I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"Then I'll get started."

Although a certain image in his mind, titled "The First Experience of a Novice Makeup Artist," unexpectedly landed on his current girlfriend during a summer vacation one year, this was indeed Chen Junqian's first experience as a novice makeup artist. However, the woman sitting in front of him didn't seem to have any fear of being used as a test subject for a novice makeup artist. On the contrary, she was much more relaxed than before. In fact, when she heard Chen Junqian say "get started," she even trembled slightly, as if she was already thinking about some strange things again.

Although you often see scenes in various anime and manga where the male lead helps the female lead apply sunscreen, the atmosphere between the two is much warmer than the more romantic scenes of applying sunscreen to the back, abdomen, and thighs that are common in those kinds of stories. Chen Junqian, who has applied sunscreen to girls before, even took the opportunity to pinch her cheeks with great interest.

After applying the ointment to the entire area, including behind the ears and the neck, he leaned close to Zhu Wenyun's ear again and whispered:

"Wait five or six minutes until the sunscreen sets and forms a film, then I can apply your foundation."

"OK."

Although this stage of the process was over, the girl sitting in the chair showed no intention of opening her eyes. She continued to relax and lean her head back against Chen Junqian, only humming a soft reply.

A few minutes later, the slight touch of the foundation brush reawakened the somewhat drowsy literary girl. She squinted and opened her eyes a crack, able to see in the mirror that the other person was looking at her intently. She mixed the foundation into light, medium, and dark shades, then started from her face, dancing her way down to her neck and behind her ears. Her fingertips and palms brushed casually across her skin, and she felt a warm, gentle sensation that seemed to warm the blood in that part of her body.

Just like her outstanding figure among her peers, Zhu Wenyun's face was also an impeccable beauty, to the point that Chen Junqian felt there was no need for her to wear makeup, and in the end, he only applied a little bit of makeup.

A mid-tone similar to her natural face color served as the base for her entire face, while a darker foundation was carefully applied to her cheeks and the sides of her nose. Chen Junqian skillfully controlled the transitions, further highlighting the pure and innocent look. Finally, he lightly applied a lighter shade of foundation to her forehead, bridge of her nose, and chin to brighten them. After tidying up her hair and bangs, he took an eyebrow pencil and lip balm to outline her eyebrows and moisturize her lips before clapping his hands in satisfaction to finish the job.

"That's why I said Wenyun is a very outstanding girl."

He was never stingy with his praise, especially for a few girls who always asked for it. Whether it was because there were other people around or simply because she was savoring the feeling of the other girl's fingertips brushing her cheek, Zhu Wenyun felt a little shy at this moment. Sitting there, her legs, which were exposed under the hem of her dress, swayed slightly unconsciously. If she looked down, she could see her two little leather shoes lifting up and falling down from time to time.

"You're really quite capable, quite impressive. And even if I were to suggest heavy metal modification now, I doubt someone would agree."

The editor, who had watched the whole thing, was also a little surprised. After all, she had seen 15-year-old girls who knew how to do makeup before, but it was quite rare to see a boy of the same age who could do makeup for others, and his skills did indeed look quite good.

"Indeed, I think this is fine."

Opening her eyes and looking at herself in the mirror, Zhu Wenyun could clearly feel the changes happening on her face. She subconsciously pursed her lips and then quickly let go. She wanted to touch them with both hands, but was a little afraid of smudging her makeup. For a moment, she didn't know where to put them.

"Just kidding. After all, the purpose of makeup is to boost your energy and make you look better on camera. Rather than saying how well the makeup is done, I would say that Wenyun is much cuter now than before. I mean, her expression."

After incidentally helping one of her favorite authors by acting as a wingman, the editor then waved her hand again:

"Okay, now we can set off. This outfit is just right."

"Yes, actually, I bought it when Junqian and I were shopping together."

"Stop for a moment, let's finish our work first."

Feeling that continuing this conversation would just lead to another round of witnessing public displays of affection, Lulu quickly made a pause gesture, then casually turned to Chen Junqian and teased him:

"Speaking of which, Chen mentioned cosplay earlier. Since you're already learning makeup, you haven't mastered photography skills either, have you?"

"Well, to be honest, I do know a little bit, but I only asked Yunxue for help."

Looking at the boy in front of her who reacted exactly the same way as before, and the girl whose eyes lit up as if she was about to say the same lines as before, the editor could only smile and look away, turning her gaze to the cover of the new book on the coffee table.

My Dearest, Forever My Dear

I grew up wildly, never finding my own moon, but meeting you is like a gift from the Milky Way.

【—Wen Yun】

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PS2: I briefly recalled the naming styles of that era and chose a more normal one. Actually, I also had "xxx, I've loved you for so many years," "Summer Trees, Elegant Paradise," and "Warm Sunlight, Love Overwhelms the City" as backups.

Chapter 153: The Adult's Kiss (Part 2)

In the romantic comedy system that has been with Chen Junqian for several years, there are of course romantic comedy achievements related to taking photos. However, several of the achievements are a bit too 'anime romantic comedy'. For example, being photographed kissing or being intimate with a female lead under unexpected circumstances, or taking a photo with a female lead by chance that is not appropriate for their age and status. The specific example given by the system is trying on a wedding dress in a wedding dress store... These are all things that are very difficult to accomplish in reality.

Aside from the different romantic comedy achievements within the system, Chen Junqian himself occasionally reflects on the number of times he has achieved similar 'achievements,' or rather, on his interactions with different girls. Taking the photography example mentioned now—

Without a doubt, the person who loves taking pictures of him the most is Hsu Yu-Wei. Before the two of them officially started dating, she would pitifully use all sorts of roundabout methods, and even try to crop out the photos of him in various news reports. After they started dating, it became much more convenient, and she would think of taking a couple of pictures of him whenever she had free time.

The person he took the most photos with was probably Lin Mu. Over the past few years, the two of them had indeed accumulated a lot of photos together. After all, both sets of parents were happy to take photos and videos of them. However, probably because there were so many photos, Lin Mu didn't match them with a photo for each sentence like Xu Youwei did. Otherwise, he would probably have several more stacks of diaries by now.

As for Chen Junqian's most photographed subject, it's naturally his adorable cat... Scratch that, putting aside his account management work, he hasn't actually taken many individual photos of specific girls. After all, such things can happen when you go out with anyone, so the photoshoot he's doing with Zhu Wenyun is indeed a first for him.

This can also be considered as accumulating experience for Gu Lingguo later?

Although they had taken precautions against the sun, Changsha was still quite hot in the summer. After working for almost two hours, the two of them finally finished their day's activities and were able to return to their hotel to rest.

Considering their ages, the editorial department certainly wouldn't just prepare one room for them. But for Zhu Wenyun, one room or two rooms made no difference. Last summer, Xu Youwei, who stayed in the same hotel as Chen Junqian, might have had to consider Chen Jun, who was also present. But now, Zhu Wenyun didn't need to have even the slightest concern. So after putting down her luggage, she naturally sat on the sofa in Chen Junqian's room and stared blankly at the mirror in front of her.

Her makeup had been completely removed, but her face was still faintly reflected in the mirror. Zhu Wenyun now understood the allure of one of the three great evil arts of Asia. Even though she could skillfully describe in novels how heroines would dress up for the male lead before going out, she had never actually experienced it herself. Now, she had expanded and supplemented her experience and material library.

"Are you tired? You should get some rest today. There's a book signing event tomorrow. Although that one only requires sitting, it'll obviously keep you busy all day. After all, Wen Yun seems to be quite popular."

As he said this, Chen Junqian also poured a glass of cold water for Zhu Wenyun and placed it in front of her.

On the way back, the editor took them to see the bookstore where the event would be held the next day. Promotional signs had already been hung at the entrance, and readers could be seen taking photos out of curiosity from time to time. Various related discussions could also be heard in the car.

"Everyone is looking forward to it."

If possible, Chen Junqian certainly wouldn't want to become the ultimate bargaining chip in Zhu Wenyun's heart, overwhelming all readers, even including her own wishes. Wanting only one person's affirmation is a rather morbid thing, so he really hoped that through this book signing event, Zhu Wenyun could clarify and boost her self-confidence again, and recognize her own excellence.

"I know."

She picked up the water glass in front of her and brought it to her lips to moisten her throat. This year, Zhu Wenyun would no longer be as uninhibited as she was a few summers ago, raising her unguarded sleeves in front of Chen Junqian, allowing him to see everything inside her clothes. But girls with good figures do look innocent and alluring no matter what they wear. Even if she just lazily lay there, repeatedly raising and straightening her legs, and then relaxing them, you could clearly feel the charm emanating from the opposite sex through hormones.

Then, it moved even closer to my eyes.

"But let's not talk about that now, the agreement, um—the agreement."

Without any instruction, Zhu Wenyun stretched out a finger and gently touched her lips, which still seemed to have traces of lip balm and felt more moisturized and delicate than usual. She stood up and said this to Chen Junqian with a little impatience.

The two have finally reached the same height at this point in time. However, considering that Chen Junqian will continue to grow and the girl is probably close to reaching her maximum height, the boy will eventually be taller than the girl. But this is exactly what Zhu Wenyun was hoping for.

After all, everyone hopes that the person they like is taller than themselves, otherwise many everyday outfits and intimate gestures between couples will be quite a headache. But sometimes the height difference can't be too obvious, like a childhood sweetheart who wants to wish that Qianqian would grow taller but doesn't want him to grow too tall.

"now?"

After all, it was something that had been agreed upon long ago, and in fact, Chen Junqian was quite experienced in this area. Facing a female protagonist with an A-level adaptability to action, he naturally needed to show even stronger action. So he asked her a question in return, and casually put his hands on her shoulders.

"Ah—let me think about it again, and I still feel that there should be some preliminary steps, or rather, a sense of ritual."

Once Chen Junqian confirmed it, the literary girl fell into thought again. While muttering to herself, she turned around and unzipped her bag. Among the snacks inside, she quickly found the bag of Pocky cookies she wanted.

Over the past few years, the two have experimented with various strange and long, thin snacks around the Pocky nine-square grid, but the final conclusion is that there is a reason to call this kind of play a Pocky game. After all, in this respect, the shape and size of Pocky makes it the most useful prop. In addition, after a certain point in time, someone stopped being stingy about cost-effectiveness, so the Pocky game has truly returned to its original form.

"Using this as a pre-step does seem to work fine."

When Chen Junqian first saw this, he thought the other party was going to take this opportunity to perfectly replicate the plot of the book. After all, unlike the cases in Zhu Wenyun's book where they finally got together, the two of them had never taken the final step in reality and always gave up halfway.

"Okay, let's go then."

Perhaps having already come up with a brand new idea, Zhu Wenyun, who was secretly nodding to herself, quickly put one end of the Pocky biscuit in her mouth and sat there leaning closer to Chen Junqian, who was the same height as her, indicating that he should put the other end in his mouth.

Chen Junqian, who was already very familiar with the game, subconsciously opened his mouth. However, probably because he knew that the other party might play to the end this time, his mindset was slightly different from before. Even with just a short Pocky stick between his eyes and the girl's pupils, he still felt his heart beating slightly faster.

After a new anime appreciation session, Chen Junqian and Gu Linguo discussed the reason for the colorful hair and pupils in the anime. They concluded that it was to help the audience clearly distinguish the characters. After all, with similar art styles, without such a rainbow-colored cast, it would be easy for people to become face-blind and unable to tell who is who.

But this doesn't mean that there's absolutely no difference between people with black hair and black eyes in real life. Just like the debate between 2D and 3D animation, the latter is often praised for its more realistic and delicate expressions, movements, and gestures. And that's how it is with real people. Every girl's pupils are a completely different sight to Chen Junqian. As one of the organs of love, they are best at looking around and having insomnia.

Of course, at this point, it is the former that plays a role.

Their lips closed gently, and the chocolate bar moved forward, shortening the distance by a tiny inch. They looked into each other's eyes and repeated this process. The two construction teams, A and B, were working at a rapid pace. But just before their lips touched, Zhu Wenyun suddenly stopped and reached out to gently press her hand against Chen Junqian's lips, stopping him from moving forward any further.

However, she didn't give in as usual or ask Chen Junqian to give in. Instead, she maintained this ambiguous distance with him, holding the last bit of biscuit in her mouth. After gazing at each other for a long while, Zhu Wenyun finally signaled to Chen Junqian that he could give in, as if she had accomplished a great mission.

Just as Chen Junqian was about to ask what the difference was between this and those other Pocky games that were abandoned halfway through, the girl's next action resolved all his questions.

Sitting there, Zhu Wenyun quietly and quickly took the soft, limp biscuit that had been left hanging in the air after he let go, as if it would melt or fall down in the next second, and pushed it into his mouth with his fingertips, nibbling and chewing the part that had just been in his mouth.

At this point, Chen Junqian finally understood what the other party meant by the preliminary steps.

From the very beginning, Zhu Wenyun had no intention of engaging in the kind of fleeting, superficial kiss that children of this age would typically have. Instead, she aimed directly at something more advanced that Xu Youwei had likely never experienced before.

"Oh, that's the taste. I understand now."

"You don't dislike it, or rather, you like it?"

Zhu Wenyun, who was unaware of Shen Nianqiu's existence, could almost be certain, based on Xu Youwei's usual personality and behavior, that even if the two were really dating, it would be difficult for them to do such a thing, or rather, it would be absolutely impossible for them to be so mature on their first kiss.

So, as long as her first time is better than the other person's first time, that's enough.

Having completed the preliminary steps, Zhu Wenyun sat there eagerly watching Chen Junqian, waiting for him to take the initiative.

Just as Chen Junqian had expected, the moment he leaned over and turned the word "kiss" into a conjunction, the other person's hands, which were already prepared, followed closely and hooked around his neck. The instant their lips touched, they began to single-mindedly try to take the initiative and break through, directly realizing the essential physiological attributes of the word "kiss" in one step, and achieving a physical exchange between the two.

Soft, moist, and warm lips appeared even smaller under the pressure. The already cramped space was even more suffocating under the pressure of the tongue. If romantic comedies often feature scenes where the heroine has to be given artificial respiration due to an accident, then what Zhu Wenyun is doing now is the complete opposite. She is not trying to increase oxygen, but rather ruthlessly vying for every inch of space on his side, as if she will not give up until she has completely occupied it.

Under the combined effects of physiological and psychological factors, the brain, which gradually showed signs of oxygen deprivation, seemed to go blank. The only thing they could perceive and interact with in the world was the person in front of them. This was not just a rhetorical device of "seemingly," "appearing," or "as if," but a genuine and long period of time before they finally gave up on the past together.

In reality, the threads made of saliva certainly wouldn't shimmer under a close-up lens. Rather, they would make people feel a little embarrassed, as if reminding the two of what they had just done. But they weren't little kids who had drooled over some delicious food and were afraid of being seen by their parents, so they only paused for a moment. After Chen Junqian took the initiative the first time, this time it was Zhu Wenyun's turn to take the initiative.

In that instant.

She even hoped that Chen Junqian's official girlfriend, who loved calling him the most, would call them instead.

After all, she herself had been suppressing the kind of jealousy that female protagonists in romance novels should never experience, and which could only be described with the most peaceful and cute adjectives like 'jealousy,' 'bitterness,' or 'unexplained bitterness,' and could never be described in detail for a long time.

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Chapter 154: Everyone's Coming to Take Photos (Part 2)

"What are you looking at?"

Zhu Wenyun, who had just finished showering, came out of the bathroom and saw Chen Junqian leaning against the headboard, scrolling through his phone with great interest. Curious, she leaned over and asked him a question.

"Looking at the various promotional and introductory pages for your new book launch, it's quite interesting."

Chen Junqian gestured with his chin towards Zhu Wenyun and then simply showed her his phone screen:

The book launch for "My Dearest Forever" is here!

In June 2014, *My Dearest Will Always Be My Dearest* will be released in grand style, and without a doubt, this book will become the biggest hot topic of this summer. It brings us not only a touching story of youth, but also a truly sincere gift. In this story, there is Wen Yun's youth, and also the youth of each and every one of you; there is so much to look forward to.

[Wen Yun, a newly signed A-level author of Huahuo Studio, is launching her first full-length novel, "My Dear Forever My Love". The super popular author and the top production team join forces to create a new wave of youth novels. This June, the most tear-jerking youth drama will be released!]

Most talented writer: Wen Yun, a popular and talented author of "Fireworks", has published popular short stories such as "Plums that are too ripe will be bitter, and unrequited love that lasts too long will be sour", "I want to become your exclusive memory" and "I will wash my hands and cook for you". She is also the first prize winner of the 16th New Concept Writing Competition in 2013. "Dear Forever" is her first full-length work.

The most heartbreaking coming-of-age story: This is a story about growing up. Even her name is a tribute to a family member she's never met. How can a girl reconcile with herself and her family? What sustained her through those dark and bleak years? Can she, carrying her wounds through a lonely world, find the richest love in her fragile life and ultimately smile serenely at the end of her youth?

[Editor's Recommendation:]

Lulu: Wen Yun's story was written under my "torture." It was written and revised, revised and written again. Of course, it's not because it's bad, but because both she and I wanted to bring the most perfect debut show to you who have been waiting for it on the long-form path. It is not only a work in which Wen Yun's style has changed greatly, but also a work in which she breaks through herself. It is definitely worth reading.

Little Lion: A youth legend that best captures the spirit of this era. This is my first time reading a long novel, and I was immediately struck by the author's almost magical skill in crafting words. It is a chronicle of youth and an epitaph for all girls of this era, and I believe that every girl can see a bit of her own youth reflected in it.

Ruoli: Destined to be a trendsetter in 2014's youth novels, after youth, before regret, we are still here, hoping to meet someone.

"That's quite a show of force."

"This is also one aspect of the internet age. In the past, even if you wanted to promote something, you could only add a page like this to the book, where there are a lot of comments from your fans asking if you want to see it?"