I turned reality into a romantic comedy.

"But Weiwei, you just said that childhood sweethearts are one of the easiest relationships to be perceived as lovers. And didn't all three of us have been rumored to have had relationships with Qianqian? So, wouldn't people think it's normal for childhood sweethearts to have done such things?"

Unexpectedly, she was outmaneuvered by her own initial logic, and Xu Youwei was at a loss for words. Fortunately, Zhu Wenyun joined the fray in time:

"This situation is indeed not uncommon, but in my opinion, it's something that childhood friends who have known each other for a very long time would do when they were very young, such as taking a bath together or sleeping in the same bed. It doesn't apply to all childhood friends."

"Oh, I see. I understand."

Although Lin Mu nodded in understanding, he was already thinking about what he would write in his diary that night.

But shouldn't I have known Qianqian since we were very young?

So, is it that I did these things with Qianqian when I was little and just forgot now, or did we never do these things when we were little?

If it's the latter, wouldn't it be better to add it later?

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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Shall I Call You? (Part Two)

On the morning that Lin Mu suddenly went to find the other two members of Guo Ning's childhood sweetheart alliance, the other party involved in the name tag ripping incident lay quietly on his bed, staring blankly at the ceiling for a long while.

Like Chen Junqian, Chen Xi's biological clock is definitely among the most standard and healthy for a middle school student of this age. Compared to the former, who occasionally indulges in playing games or staying up late, Chen Xi, who has been responsible for waking up her brother every day for more than a year, has always strictly adhered to the schedule. In this respect, she has quite the rigorous spirit of a science student, even though she is already preparing to become a liberal arts student.

To be honest, Chen Xi knew that many times when she went there, Chen Junqian was already fully awake, but he was just pretending to be asleep. It's like the saying, "The sun never rises when the rooster crows." But the rooster would have such a misconception, of course, because the ritual itself could bring it satisfaction. Moreover, the sun in reality wouldn't cooperate with the rooster; it would still rise as usual even without the rooster crowing. But Chen Junqian would genuinely cooperate with her, as if they were playing some kind of tacit game of understanding.

This is precisely why the sense of satisfaction and ritual derived from such behavior is even greater.

After all, even the same ritual can change every day, every month, and every season. For example, in this autumn when the temperature is starting to drop, she doesn't have to keep her distance from him as deliberately as she did in the summer.

They would both wear thicker clothes, even their bedding, so even if they actually sat on them, they wouldn't worry about directly pressing on each other or causing any other awkward situations, just like yesterday morning.

Thinking about what happened yesterday, Chen Xi, who should have gotten up and dressed at this time as usual, once again found herself trapped in the blankets covering her body. She even unconsciously shrank further into the blankets until her head was completely buried inside. She curled up inside the blankets, hugging her thighs, trying to tell herself that the heat on her cheeks was due to the environment.

Although, as Gu Lingguo told Chen Junqian yesterday, she herself was not actually very angry about this accident, it was impossible for her to be completely without such emotions, after all, this was the first time in her life that she had experienced something like this.

More importantly, as a normal girl, it seems more reasonable for her to have done that at that time.

Okay, even though I complain about my brother and Gu Linguo every day, I might not be a normal girl anymore. After all, Linguo is right. It's rare to find a sister in real life who would be willing to wake someone up every day just because of her brother's words.

But for Chen Xi, a history enthusiast, the five thousand years of Chinese history ensured that no matter how bizarre things she encountered in reality, she could always find a mysterious echo in historical records and numerous novels and notes: "This matter is also recorded in XXX." So, thinking from this perspective...

Nothing is new compared to the kind of painless, fleeting physical contact that happened yesterday.

Thinking this, Chen Xi turned her gaze to the Book of Songs placed on the bedside table.

Unlike Youyou, who only read this classic book because of her birth mother, Chen Xi, who deeply understands the inseparable relationship between literature and history, has been involved in traditional Chinese studies from the beginning. She just took out the book again last night because she felt inspired. She casually flipped through it and found the "Guofeng·Qifeng·Nanshan" which she had memorized before. It is a poem by the people of Qi satirizing the then Duke Xiang of Qi and his half-sister Wen Jiang for having an affair.

The southern mountains stand tall and majestic, the male fox roams leisurely. The road to Lu is winding and desolate, the Qi prince returns home. Having declared his return, why does he still yearn for home again?

The Southern Mountain stands tall and majestic, where a lone fox walks slowly. The broad avenues of Lu are where Wen Jiang married. Now that she has married the ruler of Lu, why does she find herself unable to suppress her longing?

Hmm, why?

As the saying goes, poetry is written on a whim. If Chen Xi were to put herself in her current situation, she would probably ask, "Since you're already angry, why did you still decide to get up and wake your brother up?"

She slowly revealed her face again, and could hear her mother's puzzled voice coming from outside the room:

"Xiaoxi, why didn't you call your brother today like you usually do? Isn't he home?"

"At home... I'll go now."

Words came out of her mouth before she thought, and her body acted even more honestly than her mind. By the time Chen Xi came to her senses, she was already dressed, had her keys, and opened the door, standing in front of the other person's bed as always.

However, Chen Xi didn't need to guess whether her brother was pretending to be asleep this time, because he opened one eye right in front of her, a wink-like gesture that made her heart skip a beat.

Even though he always tries to tidy up his messy hair in front of the mirror and pat his cheeks to make his eyes look more alert when he comes in the morning, Chen Junqian is still the most handsome boy in the school. He is the boy who gets confessed to by many girls on April Fool's Day, and then is the boy who is lured away by another girl.

In that respect, shouldn't she thank Xu Youwei?

In just that one glance, Chen Xi suddenly felt inexplicably flustered, and her thoughts began to become chaotic. In the end, it was Chen Junqian who spoke first to break the silence.

"I thought Xiaoxi wouldn't come to wake me up at least today."

"...Then you're still lying in bed after you've woken up and won't get up."

"Because I also think that if you come and see that I'm already up, you'll definitely be even angrier, so I just stay lying there thinking that. Of course, Xiaoxi can also just think that I just want to stay in bed a little longer on Sundays."

"Brother, you should close your eyes and mouth at the same time."

After Chen Junqian obediently closed his eyes and mouth again as his sister had requested, she came to his bedside as if following a pre-recorded scene and recited her lines, officially beginning their morning as usual.

"Time to get up."

"elder brother."

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Once November arrives, you can feel the sudden drop in temperature, as if you've skipped autumn and gone straight into winter, making even exercise a painful experience.

If Xu Youwei's advantage lies in only needing to focus on academic subjects, then Lin Mu truly needs to excel in both academics and sports simultaneously. The total score for the physical education entrance exam is 60 points, and most people can easily get full marks or close to full marks in the two elective tests, at most only losing points in the long-distance running. Therefore, the average score in previous years was generally around 50 points.

As for Lin Mu herself, if we compare her results with the physical fitness test results that were issued at the beginning of this semester, even if she does her best, she can only get about 30 points. Otherwise, Xu Youwei would not have suggested that she directly submit a sick report to get a minimum of 60% of the score.

Among these thirty points, the highest score is for volleyball passing, which doesn't require any physical ability and can be easily achieved with practice. For example, right now in front of Chen Junqian, Mu Mu is skillfully passing the volleyball to him again and again, passing it up and catching it.

Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time Lin Mu has only invited him out to exercise. After all, in the past, he would always invite Youyou along. Firstly, the three of them have always had this kind of relationship, and secondly, it would also give Youyou some comfort in this regard, since her physical fitness is much better than Lin Mu's.

There's no way around it; the best way to comfort someone is never "You're already great," but rather "So-and-so is even worse than you." So even if she doesn't say it, Xu Youwei can definitely regain some sense of superiority during exercise, which will improve her mood. This is also one of Lin Mu's intentions.

That's why, when Lin Mu called him over today, Chen Junqian specifically asked why she hadn't called Youyou, and received the reply, "She's studying with Wenyun right now, let's not disturb her."

"Phew... Now I've gotten a perfect score three times in a row."

The girl's remark brought Chen Junqian's thoughts back to the present reality. Holding a volleyball, which looked exactly the same, in Lin Mu's arms always felt a bit bigger, unconsciously reminding him of the embarrassing situation when Lin Mu first started practicing and was constantly hit on the head by the volleyball. So, upon hearing this, he smiled.

"This is considered finished. From now on, just practice twice a day to maintain your skills. Anyway, you'll practice during every PE class."

"Okay, from now on, just practice jump rope and long-distance running."

As he spoke, Lin Mu took the jump rope he had brought from Chen Junqian's hand.

"Actually, I saw those jump ropes with built-in counters in the store yesterday. They seem perfect for someone like Mumu who forgets how many jumps she's done."

"I've seen the kind that Qianqian mentioned before, but it doesn't seem very accurate. Besides, aren't you the one who helps me count?"

"That's what they say, but Mu Mu probably practices when she's home alone too."

"Rarely. Sometimes I ask my mom to help me watch over things because I feel more motivated when someone is with me, especially when Qianqian is around."

Perhaps because the two of them were in a secluded corner of the park where almost no one came, Mu Mu seemed to speak more directly.

"If that's what Mu Mu thinks, then I'll run with you on the day of the physical education entrance exam."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Because we were in the same exam room back then. I mean when you were doing the 800-meter test, Mu Mu was on the track and I was on the inner grass field running alongside you, just like we always do when we train. But I definitely won't be able to help you up. I just don't know if that will be allowed."

"If that's the case, I can definitely run faster, but..."

After briefly imagining the scene Chen Junqian described, Lin Mu nodded affirmatively.

"But what?"

"It's nothing, I just don't know if it will work, hmm."

Actually, what she initially wanted to say was, "But this would be seen by other people in the class or even the school," which could lead to strange rumors. However, when she remembered that Xu Youwei had said that there were already rumors circulating in the class about her and Qianqian, she swallowed those words back.

"Okay, I'm going to start jumping rope now. Qianqian, count carefully, don't miss a number."

"Okay, let's jump."

Sitting on the bench next to him, Chen Junqian also sat upright, looking extremely serious, while Lin Mu closed his eyes and focused intently on the sport, accompanied by the sound of the jump rope hitting the ground, until he heard the other person say "stop" before opening his eyes again.

How many?

Lin Mu quickly moved closer to Chen Junqian, enjoying the familiar sweat-wiping service from her childhood sweetheart while nervously and expectantly waiting for the answer to be revealed, just like a student checking their grades.

"One hundred and thirteen, two more than a few days ago, not bad."

"Hmm, only one hundred and thirteen? Qianqian didn't miscount, did he?"

"If I make a mistake, I'll just overcount it, not undercount it, because the more I count, the happier Mumu will be."

"Too."

Upon hearing this answer, Lin Mu leaned back as if all her strength had left her.

"One hundred and thirteen points, how many points can I get?"

"half."

"There's not even a passing grade."

"The passing score is over 120, but Mu Mu is almost there."

"And what about a perfect score?"

"If it's more than 180, then Mu Mu can forget about it for now."

"……really."

Even jump rope, one of the two easiest optional events alongside volleyball, is definitely not an easy event for Lin Mu to get a good or even excellent score on. Long-distance running is even more difficult, and this is based on the fact that Lin Mu has been training continuously. After all, when she first entered middle school, she could barely cope with the daily running exercises.

"Let's rest a little longer and then go for a run. I'll go with you."

"Ah."

"It's still a bit hot today. Mu Mu is already sweating a lot. She should go back and take a shower as soon as she finishes her run to avoid catching a cold."

For some reason, after saying this routine expression of concern, Chen Junqian suddenly felt that Lin Mu in front of him seemed to have been touched by one of the words, and his whole body trembled subconsciously.

"What's wrong?"

"……No."

As she spoke, the petite girl pressed her forehead against his chest, obscuring her expression and revealing only her voice, which sounded even weaker now:

"I'll go back and take a shower, and Qianqian should go back and take a shower too."

"Then."

"Shall I call you?"

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: Is this considered a three-person hot spring? (Two chapters combined)