the Film Club to continue. Looking down at the hard-won petition, he also closed his eyes, contemplating a way out.

"Right."

He clapped his hands, suddenly remembering someone:

"Right, right, about two months ago, a sophomore girl approached me, saying she wanted to join the Film Club."

"But at that time, the club's qualification had already been revoked, and I was busy with my graduation thesis defense, so I rejected her."

"That girl seemed to really like film photography; she was a true enthusiast. She talked to me for a long time back then... Of course, I didn't understand much of what she said, as I was also just roped in by my seniors back then."

"If you don't mind, I can call that girl over and have her take over as the president of the Film Club. What do you think?"

Jiang Ran couldn't have asked for more:

"That would be great!"

This was truly a lifesaver.

He only wanted the positron cannon. He didn't care at all who became the president of the Film Club; it didn't matter who it was.

"Okay, I'll call her over then."

Senior Yan Rui took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to the girl.

About ten minutes later.

A hurried figure arrived at lightning speed.

"Really!?"

She stared incredulously at the petition, then looked up at Jiang Ran:

"Senior! You're amazing! You actually managed to save the Film Club!"

"No, no, no."

Jiang Ran waved his hand:

"I'm not your senior. We're both sophomores, in the same year."

"But you look older than me~" the girl argued.

Jiang Ran and Yan Rui stared at her speechlessly...

She was petite, at most 155cm tall, even wearing platform shoes;

Her voice was soft and cute, with a childlike face. She wore a lovely dress and had two little buns tied on top of her head;

Who wouldn't look older than this chibi-style university student!

If he saw her outside the university, Jiang Ran would definitely think she was a primary school student. He felt that even talking to her was a crime.

During the ten minutes they waited, Yan Rui had briefly introduced her.

This girl's name was Chi Xiaoguo. She was from Guangxi, which explained her petite stature and her sweet, slightly sing-song voice.

True to her name, she was indeed a very cute little loli, seemingly quite out of place with an ancient item like a film camera.

"So, the Film Club can continue, and I can join the Film Club too!"

Chi Xiaoguo smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth, and looked at Yan Rui:

"Right, Senior? Is that how it is?"

Yan Rui nodded:

"That's right. With this petition, as long as I transfer the club president position to you, the deadline for club dissolution can be postponed by a year."

"If we can recruit enough members within a year, the Film Club can continue as normal."

"Yay! That's wonderful!"

Chi Xiaoguo's eyes sparkled:

"Oh my, sometimes I think I'm so lucky, so lucky I can hardly believe it."

"The Film Club, which was about to be disbanded, has miraculously come back to life at the last moment; it's just like when I applied to Donghai University. I thought there was no hope, but then I didn't expect--"

"[In the end, I was actually admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts with the last place in the entire department!]"

"Hehe, when you think there's no way out, a new path opens up; it seems like lucky breaks always happen to me."

The Academy of Fine Arts was the department Cheng Mengxue was in before the worldline change.

Last place.

What incredible luck.

If she had scored even one point lower, or if one more person had applied, Chi Xiaoguo would have failed to get in and wouldn't have had a chance at Donghai University.

Huh?

Jiang Ran's heart skipped a beat.

One more person...

The last spot...

"What's your major?"

Jiang Ran already had a premonition:

"It wouldn't be... Art Design, would it?"

"Huh?"

Chi Xiaoguo blinked, clearly surprised he had guessed correctly.

She was a little astonished:

"Yes, senior, I'm in Art Design Class 2306. How did you guess..."

Jiang Ran looked at Chi Xiaoguo, saying nothing.

Art Design Class 2306.

This was the class Cheng Mengxue was in before the worldline change.

Jiang Ran knew very well that Cheng Mengxue's class had a total of 26 students, 10 male and 16 female, and there was no one named Chi Xiaoguo among them.

[Closed loop.]

He had just understood it.

[This is the closed loop of the spacetime butterfly effect.]

The number of students admitted to each major at the university is fixed.

Admitting one more high-scoring student inevitably means one fewer low-scoring student will be admitted; if one more person gets in, one more person must be rejected.

In the original worldline, Chi Xiaoguo was undoubtedly a rejected student, failing to be admitted to Donghai University by a single rank.

But after the worldline change, history altered, and Chi Xiaoguo's life trajectory changed along with it.

Cheng Mengxue died unexpectedly two years ago, so naturally, she couldn't have applied to university or come to Donghai University to study.

The butterfly effect occurred at this very moment, impacting the life of a young girl from Guangxi thousands of miles away.

Cheng Mengxue's absence created an open admission slot in the Art Design major, allowing one more student to be admitted.

And that "replacement" girl who came to Donghai University to study, whose destiny was altered by the butterfly effect...

was precisely Chi Xiaoguo.