I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

After all, summer air-conditioning blankets are always too thin, and although Chen Junqian always complains about his sister's sleeping posture, he himself, who has slept alone since childhood, is not much better. Every morning when he wakes up, it is unknown whether the thin air-conditioning blanket is on the bed or on the ground.

So, in a practical sense, Chen Junqian in the summer is probably no different from the male lead in a model opera who sleeps naked in a romantic comedy, to younger girls who still have a lot of common sense.

Of course, if the siblings' real-life relationship were to actually become a romantic comedy broadcast on a video platform, the comments would probably follow someone's gaze and give a close-up, naturally leading to memes like "staring at the crotch cat".

"Good morning, Xiaoxi—phew, I'm meeting with Lin Guo at the recording studio today."

Ever since Chen Xi teased him about not wanting to guess who his brother had been embroiled in a romantic entanglement with yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Chen Junqian has now gotten used to reporting this every morning when he wakes up, and then he gets a nonchalant "Oh" from his sister.

Although it seems that she didn't express any opinions or offer any views, in fact, if she hadn't taken this step, the other party would have naturally put on an expression that said, "Since you have nothing to do today, why don't you come with me?" Moreover, Chen Xi herself wouldn't take the initiative to say it; she would just keep staring at Chen Junqian until he took the initiative to invite her.

"Is Xiaoxi going today?"

"No, I have homework to do, otherwise I'll become a regressive queen like Xu Youwei."

At this point, Chen Xi took two steps back and leaned against the wall:

"Also, if brother wants to continue playing with Lin Guo like this, her grades have to stay up. This time it was already very close. She said she guessed several multiple-choice questions correctly, which is why her ranking didn't drop."

"She knows best what's going on in this matter, and it was Lin Guo who invited me today."

"Okay, I hope we don't end up arguing about this again and then one morning when you wake up and say something weird to me."

After chatting briefly with Chen Junqian, Chen Xi, having completed her daily wake-up call, left the room to go home and wash up. A minute later, Gu Linguo nimbly crawled out from under Chen Junqian's bed.

"Is this the most romantic comedy episode yet?"

"...Even if it's a romantic comedy, shouldn't I be the one hiding it?"

Seeing Chen Junqian speechless and choked with emotion, Gu Linguo chuckled and teased him again:

"Okay, okay, then when Xiaoxi comes in tomorrow, senior, you hide under the bed and let me sleep alone on your bed."

"Would you dare say that to just her?"

"Hmm, then forget it."

Brushing the dust off her clothes, Gu Lingguo followed Chen Junqian, who had just gotten up, to the sink. She watched him brush his teeth and wash his face with great interest. Once he was finished, she grabbed his hand and led him out the door.

"Alright, alright, today's script is especially long, let's leave early and finish recording early."

"You can tell just by looking at the word count what they're planning to title the video: The Strongest October in History?"

"It really feels like October is the month I've been most interested in in recent years. There are works of all kinds, and two very popular Gal anime adaptations were released at the same time. If you include the Fate/stay night UBW route, there are even more. Can you believe it's 2014 already?"

It's fair to say that whenever the topic of anime and manga comes up, Gu Lingguo instantly transforms into this chattering persona, especially after she has already been involved in related work. So much so that Chen Junqian sometimes wonders if his romantic comedy system had approached her from the beginning, they probably would have hit it off long ago.

"So which one is Lin Guo most looking forward to?"

"I feel like I'll stick with 'The Fruit of Grisaia,' but I don't know how far it can go. If August Publishing were to adapt 'Dirty Wings,' I would definitely support it, but I feel like 'The Shepherd of the Great Library' is missing something."

"It's probably because the background of Dirty Wings is difficult to change. Anyway, there has never been any news about it. There are already few Gal adaptations, and the industry prefers campus romance themes."

As they walked and chatted, they arrived at the company's recording studio. Since they had made prior arrangements, all the equipment was already set up. The familiar recording engineer, Luo Hongyu, was also in place, sitting lazily and raising his hand to greet the two of them.

Lately, he has been feeling increasingly useless. Chen Junqian took the initiative to learn editing and post-production skills from him and picked them up very quickly. So most of the time he spends chatting with Chen Junqian while recording to pass the time.

A little over an hour later, he sat down at the mixing console, yawning, and gently pushed up the fader in front of him with his fingers. From the main monitor speakers in front of him, the last line of Gu Lingguo's recording was echoing:

"So, that concludes this preview of the new anime season for October! Personally, I think this month's new anime absolutely deserve the title of the strongest October season ever. We'll share our thoughts in a mid-season review video a month from now, so see you there!"

Her voice is clear and penetrating. In a high-fidelity playback environment, even the last breath can be heard clearly. It can be said that she is a completely different person from the bewildered girl at the beginning of the year.

"Okay, all done perfectly."

After exchanging a glance and nodding with Chen Junqian, Luo Hongyu pressed the intercom button, and his voice was transmitted through the microphone into the soundproof room separated by three layers of thick soundproof glass.

"Okay, I'll head back to my post now. Call me anytime if you need anything."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Luo."

After Luo Hongyu left, Gu Lingguo, wearing huge monitoring headphones, gave Chen Junqian a big "V" sign across the glass. Then she immediately took off her headphones, hung them on the shelf next to her, pushed open the heavy soundproof door, and hopped into the control room like a bird released from its cage.

"Phew—I was suffocating!"

As soon as Gu Lingguo came in, she stretched dramatically. Her already not-so-big T-shirt rode up a bit with her movement, revealing a glimpse of her fair waistline.

"Although this professional tent has good sound insulation, the feeling of being too quiet is really stressful. It's much more comfortable outside."

"I thought you were used to it. You did a great job today. You finished much faster than I expected, even though the copy was so long."

As he spoke, Chen Junqian's fingers skillfully typed shortcut keys on the keyboard, and the mouse wheel slid rapidly, dragging the recorded audio into the track and aligning it with the peaks of the background music.

"They've already touted it as the strongest October in history, how can they not say more?"

"As expected, no matter how many times I watch the trailer, the Fate anime is still incredibly cool."

Looking at the trailer montage used in the video on the computer screen, Gu Linguo's eyes sparkled with excitement at Ufotable's signature lighting and special effects that seemed to burn through budget.

"Ufotable really went all out this time. Although I also really liked the old version from 06, the picture quality and special effects are simply a game-changer. Senior, do you think this UBW route can be considered a masterpiece?"

"That depends on how the director controls the pacing."

While fine-tuning the transition effects, Chen Junqian rationally analyzed the situation:

"However, judging from the current PV, the animation and special effects are indeed of theatrical film level. This kind of hardcore big production, coupled with the popularity accumulated by Fate/Zero, will definitely be the traffic driver of the October anime season. Our preview video puts it at the beginning as a key recommendation, which is a good strategy."

"Yeah, well, it's 'Fate' after all."

Gu Lingguo rested her chin on her hand, her gaze shifting downwards to another poster in the resource library, featuring a blonde girl holding a violin:

"Oh, and this one too, 'Your Lie in April.' I specifically read the original manga when I was writing the synopsis, but unfortunately it's not finished yet. A1 Production has to ensure the quality of their productions. It's a youth romance... but unfortunately, the male lead is the one who plays the piano. A piano genius, a piano genius. It feels like everyone who can play the piano in literary works is a genius. Can't you have some sympathy for us mere mortals?"

Clearly, Gu Lingguo, who had already devoted two years to the piano but was still only mediocre, hadn't given up on trying to drag Chen Junqian down with her.

"My brother is so talented at playing the piano, but he doesn't learn at all. Otherwise, I can imagine you wearing this dress and playing the piano at the New Year's Eve gala, and the girls below screaming."

"I don't have that much energy to learn piano anymore, Lin Guo knows that best, right? You're spending less time on that now because you're making videos, aren't you?"

"Because I wasn't particularly interested to begin with... My mom signed me up for the class at first, so it felt like adding a cute attribute to me. Piano Girl may not sound as good as Piano Prodigy Girl, but it's still pretty good."

As she spoke, Gu Lingguo pouted and turned her gaze to the screen again:

"Speaking of which, the visuals in this anime are quite beautiful. What do you think about me cosplaying as Kaori Miyazono? Although I don't play the violin, I could still pose with a violin case."

Chen Junqian turned his head and his gaze lingered on Gu Lingguo's vibrant face for a moment. She was wearing a simple T-shirt today, but it couldn't hide her lively spirit. She did indeed resemble the girl who laughed under the cherry blossom tree.

If he hadn't looked at the achievement in his mind called "Your Lie in April" and its description, he probably would have nodded in agreement.

"We'll see. The last one, Chitoge, had blonde hair. I want to see something different."

"Well, that works too. Anyway, I was just saying it, since the anime hasn't even started airing yet."

"Everything else is fine, but I feel like the Parasyte part might have some trouble with the review process. It's hard to find the right level of censorship. I don't want it to be rejected as soon as it's posted."

"This looks a bit like Tokyo Ghoul?"

"It's not quite the same. The original work is an old comic from the last century, and the plot is more serious."

"Oh right, brother, you haven't told me yet which new anime you're most looking forward to this season. If it's a romantic comedy, I guess it's 'Amagi Brilliant Park,' right? Kyoto Animation's art style is so good, the men are handsome and the women are beautiful, it's pleasing to the eye."

"If we're only talking about romantic comedies, then it's definitely the one you mentioned. But for the whole of October, I'm actually looking forward to Shirobako a bit more right now. PA Works' animation is just as good as Kyoto Animation's, and the original script is about animation production in an ensemble style, which should be quite interesting. It reminds me of our club."

"That's true, and there are five beautiful girls, but there's an extra brother."

"Is it possible that I'm the one who works the hardest, just like the main character here? The production coordinator is responsible for liaison and coordination, and has nothing to do with pretty girls or anything like that."

"The capable should do more work, and doesn't this show that everyone trusts the older brother? After all, he is the president who founded the club. Let's give him a round of applause."

After grumbling for a bit while leaning on the edge of the table, Chen Junqian, encouraged by Gu Linguo who started clapping enthusiastically beside him, regained his spirits and began working on the rendering. Then he heard Gu Linguo bring up the upcoming National Day holiday.

"There's a big convention in Shanghai next month during the National Day holiday. I really want to go and see what a big comic convention is like."

It's fair to say that their previous disastrous trip to a small-town anime convention left them with some lingering trauma. However, after experiencing the vibrant anime culture of Shanghai firsthand, Chen Junqian has regained his interest in large-scale conventions held in the metropolis.

"Actually, if you have time, you can definitely go and take a look."

"There's actually a time limit—it's only September 21st now, is there someone who booked earlier than me? Even if there is, the National Day holiday is a full seven days, seven days!"

Seeing Gu Linguo's sullen and glaring expression, Chen Junqian had no choice but to temporarily look away.

"I don't have any reservations, but there are always uncertainties. However, I think I should be able to book within seven days."

"Yes! I've already booked the tickets for the two of us. We haven't bought the high-speed rail tickets yet because we don't know when you'll be free. But we need to do it as soon as possible, since it's the National Day holiday."

Gu Linguo counted the days on her fingers:

"This is a big exhibition in Shanghai. I heard that a lot of famous cosplayers and illustrators will be there, as well as Japanese guests and game companies selling limited-edition merchandise. Qingqing will also be there. When we get back, we can make a vlog. Even if we don't post it on our accounts, we can keep it as a souvenir. What do you think?"

"But then again, what if we get recognized at the comic convention?"

"You're overthinking it. We only have a few hundred thousand followers, and most of them have only heard your voice but never seen your face. Unless you tell them in advance, it's too difficult for them to recognize you."

"Hey, you have to have dreams! What if? Never mind, I'll just say you're my childhood sweetheart, and we'll both be account operators. I'll be in charge of voice-over and scriptwriting, and you'll be in charge of editing and post-production. Hmm... that's it, perfect."

Chen Junqian listened to the girl beside him rambling on about her dreams, but he didn't bother to expose her little scheme. Instead, he rested his chin on his hand and thought about his future plans.

His trip during the National Day holiday is still uncertain, but he will probably still go to Lin'an.

Shen Nianqiu's mother was due to give birth around that time.

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Chapter Ten: I Gave Myself to You (Two Chapters Combined)

The cicadas outside the window had faded, replaced by the unique tranquility of a late summer afternoon, carrying the scent of dry dust. Sunlight slanted into the classroom of Class 3, Grade 11, through the half-open window, illuminating the fine dust floating in the air with exquisite detail, making Shen Nianqiu feel somewhat dazed for a moment.

Because of her height, her seat in the new semester was still in the last row by the window. She watched the history teacher with gray hair slowly explaining the content of modern history on the podium. However, the knowledge that was highlighted was like a bunch of wet and sticky cotton, blocking her eardrums. She couldn't get in, and she didn't want it to.

When Shen Nianqiu chose to study humanities after the start of her second year of high school, she naturally chose humanities. However, it wasn't because she couldn't learn math, physics, and chemistry that she was forced to switch to humanities. In fact, her grades in all subjects were outstanding. If she had to find two reasons, it would mainly be due to both internal and external factors.

The underlying reason is that Shen Nianqiu herself is more interested in humanities than science. After all, she is a girl who grew up reading youth campus novel magazines like "Fireworks". If she didn't lack Zhu Wenyun's talent in literature, she might have also tried to create in this area. In the end, Shen Nianqiu also couldn't resist showing her daily stories with him to the public and even receiving widespread praise and countless positive feedback.

After all, just the book "My Dear Forever" had been enough to keep Shen Nianqiu immersed and satisfied from the summer vacation until now. So she could understand why Zhu Wenyun had developed such a "indulgent" personality towards most of Chen Junqian's actions. She could only say that she was in Lin'an and couldn't do anything about it, while the other party had really found satisfaction in another aspect early on.

As for the external reasons, the male-to-female ratio in liberal arts classes is more skewed, basically 20/80 or even 10/90. In their class, there are less than ten boys in total, and they are much quieter in all aspects. After all, Shen Nianqiu has always been the teacher's favorite student. She is the lead singer in the school choir who stands in the spotlight and has a heavenly voice. She is also the goddess of academic excellence and good looks in the eyes of her classmates. She was easily pursued by others in the first year of high school and even in junior high school.

Before we knew it, it was break time. The students next to me had already started discussing the upcoming National Day holiday. As second-year high school students, they weren't as entitled to all holidays as third-year students. Even the winter break was only a few days before and after the New Year. So, they were quite eager for this last National Day holiday before their senior year.

The girl next to her didn't ask Shen Nianqiu anything. After all, her classmates and roommates knew that she was the kind of person who would stay in the school dormitory during winter and summer vacations, working herself to the bone. Naturally, she wouldn't take a break during this short National Day holiday. She probably saw it as a precious time to further widen the gap between them.

However, Shen Nianqiu knew very well that she would be leaving school during the National Day holiday.

Because the mother's expected delivery date is around this time, she got pregnant in January of this year, and now it's almost October, which is about the entire ten-month pregnancy process. She is now in the hospital, and she has been ordered to come over when the time comes.

Early next month...

This point in time felt like a thorn stuck in her throat, something she couldn't swallow or pull out.