I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

The strongest childhood friend is the so-called TOYOTA!

...Next is Y (Yakusoku) (promise), the promise is a foreshadowing of the ending!

Then comes the most important one: O (Omoide) (memory). When constructing memories and forgetting everything within those memories, that's when TA (Tachiba) (stance) comes into play! To achieve a reunion with a completely different stance than before!

The milestone rewards progress steadily as one new achievement after another is reached.

And this world is being gradually shaped into a romantic comedy.

"Actually, at first I thought that Qianqian was just saying it casually, but I didn't expect it to be true. I was really touched when I found the photo. I felt that this was so wonderful."

Yes, it is indeed very good.

Seeing Lin Mu's smile directed his way, Chen Junqian couldn't help but smile as well.

He also thought it was particularly good.

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However, it is obvious that not everyone feels as wonderful about this coincidence as the two people involved, especially the two who are currently holding a study session here.

What happened to the promised alliance of Guo Ning and his childhood sweethearts? How come we only found out at the last minute that someone had already run away?

After all, childhood friends are all about seniority, which gives them an edge over others. But now, there's an even bigger seniority factor involved, making it hard for the other two childhood friends not to feel a deep sense of defeat. It's almost like they're heartbroken. It's hard to imagine that just thirty minutes ago they were at each other's throats, but now they're both slumped over the table, one playing with her hair, the other folding her manuscript paper, sighing every now and then. Forget about studying, they haven't even done much of their homework.

"Is it too late for me to go back and look at the photos now?"

“At least you have photos to look at. I didn’t have many photos taken when I was a child, and I’m pretty sure that I didn’t know Junqian before that.”

As the most mature in both mind and body among the trio, Zhu Wenyun unexpectedly found that this advantage had become an obstacle preventing her from fabricating a past. This was mainly because, firstly, she did not have a bad memory like Lin Mu, and secondly, her childhood experiences were quite simple, with her spending most of her time reading alone.

If you ask her to find that feeling of "I've seen this younger sister before," she'd probably have to browse through the bookshelves before she could have a sense of déjà vu like "This scene is like the one that hugged me when I was little." She definitely wouldn't be able to do it with a person, since Zhu Wenyun's world is so small, and Chen Junqian was the first one to enter.

"Okay, actually I'm pretty sure I didn't have much interaction with Qinqin before elementary school."

Seeing Zhu Wenyun speak first, Xu Youwei subconsciously followed suit, but immediately propped her chin up and continued, unwilling to give up:

"But that's not necessarily true. His parents worked at my dad's factory for over ten or twenty years. Qinqin himself used to live in the factory's staff dormitory. We might have met when we were kids. For example, I got lost there and cried, and he found me while playing there and took me home."

"Um, this is the plot of that short story I serialized in the January 2013 issue. And Youwei, do you really believe that you're the kind of person who would cry if you got lost?"

After Zhu Wenyun pointed it out, Xu Youwei clicked her tongue a little shyly:

"Well... I was actually quite pampered when I was little, so maybe that's true."

"But if it's Lin Mu, it's alright. Actually, looking back, it doesn't really have much of an impact. The two of them are already so close, like they've known each other since childhood. And Lin Mu himself probably only mentioned it excitedly tonight when he first found out, and then forgot about it in a couple of days. It might be different if it were someone else."

"That's what they say... Hey, hey, who are you implying?"

"Give me a hint, okay?"

Zhu Wenyun shook her head, finding Xu Youwei's reaction somewhat amusing, then lowered her head and began scribbling on the manuscript paper in front of her, seemingly starting to create according to this line of thought:

"If that were the case, maybe my personality wouldn't be so awkward now."

"Awkward? I think Wenyun is fine. I don't know how many people envy you. Originally, it was just rumors circulating in Jinzhong, but now there are a lot of rumors in Ningzhong as well, all talking about how you and Qinqin are doing."

"External evaluations and self-evaluations are always two different things, and it's quite strange that Youwei would say something like this to me, since I've always thought you were the one who cared the least about external evaluations, ever since elementary school."

"Yes, I only care about the opinions of one or two people, after all, I can't please everyone."

Xu Youwei answered this as a matter of course. Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, she quickly regained her composure, picked up her pen, and began to look at the math problems in front of her.

"Don't think about it. Wenyun is here to teach me, right?"

"I'm going to the same high school as Qinqin."

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Chapter Twenty-Five: This is what our romantic comedy is like! (Two-in-one)

If you were to choose the most popular variety show among middle school students in Guoning in October 2014, then Zhejiang TV's newly launched "Running Man" would definitely be on the list.

As a variety show that will support countless domestic entertainment articles and is almost becoming a model drama, Running Man is indeed a national-level variety show in terms of popularity in China. However, Chen Junqian himself had a "just for fun" attitude towards this kind of variety show in his previous life, and this attitude is even more so in this life after his rebirth. But he didn't expect that his sister would bring up this matter to him this weekend.

More precisely, it's a small game whose popularity skyrocketed because of this variety show.

Because Zhong Yu had dragged him into playing Summoner's Rift until midnight last night, and it was also the weekend, Chen Junqian really didn't have the luxury of waking up early and then pretending to be asleep. So when he heard his sister's familiar voice calling him, he groggily opened his eyes and found that everything in front of him was gray and he couldn't see anything clearly. He subconsciously reached out to rub his eyes, but before he could touch his eyes, his fingers touched the other person's hair first. Only then did he realize that Chen Xi was sitting next to him today.

"...What is this thing?"

Muttering something under his breath, Chen Junqian lifted up the object covering his eyes slightly, only to find it was a pure white strip of cloth. He subconsciously asked a question.

“Name tags. I found that the small shops near the school gate were already selling these blank name tags when I got out of school yesterday, so I bought a few. Here, mine is.”

As Chen Xi spoke, she turned around, reached out and gathered her messy long hair, which she had just woken up, behind her back, sweeping it all over her chest. As her hair was moved aside, her slender neck and slightly thin back were completely exposed to Chen Junqian's view.

On the back of that gray T-shirt, right in the center, was a name tag with the name already written on it:

Chen Xi

As the girl raised her hand to gather her hair and straightened her back, her originally loose T-shirt was pulled up, the fabric clinging tightly to her back, instantly revealing the beautiful lines of her back. Her slightly protruding shoulder blades rose and fell with the movement of her arms, extending downwards into a faintly visible spinal groove that finally disappeared into the fabric at her waist. Chen Junqian began to worry about how his good sister would continue to pretend to be a child during the Chinese New Year this year.

"Did you see that, brother?"

Chen Xi's voice came from behind him.

"Hmm, it's the name tag ripping game. I thought Xiaoxi wouldn't be particularly interested in this kind of variety show."

"Because my classmates are watching it, and the scenes on TV are so intense that it feels like they're just exaggerating and padding the runtime for the sake of the show. They even insert commercials when the characters are about to fight but aren't."

After making that comment, Chen Xi suddenly reached behind her and accurately grabbed Chen Junqian's right hand, which was on the blanket. She guided his hand, fumbled for the direction, and then pressed it against her back.

Snapped.

Chen Junqian's palm was forcibly pressed onto the name tag. Through the thin layer of fabric and paper, he could feel the warm, delicate touch of the girl's back under his palm. He could even feel the slight pulse under her skin and the veins and shape of her muscles.

Although this level of physical contact was nothing to Chen Junqian, he didn't hesitate to remove his hand when he thought about his mother being right outside the room. In the process, he also tore off his sister's name tag.

"There must be a script for all of them, and they all need to be acted out."

"Xiao Xi, OUT!"

After saying that, he continued to feel sleepy and casually covered his eyes with the name tag, preparing to close his eyes and rest for a while longer.

"So it really is easy to tear, but it's also possible that I didn't stick it on tightly enough."

For some reason, seeing Chen Junqian covering her eyes with a name tag that read her name, Chen Xi suddenly had the strange thought, "All I see is you," pop into her head. Even though she knew he couldn't see her anymore, she still unconsciously looked away, her voice lowering slightly.

"But even if it's acting, it's still very fun to watch."

"Yeah, the most important thing about this kind of game is that someone is willing to play with you."

"Will my brother be able to call for help?"

"Since it's so sudden, it seems like the only option is to bring Lin Guo over. Doesn't she not have any tutoring classes this morning?"

"Besides the fruit trees?"

"If we're calling on short notice, I don't think anyone will be very free. Wen Yun should be able to come, but do you really want to play the name tag ripping game with her?"

"Um, never mind then."

After thinking about the person's height and physical strength that were clearly visible, Chen Xi immediately understood how Wang Zulan would feel if he encountered a certain "big black bull" (a term used to describe someone with great strength and physique).

"Then shall I ask Youyou?"

"This won't work either."

"...If Xiaoxi makes the suggestion herself, she should be able to invite her friends over, right?"

"Sure, if you're not worried about being ganged up on by girls while playing."

It has to be said that if this were in the world of anime, Chen Xi would probably have a whole host of debuffs, such as "living in her brother's shadow," "I've always been called Chen Junqian's sister," and "my friends don't care at all; they just want to find out about my brother from me." She might even instantly transform into some kind of troubled girl.

But that's not the case. Besides the fact that she herself has many advantages such as excellent grades, good family background, and healthy mindset, the main reason is that she really doesn't think her brother has any special genius or any otherworldly aura. That's why he still has to be woken up by her every day.

It is precisely because of this that Chen Xi remains quite calm about the ulterior motives harbored by many of her close friends, and she can even take the opportunity to tease Chen Junqian a couple of times:

"My brother is super popular, yeah."

"Then, we can call Sister Lin Mu over."

"Why are you calling me 'sister' too...?"

In response to Chen Junqian's criticism, Chen Xi did not immediately give a direct answer. Instead, she sighed rather abstractly, her tone somewhat wistful:

"When Liu Yilong's reign of Yuanjia was over, people all missed the mighty Emperor Wu Liu Yu; when Liu Jun was extravagant and slaughtered Guangling, people missed the prosperity of the Yuanjia era; when Liu Yu slaughtered meritorious officials and gave away the five prefectures of Huaibei, people missed Emperor Xiaowu who was determined to reform and recover lost territories. In the end, when Liu Yu came to power, even the pig king seemed like a human being."

"Oh, Xiaoxi has recently seen Shen Yue's 'Book of Song'. In two more copies, it will be available to our family."

"...The Book of Jin is too torturous."

"The Magic Book Catalogue is like this."

"I don't understand, is this some kind of anime slang again?"

Chen Xi stood up from the bedside with a slightly melancholy expression, and yawned listlessly.

"Brother, go call Lin Mu. I'll go call Lin Guo. The four of us should be enough."

"Okay, see you in a bit."

After seeing his sister off, Chen Junqian picked up his phone and sent a message to Mu Mu, but she didn't reply. Judging by the time, she was probably still sleeping. After all, Lin Mu didn't have any tutoring classes this morning, and she was probably lazing in bed at home on the weekend. Not wanting to wake up his childhood sweetheart by calling about playing games, Chen Junqian put his phone down for the time being and went out to wash up.

After he finished washing up and had breakfast, the message from Lin Mu finally arrived, albeit belatedly:

"Sorry I overslept. You can come over, but it will be a while, probably about an hour. I'm still in bed."

"It's okay, no rush, Mumu can come slowly."

After replying like that, Gu Linguo knocked on Chen Junqian's door. It seemed she had also received the news from Chen Xi. However, unlike a friend who simply wanted to play a game, the first thing this girl said when she came in made Chen Junqian lean back in surprise:

"I know, senior! You must have agreed to let Xiaoxi play the name tag ripping game for that reason!"

"Um, which one?"

"That one, that one!"

Gu Linguo held up one finger very seriously, as if to say, "I've already seen through your thoughts."

"Compared to suddenly bumping into a beautiful transfer student with bread in her mouth on the way to school, games with intense physical contact like this are definitely more likely to achieve those weird positions, like wall slam, floor slam, girl on top, and riding on top..."

Before she could finish speaking, Chen Junqian had already covered Gu Lingguo's mouth with his hand, once again having the thought that this was the innate romantic comedy savior that his two-dimensional system favored most. Then, he said somewhat helplessly:

"If I really wanted to, why would I call Xiaoxi? I ​​could just play with you two. This time, it's just a proper game."

"Oh."