I turned reality into a romantic comedy

Xu Youwei stood there, maintaining the gesture she was making, her expressionless gaze fixed on him and Lin Mu, who was still pretending to be her temporary deskmate, through the window, slowly mouthing the word 'come out'.

Ok……

It's not that I need this kind of excitement, you know.

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Chapter Two: The Changed Worldline Again (Part Two)

Without a doubt, the current class assignment result is the one that Xu Youwei herself least wants to accept.

In her mind, the best outcome would naturally be that she would be in the same class as Chen Junqian. The second best outcome would be that, like in elementary school, the three of them would remain in the same class. The next best outcome would be that neither of them would be in the same class as Chen Junqian. The last best outcome would be that only Lin Mu and Qinqin were in the same class.

As it turns out, loose alliances formed by an external enemy can crumble instantly once the threat is eliminated. After all, even childhood friends need to be ranked according to their seniority. In the future, when faced with a newcomer, you can simply start by saying, "I've been his deskmate and classmate since kindergarten," and he'll back down in the blink of an eye.

However, she has indeed lost the opportunity to say that now. It's like when a golden road is cut off halfway through, and when she looks up, she finds that someone else is still walking. This feeling of both fearing that her sister is suffering and fearing that her sister is driving a Land Rover has swept over Xu Youwei. So much so that even though she knows that the seats in each class have not been assigned yet, when she sees Chen Junqian and Lin Mu sitting together here, she still subconsciously knocks on the window in front of her and mouths the words 'come out' to him.

That's why, when Chen Junqian actually walked out of the classroom and stood in front of her, Xu Youwei didn't know what to say. After all, class assignments are a matter of random luck, and it's more accurate to say that her being able to sit next to Chen Junqian for the last two years of elementary school was a result of human intervention.

Even if we weren't assigned to the same class...

After a long while, Xu Youwei finally uttered a hesitant, defeated-sounding voice, her tone dry and strained:

"Let's go home together after school."

Compared to elementary school, Ningzhong's school dismissal time is much later, but there is still no evening self-study in the first and second years of junior high school. It will be a regular practice from the third year onwards. So theoretically, the two can still continue their after-school adventures like they did in elementary school. Therefore, even though Chen Junqian knew that Youyou in front of him was probably just pretending to be pitiful and obedient, he had no reason to refuse. However, he still made things clear in advance.

"It can only be after school in the evening, and we can't stay outside for too long. After all, there is much more homework in junior high school than in elementary school. If we play outside for two hours like before and then go home to do our homework, we will have to stay up very late. Most importantly, it's only for this year."

Why only this one year?

Xu Youwei wasn't surprised by the first part of Chen Junqian's words, since she was assigned to the same time slot after school when she was in elementary school. However, the last sentence, "just for this one year," did catch her off guard, and she subconsciously asked him a question.

"Because my younger sister will be starting junior high school in a year, I have already promised my aunt and uncle that I will go home with her after school at noon and in the evening, or more precisely, I will take her to our house for dinner."

This was something he had agreed upon with his aunt when he visited Chen Xi's home this summer. After all, Chen Xi's father was currently far away in Xinjiang, and her mother was a high school teacher who would be teaching a senior class next year. So, when she got busy, she would definitely have some trouble taking care of her daughter. Fortunately, their two families lived in the same building in the same community, on different floors, so they hoped to be able to look after each other, such as having a meal together or doing homework together.

Actually, Chen Xi alone is fine. Chen Junqian knows his sister's personality. Taking care of her is not much more difficult than taking care of Mu Mu. But the problem is that next year he will have to take care of not only his sister but also Gu Lingguo from next door. This is also something he promised to do. Fortunately, the two children have a good relationship, otherwise Chen Junqian would probably have a headache for a while longer.

"OK then."

Xu Youwei was equally at a loss for words regarding this reason that no one could find fault with, so she could only temporarily comfort herself with the thought that 'one year is fine.' After all, there was Zhu Wenyun next door, who hadn't even made it into the same school and whom she couldn't even see now. So, they were in different classes.

After Chen Junqian said goodbye to Xu Youwei, who had sneaked over during the break, and returned to his seat in the classroom, Lin Mu casually asked Xu Youwei a question. He casually replied that he wanted to go home together after school, and then the two naturally ended the topic. Mu Mu continued to study the textbook that had just been handed out, without any intention of asking any further questions.

Just before school ended at noon, the homeroom teacher finally began the formal seating arrangement. Lin Mu, being quite tall, was naturally placed at the very front as always. However, just as she resigned herself to accepting this seat, another girl's words suddenly changed the situation.

"Teacher, I'm nearsighted and can't see the blackboard clearly when I sit in the back."

"If you're nearsighted, it's better to get glasses, otherwise it will only get worse. Why don't you move forward a little, move two seats over here?"

Inspired by this girl, several other students who were dissatisfied with their assigned seats began to follow suit. However, there were only so many seats in the front row, so Lin Mu quickly raised his hand to indicate that his eyesight was fine and he could move to the back.

Without Lin Mu even needing to give him a signal, Chen Junqian also started pretending to be nearsighted and moved his position forward two spaces accordingly.

Well, to put it simply, it reduced the distance between the two from being worlds apart to just two rows apart. Lin Mu was already quite satisfied, since according to the order of duty assignments, she and Qianqian would be assigned to the same group. During their duty week, they could clean the cleaning area together in the morning and the classroom together in the evening. Back in elementary school, she could only see Xu Youwei, who was Chen Junqian's deskmate, doing these things with him. Now it was finally her turn.

However, Chen Junqian was very clear about the situation. The seating arrangement initially assigned at the beginning of the semester, including their current arrangement, did not represent the final arrangement. After all, it was only the first day of school, and in a couple of days, some deskmates might have a falling out and go to the office to declare that it was either him or her. He himself had several vivid memories of deskmate conflicts from his previous life.

After all, unlike when everyone was just a child in elementary school, junior high school students have begun to develop a preliminary worldview, outlook on life, and values. Therefore, they tend to become more extreme in their thoughts and behaviors. The period from elementary school to junior high school is also a high-incidence period for school bullying.

Unlike in elementary school, where everyone would spontaneously laugh because of the pronunciation of names, middle school students would actually take the initiative to do it. After all, the middle school he was in, Guoning Middle School, was just a designated middle school in his catchment area, and the quality of the students was not guaranteed to be as high.

Furthermore, to avoid early romantic relationships that might begin to emerge at this age, the seating arrangement was initially set up so that boys sat with boys and girls sat with girls. But, to be honest, issues between people of the same sex can sometimes be more difficult to resolve.

However, Mu Mu should be fine. With her personality, even if she isn't liked, she's at least not disliked. Besides, she's in the same class as him, so he can see what's going on and help her whenever needed. On the contrary, Xu Youwei, who has been subtly isolated by the girls in her class since elementary school, is more worrying to Chen Junqian.

Zhu Wenyun's situation is actually quite good, because good students always have some privileges in school, especially since the college entrance rate of Jinzhong is not as high as that of Ningzhong. As a result, they give scholarships to the top students in the grade after each midterm and final exam. Given Zhu Wenyun's grades and her tall stature, the possibility of her being bullied is actually not as high as that of Xu Youwei.

"Qianqian, I heard there's a cafeteria and a convenience store at school. Shall we go check them out?"

After school at noon, although they couldn't go back to after-school care together to eat, watch cartoons, and take a nap like they did in elementary school, Lin Mu still enthusiastically asked Chen Junqian to go and see the campus.

"Won't Auntie be anxious waiting?"

"It's okay, we'll just go take a look, it'll be quick, just two minutes."

Since evening self-study sessions started in the third year of junior high school, the school built a canteen and a convenience store specifically for the third-year students, so that those students who didn't have time to go home could have dinner on campus before going to evening self-study. This was the place Lin Mu wanted to take him to see.

However, as someone who actually ate here in his previous life, Chen Junqian's only opinion of this place was that it was not as good as buying instant noodles and bread at the convenience store. The canteens in junior high and high school were all the same and indescribable. At least the university had the advantage of being cheap. This place was simply expensive and unpalatable. It was really hard not to suspect that it was outsourced to some of the principal's relatives.

Of course, for Mumu, who was visiting such a place for the first time, everything in the cafeteria was new and exciting. She looked at the yellow tables and stools that were connected together, and even went to look at the window where no food was being served. She was already imagining the scene of the two of them sitting here and eating together.

She wasn't craving the food from the cafeteria, which she'd never tried before; she simply wanted to experience different things with Chen Junqian.

Or perhaps, Mu Mu is considering using the cafeteria as a meal replacement service.

Well, after all, the food at these two restaurants is truly a perfect match, like the legendary swordsman and the young phoenix.

Sure enough, after the two left the cafeteria, Lin Mu asked with a smile, "How about we eat at the cafeteria together sometime?" Chen Junqian nodded in agreement, but he was already thinking about how many candies little Mu Mu would have to pull out of her pocket to swallow the bitterness after trying the cafeteria food.

After seeing Lin Mu off at the school gate, Chen Junqian, swinging his legs as he walked home, looked at the other students riding bicycles along the way and suddenly felt that he should also buy a bicycle. That way, it would be more convenient for him to go to and from school, and he could quickly ride home after accompanying Xu Youwei on a stroll after school every day.

With this in mind, Chen Junqian told his mother as soon as he got home that he had his own bank account and that the money in it had reached an amount that a middle school student could not even imagine. However, his father was still managing it, so he needed to explain in advance about such large expenditures.

"A bicycle? Sure, why don't you go pick one out and buy one yourself this weekend?"

Wang Hongling had no objection to her son wanting to buy a bicycle for commuting. She just reminded him to be careful on his way to and from school and to pay attention to safety. Then she promptly approved the loan and told him to choose one himself on the weekend.

Which one are you planning to buy?

"Mom, I didn't know anything about bicycles!"

"What do I know? I'm asking if you want to buy one that can carry passengers, or if you just want to ride it yourself without carrying passengers!"

At this point, Wang Hongling herself became lost in memories of the past:

"Oh dear, when I first met your dad, he was riding a bicycle on the road. He didn't buy a motorcycle until we got married. When we were dating, we always used that bicycle. He took me to all sorts of places in Guoning. Thinking about it now, it was all twenty years ago."

As she spoke, Wang Hongling pointed out the window again.

"Kids these days don't ride those kinds of bicycles with seats for passengers anymore. They all want something cool and something fast. That's what I'm asking you about."

"Then I'll still choose the kind that has seats and can carry passengers."

After a moment's thought, Chen Junqian decisively chose the seat with a passenger.

"I knew you would choose this. Mu Mu is a very light girl, and you can take care of her without any trouble. She is not picky about food, but I don't know where all the nutrition goes."

Seeing that his mother had already naturally assumed that the person he was going to bring was Lin Mu, Chen Junqian didn't really want to explain. After all, unlike his father, who already knew a little about his situation, Wang Hongling's mind was already full of Mu Mu, who had been running to his house for several years. It was only natural that she would think this way.

"By the way, Mom, do you still keep in touch with your former colleagues from the factory?"

Suddenly remembering something, Chen Junqian asked the same question again.

"Yes, we've been friends for over ten or twenty years. Even though I don't work in the factory anymore, we still play mahjong together sometimes. What's up?"

"I'm thinking of going back to the wear-resistant factory to take a look. I wonder how our old house, where we've lived for over ten years, is doing now."

"What's so interesting about that? We emptied it out before we left, it's probably been rented out again now."

"Well, then let's forget about it."

Chen Junqian didn't suddenly want to go back to his old house; rather, he remembered that the birth accident that caused his parents' accidental death in his previous life happened this week.

Although his influence had ensured that his father and mother were away from the workshop where the accident occurred by this time, he could not guarantee that the accident would not happen again after they left. If there were any more casualties, Chen Junqian would feel as if he had suffered for his parents.

Moreover, Chen Jun still works at the factory, and Xu Zhiling has always treated him well. Production accidents can cause huge losses to the entire factory, so it would be best to prevent them in advance.

Meanwhile, a middle-aged man surnamed Gu, whose childhood dream was to pilot a Gundam or at least repair one, but who ended up working as a polisher in a noisy, durable workshop, silently put on a safety helmet.

The family spent all their savings on the new school district house they bought for their daughter and the renovations, and they even borrowed from all their relatives and friends. So now working overtime has become the norm for him, and this week is no exception, with all his shifts requiring him to work all night.

Even though he could clearly feel that he was very sleepy and tired.

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Chapter 3: Let's Start a Club (Part 2)

As it turns out, Mu Mu's good mood wouldn't last forever. Although military training only starts in high school, running exercises were something she couldn't escape.

Starting from the second day of school, the students of Class 5, Grade 7 were led to the playground by their homeroom teacher during the long break. After lining up in a square formation according to the height order of girls in front and boys behind, accompanied by a rousing whistle and drumbeats, the running exercises that would last for the next three years began.

"One, two, three, four... one, two, three, four!"

Since running two laps, totaling 800 meters, was no longer a problem for Chen Junqian, he took the initiative to stand on the outermost side of the track. While walking to the rhythm of the music, he used his height advantage to start paying attention to his childhood sweetheart in the row in front of him.

Although Chen Junqian himself didn't know how many times he had told Mu Mu to exercise when he was in elementary school, she always agreed verbally, but then forgot about it after a couple of days. It's true that wanting to be lazy is part of human nature, and Mu Mu was never a perfect girl in every way.

When they reached the vicinity of the podium, Chen Junqian joined the whole class in chanting the slogans that their homeroom teacher had mentioned the day before. In his heart, however, he only wanted to complain about why the pot-bellied head of discipline, who was leisurely holding a megaphone and occasionally saying things like, "Class XX, keep up! Your slogans aren't loud enough," didn't come down and run a couple of laps himself.

"Full of vigor and high spirits, Class 5, Grade 7, let's create a brilliant future together!"

After all, it's only the first day, and most students still have a bit of novelty about it. But in less than a month, the number of students running during the morning break will drop sharply. The reasons they give are varied and numerous, and some even stop giving reasons altogether and just hide in the bathroom when it's time. I just don't know if Mu Mu will be able to stick to it.

To be honest, if even the intensity of morning exercises is a bit unbearable, then Chen Junqian really has to worry about his childhood sweetheart's physical education score in the high school entrance exam. The 1,000-meter run for boys and the 800-meter run for girls are both compulsory events. If he can't pass in these events, it's like falling behind his peers by tens of points before the high school entrance exam even starts. Besides, Mu Mu's academic performance is just so-so to begin with.

Moreover, even if we take a step back, exercising is not simply for passing physical education exams. Just like the saying "learning is for yourself," the ultimate beneficiary of exercise is also yourself.

After the first day's running exercises, Chen Junqian quickly ran a few steps and found Lin Mu, who was bent over and resting on the side of the track, holding his knees. He took out a tissue from his pocket, unfolded it, and handed it to him.

"how do you feel?"

"Huff huff huff... I almost couldn't keep up with the rest, cough cough."

It was clear that Mu Mu was in considerable discomfort, to the point that she didn't even have the strength to speak. Chen Junqian had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and wipe away the fine layer of sweat that had seeped from her forehead and the tip of her nose.

It can only be said that his judgment at the sports meet a year ago was completely correct. The only one who would be in such a disheveled state after running the 800 meters and needing to be taken care of is Mu Mu. The girl who wants to take care of others the most is the one who needs to be taken care of the most. It feels like a classic attribute.

"Let me help you back to your class."

"Oh."

With half of Lin Mu's weight on his arm and shoulder, Chen Junqian no longer said things like, "I told you to exercise, but you didn't listen, right? Now look what happened." Instead, he offered a suggestion:

"Mumu, is there anything you want to eat? I'll run to the convenience store near the cafeteria and buy it for you."

"Isn't it too far? Will we make it in time?"

"Yes, I can run very fast."

"...I want to eat sweet candy."

"Hmm, what kind of candy?"

"Anything is fine, Qianqian, you can buy whatever you want. I'll sit here for a while."

"Okay, then wait for me to come back."

Looking at the time on his watch, there were about six or seven minutes left before the end of the long break. Chen Junqian quickly displayed the sprinting speed of a sports prodigy, sprinting back and forth twice in one go. Even Lin Mu herself didn't have time to react before her childhood sweetheart came running back with candy as if descending from the sky, only slightly out of breath.

"There was too much time to choose, so I just grabbed this one."

"This kind is also quite good."

Taking the rope-shaped gummy candy from Chen Junqian, Lin Mu unconsciously recalled the scene from last summer vacation. So after unwrapping the package, she didn't put it in her mouth immediately. Instead, she wrapped it around her index finger and put it on, then shook it at Chen Junqian, signaling him to put his finger on it as well.

"...If you play like this, you can't eat it."

"Then we won't eat this one, there are still others."

Compared to the cotton rope of that time, the shorter, softer, and more easily broken candy was undoubtedly more fragile. However, it was precisely because of this that the two of them had to be more careful in their movements.

If it's short, then sneak a little closer; if it's soft, don't even think about trying to separate it. Even without putting the reddish gummy that Lin Mu deliberately picked out in her mouth, she still felt as if she had suddenly come alive and started talking to Chen Junqian about the candy she wanted to eat tomorrow.

"My lips feel so dry after running today, so I want Qianqian to buy me some lipstick candy tomorrow."

"If Mu Mu eats candy every day after running exercises, the convenience store won't be enough for you to squander over the next three years."

"No, it's probably just the beginning. I'll get used to it gradually. But many things are hardest at the beginning, which is why I want to get feedback like this. Think of it as creating a reward for myself after completing the task, and then I'll suddenly have the motivation."

After all, the best final exam she ever took in elementary school was because of the promise that if she improved, she could go on a trip with Chen Junqian.

Lin Mu, slowly chewing on a gummy candy, reluctantly let go of it at the entrance of the building in front of the classroom. She now somewhat missed the days when her elementary school classrooms were on the fifth or sixth floor, and finally understood why Xu Youwei was so attached to the position of discipline monitor. If the journey were too short, it would indeed feel like it was over in a flash.

Lin Mu wouldn't be as indecisive and hesitant as Xu Youwei, nor would she be as subtle and indirect as Zhu Wenyun in expressing her feelings through words. Her thoughts were actually quite simple.

I hope my efforts will be seen by those I care about.

She didn't want any drama of secretly working hard behind the scenes and then making a name for herself and amazing everyone. That would only mean that the two people weren't close enough or that they were temporarily separated, so they couldn't even find out that the other person was secretly working hard.

"After school every day, can Qianqian accompany me to exercise on the playground for a while? Just a simple jog of two laps, it shouldn't take long."

The change in environment overturned the established time allocation schemes formed during elementary school. Lin Mu, who had lost his special time at noon, naturally wanted to make up for it elsewhere.

She wants to become better.