I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

Gu Lingguo seemed completely unfazed by her ongoing act of writing history, and without giving the two a chance to retort, she continued nodding and speaking:

"Xiao Xi, you have to understand, all brothers, deep down, crave to be relied on by their younger sisters and to be pampered by them! It's an instinct etched into their genes! Seniors, as seasoned anime fans, are even more severely affected!"

At this point, Chen Xi finally had a chance to speak, but instead of answering her friend, she leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed, looking coldly at her brother:

"Oh? Really? A critically ill patient?"

Chen Junqian, the male protagonist of the romantic comedy, made no attempt to hide his thoughts and nodded honestly, causing his sister to look away and gasp in surprise.

"so--"

Seeing this, Gu Linguo grabbed Chen Xi's hand again, his eyes gleaming with a persuasive light:

"Xiao Xi, why don't you give it a try? Just change your tone slightly, dress a little cuter, and use a high-pitched voice—no, maybe your senior will like this cool feeling of yours—and then, just like when you were little, hold his hand and call him 'brother' or 'onii-chan,' and this man will listen to you without question! Whether it's pocket money or playing with you, it's practically a piece of cake."

"Come on, follow me! First, adjust your posture, turn your toes inward, clasp your hands in front of your body, and give me an innocent look..."

The air fell silent for a few seconds.

Chen Junqian, who never expected the plot to develop this way, covered his face in embarrassment. It can only be said that the female lead, who is highly adaptable to romantic comedies, can indeed create such a big mess without you even realizing it. It seems that she should pay more attention in the future.

However, Chen Xi did not shake off Gu Lingguo's hand.

She simply looked Gu Linguo up and down with a detached and extremely calm gaze, as if she had seen through the world's illusions, and then glanced at Chen Junqian, who was covering his face in embarrassment.

“Lin Guo, although I admire your initiative and understand your strange mentality of ‘even though we are childhood friends, I also want to be your younger sister,’ not everyone thinks that way.”

"W-what's strange about it!"

"Wow, I don't even know how many times you've said 'I wish my brother was your brother' since years ago."

Okay, it seems like we're interpreting Gu Lingguo's words from a completely different perspective.

"Besides, I really don't understand you anime fans."

Yes, that's a very Chen Xi answer.

However, because he was looking at Gu Linguo's reaction, Chen Junqian did not notice that his younger sister's face was also flushed unconsciously when she said this, as if she was lying.

Then, he heard his sister's voice suddenly change.

It was no longer the calm, almost sarcastic tone of the previous voice; instead, it became slightly higher, harder, and even carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

She slowly turned around.

At that moment, the sunlight shone directly on the girl's profile, and Chen Xi's originally indifferent gaze lowered slightly, as if she was peeking at Chen Junqian through her eyelashes. She seemed a little hesitant, but in the end, she finally made up her mind, turned her head to her brother, and clasped her hands together in front of her chest, in the exact same posture and movement that Gu Lingguo had taught her earlier.

“I really don’t understand, but if what Lin Guo said is true.”

Recalling the scene I practiced at the beginning of this year, I moved my tongue upwards in three steps, gently lowering it from the palate to my teeth:

"Well, actually, it's quite troublesome for me to come up here every morning after I get up."

"So, please don't let anyone else wake you up anymore, okay?"

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Chapter 19: Why did you hide here too? (Part 2)

October 8th.

For students who have just experienced a full National Day holiday, this is probably one of the least desirable dates. After all, it is not easy to readjust a body that has been sleeping in for seven days and getting up late for seven days back to its normal biological clock. However, Chen Junqian, who rarely sleeps in during holidays, is obviously not one of them. After waking up from his dream at the fixed time, he began to pretend to be asleep with his eyes closed while thinking about what happened yesterday morning.

To summarize the outcome in the simplest terms, a certain Gu student has been deprived of the legality and legitimacy to run into his room at this time, at least on the surface. Although it is unknown how long Gu Linguo can maintain this facade of obedience, he is unlikely to receive any more surprises or shocks in the short term.

In fact, Chen Junqian really didn't have any reason to refuse his sister yesterday. After all, he was the one who first asked Chen Xi to come and wake him up every morning. At that time, she had put on an attitude that if he didn't agree, he shouldn't expect her to wake him up again. So he would definitely agree to go with the flow. This can be considered a habitual operation of a romantic comedy male protagonist and a master of balancing.

Ultimately, reality doesn't provide specific individual episodes like light novels or anime. So, he can only try his best to create space and time for everyone to spend alone. This is also one of the strategies that Chen Junqian has been pursuing since his rebirth. However, judging from recent events, this approach does indeed cause girls to develop a strange sense of territory, just like the younger sister who punched her best friend yesterday.

However, if we're really talking about territoriality, Zhu Wenyun is actually the one with the strongest sense of territory. Shen Nianqiu had only shown a slight interest in literature before, but after a brainstorming session that Chen Junqian was completely unaware of, she pulled off the bizarre act of stealing a phone. It almost made Chen Junqian understand the feelings of Sawamura Eriri in the anime "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," which was going to start airing in two months, when she was frantically breathing out air because of the appearance of the island of Hashima.

Of course, in reality, this romantic comedy protagonist will never encounter a childhood sweetheart like a literary girl again. So as long as he doesn't get provoked, Zhu Wenyun's personality will always remain within the range of common sense, and then gradually, over time, he will become a more and more confident and capable adult.

Just as Chen Junqian was thinking about Zhu Wenyun, he heard the familiar click of a door opening, followed by the sensation of something poking his face, and at the same time, he heard his sister's voice:

"It's time for school today, get up..."

Opening his eyes, he saw Chen Xi already dressed in his school uniform. This is how his younger sister always is at this time of year. There were no strange lines or strange poses. It was just the same way he woke him up as before, and he even removed the term "brother" again.

Chen Junqian was almost starting to wonder if the little sister he saw yesterday who called him "Onii-chan" was some kind of false memory implanted in his mind by a romantic comedy system that was particularly fond of little sister characters.

If Chen Xi were to say something like, "Are you disappointed because you didn't see Lin Guo wearing your shirt to call you?" Chen Junqian would actually find it quite romantic and comedic. But in reality, the other person was just lazily yawning.

After all, compared to the strange and wonderful characters that exist in anime and manga, she is just a middle school student who is very unhappy about the arrival of October 8th.

"Oh, right."

Rubbing her still slightly sleepy eyes, the girl standing there gave another supplementary explanation of yesterday's events:

"Although I said those things yesterday, I thought about it again after I got back. The statement about everyone else except me was too absolute. If Lin Mu comes to wake you up, I have no problem with it."

...Is it possible that, in reality, only you, Gu Lingguo, and Mu Mu will come to wake me up?

High emotional intelligence: No one but me is allowed to wake you up, except for Lin Mu.

Low emotional intelligence: Only you, Gu Lingguo, are not allowed to come.

Besides, everyone knows that it's unlikely that Lin Mu would come all the way here to wake him up. At least in Chen Junqian's memory, the last time Mu Mu woke him up was in the second half of last year. At that time, he suffered a minor injury while protecting her, and almost a whole year has passed since then.

"Oh, so why?"

"Because Lin Mu won't say strange things or do strange things to you."

"Is Xiaoxi so certain?"

"Otherwise, we both woke you up together last year."

Yes, this is also an aftermath of that chemistry lab incident.

Looking at the girl in front of him with such unwavering faith, Chen Junqian suddenly felt a urge to tease her. While getting dressed on the bed, he continued speaking:

"But last year is last year, and this year will be over in more than two months."

"……Well."

Hearing Chen Junqian say this, Chen Xi unconsciously recalled how her brother had complained to her more than once this year about Lin Mu starting to become a bit troublesome. She stood there hesitating for a while before replying:

"Then she too... no, no, these things should be seen with my own eyes to confirm. How about this, you invite Lin Mu over to our house this Saturday, and then I'll see what the situation is, okay?"

"Inviting Mumu over to play is fine, but I feel it's unnecessary to do something so thankless and without any benefit."

"Brother, Onii-chan!"

"I'll go to Mumu's classroom today and ask her where Xiaoxi will hide. How about under the bed?"

Seeing her brother agree so quickly and even recommend specific hiding places, Chen Xi had a strange feeling that she had been tricked. She glanced suspiciously at the area under Chen Junqian's bed.

"...Could Lin Guo have been hiding here before?"

"Then you should ask her. By the way, Lin Guo gave you rave reviews of your acting yesterday, and said that you have already figured out the cute point of contrast without any instruction."

"You still don't understand. I'm leaving now. I'll wait for you at the bike shed downstairs."

"See you later."

After washing up and eating the breakfast his mother had prepared in advance, Chen Junqian took his younger sister to school on his bicycle as usual. Even though he was always riding with someone, he always received stares at the gate of Hejin Middle School when he took Zhu Wenyun there. Every morning, nothing happened when he took his sister to school. This shows that reality is completely different from the situation in the world of anime where people assume that a "younger sister" is a female protagonist in disguise. He is the real deal, the biggest hidden cheat code.

Upon arriving at the classroom door, I went inside and saw my childhood sweetheart studying there. After entering the third year of junior high school, Guoning Middle School began a high-pressure mode of monthly mock exams. However, compared to the unannounced start last month, this time at least the exam time was given earlier. But how many students can actually prepare diligently during the National Day holiday is anyone's guess.

"Mumu, come over to my house to play for a while after your exams this week. It's Saturday morning, and Mumu's tutoring class should be in the afternoon, right?"

Walking effortlessly to Lin Mu's seat, Chen Junqian spoke casually. Lin Mu nodded without hesitation, his eyes crinkling into crescent moons as he replied with a smile:

"Yes, sure. Also, I still don't quite understand how Qianqian arrived at the answer to the question I asked him on QQ yesterday. It probably started from the fourth step."

"It's okay, I'll talk to Mumu during break or evening self-study."

After a brief chat with Lin Mu, Chen Junqian returned to his seat so as not to disturb Lin Mu's continued studying, and began to worry about Youyou's exam results again.

Although the exam results last month were indeed a blow to her, Chen Junqian couldn't guarantee that she could adjust her mindset in just one month. He felt that Xu Youwei was under a lot of pressure, and she didn't seem particularly happy when they went out to play during the National Day holiday a few days ago. He could only hope that she wouldn't fall into the classic vicious cycle of "not having fun and not studying well".

Perhaps because it was only a seven-day holiday, or perhaps because the exams took up two and a half days, the week after National Day seemed to fly by. To the relief of all students, the exam results, which ended on Friday, will not be released until next Monday. So at least this weekend, everyone can relax and have a good rest.

With this in mind, Lin Mu set off from home early in the morning.

Although she also had a spare key to Chen Junqian's house, Lin Mu basically never used it. After all, knocking on Chen Junqian's door was just like knocking on her own door; she felt no psychological burden at all. Whether it was Wang Hongling, Chen Junqian, or Chen Jun who opened the door, they would always greet her with a big smile, and there was even a pair of special slippers waiting for her on the shoe cabinet.

The same applies today.

"Mumu is here. Junqian is still not up. What time is it? Xiaoxi has already called him once. Can you call him again? He's invited to play at home but he won't get up. He's like a child."

"It's okay, I'll go call Qianqian."

As Chen Junqian's only childhood sweetheart over the years, Mu Mu is not a complete fool. Although she doesn't understand why he has such a strange obsession with waking her up, she knows very well that given the chance, Qianqian will create a scenario for her to wake him up.

To be honest, it seems that the only time I went to his house for the New Year on the second day of the Lunar New Year this year was when I tried to wake him up, but Chen Xi beat me to it. However, judging from what Auntie said, even Xiao Xi failed to wake him up today. It seems that he was waiting for me to come over.

Thinking of this, Lin Mu also smiled happily, but his movements were still quite quiet and careful. He gently pushed open the door to the other person's bedroom a crack, first peeking his head in to look at the figure on the bed covered with a blanket who seemed to be sleeping, and then tiptoed in.

However, after entering Chen Junqian's room, she did not wake him up immediately. Instead, she first scanned the entire bedroom. It felt like the room had become less cramped and crowded. But when she looked at the arrangement on the bookshelf, all her little trinkets were neatly placed there.

After walking over, Lin Mu subconsciously put the books that were there back in their corresponding positions on the bookshelf. Then, she picked up the glass bottle containing the little stars and origami cranes. Only then did Lin Mu walk to the window. Instead of pulling the curtains open to let the sunlight in, she gently opened the curtains a crack of less than ten centimeters.

A thin beam of morning light, like a sharp sword, precisely cut into the somewhat dim room, casting a strip of light on the floor and transitioning the room's light from darkness to dawn. Standing there, Lin Mu held up the glass bottle in his hand with great interest, slowly turning it as he watched the patterns and shadows refracted, feeling his mood brighten up.

After doing all this, the petite girl finally walked to the bedside, sat naturally on the edge of the bed, leaned down, and quietly watched her childhood sweetheart's sleeping face for a while.

"Qianqian".

The voice was very soft, like a feather brushing against the ear, with a soft and gentle quality unique to Lin Mu's voice.

The person on the bed stirred and made a subconscious response, but still instinctively shrank their head further under the covers.

The girl, neither angry nor shouting again, simply reached out and touched his forehead, then leaned closer and asked in a slightly worried voice:

Are you feeling unwell?

For some reason, Chen Junqian felt that Lin Mu's inquiry, besides showing concern, also carried a faint hint of joy, as if he was anticipating such a scene.

"...No, I just really want to sleep. I'm so sleepy."

Unconsciously recalling the scene from last year, Chen Junqian, who couldn't even pretend to be asleep, quickly denied it.

"Did you play games with Zhong Yu until late last night?"

Without mentioning that he was the one who invited him over to play but ended up sleeping here, Lin Mu asked in a casual tone while placing his hand on his shoulder and patting him gently and rhythmically, like soothing a child to sleep.

"perhaps."