Chapter 152: Big Brother's Specialty

A hopeless sense of direction? And prefixed with "super"? Chu Luoxi understood in an instant. No wonder Bai Yufei's expression had carried such an incongruous dazed look earlier—he simply hadn't understood a single word! And yet he had walked off in such a rush?

Even more terrifyingly, there had only been two turns, yet he couldn't even tell left from right? ORZ, the thin line between genius and idiot was truly a universal truth.

Zhu Xueshuang and Liu Yujia felt as though a flock of crows was cawing across the sky above them.

"A genius in every other aspect?" Zhu Xueshuang asked, highly skeptical.

"Just terribly direction-challenged?" Liu Yujia found this breed of person rather fascinating.

"..." Bai Lingxiao's forehead was covered in even more black lines of exasperation. Knowing what the two of them were thinking, she could only let out a helpless sigh. "The Bai Corporation, ever heard of it? My brother is the helmsman now. As for his lack of a sense of direction, outsiders have no idea, so you girls must keep this a secret for me. Besides, this sort of condition is simply incurable."

"What?" the three of them chorused in unison.

"The Bai Corporation?" Chu Luoxi's realization dawned. No wonder she had found Bai Yufei looking familiar; apparently, the Bai Group had recently expanded into the entertainment industry, which was why she had seen him before—just never looking quite this youthful. Besides, that astute, capable, confident, and decisive demeanor of his was worlds apart from the clueless air he had just displayed. It would have been a miracle if anyone had recognized him at a glance!

Just as Bai Lingxiao had said, outsiders were completely unaware of Bai Yufei's directional disability, so upon a sudden encounter, it was utterly impossible to make the connection.

"Your brother is Bai Yufei?" Zhu Xueshuang was equally astonished. Coming from a business family, how could she possibly not know of the renowned Bai Corporation? She simply hadn't expected Bai Lingxiao to belong to that same Bai family.

"Goodness, a famous business prodigy is actually completely directionless?" Liu Yujia came from a similar background, so naturally, she wasn't in the dark. In fact, he was probably frequently used as a positive role model in parental lectures!

Bai Lingxiao thoroughly enjoyed the trio's expressions of utter collapse, completely unbothered that she was actively tarnishing her older brother's image. However, astonishment was astonishment; once they snapped back to reality, everyone headed out to search for the genius who had no idea where he had wandered off to, lest he be reported as a missing person.

After searching all over, Chu Luoxi found herself deeply amused to spot Bai Yufei walking in circles right at the exact spot where he had asked her for directions earlier. She genuinely didn't know how to describe this. She had always assumed such people only existed in television shows, movies, or novels, and never expected to encounter one in real life...

"Why are you back here again?" Chu Luoxi didn't know what else to say, so she simply asked with a dry chuckle.

Bai Yufei blinked blankly, looked around, and after giving the matter serious thought, delivered a line that nearly made her spit blood: "Have I... been here before?"

Chu Luoxi felt her breath catch in her chest, hovering halfway up and nearly choking her to death. Once she finally managed to catch her breath, she wisely chose not to broach the subject further. "Xiaoxiao is looking for you. I'll take you over!"

Turning around, she pulled out her phone, sent a text message, and let out a heavy sigh of relief. If this guy hadn't been universally acknowledged as a genius, she would have seriously doubted his cognitive abilities.

Seeming to realize he had said something foolish, Bai Yufei nodded vigorously like a pounding pestle. Acting in his own best interest was a matter of pure instinct; if his younger sister hadn't shown up, he probably wouldn't have found his way even if he walked until dark, so letting someone guide him was definitely the smarter choice!

Upon finally making it into the dormitory, Bai Lingxiao immediately bombarded him with a barrage of questions: "Ge, why did you come alone? Where is your secretary? If you couldn't find your way, why didn't you call me? Why didn't you just stay put and not move? Do I have to teach you this lesson over and over again?"

Glancing sideways at the other three girls who were enjoying the show, Bai Yufei rubbed the bridge of his nose in mild embarrassment. It had been a long time since he had gone anywhere completely by himself, and he had foolishly thought his condition might have improved slightly, but as it turned out, nothing had changed at all. "The driver dropped me off outside the gates, but his wife went into labor, so I gave him the day off. Besides, you're here anyway!"

"And then?" Bai Lingxiao crossed her arms, looking down from her height of moral superiority at the rather uneasy Bai Yufei. She decided she had to make this lesson stick once and for all; ever since they were children, his record of countless disappearing acts had been utterly abyssal.

Chu Luoxi and the other two also looked at Bai Yufei with curiosity, developing a rather unconventional perspective on this legendary business genius for the very first time.

"Cough, cough," Bai Yufei completely lacked his usual aura of genius at this moment. This was truly his fatal flaw, and he simply couldn't understand why all those pathways looked identical everywhere he went. "My secretary had other matters to attend to and couldn't tag along..."

After a prolonged round of questioning, Chu Luoxi couldn't help but burst into laughter. So even this brilliant businessman had such an adorable and ditsy side! Zhang Hong and the others had been extremely busy and had merely given him simple directions—which genuinely weren't difficult to follow—yet none of them had anticipated that Bai Yufei's directional blindness was this severe. As expected, a genius's neural architecture differed entirely from that of an ordinary person; this was truly a miraculous phenomenon.

From that day onward, Chu Luoxi also learned that managing a massive corporate empire like the Bai Group apparently didn't require being excessively busy. Wasn't Bai Yufei constantly lingering around the film crew now, wandering in and out whether there was business or not? The only thing that remained unchanged was that he still couldn't find his way around the military camp.

Fortunately, Chu Luoxi, the other two girls, and Bai Lingxiao all consciously pitched in to help him, successfully keeping this secret under wraps so it wouldn't leak out. Although Bai Yufei himself didn't really care whether others knew or not, the Bai Corporation certainly did, and the fact that Bai Lingxiao had told them so directly was a sign of unspoken mutual understanding and trust. Naturally, the three of them would never run their mouths about it.

As for the film crew, they warmly welcomed Bai Yufei's presence, primarily because this fellow was wealthy. Whenever he came by, he routinely brought snacks and drinks to share with everyone—a rather delightful extra perk.

It was also around this time that Chu Luoxi discovered Bai Yufei had invested in the production. No wonder Fan Li treated him quite favorably, and no wonder *Blood Phoenix* never seemed to be strapped for cash. Could it be that in her past life, the production had genuinely faced financial shortages? It seemed there hadn't been any involvement from Bai Lingxiao back then, right?

Of course, financial concerns weren't something Chu Luoxi needed to worry about. The thought merely flashed through her mind fleetingly, and she didn't dwell on it any further.

Very soon, the military camp scenes were completely wrapped up. What remained were a few exterior location shoots, which weren't going to be easy either, because most of them involved intense action sequences—fighting wits and courage against villains—which were rather troublesome. The abandoned factory used during the auditions was one of them. In fact, the production team even needed to make a trip down south to film a very distinct forest sequence.

Technically speaking, it was just a forest scene, and finding a patch of woods around the military camp wasn't entirely impossible. Even if the woods weren't expansive, the camera didn't require a panoramic view of an entire forest. Visually, it could have been staged seamlessly.

However, they had already filmed quite a few scenes in the vicinity recently. Even with altered camera angles, sharp-eyed viewers might easily pick out inconsistencies and find fault with it. Besides, with Bai Yufei's financial backing, the crew apparently wasn't short on cash, making it unnecessary to cut corners. Striving for perfection was the correct path forward, and leaving things to luck was best nipped in the bud from the very beginning!

Consequently, Fan Li made the final decision to head south for the exterior location shoots.